Haula Added To Finland Roster

Minnesota Wild Erik Haula has turned a breakout playoff performance with the Wild into a spot on his country’s national team. Wild.com Haula Player Page Young GunsWildTV   Haula Game 6 Goal The 23-year-old has been added to Finland’s roster for the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Minsk, Belarus. Finland is currently 1-2 in the

Erik Haula: Impacting Games in the Playoffs

By Joe Bouley @JoeBou15 on May 7 2014, 10:00a 16 Hannah Foslien The Pori, Finland native and former University of Minnesota Golden Gopher has Wild fans singing his praises in the post-season. Tweet (3) Share (26) Share 16 Comments In the annual Prospect Development camp scrimmage, Erik Haula shined the brightest. He looked like a

Grigorenko, Makarov give Amerks a Spark

Amerks Update: They’re not out of the dark yet By Stephaniezd87 @StephanieZD on Apr 6 2014, 10:23a The Amerks currently sit in 7th place in the West, but it will take a lot of wins and some help to keep their playoff dreams alive. I sincerely think that the Amerks know when I’m about to write

Most Electrifying OHL Import Players

EAST: HENRI IKONEN (KINGSTON FRONTENACS) Henri Ikonen has been absolutely remarkable over his two years with the Kingston Frontenacs. A native of Savonlinna, Finland, the same hometown as Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, Henri came to the Frontenacs as the 66th overall pick in the 2012 CHL Import Draft. Somehow, the highly-skilled former KalPa Kuopio

LIGHTNING SIGN FORWARD HENRI IKONEN TO ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Henri Ikonen to an entry-level contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced.  He will report to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League for the remainder of the season on an amateur tryout contract. Ikonen, 19, played in 54 games with the

Souhan: In a flash, Wild gets big boost from Haula

Article by: JIM SOUHAN , Star Tribune Updated: April 6, 2014 – 1:03 AM Erik Haula supplied just what the team always needs. As expected, the highlight of the Wild-Penguins game on Saturday night was watching a kid who cut his teeth at Shattuck-St. Mary’s flying down the middle of the ice and producing what

Peverley scare reminiscent of Cherepanov

Original Article By Katie Strang | ESPNNewYork.com Monday night was a frightening for the entire NHL community when Dallas Stars forward Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench after a cardiac event during a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Luckily, Peverley appears to be okay after receiving expert and prompt medical attention. According to a

Imports top QMJHL 2014 draft prospects at season’s midpoint

RP -Original Article By Kevin Forbes January 10th, 2014 Photo: Sherbrooke Phoenix forward and 2014 draft prospect Daniel Audette is the son of former NHL forward Donald Audette, and a top prospect for this year’s draft out of the QMJHL (courtesy of Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images) The QMJHL was the toast of the hockey world at