Moose winger Sergei Shirokov will be looking to tie a franchise record on Thursday night. The Russian has recorded a point in 10 straight games, and the franchise record is 11, set by Bill Bowler and Brett Hauer in 1998. Shirokov, who was named an AHL all-star on Tuesday, has scored in five straight games
Month: January 2011
The Man and His Mask: Johan Hedberg
Goalie Born Nov 3 1982 — Kempele, Finland Height 6.05 — Weight 207 — Shoots R Nickname: The Moose Like Johan’s Mask? Think you have a great design for Johan? Send your artwork to akr@puckagency.com.
The Man and His Mask: Pekka Rinne
Goalie Born Nov 3 1982 — Kempele, Finland Height 6.05 — Weight 207 — Shoots R Nickname: Peks Like Pekka’s Mask? Think you have a great design for Pekka? Send your artwork to akr@puckagency.com.
The Man and His Mask: Nikolai Khabibulin
Goalie Born Jan 13 1973 — Sverdlovsk, Ukraine Height 6.01 — Weight 208 Nickname: The Bullin Wall Like Nikolai’s Mask? Think you have a great design for Nikolai? Send your artwork to akr@puckagency.com.
Anton Babchuk Highlight Reel
Anton Babchuk is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). From hockeykid91 of YouTube.com
Rinne keeps on rolling with win over Wild
Pekka Rinne allowed just one goal on 26 shots in the Predators’ 5-1 win over Minnesota Tuesday. Rinne is currently in the midst of his best stretch of the season and should be an every-game starter in fantasy leagues right now. Tuesday’s victory extends his personal win streak to five, during which he has allowed
Mikael Samuelsson Connects With Ryan Kessler In 4-3 SO Win Over The Islanders
But Vancouver regained its one-goal lead with just 15.4 seconds remaining in the second period on Kesler’s 24th goal of the season. Kesler, who had a hat trick against Edmonton last Friday, took a pass from Mikael Samuelsson and released a gorgeous wrist shot from the slot that beat Poulin to the far side to
Canucks’ Prospect Sergei Shirokov off to AHL all-star game
For the second-straight season, forward Sergei Shirokov will represent the Manitoba Moose at the AHL All-Star game. Shirokov was chosen today by the league to compete in the game Jan. 31 in Hershey, Pa. The selection is richly deserved, Moose coach Claude Noel said this morning. “He deserves to go,” Noel said.h “He’s been real
Florida Panthers Rookie RW Evgeny Dadonov Selected To Participate In 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend
The National Hockey League announced today that Florida Panthers rookie RW Evgeny Dadonov has been selected to participate in the 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend that will take place in Raleigh, NC. Dadonov is one of 12 rookies, who will participate in the SuperSkills competition that will take place on Saturday, Jan. 29 at the RBC
Russia’s Evgeny Kuznetsov Won’t Stop at Gold, Seeking Stanley Cup
Kuznetsov, who has been tearing it up this season with the KHL’s Traktor Chelyabinsk, found his game when it mattered most in this year’s World Junior Championship. The Russian-born winger finished as the tournament’s second-leading scorer with four goals and eight assists, and led Russia to its first WJC gold medal since 2003. In the