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  2004 World Cup of Hockey | TV Schedule | Rosters | Team USA | Team Canada |   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The world's greatest hockey players are preparing for battle in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
The 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament schedule runs from August 30, 2004 until September 14, 2004.
Russia - Russia would usually be a favorite to win the World Cup of Hockey but many of their country's top players have boycotted the tournament because they think head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov is a major chump.
www.kidzworld.com /article/4781-2004-world-cup-of-hockey   (595 words)

  
  World Cup of Hockey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The World Cup of Hockey is the successor to the Canada Cup ice hockey tournament.
In the 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament Canada won the championship, after it defeated Finland in the final match and the Czech Republic in the semifinals.
In particular, the World Cup of Hockey is organized by the National Hockey League and not the International Ice Hockey Federation, with its games played under NHL rules and not those of the IIHF.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey   (190 words)

  
 2004 World Cup of Hockey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prior to the first World Cup of Hockey in 1996, the Canada Cup was the name of the international competition between nations.
The World Cup of Hockey was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, in various venues in North America and Europe; Canada won the final against Finland.
Unfortunately, for many hockey fans, the 2004 World Cup of Hockey was the last time that they would get to see high-caliber hockey for that year, as the NHL announced the lockout the next day after the tournament final was played.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey   (199 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: 2004 World Cup of Hockey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
World Cup logo under fair use This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo.
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice.
Daniel Alfredsson, #11 is a professional ice hockey player born on 11 December 1972 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden and Captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2004-World-Cup-of-Hockey   (6571 words)

  
 Craig Conroy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Craig Conroy, drafted 123rd overall at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, is regarded as one of the best two-way forwards in the NHL, combining defensive skills with offensive ability and a great drive.
He was captain of the Flames until the beginning of the 2003-04 NHL season, when he gave up the captaincy to Jarome Iginla, whereupon he assumed the assistant captaincy.
After disappointment at not making the American team for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, he was named to Team USA for the 2004 World Cup Of Hockey.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Craig_Conroy   (301 words)

  
 World cup hockey betting - Centrebet - Sports, Racing and Games
The 2004 World Cup of Hockey provides an excellent opportunity to bet on ice hockey matches of the highest possible standard.
The 2004 World Cup will be a competition which features the top eight hockey-playing nations in the world, and follows on from other international events including the IIHF Hockey World Championships and the Stanley Cup.
Centrebet offers a wide range of hockey betting options, including draw option, total goals for the day, handicap, game total, pick the score, over/under, time of first goal, last team to score, 1st, 2nd and 3rd winning team, most penalty minutes head-to-head and points scorer head-to-head.
www.centrebet.com /world-cup-hockey-betting.php   (469 words)

  
 Articles - World Hockey Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) decided a biennial tournament called the World Hockey Cup should be instituted, with qualifying tournaments being held in countries other than the venue of the cup that year.
Later, the FIH decided the World Hockey Cup would be held every four years, beginning in 1982 to ensure all future cups would be held midway between Olympic years.
World Hockey Cup competitions are also held for junior men and women as well, one year before the main World Hockey Cup.
www.healwater.com /articles/World_Hockey_Cup   (236 words)

  
 SI.com - Hockey - 2004 World Cup of Hockey Schedule - Thursday April 03, 2003 07:27 PM
It was born of a rich tradition of international hockey competition that has included the 1972 Summit Series, the Challenge Cup in 1979, Rendez-Vous '87, and a series of Canada Cup Tournaments, last played in 1991.
World Cup of Hockey games will be played at four European and three North American venues.
The World Cup of Hockey opens with round-robin play within the four-team European and North American pools Aug. 30-Sept. 5.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/news/2003/04/03/worldcup_schedule   (446 words)

  
 USA Hockey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
USA Hockey has announced that Hal Gill will replace Mathieu Schneider on the 2004 World Cup of Hockey U.S. roster.
USA Hockey named Larry Pleau (left) as Team USA's general manager for the 2004 IIHF Men's World Championship, as well as the World Cup of Hockey 2004.
The World Cup of Hockey logo is available to the media for editorial use through Logos On Demand.
www.usahockey.com /usa_hockey/04worldcup/04worldcup   (1289 words)

  
 World Cup: Canada's only goal is to win -- period   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
For Canada, winning the World Cup is not about defending a title -- the United States is the defending champion -- or transforming tragedy into triumph, as the Czechs will try to do to honor the late Ivan Hlinka.
While hockey is a largely regional sport in the United States, it is a passion from the easternmost tip of the Maritimes to the western edge of British Columbia.
Canadians are expecting nothing less; nasty aftershocks from their team's loss to the United States in the 1996 World Cup final still rumble occasionally, and failing to win this tournament when it is so heavily favored could have some wicked repercussions.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/04244/370501.stm   (763 words)

  
 ESPN.com: WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
After years of playing the bridesmaids, the pesky Finns could be the brides of the World Cup of Hockey.
The old red, white and blue is headed for the World Cup of Hockey's final four.
Twelve members from the 1996 World Cup champs are back to give lessons and defend their title.
sports.espn.go.com /nhl/feature/featureStory?page=2004worldcup   (811 words)

  
 WCH2004.com Official site of World Cup of Hockey 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Teemu Selanne of the Avalanche is hoping to use the World Cup as a springboard to a new season.
In the playoffs, Kapanen proved to be quite the team player, shifting to defense when injuries handicapped the team's defense, Dallas' Niko Kapanen also will be on the Finnish team after a disappointing season with the Dallas Stars, scoring one goal and five assists in 67 games.
Another Dallas Star headed to the World Cup for Finland is all-around standout Jere Lehtinen, who was limited by injury to 58 games and 13 goals and 13 assists.
wch2004.com /countries/fin/roster052504.html   (1144 words)

  
 2004 World Cup of Hockey Lofted Brush Cap
$15.99 U.S. Now $9.99 U.S. The 2004 World Cup of Hockey Lofted Brush Cap is a simple, yet attractive cap.
This fl brushed cotton cap has the 2004 World Cup of Hockey symbol embroidered onto the front in 3D and "World Cup of Hockey" embroidered onto the back.
The 2004 World Cup of Hockey Lofted Brush Cap has a velcro closure to fit your head perfectly.
www.cupstuff.com /nhl/team_canada/tc04wchlbc_m.htm   (114 words)

  
 USA Hockey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The National Hockey League and its Players’ Association announced the dates and sites for the 2004 World Cup of Hockey Thursday in Toronto, which will include four games to be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The World Cup is the direct descendant of the Canada Cup tournaments, which were held in 1976, 1981, 1984, 1987 and 1991.
The United States finished second in the last Canada Cup in 1991, then won the inaugural World Cup of Hockey title in 1996 with a 6-1 record.
www.usahockey.com /servlets/PrintableWebPage?menu_id=8D5421113035386AE034080020D8D313&page_id=58E6F24800904201AEDAD3CD5B105941   (762 words)

  
 DraftHelp.com - Hockey - World Cup Preview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Just prior to the “nuclear autumn” of labor discontent that has a better-than-even shot to doom altogether a 2004-2005 NHL season, most of the greatest players in the world are congregating for an eight-nation steel cage match.
Unquestioned national superiority at the highest levels of the game in the form of the 2004 World Cup, the first such event since 1996 (with two Olympic competitions with NHL players having happened in the interim).
Such a performance would be necessary for this team to rise up and snatch the championship, because their forwards and defense are not nearly as deep as the other top teams.
www.drafthelp.com /NHL_04_WorldCup.htm   (663 words)

  
 2004 World Cup Of Hockey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Doan helped Canada earn their first World/Canada Cup title since 1991 and the Halkirk, Alberta native joins Coyotes managing partner Wayne Gretzky as fellow members of the Coyotes organization who were members of Canada's first place finish.
Shane was a member of the Team Canada team that won a gold-medal at the 2003 IIHF World Championships in Finland.
On the international stage, Hull has represented Team USA at both Olympic (1998 and 2002) and World Cup (1991 and 1996) tournaments, winning a gold medal at the World Cup in 1996 and earning a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
www.phoenixcoyotes.com /news/world_cup_of_hockey_home_page.php   (399 words)

  
 SI.com - NHL - Sharks' Wilson to coach USA for World Cup of Hockey - Friday February 6, 2004 5:54PM
PAUL, Minn. (Ticker) -- San Jose Sharks coach Ron Wilson on Friday was named by USA Hockey to lead the American team that will compete in the World Cup of Hockey 2004 this summer.
Wilson, the architect of the championship team that won the inaugural World Cup in 1996 and the coach of the fifth-place squad at the 1998 Winter Olympics, has been the Sharks' coach since December 2002.
The World Cup will be held from Aug. 30-Sept. 14 at seven sites, including St. Paul.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/hockey/nhl/02/06/bc.hkn.lgns.usahockeycoachwilson.r/index.html   (327 words)

  
 Phoenix Coyotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Since the last World Cup of Hockey, Canada produced a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Canadian hockey also produced back-to-back gold medals at the 2003 and 2004 IIHF World Championships, but there is still a void to be filled in the hearts of both Doan and all Team Canada supporters.
Especially in the World Cup, you have the best of the best and it’s played in hockey cities, it’s the best hockey being played in the world.
www.phoenixcoyotes.com /news/story_details.php?op=details&ID=3781&SectionID=11   (822 words)

  
 Official Site of UNH Athletics - Men's Hockey
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- USA Hockey today named 26 players, including 14 members of the silver-medal winning 2002 U.S. Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Team, and 13 returners from the 1996 squad that raised the World Cup of Hockey trophy, to the United States roster that will compete at the World Cup of Hockey 2004.
The U.S. is the defending champion of the World Cup of Hockey, having defeated Canada, 5-2, in the third game of a best-of-three final series in 1996, which was the last time the event took place.
Twenty of the 26 players have represented the United States in prior IIHF Men's World Championship competition, including Conklin, Drury and Halpern, who were members of the 2004 U.S. Men's National Team which earned the bronze medal earlier this month in the Czech Republic.
www.unhwildcats.com /hockeym/20032004/052004.shtml   (1040 words)

  
 The World Cup of Hockey - The History of the Canada Cup and World Cup of Hockey
The World Cup of Hockey - The History of the Canada Cup and World Cup of Hockey
The World Cup of Hockey, and its predecessor the Canada Cup, featured each participant nation¹s very best players, competing against one another at an unprecedented level.
When hockey is played for those reasons, the result is as pure as it is unforgettable.
www3.telus.net /worldcuphockey   (402 words)

  
 SI.com - NHL - 2004 World Cup of Hockey Information - Saturday November 22, 2003 1:18AM
The United States defeated Canada, 2-1, in a thrilling three-game 1996 World Cup final series.
Tickets went on sale Friday for the 2004 World Cup games in Montreal, St. Paul, Minn., and Toronto.
CBC and SRC will telecast World Cup of Hockey games in Canada, while ESPN will broadcast them in the United States.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/hockey/nhl/11/22/worldcup.schedule   (494 words)

  
 SportsFilter | The 2004 World Cup of Hockey
The 2004 World Cup of Hockey: starts today.
Of course, Team Canada is the favorite, but they better heed Wayne Gretzky's word: "It's not a cakewalk for anyone,..." For sure this will be an exciting tournament and my DVR will be set to full record.
The 2004 World Cup of Hockey… Newer »
www.sportsfilter.com /comments.cfm/3596   (112 words)

  
 TSN.ca - World Cup Hockey - Canada's Sports Leader
Shane Doan scored in the third period as Canada defeated Finland 3-2 on Tuesday to add the World Cup of Hockey to its string of recent international triumphs.
Mario Lemieux gave the World Cup trophy over to Ryan Smyth as Team Canada skated around the Air Canada Centre ice in celebration.
Five Canada Cups and a World Cup in the books: Heading into the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, Canada's NHL talents have had their share of ups and downs.
www.tsn.ca /world_cup_hockey   (250 words)

  
 CBC.ca - World Cup 2004
Canada remains on top of the hockey world after defeating Finland 3-2 in the World Cup final on Tuesday.
Olli Jokinen and his Finnish teammates weren't supposed to make it this far at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
The countdown has begun on what may be one of the National Hockey League's biggest crises.
www.cbc.ca /sports/hockey/world-cup-2004   (175 words)

  
 2004 World Cup of Hockey Lofted Brush Cap
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$16.99 U.S. Now $5.99 U.S. The 2004 World Cup of Hockey Lofted Brush Cap is a simple, yet attractive cap.
This fl brushed cotton cap has the 2004 World Cup of Hockey symbol embroidered onto the front in 3D and it comes with a velcro closure at the back.
www.cupstuff.com /nhl/team_usa/tu04wchlbc_m.htm   (87 words)

  
 National Teams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
TORONTO (CP) - Mario Lemieux gave the World Cup trophy over to Ryan Smyth as Team Canada skated around the Air Canada Centre ice in celebration.
Smyth was among a special group of seven players who will have been on top the world twice in 2004 - the IIHF men's champions in Prague in May and then the NHL's World Cup champions on Tuesday night.
Canada finished the World Cup of Hockey with a perfect record of 6-0-0, going undefeated during the entire championship.
www.hockeycanada.ca /e/teams/mens/worldcup/2004   (498 words)

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