SBNation.com: All Posts by Brandon Worleyhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46737/sbn-fave.png2014-02-19T09:48:27-05:00https://www.sbnation.com/authors/brandon-worley/rss2014-02-19T09:48:27-05:002014-02-19T09:48:27-05:00Russia eliminated in 3-1 loss to Finland
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<p>It wasn't supposed to end like this. Team Russia eliminated in stunning fashion in Sochi in the quarterfinals.</p> <p>
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<p>With the weight of a nation on its back, Team Russia was eliminated from the 2014 Winter Olympics after a stunning 3-1 defeat to Finland on Wednesday at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi. Mikael Granlund and <span>Teemu Selanne</span> led the way for Finland, as Russia collapsed in what could go down as one of the more disappointing Olympic defeats in the nation's history.</p>
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<p>Bolstered by a rowdy and intense home crowd, Russia took control of the game early with physical play and speed through the neutral zone and created numerous scoring chances against goaltender <span>Tuukka Rask</span>. Once again, Russia struggled to take advantage of several prime opportunities until a struggling power play finally cashed in when Ilya Kovalchuk's blast from the high slot slipped under the crossbar to give the host country a 1-0 lead.</p>
<p>The celebration was short-lived, however, when Juhamatti Aaltonen took the puck off the faceoff and walked around <span>Nikita Nikitin</span> to slip the puck past netminder Semyon Varlamov. The goal stole the momentum from Russia and Finland took control of the first period, again cashing in when Granlund outraced the Russia defense to feed Selanne for his 22nd career goal in the Olympics.</p>
<p>Finland then shocked the Bolshoy Ice Dome into stunned silence when Granlund would knock home a rebound while on the power play just under six minutes into the second period. The goal would knock Varlamov from the game. Russia had rolled with Varlamov in net on Wednesday despite the strong play and relatively easy game of <span>Sergei Bobrovsky</span> against Norway on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Varlamov finished with 12 saves on 15 shots in just under 26 minutes of play.</p>
<p>Too little, too late, Granlund's goal appeared to finally wake up the Russians, who steadily pressured Finland as the second period wore on. Taking advantage of the long change, Russia trapped the Finns for long periods of play yet was unable to take advantage of the chances that were finally created. Solving the defensive shell of Finland is tough alone, yet scoring on a focused and sharp Tuukka Rask proved nearly impossible.</p>
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<p>Russia came out determined in the third period, but frustration led to more poor decisions and missed plays were too much to overcome in the end. Finland managed just two shots on goal in the third period yet never showed signs of cracking under increased pressure from Russia.</p>
<p>Many questions will be asked following this loss and early departure from the Olympics, most notably why the NHL stars on the roster struggled to produce when needed. The pairing of <span>Alex Ovechkin</span> and <span>Evgeni Malkin</span> was supposed to be unstoppable, yet both combined for just two goals and three assists in five games -- with all of those points coming in the first game alone. Ovechkin's lone goal came less than two minutes into the first game, and he never appeared as dangerous as one would expect from the NHL's goal-scoring leader.</p>
<p>Russian coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov also showed a penchant for shortening his bench significantly when games became tight, a strategy that might have backfired on Wednesday in the second game in two days. Russia appeared to run out gas when it was needed the most, and too many individual efforts were thwarted by the strong defensive shell of Finland.</p>
<p>The decision to start Varlamov will also be scrutinized, given the goaltender's struggles and the strong play of Sergei Bobrovsky in relief -- especially in the third period.</p>
<p>Tuukka Rask was nearly unbeatable, stopping 37 of 38 shots in the win, including several point-blank chances in the final minute.</p>
<p>In the end, poor roster construction -- the Russians were severely outmanned on the blueline -- and poor coaching led to another Russian team that became the sum of the individuals on the ice rather than a cohesive team. Finland will now move on to face Sweden in the semifinals for the chance to play for a medal. Russia has not won a medal since earning the bronze in 2002, and once again will head home empty-handed.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/2014/2/19/5425608/russia-finland-results-score-winter-olympicsBrandon Worley2014-02-19T08:08:17-05:002014-02-19T08:08:17-05:00Canada faces heavy underdog Latvia
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<p>Team Canada is expected to easily move on to the medal round, but nothing is guaranteed against a tough Latvia team with one upset already in the tournament.</p> <p>
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<p>Two teams with completely different expectations face off on Wednesday as the upstart Latvians take on Team Canada in quarterfinal action for the right to play for a medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Latvia is coming off a 3-1 win over the defensive-minded Swiss hockey team and continues a surge of surprising play for a team featuring only one NHL player, 20-year-old forward <span>Zemgus Girgensons</span>.</p>
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<p>Latvia lost all three games of group play but was a surprisingly tough opponent in Group C, finally breaking through offensively against Switzerland after surviving an early onslaught to earn the country's first berth into the quarterfinal round.</p>
<p><span>Carey Price</span> will start for Team Canada in net on Wednesday against Latvia, having started the first and third games of the tournament for Canada and making just a combined 33 saves in those two games. Canada has controlled play and dominated possession for long stretches during its three games, yet Price had to face pockets of intense pressure and stood tall -- giving coach Mike Babcock the confidence to go with the <a href="https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Montreal Canadiens</a> goalie in the first elimination game of the tournament.</p>
<p>Once again, forward <span>Matt Duchene</span> and defenseman <span>P.K. Subban</span> will not be on the roster for Canada, with <span>Martin St. Louis</span> getting the chance as the team's 13th forward. Babcock also shook up the line combinations a bit after the 2-1 win over Finland on Sunday, moving <span>Chris Kunitz</span> back to the wing with <span>Sidney Crosby</span> and <span>Patrice Bergeron</span> while <span>Jamie Benn</span> will join center <span>Corey Perry</span> and <span>Ryan Getzlaf</span> on a big body line that could prove instrumental for Canada against a tight defensive team like Latvia.</p>
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<p>Canada has underwhelmed at times in the tournament and while it is expected to advance to the medal round against an overmatched team like Latvia, this is exactly the sort of a game a team with high expectations can lose if approached too lightly. Latvia has just one NHL player on the roster but has used a strong defensive structure and a strict adherence to the team system to give opponents trouble all tournament long, and now rides the momentum from a big win on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The winner will meet the victor between the Czech Republic and the United States, who also play at 12 p.m. ET.</p>
https://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2014/2/19/5425370/latvia-canada-olympic-hockey-game-time-tv-scheduleBrandon Worley2014-02-18T11:02:23-05:002014-02-18T11:02:23-05:00IIHF to change dislodged net rule
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<p>The IIHF president says the rule will be changed to match that of the NHL.</p> <p>
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<p>Team USA's victory over Russia in group play on Saturday created a new national hero in America, yet sparked intense controversy and scrutiny over a disallowed goal in Russia. In the third period of the game with the score tied, an apparent goal was then disallowed after review because the net was off its mooring by just an inch.</p>
<p>According to NHL rules the goal would have counted but according to the International Ice Hockey Federation, the goal should not count because the net had moved. The U.S. would go on to win in a shootout, and instantly conspiracies surfaced regarding the allegiances of the officials and whether the rule was properly enforced.</p>
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<p>Speaking to the media on Tuesday, IIHF president Rene Fasel stated that the controversial goal would lead to a rule change after the Olympics. Via <a target="_blank" href="http://www.championat.com/olympic14/article-189805-prezident-iikhf--o-matche-ssha--rossija.html">Igor Rabiner of Championat.ru </a>and <a target="_blank" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/iihf-change-dislodged-net-rule-usa-russia-controversy-143047597--nhl.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">Sean Leahy at Puck Daddy</a>:</p>
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<p><b>What can you say about the disallowed goal because of the dislodged net?</b><br>"We will change that rule. To disallow a goal because of two centimeters? That's nonsense. But that is the existing rule, nothing can be done. That's why I think that this rule needs to be changed and officiate the way it is done in the NHL. That's what we will do."</p>
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<p>Players and coaches stated after the game they were never given a good explanation on why the goal was not allowed, nor were they aware of the rule that states the net must be completely on its moorings for a goal to count.</p>
<p>Fasel also answered questions regarding the officials and stated that the IIHF would not be changing the rule that allows the same player to be used again after the third round of the shootout.</p>
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<p>Team Russia started slowly once more, yet beat Norway 4-0 on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals and a matchup against Finland.</p> <p>
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<p>Russia advances to face Finland in the Quarterfinals of the 2014 Sochi Olympics after a 4-0 win over Norway on Tuesday at the Bolshoy Ice Dome, thanks to a big performance by Alex Radulov and an easy shutout by <span>Sergei Bobrovsky</span> in net.</p>
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<p>After what was certainly an underwhelming and concerning performance in the shootout win over Slovakia on Sunday, Russia was expected to come out fired up to dominate a Norway team that would be without its lone NHL player. Yet the Russians once again came out flat and uncertain, managing just seven shots in a scoreless first period that continued a troubling goal-scoring drought for the high-powered roster.</p>
<p>Frustration on the Russian bench led to too many failed individual efforts and not enough team play and crisp passing, allowing a determined Norway team to focus defensively and not allow second and third chances around Lars Haugen in goal. The power play, which was the subject of intense focus in practice on Monday, created zero shots on goal in the first period and continued Russia's struggles with the man-advantage so far in Sochi.</p>
<p>Ironically, it was a powerful individual effort that seemingly woke Russia from their trance/ Radulov, who had drawn the ire of the Russian coaches and media after a bad game against the United States, came alive in the second period and created several chances thanks to several strong plays with the puck,finally puttting Russia on the board when a prayer of backhand from the goalline found its way past Haugen to give the host country a 1-0 lead. It was the first goal in exactly 100 minutes for Russia, going back three games.</p>
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<p>Radulov's goal led to better even strength play for Russia, who took over control of the game in the second period and finally started to find some synergy on the power play, while still coming up empty with the man advantage. Russia would score late in the frame off another strong individual effort from Radulov, with <span>Ilya Kovalchuk</span> knocking in a rebound for the 2-0 lead. Radulov was electric in the second period, creating several prime chances with powerful and skilled plays with the puck along the boards and in open ice.</p>
<p>The big performance was capped with an empty-net goal with just over a minute remaining, as Radulov finished with two goals and an assist in the game. Vladimir Tarashenko would effectively put the game away, scoring in the final minute as Norway's final push proved fruitless.</p>
<p>18-year old <span>Valeri Nichushkin</span>, a rookie with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.defendingbigd.com/">Dallas Stars</a> and drafted No. 10 overall in 2013, saw just 3:16 of ice time in the game and never left the bench in the second and third period. Russian coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov leaned heavily on the top two lines after the disappointing first period, and had made it known prior to the Olympics he was skeptical of Nichushkin's selection to the team.</p>
<p>Alex Ovechkin and <span>Evgeni Malkin</span> were once again held scoreless as the high-powered Russians once again struggled to put up the big numbers many expected heading into the Olympics. Sergei Bobrovsky finished perfect on all 20 shots faced in the game, while Norway's Lars Haugen stopped 26 of 28 shots in the game.</p>
<p>The questions will now turn to whether Russia can continue to overcome slow starts and underwhelming offensive performances; the final score against Norway does not accurately portray how closely Norway played the home country in an elimination game. Russia will now face Team Finland, who has struggled at times defensively in the tournament, on Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. ET.</p>
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https://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2014/2/18/5421954/winter-olympics-hockey-results-2014-russia-vs-norway-recap-playoff-roundBrandon Worley2014-02-18T08:29:06-05:002014-02-18T08:29:06-05:00IIHF says women's hockey will stay in Olympics
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<p>After another tournament dominated by Canada and the United States, the IIHF says there are no plans to remove the sport from the Olympics.</p> <p>
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<p>International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel has guaranteed that women's ice hockey would not be taken out of the Olympics, after another tournament in which concerns over competitive balance have been raised regarding Canada, the United States and the rest of the world.</p>
<p>"That will never happen," Fasel said during a news conference on Tuesday, <a href="http://www.ctvnews.ca/sochi/iihf-president-women-s-hockey-will-never-be-out-of-olympics-1.1691364" target="_blank">per CTV News</a>. "I can guarantee that will never happen."</p>
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<p>The statement comes a day after the United States completely dismantled Sweden in the semifinal round of the women's tournament, outshooting the Swedes 70-9 in the lopsided 6-1 victory. Canada beat Switzerland in their game, 3-1, while putting 48 shots on goal. So far in the tournament, the two countries have outscored their opponent 34-8 and will once again face each other in the Gold Medal game on Thursday.</p>
<p>In 2010, the sport came under fire once more when Canada and the United States combined to outscore the opposition 88-4 and prompting concern that the sport was being dominated by two countries with no room for any others to compete. The IIHF president says that there's been improvement in the sport's competitiveness, although there is still a ways to go.</p>
<p>"I think it's much better than it was in Vancouver," Fasel said. "We started in Vancouver with 17-0 Canada-Slovak game. We have 80,000 girls playing in Canada, and we have maybe 4,000 or 4,500 playing in Finland, maybe 2,000 in Sweden and in Switzerland and Russia if we have 2,000 girls playing that would be a lot. It's much better, but we are not there and we can see the result."</p>
<p>Canada and the Unites States will face off for the Gold Medal on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET.</p>
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https://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2014/2/18/5421908/winter-olympics-womens-hockey-usa-canadaBrandon Worley2014-02-16T09:45:18-05:002014-02-16T09:45:18-05:00Americans knock off Slovenia, 5-1
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<p>Team USA started slowly but ultimately proved too much for Slovenia to handle in a rather easy 5-1 win on Sunday.</p> <p>
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<p>After an emotional and intense shootout victory over Russia on Saturday, the USA men's hockey team faced what shaped up to be a possible trap game on Sunday. Instead, Team USA used a <span>Phil Kessel</span> hat trick and goals by <span>Ryan McDonagh</span> and <span>David Backes</span> to overwhelm Slovenia, 5-1, in the final preliminary round game of the 2014 Winter Olympics.</p>
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<p>Kessel scored twice in the first five minutes of the first period to give the U.S. a quick jump on Slovenia and an early 2-0 lead. The second goal of which was a nifty redirect of the puck out of midair. The Slovenians would respond and push back against a sleepy USA team, who appeared to back off somewhat after building the quick lead. Only the partnership of Kessel and center Joe Pavelski seemed able to actually pressure Slovenia, who had proven a capable foe against Russia and then in their surprising win over Slovakia.</p>
<p>Slovenia would put 12 shots on goal in through the first half of the second period, controlling play and dominating possession before Kessel scored his third goal of the game, a nifty one-timer off a stunning cross-crease pass by James van Riemsdyk. McDonagh would ice the game with a goal of his own just over a minute later, giving the U.S. a four-goal lead and complete control over an eventually-overwhelmed Slovenian team.</p>
<p>The Americans just had too much size and speed for the Slovenians, who put up a respectable fight but were ultimately overwhelmed by a deep USA roster. Slovenia would manage just five shots in the final 30 minutes of regulation, two of which came in the final minutes of the game.</p>
<p><span>Ryan Miller</span><span>, in goal for the game of the Olympics, stopped 17 of 18 shots faced in the game and wasn't tested much in the 30 minutes of regulation. Miller missed out on a shutout by just 18 seconds, allowing a Marcel Rodman goal with as regulation ticked down. </span></p>
<p>Team USA now waits on the outcome of Sunday's matchup between Canada and Finland to determine final seeding, but has earned a bye into the Quarterfinals round with the victory. If the Canada-Finland contest ends in regulation and is a relatively close game, then the US would end up the third seed in the Quarterfinals and would face the winner between Latvia and Switzerland. Should that game go to overtime, USA would be seeded second and would face the winner between the Czech Republic and Slovakia.</p>
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https://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2014/2/16/5416340/usa-hockey-slovenia-results-score-winter-olympics-hockey-2014Brandon Worley2014-02-13T14:30:02-05:002014-02-13T14:30:02-05:00USA, Canada and Russia all winners on Thursday
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<p>In the first full day of men's hockey in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Russia, Canada and the USA all overcome some slight scares on their way to convincing wins on Thursday.</p> <p>
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<p><span>Michael Grabner</span> scored a hat trick for Austria but it wasn't enough to beat an overwhelming Finnish team on Thursday. Austria would led the game 2-1 with scores on two of their first three shots of the game, until Finland seemingly woke up with two goals within eight seconds to turn a close contest into a farce. Six separate players scored for Finland on 52 shots, with Jarkko Immonen and <span>Mikael Granlund</span> each scoring twice in the contest.</p>
<p>Teemu Selanne played just 5:27 before leaving with an upper body injury, but he's not expected to miss any games moving forward. Finland will next Norway on Friday.</p>
<p><b>USA dominant in 7-1 rout of Slovakia</b></p>
<p>Like Finland and Russia, Team USA survived a bit of a slow start to completely dominate Slovakia thanks to a six-goal outburst in the second period. Slovakia's Tomas Tatar tied the game 1-1 less than 30 seconds into the second period, until the Americans took control of the game with an endless onslaught of speed and skill. Paul Statsny scored twice while <span>Phil Kessel</span> recorded a goal and two assists in what was an impressive win over what was expected to be a solid Slovakian team.</p>
<p>Slovakia's Jaroslav Halak, thought to be the team's biggest strength, was chased after allowing five goals on 25 shots. The USA's Jonathan Quick stopped 22 of 23 shots in the game, but <span>Ryan Miller</span> is expected to be in net on Saturday against Russia.</p>
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<p><b>Russia overcomes scare, beats Slovenia 5-2</b></p>
<p><span>Alex Ovechkin</span> scored just 1:17 into the game to give Russia an early lead and spark a bullrush of offense against Slovenia, then learned just how dangerous it can be to relax in the Olympics. Ziga Jeglic scored twice in the second period as Slovenia held Russia to just two shots in the middle frame, to pull to within 3-2 and seize the momentum heading into the third period.</p>
<p>18-year old <span>Valeri Nichushkin</span> would give the Russians a two-goal lead less than four minutes into the third period, and Slovenia never truly threatened after that. Robert Kristan had 30 saves on 35 shots for Slovenia, while <span>Semyon Varlamov</span> stopped just 12 of 14 shots in the Russian net.</p>
<p><b>Canada survives slow start in 3-1 win over Norway</b></p>
<p>It might have taken just over 26 minutes for Canada to finally get on the scoreboard, but once the Olympics favorite woke up it was a near-dominant performance in a win over Norway that wasn't as close as the score would suggest. <span>Shea Weber</span> and <span>Jamie Benn</span> both scored in the second period, with Canada hold Norway to just two shots in the frame to seize control of the game.</p>
<p>Norway would make things briefly interesting in the third period with an early goal by <span>Patrick Thoresen</span>, but <span>Drew Doughty</span> would respond just over a minute later to restore the two-goal lead for Canada. Lars Haugen had 35 saves on 38 shots as Canada controlled play for most of the second and third period.</p>
<h4>Women's</h4>
<p><b>Japan falls to Germany, 4-0</b></p>
<p>Viona Harrer had the shutout for Germany as both teams will look for better fortune in the classification round of the women's tournament. Japan had a good push to start the third period down just two goals, but eventually succumbed to two late goals in the final two minutes of regulation.</p>
<p><b>Russia tops Sweden, 3-1</b></p>
<p>Anna Shukina and Alyona Khomich scored for Russia on Thursday in a 2-1 win over Sweden to finish up preliminary round play. Sweden would pull to within 2-1 thanks to a late goal by Pernilla Winberg late in the second period, but it proved not enough as Russia outshot Sweden 30-16 in the game.</p>
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<p>Team USA scored six goals in the second period on their way to a dominant win over Slovakia on Thursday.</p> <p>
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<p>Team USA exploded for six goals in the second period on the way to a 7-1 rout of Slovakia in the opening game for both teams in the 2014 Sochi Olympics.</p>
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<p>The Americans were expected to boast one of the more explosive offensive attacks in the tournament and after a relatively quiet first period, the hype did not disappoint. Team USA led just 1-0 after the first 20 minutes in what was seemingly a bit of a feeling-out period for both teams before Slovakia answered to tie the game just 24 seconds into the second period.</p>
<p>The goal by <span>Tomas Tatar</span> lit a fire under the USA bench, as the Americans responded with a dominant second period that at one point had them at 24 shots to Slovakia's 7. Paul Statsny scored twice in the frame, with <span>Phil Kessel</span>, <span>Ryan Kesler</span>, <span>David Backes</span> and <span>Dustin Brown</span> also getting in on the offensive fireworks.</p>
<p><span>Jonathan Quick</span> finished with 22 saves on 23 shots for Team USA, but <span>Ryan Miller</span> is expected to get the start in goal on Sunday against Russia.</p>
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<p>Team Canada opens up the 2014 Sochi Olympics on Thursday against Norway.</p> <p>
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<p>Team Canada begins the quest to repeat as the Gold Medal winners on Thursday, taking on an outgunned Norway team in the first of three round robin games in Group B.</p>
<h4>Canada vs. Norway (Group B)</h4>
<p><b>Game time: </b>12 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. Sochi time<br><b>TV:</b> USA Network (USA), CBC (Canada)<br><b>Streaming:</b> NBCOlympics.com (USA), Olympics.CBC.ca (Canada)</p>
<p>Led by the best player in the world and sporting the deepest and most talented roster in the Olympics, the Canadians are once again favorites to win the Gold in Sochi. Despite once again heading into the tournament with the highest of high expectations, Canada has struggled away from North America during Olympics past, failing to medal in 1998 in Nagano and 2006 in Turin.</p>
<p><span>Sidney Crosby</span> leads an impossibly deep roster of talented forwards, with <span>Jonathan Toews</span>, <span>John Tavares</span> and <span>Ryan Getzlaf</span> rounding out the center position for Canada heading into the first game. The Canadians can boast the same amount of depth on the wings, featuring some of the best two-way forwards in the NHL along with most of the top scorers so far in the 2013-14 season.</p>
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<p>Led by the dastardly pairing of <span>Shea Weber</span> and <span>Duncan Keith</span>, the Canadian blueline is also the deepest in the tournament and the biggest question heading into the game against Norway was whether <span>P.K. Subban</span> would play on Thursday or Friday.</p>
<p>While Roberto Luongo helped lead Canada to Gold in Vancouver, it's <span>Carey Price</span> who will ride his hot season in Montreal into the first game of the 2014 Olympics. Luongo is expected to be in goal on Friday against Austria. With rosters expanded to 20 skaters for the Olympics, coach Mike Babcock has opted to go with 13 forwards and seven defensemen, with <span>Martin St. Louis</span> and defenseman <span>Dan Hamhuis</span> taking up the extra spots on the bench.</p>
<p>For Norway, a team whose biggest name is the young budding NHL star <span>Mats Zuccarello</span>, all the pressure will be on goaltender Lars Haugan. The KHL netminder has never stepped across the pond to the NHL and is expected to face an offensive barrage, as Canada beat Norway 8-0 while hanging nearly 50 shots on goal back in 2010 in Vancouver.</p>
<p>Canada shouldn't face much trouble against Norway and will use the games on Thursday and Friday to get used to the international ice while also taking advantage of the expanded rosters. Canada faces Finland, who beat Austria 6-4, on Sunday.</p>
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https://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2014/2/13/5407744/norway-canada-2014-winter-olympics-game-time-tv-schedule-online-streamingBrandon Worley2014-02-12T10:15:33-05:002014-02-12T10:15:33-05:00Valeri Nichushkin won't play in Russia opener
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<p>The young NHL star will not play in the first game for Russia on Thursday.</p> <p>
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<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.defendingbigd.com/">Dallas Stars</a> rookie and former KHL Rookie of the Year <span>Valeri Nichushkin</span> won't play for Team Russia in the first game of the in the men's hockey tournament at Sochi Olympics, <a href="http://en.rsport.ru/hockey/20140212/723782460.html" target="_blank">coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov announced on Wednesday</a>. Russia will also not play center Alexander Sitov, who is seen as a possible replacement for <span>Pavel Datsyuk</span>.</p>
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<p>Nichushkin, selected No. 10 overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2013 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-draft">NHL Draft</a>, was a controversial selection to the Russian squad when the teams were announced back in January. The Russian coach stated at the time that the selection of Nichushkin was "advance payment" and that he would have to justify his selection to the team to earn ice time during the tournament.</p>
<p>The young power forward is easily the youngest player on the team and at just 18 years old is the youngest player in the men's tournament in Sochi. Nichushkin has enjoyed a successful start to his NHL career with Dallas, scoring 13 goals and 28 points through 55 games while playing on the Dallas Stars top line.</p>
<p>Russia is under intense pressure to succeed on their home soil in Sochi, and it's likely that Nichushkin won't see much ice time depending on the performances and injuries faced by his team during the tournament. The young phenom has limited international hockey experience and given the skill on display from other countries in the Olympics, it's no surprise that the Russia coach would decide to stick with experience -- at least to start off with.</p>
<p>Russia opens up group play against Slovenia on Thursday.</p>
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<p>• <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2014/2/11/5396896/sochi-2014-curling-rules-format-winter-olympics?utm_source=sbnation&utm_medium=nextclicks&utm_campaign=articlebottom">What you need to know about curling</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2014/2/10/5388988/sochi-2014-luge-skeleton-bobsled-rules-format?utm_source=sbnation&utm_medium=nextclicks&utm_campaign=articlebottom">Bobsled, luge and skeleton</a></p>
<p>• <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2014/2/4/5361236/us-olympic-hockey-miracle-on-ice-1984-profile?utm_source=sbnation&utm_medium=nextclicks&utm_campaign=articlebottom">Miracle Put on Ice: 1984 US hockey team never had a chance</a></p>
<p>• <b>Hockey:</b> <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2014/1/9/5292704/winter-olympics-hockey-schedule-2014-sochi?utm_source=sbnation&utm_medium=nextclicks&utm_campaign=articlebottom">Men’s schedule</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2014/1/8/5288498/winter-olympics-hockey-rosters-sochi-2014?utm_source=sbnation&utm_medium=nextclicks&utm_campaign=articlebottom">All 12 men’s rosters</a> | <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2014/1/2/5266288/winter-olympics-2014-team-usa-roster-analysis-bobby-ryan?utm_source=sbnation&utm_medium=nextclicks&utm_campaign=articlebottom">USA roster analysis</a></p>
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