Loading....
x
Wondering what Canada's up against on Thursday at the IIHF world championship?
Norway beat the odds by edging out Slovakia for the final spot in the qualification round, in large part because of their top defence pairing of Anders Myrvold and Mats Trygg.
Myrvold, a rugged defenceman and the only player on the Norwegian team with NHL experience, and Trygg, a high-scoring blue-liner and former Norwegian player of the year, log a ton of ice time and did a great job shutting down Teemu Selanne and Olli Jokinen in a 3-2 loss to Finland. Tommy Jacobsen also logs a great deal of ice time on the back end.
Goalie Pals Grotnes hasn't stolen any games yet, but has a respectable 2.47 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage in a pair of starts.
Morten Ask is the team's offensive leader with two goals and two assists. Marius Holtet, a hard-hitting winger, is another player likely to turn heads.
Norway beat the odds by edging out Slovakia for the final spot in the qualification round, in large part because of their top defence pairing of Anders Myrvold and Mats Trygg.
Myrvold, a rugged defenceman and the only player on the Norwegian team with NHL experience, and Trygg, a high-scoring blue-liner and former Norwegian player of the year, log a ton of ice time and did a great job shutting down Teemu Selanne and Olli Jokinen in a 3-2 loss to Finland. Tommy Jacobsen also logs a great deal of ice time on the back end.
Goalie Pals Grotnes hasn't stolen any games yet, but has a respectable 2.47 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage in a pair of starts.
Morten Ask is the team's offensive leader with two goals and two assists. Marius Holtet, a hard-hitting winger, is another player likely to turn heads.
|
User Comments & Ratings | Comment as guest | |
| Title: |
| Comment: |
more sports stories
Red cheeks and mittens, but a black bottom line for Canada's Games
WHISTLER, B.C. - If there's one memory the world took away from Canada after the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was the sea of red that washed over the country.
Montreal cops square off with civil libertarians
MONTREAL - The question of whether protesters should be banned from wearing face masks is pitting civil libertarians against Montreal's police force, and the cops appear to be losing.
G20 struggles to deal with China-U.S. tension
OTTAWA - Differences between China and the United States could undermine the G20 summit that Canada is hosting this summer, and are calling into question the continued existence of the new world club.
Layton hopes motion a springboard to reform
EDMONTON - Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton hopes a motion that would make it harder to prorogue Parliament will help get more Canadians involved in the political process.
One of two winning 6/49 tickets sold near London
TORONTO - One of two winning ticket's for Saturday's $41-million lottery jackpot was sold in the London, Ont., area.
editor's picks
In twitosphere, are the funny, famous in it for tweets, or do they also follow?
Twitter is so many things to so many people: infomercial, backyard fence, brain dump. The funny, famous, famous for the wrong reasons or simply very useful have thousands of followers, but who do THEY follow?
The clock may be ticking on CBC's '22 minutes
HALIFAX, N.S. - Is the clock ticking on "22 Minutes"?
NBC behind him, Conan O'Brien in talks with Fox
NEW YORK - The next few months could keep Conan O'Brien very busy.
Facebook users warned about email scam
Another email scam is circulating online trying to ensnare unsuspecting Facebook users into divulging all their passwords.
Thai PM objects to blood-spilling, but open to talks
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's prime minister said Thursday the government was ready to hold talks with protesters, who want him to call new elections, but only if they stop throwing blood, blocking government offices and remain peaceful.
Copyright 2001-2010, Free Daily News Group Inc.