Liam Firus, a 21-year-old Vancouverite with an enviable slip across the ice, can see an opportunity: one of those three Olympic spots that Canada has earned for men. He wants to seize that opportunity. The trouble is, Firus has had more bumps on the road to Sochi than most. Last year, Firus had the skate of a lifetime in the short program at the Canadian championships when he landed his first triple Axel in competition and finished third in a stacked field. He surprised himself, because he had been battling a groin injury in the weeks leading up to the event. The skate of a lifetime doesnt usually happen after such impediments. And it was a painful injury, too. He had endured six tortuous injections of a sugar solution into his injury, meant to inflame the site, bring blood to a bloodless area and help the healing. He and coach Lorna Bauer had considered withdrawing from the Canadian championships, but only the Sunday before the event, they decided to go. And because Firus really wasnt trained, the long program slipped out of his control and he dipped to fifth overall. It was still his best finish at the senior national level. His problems werent over, by any means, when he went home. He immediately set to work with choreographer Mark Pillay to design two new programs for the Olympic season and then he didnt set foot on an ice surface for months. He got six more injections, a week apart. He went to physiotherapy three to four times a week. His life revolved around rehabilitation. He didnt get back onto the ice again until June. "It was tough," he said. With the Olympics coming, he wanted to train like a fiend, but he knew that wasnt smart. "I knew that if my groin was bothering me while I was training for the Olympics, I dont think I would have a shot," he said. "It was just so painful and so mentally hard, too." So restrain himself, he did. He didnt start jumping again until late July, and that didnt mean full-out triple Axels. It meant doing doubles, half a year before the Sochi Olympics. By the middle of August, he slowly introduced triples back into the mix. By the beginning of September, he was finally doing full programs. With five months to the Olympics, his training finally began in earnest. He decided to step things up, by leaving Vancouver to train full time in Colorado Springs with Christy Krall, Damon Allen and Eric Shultz, coaches hed visited sporadically for four or five years. It meant leaving his first and only coach, Lorna Bauer, behind. Visit Skate Canada to read the rest of this story. Dallas Keuchel Braves Jersey . Tokarski, a somewhat controversial choice -- with his 10 games of NHL experience and all -- to replace an injured Carey Price in Game Two had a night to remember, turning back a Rangers team that was dominating play from the get-go, outshooting the Canadiens 14-4 in the first period and 37-25 overall. 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The 43-year-old Onstad left Toronto in the fall when Tim Leiweke, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, cleaned out the front office. The Crew also named Rob Maaskant an assistant on head coach Gregg Berhalters staff. "Both of todays hires make our club stronger heading into the 2014 season," Berhalter, who is also the clubs sporting director, said in a statement Friday. "Pat is very professional in how he approaches the game, and he brings versatility to his new role. He has great league experience and a winning pedigree, and those are attributes that attracted us to bringing him onboard. Rob brings a wealth of experience to the table and tactical knowledge to the first team from his career across Europe. Hes also going to be a strong resource for our club." In other MLS news Friday, former Vancouver coach Tom Soehn joined the New England Revolution as an assistant coach. Onstad played professionally for 25 years before briefly retiring and joining D.C. United as an assistant coach. Injuries created a hole in goal and the Canadian returned to action as a player-coach in 2011. He returned to coaching in 2011 before joining Toronto FC as chief scout and manager of football partnerships for Toronto FC in January 2013. "Pat is good teacher. As an assistant coach, hes going to be involved in multiple facetss of our technical operations," said Berhalter.dddddddddddd "Obviously with his extensive experience at the goalkeeper position hes going to work closely with our keepers and make sure theyre ready for 2014. I know hes excited to work with our guys and they will benefit from his knowledge." Onstad, a Vancouver native, earned 57 caps for Canada. Maaskant played in Scotland and the Netherlands. He has coached most recently in Belarus but has also worked in the Net Most recently, Maaskant arrives from a coaching stint at Belarusian side Dinamo Minsk. Soehn joined the Vancouver Whitecaps in January 2010 as director of soccer operations in advance of the team joining MLS in 2011. Soehn took over as coach in May 2011 after Teitur Thordarson was let go during the inaugural MLS season. In 2012, he returned to his post of director of soccer operations before leaving in May that year by mutual consent. "Im very excited to add Tom to our staff," Revolution head coach Jay Heaps said in a statement. "He brings a tremendous amount of experience in MLS -- as a successful assistant coach, head coach and team executive -- which will prove valuable to the Revolution. Tom was someone I very much respected as both a player and an opposing coach, and were excited to get him working with the team and the staff this weekend." Soehn has also served as an assistant coach with the Chicago Fire and D.C. United, where he was promoted to head coach in December 2006. ' ' '