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Good news and bad news for Munich

Munich 2, Bern 0 Munich leads series 1-0 The good news in Bavaria today is that the beloved Fox, who tied for the top spot in the Southern Conference of the EURO League, won the playoff opener in convincing fashion Thursday by shutting out Bern 2-0. The bad news is that they lost Patrik Elias,…

October 4, 2013 in Game Recaps.

Penalties hurt Edinburgh in series opener

The playoffs opened Wednesday with three of the four favored teams jumping out to 1-0 leads in their series. Dublin 6, Edinburgh 3 Dublin leads series 1-0 The Scots spent entirely too much time in the penalty box, giving one of the league’s best offenses more ice time and more space. Not a recipe for…

October 3, 2013 in Game Recaps.

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The uniforms for the first all-star game.

Mar 6, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Stars goalie Tim Thomas (30) skates on the ice prior to the game against the Vancouver Canucks at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-138530 ORIG FILE ID: 20140306_ads_an4_070.JPG

Athens forward Ryan O’Reilly was named MVP of the Season 5 All-Star Game.

Mike Fisher has scored 50 goals on 501 EURO League shots with Copenhagen. He also has 95 assists.

Alexander Ovechkin, Moscow Dynamo’s Season 1 captain.

Marc-Andre Fleury will be the number one goalie in Bratislava after signing a two-year deal.

One of the elite defensemen in the league is Kevin Shattenkirk of Copenhagen, who has had plus 19 and plus 25 seasons.

Nicklas Lidstrom retired after playing 167 regular season and playoff games for Geneva, scoring 101 points and leading them to the first EURO Cup.

Joseph “Sepp” Blatter

Geneva signs goalie Kari Lehtonen to up to 4 years at $9 million per season.

Kris Letang lifts the EURO Cup after Paris defeated St. Petersburg.

Erik Karlsson of Madrid is the fastest skater, most accurate shooter in the EURO League.

Justin Williams, who was a plpus 10 in 21 playoff games for Geneva, skates the Cup around the Copenhagen rink to end Season 1.

Eric Staal, while he was with Stockholm, was named MVP of the All-Star game in London.

Jimmy Howard, Berlin Smurfs

Dmitri Kalinin, St. Petersburg defenseman

Matt Duchene lifts the EURO Cup after the Belfast Giants won Game 5 in Northern Ireland Thursday.

Jussi Jokinen, Zurich Lions

Anton Volchenkov of Helsinki has topped 200 hits in each of his EURO seasons.

Jan 9, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Nick Foligno (71) lines up before a face-off against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs beat the Blue Jackets 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

Columbus Blue Jackets center Ryan Johansen pulls in a loose puck against the Washington Capitals at Nationwide Arena.

Veteran Vincent Lecavalier practices with Gothenburg inthe EURO.

DENVER, CO. – DECEMBER 19: Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov stretched out before the game Thursday night. The Colorado Avalanche hosted the Edmonton Oilers in an NHL game at the Pepsi Center Thursday night, December 19, 2013. Photo By Karl Gehring/The Denver Post

Bern defenseman Tobias Enstrom scored 3 goals and had 1 assist Monday against visiting Prague.

Jarome Iginla’s leadership, toughness and scoring has boosted the Jokerit lately.

Germany had three teams playing in the EURO last week but there will be just one team remaining in two weeks or less.

Jamie Benn signed a long-term $6.6 million deal with Edinburgh before the start of Season 4.

Montreal Canadiens’ Tomas Plekanec celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)