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Post by Joey on Jan 31, 2016 18:17:13 GMT -5
No surprise, Canada demolishes Italy to advance
VIENNA - Following a disappointing showing in 2016, Canada returned to medal contention this year by defeating Italy 7-2 to advance to the semifinals where they will face Finland.
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Post by Joey on Jan 31, 2016 18:20:56 GMT -5
Russia survives shootout to beat USAVIENNA - A fantastic game with a fantastic ending saw Russia survive the shootout against the United States and win the game 3-2 to advance to the finals for the second consecutive time.
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Post by Joey on Jan 31, 2016 18:23:28 GMT -5
Finland once again falls short, Canada advances to Gold medal game
VIENNA - Canada once again showed the world that hockey is their game as the went all out to defeat Finland 4-2 to advance to face Russia for the Gold medal. Finland will once again play for the Bronze medal against the United States.
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Post by Joey on Jan 31, 2016 18:27:39 GMT -5
3 in a row, Finland thrashes USA for Bronze medalVIENNA - In what is becoming a sure thing in this tournament, Finland successfully defended their Bronze medal for the 3rd time in a row as they thrashed the United States 4-0.
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Post by Joey on Jan 31, 2016 18:29:51 GMT -5
Russia on top of the hockey world once again!
VIENNA - Russia returned to the top of the hockey world for the second straight year as they defeated Canada by a score of 5-2. Canada becomes Silver medalists for the second time as well.
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Post by Joey on Jan 31, 2016 18:36:09 GMT -5
All Nations Cup executives have decided that the 16 team single elimination tournament has made for a more entertaining and competitive tournament and have elected to move forward under that format in 2018 and beyond. The host country and city for the 2018 tournament will be announced soon.
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Post by Joey on Feb 3, 2016 17:30:09 GMT -5
2018 Venues - RigaArena Riga Capacity: 10,300 Riga, LatviaSkonto Arena Capacity: 6,500 Riga, Latvia
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Post by Joey on Feb 5, 2016 18:56:40 GMT -5
2018 tournament
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Post by Joey on Feb 5, 2016 18:59:24 GMT -5
Russia powers by Germany to advance
RIGA - Two time defending champions Russia powered past the German squad by a 6-1 score to their second consecutive quarterfinals of the new format.
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Post by Joey on Feb 5, 2016 19:02:16 GMT -5
Home team Latvia stuns Denmark to advance to quarterfinals
RIGA - The home team Latvia scored an upset win over Denmark after winning 4-3 in a hotly contest overtime game. They advance to the quarterfinals for the first time.
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Post by Joey on Feb 5, 2016 19:11:52 GMT -5
Slovakia demolishes Slovenia en route to quarterfinals
RIGA - Slovakia showed their hockey prowess when they dominated Slovenia and defeated them by a final score of 7-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Post by Joey on Feb 6, 2016 20:11:41 GMT -5
Norway rocks and rolls to the quarterfinals
RIGA - Norway cruised to an easy 5-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they will face Slovakia.
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Post by Joey on Feb 6, 2016 20:13:55 GMT -5
USA crushes Switzerland to advance
RIGA - Switzerland put up a solid fight against the stacked USA squad but it just wasn't enough as the United States took control late in the game to win 6-2 and advance to the quarterfinals.
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Post by Joey on Feb 6, 2016 20:17:15 GMT -5
Sweden looks strong in win over France
RIGA - The Swedish squad looked extremely strong for the first time in several years by defeating France 8-3 in the opening round matchup to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Post by Joey on Feb 6, 2016 20:22:03 GMT -5
Finland looks to win first Gold medal after strong showing against Belarus
RIGA - Finland looks stronger than ever before this year as they look to win their first ever Gold medal as they cruised past the Belorussian team 5-0 to advance.
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