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Video- Who Knew Alexander Radulov Had Such A Powerful Backhand?
by Paul on 02/01/12 at 03:33 PM ET
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Puck Daddy with the details…
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Could We Soon See The First Australian In the NHL?
by Paul on 12/29/11 at 09:02 PM ET
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from Joe Barton of ninemsn,
Teenage ice hockey star Nathan Walker appears destined to conquer a final frontier for Australians in American sport - the National Hockey League.
Following in the footsteps of Aussie trailblazers Luc Longley (NBA), Joe Quinn (Major League Baseball) and Colin Scotts (National Football League), Walker is in line to become the first Australian to be drafted into the NHL.
The 17-year-old from Sydney is considered the best talent to come out of Australia.
He has drawn attention from American scouts in the past 18 months while making a name for himself in senior ranks of the Czech Republic league, playing for HC Vitkovice Steel in Ostrava.
Recently rated the sixth best Czech-based prospect, he’s now a genuine chance to be picked up by an NHL club in the June draft.
continued and TSN did an interview with him at the Spengler Cup which you can watch below…
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Video- Mario Kempe With The Shootout Winner And Celebration
by Paul on 12/23/11 at 08:08 PM ET
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Mario Kempe of Djurgårdens IF with the celebration.
The opposing goalie is hot too, wonder if it because of the goal or celebration?
thanks to HockeyWebCaster for the video…
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Metropolit Wants To Return To The NHL
by Paul on 10/23/11 at 06:39 PM ET
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from Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette,
Glen Metropolit does this every day, in the small, postcard-pretty lakeside city of Zug, Switzerland:
“First thing in the morning, I’ve got to check on the guys,” Metropolit said Sunday of his Internet routine. “Got to check out my team. I’m watching the boxscores, trying to check on my old linemate, Darchie, my buddy Hal. I’m glad Gorgie is back.”
Metropolit is speaking of the Canadiens, of course, and of former teammates Mathieu Darche, Hal Gill and Josh Gorges.
The Habs are Metropolit’s team, his sweater for 90 games from 2008-10. Montreal is home for his heart, no matter that he played on six other clubs between 1999-2010 during his 407-game National Hockey League career.
And Metropolit, the leading scorer in the Swiss National A League last season, hopes there might be a 408th NHL game in his future.
The 37-year-old centreman is in a strange place, as breathtaking as the scenery might be. EV Zug, the club with which he signed for a year and an option 14 months ago, has five imports; that’s one more than can be dressed for games.
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J.P. Dumont Likely to Join Swiss League
by Alanah McGinley on 10/21/11 at 06:38 PM ET
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From TSN:
Veteran forward J.P. Dumont, who had his contract bought out by the Nashville Predators this past June, has an agreement in place to join Bern of the Swiss Hockey League.
However, the deal doesn’t kick in until Tuesday, so he could still be signed by an NHL club between now and then
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Difference Between KHL and NHL Hits
by Alanah McGinley on 10/03/11 at 11:43 AM ET
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From Slava Malamud of Sport-Express via Twitter:
Want to know the big difference between the NHL and #KHL? This is #KHL’s top 10 hits of the week.
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Lokomotiv Wives Fund
by Alanah McGinley on 09/28/11 at 01:24 PM ET
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Stacy Dallman—wife of Kevin Dallman, formerly with the Kings, Bruins and Blues, and currently playing in the KHL—has been working hard to help raise money for the wives and families of Lokomotiv players who were lost in the recent tragedy.
Stacy has organized a charitable initiative to raise money to help those families and asked if we could help spread the word. They have already raised some $11,000 and hope to raise much more by the end of the hockey season, with the help of hockey fans around the world.
“The tragedy has pulled together hockey wives from almost all leagues world-wide, and our goal is to collect as many donations as possible to give to the Lokomotiv Wives and families at the end of this hockey season,” says Stacy.
You can find about more about the Lokomotiv Wives Fund on Facebook. There are options to donate money, or simply share your well-wishes with the families affected.
Thanks for checking it out.
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Speculation About the KHL Plane Crash
by Alanah McGinley on 09/12/11 at 02:23 PM ET
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From Russia Today:
The Yak-42 that crashed near Yaroslavl taking 44 lives last week was in proper mechanical condition and the latest repairs were done to all requirements, the transport prosecution has ruled. Pilot error is the most likely cause of the tragic crash.
The last scheduled service of the plane was in August, during which the right engine was replaced and all other defects were reportedly eliminated. All these repairs were certified and correspond to requirements informed the transport prosecution.
The company that provided technical maintenance of the Yakovlev Yak-42 aircraft was inspected by experts from the Russian transport prosecution.
For more reading, a writer at the Digital Journal provides speculation on other possible causes and notes that passenger Pavel Trakhanov was using his cell phone during takeoff (as noted in this other, Russia Today story). You can read the DJ article here, and it also links to some other info on cell phone use and its dangers during takeoffs/landings. However, no one official—that we know of—has alleged it is a factor in this particular disaster.
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Evgeni Malkin Issues Video Statement
by brianmetzer on 09/09/11 at 03:20 PM ET
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Many in the hockey world are still reeling from the events of Wednesday morning that saw a plane crash take the lives of all but one member of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL team that was en route to the first game of its season in Minsk. Watching the pain and suffering of all involved as been tough for all of us, but no one has felt it worse that the many Russian born NHL players that have intimate ties to many of the teams in the KHL and specifically Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
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Plans for Rebuilding Locomotiv in Yaroslavl
by Alanah McGinley on 09/08/11 at 01:31 PM ET
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From Dmitry Chesnokov at Puck Daddy:
This morning, the KHL’s Vice President Ilya Kochevrin spoke exclusively with Puck Daddy regarding the plans for the future of the League and for Lokomotiv.
“Our priority right now is also to keep hockey in Yaroslavl. We can tell you that more than 30 current active players who have played for Lokomotiv in their careers have announced that they want to come to Yaroslavl to play,” he said, “and the League is setting up an option where those players selected by the new head coach of Lokomotiv and will come to play there, their salary will be paid by their current KHL clubs, those where they are under a contract right now. At least for this season.”
You read that right: The KHL’s other franchises will fund the roster for Lokomotiv under the current option for the League.
“This will be done to alleviate the financial burden that Lokomotiv has right now because the team still has to pay out the entire contract of each player, coach and personnel who died yesterday. They just don’t have this sort of a budget,” Kochevrin continued.
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