Minsk 5, Belfast 1 – In what most observers thought would be a titanic clash of EURO giants, Tuesday’s Belfast at Minsk game was anything but. The Hussars demolished the Giants 5-1, outshooting them 48-19 in the process. The two-time defending champs have won only 4 times in their last 9 games. Still, there seems to…
Two of the great cities of Europe finally have two of the great teams in the EURO League. It took London longer to reach the high ground that Paris has occupied for the last four-plus seasons, but in a head-to-head battle on Monday, the Dons proved they are now a force in the league. London…
Milan’s Tomas Zaborsky is the unlucky winner of the season’s first suspension, issued today by Sepp Blatter, EURO’s director of player safety and discipline. A minute into his first shift in Milan’s 5-2 loss in Prague on Friday, Zaborsky slammed Marcel Hossa into the boards as both were pursuing a puck from opposite directions. Hossa…
It was a nasty game in Belarus Monday between the Minsk Hussars and Lisbon HC with a fight and a lot of penalties, and Lisbon had no right to be within a goal in the dying seconds. But there they were, goalie Kari Ramo skating quickly to the bench in favor of an extra attacker. Coach…
Generals managers have started submitting names for the Season 8 draft project (which would only be adopted if it’s approved in a league-wide vote) and a good list is starting to shape up. Here’s a look at what Commissioner Chuck Massaro did with the names so far: So far, 15 GMs have submitted four names…
GM: Trevor Grimm (2nd GM in team’s history) Coach: Barry Trotz Last season: 8th overall, lost to London in Round 1 Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: Derek Roy (trade), Carlo Colaiacovo (trade), Antoine Vermette (waivers), Marc-Andre Bergeron (retired), Jarome Iginla (retired) In: Jason Spezza (free agent), Pavel Datsyuk (free agent), Nick Holden (trade),…
GM: Michael Sauer (third GM in team’s history) Coach: Mike Johnston (replaced Bob Hartley after Season 4)(Hartley replaced Claude Noel after Season 3) Last season: 19th overall, out of playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: Jeff Carter (trade – later signed as free agent), Mike Richards (trade), Mikko Koivu (trade), Pavel Datsyuk (trade),…
GM: Austin Dwyer (3rd GM in team’s history) Coach: Randy Carlyle (replaced Guy Boucher before Season 6) Last season: 17th overall, out of the playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: Eric Staal (trade), Patrick Marleau (trade), John Moore (waivers), Ryan Jones, (free agent), Frazer McLaren (free agent), Braydon Coburn (obtained rights in off-season trade…
GM: Igor Kirunov (only GM in team’s history) Coach: Lindy Ruff (replaced Claude Julien) Last season: 3rd overall, (defeated Dublin and Moscow, then lost to Belfast in the conference finals) Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: In: Tony Martensson (free agent), Kevin Hayes (draft), Dmitrij Jaskin (draft), Pavel Zacha (draft), Colin White (draft) In Place (Key…
GM: Ronnie Walker (3rd GM in team’s history) Coach: Joel Quenneville (formerly Glen Gulutzan) Last season: 6th overall (defeated St. Petersburg in Round 1, lost to Minsk in Round 2) Ins and Outs (Season 5 to Season 6) Out: Andrew Ladd (trade), Jaroslav Halak (trade), Brandon Sutter (trade), Jason Garrison (free agent), Sam Godfrey (waivers) In: David Backes (trade),…
