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KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Canadian head coach Doug Derraugh knows
his team cant keep relying on dramatic third periods
against the United States.Canada scored twice in the
final five minutes on Wednesday in a 3-2 come-from-behind
victory over the Americans in round-robin play at the
Four Nations Cup, a game reminiscent of the womens gold-
medal final at the Sochi Olympics when Canada scored late
in regulation and again in overtime to stun the
U.S.Derraugh — who is in his first tournament as head
coach and will also lead the team at next years world
championship — said nerves played a role for his young
team in front of the home crowd early, but added a better
overall effort will be required moving forward.I thought
we settled in a little bit as the game went on, said
Derraugh, whose team sits at 2-0 and already has a spot
in Saturdays final locked up. There were moments where I
thought we played really well, and I thought there were
moments where we struggled.I think if were going to have
success against (the U.S.) any time from here on out that
we would need to play a stronger game than we did
Wednesday.The United States can guarantee a rematch in
the championship game of the four-team tournament with a
regulation victory over Sweden (0-2) in its round-robin
finale on Friday, while anything less would put the
Canada versus Finland (1-1) result in play later that
evening.Canada and the United States are both using the
tournament to evaluate young players ahead of the 2018
Olympics, but they arent the only ones looking to leave a
mark on their respective national programs.Derraugh, who
was an assistant with Canada in 2012 and coaches the
womens team at Cornell University in the NCAA, said the
Four Nations is also a chance for him to show he belongs
at this level beyond the spring of 2015.In coaching youre
always looking to challenge yourself. You want to learn
and I think this was a great opportunity for me to learn
more, said the Arnprior, Ont., native. Im always trying
to get better and this is certainly a good stage to put
yourself on to force yourself to work harder and get
better.When you get an opportunity to represent your
country at this level its certainly an honour. Im humbled
by it and certainly want to do the best job I can.The
same goes for the Canadian players given leadership roles
in Kamloops. Hayley Wickenheiser and Jayna Hefford are
among the 10 veterans who were left at home, meaning that
players like captain Haley Irwin and assistants Rebecca
Johnston, Lauriane Rougeau and Natalie Spooner are being
given a chance to grab the torch.Youve got some of the
older players not on the squad at this time and its an
opportunity for some of the players that havent been in a
leadership role to step up and help us in that regard and
help develop their leadership skills, said Derraugh.
Whether theyre the next leadership group or not, it will
help them in the future because theyll have had that and
theyll know what its like to be in those roles.I think
thats really helpful for a player if you are the captain,
but its also really helpful if youre not the captain in
the future so you know the pitfalls and you know what its
like.At just 26, Irwin said it has been an adjustment
being one of the senior players on the squad.Our rosters
a lot different. Its weird to say Im a vet on this team,
she said. Its definitely a new role for a few of us, but
definitely one were embracing.The U.S. also has a lot of
youngsters trying to cut their teeth, as well as a coach
who is also getting his first experience at this
level.Former NHL defenceman Ken Klee coached with the
U.S. under-22 program before being asked to lead the
senior team at the Four Nations. As it stands now, Klees
commitment ends after Saturdays final, but he also sees
the tournament as an audition.Thats the way the coaching
gig is. Youre here for now and doing the best you can,
said Klee, who played 934 games with seven NHL teams
before retiring after 2008-09 season. Its that way for
the young players and the same for me as a coach. Im
enjoying it and trying to do the best job I can.Its a
great opportunity. When youre a coach and you have a
chance to work with elite-level athletes who want to get
better everyday, thats a great situation.Derraughs team
already knows it will be playing the final, but he still
wants a 60-minute effort from Canada against the Finns,
who lost 5-0 to the U.S. before topping Sweden 1-0.Were
looking for strong execution of our game plan and see the
habits that are going to make us successful not only at
this tournament, but in the future, said Derraugh. Right
now it hasnt been consistent. Until we get to that point
where we are consistently doing the things we need to do
its going to be tough.Notes: Canada has won the Four
Nations Cup a total 13 times, while the U.S. took top
spot in the other five. ... The Americans finished third
as the hosts last year in Lake Placid, N.Y., behind
Canada and Finland. ... The womens world hockey
championship will be held from March 28 to April 4 in
Malmo, Sweden.
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finish. And lately, hes been getting a lot of them. After
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reigning Olympic silver medallist capped off his weekend
in Japan with gold in dual moguls on Sunday. "Yesterday I
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I had to refocus and managed to get the win." Kingsbury,
of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Que., outperformed Japans Sho
Endo in his final run. Montreals Pascal-Olivier Gagne
took bronze for his first World Cup podium finish. The
24-year-old Gagne, who was ousted by Kingsbury in the
semifinal, said that simply cracking the semis was a huge
step for him, but winning bronze and sharing his first
podium with Kingsbury and Sho was even better. "I was
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gate, its like theyre from another country. Im not going
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