Everyone knew the Minsk Hussars were good enough to win their second EURO Cup in three seasons, but they faced adversity a couple of times this season and some were starting to doubt them. Unfortunately for the Hussars’ opponents in the Finals – the Bratislava Eagles – the doubters did not include people named Tippett,…
Click on the link for a detailed look at who will be available for the nest EURO League draft, to be conducted after the completion of the playoffs. 9 draft guide Here is a partial sample to whet your appetites: Here is a link to the league’s first and only other draft guide (for Season…
Rose’s niece Taylor lives in the Toronto area and was able to sneak into Team Canada’s practice facility Friday where try-outs began for the nation’s World Cup team. Canada has to be considered one of the favorites for the trophy even after you take out all the players who are 25 or younger (those players…
Deciding who would manage Team Finland in the World Cup of Hockey was an easy matter. On Wednesday, 6-7, 235-pounds of Olli Malmivaara walked into League Commissioner Chuck Massaro’s office and said, “I want to play in the tournament and I want my GM to be boss.” Ninety-one seconds later, Massaro announced tha t Paja Jansson…
Sepp Blatter assembled a small group of shoppers and tourists from outside the league office near the corner of Strobelgasse and Schulerstade in Vienna Tuesday to make an announcement concerning the upcoming World Cup of Hockey. “We are awarding Team Czech team to Chuck … (no applause from the crowd) “ announced the EURO League’s…
Not long after the new GM of Team USA left the building Saturday, the GM of the Stockholm Eagles, Michael Sauer, walked in the league office building in the capital of music. Michael’s assistant, an older Swedish lady named Berit, who has been acquainted with Accounant Rose for a long time, was also with him.…
Three EURO general managers paid visits to the league office in Vienna this week for meeting with Sepp Blatter and the director of discipline and player safety announced all three have been awarded teams in the upcoming World Cup tournament in Bern. League Commissioner Chuck Massaro was unaware of Blatter’s decision but said “I trust…
It’s not often that a standard, run of the mill holding penalty blooms into an international incident, but that’s what seems to be what is happening following the London-Dublin game Monday. Scottish referee Ian Davis happened to be positioned close to Hampus Lindholm, a Swede, and Jason Zucker, an American, when the Dublin defenseman grabbed…
He’s only getting fourth-line minutes in Milan these days and he’s never scored 30 points in a season, but Minnesota-born Peter Mueller can rightfully claim to be the fastest thing on skates in the EURO League. The right wing narrowly edged Belfast winger and Season 6 champ Evander Kane in the league’s Fastest Skater during…
After winning their own team competitions, the EURO League’s fastest skaters, hardest shooters and most accurate snipers are ready to battle for top honors in the league. The annual All-Star Game Skills Competition will be held today. Nazem Kadri of Geneva is the only player who will represent his team in all three competitions. The…
