Two players who show up on the EURO League transactions list this week share something in common; something pretty good. Four days ago, American speedster Peter Mueller was waived by Milan for the third time this season. Not surprisingly, his $4.2 million contract kept him from being snapped up by another team. He is currently…
MINSK, Belarus – The Southern Conference whipped the Northern Conference Sunday 11-6 in the Season 9 EURO All-Star Game. It is only the third time in nine games the South has come out on top. The first time the Southern Conference won was in Season 5, when Athens’ Ryan O’Reilly was named MVP. The MVP…
MINSK, Belarus – Erik Karlsson claimed the Most Accurate Shooter title today for the fifth time in the EURO League Skills Competition. He has won the title three out of the last 4 seasons and he’s placed in the Top 3 in 7 of the 9 competitions. Earlier in his career, he did well in…
Lisbon center John Tavares has a chance to score the first-ever Skills Competition hat trick becasue he is the only player to qualify in all three events. He edged teammate and friend Steven Stamkos in Lisbon’s team competition to advance as Fastest Skater and Accurate Shooter, plus he won the team competition in Hardest Shot.…
MINSK, Belarus – The two squads for the Season 9 All-Star Game have been announced, based on voting by general managers. North Notes: The home fans will have three players to cheer for on the ice in linemates Patrick Kane and Jordan Staal, as well as defenseman Michael Del Zotto. All three were the top vote-getters…
MINSK, Belarus – EURO Commissioner Chuck Massaro has named the coaches for this weekend’s All-Star Game, and keeping with tradition, the choices are odd ones. Two EURO players who are not yet retired will be behind the benches. Belarusian brothers Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn won’t have far to travel to make the game. Sergei got…
Plans are under way for the Season 9 EURO All-Star Game, to be held on the weekend of August 11-12. General Managers in the EURO League will be asked to vote on the host city for this year’s all-star game. The host city will not have to do anything special for the event and will receive…
Farm Club: Vitebsk Bears GM: Igor Kirunov (only GM in team’s history) Coach: Dave Tippett (replaced Guy Boucher, who replaced Lindy Ruff, who replaced Claude Julien) Last season: 1st overall, (In playoffs, defeated Edinburgh, then defeated Stockholm, then defeated Belfast, then defeated Bratislava to win Cup) Ins and Outs (Season 8 to Season 9) Out: Nicklas Backstrom (free…
Owner: Tommy Ahlers, founder & CEO of ZYB, a popular social media & networking site in Denmark. Farm club: Malmo (Sweden) Redhawks GM: Martin Sayle (2nd GM in team’s history) Coach: Paul Maurice (replaced Dave Cameron after Season 7; Cameron replaced Paul Maurice after Season 4; Maurice replaced Brent Sutter after Season 3) Last season: 4th overall; (In playoffs,…
Team owner: Juraj Dluhy, CEO, Cestné a Stavebné Mechanizmy Tisovec (a military equipment manufacturer in Detva, Slovakia.) Farm club: Vienna (Austria) Capitals GM: Chuck Massaro (only GM in team’s history) Coach: Lindy Ruff (replaced Brent Sutter after Season 6, who replaced Bruce Boudreau after Season 3) Last season: 3rd overall (In playoffs, defeated Paris, then Berlin, then Lisbon,…
