German goalie Seliger almost holds off Canada
Attention, NHL shoppers. Need a goalie? If so, check out Marc Seliger, netminder for Germany's surprising 2002 men's Olympic team.

Finland surprises Russia to clinch second
Captain Teemu Selanne scored the first of three straight goals as Finland surprised Russia 3-1 Monday to clinch second place in its Olympic hockey group.

Sweden tops Germany to secure top seed
With nothing to gain from a win, Sweden could have relaxed.
      Instead, the Olympics' smoothest hockey team rolled into the quarterfinals with its stylish, cerebral game in fine form.

U.S. starts slow, then routs Belarus 8-1
All the pieces were in place for a stunning upset. Belarus had taken a 1-0 lead on the U.S. men's hockey team just 20 seconds into Monday's game, and its goalie, Andrei Mezin, was putting on a clinic, making 15 saves in the first period to maintain that edge.

Czech Republic 3, Canada 3, tie
Rarely has a tie felt more like a victory for Canada. Joe Nieuwendyk scored with 3 1/2 minutes left after Mario Lemieux scored twice as Canada rallied for a much-needed 3-3 tie with the Czech Republic in the Olympic tournament on Monday.

Salo saves Swedes in victory vs. Czechs

Russians look to future with 4-1 win

Face-off fodder

U.S. taking its next foe — Belarus — seriously

Matchup is looming for U.S. and Canada

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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