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The field is slowly getting trimmed and after the Quarterfinals another Bruin is headed home. David Krejci and the Czech Republic were defeated by Team USA 5-2. Krejci finishes his tournament with one goal and two assists. There are three Bruins moving on to the Semifinals. Tuukka Rask stood on...
The Men’s Quarterfinals are complete and what a tournament this has turned out to be! The early game ended with Sweden blowing out Slovenia 5-0. Henrik Lundqvist only faced 19 shots and stopped all of them for the shutout. Sweden got goals from Carl Hagelin (who scored twice), Loui Eriksson,...
The Qualification Round saw one Bruin vs Bruin match-up with David Krejci and the Czech Republic facing off against Zdeno Chara and Slovakia. Unfortunately for Chara the Slovakians were eliminated, losing to the Czech’s 3-5. Chara ends tournament play with one point off of an assist. Similar to his role...
What a start to the eliminations playoffs! The Qualifiers saw two upsets and set up an exciting Quarterfinals. Slovenia, who has been the Cinderella story of this tournament, defeated Austria 4-0. This is Slovenia’s first appearance in the Men’s Olympic Hockey tournament since becoming an independent nation. Slovenia faces a...
