http://worldbestsports.com News, Articles and Updates.... Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:22:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://worldbestsports.com/central-auckland-reach-hockey-league-finals/3842/ http://worldbestsports.com/central-auckland-reach-hockey-league-finals/3842/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:00:37 +0000 admin-t http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3842 Central and Auckland will have two bites of the cherry after both their men’s and women’s teams qualified for the National Hockey League finals in Wellington today. Central’s men, who had never reached an NHL semifinal before, were staring down the barrel at 3-1 down with 10 minutes to play against defending champions Capital. But [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/central-auckland-reach-hockey-league-finals/3842/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/rinne-looks-to-return-to-vezina-caliber-standard/3331/ http://worldbestsports.com/rinne-looks-to-return-to-vezina-caliber-standard/3331/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:00:47 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3331 When one sees Pekka Rinne fill up the net with his 6-foot-5 frame and stop the puck with remarkable athleticism, it’s difficult to think of a more imposing goaltender in hockey. It’s even more difficult to believe Rinne was taken in the eighth round, with the 258th pick, in 2004, and this was just his [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/rinne-looks-to-return-to-vezina-caliber-standard/3331/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/the-rangers-shut-out-the-best-team-in-hockey-last-night/2401/ http://worldbestsports.com/the-rangers-shut-out-the-best-team-in-hockey-last-night/2401/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:34:00 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=2401 Twenty-four hours ago, we’d have told you that the Rangers’ best win of the year came back on November 15 in Pittsburgh — the game they won on a Ryan Callahan overtime winner that came shortly after Marc Staal’s late equalizer. They now have a new best win of the year. Last night, the Rangers [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/the-rangers-shut-out-the-best-team-in-hockey-last-night/2401/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/james-and-granato-part-of-long-list-to-be-honoured/1896/ http://worldbestsports.com/james-and-granato-part-of-long-list-to-be-honoured/1896/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:41:02 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=1896 There is a long list of female hockey pioneers who will be inducted in to the Hockey Hall of Fame down the road. Geraldine Heaney, Shirley Cameron, Abby Hoffman, Justine Blainey, Colin McKenzie for his work in developing the Toronto Aeros organization, France St-Louis and Danielle Goyette are among so many builders and players from [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/james-and-granato-part-of-long-list-to-be-honoured/1896/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/rivals-eye-olympic-hockey-berth/1844/ http://worldbestsports.com/rivals-eye-olympic-hockey-berth/1844/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:59:33 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=1844 Former champions India and Pakistan stand in the way as South Korea defend their Asian Games field hockey title with a ticket to the London Olympics at stake. Under International Hockey Federation rules, the winner — and possibly the losing finalist — in the 10-nation competition will get a direct entry to the 2012 Games. [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/rivals-eye-olympic-hockey-berth/1844/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/chad-ruhwedel-named-hockey-east-rookie-of-the-week/1771/ http://worldbestsports.com/chad-ruhwedel-named-hockey-east-rookie-of-the-week/1771/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:32:41 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=1771 UMass Lowell hockey freshman Chad Ruhwedel (San Diego, Calif.) was named the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week by the conference office on Monday. Ruhwedel tallied three points on a goal and two assists during a weekend split with Providence and Northeastern. The blue-liner was explosive during the River Hawks’ home opener with [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/chad-ruhwedel-named-hockey-east-rookie-of-the-week/1771/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/pakistan-will-end-losing-streak-against-india-in-asian-games/1724/ http://worldbestsports.com/pakistan-will-end-losing-streak-against-india-in-asian-games/1724/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:53:15 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=1724 Pakistan’s hockey captain Zeeshan Ashraf is confident that his team can end its losing streak against India and tame the arch-rivals in next month’s Asian Games at Guangzhou in China. Pakistan and India will meet in a crucial Pool B encounter of the Asian Games hockey event November 20. “We have to win our match [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/pakistan-will-end-losing-streak-against-india-in-asian-games/1724/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/late-goal-rescues-spartans-hockey-after-they-squander-lead/1692/ http://worldbestsports.com/late-goal-rescues-spartans-hockey-after-they-squander-lead/1692/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:40:05 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=1692 Dustin Gazley scored with 5:07 to play to give Michigan State a 3-2 victory over visiting Maine on Friday in a non-league game at Munn Arena. The Spartans (1-0-1) had built a 2-0 lead on a first-period goal by Brock Shelgren and a second-period goal by Brett Perlini, but Maine (1-1-2) tied the game on [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/late-goal-rescues-spartans-hockey-after-they-squander-lead/1692/feed/ 2 http://worldbestsports.com/black-sticks-confident-ahead-of-aussie-challenge/1633/ http://worldbestsports.com/black-sticks-confident-ahead-of-aussie-challenge/1633/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:10:03 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=1633 Hockey has ignited the Games and New Zealand’s men’s team is about to step into a theatre like few others. India became overnight heroes when they beat Pakistan 7-4 in front of 20,000 heaving fans at Dhyan Chand National Stadium to advance to the semifinals. The hosts will play England, just a few hours after [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/black-sticks-confident-ahead-of-aussie-challenge/1633/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/canada-ties-england-in-field-hockey/1600/ http://worldbestsports.com/canada-ties-england-in-field-hockey/1600/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:06:38 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=1600 Goalkeeper Antoni Kindler made some spectacular saves Thursday, helping Canada to a 1-1 draw with England in men’s field hockey at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Vancouver’s Ian Smythe surprised England with a field goal in the 13th minute and Canada kept the lead until halftime. Simon Mantell got the equalizer through a reverse [...]

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