Most of the players in the World Cup of Hockey will have their nation’s name and flag somewhere on their uniforms, reminding them to show the world that their people play the best hockey on the planet. But the Team Europe guys are basically trying to shut everyone else up. They come from Slovenia,…

If you are into stats, here are a few deep ones reflecting the season that just ended. Most points per minute played (minimum 41 games) Gustav Nyquist, Minsk, 0.069 Jake Guentzel, London Kyle Turris, Paris Sam Gagne, London Nicklas Backstrom, Minsk Nick Bjugstad, Milan Nikolaj Ehlers, Helsinki Cory Conacher, Prague Thomas Powell, Minsk Jamie McGinn,…

Some teams are done and others have up to three games to play, but two individual EURO records and one team record will be broken once Season 8 comes to an end. Best Save Percentage: Jimmy Howard, the goalie in Athens, will better the save percentage record he set three seasons earlier when he was…

Recently, it was announced that three GMs made the trip to the league office in Vienna and each one of them was assigned to a team. We have later learned thar accountant Rose was disappointed that none of the GMs had brought any gifts as a token of appreciation of her hard work for the…

Place: Bern, Switzerland. Time: 8 p.m.  local time., Dec. 18, 2017. Weather: -1 degree Celsius and cloudy. Outside Mahogany Hall on Klosterlistutz near the banks of the Aare River, the ratio of men to women is 2 to 1 as they file in for the Monday Blues Dance. The main topic of discussion? Not Stevie…

To settle the burning question about which nation plays hockey the best, league officials have agreed to conduct the first World Cup of Hockey. “Unity will not come to our league until we settle this question, and that’s why we will let the nations put their pucks where their mouths are and play for a…

EURO League and Websim game officials are working on the next set of players to be drafted into the EURO League following this season (Season 8). A list of 85 players has been sent to Websim admins, along with photos of each. The names and stats of those players now appear under the “Future Players”…

Aaron Ekblad of the Minsk Hussars had never been named to the All-Star Game before this season. Neither had Zach Werenski of Oslo. But the two youngsters (21 and 20, respectively) are having such good seasons, they were voted in by league GMs this season. In fact, Ekblad was voted in as a starter for the…

MOSCOW, Russia – It was not a banner day for the fans and city that hosted the 8th annual EURO All-Star Game.  The Northern Conference entered the third period with a 5-3 lead on the hunt for its 7th win in 8 all-star games, but the South stormed back and took the game 8-6. The…

It’s time to look at the candidates for the all-star game which will be held Nov. 4-5 in Moscow. 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,…