Saturday, May 3, 2008

IIHF World Championships Began in Halifax and Quebec City.

Canada 5
Slovenia 1
Ottawa's Dany Heately's two goals put him past Marcel Dionne for the leading Canadian goal-scorer in international competition. Slovenia's goal came off the stick of LA King's star Anze Kopitar. Surprise.

USA 4
Latvia 0
Chicago's Calder finalist wunderkind Pat Kane had a goal and two assists as the US blanked Latvia. The Stars and Stripes also got goals from youngsters Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils and the Kings' Dustin Brown and Patrick O'Sullivan.

Other results: Russia crushed Italy 5-1, the Czech Repulblic downed Denmark 5-2.
Games today: Sweden vs. Belarus, Finland vs. Germany, Switzerland vs. France, and Slovakia vs. Norway.

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