Month: February 2010

Congratulations to Alexei Morozov who was just named the Russian national team ice hockey captain and will be celebrating his 33rd birthday! Alexei Morozov (HC Ak Bars) was the Russian delegation’s banner bearer at the opening ceremony of the Olympics-2010 and captain at the two world championships in Quebeck-2008 and Bern-2009, which brought the national

Nice piece by Joe Pelletier at Greatest Hockey Legends.com refuting the criticism regarding KHL player’s on the Russian national team. Pelletier believes that the Russian’s have one of the deepest lines in years, and the result could lead to Olympic gold. “Many of them (I won’t name names, although there is one popular Team 1040

Richard Chere The New Jersey Star Ledger 2-13-2010 “The Devils will get defenseman Anssi Salmela back after he missed two games with a concussion. Salmela was knocked unconscious by a hit from Flyers forward Jeff Carter last Monday. Salmela said there was no definitive evidence that he suffered a concussion, althought it is likely he

Kristie Ackert from the New York Daily News 2-13-2010 “AS ILYA KOVALCHUK let out a week’s worth of frustration with a scream, hats rained down on the ice at the Rock. The Devils newly acquired left wing had scored only one goal, but it was his first as a Devil, a rare third one on

Check out Guy Flamings 2-10-2010 post on Vancouver Canucks Prospects Buzz Worthy: Sergei ShirokovManitoba Moose (AHL)HT: 5’10 WT: 175 Lbs Stats: 50GP 16-18-34 Pts Was it much ado about nothing? Sergei Shirokov’s arrival in North America had Cancuks fans giddy with excitement but when he failed to make the NHL roster out of camp that

Check out Tim Warnsby’s 2-12-2010 CBC article on the top 5 reasons why the Senators sit atop the Northeast standings …There are many reasons for the Ottawa Senators’ rise in the NHL Eastern Conference standings and their move into first place in the Northeast Division. Goalie Brian Elliott has been spot on. They have received

Star Tribune hockey writer Michael Russo breaks down his prediction on why he thinks the Russians will take gold during the Vancouver Olympics. Russo believes the solid play of defensemen Anton Volchenkov will play a large role in a Russian victory. Anton Volchenkov is one of the NHL’s best shutdown defensemen and six or seven

Great article by Jay Greenberg at The American Chronicle about what Ilya Kovalchuk has brought to the New York ice hockey scene. “[Kovalchuk] is a gamebreaker like Gaborik,” Lemaire said. “I think [Kovalchuk] has better skills to beat people one-on-one. To see Jay’s article in full, please follow this link.

Thanks to the Red Light District Blog for posting this 2010 Olympic analysis X-Factor: F Kaspars DaugavinsThe Binghamton Senator is having a solid season, but will have to find the score-sheet a lot for the Latvians to be remotely competitive. Team Outlook:The Latvians have some of the more rabid hockey fans, but they may not

Thanks to our friends at The Fourth Period for this article on potential movement by the Nashville Predators around the NHL trade deadline. It’s uncertain which direction the Predators will take at the trade deadline, but the Nashville Tennessean reports the team could be quite active. According to the paper, the Predators have to decide