Finland Wins European Pool in Hockey
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Finland didn't get its long-awaited revenge on Sweden, but a 4-4 tie was good enough to win the European Pool at the World Cup of Hockey on Saturday.
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Olli Jokinen and Saku Koivu scored in the third period for Finland, which will play either Canada or the Czech Republic in the World Cup of Hockey final on Tuesday.
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Vincent Lecavalier&#39;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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ASPEN, Colorado  - Finland's Tanja Poutiainen won  her second World Cup race in three days on Sunday after  favorite Janica Kostelic fell in the second leg of a slalom.
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Canada escaped into Tuesday&#39;s World Cup final against Finland at the Air Canada Centre last night, thanks to the heroics of centre Vincent Lecavalier and goaltender Roberto Luongo.
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Milan Hejduk scored two goals as the Czech Republic routed Sweden 6-1 Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the World Cup of Hockey.
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Czech Republic reached the World Cup semi-finals by outclassing Sweden 6-1 thanks to some efficient counter-attacking hockey on Tuesday.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Mikko Eloranta&#39;s goal late in the third period helped Finland prevent an embarrassing quarter-final loss to Germany in World Cup play in Helsinki on Monday.
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Italy coach Marcello Lippi was delighted with the performances of his five new caps in Wednesday&#39;s 1-0 win over Finland. Fabrizio Miccoli&#39;s superbly-struck first half free-kick gave an experimental Azzurri
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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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Sweden beat  the three-time defending champions in the world junior hockey championship at 20o on Saturday with a last-second goal.
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A GOAL from Fiorentina striker Fabrizio Miccoli gave a rookie Italian side victory over Finland. Coach Marcello Lippi fielded only a handful of the players who have helped his side to the top of Scotland&#39;s World Cup qualifying group.
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The Czech Republic scored three goals in three minutes during the second period and routed Germany 7-2 Friday in the World Cup of Hockey.
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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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Team USA finally showed some energy in the World Cup of Hockey, beating Slovakia 3-1 Friday for its first win in the tournament. Bill Guerin, Jason Blake and Bryan Smolinski scored for the younger, quicker
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The country&#39;s best hockey players made sure of that last night, capping a perfect two-week performance against the best the world could offer with a taut 3-2 victory over Finland to capture the 2004 World Cup.
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Marek Schwarz helped the Czech Republic advance to the semifinals of the world junior championships, making 21 saves in a 3-0 victory over Finland on Saturday.