GM: Ralph Booth (only GM in team’s history) Coach: Michel Therrien (replaced Randy Cunneyworth after Season 2) Last season: 2nd overall (In playoffs, defeated Zurich, Athens, Berlin and then lost in the Cup Finals to Minsk) Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Josef Vasicek (free agent), Martin Erat (free agent), Alex Tanguay (free agent), Ryan Clowe (free…
Berlin 5, Bern 1 – New General Manager Paja Jansson of Bern made the same mistake many other GMs have made in the EURO League’s history: he made the Smurfs angry and then paid for it. Jansson posted a photo of the Interrail locomotive about to crush a line of Smurfs. That made the Smurfs…
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: 8th overall, In playoffs, lost to Gothenberg Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Jeff Carter (traded), Derick Brassard (free agent), Mattias Sjogren (traded). In: David Krejci (trade), Mats Zuccarello (trade), Louis…
Prague 5, Paris 3 – It seemed to be business as usual for the Paris Rouge Eiffels: a one-goal lead with half a powerplay left going into the final period, when suddenly Prague erupted and dealt the French team its first loss of the season. Penalty killers Aleksander Barkov and Martin Ruzicka worked the puck into…
GM: Gayle Rock (Fourth GM in team’s history) Coach: Paul MacLean (replaced Dave Tippett after Season 4) (Tippett replaced Alain Vigneault after Season 3) Last season: 18th overall, (In playoffs, lost to Minsk) Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Alexander Ovechkin (trade), Ryan Kesler (trade), Zack Kassian (waivers), Mason Raymond (free agent), Tom Wandell (free agent) In: Vladimir Sobotka…
Lisbon 4, Bern 3 – The two teams were tied 3-3 going into the third period which was an ugly 20 minutes that saw one big goal, a Marian Hossa deflection of a Jonas Holos shot to win it for the home team. That last period saw 8 players – 4 from each team – go to the…
London 5, Edinburgh 2 – Tim Erixon was named the game’s first star, as the former bench warmer scored a goal and an assist, was plus 2 and delivered 3 hits to go along with 2 blocked shots. Five of his London teammates also had 2-point games. The Dons’ top line of Taylor Hall, Jeff Skinner…
GM: Geoffrey Paul (second GM in team’s history) NOTE: After 30 games, Rodney Carringer acquired the team. Coach: Darryl Sutter (replaced Ken Hitchcock after Season 6) Last season: 11th overall; In playoffs, lost to Belfast Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Teddy Purcell (free agent); Dmitry Orlov (free agent); Jamie McBain (free agent); Tyler Bozak…
GM: Ben Stuller (3rd GM in team’s history) Coach: Paul Maurice (replaced Kevin Dineen after Season 4) Last season: 22 overall, did not make playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Wayne Simmonds (trade), Vladimir Sobotka (free agent), Brent Burns (trade), Brad Richards (trade), Jeff Petry (free agent), Artem Anisimov (trade), Mats Zuccarello (trade), Brian Boyle…
Geneva 3, Moscow 2 – Darren Helm and linemate Val Nichushkin had a big hand in keeping the Generals undefeated through 3 games. Helm scored his first two goals of the season with assists from Nichushkin on both. Helm also won 14 of 16 faceoffs. Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and an assist for Dynamo.…
