GM: Geoffrey Paul (second GM in team’s history) NOTE: After 30 games, Rodney Carringer acquired the team. Coach: Darryl Sutter (replaced Ken Hitchcock after Season 6) Last season: 11th overall; In playoffs, lost to Belfast Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Teddy Purcell (free agent); Dmitry Orlov (free agent); Jamie McBain (free agent); Tyler Bozak…
GM: Ben Stuller (3rd GM in team’s history) Coach: Paul Maurice (replaced Kevin Dineen after Season 4) Last season: 22 overall, did not make playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Wayne Simmonds (trade), Vladimir Sobotka (free agent), Brent Burns (trade), Brad Richards (trade), Jeff Petry (free agent), Artem Anisimov (trade), Mats Zuccarello (trade), Brian Boyle…
Geneva 3, Moscow 2 – Darren Helm and linemate Val Nichushkin had a big hand in keeping the Generals undefeated through 3 games. Helm scored his first two goals of the season with assists from Nichushkin on both. Helm also won 14 of 16 faceoffs. Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and an assist for Dynamo.…
Oslo 4, Belfast 3 (OT) – Zach Parise took a cool pass from Connor McDavid and backhanded the game-winning goal over Jonathan Quick’s shoulder to end the contest in overtime. It was Parise’s second tally of the game. Oslo got a gift goal in the second period when Quick mishandled the puck at the side…
GM: Chris Lee (3rd GM in team’s history) Coach: Dave Hakstol ( replaced Claude Julien after Season 6, who replaced Peter Laviolette after Season 3) Last season: 24th overall, out of the playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: P-A Parenteau (free agent ), Gilbert Brule (free agent ) , Curtis Glencross (free agent…
Belfast 3, Oslo 1 – Second-year player Nardo Nagtzaam scored a pair of goals to provide all of Belfast’s offense before an empty-net goal. The first goal came shorthanded right after Micki Dupont of Belfast started a fight with Jarko Immonen. The Dutchman Nagtzaam now has 3 points in 2 games this season which is already…
GM: Martin Sayle (2nd GM in team’s history) Coach: Dave Cameron (Replaced Paul Maurice after Season 4) (Maurice replaced Brent Sutter after Season 3) Last season: 23rd overall, out of the playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: Lee Stempniak (free agent), Josh Holden (trade), David Clarkson (free agent), Jonathan Blum (buyout) In: Alexander Steen (free…
Berlin 6, Zurich 5 – Logan Couture crushed the Zurich Lions’ spirit with three shorthanded goals, including the goal that broke a 5-5 tie and ended up being the winner. He and Loui Eriksson ended the game with 4 points each and Dion Phaneuf had 3 assists for the Smurfs, who were out-shot 28-21. Drew…
GM: Austin Dwyer (3rd GM in team’s history) Coach: Randy Carlyle (replaced Guy Boucher before Season 6) Last season: 7th overall; In playoffs, defeated Stockholm and then lost to Minsk Ins and Outs (Season 6 to Season 7) Out: Chris Kelly (free agent) In: Kieffer Bellows (draft) In Place (Key players signed past Season 7) Pekka Rinne, G; Jordan…
Berlin 5, Munich 2 – This doesn’t sound right, but it’s true: With every team one game into the season, Aleksey Bykov has already scored the first goal of the season for two different teams. He opened the game’s scoring for Prague in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, was traded to Berlin not long after the game, flew to…
