Moose Games: Hedberg Makes Funniest Save of The Season

The Atlanta Thrashers were happy to take a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, but not without the heroic and hilarious play of goalie Johan Hedberg. In the third period, “The Moose” left his crease to take a save of Simon Gagne. The rest is hockey comedy history. To view Johan’s hilarious

Upper Deck Player Spotlight: Ilya Kovalchuk

One of the premiere players in the NHL & the world, Ilya Kovalchuk has every right to be mentioned in the game’s elite group of players. The man from Atlanta has accumulated 327 career goals, and much of those without a legitimate centre man. In addition, he has won a Rocket Richard Trophy in 2003-04,

#17 is Number 53 on BusinessWeek 2010 Power 100

The common sports fan may not see Atlanta Georgia as a big time hockey town, but don’t tell Ilya Kovalchuk. The Super Russian has been named the 53rd most powerful athlete in all of sports by Business Week. “Kovy” is ahead of NBA’s Steve Nash, MLB’s Evan Longoria, and the NFL’s Ben Roethlisberger. To find

Olympic Snub Hurt, But Samuelsson Channeling It On Ice

Mikael Samuelsson initial reaction to being left off the Swedish Olympic roster was one of anger, but the 33 year old winger has channeled his emotions to produce his best hockey of the season. In the 14 games since getting the bad news, Samuelsson has been nothing short of spectacular, earning 8 goals and 12

Moose Stops 34 In 2-1 Victory Over Ducks

Maxim Afinogenov ended the Trashers’ power play drought with a third period goal to lift Atlanta 2-1 over Anaheim, but the most valuable player of the game could have been goalie Johan Hedberg who made 34 saves. This is Johan’s third straight game where he gave up a goal or less. He has stoped 82

Pekka Rinne Gets Consecutive Starts For Predators

Fueled by the need to reduce the wear and tear on legs during a compressed Olympic-year schedule, Nashville Predator’s coach Barry Trotz started goalie Pekka Rinne for the second consecutive game. The “Big Finn” did not want to speculate too much about the decision, but commented, “I’m just happy to be playing. It’s nice to