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Stunning statistics
Some numbers from Sochi may surprise you
Published 05.03.2014 13:06 GMT+4 | Author
As we continue to look back at the 2014 Olympic men’s hockey tournament, here are 10 stunning statistics that came out of those 12 magical days in February.
The Players
Report cards for Canada’s gold medallists
Published 02.03.2014 00:40 GMT+4 | Author
Canada has proved what many have acknowledged. When the opportunity to put its best players on ice is offered, Canada is the best of the best.
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Czechs back to the future
Ruzicka replaces Hadamczik, again
Published 27.02.2014 13:43 GMT+4 | Author
The successor of Alois Hadamczik as Czech national team coach is his predecessor. Vladimir Ruzicka will take over the team.
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- Beyond the NHL Before the Games, the talk is all about the big stars; after, some new names burn brightly.
- Hadamczik resigns Alois Hadamczik resigned as head coach of the Czech men’s national team on Monday, a few days after the quarter-final loss against the U.S.
- And Teemu to finish Selanne and Chu carry their team's banners as a spectacular Sochi closing ceremony offers a taste of Korea 2018.
- Sweden tops World Ranking Thanks to reaching the gold medal game Sweden remained in first place of the post-Olympic 2014 IIHF World Ranking.
- Selanne MVP Media in Sochi selected “Finnish Flash” Teemu Selanne as Most Valuable Player of the 2014 Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament.
- Canada's golden defence Toews repeats Vancouver; Crosby scores beauty; Weber-Keith sensational on the blue line. Canada had it all, and Sweden had no response to relentless pressure.
- History of heartbreak Can Tre Kronor defy history? In elimination games, Sweden has usually struggled against Canada. Blue-and-yellow fans know this all too well.
- Respectful rivalry for gold Canada won in 2002. Sweden won in 2006. Canada won in 2010. A pattern to continue today, or can Canada make it three of four?
- Pavlovs disqualified 22.02.2014 Latvian sanctioned for doping violation
- Fine Finnish for Selanne 22.02.2014 Finns take bronze, Kane flubs two penalty shots
- Officials selected for medal games 22.02.2014 Top referees, linesmen chosen
- Revisiting 1994 22.02.2014 Canada, Sweden met once before for OG gold
- Familiarity breeds respect 22.02.2014 CAN coach hails SWE clubmates ahead of final
- The last chance saloon 22.02.2014 The gold is gone, but a medal is still at stake
- 22 nations represented 22.02.2014 Olympic hockey offers international variety
- Canada wins 1-0 on Benn goal 21.02.2014 Price and Quick steal the show in nailbiter
- Sweden succeeds in semis 21.02.2014 Rask sick, Lehtonen plays as Finns fall
- Canada-United States all set 21.02.2014 Hockey set to reach feverish pitch tonight
- There's no place like home 20.02.2014 Finland's team spirit sets the tone
- Starkov transfer conditional 20.02.2014 Danish player under investigation for betting
- Goalscoring like binary code 20.02.2014 0- and 1-goal games way up in Sochi
- For the love of big brother 20.02.2014 Two 'fraternal' nations do battle in a Nordic semi-final
- From pain to victory 20.02.2014 Defeats, injuries, sacrifice... Suomi endures
- Where it all went wrong 20.02.2014 Reasons behind Russia’s slump in Sochi
- It's all about U.S. 19.02.2014 Americans cruise past Czechs into SF
- Canada avoids upset in 2-1 win 19.02.2014 Shots 57-16, but Gudlevskis sensational
- Russia's flame blown out 19.02.2014 Indomitable Finns chase Varlamov, beat hosts, 3-1
- Kessels go for double gold 19.02.2014 Amanda and Phil make winning a family affair
- Latvia-Canada... 78 years later 19.02.2014 A match-up made in history
- Sprukts set to battle 19.02.2014 Veteran Latvian stays positive pre-Canada
- Sweden shuts down Slovenia 19.02.2014 Steen gets winner as Cinderella run ends
- Russia and Finns: who wins? 18.02.2014 IIHF writers debate 2014’s most intriguing QF
- Nerve jangler 18.02.2014 Czechs hold on to clinch QF spot
- Latvia stuns Swiss, 3-1 18.02.2014 Winners to play Canada for first time since 1936
- Granddad knows best 18.02.2014 Tikhonov Jr gets a lift from a legend
- Russia bears down 18.02.2014 Home team advance to QF past Norway, 4-0
- Future starts soon 18.02.2014 Pleased in Sochi, discussions follow soon
- Slovenia flies, Austria dies 18.02.2014 More Olympic history for underdog Slovenes
- Looking for history 18.02.2014 Either Austria or Slovenia will reach top-8
- Russians establish hall of fame 18.02.2014 Some 146 members inducted at inaugural event
- Road to redemption 17.02.2014 Beat the neighbours, recover lost pride
- Players waiting for Crosby 17.02.2014 Will captain shine late like in Vancouver?
- Playoff pairings set 16.02.2014 RUS-NOR, SUI-LAT, CZE-SVK, SLO-AUT
- Doughty's second wins it in OT 16.02.2014 Not a classic, but Canada beats Finland, 2-1
- When losing means winning 16.02.2014 No recent champ has been perfect wire to wire
- Russia wins in shootout 16.02.2014 Slovakia surprises hosts with a tough game
- Phil on fire, U.S. burns Slovenia 16.02.2014 Kessel nets hat trick in 5-1 win; U.S. bye to quarters
- Smash and Grab 16.02.2014 Marksman inspires Austrian win
- Kovacevic out for SLO-USA 16.02.2014 Slovene suspended one game
- Memorable shootouts 15.02.2014 From Foppa's one-hander to the Toews show
- Clarification of disallowed goal 15.02.2014 Displaced goal frame in USA-Russia game
- Swiss edge Czechs 15.02.2014 Hiller's shutout spoils Jagr's birthday
- Tre Kronor to the QF 15.02.2014 Sweden survives Latvia, wins Group C
- Statement made 15.02.2014 U.S. wins classic against Russia in shootout
- Barkov out with injury 15.02.2014 Olympic dream over for young Finn
- Kovancevic under review 15.02.2014 SLO player to have formal hearing with IIHF Disciplinary Panel
- Shocker! SLO stops SVK 15.02.2014 Slovenia's first OG victory ever, Razingar gets winner
- Carter ties record in 6-0 win 14.02.2014 Luongo impressive as playoff auditions continue
- Finns fly past Norway 14.02.2014 Selanne oldest OG scorer, two for Korpikoski
- Life after Hank 14.02.2014 Sweden's players reflect on losing Zetterberg
- Olympics over for Marcinko 14.02.2014 Slovak player suffers injury in first game
- Swedes edge past Swiss 14.02.2014 Tre Kronor book QF berth
- Czechs earn first win, 4-2 14.02.2014 Jagr, 42 tomorrow, scores in impressive win
- Zetterberg out for Olympics 14.02.2014 Swedish captain to travel home due to injury
- Masalskis resurrected 13.02.2014 Latvia's goalie redeems a wretched season
- Canada builds game, wins 3-1 13.02.2014 Norway didn't make it easy for defending champs
- Zetterberg not in practice 13.02.2014 Swedish star day-to-day due to back problems
- U.S. dominates Slovakia 13.02.2014 Halak pulled as Stastny and Kessel go wild
- Russia opens with win 13.02.2014 Hosts happy despite Slovenia surprise
- Finns flatten Austria 13.02.2014 Grabner’s hat trick wasted, Selanne leaves game
- Grabner’s simple goal 12.02.2014 Austrian speedster set to fly in Sochi
- Swedes come out firing 12.02.2014 Karlsson's pair lifts World Champs past Czechs
- The late show 12.02.2014 Swiss strike with eight seconds left
- The game thief 12.02.2014 Switzerland’s Hiller here to prove his value, and win
- First night nerves? 12.02.2014 How the hosts have opened up in recent Games
- Does it seem strange...? 12.02.2014 Ten unusual facts about men’s tourney
- New era with Parise 11.02.2014 Captaincy adds to previous accomplishments
- Lotscher retires 11.02.2014 Swiss international ends career after traffic accident
- Sabres rattling 11.02.2014 A tale of two Olympic debutants
- Family values 11.02.2014 Slovenia gears up for Russia clash
- One for all 11.02.2014 Russia’s support is a country-full of “brothers”
- Zuccarello's zipping around 11.02.2014 “Hopefully Canada’s jet-lagged,” says Norway star
- Datsyuk on the ice 11.02.2014 Russia's captain trains for the first time
- Steen making a name 11.02.2014 Swedish forward poised to become a fixture
- Best and worst of Russia 11.02.2014 From 1956’s high to 2010’s low
- Canada's quest begins 10.02.2014 Champs aim to end 62-year overseas drought
- Regional bragging rights 10.02.2014 Ontario, Minnesota lead way with Sochi stars
- Swiss nominate von Gunten 09.02.2014 Defenceman to replace injured Furrer
- Czech calm before the storm 09.02.2014 A laid-back approach helps get ready for serious business
- Kontiola set to chase medal 09.02.2014 Finnish ace talks injuries, Russia and more
- Sweden, USA lead rankings 09.02.2014 Pre-Olympic Report published
- Arriving fashionably late 09.02.2014 What impact will replacement players have?
- World champs go to Olympus 09.02.2014 Sweden determined to spoil the party for host nation
- Slovakia without Visnovsky 08.02.2014 Team loses another defenceman
- The App is here 08.02.2014 Live scores, profiles and more for your phone and tablet
- Chara a player of magnitude 08.02.2014 Slovakia’s biggest star already makes an impact
- Hockey's flag bearers 08.02.2014 Only Vancouver had more hockey players
- Triple pride for Vasiljevs 08.02.2014 Latvian veteran beats injury to go to Sochi
- Tretiak lights up the Olympics 07.02.2014 Opening ceremony in Russian style
- Injuries strike Sochi rosters 07.02.2014 Sedin, Gaborik won’t play in 2014 tourney
- Euphoria and realism 07.02.2014 Expectations high after historic Worlds silver
- St-Louis to replace Stamkos 06.02.2014 Lightning forward nominated on Thursday
- Latvia dares to dream 06.02.2014 Little land with huge hockey heart hopes for miracle
- Redemption and revenge 05.02.2014 From Miller to Nedved, Sochi offers second chances
- Get your Ice Times 05.02.2014 Sochi 2014 edition of newsletter available
- Can Czechs shock skeptics? 05.02.2014 Surprising choices mark this aging Sochi roster
- Marius Holtet out 05.02.2014 Olympic debut for Fredrik Lystad Jacobsen
- A Slovenian send-off 04.02.2014 Sochi-bound roster meets Olympic class of 1984
- Get your Record Book 04.02.2014 Tons of material before Sochi 2014
- Is 3 out of 5 possible? 04.02.2014 Russia has the pressure – Canada the gold?
- Bialynicki-Birula passes away 04.02.2014 Represented Poland in 110 international games
- Wounded Lions 02.02.2014 Only one Koivu in Sochi, who may not be 100 per cent
- Is it America's time? 01.02.2014 USA ready for a run at the podium
- The team-first approach 31.01.2014 Viveiros preaches unity in Austria’s Olympic return
- Judgement Day for Ovechkin 31.01.2014 Russian superstar needs home-ice gold more than anyone
- Modest hopes for Norway 30.01.2014 Zuccarello, Thoresen must shine to give polar bears a shot
- Policing the puck 30.01.2014 Disciplinary Panels to monitor players in Sochi
- Slovaks suffer injuries 30.01.2014 Two defencemen replaced for Olympics
- Now or never for Russia 29.01.2014 Host country feels pressure of old glory
- Small country, big heart 28.01.2014 Slovenia looks to take a bite out of the big dogs
- Slovaks hope to surprise 27.01.2014 Tough road ahead without veterans Demitra, Satan
- Austria adds Lange, Nodl 27.01.2014 Weinhandl and Kristler miss Olympics
- “It’s a dream job” 27.01.2014 Cherkasov talks about organizing Olympic tourneys
- Svitov for Kokarev 27.01.2014 Russia announces second athlete replacement
- Kokarev misses Olympics 24.01.2014 Russia to replace second player
- Syomin headed to Sochi 24.01.2014 Russian forward to replace injured Soin
- Surprising but true 24.01.2014 Jokinen’s prowess, Shtalenkov’s saves among oddities
- The Olympic puck is here 24.01.2014 Presentation held in Sochi as Czechs win First Channel Cup
- Sochi in the final stretch 24.01.2014 Two months to go until Olympics Winter Games
- Sochi officials named 24.01.2014 IIHF, NHL crews to call the shots at 2014 Games
- Mårts “aiming to win more” 24.01.2014 Olympic coach talks Sedins, Steen, and more pre-Sochi
- A history of hurt 24.01.2014 Pre-Olympic injuries sometimes shape nations’ destinies
- Auditions for Slovakia 24.01.2014 Europe-based players battling to crack Sochi roster
- Olympics from officials’ side 24.01.2014 Veteran referee Kurmann talks about the other on-ice job
- No shortcuts for Kekäläinen 24.01.2014 First European NHL GM will also be in Sochi
- Jagr poised for more history 24.01.2014 Czech great moving up NHL lists – and Sochi looms
- How will 2014 play out? 24.01.2014 IIHF.com looks ahead to what might happen in Sochi
- “Best moment in my life” 24.01.2014 Flame for Sochi lit in Olympia; Ovechkin first Russian torch bearer
- Sedins still not satisfied 24.01.2014 Super Swedish twins shoot for Stanley Cup and Olympic gold
- Lions roar in Pardubice 24.01.2014 Finns win in Euro Hockey Tour
- Speed. Agility. Hockey sense. 24.01.2014 Canadian stars get to know what it needs to make Olympic team
- Sweating for Sochi 24.01.2014 Top refs, linesmen convene in international camp
- Ekman-Larsson poised to excel 24.01.2014 Three-time IIHF medalist aiming for more hardware
- Edler suspended two more games 22.01.2014 Swede to miss start of Olympics due to kneeing incident
- USA working on strong roster 22.01.2014 48 Olympic hopefuls punctuate depth on U.S. team
- Babcock to coach Canada 22.01.2014 Vancouver 2010 staff back in Sochi
- IIHF, NHL reach agreement 22.01.2014 Best-on-best in Sochi, Olympic schedule released
- “They paid the price to score” 22.01.2014 Switzerland coach Simpson looks back, and forward after silver
- Datsyuk primed for future 22.01.2014 Russian veteran excited to battle for Olympic gold in Sochi
- The goal is gold 22.01.2014 Bylsma, Poile set to lead U.S. Olympic pursuit
- From player to zebra 22.01.2014 Former Olympian Brüggemann switched sides
- Switzerland’s MVP 22.01.2014 Defenceman Josi impresses at Worlds and in Nashville
- Olympic medals unveiled 22.01.2014 Presented at SportAccord Convention in St. Petersburg
- A whole new world? 22.01.2014 As 2013 shows, underdog nations must be taken seriously
- Silver that’s worth gold 22.01.2014 Swiss hope to build on momentum
- Stars look forward to Sochi 22.01.2014 2014’s a priority for Kovalchuk, Staal, Stastny, and others
- Stamkos answers your questions 22.01.2014 Team Canada forward offers candid insight
- One game at a time to 239 22.01.2014 Unterluggauer holds Austrian record for national team games
- Late-blooming Smith to Sochi 22.01.2014 Canada’s goalie made recent international debut
- Landeskog keeps battling 22.01.2014 After shining at Worlds, Sochi comes
- Kasatonov named GM 22.01.2014 Legend appointed to manage Russia’s Olympic team in Sochi
- Pursuit of passion 22.01.2014 Girgensons determined to create his own legacy
- Home not equal to the heart 22.01.2014 Latvia Olympian enjoying life in Germany
- To Sochi against all odds 15.01.2014 Coach Kopitar’s “bumblebees” fly to their first Olympics
- Latvia bound for Games 15.01.2014 Overtime loss to France punches Olympic ticket
- Austrian Eagles fly to Sochi 15.01.2014 Peintner’s game-tying goal too much for Germany
- Shocker! Slovenia to Sochi 15.01.2014 Denmark beaten 2-1, last games don’t matter
- All Olympic rosters set 07.01.2014 Teams submit names with one month to go
- Four Olympic rosters named 07.01.2014 Czechs, Swiss, Slovenes unveil Sochi 2014 teams
- Selänne off to sixth Olympics 07.01.2014 Finland, Latvia, Slovakia announce rosters
- Big year for Kopitar and Co. 07.01.2014 Veteran coach to guide country’s Olympic debut
- Finns win again 07.01.2014 Home team claims Karjala Tournament
- Two teams for Nolan 07.01.2014 Latvian national team coach signs with Buffalo
- The Czech renaissance 07.01.2014 Young roster wins as Russia disappoints in Sochi warm-up
- U.S. Olympic teams set 07.01.2014 25 men and 21 women headed to Sochi
- Alfie to lead Tre Kronor 07.01.2014 Veteran will make his fifth Olympic appearance in Sochi