Author Archives: Derek

Team USA scores SIX on flat Finland chasing Miikka Kiprusoff (4 GA on 7 shots) while getting next pair in 15 seconds on poor Niklas Backstrom. The six goals are the most in a period since 1964 versus Germany. Total … Continue reading →

A lot was made out of Alex Ovechkin not discussing Wednesday’s Russian humiliation to the mainstream media. What really could he have said other than, ‘We sucked?’ After a performance like that in the national spotlight, I probably wouldn’t care … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the Canadian women’s hockey team on taking Olympic gold in Vancouver, defeating Team USA 2-0 at Hockey Canada Place earlier tonight. They dominated from start to finish that included a record 18-0 rout of Slovakia in prelims. Unlike … Continue reading →

If that doesn’t sum it up, I don’t know what else would. Ilya Kovalchuk looks ready to cry. It’s really a sad sight. New Post

There will be a new Olympic champion in Vancouver. For the fourth consecutive Winter Games, the defending men’s gold medalists were ousted in the quarterfinals. This time, Sweden was victimized by a hungry bunch of Slovaks, who never trailed in … Continue reading →

Everyone’s talking about it over on Twitter. Apparently, Mike Milbury took idiocy to a whole new level. Even Sean Avery was stunned. seanaverydotcom    Did Mike Milbury just say EuroTra$h on CNBC, not good! Okay. Everyone knows how brutal Russia … Continue reading →

Uh. Apparently, the guys wearing those Russian jerseys forgot that there was a game tonight. So did their coach who thought it was a novel idea to keep a shaky Evgeni Nabokov in after he allowed a crushing fourth goal … Continue reading →

The Zach Attack finally struck. All tournament, Devil sniper Zach Parise had come close. But when it mattered most, he delivered scoring twice in the third period to break a scoreless tie- leading Team USA past Swiss in the first … Continue reading →

Team USA and Swiss are about to drop the puck in the quarterfinals. Can the Americans continue their stellar play against a pesky opponent in a trap game? They must be real physical utilizing their size and skill to their … Continue reading →

It wasn’t pretty but the Swiss still pulled through. They needed a 10-minute four-on-four and a shootout before sneaking past pesky Belarus 3-2 in the first qualifier at Hockey Canada Place this afternoon. Thomas Deruns and Romano Lemm helped Switzerland … Continue reading →