Sochi Hockey Updates
2/14/14

Biscuits and Breezers

   Welcome back to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! This blog will be all about Sochi Olympic Hockey! Some stats will be involved, player updates, scores so far for the games that started on the 12th, and some things going on outside of the games in the Olympic Village!

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   As you can see from the picture above, Henrik Zetterberg team captain of Team Sweden, will be out for the rest of the Olympics due to a herniated disc in his back. He has scored one goal in the game against the Czechs on Wednesday since arriving in Russia on the 12th but missed practice on Thursday. Zetterberg was treated with anti-inflammatories to try and settle down the pain but unfortunately that did not succeed. The Swedish spokesperson Anders Feltenmark confirmed Hank will be out Friday versus Switzerland. This has been a major blow to the Swedes after losing Henrik Sedin and Johan Franzen. Sweden is a medal favorite and is expected on the podium but due to these injuries, it is not how well they can play but how well they can cope with these set backs and stand together. The team can not replace Zetterberg on the 25-man roster because after the team plays their first game, the roster is locked. Patrik Berglund is likely to take his spot and Niklas Kronwall is a likely choice to pick up the "C". Henrik is expected to fly home to Detriot and decide on the choice of whether to have surgery or not. Get well soon Henrik!

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  There has been a turf war around the Olympic Village and day by day it is getting worse. That's right Team Sweden and Team Finland have formed very formidable bike gangs and are roaming around the athletes' corner of Sochi. To keep busy off the ice, the players are riding around on matching blue bikes taking in Russia at it's finest. Some familiar faces you might see in Finland's posse would be Olli Jokinen, Aleksander Barkov, Tuukka Rask, and Teemu Selanne. But on the other side of town, there is always another force to reckon with. And this force just happens to be Team Sweden. Yes the Swedes have found the same bikes and are riding around town like they own the place. William Karlsson looks to be the head of his Swedish countrymen. Will there be an ultimate showdown outside of the podium?

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  Standings are some of the most important things to get athletes on the podium with a medal hanging around their neck. As expected, Canada and the USA are very strong going into the games with Sweden and Finland close behind. Each roster has a lot of potential to go all the way but can they combine all of their strength and skill into a gold winning dream team? Well, so far here are the results!

February 12th, 2014:

Men's Preliminary Round Group C:

Czech Republic - Sweden: 2-4

Goals: Jaromir Jagr, Marek Zidlicky, Erik Karlsson (2), Henrik Zetterberg,

Patrik Berglund

Goalkeepers: Alexander Salak and Henrik Lundqvist

Latvia - Switzerland: 0-1

Goals: Simon Moser

Goalkeepers: Edgars Masalskis and Jonas Hiller

February 13th, 2014:

Men's Preliminary Round Group B:

Finland - Austria: 8-4

Goals: Mikael Granlund (2), Michael Grabner (3), Jarkko Immonen (2), Petri Kontiola

Jussi Jokinen, Olli Maatta, Sami Lepisto, Thomas Hundertpfund

Goalkeepers: Tuukka Rask and Bernhard Starkbaum

Canada - Norway: 3-1

Goals: Drew Doughty, Patrick Thoresen, Jamie Benn, Shea Weber

Goalkeepers: Carey Price and Lars Haugen

Group A:

Russia - Slovenia: 5-2

Goals: Anton Belov, Valeri Nichushkin, Ziga Jeglic (2), Ilya Kovalchuk, Evgeni Malkin,

Alexander Ovechkin

Goalkeepers: Semyon Varlamov and Robert Kristan

Slovakia - USA: 1-7

Goals: Dustin Brown, Phil Kessel, Paul Stastny (2), David Backes, Ryan Kesler, 

Tomas Tatar, John Carlson

Goalkeepers: Jonathan Quick and Jaroslav Halak and Peter Budaj

February 14th, 2014:

Men's Preliminary Round Group B:
 Norway-Finland: 1-6

Goals: Olli Maatta, Per-Age Skroder, Olli Jokinen, Lauri Korpikoski (2),

Jori Lehtera, Teemu Selanne

Goalkeepers: Kari Lehtonen and Lars Haugen and Lars Volden

Canada - Austria: 6-0

Goals: Ryan Getzlaf, Jeff Carter (3), Shea Weber, Drew Doughty

Goalkeepers: Roberto Luongo and Mathias Lange and Bernhard Starkbaum

Group C:

Czech Republic - Latvia: 4-2

Goals: Marek Zidlicky, Jakub Voracek, Herberts Vasiljevs, Jaromir Jagr, 

Janis Sprukts, Martin Erat

Goalkeepers: Ondrej Pavelec and Edgars Masalskis

Sweden-Switzerland: 1-0

Goals: Daniel Alfredsson

Goalkeepers: Henrik Lundqvist and Reto Berra

                     

I made this Flipagram with pictures of your favorite NHLers in Sochi because there were too many photos to post at one time! Enjoy! (Pictures Credit to Pinterest and music credit to Flipagram via Joe Satriani)

  Hopefully there will be more updates soon and more news to report on! For now, thanks for reading another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! Every blog will be filled with updated hockey news, player reviews, and much more! Until next time remember, don't get your breezers in a bunch because hockey is always around the corner. Remember, it's always a great day for hockey and it's a lifestyle not just a sport!

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