Helsinki 3, Gothenburg 2 Helsinki overcame the fact they let a 2-0 lead vanish, and the fact they were outshot 41-26, and that they gave Gothenburg 8 chances to score on the powerplay. In the third period, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 17 shots and veteran Ryan Smyth scored his second of the year with about 4…
By Phelim McAleer Copenhagen Post This is the 3rd part of 4 in the season preview series. Today we are looking at the first division in the Northern Conference, being the Kharlamov Division that comprises of the Northeastern teams. As always, I rate goalies, top 4 D, and top 6 offence out of 10, the…
Prague 5, Edinburgh 3 Prague’s Bryan Little, fresh off a hat trick against Geneva two nights earlier, collected 4 more points Thursday in Edinburgh. He had a goal and three assists and is the early season league leader in scoring. The line of Little, Zach Parise and Ryan Getzlaf is tough enough to handle at…
Gothenburg 3, Paris 2 It was a real shootout in Paris, with Gothenburg emerging with the win. Only Milan Lucic was able to score int he shootout as he beat Paris goalie Jose Theodore. Martin Brodeur, meanwhile, stoned Evgeni Malkin, David Perron and Corey Perry to cement the win. There were 76 shots on goal…
By Zorba Athens Mounaki The Greeks opened there season on the road and they were in tough against the Stockholm Spartans. But the new faces on the team were undaunted, maybe it was the ignorance of the rookies or the calm confidence of the vets. Or maybe, just maybe this group of players know something…
By Phelim McAleer Copenhagen Post This is the 2nd part of 4 in the season preview series. We’re going to take a quick look at the Demitra Division tonight and make a prediction on their final standings. Here’s my evaluation (keep in mind we haven’t finished trading so it’s not set in stone). I am…
Prague 5, Geneva 1 They had a very nice ceremony in Geneva to raise the championship banner to the rafters, the fans gave their hockey heroes a standing ovation, and then Prague Sparta knocked the Generals onto their accomplished rumps. Bryan Little did the most damage in the 5-1 win, scoring the season’s first hat…
By Phelim McAleer Copenhagen Post This is the 1st part of 4 in the season preview series. We’re going to take a quick look at each division and rate the teams to make a prediction on their final standings. Here’s my evaluation (keep in mind we haven’t finished trading so it’s not set in stone).…
Moscow 4, London 0 Moscow is off and running in the new season with an impressive performance at home, shutting out the London Dons 4-0. Nine Spartak players got on the scoresheet, with Benoit Pouliot leading everyone with 2 points, both assists. Moscow outshot London by a hefty margin, 39-24 and Jaro Halak stopped all…
Ownership changes, coaching changes, out-of-work players signing contracts like Nic Lidstrom signs autographs … we had it all today in the EURO League. The Page Ownership Group, headed by GM Myli, came to the rescue of an abandoned team for the second time in EURO history. Last season, POG purchased the Prague squad and ran…
