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USA Falls Short at World Juniors, But Riemer Shines
USA Falls Short at World Juniors, But Riemer Shines
When Team USA faced Canada in the World Junior Hockey Championship on New Year's Eve, the Americans were riding high and looking for an upset over essentially the home team of the tournament. USA hung in there for awhile, leading the Canadians early, but they couldn't hold on, and after losing ...
World Junior’s: Canada Prepares for Battle
World Junior’s: Canada Prepares for Battle
totalprosports.com — Total Pro Sports - Canadian world juniors prepare for battle tonight against the mighty Swedes. Canada looks... to win their 5th straight World Junior Gold Medal. Canada and Sweden played in last years championship with Canada pulling out a 3-2 victory in overtime. This year, the Swedes were ... (more) World Junior’s: Canada Prepares for Battle
The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Women's National Team
The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Women's National Team
ussoccer.com — CHICAGO (Jan. 9, 2009) U.S. Women s National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has called in 25... players for a 17-day training camp that will kick off the team s 2009 activity. The U.S. team will convene at U.S. Soccer s National Training Center at The ... (more) The Official Site of U.S. Soccer - Women's National Team
Canada defeats Sweden to win fifth straight WJHC gold
tsn.ca — Canada captured its fifth straight World Junior Hockey Championship gold with a 5-1 victory over Team Sweden... in front of a record crowd on Monday night. Canadian netminder Dustin Tokarski saved his best performance of the championship for the final, ... (more) Canada defeats Sweden to win fifth straight WJHC gold
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Van Riemsdyk Lights Up WJC, But Holmgren Not Happy
Broad And Pattison — ... Leitch of Quinnipiac, who has 31. Riemer has taken his hot college play to the international ranks as well. In the recently completed World Junior Championships, he was Team USA’s second-leading scorer, notching six goals and four assists in just six games. While the US finished a disappointing fifth in the tournament, van Riemsdyk scored a beautiful (not to mention ballsy) OT-game winner in the final game against the Czechs.YouTube, with hat tips to Puck Daddy and The 700 Level. But despite all of van ...

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