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  RUSSIANS SHOCKED BY UPSET The goaltending of Boston Bruins Tuukka Rask proved to be a mountain too high to climb for the host Russians.  Rask stopped 37 of 38 shots from the Russian snippers.  Juhamatti Aaltonen answered an early goal by former New Jersey Devils Illya Kovalchuk.  This was followed by a game-winning goal by legend Teemu Selanne.  This was an...
  USA CRUISE PAST THE CZECHS The United States continue to roll in Olympic play.  Five different forwards scored as the United States lit up the Czech Republic 5-2.  This win advances the US to the semi-final round.  The next opponent is big-time rival Canada.  The United States played a solid balanced game.  Five different players scored.  Defenseman Ryan Suter netted...
Drew Doughty scored his second goal of the game at 2:32 in overtime to win against Finland at Bolshoy Ice Dome Sunday night to secure a birth in the quarterfinals. With the goal Canada (2-0-1) is the third seeded team going into the quarterfinals as they played the last game of the round robin tournament in Sochi. Doughty led the offensive...
April 11-13, 2014 Blaine, Minnesota - USA Schwan Super Rink   The Stick it to Cancer Tournament is a benefit to support the fight against breast cancer. Each team volunteers a combined total of six hours, and all referees donate their time to tournament operations, resulting in an even larger donation to cancer research. In 2012 the University of Minnesota Cancer Center was the...