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Jeremy White whitey@wgr550.com www.twitter.com/JeremyWGR Rated as the 2nd overall European skater by NHL Central Scouting, Valeri Nichushkin just finished up his first season in the KHL, and has taken home Rookie of the Year honors.

According to the Canadian Press , Ty Rattie of Airdrie, Alberta and Calgary Flames' prospect Tyler Wotherspoon both played an instrumental role in leading the Portland Winterhawks to their first victory at the 2013 Mastercard Memorial Cup .

In the last few years, Clovechok, who is Mr. Hockey in these parts, has been part of induction ceremonies held by the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in Red Deer and the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in Vancouver.

The IIHF Men's World Championships ended yesterday as the Swedes trounced Switzerland 5-1 to take the gold medal.

When Predators forward Craig Smith put on his red, white and blue jersey for Team USA at the IIHF World Championships the last three summers, there seemed to be a sudden shift in his overall play.

Ron Toigo was awarded the rights to a Western Hockey League expansion franchise more than a decade ago, he pledged to bring more than junior hockey to town.

Apr 9, 2013; St. Paul, MN, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Mikael Granlund against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Xcel Energy Center.

Music is a tough business. Thousands of artists are writing and performing tens of thousands of songs every day for little to no wage, trying to strike it big and gain some degree of relevance.

Don Power has written about sports in Newfoundland and Labrador for more than two decades, and has extensive coaching experience in hockey.

This year Korea gave Canadian Brock Radunske Korean citizenship to help the national ice hockey program.

In case you missed the Free Beer & Hot Wings Show this morning, the guys played a tape of a singer performing some anthems before a hockey game this weekend.

You see, Brunner's native country of Switzerland was defeated Sunday in the finals of the world championships by Sweden 5-2. Obviously, it didn't go the way Brunner planned, although seeing Switzerland advance as far as it did was good for the sport back home, he said.

The Buffalo Sabres resign John Scott and the second round of the playoffs continue.

1972 Team Canada's Paul Henderson is greeted by 1972 Soviet team's goalkeeper Vladislav Tretiak as he is inducted at the IIHF Hall of Fame at the world hockey championship in Stockholm Sweden on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

Canada's Eric Staal lies injured on the ice after a hit by Sweden's Alexander Edler at the world hockey championships on Thursday.

Lauren Foss, event manager for Hockey Night in Canada Play On! Vancouver, is recruiting players for Canada's largest street hockey tournament to be held at Coquitlam Centre June 8-9. By Maria Spitale-Leisk - The Tri-City News Published: May 19, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: May 19, 2013 12:48 PM Game on, Tri-City street hockey fans: Coquitlam Centre is ... (more)

The Vancouver Canucks playoff run was short-lived and ended in disappointment, but it gave forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin and defenceman Alexander Edler a chance to join Team Sweden at the IIHF World Championships.

Adrian Dix was inside the Hitching Post Restaurant drinking from a mug stamped with twin six-shooters while outside on the old mining town's main street, with dusk starting to cover the... Henrik Sedin scored twice as Sweden won the gold medal at the IIHF World Hockey Championship with a 5-1 victory over Switzerland on Sunday.

Sweden's Loui Eriksson celebrates his goal against Switzerland with teammates Erik Gustafsson and Gabriel Landeskog during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 19, 2013.

Plans to tear down an old fudge shop to make way for an inn along Mackinac's bustling Main Street... Finland forward Janne Pesonen vies with US forward David Moss on May 19, 2013, in Stockholm.