Pick 38: Fredrick NORRENA, a 33-year-old goalie, goes to Oslo on a three-year contract to back up American Jimmy Howard. Pick 39: Josef VASICEK, the big LW who can fire the puck, may have to fight for regular shifts if Stockholm resigns two aging veterans: Ryan Smyth and Steve Sullivan. Pick 40: Olexander POBYEDONOSTSEV, a…
Here’s a quick look at who got whom since the last report. Pick 20: Talgat ZHAILAUOV goes from his home country of Kazakhstan to Munich, where he is by far the youngest center and obviously a key building block for the franchise’s future. Short but thick, Zhailauov is said to be a good skater with great…
Prague, with three of the seven picks between numbers 13 and 19, started the barrage with the most recognizable name available in the draft. Nail Yakupov, the Russian sensation who went first overall in the 2012 NHL draft, is now a right winger for the Southern Conference power that finished sixth overall in Season 1.…
Two more picks and a trade rumor this afternoon in the EURO League draft. With the 11th pick, Gothenberg selected Canadian-born Petr Vrana, who is loaded with speed, finesse and passing ability. The 21-year-old now joins a stable of good young LWs on the Gothenburg roster: Milan Lucic, Carl Hagelin and Zack Boychuk are all…
Nerius Alisauskas, an 18-year-old defenseman with a booming slapshot, will journey directly north from his home in Lithuania to play for Helsinki this season. Alisauskas was selected with the 8th overall pick in the EURO League draft today, becoming the fourth defenseman off the board. His future will include Jack Johnson, Marc Staal and Jared…
Half of the six players selected thus far in the EURO League draft have been defensemen. That includes the first two – Staffan Kronwall, who went to Athens, and Maxim Chudinov, who was selected by Minsk. The most recent selection, 18-year-old Ken Kuusk of Estonia, will join 22-year-old Alex Pietrangelo and a crowded but young…
(From Athens Mounaki) – Ladies and Gentlemen it is with great pleasure that I sit here before you to announce a trade that has recently been finalized and approved by the league.I had mentioned in an earlier interview that heading into the draft the Athens Greeks were looking to fill a few wholes in our…
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 – First off, welcome to the EURO League to Fred Grondines, who takes over in Norway. Fred, thanks for joining. Please report to your team office at Jordalgata 12, 0657, Oslo, by 3 p.m., where our league secretary, Rose, will greet you and have you sign the ownership papers. You…
Morpheus, the Greek God of Dreams, made one come true in Athens this morning, as the Athens Greeks won the EURO draft lottery and jumped from fifth to first in the Season 2 draft order. Athens GM Terry Moutafis was already giddy about the fact he had 3 first round picks this year thanks to…
TEAM EURO Cup winners Season 1 – Geneva Generals (2nd-Copenhagen Tridents) Season 2 – Paris Rouges Eiffels (2nd-St. Petersburg Red Stars) Season 3 – Moscow Spartak (2nd- Paris Rouges Eiffels) Season 4 – Belfast Giants (2nd – Athens Greeks) Season 5 – Belfast Giants (2nd – Berlin Smurfs) Season 6 – Minsk Hussars (2nd – Paris Rouges…
