Back in Season 1 of the EURO League, veteran Marty Turco watched a lot of hockey from the St. Petersburg bench. Pekka Rinne did almost all of the goaltending for the team that season and Turco saw action in only 10 games. He probably deserved more playing time with his .915 save percentage. If you…
Season 5 of the EURO League saw three team records and six individual records fall. Also, four individual records were tied. New Team Records Most points in a season – Belfast Giants, 129 (previous record: 123, Geneva, Season 1) Fewest points in a season – Oslo, 41 (previous record: 47, Oslo, Season 4) Best Penalty Killing –…
It’s good to be generous. It gives you a good feeling, especially if your generosity leads to a teammate’s goal. Ryan O’Reilly of the Athens Greeks is one of the most generous guys in the league with 13 assists so far in 11 games. But being generous all the time isn’t good, really. On the…
Season 4 of the EURO League saw 8 league records fall and one other one get tied. Individual Records Most PIM: P.K. Subban, Belfast, 186, beating the old record of 177 held by David Backes of Athens. Most Hits: Shea Weber, Copenhagen, 322, beating the old record of 312 held by Brent Seabrook of Bern. Seabrook had 321…
With about a dozen games to go in the season, some EURO league records are staring the eraser in the face. Fewest goals allowed in a season – If Moscow can average 3 goals or fewer against per game the rest of the way, they will better the record (200 goals against) set by St.…
From Thursday’s games: Brent Seabrook. Bern, has played 2 great games so far. If the season ends Sunday, he will be MVP. He led the Bears over Stockholm 4-2 with 3 assists, 4 hits and 2 blocked shots. Bern’s fourth line of Drew Miller, Lance Bouma and Steve Bernier was plus 2 but played only…
3 Stand-outs Brent Seabrook, Bern, scored a goal, had 2 assists, 5 hits and was +3 in a 5-3 win in Dublin. Cam Ward, Athens, stopped 39 Edinburgh shots in a 2-0 win. Kari Lehtonen, Geneva, stopped 32 Berlin shots in a 3-0 win in Germany Surprises and Stuff A scoreless tie was highly unexpected…
From Geoffrey Paul, our esteemed colleague in London: You may have seen me experimenting with what data is available to me on websim in an attempt to extrapolate possession numbers. This is relatively easy to eyeball, especially for someone who has been reading up on the stats that are becoming more popular (corsi,fenwick, and PDO…
Pop quiz: Which team do you think draws more fans to their homes games – the team at the top of the standings, or the team at the bottom of standings? The answer is last place Paris. Les Rouges Eiffels have an average attendance of 22,242 per game this season, which is tops in the…
