Madrid defeats Bratislava in 7 games – It looked for a while that Tyler Toffoli of Bratislava had a Midas touch that was going to send Madrid to the golf course, but the Royals stormed back with three goals in 3:32 after Toffoli put the Eagles in front halfway through the third period. Madrid wound…
Playoff update: We will have two Game 7’s on Saturday to decide who advances in the Southern Conference. Northern Conference Gothenburg defeats Stockholm in 6 games – Game 6 featured great goaltending in both nets and for the first time in the series, the away team won, and that meant elimination for Stockholm. Pekka Rinne made…
Breaking: Rick Nash has recovered enough to return to the London lineup tonight for Game 6 against Belfast. Tuesday games Athens 2, Munich 1 – Dire Wolf fans are not happy at the moment. They were giddy about a week ago when their team bolted out to a two games to none lead in their…
The two home teams won Monday night in Northern Conference first-round series that, as most predicted, would be real battles. Both home teams won and now each holds a 3-2 lead in their series. Gothenburg 3, Stockholm 2 (OT) – The game in Gothenburg between Swedish foes was one of the best playoff games the…
Lisbon superstar Steven Stamkos couldn’t make another 100-point season happen this year, meaning no one has reached that plateau in every season of the league’s existence. Stamkos, of Lisbon, did make it six straight seasons of 82 games played, but he finished with 33 goals and 84 points, by far his lowest point total ever.…
Playoff update Northern Conference Minsk def. Dublin 4-0 – The Hussars are looking good. They out-scored the Fighting Irish 20-6 in the series and outshot them 141-78. Dublin was a strong offensive club, so the work of the defense and goaltender Carey Price deserves an extra pat on the back. But the Irish had the…
Playoff update. Northern Conference Moscow leads Helsinki 3-0 – Spartak is securely in the driver’s seat and their offensive might is the reason. Moscow scored 5 goals in games 1 and 2 and then 6 in Game 3. The two games in Moscow were close, but Game 3 in Finland was a disaster for Helsinki…
Sometimes, EURO League news is made off the ice, and that usually happens come playoff time. The league’s director of player safety and discipline, Sepp Blatter, announced Wednesday morning that league secretary and accountant Rose has been placed on administrative leave for an unspecified time. Speaking from Rudolf Scheer & Söhne (http://www.scheer.at/) a high-end men’s…
Once again, the commissioner and league accountant/secretary Rose have come out with their playoff predictions and once again, they didn’t agree on a single series. That has to be some sort of record for disagreements. Northern Conference Dublin (No. 8 seed) vs. Minsk (No. 1) Season series: Minsk 4, Dublin 0 Commissioner: Minsk is a…
Tuesday was a good day for Gothenburg, Munich and Bratislava and a bad one for Stockholm, Lisbon and especially Athens. Bratislava 6, Athens 3 – An important game for both teams went the home team’s way. With the win, coupled with Lisbon’s loss in Portugal to powerful Paris, Bratislava moved up one spot in the…
