Copenhagen 5, Belfast 1 Belfast was actually in control of this game until they started taking penalties and until Kevin Shattenkirk’s second goal of the game early in the third period. Copenhagen scored three powerplay goals – 2 by Derek Roy – and were given 10 powerplays by the Giants. During one stretch of the…
Bern 5, Helsinki 1 Bern center Jason Spezza was drafted in the middle of the fourth round, but the way he’s playing makes many ask “Shouldn’t this guy have gone first overall?” Spezza led the Bears to a 5-1 win over visiting Helsinki on Friday with two goals and an assist. He also had 8 shots on…
Zurich 7, Prague 3 Ryan Miller and Prague Sparta seemed to have Thursday’s game with Zurich in hand at the half-way mark. They were up 3-0 after getting goals from Jason Pominville, Zach Parise and P-A Parenteau. Then Zurich shooters seemed to have figured out Miller and boy did they turn it on in a game that featured…
Prague 6, Edinburgh 3 A good crowd in Edinburgh became good and quiet early, with visiting Prague Sparta leaving them little to cheer about for the first 50 minutes of the game. Prague scored 6 times, including three goals in the first and three in the second. The Capitals were finally able to muster some…
Milan 2, Belfast 0 Milan’s Antti Niemi recorded the first shutout in EURO League history, stopping the Belfast Giants by a 2-0 score. Milan (2-0) outshot Belfast (1-1) 32-25. Milan’s powerplay wasn’t as impressive as Niemi was. The Guerriero went 0 for 7 with the man advantage. Matt Moulson and Jordan Staal scored for Milan…
Gothenberg 4, Helsinki 1 Martin Brodeur is wanted in Finland for grand theft after stealing a game for visiting Gothenberg on Monday. It was the opening game of the season for both his club and Helsinki. The 39-year-old who is earning $5.2 million this season, turned away 35 shots, allowing just one goal, a third…
Bern 6, Geneva 2 Bern was ready for the first big battle between Swiss powerhouses, blitzing the Geneva Generals for five goals in the first period on the first day of EURO Hockey League action. The Bears outshot Geneva 17-3 in the first period and 38-23 in the game to come away with a 6-2…
Minsk added five players through free agency today, Bern added four more and five other teams also added at least one player. The Hussars hope Jonas Gustavsson will become a monster in Minsk, signing him to a $1 million deal. They also scored a pair of defensemen for $800,000 each and a pair of forwards…
Some people collect baseball cards. Some collect Beanie Babies. EURO general managers skates21 and jkellyAT apparently collect humans. More than half of the 27 players who signed free agent contracts today did so with either Bern or Milan. Bern signed 8 players including goalie Nicklas Backstrom, defensemen Anton Volchenkov and Ron Hainsey, and forwards Martin…
Ken Hitchcock will takes his Jack Adams trophy and English surname to London to coach the London Knights in the EURO Hockey League. Hitch was one of seven men who will make $1.5 million during each of the next three years in Europe. Two other Ahearne Division teams landed the bench bosses for which they…
