Mark Stone, 22, was the first player selected in the EURO draft in Copenhagen and he dutifully took his place next to Bern General Manager Randy Rock and coach Mike Babcock for photos. In a few weeks, Stone will probably be standing next to Joe Thornton and Andrei Kostitsyn on the Bears’ top forward line.…
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…
Eleven players who saw action in Season 5 have decided to retire. Some might be added to list of Hall of Fame candidates when voting occurs between seasons. Here they are with their Season 5 stats: Tim Thomas, G, Copenhagen – 65 GP; 3.61 GAA; 87.6 SvPercentage Patrik Elias, LW, Munich – 82 GP; 46…
A close race ended with a lopsided 6-1 score in Game 7 and the Belfast Giants won the EURO Cup for the second season in a row Thursday. Belfast and Berlin were separated by just a point in the standings and by a single shot in the final game, but Belfast’s shooters were deadly against Smurf goalies…
Southern Conference Berlin (No. 1 seed, 128 points) vs. Prague (No. 8 seed, 81 points) Commissioner: Everyone knows the Smurfs play very well when they are angry and they must have found a way to harness that anger, keep it in the dressing room, and unleash it when needed because they put together quite a year, finishing second overall…
Rose in Accounting and I were talking in the office the other day. She brought up the upcoming elections in the U.S. and Canada and wondered if Donald Trump could lead both countries at the same time because, as she put it “he is different and that’s what both nations need.” I disagreed. Then the topic of…
The ballots for league awards are out and here’s a more comprehensive look at the stats than offered by Websim. Click on any photo to enlarge it. Best Defensive Forward (sorted by plus/minus) Sportsmanship (Lady Rose Trophy) (sorted by points scored) Top Coach (sorted by points) Rookie of the Year (sorted by points) Best Goalie…
With only 5 games left in the schedule, the first-round match-ups for the Season 5 playoffs are set. Each playoff team knows who they are going to play, with excitement ramping up all over the continent. By one point in the standings, the Belfast Giants win the President’s Trophy as the best team in the regular…
The race for the Rookie of the Year trophy is a good one this year in the EURO league, with 3 or 4 slick forwards, a good goalie and a four defensemen all in the running. Three of those players won’t even be on the list of nominees that will be generated by Websim about…
