Sochi 2014 Women's Hockey Notes

Our archive of notes from the 2014 Sochi Olympic Women's Hockey Tournament



IIHF Notes

February 18-- Dropping Olympic hockey 'will never happen'
February 18-- Women's hockey will 'never be kicked out of Winter Olympics: IIHF President
February 18-- Women's hockey will remain in Olympics: Official
February 9-- IIHF meets with IOC at Sochi Olympics over the future of the women's game

General Observations

February 15-- Experience in women's hockey fuels global jaunt
February 17-- What's wrong with Olympic women's hockey? Not Much
February 8-- Olympic women's tournament starts with familiar theme


Team by Team Notes

Canada

February 20-- Canada, USA women show the Olympic bosses just what they may miss...  HN
February 20-- Poulin, Wickenheiser and Johnston lead Canada's gold medal scoring chance charge
February 20-- Canada, U. S. take women's hockey rivalry to new heights
February 20-- Team Canada's Edmonton-area relatives elated about gold medal win
February 20-- Canada's golden generation in women's hockey pulls it off one more time
February 20-- Canada's gold medal in women's hockey bittersweet for coach that resigned in December
February 20-- Canadian women's team pulls off most sensational Olympic hockey victory ever for this country
February 20-- Canadian women's hockey team wins Olympic gold with stunning comeback
February 20-- Canada's golden day hard to beat
February 20-- Canada beats USA in overtime for Olympic women's hockey gold in game for the ages
February 20-- Olympic celebration breaks out on Bob Elliot's flight to Vancouver
February 20-- Canadian women's hockey coach Kevin Dineen wins gold medal after taking job in November
February 20-- Canada completes stunning gold-medal comeback
February 20-- Is this Hayley Wickenheiser's last Olympic hockey game? Maybe, but she isn't saying
February 19-- Canadian women look for 4th straight Olympic Gold against arch-rival U. S.
February 19-- Canada readies for golden women's hockey showdown with U. S.
February 19-- Team Canada brings gold-medal experience to women's final
February 18-- Wickenheiser, Canada set to face U. S. for Olympic gold, again
February 18-- Granato and Ferraro are heads of a divided hockey household
February 17-- Canada, U. S. to meet yet again in Olympic women's hockey final
February 17-- Ex-Dallas Stars captain Mike Modano calls Canada-U. S. Olympic women's hockey rivalry a 'cat fight'
February 17-- Canadian women get by Swiss to reach Olympic final vs. U. S.
February 17-- Canada. U. S. on collision course in women's hockey 
February 17--
February 16-- Canada's goalies battling for starts in women's hockey medal round
February 16-- Canadian women's coach Dineen counting on defensive pair
February 15-- Canadian women to face Switzerland in semi-finals
February 15-- Canadian women could get Haley Iriwn back for semi-finals
February 14-- Hayley Wickenheiser thinks Sochi Olympics have been an outstanding Games
February 14-- Canada's women relaxed ahead of Olympic hockey semifinals
February 12-- Canada's Meghan Agosta-Marciano finds more birthday magic in Olympic hockey win over United States
February 12-- Controversial goal helps Canada's women top U. S. at Olympics
February 12-- Canada beats U. S. 3-2
February 11-- Get set for a barn burner as Canada, U. S. hockey women set to meet in Sochi
February 11-- USA- Canada is the 'Stanley Cup' of women's hockey
February 10-- Canada, U. S. gear up for bonus game in Olympic women's hockey tournament
February 10-- Canada's dominance in women's hockey appears to be fading
February 10-- Dineen leads Canada to 2-0 record in women's hockey
February 8-- Szabados gets her goalie helmet the way she wants for Sochi

Finland

February 18-- Finland beats Russia 4-0 in women's ice hockey to claim fifth place
February 15-- Sweden upsets Finland 4-2 in Olympic women's hockey playoffs
February 12-- Finland beats Switzerland 4-3 in overtime to earn first win of Olympic women's hockey

Germany

February 13-- Germany beats Japan 4-0 for first win of Olympic women's hockey tournament

Russia

February 15-- Switzerland beats Russia 2-0 in women's hockey
February 13-- Russia dumps Sweden 3-1 to stay unbeaten

Sweden

February 15-- Sweden upsets Finland 4-2 in Olympic women's hockey playoffs
February 9-- Sweden beats Japan 1-0 in Olympic women's hockey

Switzerland 

February 15-- Canadian women to face Switzerland in semi-finals
February 15-- Switzerland beats Russia 2-0 in women's hockey

USA

February 20-- Marie-Philip Polin's power play goal in OT gives gold to Canada
February 20-- Team Canada tops Team USA 3-2 in overtime for Olympic women's hockey medal
February 20-- Canada women snatch gold from USA with big rally
February 20-- Hilary Knight: OT penalty in U. S. Olympic Hockey Loss a "Bogus call"
February 20-- Canada Stuns United States 3-2 in overtime for fourth straight gold medal
February 20-- "We didn't finish the job": American women suffer agonizing hockey loss
February 20-- U. S. Women fall in OT to Canada in Olympic hockey gold-medal heartbreaker
February 20-- Canada women beat US 3-2 in OT for Olympic Gold
February 20-- U. S. Women's Olympic Hockey Team Can't Grab Gold in Heartbreaking loss
February 18-- Granato and Ferraro are heads of a divided hockey household
February 17-- Canada, U. S. to meet yet again in Olympic women's hockey final
February 17-- Ex-Dallas Stars captain Mike Modano calls Canada-U. S. Olympic women's hockey rivalry a 'cat fight'
February 17-- USA claims berth in the women's hockey gold medal game
February 17-- Like brother, like sister: Kessel siblings share style, talent
February 17-- Canada. U. S. on collision course in women's hockey
February 15-- 4-time Olympian Julie Chu leaves US hockey practice early, nursing left hand
February 11-- USA- Canada is the 'Stanley Cup' of women's hockey
February 10-- Canada, U. S. gear up for bonus game in Olympic women's hockey tournament
February 10-- Americans rout Swiss 9-0 in Olympic women's hockey
February 8--  American women win early at Olympic hockey