2:30 p.m.
CANADA vs. SWEDEN – Women’s Hockey
It’s already into the semifinals, but Canada’s Women’s Olympic Team still has top spot in Group A to
play for as it faces Sweden in the preliminary round finale at UBC Thunderbird Arena, and on the big screens
at MCHH. Both teams enter Wednesday’s game at 2-0, and the winner will likely avoid the United States in the
semifinals. The teams last met on Olympic ice in the 2006 gold medal game in Turin, Italy, a game won 4-1 by
the Canadians to claim their second-consecutive Olympic gold.
4:30 p.m.
SWEDEN vs. GERMANY – Men’s Hockey
The defending Olympic gold medalists make their Vancouver debut, led by the dynamic duo of Henrik
and Daniel Sedin and Canada’s Olympic anti-hero, Peter Forsberg (remember his ‘Stamp’ goal in the 1994 gold
medal game shootout?) Canada, Russia and the United States all opened with victories on Tuesday over
lower-ranked opponents, can the Swedes join the other gold medal hopefuls in the win column, or can the
Germans, the lowest-ranked team in Vancouver, pull off an Olympic-sized shocker?
8 p.m.
VICTORY CEREMONIES
It will be another golden moment for Canada on Wednesday night as B.C.’s own Maëlle Ricker receives
the gold medal she earned Tuesday afternoon in the Women’s Snowboard Cross at Cypress Mountain, the second
gold medal for the host nation. Will there be other reasons for Canadians to cheer, from the ice at the
Richmond Olympic Oval and Pacific Coliseum or the slopes of Whistler?
9 p.m.
CENTRE ICE WITH CHRISTINE SIMPSON
Veteran broadcaster and hockey geek extraordinaire Christine Simpson sits down for intimate, 1-on-1
interviews with all the hockey greats who will be visiting Vancouver for the Games, plus surprise guests and
celebrities. You never know who's going to show up at Centre Ice!
10 p.m.
COLIN JAMES
Colin James has juggled his skills as a singer, guitarist and big-band leader so well over the years
that diversity seems almost synonymous with his stellar career. He’s also been a restless voyager, traversing
genres—from blues and rock to pop and swing and back again. Throughout it all, James has always forged ahead,
without regard to fads or trends, going wherever his wandering muse takes him. He is a 14-time Juno Award
nominee and a six-time winner, including a pair of Male Vocalist of the Year awards (1991, 1996).
All Day
TEAM CANADA ALUMNI
Throughout the Games, various Team Canada alumni will be making appearances at Molson Canadian
Hockey House. Here’s who is going to be on hand today:
Grant Fuhr
One of the greatest goaltenders of his generation, Fuhr was a part of all five Stanley Cup
championships won by the Edmonton Oilers during their dynasty during the 1980s, and earned a Vezina Trophy as
the NHL’s top goaltender in 1988. He was a three-time member of Team Canada, winning the 19 Canada
Cups and taking silver at the 1989 IIHF World Championship. Fuhr was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in
2003.
Peter Mahovlich
A four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens, ‘Little M’ wore the red and white of
Team Canada just twice, but they were two memorable moments. Mahovlich was part of the original Team Canada
in the 1972 Summit Series, scoring a shorthanded goal in Game 2 that is still talked about today, and helped
Canada win the inaugural Canada Cup in 1976.
Lanny McDonald
Known almost as much for his mustache as his playing career, McDonald went out of the game on top,
scoring his final goal in his final game at the Montreal Forum in Game 6 of the 1989 Stanley Cup Final,
leading the Calgary Flames to their lone Cup title. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992, McDonald
won the 1976 Canada Cup with Team Canada and also wore the red and white at the 1981 IIHF World Championship
in Sweden.
Luc Robitaille
A 2009 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, Robitaille is best remembered for his years in southern
California as a member of the Los Angeles Kings, although he won a Stanley Cup as a member of the Detroit Red
Wings in 2002. His crowning achievement on the international stage came in 1994, when he captained Canada to
gold at the IIHF World Championship, the country’s first world title in 33 years. He also won the 1991 Canada
Cup, and earned silver at the 1986 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Stan Smyl
A Vancouver hockey icon, ‘The Steamer’ was the first Canuck to have his number retired by the team,
and he still works with the Canucks as a senior advisor to the general manager. His Team Canada career
included the 1978 IIHF World Junior Championship, where he won a bronze medal on a team led by a 16-year-old
Wayne Gretzky, and the 1985 IIHF World Championship, where he won silver.