Monthly Archives: November 2019

Frolunda First

Gothenburg jumps up to #1 pick spot in draft lottery; picks forward Jack Hughes The Frolunda made Jack Hughes the first pick in the Season 11 draft Saturday. The American center gives Gothenburg three sure-fire young forwards that will be the nucleus of the team for years to come in Hughes, Russian Andrei Svechnikov (19)…

November 30, 2019 in Special Events.

Profiles of each team are planned

I will have to wait until all coaches are signed, but I plan to continue my tradition of writing profiles of each team before the season gets under way. I approach it as if I was a sports writer and try to give the reader an idea of what to expect during the upcoming season.…

November 22, 2019 in Special Events.

Copenhagen’s plan works to Cup perfection

The Copenhagen Tridents, a team of great balance and depth with a Mexican goalie, defeated Berlin in Game 6 of the Finals to win the Season 10 EURO Cup. The Tridents played 4 good teams in the playoffs and they walked through all of them. The Smurfs won 2 games against Ken Hitchcock’s team, but…

November 3, 2019 in Special Events.

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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

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

Andrej Meszaros, Madrid Royals defenseman

Jimmy Howard, Berlin Smurfs

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

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

The uniforms for the first all-star game.

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

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

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

Jussi Jokinen, Zurich Lions

Joseph “Sepp” Blatter

Dublin linemates Jakob Silfverberg (left), Alexander Ovechkin (center) and Cody Hodgson.

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

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

Dmitri Kalinin, St. Petersburg defenseman

The only known photo of Rose.

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

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

Alexander Ovechkin, Moscow Dynamo’s Season 1 captain.

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

Veteran Vincent Lecavalier practices with Gothenburg inthe EURO.

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

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

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

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)