Slovakian team misses its NHL players in loss to Germany; Belarus and Latvia win
Going in, Slovakia's men's hockey team knew it would disadvantaged. Now that it may be going out much sooner than anticipated, it's not at all happy with just how handicapped it is.

Men's hockey: Germany stuns Austria with late goal
Andreas Loth scored with 1:14 to play as surprising Germany moved into position to advance to the medal round of men's Olympic hockey, beating Austria 3-2 Sunday night.

Men's hockey: Latvia, Slovakia finished tied in high-scoring game
Atvars Tribuncovs finished off a three-goal rally and Latvia stayed alive in the Olympic hockey tournament by tying Slovakia 6-6 Sunday night — eliminating the Slovaks from any chance of advancing.

Face-off fodder: Men's hockey — preliminary round

U.S., Canada rule women's hockey

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Hockey — the stuff of hard fights and 'miracles' Ice hockey was developed in Canada in the late 1800s and within several decades evolved into an international sport most popular in the cold-weather regions of North America and Europe. It became an Olympic sport at the 1920 Games in Antwerp, Belgium.

U.S. men's hockey going for gold — and some respect In 1980, Herb Brooks and his group of young overachievers made the United States and the rest of the hockey world believe in miracles. On top of beating the highly favored and feared Soviet Union, they also won the Olympic gold medal at the Lake Placid Games.

Hockey Dream Teams from around globe Approximately 160 NHL players from 12 different countries will make their way to the Wasatch Front next month to compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics. That's about a third more than Nagano in 1998 when 120 NHLers from nine countries hit the ice.

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