Northern Conference Game 2: Copenhagen 5, Belfast 4 Brian Elliott had been holding off a furious Belfast comeback attempt but he gave up a late goal to Sidney Crosby and the two teams found themselves in sudden death overtime. Elliott made two key saves that left the door open for Stephen Weiss to be the…
Belfast 5, Copenhagen 2 – Belfast leads series 2-1 Andrej Meszaros of all people played really well for Copenhagen in the series opener, but that was about it as far as the Tridents were concerned. Belfast basically blew them away but outshooting them 40-16 and outscoring them 5-2. Meszaros scored two goals and played well…
Rose is in a fabulous mood today. Her Terry Moutafis posters came in the mail this morning. One is a shot of Terry in formal wear, looking kind of spy-ish; the other is from the Terry at the Beach series. She just loves the guy. I bet I know who she’s pulling for in the…
Paris 7, Zurich 3 – Paris wins series 4-1 A strong third period on Sunday pushed the Paris Rouge Eiffels into their third straight appearance in the Southern Conference Finals. Except for when they were shorthanded, Paris was the better team. They outshot Zurich 42-23 and had whopping shot advantages in the first and third periods.…
Athens 4, Berlin 3 – Athens wins series 4-0 The Athens Greeks completed their sweep of the Smurfs, but not without a score on Friday. Athens was cruising to a 3-0 win and end of the series when all of a sudden, Berlin struck for 3 quick goals. Loui Ericsson, Nikolai Kulemin and Jiri Tlusty…
A daring rescue engineered by a Slovakian beauty pageant winner has saved the life of a kidnapped dog that was thought to have been killed, according to a press release issued Friday by the Danish State Security Office. Authorities said the pug dog Gustl, owned by Slovenian forward Anze Kopitar, had been held by Russian…
Copenhagen 2, Moscow 1 – Copenhagen wins series 4-0 Brian Elliott has pulled off one of the most amazing goalie performances in EURO history, limiting the defending champion Moscow Spartak to just 1 goal per game and allowing his Trident teammates to skate away with a series sweep. On Thursday, Elliott made 36 saves and…
The home teams all won their Game 3s in the EURO Playoffs, leaving defending champion Moscow and Berlin on the brink of elimination. Belfast and Paris saw their 2-0 leads shrink to 2-1 leads. Minsk 3, Belfast 2 – Belfast leads series 2-1 Milan Lucic, who has been quiet for most of the playoffs, came…
Athens 6, Berlin 1 – Athens leads series 2-0 The Athens Greeks seem to be in the process of mashing the Smurfs into Smurfberry juice. For the second straight game on Berlin ice, the Greeks laid a 6-1 beatdown on Berlin. Maybe the Frankfurt series took too much out of the Smurfs, but Jimmy Howard has not been…
Copenhagen 3, Moscow 1 – Copenhagen leads series 2-0 The loss of Dustin Brown could be part of the reason Moscow is trailing Copenhagen after losing twice on home ice. The good play of several Tridents is another reason. Shea Weber has scored two big goals in the two games from the point position, Nathan…
