After recently going nine games between starts, Johan Hedberg will get the nod for the second time in three games when he faces Minnesota on Tuesday. Hedberg backstopped the Devils to a 3-1win over Atlanta on Friday, then made 15 saves after relieving Martin Brodeur in Saturday’s 6-3 loss at Carolina. Moose has made appearances
Month: January 2011
Sweden’s Tim Erixon post-game comments 1/3
Flames prospect Tim Erixon gives his thoughts following Sweden’s 4-3 semifinal loss to Russia on Monday.
Evgeny Kuznetsov Envisions Bright Future For Russian Hockey
They swarmed their goaltender almost before his mask had settled on the ice after the shootout, hugging and smiling and celebrating something none of them have seen often in their young lives — a big Russian win at the world junior championship. They played through intense fatigue against a well-rested opponent on Monday, emerging with
Canucks’ Prospect Sergei Shirokov Scores Twice, Leads AHL Manitoba Moose in Goals & Points
2010 AHL All-Star Sergei Shirokov scored twice and goaltender Tyler Weiman pitched a 27-save shutout for his first win in more than a month as Manitoba blanked Abbotsford by a 4-0 count on Monday in the opener of a two-game set at the Entertainment & Sports Centre. Shirokov opened the game’s scoring 3:33 into the
Evgeny Kuznetsov – 2011 IIHF U20 WJHC – Russia v Finland
Russia’s Evgeny Kuznetsov assists and scores two goals, sending Russia into the semi-finals against Sweden.
Tim Erixon & Sweden Ready For Russia
Make no mistake, those players representing the Swedish Junior National Team were carefully selected. No longer is the Federation solely interested in having the quickest and most prolific point producers from the country on the roster. Yet, coach Roger Ronnberg, who has been one of the most outspoken coaches of this year’s IIHF World Junior
Kuznetsov paces Russians in overtime
It’s rare when Russia doesn’t contend for a medal on hockey’s World Junior Championship stage. The Russians failed to do that last year for just the sixth time since the tournament began in 1977 and it seemed like Finland goalie Joni Ortio would personally see to it that Russia would return home empty-handed once more.
Pekka Rinne & Nashville a nightmare for Blue Jackets, again
Defenseman Shea Weber had a goal and two assists and Pekka Rinne saved 19 of 20 shots to help the Nashville Predators continue their home-ice dominance against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 4-1 victory Sunday night. Nashville has won 15 straight home games against the Jackets. “We kind of got a little bit into
Erixon & Lindberg Help Swedes Top Canada In Shootout, Direct Birth To Semi-Final
And it was a big game, a 6-5 shootout win that gave Sweden first place in Group B and a direct berth to Monday’s semi-final round. Canada will have to play in a quarter-final on Sunday. The opposition was not immediately known, pending the results of Friday’s late game action. Oscar Lindberg and Anton Lander
Evgeny Kuznetsov – On The Ice With A Parachute
In the article translated below, we learn even more crucial information about Kuz including his nagging shoulder injury, his thoughts on the slash Braden Holtby delivered to him during Caps Development Camp, and his experience being drafted by Washington. On top of that, we also learn about Kuznetsov’s half a year of driving without a