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Is The Red Machine Back?
by Paul on 05/11/09 at 12:47 PM ET
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from Russia Today,
After winning it’s second consecutive World Championship beating Canada in the final, Russia took over first position in the IIHF World Ranking. But does this really mean the beginning of the new Red Machine era?
It’s the first time since its establishment in 2004 that Russia tops the World Ranking. Consequently, runner-up Canada falls down to second, Sweden remains in third position, Finland in fourth.
Though it’s difficult to overestimate the importance of Sunday’s victory, the Russian team management makes no secret that their main goal is Vancouver 2010 gold.
Before the Winter Olympics 2010 “it was important for us to show that we are stronger than Canada,” Russia’s head coach Vyacheslav Bykov told Itar-Tass after the game.
“This victory is crucial before Vancouver. We showed that we are a team that can win,” Bykov said before adding: “We deliberately gave away the initiative to Canada in the second and third periods. We were sure about the success of our defensive ice hockey,” the Russian head coach said.
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