31.   Canadian teams are getting crushed by the weight of the weak Canadian dollar while being forced to pay top U.S. dollars to keep their star players.

32.   Center Wayne Gretzky is a candidate for the Canadian team.

33.   Colorado defenseman Rob Blake, a member of the Canadian team that was defeated by Sweden on Friday, disagrees.

34.   Clubs will then play out-of-conference teams once, with Canadian teams playing three times against other nonconference Canadian clubs.

35.   Crawford, who knows Murray from their days coaching the Canadian Olympic team, offered Murray a job as an associate coach two years ago.

36.   During what seemed like an endless ceremony, members of the Canadian team reluctantly accepted silver medals.

37.   During the session, several ministers pledged allegiance to their favorite Canadian teams.

38.   Even Gretzky, a candidate for the Canadian Olympic team that will be announced this Saturday, has tailed off after a fast start.

39.   Edmonton is the only Canadian team remaining in the National Hockey League playoffs after the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators were eliminated in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

40.   Family time is precious when dad plays baseball for a Canadian team.