Role of NHL players in Games is still a sore spot
Controversy over the participation of NHL players in the 2002 Winter Games festers by the day.

Men's hockey: Germany advances with win over Latvia
Klaus Kathan and Leonard Soccio each had a goal and an assist as Germany advanced to the final round of Olympic hockey with a 4-1 victory over Latvia Tuesday night.

Women's hockey: Finland shuts out China
Riikka Nieminen had three assists on Tuesday to lead Finland to a 4-0 victory over China in the Olympic women's hockey tournament.

Women's hockey: U.S. crushes Germany
Karen Bye had two goals and two assists and Natalie Darwitz scored twice as the United States dominated Germany 10-0 Tuesday in the opening round of Olympic hockey.

Men's hockey: Austrians win first Olympic game since '94

Canadian women warm up with 7-0 thrashing of Kazakstan

Belarus is Dream Team of early rounds

Canadian, Russian women face off Tuesday in W.V.

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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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Ice hockey medalists in Nagano