Europe
U.S. Men’s National Team Defeats Finland, 3-2, in Shootout to Capture Bronze Medal at 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship
U.S. Men’s National Team Defeats Finland, 3-2, in Shootout to Capture Bronze Medal at 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship Gibson Makes 36 Saves; Galchenyuk Scores Twice in Shootout COURTESY USA HOCKEY MAY 19, 2013 — STOCKHOLM – Alex Galchenyuk (Milwaukee, Wis./Montreal Canadiens) and goaltender John Gibson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Anaheim Ducks) helped the U.S. Men’s National Team to a 3-2 shootout victory over Finland here ...Full Article
IIHF Chooses Paris and Cologne as Host Cities for 2017 World Championships
HOCKEYTALK NEWS — MAY 17, 2013 — STOCKHOLM — In Sweden´s capital Stockholm the IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) decided that the World Championship 2017 will take place in ...Full Article
U.S. Men’s National Team Beats Russia, 8-3, in Quarterfinals of 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship
U.S. Men’s National Team Beats Russia, 8-3, in Quarterfinals of 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship Stastny Notches Four Points (2-2); Smith Adds Five Assists HELSINKI – Team USA captain Paul ...Full Article
USA Drops 4-1 Decision to Slovakia – Will Start Quarterfinals Thursday
U.S. Men’s National Team Drops 4-1 Decision to Slovakia at 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship Team USA Will Play in Quarterfinals on Thursday COURTESY USA HOCKEY — HELSINKI – ...Full Article
World Championships: Sunday, May 5, 2013
MAY 5, 2013 — HELSINKI FINLAND – France defeated Austria 3-1 with Thomas Vanek (Buffalo Sabres) scoring the only goal for Austria at 7:23 of the third period. Ilya Kovalchuk ...Full Article
IIHF World Championship 2013: Scores and Updates
STOCKHOLM and HELSKINKI, Saturday, May 4, 2013 – The 77th IIHF World Championship started in Stockholm and Helsinki Friday night with some surprising results. Both hosts start the tournament as ...Full Article
Far East: KHL Expected to Expand to 2 New Cities
MAY 2, 2013 — In the coming hockey season the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is expected to expand from 26 to 28 teams. A former Austrian Erste Bank Liga ...Full Article
European Leagues: List of Champions and Runners-Up 2013
Leagues Champion 2013 Runner Up Final Series Austria – Erste Bank Liga: Klagenfurther AC Vienna Capitals 4-0 Belarus – Extraleague: Neman Grodno Metalurg Zhlobin 4-0 Czech Republic: HC Plzen ...Full Article
Dynasty: Berlin Polarbears Win 7th DEL Title
APRIL 21, 2013 — COLOGNE GERMANY — the Polarbears won their seventh DEL championship in the last nine seasons – they are a true dynasty, enjoying a long reign ...Full Article
Dynamo Moscow Wins Gagarin Cup: KHL Championship Final Score Updates
Championship final: Dynamo Moscow Wins Gagarin Cup Dynamo Moscow (3. East) VS Traktor Chelyabinsk (3. West) Russian Champ 2013 It´s the fifth Gagarin-Cup which was won by Dynamo Moscow ...Full Article
KHL Playoff Update April 11, 2013
Championship final: Dynamo Moscow (3. East) VS Traktor Chelyabinsk (3. West) Game 1: Traktor Chelyabinsk 1 AT Dynamo Moscow 2 Game 2: Traktor Chelyabinsk 2 AT Dynamo Moscow 3 ...Full Article
KHL Playoff Updates April 7, 2013
Championship final: Dynamo Moscow (1) VS Traktor Chelyabinsk (0) Game 1: Traktor Chelyabinsk 1 AT Dynamo Moscow 2 Game 2: Traktor Chelyabinsk AT Dynamo Moscow Game ...Full Article
KHL Playoff Scores/Updates: Conference Semi’s (Updated 3/17/13)
KHL Conference semi-finals: East: Ak Bars Kazan (1) VS Salavat Yulaev (5) Game 1: Salavat Yulaev 3 AT Ak Bars Kazan 2 Game 2: Salavat Yulaev 2 ...Full Article
Eye on Europe–February 2013
Germany´s DEL The Cologne Sharks are Germany´s DEL front runner. The team was at the edge of bankruptcy three years ago and now are leading the DEL by three ...Full Article
Facts of Europe
Spengler Cup 2012, Switzerland On New Year´s Eve 2012 Team Canada won the 86th Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. It was Canada´s 29th appearance ...Full Article
Golden: USA Wins 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship
UFA, Russia – January 5, 2013 — Team USA toppled Team Sweden today, 3-1, at the World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia. While John Gaudreau had electrified the US ...Full Article
Cologne’s Chris Minard Perseveres, Recovers, Succeeds
“Everything appeared yellow,” forward Chris Minard told Hockeytalk, remembering a hard check from three seasons ago while playing for the AHL Springfield Falcons during the 2009-10 season. Although concussed, ...Full Article
European Roundup Nov 2012
by Ivo Jaschick | Hockeytalk.biz RISING STAR FROM TEXAS JOINS DEL Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn—tendered a qualifying offer by the Stars last June—signed this Fall with the Hamburg ...Full Article
NHLers Headed for European Leagues During Lockout
Tomas Plekanec (MTL) HC Kladno Czech Extraliga Jaromir Jagr (DAL)HC Kladno – Czech Extraliga Vladimir Sobotka (STL) – Slavia Praha – Czech Extraliga Jiri Tlusty (CAR) – HC Kladno ...Full Article
Remembering Yaroslavl Lokomotiv One Year After
by Ivo Jaschick | Hockeytalk.biz Editor’s Note: Recently, my son, Brent, ended up on the same ice surface during house league at a rink in SoCal with one of ...Full Article
