Canada Routs Switzerland, Advances at Hlinka

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.

Taste of NHL Leaves Niederreiter Wanting More

After making Niederreiter the highest-chosen Swiss player in draft history when they took him with the fifth pick of the 2010 Entry Draft, the New York Islanders thought enough of Niederreiter to keep him on the roster when they broke camp last fall. He even scored his first NHL goal. If you looking NHL Picks Free here……But after nine games, the maximum before the first year of his entry-level deal would have kicked in, the Islanders sent Niederreiter back to his junior team, the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League.