Owners – Two of Northern Ireland’s most famous sons: actor James (Jimmy) Nesbitt (probably best known internationally for his part as one of the dwarves in the Hobbit trilogy); and model/actor/’GLAMOUR sexiest man of 2017′ Jamie Dornan of “Fifty Shades” fame. Farm Club: Belfast City Bruins GM: Chris Patton (only GM in team’s history) Coach: Alain Vigneault (replaced Darryl Sutter) …
The champs signed a depth winger today in Frenchman Antoine Roussel. The 31-year-old has played 18 career games, all with Bratislava, and if he scores a goal or gets an assist for Copenhagen, it will be his first EURO League point. Only Myles Wood of Berlin has played more games without scoring a point. He…
“I like that I’ll be free to start trouble and not finish it,” a smiling P.K. Subban said after agreeing to a $9.85 million contract to play in Gothenburg this season. The veteran defenseman who played for the Belfast Giants for 8 seasons and the Madrid Royals for two, is now the Frolunda’s premier defenseman.…
The Madrid Royals had a productive day, adding star offensive winger Tyler Ennis and two defensemen – two of them Smurfs last season – to the family. They also saw three family members move to other families today. Ennis, who has played for Southern Conference rivals Bratislava and Berlin, decided to take his 32-year-old body…
As of halfway into the first day of free agent signings for Season 11, only one player had more than one team courting him. Defenseman Patrick Wiercioch, a 30-year-old who has proven he can put the puck in the net, signed with Athens today, choosing the Gods over the Red Bulls of Munich. He inked…
As the EURO League plunges headlong into the first free agent period under Websim 3.0, a pause has been requested. Free agents who have received offers announced they will make their decisions within 1 to 4 days once we resume. In the interim, let’s take a look at which teams probably have offers out there…
Thanks primarily to the salary cap, some big EURO League names have had to dig out their suitcases, pack everything, and move to new cities. As the draft moves to the third and final round, four trades have been made in the league and all four have included big names. London and Bern have both…
Evander Kane, Tyler Ennis and Thomas Powell are among the EURO players who have already told their teams “don’t bother setting up a meeting on my next contract, because I’m not interested in staying here.” Kane, 30, of Madrid, stands to make a fortune in the free agent market. His 92 OV rating ties him…
Gothenburg jumps up to #1 pick spot in draft lottery; picks forward Jack Hughes The Frolunda made Jack Hughes the first pick in the Season 11 draft Saturday. The American center gives Gothenburg three sure-fire young forwards that will be the nucleus of the team for years to come in Hughes, Russian Andrei Svechnikov (19)…
I will have to wait until all coaches are signed, but I plan to continue my tradition of writing profiles of each team before the season gets under way. I approach it as if I was a sports writer and try to give the reader an idea of what to expect during the upcoming season.…
