CANADA 0 – NORWAY 1 Benoit St-Amand made 15 saves and Canada made a third-period push, outshooting
the Norwegians 5-1, but the Canadians were left with the silver medal at the 2011 Japan Para Ice Sledge
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CANADA 5 – JAPAN 0 Corbin Watson stopped all eight shots he faced for the shutout, Billy Bridges scored twice and added an assist and Kevin Rempel had a goal and a helper as Canada stayed unbeaten and on track for gold by blanking the Japanese. |
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SLEDGE GAMES POSTPONED Following this morning's 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan, the Japanese Paralympic Committee has postponed both games scheduled for today and pushed them, and tomorrow's games, back by one day. » more |
CANADA 2 - UNITED STATES 1 Billy Bridges scored both goals and Benoit St-Amand made a huge penalty shot save with 60 seconds to go as Canada opened its tournament with a victory over the Americans in a game delayed by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake. |
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SLEDGE TEAM SET FOR For the first time since last March's Paralympic Winter Games, Canada will hit the ice for a major international sledge hockey tournament, taking on Japan, Norway and the United States at an event in Nagano, Japan. » more |
WINNIPEG TO HOST SLEDGE Canada's National Sledge Team will visit the MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg, Man., for a training camp this week ahead of the 4 Nations tournament in Japan in March and April's World Sledge Hockey Challenge in London, Ont. » more |
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