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This week’s SI Players Poll:
BEST NHL HOCKEY PLAYER
This poll was taken from 324 NHL players:
1. Alex Ovechklin, Capitals LW-51%
2. Nicklas Lidstrom-Red Wings D-11%
3. Evgeni Malkin, Penguins C-7%
4. Pavel Datsyuk, Red Wings C-7%
5. Jarome Iginla, Flames RW-5%
6. Henrik Zetterberg, Red Wings C-5%
Poll was completed just before the playoffs, and players could not vote for a teammate. [...]

The United States still hasn’t won a medal at the world championships since 2006. With 11 minutes left Sweden broke a 2-2 tie and added an empty netter at the end to make it 4-2. Jack Johnson (Michigan) and Joe Pavelski (Wisconsin) scored for the Americans. While the US finished fourth in the tournament they [...]

29 years after the Miracle on Ice, the US had their run at the World Championships stopped by Russia, 3-2. Dustin Brown and Kyle Okposo (Minnesota) scored for the United States. Ron Hainsey (UMass-Lowell) and John-Michael Liles (Michigan State) assisted on the Okposo goal. Robert Esche had 20 saves.
The US will take on Sweden for [...]

Former Sioux Ryan Duncan will be plying his trade in Europe last year. The Hobey winner will play for Red Bull Salzburg next year. Duncan had 85 goals and 172 points in his 4 year career at UND
h/t GF Herald

I’m a day late on this, but with finals coming up and the NHL playoffs getting into full swing (not to mention the Scrubs series finale) I’ve had a lot on my plate lately.
For the first time since 2004, the United States will have a shot at a medal in the World Championships after defeating [...]