Archive for the ‘International Hockey’ Category
At the World Championships in Sweden, P.K. Subban ended up joining Team Canada for a game, Raphael Diaz’ Swiss team captured silver, and Alex Galchenyuk copped a bronze with the Americans. On the home front, Michel Therrien was snubbed as a coach of the year candidate, which I disagree with, and Toronto’s Mikhail Grabovski has [...]
May 21, 2013 in Alex Galchenyuk, International Hockey, Max Pacioretty, Michel Therrien, Montreal Canadiens, PK Subban, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Max Pacioretty, Michel Therrien, Mikhail Grabovski, P.K. Subban, Raphael Diaz | 18 Comments »
I noticed these on the back of a newspaper clipping I have from when I was a smallish-yet-shifty second baseman on my championship-winning Orillia peewee baseball team. It’s the beginning of the 1963-64 NHL season and it states that Ulf Sterner was set to play his first NHL game, but he actually didn’t suit up [...]
March 18, 2013 in International Hockey, Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Olympics
Tags: Jacques Plante, Ulf Sterner | 3 Comments »
It turns out that Eve Pearce, who wrote a guest post a few weeks back, is British and lives in England. I didn’t know this until recently. I wonder if she (a) likes the Beatles, (b) eats bangers and mash, (c) realizes she drives on the wrong side of the road, (d) has been to [...]
January 26, 2013 in Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, International Hockey, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Eve Pearce, Owen Nolan, Quebec Nordiques, Steve Thomas | 1 Comment »
Recently a woman named Eve Pearce wrote and asked if she could write something that I might post. I love to hear this, I wish more would come forward as Eve has done, and all I said back to her was that it probably had to be hockey-related. Soon after, her essay showed up and [...]
January 11, 2013 in International Hockey
Tags: Alexander Pashin, Alexei Lebedev, Arthur Stanley, bandy, ice hockey in Britain, ice hockey in Ireland, ice hockey in Russia, Lord Stanley of Preston, Royal family | 3 Comments »
There goes 2012. Maybe it’s a good thing. The Habs were disturbingly mediocre in 2012, finishing 15/15 in the Eastern Division, one point behind 14th place Islanders and two behind the Leafs. I still feel nauseous. Along the way, Hal Gill and Andrei Kostitysn were shipped to Nashville and I miss Hal. The other guy – not so [...]
December 31, 2012 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, Alex Galchenyuk, Bob Gainey, Calgary Flames, Guy Lafleur, International Hockey, Los Angeles Kings, Marc Bergevin, Michel Therrien, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, NHL lockout, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks
Tags: 1972 Summit Series, 2012 Olympic Games, Alex Galchenyuk, Andre Kostitsyn, Bob Gainey, Hal Gill, Michel Therrien, Mike Cammalleri, Paul Henderson, Pierre Gauthier, Randy Cunneyworth, Randy Ladouceur, Rene Bourque, Scott Gomez | 4 Comments »
Team Canada found themselves down 3-1 to the Slovakians midway through the second period before switching to fourth gear, pumping in five unanswered big ones, and ending up with a nice, convincing 6-3 win over this somewhat disciplined Eastern European club that favours a bottling-up type of game that can often be effective, as shown [...]
December 28, 2012 in Alex Galchenyuk, Doug Harvey, Emile Bouchard, International Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, World Junior Championship
Tags: Alex Galchenyuk, Anthony Camara, Butch Bouchard, Doug Harvey, Ivan Irwin, Ivan the Terrible, J.C. Lipon, Nail Yakupov, Patrik Luza, Slovakia, Ufa, WJC | No Comments »
It’s the time of year to think of others less fortunate, and my heart goes out to Russian World Junior ticket scalpers, who might have to soon think about another occupation. How can they sell overpriced tickets to games in an arena where there were so many empty seats, elephants would be free to roam? [...]
December 26, 2012 in Alex Galchenyuk, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, International Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, PK Subban, World Junior Championship
Tags: 2013 World Junior Championships, Alex Galchenyuk, Jonathan Huberdeau, Malcolm Subban, Mark Scheifele, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Team Canada Juniors, Ufa | 2 Comments »
Should Paul Henderson be in the Hall of Fame? Damn right he should, although Henderson didn’t exactly have what one would call a Hall of Fame career, racking up 236 goals and 241 assists for 477 points in 707 regular season games divided between the Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. These are decent numbers, not [...]
October 4, 2012 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, Detroit Red Wings, International Hockey, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Ken Dryden, Paul Henderson, Phil Esposito, Tony Esposito, Valeri Kharlamov, Vladislav Tretiak | 4 Comments »
Denis Brel in St. Petersburg has written a fine piece about what Alexander Semin is up to in Russia. So I’m just going to put my feet up and let my terrific stepson take it away. Many thanks to Denis in “The City that Peter Built.” By Denis Brel – Alexander Semin signed with the [...]
October 2, 2012 in Alex Ovechkin, Carolina Hurricanes, International Hockey, Kontinental Hockey League, NHL lockout
Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Dynamo Moscow, Evgeni Malkin, KHL, Kontinental Hockey League, Krasnoyarsk, Magnitogorsk Metallurg, Sokol | 4 Comments »
There was a strong contingent of Montreal Canadiens on Team Canada ’72 - Ken Dryden, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Frank and Pete Mahovlich, and Yvan Cournoyer, and all, in their own way, contributed mightily to the cause, including Dryden who struggled at times but showed enough to coaches Harry Sinden and John Ferguson to be called [...]
September 30, 2012 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, International Hockey, John Ferguson ., Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens, Yvan Cournoyer
Tags: Alan Eagleson, Bobby Clarke, Canada-Russia Summit Series, Frank Mahovlich, Guy Lapointe, Harry Sinden, John Ferguson ., Paul Henderson, Peter Mahovlich, Phil Esposito, Serge Savard, Team Canada 1972, Yvan Cournoyer | No Comments »