It was a nasty game in Belarus Monday between the Minsk Hussars and Lisbon HC with a fight and a lot of penalties, and Lisbon had no right to be within a goal in the dying seconds. But there they were, goalie Kari Ramo skating quickly to the bench in favor of an extra attacker. Coach…
The Season 7 EURO draft later in 2016 will feature current NHL players and prospects from the NHL draft in June, but for Season 8, we will need a new draft set. Discussion initiated today by Geoffrey Paul (London) centered around the notion of having GMs forward names of past NHLers who have made an…
COPENHAGEN – The Season 6 EURO League draft will open today in Copenhagen, Denmark, where as many as 8 draftees could cancel their return flight tickets because the Tridents have accumulated that many picks in this draft, including 3 in the first round. Trades brought them Dublin’s and Madrid’s top picks in addition to their own. The first players…
Here’s a look at what player contracts need to be addressed during the off season. Athens – The Greeks have been one of the league’s top teams for four seasons now, but they haven’t been able to latch on to the golden ring. That’s led to impatience and frustration in a nation that has been…
Munich 3, Bern 1 – The Munich Dire Wolf have been on a mini run lately, winning 3 of their last 4 games and 4 of their last 7 games. If they defeat Milan on Thursday, Munich will leapfrog the Guerrerio in the standings. Until recently, they were in the same place the Buffalo Sabres were…
Patrick Kane and Jakub Voracek, who switched teams in an off-season trade, played against their former team Monday when Zurich beat Minsk 5-1. Neither stood out too much, although each man were credited with one assist. It was the first of 11 games to be played in the first 10 days of the season that have players playing against…
Do you want to know where your team stacks up in terms of popularity in opposing rinks? Trevor Grimm put together this list from his arena – tickets prices page: Paris 50.8 Moscow 46 Copenhagen 39.2 Athens 34.8 Berlin 33.6 Bratislava 32.4 Belfast 32 Saint Petersburg 27.6 Dublin 24.8 Edinburgh 24.8 Geneva 24.8 Zurich 24.4…
Oslo 4, St. Petersburg 2 – Rookie defenseman Eric Gelinas is seeing full-time duty in the EURO League for the first time as a member of the Oslo Outlaws, and boy is he seeing full-time duty. On Wednesday, he played on the top defense pairing with Luca Sbisa and he was stationed on the point…
Minsk 3, Dublin 2 – The Minsk Hussars continue to climb the standings in the EURO League and it seems they can do no wrong lately, so when Jakub Voracek tied the hit-filled game in the third period, Dublin fans knew their team was in trouble. The Irish, despite being outshot 13-7 in the third…
Munich 4, Paris 3 – The Paris Rouge Eiffels sit 2 points out of first place in the Southern Conference with games in hand over the two teams ahead of them, and if any team needs to finish first in their conference and get home ice advantage throughout the playoffs, it’s Paris. The Eiffels are…
