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Great people of hockey history: Best left winger of the 80s burned out in NHL

(13 Jul 2011, 21:11) | "The best left winger ever". "The Tank". But also "Vladimir Crouton" or "Vlad the Inhaler". These all were nicknames of a famous hockey player from the 80s. Vladimir Krutov was a goalkeeper’s nightmare on the ice and, together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov, formed the most famous line of the Soviet Red Army. But he didn’t cope well with moving across the Atlantic Ocean for a chance to live in a capitalist society and play in the NHL. Read more»

First Czech NHLer dies

(11 Jul 2011, 23:43) | Jaroslav Jiřík, the first Czech player and the first player trained in an Eastern Bloc country to play in the NHL, died in a plane crash on Sunday at the age of 71. Read more»

AHL Roundup

(08 Jul 2011, 23:29) | Since Swedish rookie goalie Robin Lehner won the Jack Butterfield playoff MVP as he and his Binghamton Senator teammates captured the Calder Cup trophy in Houston the AHL it has been a merry-go-round of activity since throughout the AHL. Read more»

How did Jágr end up in Philadelphia?

(06 Jul 2011, 17:52) | Many people were really surprised by Jaromír Jágr’s recent decision to sign with the Philadelphia Flyers. There seemed to several more likely destinations for arguably the world’s greatest hockey player over the past 20 years, but in retrospect it makes sense. Let's take a look at how Jágr's signature ended up under the Flyers’ letterhead. Read more»

All DEL clubs receive licenses

(06 Jul 2011, 16:25) | This is the result of the license review process for the DEL 2011/2012 season, in which the Deutsche Eishockey Liga Betriebsgesellschaft mbH today confirmed the licenses. Read more»

2012 World Juniors schedule announced

(06 Jul 2011, 07:48) | The IIHF and Hockey Canada announced on Tuesday the final schedule for the 2012 IIHF U20 World Championship in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada, December 26, 2011 – January 5, 2012.  Read more»

Teotihuacan Priest Liga Mexicana de Elite champion

(05 Jul 2011, 08:52) | The first ever champion of the new Mexican league Liga Mexicana de Elite is Teotihuacan Priest, who defeated Mayan Astronomers in last weekend's finals. Read more»

Classic Swiss club in financial trouble

(04 Jul 2011, 21:21) | HC Ambri Piotta has played in the top league of Switzerland since 1985, but now may have to withdraw from the NLA due to financial difficulties. Read more»

Great people in hockey history: Versatile athlete could have had an NHL career, but stayed home because of his family

(01 Jul 2011, 22:32) | You probably don’t know the name if you’re not a big hockey expert, a fan of one of his former clubs, or if you’re not from the territory of the former Czechoslovakia. But Jiří Lála, a right winger from Tábor, Czech Republic, could have been a big star in the hockey world. Read more»

Avalanche To Retire Forsberg’s Number 21 On Opening Night

(30 Jun 2011, 21:46) | Forsberg Will Become Fourth Avalanche Player To Have Number Retired. Read more»

Olli Määttä picked first in the 2011 CHL Import Draft

(29 Jun 2011, 17:57) | Each team in the CHL (OHL, WHL and QMJHL) is permitted to carry two European Import players each season. These players are selected annually at the Import Draft. In todays 2011 draft Finnish defenseman Olli Määttä was selected as #1 by London Knights (OHL). Read more»

World Juniors 2014 to Malmö

(28 Jun 2011, 21:29) | The Swedish Ice Hockey Association announces that the 2014 IIHF World U20 Championship will be played in Malmö. Read more»

Sweden announces U20 and U18 rosters

(27 Jun 2011, 13:06) | The Swedish Under-20 team will go to Lake Placid to play against USA and Finland in August. The Under-18 team will play in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Both rosters were named today. Read more»

Nicklas Jensen to Canucks

(26 Jun 2011, 18:14) | Nicklas Jensen was the only Danish player to be selected in the 2011 NHL draft when Vancouver Canucks picked him as number 29 overall. Read more»

Two Norwegian goalies drafted

(26 Jun 2011, 10:22) | Steffen Søberg was drafted by the Washington Capitals and Lars Volden by the Boston Bruins. They are the first two Norwegian goalies ever drafted in the NHL. Read more»

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