Kiprusoff leads Finland in World Cup final against Canada
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Miikka Kiprusoff is carrying the weight of a small European country aching for athletic success. Finland has a rich hockey tradition, but in recent years that history hasn&#39;t included a lot of winning.
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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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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Alexei Kovalev and Sergei Samsonov scored 3:46 apart in the second period to give Russia the lead for good on the way to a 5-2 win over Slovakia in the World Cup&#39;s preliminary round finale at the Air Canada Centre.
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Shane Doan scored 34 seconds into the third period to break a 2-2 tie and give Canada a 3-2 win over Finland in the championship game of the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday.
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Dmitry Tursunov beats American Andy Roddick to send Russia into the Davis Cup final.
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Pavel Datsyuk, Alex Kovalev, Sergei Samsonov, Alexei Yashin and Alexander Ovechkin scored to help Russia beat Slovakia 5-2 on Sunday night in the final preliminary game in the World Cup of Hockey.
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The United States reached the final of the Gold Cup for the sixth time with a 2-1 semi-final victory over Canada on Thursday.
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Finland and Sweden drew 4-4 draw in a  pulsating World Cup ice hockey match on Saturday that put the  Finns one step closer to a semi-final berth.
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STOCKHOLM (CP) - Only a few months have passed, but Miikka Kiprusoff couldn&#39;t feel any further removed from Calgary&#39;s tremendous playoff run to the Stanley Cup final.
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TORONTO (CP) - Team Finland arrived in Toronto on Tuesday on the off-chance that Canada loses its World Cup of Hockey quarter-final game against Slovakia.
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Three-time defending champion Canada beat the United States 4-1 on Friday and will face Sweden in the final of the world junior hockey championships.
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The Czech Republic scored three goals in three minutes and coasted past Germany 7-2 in the World Cup of Hockey on Friday. Vaclav Prospal had one goal and two assists for the Czechs.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy scored two goals Wednesday as the Netherlands rebounded from a poor start to beat Finland 3-1 in a World Cup qualifying match.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a goal in each half as the Netherlands recovered from a goal down to beat Finland 3-1 in their World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.
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Ryan Smyth scored two goals to lead Canada to a 5-1 victory over Slovakia in the World Cup of Hockey last night in Montreal.
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Alex Kovalev scored the winning goal and minor league goaltender Illya Bryzgalov held his own against the American stars as Russia beat the United States, 3-1, last night in the World Cup of Hockey in Minneapolis.
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Finland scored twice in the third period Friday to advance to the finals of the World Cup of Ice Hockey with a 2-1 upset over defending champion the United States.