Canada&#39;s patience pays off
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Deep in the heart of every hockey fan lurks the fluke-flamed fear that something bizarre, something truly against all reason, could snatch victory in its cruel jaws.
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Something about playing the Ottawa Senators brings out the best in the Washington Capitals.
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CHARLOTTETOWN -- He&#39;s long since traded his pads for politics. But, that doesn&#39;t mean Ken Dryden has lost his love of the game.
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The North American rivalry picked up at the same elite level it reached when Canada beat the United States for the gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Here&#39;s how Canada and Finland match up in the World Cup final tonight: GOALTENDING: Miikka Kiprusoff will be the busier of the two, but that&#39;s something he&#39;s used to from both the NHL season and the World Cup.
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The way Vesa Toskala is playing in goal, it might not matter how long the Toronto Maple Leafs play on the road.
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Vincent Lecavalier's goal 3:45 into  overtime earned Canada a nail-biting 4-3 victory over the Czech  Republic on Saturday and a place in the final of the World Cup  of Hockey.
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Cory Stillman and the Carolina Hurricanes weren't about to let another late lead slip away.
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Martin St. Louis had a goal and an assist to lead Canada to a 2-1 victory over the United States last night in Montreal in the World Cup of Hockey opener for both teams.
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The cracks that were appearing in the NHL Players&#39; Association&#39;s resolve in the last two weeks were apparently smoothed over during a meeting Tuesday in Toronto.
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There is little doubt that Prime Minister Paul Martin took the path of least resistance in his handling of Quebec at last week&#39;s medicare summit.
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WASHINGTON -- Canada&#39;s loss is a capital gain. After three years of uncertainty, the Montreal Expos will have a new home in Washington.
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ATHENS -- Adam van Koeverden has a message for his fellow Canadian athletes -- quit whining about circumstances you can&#39;t control. &quot;You can&#39;t fall into a corner and cry and say the Canadian sports system has let me down. You have to do things for ...
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Canada beat Russia 3-1 Saturday night in Toronto. Team Canada is now rolling on all cylinders and is getting scoring from everywhere.
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After watching his team&#39;s performance in the first three games of the World Cup of Hockey, defenceman Zdeno Chara was nothing if not realistic about his team&#39;s chances in Wednesday&#39;s quarter-final encounter with Canada.
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Canada beat Russia 3-1 Saturday in Toronto in round-robin competition at the ice hockey World Cup tournament. The National Hockey League&#39;s top goalie, Martin Brodeur, made 27 saves for the win.
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Iginla, the NHL&#39;s top goal-scorer last season, scored his first two goals of the tournament and added an assist to lead Canada to a 5-0 win over Slovakia last night.