Archive for category Olympics

Sidney Crosby’s missing Olympic gear found

Posted by Chris Johnston in 2010, International, Olympics, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey on March 10, 2010

It turns out that Sidney Crosby’s missing stick was accidentally shipped to Russia after the gold medal game. That and his missing glove have been found.

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Sidney Crosby’s missing Olympic gear found

Posted by Chris Johnston in 2010, International, Olympics, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey on March 10, 2010

It turns out that Sidney Crosby’s missing stick was accidentally shipped to Russia after the gold medal game. That and his missing glove have been found.

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History, missing equipment link Sidney Crosby, Paul Henderson

Posted by Chris Zelkovich in 2010, Ice hockey, International, Olympics, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey on March 8, 2010

Sidney Crosby and Paul Henderson have something more in common than the fact they both rewrote Canadian hockey history.

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Four seconds: Sidney Crosby’s goal like you’ve never seen it

Posted by Mary Ormsby in 2010, Ice hockey, International, Olympics, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey on March 7, 2010

The goal is just a week old but it has already achieved the historic heft only a hockey nation can bestow.

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Leafs come up lame in return to ice

Posted by Daniel Girard in AirCanada, AlexeiPonikarovsky, BrianBurke, Business, Companies, MapleLeafs, NHLTrades, Olympics, Sports, TomasKaberle, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey, nhl on March 2, 2010

The highlight of the night came long before the opening faceoff. With the NHL trade deadline drawing closer and a tilt between Toronto and Carolina, the two worst teams in the Eastern Conference at hand, it was the last-minute scratch of Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Maple Leafs lineup that caused the biggest stir.

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Miller gets louder ovation than Crosby in Pittsburgh

Posted by Alan Robinson in Olympics, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey on March 2, 2010

Ruslan Fedotenko had a goal and an assist and Sidney Crosby — in his first game since winning the Olympics for Canada — set up Sergei Gonchar's 200th career goal to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Tuesday night.

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Leafs coach says Olympic loss will ‘sting for a while’

Posted by Daniel Girard in BrianBurke, MapleLeafs, Olympics, RonWilson, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey, nhl on March 2, 2010

There’s no silver lining for Ron Wilson. Certainly not now. Likely, not ever.

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Ovechkin: Canada `deserved’ gold medal

Posted by in 2010, Ice hockey, Olympics, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey, nhl on March 1, 2010

Although disappointed he was unable to lead Russia to a medal in Olympic hockey, Alex Ovechkin says Canada deserved to take home the gold.

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Leafs fine with gold at comrades’ expense

Posted by Daniel Girard in BrianBurke, International, JonasGustavsson, LukeSchenn, MapleLeafs, Olympics, PhilKessel, RonWilson, Sports, TomasKaberle, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey, nhl on March 1, 2010

It appears loyalty to country tops loyalty to company.

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Cox: Luongo and Miller joust for one last precious medal

Posted by Damien Cox in 2010, Columnist, Ice hockey, MapleLeafs, Olympics, Opinion, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, columnists, hockey, nhl on February 28, 2010

Today's battle for hockey gold features two goalies still trying to define their careers. The Americans believe Ryan Miller is their trump card.

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Sidney Crosby doesn’t need to be ‘the guy’ for Canada

Posted by Paul Hunter in 2010, Ice hockey, International, Olympics, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey on February 28, 2010

Team Canada has evolved from being Sidney Crosby's team, as it was viewed before the Olympics began, to a team with Sidney Crosby on it.

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Sidney Crosby doesn’t need to be ‘the guy’ for Canada

Posted by Paul Hunter in 2010, Ice hockey, International, Olympics, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey on February 28, 2010

Team Canada has evolved from being Sidney Crosby's team, as it was viewed before the Olympics began, to a team with Sidney Crosby on it.

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DiManno: C’mon, Mr. Commish, let’s get in the Games

Posted by Rosie DiManno in 2010, Columnist, Ice hockey, International, Olympics, Opinion, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, columnists, hockey, news on February 28, 2010

Alexander Ovechkin had the right idea and the cojones to state it publicly, emphatically, long before this splendid Olympic hockey tournament began.

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