Ralph Krueger’s post-game press conference — after Team Europe stunned Sweden 3-2 in overtime of their World Cup of Hockey semifinal — covered a wide spectrum of topics, including a reference to comparing water-skiing passes with Canada’s Mike Babcock. That’s one of many reasons why the European bench boss has become the coach everyone is raving about at the World Cup. But the most important details Krueger spoke about following his team’s Sunday afternoon win was how a group of players from eight different countries continually got better from the moment the tournament started. The puck struck his skate before it trickled past Sweden netminder Henrik Lundqvist, prompting a review. That goal, though, stood, and touched off a scene with the European team holding each other and jumping up and down in the corner.

Source: thestar September 25, 2016 22:30 UTC