Look Out Team USA!
May 6, 2008 NHL
The US lost to Team Canada 5-4 on last minute heroics by Dany Heatley (ugh). Pominville and and Roy scored, Stafford had an assist, so the Sabres were involved. Other Sabres played today as well, but this one goes so well with the picture…
Tags: canada, Hockey, icanhascheezburger, united states, world championships
WJC - Congratulations Canada
Jan 9, 2008 WJC
Canada won their 4th straight Gold medal at this year’s World Junior Championships. They beat Sweden 3-2 in overtime to clinch the Medal. The USA, after cruising through the Round Robin, lost to Canada in the semis and then again to Russia in the Bronze Medal game. Sabres prospect Jhonas Enroth played well for Sweden, going 4-1 with a 2.33 GAA.
Tags: canada, enroth, Hockey, sweden, usa, WJC, world junior championships
WJC - Canada And US Cruise
Dec 27, 2007 WJC
Team Canada, led by John Tavares’s 2 power play goals, shut out the host Czech Republic 3-0. The defending champs ran their win streak at the WJC to 19 games. Steve Stamkos, currently the number 1 prospect according to International Scouting Services, had 3 assists. Tavares would be pushing for numero uno but is not draft eligible this year. In a Buffalo connection, Tavares is the nephew of Buffalo Bandits lacrosse legend Johnny Tavares.
Team USA beat Kazakhstan 5-1, led by Kyle Okposo (former Gopher and future Islander). After giving up the opening goal, it was all USA. Russian and Sweden also won their opening matchups.
Tags: B-Lo Sports, bandits, canada, golden gophers, Hockey, islanders, john tavares, minnesota, new york, okposo, russian, stamkos, sweden, tavares, usa, WJC, world junior championships
