TCL

Semifinal Friday on Friday the 13th at the World Championships. Here’s the recap. Czech Republic vs. Sweden Just 46 seconds into the second period, Patrik Elias scores to get the Czech Republic on the board first. Almost 4 minutes later, Patrik Berglund would tie the game for Sweden on the powerplay. With under 5 minutes to go in the period, Mikael Backlund would make it 2-1 Sweden. Loui Eriksson would miss on a penalty shot late. Just over 8 minutes into the third, Jimmie Ericsson would make it 3-1 Sweden, And over 4 minutes later, Marcus Kruger would make it 4-1. Under 2 minutes later, Elias would make it 4-2. Berglund would add an empty netter late to give Sweden a 5-2 win and adv...

After a day off, it was back to work for the first of the quarterfinal games. Czech Republic vs. United States The quarterfinals opened with the Czech Republic taking on the United States, and it would become the Jaromir Jagr Show. He would get the Czechs on the board late in the first, making it 1-0, and would add another less than 5:00 into the second. Tomas Plekanec would make it 3-0 halfway through the third, and about 6 minutes later, Jagr would get the hat trick, and giving the Czechs a 4-0 win over Team USA. Czechs to the semifinals. Their opponent to be revealed below. Sweden vs. Germany Sweden scores very early – only 27 seconds in – on a goal by Martin Thornberg. Ab...

As if the NHL playoffs didn’t provide enough excitement for the hockey world, another Twitter faux pas has caused the hockey world to erupt. Many that spend time on the social networking site and follow hockey writers/bloggers/players will easily recall the Dan Ellis meltdown of last year. Ellis’ complaints about his financial situation were a ticking time bomb that eventually led to the goalie leaving the ‘twittersphere’. Uptown Sports Management (referred to as ‘Uptown Hockey’ on Twitter) is the culprit this time around, and their mistake goes beyond the ridiculous. After Sean Avery supported the right for homosexuals to marry, the agency tweeted what follows: “Ve...

Two qualification round games and two relegation games make up this the 10th day of World Hockey Championship play. Qualification Round: Czech Republic vs. Russia Jakub Voracek would open up the scoring for the Czechs with 5:59 to go in the first, to give them a 1-0 lead. Nearly 2 minutes later, Jaromir Jagr would make it 2-0. Russia would cut that lead in half 11:50 into the second when Alexei Tereshenko would score. Tomas Plekanec would make it 3-1 Czechs 3:27 into the third as he scores on a penalty shot. Danis Zaripov would cut the lead to 3-2 with just under 5:00 to go in regulation. With 45 seconds to go, the Russians pull Konstantin Barulin for the extra attacker, but would be u...