LISBON, Port. – The rosters for this year’s all-star game in Lisbon have been announced. So has a change of venue. In the suddenly hockey-mad Portguese city, excitement in the special event quickly surpassed league officials’ expectations and the weekend event outgrew MEO Arena. “Since the announcement of Lisbon hosting the all-star game, ticket demands are though the…
The mid-season evolution has occurred and Copenhagen’s Cedric Paquette has improved the most, going up 3 OV points. The 22-year-old has yet to get into a EURO League game, and Copenhagen has lots of good left wingers, but he might have moved up the depth chart this weekend. Several teams had more than one player…
All-Star Weekend will start with the Skills Competition next weekend in Lisbon’s MEO Arena, answering these burning questions: Who is the EURO’s fastest man? Who has the hardest shot? Who is the most accurate shooter? Here are some nuggets to chew on leading up to the event: The home fans will be cheering for Lisbon’s own John…
It’s time to look at the candidates for the all-star game which will be held Jan. 28-29 in Lisbon. The Goalies To vote, send a message to the commissioner listing your top 3 choices at each position (5 for defensemen) listed in order. For example: “Northern Conference center: 1-Smith, 2-Jones, 3-Watson. Southern Conference center: 1-Williams, 2-Jefferson,…
It’s time to look at the candidates for the all-star game which will be held Jan. 28-29 in Lisbon. The Left Wings To vote, send a message to the commissioner listing your top 3 choices at each position (5 for defensemen) listed in order. For example: “Northern Conference center: 1-Smith, 2-Jones, 3-Watson. Southern Conference center: 1-Williams, 2-Jefferson,…
It’s time to look at the candidates for the all-star game which will be held Jan. 28-29 in Lisbon. The Right Wings To vote, send a message to the commissioner listing your top 3 choices at each position (5 for defensemen) listed in order. For example: “Northern Conference center: 1-Smith, 2-Jones, 3-Watson. Southern Conference center: 1-Williams,…
It’s time to look at the candidates for the all-star game which will be held Jan. 28-29 in Lisbon. The Centers To vote, send a message to the commissioner listing your top 3 choices at each position (5 for defensemen) listed in order. For example: “Northern Conference center: 1-Smith, 2-Jones, 3-Watson. Southern Conference center: 1-Williams, 2-Jefferson, 3-Pzyczwewski”…
It’s time to look at the candidates for the all-star game which will be held Jan. 28-29 in Lisbon. The Defensemen To vote, send a message to the commissioner listing your top 3 choices at each position (5 for defensemen) listed in order. For example: “Northern Conference center: 1-Smith, 2-Jones, 3-Watson. Southern Conference center: 1-Williams, 2-Jefferson, 3-Pzyczwewski”…
;Sepp Blatter, the EURO League’s director of discipline and player safety, announced another player suspension as Madrid will have to go without forward Andrew Cogliano for two games. They would probably have had to go without him anyway because it was disclosed after Sunday’s game that he sustained an upper body injury, perhaps on the…
Voting on a new Hall of Fame class has been held and no players will be joining Nicklas Lidstrom, Teemu Selanne and Zdeno Chara. A vote will be conducted every two seasons. Players had to receive a score of 8.1 in order to make the Hall, and none did. Martin St. Louis came closest with…
