Winter Olympics 2006 | Ice Hockey

Miller time as US targets Vancouver ice hockey gold

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The United States, who will be missing several veteran players from the last Winter Games, heads to Vancouver in four months as a legitimate contender for an Olympic hockey medal.

And the biggest area of improvement for the Americans will be in goal where Buffalo Sabres Ryan Miller

NHL: 'Great' Gretzky quits as Coyotes coach

PHOENIX, Arizona (AFP) - Wayne Gretzky, who is considered the greatest ice hockey player of all-time, resigned as head coach and director of hockey operations of the embattled Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday.