Year: 2010

Nashville Predators goalie opens up on the Thom Abrahams Show about his Olympic plans, whether the NHL should continue to participate in the Olympics, and the world wide sensation the “Save, Pekka Rinne!” song. To hear the interview in full please visit this link.

Larry Brooks of the New York Posts write in his Sunday column that Atlanta Thrashers GM Don Waddell will not allow teams interested in trading for prized winger Ilya Kovalchuk to negotiate a contract extension before a trade is complete. Brooks goes onto write that Don Waddell does not want Ilya Kovalchuk’s agent Jay Grossman

Thanks to our friends at BallHype for originally posting this video! Ottawa Senator defenseman Anton Volchenkov lays a killer hit on Montreal Canadiens Michael Cammalleri during the CBC’s Saturday Hockey Night in Canada program. Hopefully both individuals are able to walk away without injury.

Forward Alexander Radulov was a starter in Saturday’s Continental Hockey League all-star game. He picked up an assist for Team Yashin, which fell 11-6 to Team Jagr…So far this season, Radulov, who left the Predators two summers ago with a year remaining on his contract, is fifth in the KHL in scoring with 55 points

Saturday’s game against the Nashville Predators marked the fourth straight start for goalie Johan Hedberg over Slava Kozlov. Prior to last nights game, Hedberg has been nothing short of terrific, allowing only six goals (1.5 GAA) and stopping 116-of122 shots (.950).

Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne, who stopped 23 shots, had some key saves including on Maxim Afinogenov at the end of one of the power plays and Ilya Kovalchuk on a breakaway. Rinne, who has been alternating starts with Dan Ellis, said it was time for some big saves (Teresa M. Walker, The Canadian Press 1/30/2010).

Prospect Sergei Shirokov scored twice in the first period to lead the AHL’s Manitoba Moose over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6-4. The Moscow native Shirokov leads all Moose scorers with 16 goals and 33 points and is tied for fourth in AHL rookie scoring. The win on Saturday ended a six game losing streak for Manitoba.

Vancouver Canuck veteran Mikael Samuelsson applauded the skill set of teammate Mason Raymond, but also pointed out that the 24 year old could become even better if he added a play making element to his blazing speed game. Raymond who has had NHL scouts drooling over his speed and puck skills, has taken time to

Chris Vivalamore of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution writes about Ilya Kovalchuk’s unique situation with the Atlanta Thrashers. Never has a premiere player such as Kovalchuk at the age of 27 been an unrestricted free agent and have a plethora of options. Vivalamore details three options which Atlanta GM Don Waddell must consider. They include signing the

Perttu Lindgren led all Texas Stars (AHL affliate of the NHL’s Dallas Stars) skaters with six points (3 goals, 3 assists) over the past week. Five of his points came on the power play. Lindgren now leads the team with 19 assists and 28 points.