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THE VISIT: Moose forward Sergei Shirokov spent Sunday and Monday at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver as a guest of the Russian delegation. “They wanted him to be part of those surroundings,” said Arniel. “It was a nice gesture by the Russian federation.”

The Portland Pirates had an eleven game winning streak going into Sunday’s game against the Rochester Americans. Mike York scored with 1.3 seconds remaining in regulation and had the deciding goal in the shootout to give the Americans a 3-2 victory over the scorching Pirates. Evengy Dadonov and Jamie Johnson also scored for the Americans

On Sunday Russia won their Olympic group in a 4-2 victory over the Czech Republic. Evengi Malkin netted two goals for the Russians and defencemen Anton Volchenkov helped hold down the fort by slowing down the previously unbeaten Czechs. To read more about the Russian’s win on Sunday and Anton Volchenkov’s stellar play, please visit

Ilya Kovalchuk talked about the bad powerplay of team Russia in the 2010 Olympic Hockey Tournament, the changes that the team will undergo for the next game against Czech Republic and his ice time in an interview to the Russian newspaper Sovietskiy Sport. Continue Reading: http://www.russianhockeyfans.com/team-russia/ilya-kovalchuk-at-the-olympics-you-should-shove-your-i-up-a-certain-place-148.html

…The Predators have goalies Pekka Rinne and Dan Ellis who are both set to become unrestricted free agents on July 1. GM David Poile has expressed interest in keeping them both but it’s more likely the small-market Predators will eventually be forced to make a decisionThe team has been in New York this week, during

TFP Columnist Dennis Bernstein, based in Los Angeles, explores the psyche of the Kings’ fan base. [LOS ANGELES, CA] — Although March 3 is the NHL trade deadline, the deal that will stand to be the biggest of this season was consummated 27 days earlier. A few weeks ago, the hockey earth moved in the

Vancouver Cancuck Mikael Samuelsson among the 22 Triple Gold Club Members to be honored Monday February 22. For official info, please see below. The IIHF invites members of the media to the Triple Gold Club Induction Ceremony on Monday, February 22, at the Molson Canadian Hockey House. Sixteen years after Tomas Jonsson, Mats Naslund and

Great piece by Michelle Kenneth at Inside Hockey on Ilya Kovalchuk and his Olympic play. To read Michelle’s piece in its entirety, please visit this link. The newest member to the New Jersey Devils, Ilya Kovalchuk, is participating in his third Olympics. He was only 18 years old when he was first selected to represent

Sergei Shirokov continued to shine with the AHL Manitoba Moose as the Russian winger scored on Wednesday night against the Toronto Marlies. The 2010 AHL All Star has looked impressive all year and has 17 goals and 35 points for the season.

Nice analysis by Christian at NA Sports on Ilya Kovalchuk and the top wingers in the game today. Once one of the leagues more one dimensional players, New Jersey Devil Ilya Kovalchuk is in the top two of the league’s best wingers. Dominant offensively, lightning quick and crucial to any side he plays in Kovalchuk