The Russian Hockey Federation has published...
titles playing both times in the final games against Canada, many hockey fans and experts hope that the teams will meet again in the final of the 2010 Olympics.Russia"s Ilya Kovalchuk, who was named the most valuable player of the world championship in Switzerland this year, said he hoped that such a scenario will repeat, but any team is capable of reaching the final.
"One must not take the Olympic Games as a Russia versus Canada [tournament]. Any team can win here. This is not [NHL"s] seven-game play-off series and everything would depend on a definite game, when everything possible might happen. But probably, the majority is waiting for this final, and I hope it will take place," the 26-year-old forward said.
Kovalchuk was also the author of the winning goal in Russia"s 5-4 overtime victory against the hosts at the 2008 World Championship in Canada.
"We have twice defeated Canada in the finals of the world championships in the last two years.
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