Category: Puck Blog

Chris Taylor’s 18 year professional hockey career has taught him enough to realize scoring slumps come and go. The Rochester Amerks center does not have a goal in his last nine games. Despite the drought, Rochester coach Benoit Groulx’s confidence in Taylor has not fallen. Groulx commented that, “Five-on-five [Taylor] has been a very reliable

Pekka Rinne came up big in net stopping 23 of 26 Avalanche shots, several on odd man situations in a 5-3

Check Out Sergey Zubov’s Recent Statement On His Decision To Not Participate During The 2010 Vancouver Olympics As A Reserve “…I have been reading articles in mass media for these six days, read commentaries and online blogs. I was surprised that fans responded to my announcement aggressively, but most of all I was sad that

“I wish him good luck. He’s a good friend of mine and a great player. It was a big trade and I’m sure good players are going to Atlanta, too.” — Alex Ovechkin

Elliot Friedman of CBC Sports writes in his Friday blog that despite being traded to New Jersey, Ilya Kovalchuk’s teammates in Atlanta have nothing but kind words for their former captain. One teammate went on record to say, “[Kovalchuk] is a good guy. Hangs out with the rest of the team, fits in.” Despite some

Defensemen Anssi Salmela was part of tonight’s mega trade between the Atlanta Thrashers and New Jersey Devils, and while the talk may reside on prized winger Ilya Kovalchuk, Salmela’s strong offensive play will bring a new dimension to the New Jersey Devils. Salmela, 25, had a goal and four assists in 29 games this season

Phil Coffey of NHL.com applauds New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello for making a mega trade for superstar Ilya Kovalchuk. Coffey believes that tonight’s trade was errily similar to a move Lamoriello made in 2000 when he traded for another Russian sniper Alexander Mogilny. Ten years latter the Devils hope Kovalchuk could produce similar results,

Since his first season with the Atlanta Thrashers eight years ago, Ilya Kovalchuk has made a huge impression on the city of Atlanta and the National Hockey League. He is the franchise’s all-time leader in games (594), points (615), goals (328), assists (287), game-winning goals (40), power-play goals (115), power-play points (243) and shots (2,178).

To listen to Ilya Kovalchuk’s entire media interview, please visit this link.

As the 2010 Vancouver Olympics near, the Russian national ice hockey team are early favorites to bring gold back to the motherland. A Russian triumph in Vancouver may depend on the solid play by the defensive unit led by Ottawa Senator Anton Volchenkov. Volchenkov, who is having another strong year with the Senators, has been