Walking down to the local pub, I realized how nervous I felt about the unknown. The feeling in my stomach felt like a championship game when I was coaching. You prepared for this moment, put all the best players together as lines and knew once the puck dropped you had no control over the outcome. You [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Due to the time restraints of these Olympics, my following report is more in note form. First period, the best player on the ice was the grinding, hard working Brendan Morrow. He had three scoring chances, scored on one. He was hard on the puck, went to the [...]
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It’s late at night and I’m just getting back from the celebration of the Canada vs. USA Women’s Gold Medal Game in which Canada defeated the US 2-0. I’m not going to report on what went on in the game as I know all you good Canadian fans watched and cheered, because I could hear [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Well, maybe it wasn’t so much of a shine as a warm glow. Germany was not supposed to supply much in the way of an opposition, having one of the lowest scoring teams in this event, and they didn’t disappoint. Roberto Luongo didn’t see a shot on goal [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Tuesday evening, I attended a special media reception which was held by the Laureus World Sports Academy and AIPS (International Sports Press Association), to celebrate the Winter Olympic Games here in Vancouver. Some of the Olympic medalists that were in attendance were; China’s gold medalist [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson The USA win did not surprise me, as I voiced my concern in my previous article. This time, though, it was not about the slowness of the defense or the line combinations. It was about the will and drive of the speedy U.S. team, that was on top [...]
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