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FILE - Kunlun Red Star's Brandon Yip is shown during a Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey match against Russia club Amur Khabarovsk in Mytishchi, just outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Host China has finalized its roster for the men's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics. The team includes a dozen players from North America. Some like forward Brandon Yip have Chinese ancestry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
China finalizes men's hockey roster for Beijing Olympics

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2022 12:36 PM EST

Finland's Sekari Manninen, right, scores his side's third goal as Russia's Vyacheslav Voynov fails to stop him during the Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
No NHL boosts Russian hopes for Olympic gold in men's hockey

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 12, 2022 01:41 PM EST