MILAN, Feb 11 : Finland were left searching for answers after a grim 4-1 defeat to Slovakia to kick off their Winter Olympic title defence on Wednesday, as their coach said they would need to get better in a competitive ice hockey group stage.Finland were tipped by oddsmakers as one of a few teams that could

Juraj Slafkovsky had Slovakia's only two goals four years ago in the first men's hockey game at the Beijing Olympics, a convincing loss to Finland. Slafkovsky again scored twice in the tournament opener. Only this time, Slovakia upset Finland 4-1 Wednesday to get the first Olympics with NHL players in…

MILAN, Feb 12 : Canada played their last two group games without injured captain Marie-Philip Poulin and uncertainty surrounds the return of the five-times Olympian heading into the quarter-finals of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament.Poulin suffered a lower body injury in Canada's second group game wh

MILAN, Feb 12 : Defending champions Canada sailed to a 5-0 win over Finland to secure second spot in Group A of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Thursday, where the victors were still without injured captain Marie-Philip Poulin in the final game of the group stage.Coming in on the back of a humbli

MILAN, Feb 12 : Defending champions Canada cruised to a 5-0 win over Finland to secure second spot in Group A of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Thursday, as they coped again without injured captain Marie-Philip Poulin in their final group game.After a humbling 5-0 loss to rivals the U.S., Canada

MILAN, Feb 11 : Underdogs Italy made podium contenders Sweden work for their 5-2 win in the men's ice hockey group stage on Wednesday and Slovakia stunned defending champions Finland 4-1, as the Olympic tournament delivered thrills on its opening day.The two Nordic titans were expected to notch routine wins i