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Hockey Canada eyeing Gretzky HNICs Take 5 News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpHalifax (Shearwater) Change City8c Tomorrow1c Flurries or rain showers Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool FIFA World Cup Vancouver Now Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Auto Racing LICENSE EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Hockey Canada eyeing Gretzky HNICs Take 5Great One could be named coach of world championship squad in new yearLast Updated Thursday November 26 2009 1108 AM ET By Tim Wharnsby CBC Sports Wayne Gretzky resigned as Coyotes head coach on Sept 24 (Bruce BennettGetty Images)HNICs senior online reporter Tim Wharnsby dishes out the latest news buzz and inside information in the hockey world1 Gretzky talks about futureWhen Wayne Gretzky was in Calgary last week for a corporate outing he chatted with Hockey Canada officials about his future The door was left open for No 99 to either become the Canadian general manager or head coach for the 2010 world championshipThere were no final decisions made but sometime between New Years Day and the Olympics Hockey Canada hopes to name Gretzky and his former teammate Craig MacTavish as part of the management and coaching staffs for the Canadian entry at the 2010 world championship in Cologne and Manheim Germany May 7232 Sharks cant beat eliteThe San Jose Sharks have the best record in the regular season but just like they have flopped in the playoffs the Sharks have floundered in key matchups against the leagues elite this season On Oct 15 they dropped a 41 decision in Washington against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals The Sharks also were beaten 21 in a shootout by the Red Wings in Detroit on Nov 5Now comes the 72 throttling at home to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday that pitted the top two teams in the Western Conference against one another It was the first regulationtime loss at home this season for the Sharks who have failed to advance past the second round of the playoffs in the past four seasons3 Blackhawks get shortyWhen Chicago forwards Troy Brouwer Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp scored shorthanded goals late in the first period and early in the second period to give their team a 30 advantage over the Sharks it wasnt a team record In fact Chicago had accomplished the shorty hat trick as Blackhawks playbyplay man Pat Foley yelled after Sharp scored...