History indicates that if you want to win a Cup in the EURO League, you have to place your team very high in the regular season standings. Teams that finished 1st won 5 times; teams that placed 2nd won 6 Cups; 3rd place finishers won 3 times; 4th place finishers won 3 Cups and Berlin…
Quick Glance: Obviously, we have two powerhouses ready to do battle. The Finals pits the team that finished first overall in the regular season against the No. 3 team that was just 3 points behind them. They were also the top two scoring teams this season. The biggest bit of news before the first puck…
Quick Glance: Two strong teams have made it to the Southern Conference finals and for both, the first two rounds of the playoffs were a breeze. At first glance, it looks like we can expect a low-scoring series. Both teams seemed content to play careful hockey so far in the playoffs and they both ranked…
Quick Glance: Paris finished 10th in the regular season standings and has since become the league’s feel-good story after ousting Number 4 overall Minsk and then Number 2 overall Copenhagen. Next up, the team in between them both: Helsinki. Paris ultra-experienced players know the puck can move faster than they can so they stress passing…
The EURO League has just witnessed the birth of a longtime all-star defenseman. Thanks to the great season he had in his NHL debut with the New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer earned a PO rating of 101 in the initial ratings just released by administrators. He is already an 82 OV rating and he could…
Quick Glance: Munich comes into this series with mythical god status for their nearly unblemished record over the last 30 games. The Red Bulls finished the regular season in the Top 5 in the four measurements of shots and goals (both for and against), which bolsters the claim that they really have a colossal machine…
Quick Glance: Bern was the only team that swept their first round series as they obliterated Bratislava. Lisbon was 4-2 against Prague. Bern and Lisbon are very close to each other, if you are judging by statistics they accumulated in the 82-game season and the first round of the playoffs. In the regular season, Bern…
Quick Glance: Belfast breezed through Round 1 and really haven’t had to shift into high gear for half a season, thanks to the huge lead they built in the English Channel Division. But it will suddenly get much harder for them in Round 2 against Connor McDavid and the #3 team in the league. Helsinki…
Quick Glance: Paris and Copenhagen both survived spirited series and in both cases, defense ruled. Paris kept Minsk under 5 goals in all 7 games of their series and the Tridents allowed an average of 2 goals per game in 6 against Edinburgh. These two teams only played each other three times during the regular…
Quick Glance: On top of Lisbon players’ shoulder pads is their Lisbon jersey, of course, but on top of that there is a new chip on their shoulder after being edged out for the division title at the last minute by Bern. They are going to try to make Prague pay for it. But Prague…
