TORONTO -- Team Canada has trailed for all of 89 seconds at the World Cup of Hockey.Indeed, the Canadians have advanced to the semifinals without much resistance. They rolled over the Europeans 4-1 on Wednesday night, concluding an efficient preliminary round that saw them outscore the opposition 14-3. A single-elimination semifinal lies ahead Saturday.Jonathan Toews scored twice and added an assist. He doesnt think Canada has found its best just yet.Weve shown it in moments, where we hem teams in their zone (and) they cant get out, Toews said. If they do have the puck we have two guys all over it and were turning it over and were throwing it back their way. We want that pressure, four lines going all the time.Canada won Group A and will face North America or Russia in the first semifinal Saturday night, with Russia getting the spot with a win Thursday in the preliminary round finale against Finland. Europe will play Group A winner Sweden in the semifinals.I didnt think either team probably had the emotion theyve had, Canadian coach Mike Babcock said. Both teams knew they had advanced. You know, as much as I think our guys really tried to get the emotional level at a high level, we were casual with the puck. We made mistakes we dont normally make, and saying that, we had the puck a lot, could have scored lots of goals. And their goalie was good.Sidney Crosby and Logan Couture also scored, and Corey Crawford made 19 saves in his World Cup debut.That was pretty special, Ive waited a long time, he said. Watching as a kid, watching Olympics, watching world juniors. Its a pretty special feeling to put that jersey on. Having friends and family and my parents here, it was a great feeling.Crawford gave up the only goal when Marian Hossa -- normally his teammate with the Chicago Blackhawks -- knuckled a puck past him from a sharp angle in the second period.I dont know what I was trying to do there, Crawford said. Ill probably hear about that the rest of the year.Jaroslav Halak stopped 42 shots for Europe.I thought Canada did an amazing job of getting in the lanes and taking away any opportunities we had, Europe coach Ralph Krueger said. But theres a lot of growth in this game for us. Were where we wanted to be at this point. Were in the semifinal.Darnell Savage Jr. Packers Jersey . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. Mike Daniels Jersey . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Mike-Daniels-Jersey/ .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Plouffe batted .254 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs in 477 at-bats last season, his second as a regular in the lineup. Aaron Rodgers Womens Jersey .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Jace Sternberger Packers Jersey . Brazilian national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has confirmed that the veteran goalkeeper is set to join Toronto on loan, saying it will help him be ready for the World Cup.The National Hockey League says it stands firmly behind NHL referee Stephen Walkoms third period call waving off a Chicago goal in Game 7 of the Blackhawks series against the Detroit Red Wings. Walkom drew plenty of attention Wednesday night when he called back defenceman Niklas Hjalmarssons goal late in third period that would have put the Blackhawks up 2-1. NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murhpy explained to TSN on Thursday that Walkoms job on the play was to watch behind the play and not concern himself with the puck. The whistle was blownn before the goal and the league agreed that the no-goal call was, "absolutely correct.dddddddddddd" The goal was disallowed with 1:47 left when Walkom called coincidental minor penalties behind the play seconds earlier. Chicago ended up winning the game in overtime when Brent Seabrook scored at the 3:35 mark to send the Blackhawks to the Western Conference final against the Los Angeles Kings. Both the Kings-Blackhawks and Bruins-Penguins series begin on Saturday and Walkom has been assigned as one of the officials to work the third round. ' ' '
