Category: 2014 Sochi Olympics

Slovenia Shocks Slovakia 3-1 Behind Kopitar's All-World Performance

By Eric Kveton | Feb 15th 2014 | 5 min read |

After two periods, Anze Kopitar and Slovenia was locked in a tight game with Slovakia. With 20 minutes to go, Matjaz Kopitar’s band of upstarts ...

Olympic Hockey Game Previews and Open Thread: Slovenia-Slovakia, USA-Russia

By Eric Kveton | Feb 14th 2014 | 3 min read |

Slovenia vs. Slovakia, 12:00 AM Pacific Here it is. Slovenia’s best opportunity to shock the world and win a game. Slovakia is a proud hockey na...

Olympics Recap: Slovenia Hangs Tough But Goes Down; USA, Russia, Canada Win

By Eric Kveton | Feb 13th 2014 | 7 min read |

Russia 5, Slovenia 2 All in all, a pretty admirable showing from Anze Kopitar and Slovenia in their first Olympic game against Slava Voynov and the ho...

Olympic Hockey Game Preview: Russia-Slovenia

By Tina Yang | Feb 12th 2014 | 4 min read |

Here we go!! Team Slovenia’s Olympic dream kicks off tomorrow morning in Sochia against Team Russia. The game starts at 4.30 a.m. Pacific at the...

Team Slovenia Olympic Hockey Preview

By Robert P | Feb 11th 2014 | 4 min read |

Slovenia’s quest for the gold medal begins Thursday morning as they take on Russia in their first Olympic hockey game in their nation’s history. A...

A Timeline of Slovenia's Hockey Journey, from Birth to Olympic Qualifier

By Eric Kveton | Feb 10th 2014 | 4 min read |

For many countries, qualifying for the Olympics in hockey is a given. For Slovenia, it was anything but. Here’s how they got to Sochi. We’...

2014 Sochi Olympics: We Have Chosen Our Side

By Eric Kveton | Feb 10th 2014 | 3 min read |

The Los Angeles Kings are off for a while, but you may have heard about this hockey tournament going on in Russia. The Olympics are under way, and lat...

With Stamkos out, will Jeff Carter slot in to Team Canada's top line?

By Robert P | Feb 5th 2014 | 5 min read |

It was announced earlier today that Steve Stamkos isn’t going to be able to play for Team Canada in Sochi after his recovery from a broken tibia...

Carter & Doughty named to Team Canada

By Tina Yang | Jan 7th 2014 | 5 min read |

(Remember this?) (Yeah, that was awesome.) Barely 20 years old when he donned the maple leaf jersey in the 2010 Olympics, and largely unknown to most ...

Anze Kopitar, Slava Voynov Named to Slovenian, Russian Olympic Teams

By Eric Kveton | Jan 7th 2014 | 3 min read |

It was lost slightly in the hubbub around the Canadian and American Olympic selections, but a number of other Olympic teams announced their rosters ye...