Prague drafted bookend 21-year-old wingers with back-to-back picks to take us to the 20th pick in the EURO draft. American Tom Nieto and Slovakian Tomas Jurco are both classified as snipers, they skate at about the same pace, they are roughly the same size and it appears they will grow up in the league together,…
Bern got younger in goal Sunday with the selection of Cam Talbot, formerly of the New York Rangers. The 26-year-old will be a solid backup for Mike Smith in the Bears goal and he comes cheap: $562,500 for this season and next. Bern, a team built for Season 1 by its original GM Adam Ross…
Tomas Hertl, a versatile, fast forward with size and scoring ability was selected fifth overall in the EURO draft by the Oslo Outlaws. The Prague-born Hertl can play wing and while he’s currently on a team with a good mix of ages, he looks to mature along with 24 and under forwards Tyler Seguin, Elias…
One of the best teams in the EURO league since its inception three seasons ago looks like it’s changing course. The Copenhagen Tridents, under the direction of GM Dylan Callow, has flirted with the Cup every year but has never been able to latch onto it. They had 108 points in Season 1 to finish…
Ondrej Palat, a sterling all-around talent on left wing, has joined the Belfast Giants as the first player selected in the EURO League’s Season 4 draft. The 22-year-old from the Czech Republic doesn’t have much size, generously listed at 6-0, 180, but that’s about the only area in which he’s lacking. Palat projects to be…
Because the commissioner didn’t know he could start the draft until two astute GMs told he could, the Season 4 EURO draft has began abruptly. And fans in Northern Ireland received a pleasant surprise as their team jumped from its scheduled 6th pick to number one by winning the draft lottery. GM Chris Patton will have…
A plan to construct a EURO League Hall of Fame with a yearly induction of players has been announced by commissioner Chuck Massaro. The Hall of Fame will be built a block away from league headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and construction is expected to be complete in time for an induction ceremony following the completion…
