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Canada Routs Switzerland, Advances at Hlinka
Posted by on August 11, 2011
Andreas Athanasiou scored a pair of goals and Kerby Rychel had a goal and an assist to pace the Canadian Under-18 select team to a 6-0 victory over Switzerland on Wednesday in preliminary-round action of the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament at Alcaplast Arena in Breclav, Czech Republic. If you looking NHL Free Picks here…
Canada, which has now won two straight by a combined 12-1 after dropping a 5-1 decision to Sweden on Monday, will advance to Friday’s semifinal round against Russia. The medal round will be held Saturday. The other semifinal matches Sweden against Finland. Read more of this post
Rangers sign defenseman Brendan Bell
Posted by on August 10, 2011
Free agent defenseman Brendan Bell agreed to terms Tuesday on a contract with the New York Rangers. If you looking Free NHL Picks here…
Bell, 28, has skated in 101 career NHL games with Ottawa, Phoenix and Toronto, registering 7 goals and 28 points, along with 51 penalty minutes. Read more of this post
Preds Sign Hillen To One Year Deal
Posted by on August 9, 2011
The Nashville Predators made a depth signing Monday as they agreed to terms with defenseman Jack Hillen on a one-year, two-way deal. If you looking NHL Free Picks here…
After spending four years at Colorado College, Hillen played his first three professional seasons with the New York Islanders. He set career highs last season in goals (4) and points (22) while tying a personal best in assists (18). The 5-10, 190-pound blueliner also ranked second on the Isles with 137 blocked shots in 64 games. Read more of this post
Re-tooled Blue Jackets Eager For More
Posted by on August 8, 2011
You kind of get the feeling Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson has had enough. If you looking NHL Free Picks here…
Enough of waiting on first-round draft picks to develop and deliver at a time when fans would prefer a win-now approach. While developing players within the system never is a bad option, the fact the Blue Jackets have qualified for the playoffs once in 10 seasons might indicate that patience is wearing thin. Read more of this post
After Tough Choices, Oleksiak Ready To Play Hockey
Posted by on August 5, 2011
Now that the decision has been made to leave Northeastern University and join the Saginaw Spirit in the Ontario Hockey League for the 2011-12 season, defenseman Jamieson Oleksiak would just like to focus on what he does best — play hockey. If you looking Free NHL Picks here…
Oleksiak, taken by the Dallas Stars with the 14th pick of the 2011 Entry Draft, didn’t at all appear uncomfortable discussing his decision that was certainly a hot topic when made back on July 25. He was focused and straightforward and is obviously excited to be invited to the Canadian National Junior development camp this week. Having a shot at wearing the maple leaf logo on his jersey is something he couldn’t really put into words. Read more of this post
Latvian Job Sends Nolan on Another Hockey Adventure
Posted by on August 4, 2011
During the course of his long coaching career, Ted Nolan has heard job pitches from individuals, teams and organizations. If you looking NHL Free Picks here…
But entire countries? Never.
So when he picked up the phone last week and Latvia was on the line, Nolan was taken aback.
Well, OK, maybe not the entire country, but it seemed that way to him. Read more of this post
Predators, Weber Enter Into Arbitration
Posted by on August 3, 2011
The Nashville Predators could not reach an agreement on a new contract with captain Shea Weber prior to their scheduled club-elected arbitration hearing Tuesday, so now it will be up to an independent arbiter to rule on how much the restricted free-agent defenseman is worth. If you looking NHL Free Picks here…
After hearing 90-minute cases from each side Tuesday morning, the arbiter has 48 hours to render his decision.
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Pulkkinen Tops Finland Roster For Junior Camp
Posted by on August 2, 2011
Teemu Pulkkinen, who totaled a team-best 9 points for Finland at the 2011 World Junior Championship, is one of the 24 players that will take part in a junior evaluation camp next week in Lake Placid, N.Y. If you looking NHL Free Picks here…
Pulkkinen, a 2010 fourth-round pick of the Detroit Red Wings, is one of six players returning from last year’s team that finished sixth in Buffalo. Read more of this post
Hay gets first look at Canada WJC hopefuls
Posted by on August 1, 2011
Don Hay hopes the players chosen to represent Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championship are in some way similar to those he helped lead to a gold medal at the 1995 tournament in Red Deer, Alta. If you looking NHL Free Picks here…
That team, which went 7-0-0 and outscored its opponents 49-22, included as part of its 22-man roster Bryan McCabe, Ed Jovanovski and Wade Redden on defense and Jason Allison, Jeff Friesen, Ryan Smyth and Alexandre Daigle at forward. Read more of this post
Oleksiak Added to Canada Junior Camp Roster
Posted by on July 29, 2011
Just three days after opting to forego his college career at Northeastern University and sign with the Ontario Hockey League’s Saginaw Spirit, defenseman Jamieson Oleksiak on Thursday was added to the Canadian National Junior Team summer development camp roster. If you looking NHL Free Picks here…
The camp, which now includes four goalies, 17 defensemen and 26 forwards, is scheduled for Aug. 3-7 in Edmonton and Fort McMurray, Alta., and will feature 47 of the top Canadian players born in 1992 and 1993. The camp will be used to help determine the 22-man roster that will participate in the 2012 World Junior Championship in Edmonton and Calgary from Dec. 26 through Jan. 5. Read more of this post
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