GM: Tony B (2nd GM in team’s history) Coach: Dan Bylsma Last season: 6th overall. In playoffs, defeated Bratislava; lost to Berlin Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Derek Roy (waivers), Alex Steen (free agent), Nathan Gerbe (free agent), Marc-Andre Bourdon (waivers), Erik Gudbranson (waivers), Carlo Colaiacovo (free agent), Olli Jokinen (retired), Benjamin Conz (buyout), Kevin Klein…
GM: Justin Haines (3rd GM in team’s history) Coach John Tortorella Last season: 12th overall, (In playoffs, defeated Munich, lost to Paris in Round 2) Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: T.J. Oshie (free agent); Vadim Shipachyov (trade); Staffan Kronwall (trade); Scott Hartnell (free agent), Tomas Vincour (trade); Ian White (free agent); Jack Hillen (free…
GM: Dennis Sullo (4th GM in team’s history) Coach: Peter Laviolette (replaced Paul MacLean after Season 4) Last season: 14th overall, lost to Paris in Round 1 Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Ilya Kovalchuk (trade), Michael Frolik (free agent), Mark Giordano (free agent), Ben Smith (waivers), Joe Colborne (free agent), Jeff Zatkoff (free agent)…
Minsk 5, Edinburgh 2 – Nicklas Backstrom scored twice and defenseman Maxim Chudinov added three assists in another convincing Minsk win. The Hussars outshot the Capitals 43-23. Backstrom seemed to overwhelm Sidney Crosby in the game. Likewise for their lines. Edinburgh’s top three seemed to be on the defensive most of the night, although Crosby and…
GM: Bryan Camara (4th GM in team’s history) Coach: Willie Desjardins (Replaced Peter Laviolette after Season 4; Laviollette replaced Todd McLellan after Season 3) Last season: 15th overall (Lost to Berlin in Round 1) Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Dustin Byfuglien (free agent), Nick Bjugstad (trade), Magnus Paajarvi (trade ), Emerson Etem (trade), Marcus…
Milan 4, Stockholm 2 – Almost all phases of Milan’s game were working Sunday as they outshot Stockholm 42-18 in northern Italy. Luca Sbisa was voted as the game’s first star with a goal and an assist. His goal opened the scoring in the game and it was his first of the season. Sbisa has…
GM: David Bell (2nd GM in team’s history) Coach: Ken Hitchcock (replaced Bruce Boudreau after Season 6, who replaced Randy Carlyle after Season 3) Last season: 19th overall, out of the playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Brent Seabrook (free agent), Niklas Danielsson (trade), Mark Letestu (free agent), Brandon McMillan (free agent), Mikko Rantanen (trade) In: …
Athens 5, Bratislava 3 – The new-look Athens franchise got off on the right foot by scoring five goals against the man who was their starting goalie the year the league began. Corey Crawford, 33, has appaered in three games this season for Bratislava and has stopped only 78.3 percent of the shots against him. On…
In Moscow’s last game, Chris Stewart delivered a high hit against the boards on Stockholm defenseman John Klingberg. The Eagle player went to ice hard and had to be helped off the ice. Now Klinberg is injured and out of Stockholm’s lineup and Stewart has been issued a one-game suspension. “We have to make…
Lisbon 6, Paris 1 – Sacre bleu! Les Rouges Eiffels have lost two home games in a row. That basically never happens. Lisbon HC rolled over Paris after getting an early tally from Steven Stamkos and then two more goals before the end of period one. Paris was their own worst enemy in this one,…
