Category: Puck Blog

Nik Khabibulin is now on the list of names being considered for the Russian hockey Olympic team. The list currently consists of 50 players, and will be finalized by the end of the year. Among the 50 players are the following PuckAgency clients:Sergei ZubovAnton VolchenkovAlexander RadulovAlexei MorozovDenis KulyashIlya KovalchukVasily KoshechkinNikolai KhabibulinDmitri Kalinin Full list of

As Bryan Mullen of The Tennessean puts it, in recent games Rinne “has been stellar…3-0-0 with a 0.76 goals-against average and a .968 save percentage.” Rinne looks relaxed and confident in goal. The full article features Coaches Barry Trotz’s and Mitch Korn’s, as well as Pekka’s commentary on his goaltending.

The Canucks faced off against the Rangers on Tuesday night, beating them 4-1 in Vancouver. PuckAgency client Mikael Samuelsson scored 2 goals in the game. He is currently at 14 points in 16 games for the Canucks’ 2009-10 season. Find the full article here.

“Leetch was incredibly hard on himself. The pressure he put on himself to perform at a peak level every night was intense. He had to be a difference maker. There was no other way.” A few days before Brian Leetch’s induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Dan Rosen of NHL.com writes about Brian Leetch’s

The Texas stars hosted the Chicago Wolves on Saturday night, beating them 4-1. Lindgren scored a goal and had 2 assists in the game. Read Mark Stepneski’s full writeup and statistics on Saturday’s game here.

The Predators held off the Blackhawks last night in a 2-0 win. Jesse Rogers from ESPNChicago.com mentions that the Hawks had a lower-than-usual 22 shots and writes, “the real key to that low number was goaltender Pekka Rinne.” To read the full article, visit ESPN.

Alexei Morozov had 4 goals in the third period of today’s game against Sibir. The final score was 7:4, Ak Bars. Русская статья в sovsport.ru.

Mikael Samuelsson’s talks about his experiences so far this season in a Globe and Mail article by Matthew Sekeres. Samuelssons discusses his play with the Canucks as well as what he learned from the Red Wings organization. Tomorrow night is the Canucks’ first game against Detroit in Vancouver.

Nashville beat the Senators in overtime with a final score of 6-5. The game marked Pekka Rinne’s first win of the season. Full AP article can be found at washingtonexaminer.com.