Copenhagen, St. Petersburg win openers

Roy awakens; Luongo deals a shutout Copenhagen leads Edinburgh in series, 1-0 There were some great signs for Copenhagen fans in the Tridents’ series-opening 5-0 win over visiting Edinburgh Friday. First off, goalie Roberto Luongo was as sharp as ever, stopping all 28 Capitals shots. Secondly, some forwards who haven’t been lighting the lamp cashed…

Edinburgh tops Dublin to go to second round

The first two seeds in each conference have advanced to the second round of the EURO League playoffs, a round that will feature a battle involving the two Russian teams. Rugged British Isles battle goes to Edinburgh Edinburgh beats Dublin in series, 4-3 A spirited battle of Ahearne Division rivals went back and forth across…

Benn injured with Edinburgh on the brink

The remaining seven EURO League playoff series could all end in the next 24 hours. All are at 3-2 going into tonight’s Northern Conference games. The biggest news has to be the injury to Jamie Benn of Edinburgh who is out of the lineup for the rest of the series against Dublin. Neal scores in…

Zurich comeback among playoff highlights

Six of the eight EURO League playoff series are tied at 2-2 going into tonight’s Northern Conference battles. In the Southern Conference, Paris has swept Milan out with four straight wins. Here’s a look at where things stand today. Paris wins series against Milan, 4-0 Antti Niemi looked too tired to keep the Paris Rouges…

Anxious times in playoff series

Northern Conference Heading into Game 4 of the Northern Conference playoffs, there are some anxious nerves in the dressing rooms, with a couple of potential upsets brewing. The league’s best team, the Copenhagen Tridents, find themselves trailing 2 games to 1, with another game on foreign soil set for today at 5:30. Vincent Lecavalier has…

Good news and bad news for Munich

Munich 2, Bern 0 Munich leads series 1-0 The good news in Bavaria today is that the beloved Fox, who tied for the top spot in the Southern Conference of the EURO League, won the playoff opener in convincing fashion Thursday by shutting out Bern 2-0. The bad news is that they lost Patrik Elias,…

Penalties hurt Edinburgh in series opener

The playoffs opened Wednesday with three of the four favored teams jumping out to 1-0 leads in their series. Dublin 6, Edinburgh 3 Dublin leads series 1-0 The Scots spent entirely too much time in the penalty box, giving one of the league’s best offenses more ice time and more space. Not a recipe for…

Berlin in must-win, must-pray mode

The Berlin Smurfs face a must-win game this evening when they play Madrid, and if they win, they will go into must-pray mode. Currently listed as the starting goalies are Tomas Vokoun for Madrid, and his former backup, rookie Erik Ersberg, who was traded to Berlin this season. Madrid has won two of the teams’…

Shakeups in Sweden, Denmark

According to the U.S. government’s weather website, there wasn’t a single earthquake recorded in northern Europe over the last month. But the area around Sweden and Denmark was the epicenter of trade news that shook the hockey world. Trades involving two of the sport’s top forwards  – Alexander Ovechkin and Eric Staal – landed them…