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Canadian women hold off U.S., tie Rivalry Series

Canada beat the United States 4-3 on Thursday night to tie the best-of-three Rivalry Series at a game apiece.

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U.S. shuts out Canada behind Rigsby's 33 saves

Alex Rigsby made 33 saves and Hilary Knight scored as the United States earned a 1-0 victory over Canada on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series between the rivals.

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Finland beats U.S. for world junior hockey gold

Kaapo Kakko scored with 1:26 left to give Finland its fifth world junior hockey title 3-2 over the United States on Saturday.

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U.S. to face Finland in world junior hockey final

The United States advanced to the world junior hockey final with a 2-1 victory over Russia on Friday and will take on Finland in Saturday night's championship game.

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Canada, Sweden out; U.S. in world juniors semis

Canada and Sweden tumbled out of the world junior hockey title chase in stunning quarterfinal collapses. Meanwhile, the U.S. beat the Czech Republic to advance to the semis.

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U.S. finishes 2nd in Group B at world juniors

Northeastern's Tyler Madden scored twice and Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist as the United States closed out the preliminary round of the world junior hockey championship Monday with a 4-1 win over Finland.

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Farabee hat trick keys U.S. rout at world juniors

Joel Farabee scored three goals in a span of 6:52 of the first period, and the U.S. improved to 2-0 at the world juniors with an 8-2 win over Kazakhstan.

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Canada, Russia notch victories at world juniors

Canada held off Switzerland, Russia beat Denmark, Sweden defeated Slovakia and Finland triumphed over Kazakhstan on Thursday in the world junior hockey championship.

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U.S. rallies to top Slovakia in world junior opener

Mikey Anderson and Evan Barratt scored early in the third period, and the United States rallied to beat Slovakia 2-1 on Wednesday night to open the IIHF World Junior Championship.

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Jagr named hockey ambassador for '22 Games

Jaromir Jagr, who has participated in five Winter Olympics and won gold with the Czechs 20 years ago, has signed on as the official hockey ambassador for the 2022 Games.

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Hockey Hall adds woman to selection committee

Angela Ruggiero applauds the addition of Cassie Campbell-Pascall to the Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee, saying diversity was much needed.

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U.S. women beat Canada to win 4 Nations Cup

Hilary Knight scored twice as the Americans reinforced their status as the No. 1 team in the world by beating archrival Canada 5-2 on Saturday night to win the fourth straight Four Nations Cup.

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Brodt lifts U.S. past Canada in 4 Nations Cup

Sydney Brodt scored with 1:38 left to give the United States a 2-1 victory over Canada on Wednesday night in the Four Nations Cup, the first meeting between the teams since the Olympic final.

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U.S. women open Four Nations defense with win

Brianna Decker, Hilary Knight and Dani Cameranesi each had a goal and an assist to help the U.S. women's hockey team beat Finland 5-1 on Tuesday to open its defense of the Four Nations Cup.

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Kenya Ice Lions team up with Sidney Crosby & NHL stars

The Kenya Ice Lions may be the only team in Kenya, but their love for the sport brings them to Toronto to team up with Sidney Crosby and other NHL stars.

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Sweden coaches' ban off over removing silvers

Three Sweden coaches who quickly took off their silver medals after losing the title game at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship have won appeals against bans.

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NHL quietly helped USA Hockey fund women

The NHL helped end a stalemate between the U.S. women's national hockey team and USA Hockey last year by bridging a "sizable" financial gap, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN.

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Rivals on USA, Canada hockey teams marry

Team USA and Team Canada ice hockey Olympic rivals Meghan Duggan and Gillian Apps were married on Saturday in Maine.

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Gretzky: NHL players in Olympics 'much better'

Wayne Gretzky says he hopes the NHL and players' association can "somehow figure this out" when it comes to league players competing in the Olympics.

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U.S.-born NHL players honor late exec Johannson

Sunday's Stars & Stripes Showdown featured more than two dozen U.S.-born hockey players who came together to pay tribute to Jim Johannson, the assistant executive director of USA Hockey who died of heart disease in January.

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Preds GM Poile tops U.S. Hockey HOF class

Predators general manager David Poile headlines the 2018 class of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

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Gretzky named ambassador for Beijing team

Wayne Gretzky has been named a global ambassador for Beijing's Kunlun Red Star and will focus on youth development in China.

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Decker, Bellamy sign with CWHL's Calgary Inferno

U.S. gold medalists Brianna Decker and Kacey Bellamy, both former Boston Pride stars in the NWHL, will play with the Calgary Inferno of the CWHL this upcoming season.