International Spotlight: Villehart Kuusamo Margann Laurissa | April 21, 2012 4713. The number of miles Villehart Kuusamo traveled from Ylitornio, Finland, to Salt Lake City, Utah. As astonishing as that number is, it is even more remarkable to think that…
The ZSC Lions Win Swiss NLA Championship In Dramatic Fashion Daniel Schöpf | April 17, 2012 The ZSC Lions have won the Swiss Championship in a frantic finish to the playoff final series, taking Game 7 against SC Bern with a Steve McCarthy goal 3 seconds before…
Three Lightning Players Heading to Europe for the World Championships Justin Godfrey | April 17, 2012 Even though the Lightning have been eliminated from post-season play, it doesn’t mean all of their players have retreated to the golf course for the summer. A select few, including…
Dynamo Moscow to play Avangard in Gagarin Cup Final James Gazzale | April 9, 2012 I had just finished writing about how the Kontinental Hockey League lacked parity when top-seeded SKA St. Petersburg fell in the Western Conference. That was followed one day later by…
Zemgus Girgensons – The Next Ones: 2012 NHL Draft Prospect Profile – The Latvian Locomotive THW Archives | April 8, 2012 Zemgus Girgensons THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 1/5/1994 Place of birth: Riga, Latvia Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 198 lbs Shoots: Left Position: C/RW NHL Entry Draft Eligibility: 2012 He’s been drafted…
Dynamo Moscow sweeps into Gagarin Cup Finals James Gazzale | April 4, 2012 Dynamo Moscow scored six goals, including three from late-season addition Mikhail Anisin to move into the Gagarin Cup final. Russia’s oldest team easily picked apart its northern rival, SKA St.…
Martschini, Trutmann Say Goodbye to OHL Margann Laurissa | April 4, 2012 Since 1980, when the OHL separated from the Ontario Hockey Association, several European countries have had representation in the league as import players. One country with significantly lower numbers than…
Dynamo Moscow nearly flawless in KHL playoffs James Gazzale | April 1, 2012 Twelve games, ten wins. The two losses were both in overtime to Torpedo in mid-March. Playing nearly the minimum amount of games this far into the KHL postseason, Dynamo Moscow…
International Spotlight: Niklas Nordlund Margann Laurissa | April 1, 2012 There are some cities in Europe which have significant hockey history. Many of these cities have seen several championships over the years and have had many players succeed in professional…
Ryan Miller’s Worst Nightmare: Sidney Crosby Caitlin Campbell | March 31, 2012 Sidney Crosby has proven to be Ryan Miller’s kryptonite over the years, and last night’s loss to the Penguins was just one more chapter…
Swiss NLA Hockey Playoffs: ZSC Lions Reach Final Daniel Schöpf | March 25, 2012 The NLA playoffs in Switzerland usually provide some surprises and 2011/2012 has been no different. The ZSC Lions, who finished 7th overall in the regular season with 27 wins and…
Parity gives way to KHL powers in Conference Finals James Gazzale | March 25, 2012 In its first three seasons, the Kontinental Hockey league had two champions, Ak Bars Kazan (2008-09, 2009-10) and Salavat Yulaev Ufa (2010-11). With the former knocking out the latter in…