Since the NHL lockout finally and mercifully came to an end in the summer of 2005, my son has become a bit of a hockey junkie. He’s been skating and playing since he was in pre-school, and he has always enjoyed collecting hockey cards and playing NHL (insert year here) video games. But it’s only [...]
Team USA got goals from six different skaters in its 6-2 win over Austria in opening day action at the IIHF World Championships today, but Team Russia trumped the Americans. The Russians got nine goals from nine different players in a 9-1 pounding of Team Denmark in Moscow today. Washington’s Alex Ovechkin chipped in with [...]
The IIHF World Championships got underway in Moscow today with a slate of four games. Team USA got off to a rousing start with a 6-2 win over Austria, giving it three standings points for a regulation victory under the tournament’s new points system. The youthful USA team got a goal from Caps captain Chris [...]
From USA Hockey:
Team USA’s games at the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship will be available to viewers on Pay-Per-View through the World Championship Sports Network on DISH Network and on a subscription basis at www.wcsn.com. The U.S. Men’s National Team will compete at the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Moscow, Russia, April 27-May [...]
Capitals captain Chris Clark scored a power play goal and Caps defenseman Brian Pothier had an assist for Team USA in a 5-3 victory over Team Sweden today at Globe Arena in Stockholm. The game was an exhibition tuneup for both clubs as they prepare for the IIHF World Championships in Moscow, beginning on Apr. [...]
Game 5 of the East Division semifinal series between Hershey and the Albany River Rats takes place here in Glens Falls tonight, and the Bears are hoping to finish the business of this series right here and now. Of course, the plucky Rats have made every game a real battle. Hershey may have played its [...]
It’s a beautiful day up here in Glens Falls, but the Hershey Bears would much prefer a beautiful night. Game 4 of Hershey’s East Division semifinal series with the Albany River Rats will be played here tonight at 7 p.m., and it’ll be interesting to see what kind of game we get.
The first two [...]
The Detroit Red Wings annually struggle in the playoffs because their regular season point total is padded by playing loads of games against weak sisters such as Chicago, Columbus and (until the second half of 2006-07, anyway) St. Louis. The AHL’s Albany River Rats are an example of this syndrome in reverse.
The Rats finished the [...]
After last night’s Hershey victory in Game 1 of the East Division semifinal series with the Albany River Rats, Bears coach Bruce Boudreau was asked whether he was surprised that center Dave Steckel hadn’t seen more NHL action to date in his career. It’s a legitimate question; there are many of us who believe Steckel [...]
Thanks again to my friend Dmitry Chesnokov for passing along this news and translating it into English. Dmitry says: “The article was written by Vitaliy Slavin and Dmitry Ponomarenko. There are also comments from Markov and Nemchinov. Nemchinov also said that Semin tried to explain himself but “it was too late.” When Semin called Nemchinov [...]
