Canada's rivals at the world hockey championship
Apr 29, 2005 7:52:30 GMT -5
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Apr 29, 2005 7:52:30 GMT -5
David Shoalts looks at who and what to watch among Canada's rivals at the world hockey championship
By DAVID SHOALTS
CZECH REPUBLIC
The players: Scoring shouldn't be a problem with Jaromir Jagr, Petr Sykora, Martin Rucinsky, Martin Straka, Ales Hemsky and Radek Dvorak. Pavel Kubina, Jiri Fischer and the Kaberle brothers, Tomas of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Frantisek of the Carolina Hurricanes, anchor the defence.
The skinny: Goaltending has been a problem since Dominik Hasek stopped playing internationally. That should change with Tomas Vokoun, who carried the Nashville Predators into the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring.
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By DAVID SHOALTS
CZECH REPUBLIC
The players: Scoring shouldn't be a problem with Jaromir Jagr, Petr Sykora, Martin Rucinsky, Martin Straka, Ales Hemsky and Radek Dvorak. Pavel Kubina, Jiri Fischer and the Kaberle brothers, Tomas of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Frantisek of the Carolina Hurricanes, anchor the defence.
The skinny: Goaltending has been a problem since Dominik Hasek stopped playing internationally. That should change with Tomas Vokoun, who carried the Nashville Predators into the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring.
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