41.   For Lemieux, the captain of the Canadian team, the victory was sweet.

42.   For financially strapped Canadian teams, keeping payrolls down is critical.

43.   Furtado and her Canadian team are still partners.

44.   Guerin also expressed surprise that Niedermayer was left off the Canadian team.

45.   Geoff Aunger, Iain Fraser and Mark Watson are on the Canadian team, which also is in LA Friday.

46.   Goaltender Manon Rheaume, who last year was cut from the Canadian national team, remains on the Canadian Olympic roster.

47.   He is Catholic, but was persuaded by Canadian team backers to coach.

48.   He returned to the Rangers during the post-season after playing for the Canadian national junior team and for a club in Hull.

49.   He went undrafted and contented himself playing for the Canadian national team in international tournaments.

50.   He said Friday evening by telephone that he had resumed skating with the Canucks Friday morning and planned to play for the Canadian Olympic team.