Top-10 Finns of the 1980s Nathaniel Oliver | October 25, 2019 When Matti Hagman debuted for the Boston Bruins on Oct. 7, 1976, he became the first Finnish-trained and Finnish-born player to play in the NHL. In a North American career…
Swiss Hockey Update: Patrick Fischer, Kari Jalonen, Christian Dubé, More Urs Berger | October 24, 2019 Patrick Fischer gets a contract extension as the Swiss National Team head coach, Christian Dubé needs to have success or he will be dismissed after this season and why Kari…
Hispanic Hockey: The NHL’s Next Frontier Anthony Barberio | October 21, 2019 Back in the 1980s it seemed like hockey was a sport only played in Canada and a few scattered enclaves across the northeastern United States. Sure, those Soviets an ocean…
Swiss NLA — Get to Know the 12-Team League Urs Berger | October 17, 2019 The Swiss NLA has 12 Teams. Get to know those teams. I will walk you trough the teams and there Fans. Also I include some information about the imports. And you can see some funny videos. So, fasten your seat-belt and lets go.
2020 World Championship Host – Get to Know Swiss Hockey Urs Berger | October 11, 2019 Do Collin Gerber, Miro Zryd or Alexander Heim sound familiar? If they do, you must be Swiss. If not, don’t worry, you’ll get used to their names, because you will…
NLA’s Fribourg-Gotteron Fired Mark French After 6 Games Urs Berger | October 8, 2019 Head coach Mark French was recently fired by Fribourg-Gottéron of Switzerland’s NLA after six games into the 2019-20 season. The former Calgary Hitmen head coach still had a valid contract…
Timing Is Perfect for NHL to Grow in China Anthony Barberio | October 7, 2019 When it comes to the sport of hockey on an international stage, Canada and European countries (including Russia, for the sake of the example) are always the most lucrative markets.…
Leksands IF’s Betty Jouanny Is in a Very Good Place Nathaniel Oliver | September 17, 2019 French forward Betty Jouanny is in a good place right now, though that wasn’t always the case. She has gotten a fresh start in her SDHL career by joining a…
Ireland’s Current State of Women’s Ice Hockey Nathaniel Oliver | September 16, 2019 Oftentimes we do not realize how good we truly have it. Countries with deep hockey roots tend to have at least some form of women’s hockey league, and most certainly…
Lovisa Berndtsson: A Humble, Hard-Working Goalie Nathaniel Oliver | September 5, 2019 Djurgårdens IF goaltender Lovisa Berndtsson is one of the most humble athletes you could ever hope to meet. The SDHL champion will turn 31 years old on Dec. 9, 2019.…
Who is the Leader in Hockey Player Development? — Part 2 Earl Jessiman | August 28, 2019 This article is the second part of my study into the player development models of the six leading nations in international hockey. Part 1 focused on the models used by…
Who is the Leader in Hockey Player Development? – Part 1 Earl Jessiman | August 22, 2019 This is a follow-up to my July 18, 2019 article entitled “CHL and Canadian Players Drafted Hits 10-Year Low”.The piece reviewed the NHL Draft results over the last 10 years…