Hockey Day

Today kicks off the men's hockey in the olympics.

In the other match in Group A, U.S.A beat Switzerland 3-1.



Canada vs. Norway

First period.
Canada on the upper hand. Winning in shots 14 - 4.
3 penalties in the first

Second period.
Canada starting off the period good.
GOAL!!!!!!!!
Jerome Ignla, its his 3rd olympics. He gets Canada rolling in the opening minutes of the first game in the Preliminary round. The puck gets passed out and a shot from around the blue line beats the goalie. Powerplay goal.
GOAL!!!!! 2-0 Canada
Shot from the blue line by Joe Thornton tipped in front by Dani Heatley.
Great chance for canada Richards open in front of the net and just backhands wide to the left side of the net.
Shot by Roymark for Norway
Comes back the other side and shot by Rick Nash.
Penalty for Patrice Bergeron, Norway on the Powerplay
Luongo makes the save.
2 man advantage for Norway, Stall gets the penalty.
Shot from the blue line saved by luongo
2 man advantage shortened to 1. Norway on the power play for 40 more seconds
GOAL!!!!!!!
Mike Richards picks up the rebound from behind the net and wraps around and gets it through the five hole(through the legs)
Canada shoot blocked in front by a canadian
Icing called against the Norwegians.
Powerplay Canada, 2 minute penalty for Anders
Crosby shoots
Crosby shoots again tipped wide
Powerplay over
3 mins left in the 2nd period
Dani Heatley gets a penalty, 2minutes for slashing
2nd period ends
16 shots to 6 for canada in that second period
30 - 10 for canada overall

3rd Period starts
GOAL!!!!!!!
Getzlaf goal backhand from right in front
Only 4mins and 29 seconds into the third period
4-0 CANADA!!!!!!!!!!
GOAL Canada!!!!!!
Norway changes the goalie
5-0
Dani Heatley's second goal
From the left side, a thunderbolt going in on the goalie's right side.
Goal Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jerome Ingla
6-0 Canada
Rick Nash across the net and Iginla coming in on the other side to tap it in.
canada on the attack he spins and shoots but, no goal
9:31 left in the third period
Canada shot off the stick of Hansen and out of play
Team Canada 15 players with at least a point tonight
Goal Canada 7-0
Eric staal shoots through the goalie's legs
Just staying there right in front of the Norwegian's net, norway tries to clear but
Corey Perry gets the stick to it.
Canada is on fire today, what a great way to start of the hockey campaign
Shots 40 Canada and 15 Norway
Norway come up with the puck but loses ot and Nash comes up the other way
Canada out chanced the norwegians with 26 scoring chances to 7... so far
few great chances for canada noone there to finish, some good dekes from canada as well
canada dump the puck in Norway's half
crosby feeds it across, too hot to handle
Canada keep the puck
GOAL!!!!!!!! 8-0
Nash does a spinning wrist shot, which Iginla tips off his stick with perfect hand-eye coordination through his legs and past norway's goalie beauty of a goal
3 2 1 buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
game over final score Canada 8-0 Norway
Jerome Iginla reports a hat-trick
very eventful night
very easy night for canada
we can all sleep happy tonight folks