Swedish team to march in Stockholm Pride Parade, appeals to other teams to...
Sweden’s Kiruna IF will be marching in Stockholm’s Pride Parade on Aug. 1, and the club’s chairman Johan Kohler is requesting that other teams from Hockeyettan, the Swedish third division that Kiruna...
View ArticleAuston Matthews is going to Switzerland and yes, that’s a big deal
It began as a possibility months ago, but now it is a reality. Switzerland’s ZSC Lions have announced that American center Auston Matthews will play for the Zurich-based squad in 2015-16, becoming the...
View ArticleBlue Jackets prospect Peter Quenneville looking to land contract overseas
One season after captaining the Brandon Wheat Kings to a WHL-best 53-win, 114-point season, Peter Quenneville is looking to take his game across the pond. Rumors surfaced Monday that Quenneville, 21,...
View ArticleCanadian Olympian Jennifer Wakefield ‘excited’ to play in Swedish Div. 2...
Even with the inception of the NWHL and the ever-growing prominence of the CWHL, Jennifer Wakefield isn’t going to resist the opportunity to play against the toughest men’s competition she can find....
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In The Cards: Jaromir Jagr’s single-game German League card
Jaromir Jagr is a veteran of 21 NHL seasons – and of four NHL work stoppages, too. During the 1994-95 lockout, Jagr played 11 games with his hometown of Kladno in the Czech League, as well as one-game...
View ArticleFive players who could represent North America in IIHF Legends League
It was announced late last week that the IIHF has approved a letter of intent for a new league, the World Legends Hockey League, which will pit the best 45-plus players against each other in a brand...
View ArticleGreat Britain’s women’s national team goaltender signs professional men’s...
You won’t find Nicole Jackson at the Olympic games or the World Championships, but having established herself as one of the best women’s netminders not yet in the top level of international competition...
View ArticleChiarelli, Bowman to lead Under-23 World Cup squad, former NHLer Satan GM of...
With little more than one year to go before the beginning of the World Cup, the management teams for the European team and the North American Under-23 squad have been announced. In a tandem effort, the...
View ArticleWatch EIHL player dish two of the most jaw-dropping assists you’ll see all...
Landing on the highlight reel for one assist is hard enough, but Chris Higgins — no, not that Chris Higgins — of the EIHL’s Belfast Giants managed to leave fans in awe with not one, but two remarkable...
View ArticleDany Heatley joins German team, Martin Erat inks deal with KHL’s Omsk
Dany Heatley may have played his final game in the NHL. It was announced Thursday morning that Heatley has signed a contract with the Nuremberg Ice Tigers of the German DEL. The contract will carry the...
View ArticleAuston Matthews is shredding the Swiss League already
When Auston Matthews decided to eschew major junior and the NCAA in favor of a trailblazing route in Switzerland, the hockey world was intrigued. How would an American teenager fare against men in a...
View ArticleWatch SHL player undress two defenders en route to beautiful overtime winner
The NHL may be getting underway tonight, but the best goal you see all day might be this tally from Champions League action in Sweden. In a Tuesday evening contest between Sweden’s Frolunda HC and...
View ArticleCzech League goaltender makes outstanding sprawling glove save
Slovakian netminder Marek Ciliak isn’t exactly what one would call a superstar. The 25-year-old wasn’t drafted, has never won individual honors and in what little international experience Ciliak has,...
View ArticleWith no NHL deal, two-time Stanley Cup winner Tomas Kopecky signs in Czech...
If you asked Tomas Kopecky, he would likely admit his past couple of seasons weren’t the best of his NHL career, but it’s unlikely the 33-year-old saw himself out of a gig in North America this season....
View ArticleSwedish club Skelleftea AIK unveils awesome Movember jerseys
Once October’s fundraising for breast cancer research ends, November’s much hairier drive to raise funds for cancer research, Movember, begins. As a way to raise some money for the cause, SHL team...
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Top prospect Matthews on the shelf
Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick for the 2016 NHL draft, has reportedly sustained a back injury that is expected to keep him out of an upcoming international tournament. Matthews, a center...
View ArticleFedorov believes Mogilny and Tikhonov should join him in Hall of Fame
Now that Sergei Fedorov is taking his rightful place in the Hockey Hall of Fame and Pavel Bure was finally inducted in 2012, nine long years after he retired, there is an empty spot that needs to be...
View ArticleHilary Knight scores overtime-winner as USA defeats Canada to win 4 Nations Cup
When it comes to the Olympics, Canada has been dominant, winning four of the five gold medals in the tournament’s history. But in major competitions outside of the Olympic games, Team USA has been...
View ArticleProspect Need to Know: Chad Krys has been golden for Team USA
It’s a busy time in the prospect world with several events wrapping up and others just beginning. In this week’s Prospect Need to Know wrap, I’ll shed the spotlight on players from the World Under-17...
View ArticleFinnish goalie ejected for bloodying opposing player with slash to the face
Finnish goaltender Teemu Lassila has accomplished a lot in his career. He has been a medalist in Finland’s Liiga, he’s won goaltender of the month honors in the KHL and he’s even captured World...
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