Finland goaltender Juha Metsola stopped 17 shots tonight in a 5-1 win over Latvia in the 5th day of action at the World Juniors. Goaltender Harri Sateri, a 2008 San Jose draft pick, had started in net for Finland’s first two games, both losses. Metsola is currently enjoying another strong season for the Lethbridge Hurricanes
Month: December 2008
Evgeni Dadonov’s 3-point night helps Russia breeze past Finland 5-2 in the 3rd day of World Juniors play
Florida Panthers 2007 draft pick Evgeni Dadonov scored a goal and added 2 assists in a 5-2 win tonight over Finland. In fact, the line of Evgeni Dadonov, Nikita Klyukin and Dmitri Klopov combined for 9 points in tonight’s relative easy win. Nearly halfway through the first period, Evgeni raced to the puck near the
David Rundblad scores as Sweden rolls over Finland 3-1 in the World Juniors opener
Defenseman David Rundblad beat Finnish goaltender Harri Sateri for a 1st period goal, which proved to be the game-winner in a 3-1 victorylast night in the opening game of the 2009 World Junior Championships. Rundblad currently plays for Skelleftea of the Swedish Elite League. where he has tallied 6 assists to go along with a
Ilya Kovalchuk surpasses the 500-point mark with a two-assist night
Congratulations to PuckAgency client Ilya Kovalchuk, who with his two-assists in a 4-2 Atlanta win over the Islanders last night, now has 501 points (in 500 games) in his NHL career! Also of note is that Ilya is currently 11th among forwards in ice time per game (21:28). Kovy and the Thrashers will now enjoy
Nikolai Khabibulin’s stellar goaltending a major reason the Blackhawks are among the NHL’s elite
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin is making quite a case to be on the ice for the 2009 NHL All-Star game in Montreal. Entering today’s action, Nik’s .922 save percentage is good for 9th in the league and as Daily Herald beat writer Tim Sassone points out, the Blackhawks would be in major trouble had
Just another day at the office for Pekka; Rinne silences Islanders
Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne continued his outstanding play, stopping all 23 shots he faced in a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders last night. Rinne, technically considered a rookie, improved his record to 7-1 to go along with a 2.31 GAA and .912 save percentage. Predators Head Coach Barry Trotz will be forced to
Ufa’s Alex Radulov leads KHL All-Star Game voting
December 15, 2008 By John GlennonTHE TENNESSEAN Russian star: After one week of fan voting for the inaugural Continental Hockey League all-star game, wayward Predators forward Alexander Radulov leads all players with 16,060 votes. Radulov has posted 29 points (13 goals, 16 assists) in 34 games for Salavat Yulaev Ufa, the eighth-best total in the
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Lasse Kukkonen making his presence felt
Flyers defenseman Lasse Kukkonen played another strong game last night in a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders in Philadelphia. Kukkonen, one of the top defenseman in Finland before he made the jump to the NHL, has returned to the lineup following an injury to defenseman Matt Carle and has impressed Flyers head coach
Lethbridge G Juha Metsola stops 37 shots in a 4-3 OT win over Medicine Hat
Lethbridge goaltender Juha Metsola saved 37 of 40 shots last night as the Hurricanes won their 7th game in a row. Metsola is now tied for 5th in save percentage (.909) and 9th in goals-against-average (2.69) in the WHL. Juha and the Hurricanes take on Kamloops tonight at the Enmax Centre.
Pekka Rinne records his second shutout in a week
Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped all 32 shots he faced last night in a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild, and improved his record to 6-0. This was Rinne’s second shutout in his last three starts. Goaltender Dan Ellis was initially slated to start, but was scratched due to a injury during practice. Pekka answered