Category: Winter Olympics

Sharks in Sochi: Canada routs Austria thanks to some California Love

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 3 min read |

The final score reads 6-0 Canada but it might as well be 5-0 California with an additional goal from Shea Weber as five of Team Canada’s six tal...

Sharks in Sochi: Marleau, Vlasic, Pavelski debut with victories

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 3 min read |

Throughout his career, Patrick Marleau has had more than his fair share of critics. Perhaps the most decisive referendum on the validity of those crit...

Winter Olympics 2014: Slovakia vs. United States preview and discussion thread

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 7 min read |

Every Olympics has a breakout star. Four years ago in Vancouver, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty raised his status from promising young play...

Winter Olympics 2014: Ryan Miller should be Team USA's starter

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 10 min read |

For all the talk about a goaltending controversy brewing for Team Canada, as they decide between 2010 gold medalist Roberto Luongo and rising star Car...

Winter Olympics 2014: Ranking all twelve nations prior to the men's tournament

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 43 min read |

12. Slovenia Group: AHead Coach: Matjaz KopitarIIHF World Ranking: 17th2010 Finish: DNQSchedule: Date Game Time (PST) Live TV Thu, Feb. 13 Russia vs. ...

Winter Olympics 2014: Pavelski centers Kessel and van Riemsdyk, recalls gold medal game

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 26th 2019 | 6 min read |

While the men’s hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi won’t begin until Wednesday, with USA set to open against Slovakia ...

Sharks vs. Blackhawks: Patrick vs. Patrick

By Jon Wold | Feb 26th 2019 | 9 min read |

The way the 2013-2014 season has gone so far, it’s hard to argue that the Blackhawks and Sharks aren’t two of the elite teams in the NHL. ...

Couture, Thornton, Vlasic, Boyle, Pavelski, Niemi invited to Olympic Camps

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 24th 2019 | 5 min read |

Eight Sharks traveled to Vancouver to compete in the Men’s Hockey Tournament at the 2010 Winter Games. That number will be decidedly lower at ne...

Sochi 2014: Fear The Fin picks Team USA

By Derek Tanabe | Feb 22nd 2019 | 5 min read |

Bruce Peter of the excellent Habs Eyes On The Prize recently asked the managing editors of each of SB Nation’s hockey blogs to submit their pick...

Introducing Sochi and Hockey Arena That Will Host 2014 Winter Olympics

By Ivan Makarov | Feb 16th 2019 | 6 min read |

Note: Those of you who were visiting Fear the Fin last February will remember that we had an everyday coverage of the men’s hockey tournament at...