Daniel Sedin News

Ending the so-called home ice curse, Sweden defeated Switzerland, 5-1, to win the gold medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation world championships on Sunday.

Sweden's Loui Eriksson celebrates his goal against Switzerland with teammates Erik Gustafsson and Gabriel Landeskog during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship final match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 19, 2013.

Reto Berra made 29 saves, and Nino Niederreiter, Julian Walker and Reto Suri scored to help Switzerland beat the United States 3-0 on Saturday in the world hockey semifinals.

Sweden's Loui Eriksson celebrates a goal against Finland during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship semi-final match at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 18, 2013.

The next stage of the IIHF World Hockey Championship is set to kick off from Stockholm and Finland as quarterfinal action gets underway on Thursday.

Vancouver Canucks forward Zack Kassian got off to a great start to the 2013 season, but then faded away for the team the rest of the season.

That matchup was confirmed Tuesday when Switzerland defeated Belarus 4-1 to finish first with 20 points atop Canada's pool.

Team Canada general manager Steve Yzerman speaks to reporters following a practice session Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the world hockey championship in Stockholm Sweden.

Another year, another disappointment. For the second consecutive season, the Vancouver Canucks have failed to make it out of the first round, falling to the sixth seeded San Jose Sharks in a sweep.

An early exit from the playoffs was not what Vancouver Canucks and former Nanaimo Clippers defenceman Jason Garrison had in mind for his first year with the team.

There was plenty of controversy over Daniel Sedin's boarding penalty that led to San Jose's series-winning OT tally in Game 4 of the Canucks-Sharks Western Conference semifinal.

Henrik Sedin, Ryan Kesler and Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks talk during a break in Game 4 of the Canucks-San Jose Sharks NHL Western Conference quarter-final series at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

The first series to end in the 2013 NHL Playoffs was by sweep as the San Jose Sharks finished off the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday night in San Jose.

You put my bra on your head and it blew my mind. Come back sometime, won't you? I miss our giggles.

If you're looking for someone to blame for the Canucks' failings, start with general manager Mike Gillis.

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From left, Sharks' Scott Hannan, T.J. Galiardi, Brent Burns, Brad Stuart and Joe Thornton celebrate after Burns scored a first-period goal against the Canucks on Tuesday night in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.

You don't have to be a hockey fan to take away some learning moments from the recent history of the Vancouver Canucks.

These are not the same San Jose Sharks . They were less than a minute away from being even with the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs Friday, May 3. After turning a close game into a rout Sunday, they are 60 away from a sweep.

"Whether you think we're embellishers or not doesn't take away the fact those 2 guys are doing it as well.