The two best teams will meet in the Finals. Belfast and Berlin battled to the very end of the season for the President’s Trophy and they are about to begin another battle for the most prestigious trophy in Europe. David Krejci scored about five minutes into overtime Tuesday to end the Southern Conference championship…
The defending champion Belfast Giants have reached their second-straight EURO League Cup Finals after stomping through the Northern Conference field with ease. The first two playoff series had Belfast remaining on the British Isles, where they won 4 straight games against Edinburgh and then 4 straight against London. The Capitals gave Belfast one close game,…
Southern Conference Berlin (No. 1 seed, 128 points) vs. Prague (No. 8 seed, 81 points) Commissioner: Everyone knows the Smurfs play very well when they are angry and they must have found a way to harness that anger, keep it in the dressing room, and unleash it when needed because they put together quite a year, finishing second overall…
Rose in Accounting and I were talking in the office the other day. She brought up the upcoming elections in the U.S. and Canada and wondered if Donald Trump could lead both countries at the same time because, as she put it “he is different and that’s what both nations need.” I disagreed. Then the topic of…
The ballots for league awards are out and here’s a more comprehensive look at the stats than offered by Websim. Click on any photo to enlarge it. Best Defensive Forward (sorted by plus/minus) Sportsmanship (Lady Rose Trophy) (sorted by points scored) Top Coach (sorted by points) Rookie of the Year (sorted by points) Best Goalie…
With only 5 games left in the schedule, the first-round match-ups for the Season 5 playoffs are set. Each playoff team knows who they are going to play, with excitement ramping up all over the continent. By one point in the standings, the Belfast Giants win the President’s Trophy as the best team in the regular…
St. Petersburg 4, Gothenburg 0 – The St. Petersburg Red Stars dealt a severe blow to Gothenburg’s playoff hopes Thursday, shutting the Devils out in the process. St. Petersburg started stronger and through two periods led 3-0 with a 26-12 advantage in shots. Jonathan Huberdeau was the offensive star of the game with two goals…
Geneva 4, Moscow 2 – Frederik Andersen and the Geneva Generals made statement Wednesday and that was that they will not go down without a fight. The Generals were outshot, but Andersen stopped 31 shots to give his teammates a chance to erase a 2-0 Moscow lead in the second period. Geneva scored 4 straight…
The race for the Rookie of the Year trophy is a good one this year in the EURO league, with 3 or 4 slick forwards, a good goalie and a four defensemen all in the running. Three of those players won’t even be on the list of nominees that will be generated by Websim about…
Prague 6, Athens 0 – Torey Krug has been an important member of the Prague Wolf Pack since he was drafted third overall in the Season 3 draft. He had a great rookie year and is in a slight sophomore slump, but he played 28 minutes Tuesday in a huge win for a team trying…
