Quick Glance: On top of Lisbon players’ shoulder pads is their Lisbon jersey, of course, but on top of that there is a new chip on their shoulder after being edged out for the division title at the last minute by Bern. They are going to try to make Prague pay for it. But Prague…
Quick Glance: Analyzing the numbers leading up to this series is like watching a pendulum. Milan gets the edge in one area, Kosice in the next; then Milan, then Kosice, etc., etc. For example, Milan’s second-leading scorer was named Tkachuk; and Kosice’s second-leading scorer was also named Tkachuk. If you look over the team stats,…
Quick Glance: The Bears beat the Eagles all four times they faced each other this season, and twice they chased Bratislava’s starting goalie to the bench. Bern center Anthony Cirelli was especially mean to Eagle goalie Spencer Knight in the season series. Speaking of goalies, both teams’ starters – Tanner Jaillet and Chris Driedger –…
Quick Glance: In any series, variables like hot goaltending, penalties, injuries and luck can undo strategy and skill. The Zurich Lions will need all those variables if they hope to upset the hottest team you can imagine in the Munich Red Bulls. They are on a 24-game win streak. Unreal. That hot goaltender variable will…
Quick Glance: Edinburgh is in the playoffs for the first time since Season 8 and their reward is a series against a juggernaut. With the strong goaltending of Matt Murray, Copenhagen seems to have strength at every position. They finished the season with the league’s top defense (2.23 goals against per game) and they were…
Quick Glance: If you look at the two teams’ defensive numbers (goals against and shots allowed averages), you will see they are very close. In the other end of the rink, Belfast has been able to apply more offensive pressure, but where the Giants really seem to have an advantage is when there are players…
Quick Glance: Record-setter Connor McDavid was an unstoppable force the second half of the season and the only thing that slowed him down even just a little was the break in the schedule between the regular season and the playoffs. But if you focus solely on McDavid, Helsinki has plenty of other weapons to cause…
Quick Glance: Minsk has really shown they can lock down the defensive zone with a structure that includes a collection of forwards who really care about the defensive part of the game. The team was second in the league in shots allowed per game. Paris, as we all know, has lots of experience. The question…
Season 18 was like no other in EURO League history with a total of 12 team and player accomplishments – at both ends of the spectrum – making their way into the record book. Munich finished the season with an astounding 24 straight victories but as impressive as that is, they only won the regular…
As the EURO League prepares to start the playoffs, some player agents don’t really care. They are already thinking of Season 19 and they may have already started working the phones with a focus on convincing general managers to shell out big bucks next season for their clients. At least 37 players – through their…
