Filip Forsberg, Pekka Rinne Leading Preds at IIHFs Dan Mount | May 8, 2015 It’s been a tournament to remember so far for Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg and goalie Pekka Rinne. Forsberg has raced out to a fast start at the IIHF World…
Lack of U.S. TV Coverage Hurts IIHF Hockey Popularity in the States Dan Mount | May 4, 2015 I’m a big fan of IIHF hockey, but it just seems like there isn’t enough on in the U.S. In checking out my Twitter feed on Saturday after posting the…
Unlikely American Hero: Connor Hellebuyck Dan Mount | May 2, 2015 The career of Connor Hellebuyck could be clear for takeoff. Team USA had a complete performance in its 5-1 upset of Finland in the opening game of the 2015 IIHF…
Preds Poll: Which Predator Will Be Best at World Hockey Championships? Dan Mount | May 1, 2015 Nashville Predators fans would love to be celebrating playoff hockey in May, but the Chicago Blackhawks took care of that. However, fans can still see their favorite Predators playing hockey…
The Fin(n)ish Line: Finland and “Jääkiekko” Marco Meneghetti | April 25, 2015 Finland is a country which, for most hockey fans, doesn’t need an introduction: many Finnish players are playing in the NHL since many years, and the national team ranks among…
Blackhawks Prospect Teravainen Finnish But Hardly Finished Carly Mullady | May 10, 2014 #480591387 / gettyimages.com (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Sport) Finnish phenom Teuvo Teravainen had #TeuvoTime trending in Chicago, along with Chuck Norris-style hyperbole about superpowers, when the Blackhawks prospect was about to…
UND Women’s Hockey: Olympian Michelle Karvinen Ready for the Stretch Run Eric Burton | February 27, 2014 The University of North Dakota Women’s team has lost four games in a row. Those four losses have been to teams below them in the standings. The current losing streak…
Teamwork Trumps Talent: Finland Wins Bronze in Sochi Colin Mills | February 25, 2014 No Mikko Koivu? No Valtteri Filppula? No Aleksander Barkov? No problem for Finland. What looked like an unlikely medal before the tournament with the “power house” Russians, Americans, Swedes and…
Teemu Selanne: Still surprising in Sochi Alex Kozovski | February 24, 2014 Looking back on the Olympic men’s hockey tournament, which wrapped up yesterday with another gold for Team Canada, there were more surprises than I expected. I touted Oliver Ekman-Larsson as…
Two Major Setbacks For Team Finland Casey Gagnon | February 8, 2014 Friday was not a good day for Team Finland. Many projected the Finns as possible “spoilers” in Sochi, and although this is still possible, it will now be far more…
Rasmus Slays the Giant to Bring Gold to Finland Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 5, 2014 In an outcome few predicted, Rasmus Ristolainen fired the shot heard around the hockey world to knock off host country Sweden in overtime and deliver a World Junior Championship to…
A Scandinavian Showcase For Gold at World Juniors Joseph Vito DeLuca | January 4, 2014 A Sweden win against Russia and a Finland win against Canada in the semifinals have the two Scandinavian rivals squaring off for Gold At the World Junior Championship in Malmö,…
