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1. Great opportunity

Author

Wigge, Larry

Subjects
National Hockey League -- International aspects, Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Hockey -- International aspects, Hockey players -- Evaluation
Abstract

Ask an American what the defining moment for hockery in his country is and he will without hesitation begin talking about the United States's victory over Russia that set up […]

Published
1998

2. Names to know in Nagano

Author

Penner, Mike

Subjects
Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Olympic athletes -- Evaluation
Abstract

Every fourth February, a sports fan's fancy, along with his television, turns from those annual winter favorites -- college basketball, NBA and NHL -- to combined-pursuit cross-country skiing, two-seater luge, […]

Published
1998

3. World dominator

Author

Rosenbloom, Steve

Subjects
Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Goaltenders (Hockey) -- Evaluation, Hockey -- Czech Republic
Abstract

Dominik Hasek takes over the hockey universe in leding the Czech Republic to the gold medal Vladislav Tretiak looked on helplessly. The goalie consultant for the Blackhawks was watching himself, […]

Published
1998

4. Profound difference

Author

Knisley, Michael

Subjects
Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Professionalism in sports -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

In '98 at Nagano, it should be a case of out with the cold and in with a truly professional Olympics These really were the Games of ice and snow. […]

Published
1994

6. An open wound

Author

Killion, Ann

Subjects
Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Hockey players -- Behavior
Abstract

As the hockey season nears its crescendo, let's not forget there are still NHL players out there who need to answer for the incident in Japan Here we are in […]

Published
1998

7. A no-go in Nagano

Author

Miklasz, Bernie

Subjects
Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Hockey -- Competitions
Abstract

After winning the World Cup in 1996, Team USA assumed it would roll into the Olympics and have the same success. its overall effort was fine -- no players dogged […]

Published
1998

8. Pros and cons

Author

Killion, Ann

Subjects
Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Hockey -- Competitions, Women's hockey -- Competitions
Abstract

The NHL had hoped hockey would be one of the biggest stories of the Olympics. They got their wish. Just not the way they expected. The purest hockey story of […]

Published
1998

9. 13 feet of ice

Author

Wigge, Larry

Subjects
Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Hockey -- Buildings and facilities
Abstract

He is standing at ice level, watching, studying his opponents. A trench coat gives him the look of a KGB agent, but Swedish defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom is nothing so sinister. […]

Published
1998

10. Friend or enemy? Old loyalties are put on ice

Author

Wigge, Larry

Subjects
Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Hockey -- International aspects, Hockey players -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Abstract

Brett Hull and Gary Suter are sitting in a bar at Nagano's Olympic village, only a couple of days before the United States will meet Canada in the teams' final […]

Published
1998

11. A field of dream teams

Author

Ogrean, Dave

Subjects
Winter Olympics -- 1998 AD, Hockey -- International aspects
Abstract

To many, the revelation that the National Hockey league would take a 16-day midseason hiatus so its stars could play in the Olympics meant a tournament in Nagano, Japan, as […]

Published
1998

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