Who has a chance to set league records this season? Already There Lisbon superstar John Tavares has 10 shorthanded goals, which ties him with what Jonathan Toews of Bratislava did in Season 3. One more Tavares shorty and Toews’ name comes off the list. Close London forward Jeff Skinner wants to be more careful with…
With the season winding down, we’ll take a glance at the team and individual races that remain. The playoff race, in bullet form: North Belfast will be the No. 1 seed Three out of the next four team will have home ice advantage in the first round, so one of St. Petersburg, Helsinki, London and…
Brian Elliott was once the goalie who fans in Dublin hoped would pick up where Tim Thomas left off and bring the Irish close to the top of the heap. But he never capitalized on his opportunity to shine and this week, the 34-year-old Elliott passed through waivers and it appears he will play the…
If EURO general managers could go back in time to the Season 5 draft knowing what they know now, the proceedings would have gone a lot differently. For example, Munich GM Chad Legge would not have picked Roland McKeown 13th overall. The defenseman who was drafted into the NHL by the LA Kings, has 10…
Euro League officials might want to ask Berlin General Manager Guybrush Threepwood a question or two. They definitely want to have a word with Vadim Shipachyov, the Smurfs’ second-leading scorer this season. Always on the lookout for the welfare of the league, Sepp Blatter, director of discipline and player safety, took in a game last…
Two players who show up on the EURO League transactions list this week share something in common; something pretty good. Four days ago, American speedster Peter Mueller was waived by Milan for the third time this season. Not surprisingly, his $4.2 million contract kept him from being snapped up by another team. He is currently…
MINSK, Belarus – The Southern Conference whipped the Northern Conference Sunday 11-6 in the Season 9 EURO All-Star Game. It is only the third time in nine games the South has come out on top. The first time the Southern Conference won was in Season 5, when Athens’ Ryan O’Reilly was named MVP. The MVP…
MINSK, Belarus – Erik Karlsson claimed the Most Accurate Shooter title today for the fifth time in the EURO League Skills Competition. He has won the title three out of the last 4 seasons and he’s placed in the Top 3 in 7 of the 9 competitions. Earlier in his career, he did well in…
Lisbon center John Tavares has a chance to score the first-ever Skills Competition hat trick becasue he is the only player to qualify in all three events. He edged teammate and friend Steven Stamkos in Lisbon’s team competition to advance as Fastest Skater and Accurate Shooter, plus he won the team competition in Hardest Shot.…
MINSK, Belarus – The two squads for the Season 9 All-Star Game have been announced, based on voting by general managers. North Notes: The home fans will have three players to cheer for on the ice in linemates Patrick Kane and Jordan Staal, as well as defenseman Michael Del Zotto. All three were the top vote-getters…
