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Canucks Seek to Find Killer Instinct Against Kings in Game 6

The Vancouver Canucks will continue their hunt for buried treasure in Game 6 of their opening-round playoff series. So far, as they attempt to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings from the Stanley Cup chase tonight, the Canucks' searches near the beaches of Vancouver and L.A. have proved fruitful. They have re-discovered a...

Snakebit Steve Bernier Comes Up Big for Canucks

Steve Bernier finally got the bounce-back game he was looking for Friday night. The Canucks winger, who was hampered by injuries most of the regular season, scored two goals as the Vancouver Canucks crushed the Los Angeles Kings 7-2 in the fifth game of their opening-round Stanley Cup playoff series at General Motors...

Canucks Chase Kings Goalies Twice in Game 5 Blowout

It took them five games, but on Friday night the Vancouver Canucks finally put on a high-level, 60-minute performance to make their true believers feel a little bit better. In their dominant 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, the Canucks looked like legitimate contenders for a place in the Western Conference final. Of...

Canucks' Quirky Season Could Get Weirder

Ryan Kesler needs just one word to describe the Vancouver Canucks' outlook as they prepare for the Stanley Cup playoffs. "Focused," said Kesler. Which is fitting, since the Canucks have endured many potential roadblocks and distractions on their journey toward the NHL's holy grail. And, two more challenges –...

Jaroslav Halak Leads Slovakia to Upset Win

After seeing blowout after blowout during the preliminary round of the men's hockey tournament, Thursday night's slate of games proved to be the best of the Olympics. After Canada had to scratch and claw for a shootout victory against the (not so) surprising Swiss, Russia found itself in a battle with Slovakia, and...

Pavol Demitra News From the Web

05/24/12 #NHL Tomas Kopecky visits Pavol Demitras grave with... Source: LetsGoKings.com Pavol Demitra's impact on Slovakian hockey can't be understated.
05/21/12 Russians capture world hockey championship Source: The Chronicle Herald Russia steamrolled its way to gold at the IIHF world hockey campionship on Sunday with an impressive 6-2 victory over Slovakia, completing a perfect run through a tournament where it was barely even threatened.
05/20/12 Underdog Slovaks playing for Pavol Source: Calgary Herald - Alberta - Canada How else to explain SlovakiaÃ¢s unlikely march to the gold-medal game at the IIHF World Hockey Championship?
05/09/12 Facts on the Fly: Special Edition Source: LetsGoKings.com I do not mean this thread to be a Debbie Downer but rather a celebration of some past players.

Background on Pavol Demitra

Pavol Demitra (29 November 1974 – 7 September 2011) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player. He played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), two in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (CFIHL)/Slovak Extraliga and one in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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