Latvian netminder Edgars Masalskis had a busy day in goal fending off the Finnish attack.
Edgars Masalskis singlehandedly kept Latvia in the game. Photo: IIHF/HHoF/Jukka Rautio
HALIFAX – Once the World Championship is over for Latvia, Edgars Masalskis will need a long vacation. He put in a valiant effort in making 62 saves but his team lost to Finland 2-1.
After a seven-year absence, Canada returns to the Worlds
Canada’s Pierre Larouche (left) and Wilf Paiement stop Soviet player Alexander Maltsev in Vienna 1977. Photo: IIHF Archives.
After a seven-year absence, which included as many IIHF World Championships and two Olympic games, Canada was back in international hockey for the 1977 Worlds in Vienna.
Former Quebec Remparts star looks to spark Russian attack
Russia's Alexander Radulov fights for position with Czech Petr Caslava. Photo: IIHF/HHoF/Matthew Manor
QUEBEC CITY – Russia’s rivalry with Canada is the most storied and bitter in international hockey history. But when Alexander Radulov takes to the ice in Quebec City at the 2008 Worlds, he’s a hero.
Erat scores winner and Hnilicka gets shutout as Swiss finally lose
QUEBEC CITY – Predictably, hard-working Switzerland kept it close for half the game before falling 5-0 to the Czechs in Qualifying Round action Thursday night. It was the first Swiss loss of the tournament.
May issue of the Champions Hockey League publication
QUEBEC CITY – The May issue of the Champions Hockey League newsletter is online. Read about the reactions after the draw and learn more about Europe's new premier club competition, whose teams have 31 players at the World Championship.
