The Erik Cole-Brad Richards-Blake Wheeler line skated at its best Thursday to lead the Red Stars to a win in the series opener, but St. Petersburg got help from unlikely sources as well. Youngsters Jonathan Huberdeau and Danis Zaripov chipped in with a combined 8 shots and 2 goals on Tuukka Rask and the Paris…
All eyes are on St. Petersburg, Russia, tonight as the Red Stars host Les Rouges Eiffels for Game 1 of the EURO Cup Finals. Both teams enter the series healthy and fresh from resounding victories in their respective conference finals. St. Petersburg conquered Edinburgh 4 games to none, while Paris brushed aside Athens in five…
The race for the second-ever EURO Cup might go from a 4-team field to a 2-horse race very soon. Both St. Petersburg and Paris have stormed their way to 3-0 leads in the conference finals that started Friday. St. Petersburg leads Edinburgh in series, 3-0 This series has been close for the first two periods,…
Edinburgh beats Copenhagen in series, 4-3 A stunning upset has the Edinburgh Capitals playing for the Northern Conference championship. The Caps, who finished the regular season 43-32-7, good enough for fifth in the conference and 12th overall in the EURO, and who were a loss away from elimination twice in the first round against Dublin…
Three of the four teams fighting to make the Northern Conference finals have won Game 7s already this season. They hope that experience will serve them well Thursday morning, when both Northern Conference finalists will be decided. The Edinburgh Capitals will play in Copenhagen, while Moscow Spartak will be in St. Petersburg for the Battle…
Paris beats Geneva in series, 4-2 The defending champion Geneva Generals finally capitulated Wednesday, but not without a fight. In a fast-paced game in Geneva, Miko Koivu ended it 13 minutes into overtime after taking a pass from David Perron. It was Koivu’s third goal of the playoffs and it sends Paris into the Southern…
Athens beats Munich in series, 4-1 Athens is through to the next round after Jason Pominville tied Game 5 against Munich and then won it in overtime. Munich had a two goal lead after two periods, thanks to goals by Brooks Laich – shorthanded – and Dan Boyle, but Scott Hartnell scored his 8th of…
Edinburgh dominates on Copenhagen ice Copenhagen leads Edinburgh in series, 3-2 With a seemingly healthy Jamie Benn still out of the Edinburgh lineup, Daniel Winnick played very well in his stead. The physical winger was named the game’s second star after playing plus-2 hockey and scoring a shorthanded goal to open the scoring about 4…
Peverley OT goal evens series for Moscow St. Petersburg and Moscow tied in series, 2-2 Goalies Jaroslav Halak of Moscow and Pekka Rinne of St. Petersburg both put together perfect 60-minute games Monday in Game 4 of the Battle of Russia, but 8 minutes into overtime, one of them finally cracked. Not too long after…
Nick Kronwall, Backes come up big for Athens Athens leads Munich in series, 2-0 For the second straight playoff series, The Athens Greeks have opened with two away wins. They return home this evening trying to extend the lead over Munich. In the series’ first game, a powerplay slapshot by Niclas Kronwall won it late…
