IGLS, Austria -- Canadas Alex Gough, Sam Edney, Tristan Walker and Justin Snith combined to pick up a silver medal at a World Cup luge team relay race on Sunday. Bobby Hull Blackhawks Jersey . The Canadian team clocked a combined time of 2 minutes, 12.172 seconds, less than a second after the golden German team of Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken at 2:11.798. Italy placed third at 2:12.266. The luge team relay, which includes three sleds -- a womens single, a mens single, and a doubles crew that completes one run for a combined final time -- is a new discipline that will be included at the 2014 Sochi Olympics for the first time. Athletes hit a pad at the end of their run, which opens the gate at the start for the next team member. "Silver was a huge day for us," said the 29-year-old Edney, an 11-year veteran of the national squad. "Going into an Olympic year, its nice to show ourselves we are still there, and knowing that we still push together to get better each week until the big race with the final goal being in February. "You cant help but realize now we are a medal threat at the Games with our past results. We trained all summer knowing teams would be putting lots of focus and pressure into the relay this year. We did the same and wanted to come into this race showing the strength of our team and each sled thats entered." Earlier in the day, Walker of Cochrane, Alta., and Snith of Calgary, finished 12th in the doubles race. The Canadians posted a time of 1:21.808. Germanys Eggert and Benecken edged fellow Germans Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt to win gold in the doubles race with a time of 1:21.016. Wendl and Arlt finished in 1:21.099. Peter Penz and Georg Fischler of Austria were third in 1:21.299. The Luge World Cup now travels to Winterberg, Germany before returning to Canada for a week of racing at the Whistler Sliding Centre in December. Chris Chelios Blackhawks Jersey .Carla Fontes hadnt cut her hair since intermediate school, but her coach at Waiakea High School, Stan Haraguchi, thought the locks flowing below her waist were interfering with the sport. Brent Seabrook Blackhawks Jersey .K. Subban and Matt Duchene will be the two skaters sitting out the teams opening game. http://www.officialblackhawksfanstore.com/authentic-erik-gustafsson-blackhawks-jersey/ . In the days leading up to the draft, TSN.ca and TSN Radio basketball analyst Duane Watson looks at some of the names that will be headlining the event. Tonight, Michigans Nik Stauskas of Mississauga, Ontario.Let the free agency fireworks begin. Canada Day is here and with it comes Free Agent Frenzy as the NHLs 30 teams storm out of the gate for signing season. Live coverage begins on TSN2 and TSN GO at 11:30am et/8:30am pt to set you up for the opening of the NHL free agent market at Noon et/9am pt. Coverage will then continue on TSN at the conclusion of Milos Raonics Wimbledon match. TSN.cas coverage includes instant signing alerts on mobile devices through the TSN GO and TSN Hockey apps, a complete list of available restricted and unrestricted free agents by team, a live, sortable signing ttracker on TSN. Steve Larmer Jersey. a along with video analysis and one-on-one player interviews. The ceiling for next seasons salary cap was set Friday at $69 million - up from $64.3 million. That number is a million or two lower than some projections had it after a year of record revenues. That said, it wont stop teams from courting the summers top names, which include forwards Paul Stastny, Thomas Vanek, Dave Bolland and Mike Cammalleri, blueliners Matt Niskanen, Christian Ehrhoff and Dan Boyle and goaltenders Ryan Miller and Jonas Hiller. ' ' '