Year: 2010

The Ottawa Senators’ recent shut down defense will not keep them from welcoming back their top defenceman Anton Volchenkov. Volchenkov suffered an upper body injury Saturday in the Senator’s 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins, but could return tonight when the Senators’ host the New Jersey Devils. To learn more about Anton Volchenkov’s return, please

The 2nd annual KHL All-Star Game will take place January 20th in the new Minsk Arena. As was with the 2009 All-Star Game, this year’s exhibition will feature players under the captaincy of SKA St. Petersburg’s Alexei Yashin against players under the captaincy of Jaromir Jagr of Avangard Omsk. This year’s game will have a

Rangers fans will get a rare opportunity to meet and greet Blueshirts legends Mark Messier, Mike Richter, Brian Leetch and Adam Graves all at once in a special event planned for Monday, Jan. 25, from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Continue Reading: http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=514287

Manitoba Moose right winger Sergei Shirokov had a successful AHL All-Star week as he competed in the 2010 Ducks Unlimited AHL All Star Competition on Monday January 18th and then scored two goals the following night for the PlanetUSA AHL All-Stars. The rising star from Moscow has 14 goals and 17 assists in the regular

Ilya Kovalchuk continued his excellent play by scoring two goals and assisting in Tuesday’s win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The star winger’s two goals put him at 30 goals for the season, tying him with Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin for third in the league. To learn more about Ilya’s great game, please visit this link.

After 6 goals in his last 9 games, the Swedish winger’s scorching play has kept him in consideration for an Olympic roster call. Previously excluded from the Swedish entry in the 2010 Winter Olympics, the odds of being added to the Swedish team have increased due to great play and a series of injuries. To

This summer former CSKA Moscow KHL winger Sergei Shirokov had the chance to land a lucrative contract in Russia, but decided to pursue his dream of playing in the NHL. Currently the top scorer for the Manitoba Moose, the AHL affliate of the Vancouver Canucks, the transition to North America has raised interest by many

I was thoroughly impressed by the work ethics on the ice, most surprised by the work of newcomer Kaspars Daugavins. Wow, the kid, can make things happen and is smart. I especially like his no-nonsense approach to the game: he makes smart plays but doesn’t over-reach, when all else fails, put the puck on the

Pekka Rinne played well as Nashville beat Carolina 4-2 Thursday night.Rinne made 25 saves on 27 shots. He is now 17-7-2 on the season.

Bulletin: Senators recall Daugavins and re-assign St. Pierre to Binghamton (AHL) OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators today recalled forward Kaspars Daugavins and re-assigned Martin St. Pierre to the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. Daugavins has scored 11 goals, added 10 assists and has five multi-point games in 37 games with the B-Sens,