Moscow and Paris are in a horse race for the President’s Trophy and at the first quarter pole, it’s Spartak by a nose. A trade made Sunday by Moscow GM Michael Banker has a make-or-break feel to it. Dustin Brown, a proven leader with an NHL Stanley Cup on his resume, has made his way…
The latest dismantling of Stockholm’s EURO Hockey League team has begun. Dustin Brown has been traded to Moscow for two players. Leaving Moscow and heading to Sweden are homegrown Marcus Johansson and American James Van Riemsdyk. Van Riemsdyk had 5 goals and 8 assists for Spartak, while Johansson had 6 goals and 5 assists. Brown…
Quick, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when I say “Frankfurt Inferno”? Right now, you’re thinking “Stamkos, Giroux and, umm … oh yeah, Pacioretty.” Frankfurt finished both of the first two EURO seasons in the bottom 3 of the league. Today, they sit in 14th place overall. A big part of the Inferno’s…
Bratislava hosted the first EURO League All-Star game, and London was the site for the second. The Northern Conference won both games, 7-6 and 8-4 with Alexander Burrows and Eric Staal winning MVP honors and cars to go along with it. The third All-Star game will be held Feb. 23 in … ? Well,…
A quick look at what’s happening in the EURO. Twenty-two games into Season 3 of the EURO League, some teams are where they were expected to be, while a few teams have been major surprises. But one of the big stories so far has been how tightly spaced large groups of teams are. In the…
While some dynamic duos of players have gotten off to stellar starts and have zoomed to the top of the scoring list, many star players have been totally stymied so far. Fast starts: Twenty players have had a point in each game they have played in thus far and one – Nicklas Backstrom of Minsk…
One goal separated winners from losers in four EURO season openers on Monday night. The tightest game of all was played in Finland, where the hometown Jokerit outshot Geneva 41-31, led 2-0 at one point, but ended up losing in a shootout. Geneva took the two points when Marian Gaborik and Thomas Vanek scored in…
Three teams scored 6 or more goals Sunday as the third Euro League started with several bangs. Seven different Edinburgh players scored goals on London goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in the first 30 minutes, forcing London coach Ken Hitchcock to give Braden Holtby a premature pro debut. Holtby responded by stopping all 13 shots he faced.…
Season 3 of the EURO Hockey League gets under way today with six games, including one that has the contestants with their chests puffed up more than one would imagine for the first step in a 82-game journey. Roberto Luongo and Alexander Ovechkin lead Copenhagen into Paris, where before the game starts, they will have…
By Dylan Callow This is the 2nd part of 4 in the season preview series. We’re going to take a quick look at the Demitra Division tonight and make a prediction on their final standings. Here’s my evaluation (keep in mind we haven’t finished trading so it’s not set in stone). I am evaluating the Goaltending, Top…
