Hockey

Sat, Dec 10 2011 15:57 IST | 47 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Australian hockey superstar Jamie Dwyer was honoured with the men’s FIH Player of the Year for 2011 while compatriot Matthew Swann won the Young Player award. It is Dwyer's fifth FIH Player of the Year Award, following wins in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2010. The brilliant attacker has now won the annual award two occasions more than any other male player in history - a staggering achievement. The winners of the...Read Full Story

Sat, Dec 10 2011 15:48 IST | 49 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Spain continued their remarkable return to form with a superb 3-1 win over The Netherlands Saturday to set up a title clash with Australia in the final of the Owen G. Glenn FIH Champions Trophy hockey. Goals from Edi Tubau, Roc Oliva and Gabriel Dabanch proved to be enough for a Spanish team that has come on leaps and bounds since their hugely disappointing 6th place finish at the EuroHockey Nations...Read Full Story

Tue, Dec 6 2011 18:30 IST | 1 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Australia thrashed Pakistan 6-1 with captain Jamie Dwyer scoring a hat-trick while hosts New Zealand drew 3-3 with the Netherlands after a sensational day of action at the Owen G. Glenn FIH Champions Trophy hockey here. Spain, too, produced a stellar performance to defeat Great Britain 8-1 in their final Pool A encounter. It was a magnificent display from the Spanish, who came back from 0-1 down to score four...Read Full Story

Oil Patch Previous entry: Gretzky Nugent-Hopkins Comparissons; Natural and Valid by Lisa McRitchie on 12/18/11 at 08:00 PM ET Comments (0) The Edmonton Oil Kings have very quietly been stringing together a great 11 game winning streak this season. The reason I say quietly is because from my perspective, the Oil Kings have been receiving very little media attention and I cannot figure out why. This year the Calgary Hitmen and the Edmonton Oil Kings will be co-hosting the IIHF...Read Full Story

Colorado Avalanche 4 Detroit Red Wings 2  The red-hot Ryan O'Reilly scored twice and goalie Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves Sunday night as the Avalanche stretched its winning streak to three games with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, which had won seven games in a row. rookie Gabriel Landeskog added two helpers to his season totals in the victory as well. Landeskog now has 13 points through 27 games, (5-8-13).  Minnesota Wild 5  Anaheim Ducks 3 Minnesota Wild continue the surprise of...Read Full Story