Canada: 5 W - 1 T - 1 L, Gold Medal With one game left to play, Canada looked like a lock for silver at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Austin Barnes Jersey . A 5-4 loss to Sweden in their second-last game had put Canada behind the stacked Soviets in the standings. Sweden had scored three goals in 96 seconds to stun the Canadians and and put the Russians in the drivers seat. Russia had lost to Canada earlier in the round-robin, but led the standings at 5-1-0 while Canada was 4-1-1. All the Soviets needed was a win over Sweden in their final game and the gold was theirs. Canada had to beat Czechoslovakia and hope the Swedes could get at least a tie against Russia. That would give Canada the gold based on their head-to-head win over the Russians. But that was a tall order. Russia had a ton of future NHL talent, including Pavel Bure, Alexei Zhamnov, Sergei Zubov and Andrei Kovalenko. And the Czechs had Robert Reichel, Bobby Holik, Jiri Slegr and a big kid named Jaromir Jagr. Canada countered with its own stars like Eric Lindros and Dave Chyzowski, not to mention the usual Grade-A grinders like Kris Draper and Mike Ricci. It was perhaps the most well-balanced team Canada had ever iced at the tournament. They also had an ace in the hole in Stephane Fiset, who would be named the tournaments top goaltender. On the tournaments final day, all looked lost. Canada was beating the Czechs 2-1 behind Fisets brilliance, but was struggling to hold the lead. Russia, meanwhile, was ahead of the Swedes 5-4 late in their game. But the Swedes did Canada a huge favour, scoring with one second left on the clock to tie the Soviets 5-5, opening the door for Canada. Word of the Swedish miracle hit the Canadian bench with 2:37 left in their match with Czechoslovakia. They rallied to hold off Jagr and company, winning 2-1 to claim a miracle gold medal. Final Standings TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS Canada 7 5 1 1 36 18 11 Soviet Union 7 5 1 1 50 23 11 Czechoslovak. 7 5 2 0 51 17 10 Finland 7 4 2 1 32 21 9 Sweden 7 4 2 1 38 29 9 Norway 7 2 5 0 25 51 4 United States 7 1 6 0 22 37 2 Poland 7 0 7 0 7 65 0 Team Canada Roster (GP - G - A - Pts) David Chyzowski (7 - 9 - 4 - 13) Mike Needham (7 - 3 - 4 - 7) Dwayne Norris (7 - 2 - 4 - 6) Stu Barnes (7 - 2 - 4 - 6) Wes Walz (7 - 2 - 3 - 5) Eric Lindros (7 - 4 - 0 - 4) Dan Ratushny (7 - 2 - 2 - 4) Patrice Brisebois (7 - 2 - 2 - 4) Kevin Haller (7 - 2 - 2 - 4) Mike Ricci (5 - 0 - 4 - 4) Mike Craig (7 - 3 - 0 - 3) Kent Manderville (7 - 1 - 2 - 3) Scott Pellerin (7 - 2 - 0 - 2) Steven Rice (7 - 2 - 0 - 2) Kris Draper (7 - 0 - 2 - 2) Stewart Malgunas (7 - 0 - 1 - 1) Jason Herter (7 - 0 - 1 - 1) Adrien Plavsic (7 - 0 - 1 - 1) Team Canada Goaltending (W-L-T - GAA - SO) Stephane Fiset (5-1-1 - 2.57 - 1) Trevor Kidd (0-0-0 - 0.00 - 0) Tournament All-Stars G - Stephane Fiset (CAN) F - Dave Chyzowski (CAN) D - Alexander Godynyuk (USSR) F - Jaromir Jagr (CZE) D - Jiri Slegr (CZE) F - Robert Reichel (CZE) Top Scorers PLAYER GP G A P Robert Reichel (CZE) 7 11 10 21 Jaromir Jagr (CZE) 7 5 13 18 Dave Chyzowski (CAN) 7 9 4 13 Patric Englund (SWE) 7 9 2 11 Bobby Holik (CZE) 7 6 5 11 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1977-1981 Kyle Garlick Jersey . The Los Angeles Clippers showed them just how ugly that life could be. Jared Dudley scored a season-high 21 points, Chris Paul added 16 points and 17 assists, and the Clippers jumped all over the Bulls in Roses absence for a 121-82 victory Sunday. Los Angeles Dodgers Pro Shop . And former Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson certainly knows his pain. "Its pretty hard to coach there without allowing some of these things to kind of affect you," Wilson told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun in his ESPN. https://www.cheapdodgersonline.com/105h-kyle-garlick-jersey-dodgers.html .com) - Mike Conley scored 20 points with five assists to help the Memphis Grizzlies remain unbeaten with a 91-89 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.Each week, The Reporters put their thumbs out to the good and the bad in the world of sports. This week they discuss J.R. Smiths antics, Dennis Rodmans trip to North Korea, Toronto FCs spending and the inspiring story of a California high-school basketball player. Bruce Arthur, National Post: My thumb is down to J.R. Smith, the illegitimate clown prince of basketball. The New York Knicks are their own unique brand of farce, but Smith takes it to a different, dumber level. This week he was fined $50,000 for trying to untie an opponents shoelace again, after being warned by the NBA, hey, dont try to untie an opponents shoelace again. This had literally never happened before. He had already been suspended in his career for fights, for drugs, and even for reckless driving causing a death, and he has said over and over, "Ive learned." But he never learns. Hes a player with talent, no desire to shape it, no thoughts of consequences, and the brain of a slow-ish ostrich. Someone should tie his shoelaces together, and be done with it. Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun: My thumb is down to Dennis Rodman and his bizarre egotistical nonsensical attempt at diplomacy with his latest visit to North Korea. This isnt the Richard Nixon days, when ping-pong began to unfreeze the relationship between the United States and China. This is today, and this is the clown Rodman, trying to look serious in a political arena. The situation becomes all the more troubling when you consider Rodmans patty-cake friendship with dictator and admirer Kim Jong-un. While in North Korea, Rodman suggested that American tour guide, Kenneth Bae, jailed 15 years for state subversion, was at fault for being held captive and after saying that, bllamed his verbal outburst on drinking too much. Manny Mota Jersey. Dennis Rodman is, was, and remains something of a sporting embarrassment. The fact he is playing a more difficult game here only makes it worse. Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated: My thumb is up to Toronto FC for its showy efforts at ending its culture of failure. This week the club repatriated Canadian midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. It then made a global splash by acquiring striker Jermain Defoe from Tottenham and signing another midfielder, American international Michael Bradley, who had been languishing at A.S. Roma. MLSEs $100 million moves faintly echo President Tim Leiwekes investment in David Beckham when Leiweke was in Los Angeles, although labeling MLS most dismal team a "super club" is wildly premature. The last Toronto team to "win" an offseason was the blue jays last winter. Howd that turn out? Dave Hodge, TSN: My thumb is up to California high-school basketball player Austin Hatch, and this story will explain itself. In two airplane crashes eight years apart that killed his father, mother, stepmother, brother and sister, Austin Hatch narrowly escaped death himself. The most recent crash in 2011 left Hatch in a coma for two months. 10 days earlier, he had committed to a basketball scholarship at the University of Michigan. This week, he played in a high-school game for the first time since the crash - his first shot was a three-point attempt, he made it - his schoolmates roared and his teammates jumped from the bench and stormed the court, causing an emotional celebration....and a technical foul. Hatch still looks forward to Michigan, where his scholarship will be honored. Thumbs up all around. Indeed. ' ' '