Sports Illustrated emailed me this little NHL poll that is published in their current edition. The question was; Which Country Produces The Best Players?
324 players voted, and players couldn’t vote for their own country. Here’s the results:
Canada 30%
Sweden 28%
Russia 27%
US 7%
Finland 4%
Are you surprised by this? For me, I suppose it looks about right, but [...]
May 13, 2009 in International Hockey
Tags: Canada, Finland, hockey poll, NHL, Russia, Sports Illustrated, Sweden, United States | 9 Comments »
I like Jim’s take regarding yesterday’s post about the media circus in Montreal that hovers over the Habs like permanent storm clouds. It’s always been like this, and it always will, I guess. So I’m just going to sit back and enjoy it and laugh and understand that the players are probably used to it so it [...]
September 6, 2008 in Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Buffalo Sabres, Clarence Campbell, Finland, Habs, hockey, Montreal Canadiens, Montrel media, NHL, NHL President, Roseanne Barr, Saku Koivu, three-wheeled bicycle | No Comments »
It seems that some people in Montreal aren’t happy that Saku Koivu passed on the annual Montreal Canadiens golf tournament and stayed in Finland to continue working out with a Finnish hockey team to prepare for the season.
People are complaining on talk shows. La Province sports writer Bertrand Raymond agrees with these people and says [...]
September 5, 2008 in Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Andrei Kostitsyn, Bertrand Raymond, Brendan Shanahan, Daniel Briere, Dave Stubbs, Edmonton, Finland, Finnish hockey team, Gaspe, Georges Laraque, Habs, Habs captains, hockey, Jaroslav Halak, La Province, Mats Sundin, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Canadiens golf tournament, National Post, NHL, Quebec, Roman Hamrlik, Saku Koivu, Sergei Kostitsyn, St. Lawrence Seaway, Stanley Cup, Tomas Plekanec, Trois Rivieres | 8 Comments »
Jaromir Jagr’s been reported to have signed with the Russian club Avangard Omsk of the new Continental Hockey League, and the list gets smaller.
The Continental Hockey League will begin play in September, and consists of 24 teams, 20 of which are from the Russian Super League, plus one lower-tier Russian club, plus teams from Kazakhstan, [...]
July 4, 2008 in International Hockey, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Avangard Omsk, Blearus, Continental Hockey League, Czech Republic, Finland, hockey, Jaromir Jagr, Kazakhstan, Latvia, le Demon Blond, le gros Bill, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, playing pool, pool trick shots, Rocket Richard, Russia, Sweden | 1 Comment »
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