It was a nasty game in Belarus Monday between the Minsk Hussars and Lisbon HC with a fight and a lot of penalties, and Lisbon had no right to be within a goal in the dying seconds. But there they were, goalie Kari Ramo skating quickly to the bench in favor of an extra attacker. Coach…
Generals managers have started submitting names for the Season 8 draft project (which would only be adopted if it’s approved in a league-wide vote) and a good list is starting to shape up. Here’s a look at what Commissioner Chuck Massaro did with the names so far: So far, 15 GMs have submitted four names…
GM: Trevor Grimm (2nd GM in team’s history) Coach: Barry Trotz Last season: 8th overall, lost to London in Round 1 Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: Derek Roy (trade), Carlo Colaiacovo (trade), Antoine Vermette (waivers), Marc-Andre Bergeron (retired), Jarome Iginla (retired) In: Jason Spezza (free agent), Pavel Datsyuk (free agent), Nick Holden (trade),…
GM: Michael Sauer (third GM in team’s history) Coach: Mike Johnston (replaced Bob Hartley after Season 4)(Hartley replaced Claude Noel after Season 3) Last season: 19th overall, out of playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: Jeff Carter (trade – later signed as free agent), Mike Richards (trade), Mikko Koivu (trade), Pavel Datsyuk (trade),…
GM: Austin Dwyer (3rd GM in team’s history) Coach: Randy Carlyle (replaced Guy Boucher before Season 6) Last season: 17th overall, out of the playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: Eric Staal (trade), Patrick Marleau (trade), John Moore (waivers), Ryan Jones, (free agent), Frazer McLaren (free agent), Braydon Coburn (obtained rights in off-season trade…
GM: Igor Kirunov (only GM in team’s history) Coach: Lindy Ruff (replaced Claude Julien) Last season: 3rd overall, (defeated Dublin and Moscow, then lost to Belfast in the conference finals) Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: In: Tony Martensson (free agent), Kevin Hayes (draft), Dmitrij Jaskin (draft), Pavel Zacha (draft), Colin White (draft) In Place (Key…
GM: Ronnie Walker (3rd GM in team’s history) Coach: Joel Quenneville (formerly Glen Gulutzan) Last season: 6th overall (defeated St. Petersburg in Round 1, lost to Minsk in Round 2) Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: Andrew Ladd (trade), Jaroslav Halak (trade), Brandon Sutter (trade), Jason Garrison (free agent), Sam Godfrey (waivers) In: David Backes (trade),…
GM: Michele Castaldini (2nd GM in team’s history) Coach: Paul Maurice (replaced Kevin Dineen after Season 4) Last season: 12th overall, Lost to Moscow in Round 1 Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: Miikka Kiprusoff (retired) In: Tobias Rieder (draft), Jiri Sekac (draft), Iakov Trenin (draft), Colton Sceviour (draft) In Place (Key players signed past…
