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'The greatest rivalry in sports': Canada, U.S. on another collision course for women's hockey gold
One team dominates the world championship. The other owns the Olympics. Barring an unthinkable upset, Canada and the United States will once again battle for women's hockey supremacy at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
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Natalie Spooner willing to do dirty work needed to win hockey gold
Natalie Spooner has the size, speed and tenacity to be a star. She can score goals and her defensive game is rounding out. The trick for the 27-year-old is to find the consistency that will make her a star.
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Canada's Olympic women's hockey team a strong mix of veterans, newcomers
Canada will go with an experienced team that should get a jolt from some new faces when it attempts to win a fifth straight gold medal in women's hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Working overtime: Canadian hockey player is also a cop
Think you have a stressful job? Meghan Agosta has two. The veteran Canadian hockey forward is also a cop in Vancouver. Lucky for her, she loves both jobs.
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Marie-Philip Poulin focused on Olympic gold — not Hall of Fame
When it was suggested to her that she is already a lock to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame — having scored the gold medal-winning goal in each of the past two Winter Olympic Games — Marie-Philip Poulin simply smiles. That's because Olympic gold remains her focus.
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Hockey mom: Meaghan Mikkelson juggles parenthood with national team
Like many women, Meaghan Mikkelson is trying to balance her career with being a mother. Unlike most, she's trying to win a third Olympic hockey gold medal.
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Canada's women haven't figured out how to consistently beat American rivals
Americans are favoured by many to win the gold medal in Pyeongchang and have now won the past three Four Nations Cups as well as the past three world championships.
Size doesn't stop Canada's Jocelyne Larocque from playing a gritty game
Jocelyne Larocque and Team Canada will face the United States in the gold medal game of the Four Nations Cup in Tampa Bay Sunday afternoon.
Sting of 2014 rejection keeps Canada's Bailey Bram motivated
Bailey Bram could barely watch Canada's women play for hockey gold at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, so deep was the hurt at being cut from the team.
The descendant: Laura Stacey comes from hockey royalty
She never met her famous great-grandfather, but Laura Stacey is playing up to the standard King Clancy set during his Hall of Fame hockey career.