Don Cherry
05-11-2003, 08:07 PM
Canada wins World Hockey gold!
WebPosted Sun May 11 18:15:43 2003
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - In what will go down as a classic, Canada beat Sweden 3-2 in overtime to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland on Sunday.
Canada's hockey players celebrate after winning the gold medal at the World Hockey Championship in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday. Canada defeated Sweden in overtime 3-2 on a wrap-around goal by Anson Carter.
(AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Anson Carter (New York Rangers) was the hero for Canada scoring a controversial wrap-around goal 14 minutes into the 20-minute sudden death overtime period.
It's the first gold medal victory for Canada at the World Championships since 1997. Led by head coach Andy Murray, the unheralded Canadian squad finished the tournament unbeaten in nine games (8-0-1).
"We worked really hard towards getting this team together," Carter told the Canadian Press. "We held team meetings away from the rink. We just tried hard to get to know each other and become a family....more....
WebPosted Sun May 11 18:15:43 2003
http://www.cbc.ca/pcgi-bin/templates/sportsView.cgi?/news/2003/05/11/Sports/canada_sweden030511
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - In what will go down as a classic, Canada beat Sweden 3-2 in overtime to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland on Sunday.
Canada's hockey players celebrate after winning the gold medal at the World Hockey Championship in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday. Canada defeated Sweden in overtime 3-2 on a wrap-around goal by Anson Carter.
(AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/topstory/sports/cda_worldgold030511.jpg
Anson Carter (New York Rangers) was the hero for Canada scoring a controversial wrap-around goal 14 minutes into the 20-minute sudden death overtime period.
It's the first gold medal victory for Canada at the World Championships since 1997. Led by head coach Andy Murray, the unheralded Canadian squad finished the tournament unbeaten in nine games (8-0-1).
"We worked really hard towards getting this team together," Carter told the Canadian Press. "We held team meetings away from the rink. We just tried hard to get to know each other and become a family....more....