Posts Tagged ‘2014 olympic winter games’




Morris to leave Martin’s curling team

Saturday, April 27th, 2013

John Morris (Anil Mungal, Wikimedia Commons)

Canadian Olympic gold medallist John Morris of Winnipeg, Manitoba is leaving Kevin Martin’s curling team only seven months prior to the Olympic Curling Trials in Winnipeg. The winner of the Olympic Trials tournament will represent Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

In a stunning announcement made on Friday, Morris stated the team was not living up to their capability and it was important that a fresh face join the Martin team.

Morris was on Martin’s gold medal winning curling team as a third at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Martin will now need to find a replacement. Possible curlers that could join the Martin rink are Dave Nedohin, who threw fourth stones for three-time world champion Randy Ferbey and Brad Gushue who won a gold medal for Canada at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin.

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Team Canada advances to the semis of the Women’s World Hockey Championship

Saturday, April 6th, 2013

Meghan Agosta-Marciano (Wikimedia Commons)

Team Canada booked their ticket Friday night to the semi-finals of the Women’s World Hockey Championship in Ottawa. In an onslaught, Canada defeated Finland 8-0. With the win, Team Canada won Pool A.

Meghan Agosta-Marciano of Ruthven, Ontario led the Canadian scoring attack with three goals and one assist, with Sarah Vaillancourt of Sherbrooke (one goal and two assists), Brianne Jenner of Oakville (two goals), Haley Irwin of Thunder Bay, Catherine Ward of Montreal, Marie-Philip Poulin of Beauceville, Quebec and Courtney Birchard of Etobicoke, Ontario (two assists each) also recording multi-point games. Canada won despite the fact that Hayley Wickenheiser was out with an upper-body injury. Edmonton’s Shannon Szabados meanwhile recorded the shutout, making 16 saves.

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Lueders going to Russia

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

Pierre Lueders (Thomas Grollier, Wikimedia Commons)

According to the Edmonton Sun, Canadian Olympic champion Pierre Lueders is packing his bags for Russia. Lueders announced today that he has agreed to the position of Head Coach of the Russian Bobsled and Skeleton team only two years prior to the 2016 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Lueders, a native of Edmonton, won the Olympic Gold medal with Dave MacEachern of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano and then an Olympic Silver medal with Lascelles Brown of Calgary at the 1996 Olympic Winter Games in Torino.

According to CBC News, Lueders left the Canadian program as their development coach on May 24. He originally said he needed to take a break.

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Yzerman named Executive Director of Canadian Olympic Team

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Hockey Canada made a very interesting decision on Monday. They named Steve Yzerman as the Executive Director of the men’s hockey team for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

The reason the decision is a little bit strange is the timing. There is absolutely no guarantee that the National Hockey League will stop its season for an Olympic Games approximately ten time zones away. NHL Commissioner  Gary Bettman has not given any indication that the NHL will do something that they have done since 1998 and that is be an integral part of the Olympic movement.

So my question for Bob Nicholson is– why set up a management team with Oilers president Kevin Lowe also on board (along with Detroit Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland and Saint Louis Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong) when these NHL executives may not be choosing NHL players? A  general decision by the NHL, IIHF and IOC of NHL players involvement should have been determined first. If the NHL players don’t go, it is highly unlikely Yzerman will stay on at that position and today’s announcement was a complete waste of time.

 

 

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