Canada ends 50-year drought, wins gold in men's hockey
Oh, yes, Canada. Canada finally ended its agonizing 50-year wait to win the Olympic gold medal in its national sport, beating the United States as Jerome Iginla and Joe Sakic each scored twice in a historic 5-2 victory Sunday.

U.S., Canada chasing men's hockey dream
Today, either the United States or Canada lives the Olympic men's hockey dream. On both sides of the border, North Americans wait and watch. And it's not to find out who will lose.

Bronze for Russia
To briefly summarize what happened at the conclusion of the bronze-medal game Saturday at the E Center:

Teammates face off in U.S.-Canada game
The starting goaltenders almost live in the same area code. Four of the players are in the same National Hockey League club. They all play in the same league. One of the players is the boss of the other country's coach.

Criticism upsets federation chief

USA vs. Canada: A breakdown

Colorful history

Face—off fodder

Olympic hockey scoring leaders

Gold medal: Canada 5, United States 2

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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