Category: Puck Blog

John Glennon The Tennessean May 17, 2010 Preds goa­lie Pekka Rinne appears to be back in strong form at The World Cham­pionship in Germany. Rinne lost his first game of the tour­na­ment, as Den­mark beat Fin­land 4-1 in the teams’ ope­ner. But he’s reboun­ded to win his last two games, and now has a 2-1

Daugavins, a veteran at 22Young Latvian part of new, post-Irbe waveIIHF May 14, 2010 Kaspars Daugavins first came to international prominence at the 2006 World Championship in his native Riga. Only 17 years old at the time, he played just a small role on the Latvian national team, but as he has developed, he has

Latvia blanks NorwayMasalskis gets shutout as Latvians stay in Group F raceIIHF May 16, 2010 With a 5-0 win over Norway on Sunday, Latvia kept alive its slim hopes of making the quarterfinals. The Latvians exploded for five third-period goals, two by Janis Sprukts. The Latvians close out the Qualification Round against the Czechs on

Russia’s sweet 23Datsyuk gets hat trick, Russia its 23 straight win at the WorldsIIHF May 16, 2010 Pavel Datsyuk scored a hat trick and Alexander Ovechkin kept his goal streak going, adding his fifth in the tournament in as many games. The Kovalchuk-Malkin-Datsyuk line collected ten points as Russia beat Denmark 6-1. Russia now hasn’t

Muvico Theaters Florida Panthers Street Hockey Party Set For May 22 In Pompano BeachFlorida Panthers Prospects & Local Panthers Alumni to Attend EventFlorida Panthers May 10, 2010 The Florida Panthers in conjunction with Muvico Theaters and support from local sponsor Papa John’s will host the Florida Panthers Street Hockey Party on Saturday, May 22 from

Sens duo moves onward at worldsKarlsson, Swedes drop preliminary round finale to CzechsRob Brodie Ottawa Senators May 13, 2010 For a pair of Ottawa Senators, it’s on to bigger and better things. But for a third, not so much at the 2010 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Germany. Despite a 2-1 loss to the Czech

2009-10 Prime Cuts (Part 5 of 5) Jeff Angus DobberHockey.com May 12, 2010 Better late than never! The final part of the Prime Cuts 2009-10 article series is here! Check out the Prime Cuts rosters from 2007-08 and 2008-09. The thinking process that goes in to selecting the team is similar to Pierre McGuire’s “Monsters”

RESILIENT STARS EDGE WOLVES 6-5 IN OVERTIME OF GAME 7, ADVANCE TO WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS TexasStarsHockey.com May 11, 2010 Rosemont, IL – The Texas Stars (8-3) defeated the Chicago Wolves (7-7) 6-5 in overtime on Tuesday night in front of 3,958 fans at the Allstate Arena in Game 7 of the West Division Finals. Right

Latvia yea, Italy nayDaugavins scores pair, Italian offence falls short againIHF May 12, 2010 Riga is rocking tonight. For the third straight year, Latvia cracked the Qualification Round with a 5-2 win over Italy on Wednesday. The Italians, meanwhile, now face a tough battle to avoid getting relegated again, as they were in 2008. Defenceman

ILYA KOVALCHUK – 400!Yesterday Ilya Kovalchuk netted his 400th goal in his professional career in his 50th match for the Russian national team.Sport Express Daily May 12, 2010 New Jersey forward Ilya Kovalchuk played his jubilee 50th match for his national team yesterday and was voted the best player of the team in the World