On Tuesday NHL Live! interviewed several players, including Ilya Kovalchuk. The video is available at NHL.com. Check out the video and fast forward to 1:03:45 to listen to Kovy’s interview.
Category: Puck Blog
Khabibulin makes 39 saves in 2-1 win over Canucks
In Edmonton’s 2-1 win on Monday night, Khabibulin stopped 39 shots. Too see the game highlights on NHL.com, click here. You can read the full article at The Canadian Press.
Samuelsson scores winning goal against Wild
On Saturday, the Wild fell to the Canucks 2-1. PuckAgency’s Mikael Samuelsson scored the winning goal in the third period. Samuelsson says he is feeling more comfortable with his new teammates as the season continues. Full article at The Hockey News.
Perttu Lindgren recalled to Dallas Stars
PuckAgency client, Perttu Lindgren, has been recalled to the Dallas Stars after 6 games with their AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars. Lindgren, 22, had played 6 games with Texas. Dallas’ next game is Monday night against the LA Kings. For the full article, click here.
Shirokov has 7 points in 4 games with Manitoba
In a Vancouver Sun article, PuckAgency’s Shirokov gets a mention with his recent success in the AHL.
“Kovalchuk’s fast start one reason for Thrashers’ early success”
Chris Vivlamore from ajc.com attributes Atlanta’s great start to the 09-10 NHL season to Ilya Kovalchuk’s performance on the ice. With five goals and one assist in three games, Kovy is off to a quick and excellent start so far. Also in the article, Coach John Anderson talks about Kovalchuk’s hard work in the off-season.
“Samuelsson’s game has picked up”
A Canada.com article mentions Samuelsson’s recent success after a rough start to the Vancouver Canucks’ season. The article mentions the injuries plaguing the Canucks and highlights Samuelsson’s recent power play performance. “Samuelsson finished plus-2, and added a couple of nice assists on Sunday against Dallas.”
Kovalchuk scores 300th goal
Atlanta won 4-2 in the Thursday’s game against St. Louis. In the first period, Kovalchuk scored his 300th career goal and then scored another goal on an empty net at the end of the game. Kovy has 5 points so far this season. The full article on last night’s game can be found here.
Zubov still bringing some impressive ice time
The New York Times hockey blog, Slap Shot recently ran an article on the success of the KHL’s SKA St. Petersburg. Jeff Klein identifies PuckAgency client, Sergei Zubov, who leads the team in ice time, as a major part of SKA’s success. The KHL season began on September 10th, and since that time SKA has
Kovalchuk scores twice in season opener
Kovalchuk had two goals in the Atlanta Thrashers’ season opener on Saturday. The Thrashers started out strong, Tampa rallied hard and then the Thrashers ended the third period strong to gain a 6-3 victory over the Lightning. To get the details on the game, see the ajc.com article here.