2010 Winter Olympics Tracker

There are now several options to buy and sell tickets online:

1. Olympic Tracker Community

2. Vancouver 2010 Fan-to-Fan Ticketing site

3. Co-Sports official ticket re-seller site

4. Craigslist

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12 countries begin their quest for Olympic Men’s Hockey Gold on Feb. 16 at Canada Hockey Place aka GM Place in Vancouver with the start of preliminary round play.

(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE PDF VERSION OF HOCKEY SCHEDULE)

All three of Canada’s preliminary games will be played in the mid-afternoon local time 4:30pm. It faces Norway on Feb. 16th,  Switzerland on Feb. 18 and the U.S. on Feb. 21. If Canada qualifies for quarter-finals they will play on Feb. 24th at 4:30 pm and semi’s on the 26th at 6:30 pm.

The USA mens team will play at noon on the 24th and 26th if they qualify for quarter’s then semi’s. The gold medal game will be played at 12:15 p.m. local time on Feb. 28 - the final day of the Olympics. A North American TV Network dream come true would see USA vs Canada.

The women’s team opens its tournament on Feb. 13 against Slovakia at Canada Hockey Place. The other two preliminary games – Feb. 15 against Switzerland and Feb. 17 against Sweden - will be played at UBC.

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Hockey House Being Built

Tickets for Molson Hockey House are now selling fast. The Fan pass which sells for $99 allows in and out access from 11am-2am including meals will be hardest to come by during the Olympics. Currently Fan Passes for January 21,24,26,27,28 are sold out. With capacity in the Hockey House at the 3,000 range it is not surprising, especially considering that the location of the Hockey House is right beside the 17,000 seat arena. The VIP passes which include priority seating and open bar are in the $500 range but it is fully expected for these to sell out very soon as well. You can follow on twitter @Hockey_House

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A new slogan has been quickly gaining traction in Vancouver over the last couple of months from creator and independant snowboard shop owner Mike Jackson. To go along with the “CANADA KICKS ICE” statement Jackson has launched a new line of clothing and accessories specifically for the Canadian fans coming to Vancouver to cheer on our own. His uniquely branded line will be worn by the Canadian Bobsleigh Team and $1 from each sale goes to helping further develop the Olympic Program. To check out the gear and get your own you can visit online or go directly to Mike’s shop aka “Thriller” located at 3467 Main Street (@19th Ave) in Vancouver!

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There has been significant movement on the betting odds for which country will win the Olympic Men’s Hockey Gold Medal since a month ago (read here) Team Russia having gone from 2.26:1 up to 2.75:1 meaning putting up $100 will give back your bet plus an additional $275. Canada is still hands the favourite at slightly better than even money but with the format of this 2 week tournament (read here) it may be wiser to play the home town spoiler bets of Sweden or USA as well. Note Slovakia has gone from over 69:1 down to 44:1 and could be the darkhorse worth watching.

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12 Countries will compete in a “mini-tournament” for the Gold Medal in Vancouver. The format is quite simple, round robin determines top 4 teams who get a bye to the quarters, the remaining 8 are ranked by performance and playoff to see who gets into the quarters against the top 4. Then it goes, quarters, semis, Gold Medal, with the 2 losers of the semi’s playing for bronze. For a comprehensive summary of the schedule, Pools and draws click here.

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Miracle on Ice. Again?

The United States Olympic Men’s Roster for Hockey was announced after the NHL Outdoor Classic at Fenway Park in Boston. Miracle on Ice, Part II? Currently the US Team is facing odds greater than 8-1 to win gold.

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