Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock has made a couple of changes in an effort to spark the second line for tonight’s game at home against the Minnesota Wild (7:30 p.m., FSN).
Babcock is hoping Valtteri Filppula can provide the line with more speed along with Dan Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg.
That means Drew Miller will centre [...]
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“Both of those guys, in my opinion, are the best two-way players in the world.”
– Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, speaking about Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, June 5, 2008
That comment has stuck with me, for a few reasons. One is that Holland said it on the ice in Pittsburgh after the Red Wings [...]
Chelios Returns To NHL (0)
The 48-year-old defenseman, a three-time Norris Trophy winner, has been called up by the Atlanta Thrashers, general manager Don Waddell told ESPN.com on Wednesday.
“Can’t wait. Got to make the most out of this chance,” Chelios said in a text message to ESPN.com.
Chelios had 22 points (5 goals, 17 assists) in 46 games with the AHL’s [...]
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Liam McDermott
Team: Cleveland Barons Midget Minor AAA
Position: Forward
Height: 6’1
Weight: 155 lbs.
Birthdate: December 22, 1994
E.S. says: Feisty forward with heart
McDermott has taken great strides under head coach Brian Dolan in Cleveland. The Shaker Heights, OH native does the dirty work well, digging out pucks in the corner and banging all the boards. McDermott has improved his [...]
Reasons Why Crosby Snubs Letterman (0)
Although the season resumed right away, allow two or three of them to appear on Leno or Letterman. That is worth its weight in gold, no pun intended. Drew Brees made the rounds after the Super Bowl, as did Derek Jeter after the World Series.
Worth its weight in gold … provided [...]
Cooke Reaching Out To Savard After Dirty Hit (0)
Penguins left winger Matt Cooke has “reached out” to Boston center Marc Savard, according to Penguins coach Dan Bylsma. Odds are the NHL office will do likewise with Cooke soon.
Savard was injured Sunday with a hit to the head by Cooke late in the Penguins’ 2-1 victory against the Bruins at Mellon [...]
Wings Brass Discuss Head Shots, Howard And Playoff Hopes (0)
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Detroit Red Wings are in an unusual spot with only 16 regular-season games remaining — on the outside looking in.
A loss to the Calgary Flames Tuesday knocked the Red Wings into ninth place in the Western Conference playoff standings — one point behind those same Flames.
Prior to [...]
Head Shots (0)
After three days of meetings in Boca Raton, Florida, the National Hockey League’s general managers have put forward a recommendation for a rule change to address hits to the head in league games.
The following language was agreed to unanimously by the group:
“A lateral, back pressure or blindside hit to an opponent where [...]
Cooke Hit (0)
Matt Cooke’s hit was vicious, but timing is sometimes everything…
The GM meetings are happening as we speak. The timing isn’t good for Cooke.
Savard may be done for the season (he will see a specialist on Thursday) and as a former concussion sufferer, it is far more scary for Savard than [...]
Tie Breaker Tweak (0)
The tie-breaker tweak that GMs seem to like is changing the No. 1 criteria from most wins to fewest shootout wins.
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Sweden Names 2010 Olympic Roster, Forsberg On Roster
P.
Player Name
Domestic Club
G
Henrik Lundqvist
(NHL)
G
Jonas Gustavsson
(NHL)
G
Stefan Liv
Jonkoping (SEL)
D
Tobias Enstrom
(NHL)
D
Magnus Johansson
Linkopings (SEL)
D
Niklas Kronwall
(NHL)
D
Nicklas Lidstrom
(NHL)
D
Douglas Murray
(NHL)
D
Johnny Oduya
(NHL)
D
Mattias Ohlund
(NHL)
D
Henrik Tallinder
(NHL)
F
Daniel Alfredsson
(NHL)
F
Nicklas Backstrom
(NHL)
F
Loui Eriksson
(NHL)
F
Peter Forsberg
MODO (SEL)
F
Tomas Holmstrom
(NHL)
F
Patric Hornqvist
(NHL)
F
Fredrik Modin
(NHL)
F
Samuel Pahlsson
(NHL)
F
Daniel Sedin
(NHL)
F
Henrik Sedin
(NHL)
F
Mattias Weinhandl
Dynamo (RUS)
F
Henrik Zetterberg
(NHL)
Forsberg Making Come Back For Swedish National Team
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Former NHL MVP Peter Forsberg is making a comeback with the Sweden national team for the Karjala Cup.
Sweden coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson says Forsberg will join the team for the Euro Hockey Tour event starting Thursday.
Forsberg won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche and was the league MVP in 2003.
He’s only played sporadically [...]
Timra update
Anders Lindback- A huge goaltender with very good mobility and reflexes. Good stickhandling. Some consistency issues, but overall a very interesting prospect. A hybrid, that combines the butterfly with the old and traditional goaltending style.
Sebastian Erixon- Erixon is a strong-skating two-way defenseman with very good hockey sense. Not a big player, but he compensates this [...]
Sodertalje Update
Blaz Gregorc- A tall and lanky defenseman. Gregorc is not a fast skater, but has decent mobility for a player of his stature. Has decent hockeysense and puck skills and likes to joins the rush. Pretty good skills offensively and fairly solid in his own end too. Is, however, much too soft and should become [...]
Skelleftea update
Tim Erixon- A very smart defenseman that plays a solid two-way game. Erixon is not very spectacular, but plays an effective and rather simple game. He does not throw his body around, but can be aggressive and has active stickwork. Hockey sense is very good and so is his offensive positioning. Not a pure offensive [...]
Rogle update
Mads Bodker- Short and well-trained danish national team defenseman. Bødker is an accomplished skater with a good eye for the game. He’s technically strong with a hard accurate shot. Despite his size he plays tough, but still has some weakneses in his defensive game.
Daneil Glimmenvall- A skilled and offensive minded defenseman with pretty good hockey [...]
Modo Update
Stefan Espeland- A very hardshooting defensman. Espeland knows how to put the puck on (and in) net from the blue line and is a very valuable player on the powerplay. He has good mobility and hockey sense and has an excellent first-pass from his own end. Should work on becoming stronger and play with more [...]
Lulea update
Mattias Modig-An all-round goaltender with good hockey sense. Has a decent glove, is good with the stick and has the attitude of a winner. Always looks calm in net and has few, if any, weaknesses.
Anders Nilson- A huge goaltender that is technically skilled. Nilsson has good hockey smarts plays with calmness and has good mental [...]
Linkoping update
Christian Engstrand- A butterfly goalie that still stands up more than your average modern style goaltender. Is a very consistent netminder with few weaknesses. Has good confidence, attitude and is very calm in net. Hockey sense is very good, he is fairly good with the stick and has quick reflexes.
Dennis Bozic- Bozic is a rather [...]
Tam Suspended
On Monday, Quebec Remparts defensemen Mikael Tam was suspended for two games for a hit from behind which happent last Friday during a game between the Remparts & Olympiques, Mr. Raymond Bolduc announced in a press release. The decision was rendered after reviewing the videotape of the incident, gathering the testimonies of the players and [...]
Lessard & Owen Named QMJHL Players Of The Week
On Monday, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League named it’s TELUS offensive and defensive players of the week (March 1 to 7). Acadie-Bathurst Titan right winger Jonathan Lessard & Moncton Wildcats goalie Shane Owen arew picking up the awards
On the offensive side Acadie-Bathurst Titan right winger Jonathan Lessard wins the award. Lessard netted two goals [...]
Vote For Even Strength’s QMJHL Fan Choice Award!
We at n Strength will be giving our awards for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. This is your chance to vote for Even Strength’s Fan Choice awards. Top five players who you vote for by Tuesday, March 9th by 3:00pm (EST) will move on to round two of voting. Round two of voting will start on [...]
Late hit on Nichol Lands Lapierre four game suspension
TORONTO — Montreal Canadiens forward Maxim Lapierre has been suspended for four games, the NHL announced Friday.
The suspension stems from Lapierre’s late hit on Sharks forward Scott Nichol in Montreal’s 3-2 loss Thursday night in San Jose.
Early in the third period, Nichol hit the post for San Jose before being driven to the boards by [...]
Allen Named CHL Goaltender of the Week
The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Jake Allen of the Drummondville Voltigeurs is the CHL Goaltender of the Week for the second time this month.
For the week ending February 28, Allen went 4-0-0-0 with two shutout victories posting a goals-against-average of 0.500 and a save percentage of .980 while producing the second longest shutout [...]
Deschamps, Allen & Gusse Named QMJHL Players Of The Month
On Tuesday, The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League named it’s TELUS offensive, defensive and rookie player of the month awards for February. The players were chosen by a committee mandated by the League. Moncton Wildcats Center Nicolas Deschamps, Drummondville Voltigeurs goalie Jake Allen & Chicoutimi Saguenéens goalie Robin Guesse have picked up the awards.
On the [...]
Chouinard & Allen Named QMJHL Players Of The Week
On Monday, The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League named it’s TELUS QMJHL’s offensive and defensive players of the week for the period extending from February 22 to 28. Montreal Junior right winger Nicolas Chouinard & Drummondville Voltigeurs goalie Jake Allen picked up the awards.
On the offensive side Montreal Junior right winger Nicolas Chouinard has picked [...]
Martel becomes all-time wins leader
Chicoutimi Saguenéens head coach Richard Martel on Sunday became the most successful coach in QMJHL history, recording his 570th career victory after a 3-1 win over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar at the Georges-Vézina Centre in Chicoutimi. The Saguenéens head coach tied former record holder Guy Chouinard on February 20 after Chicoutimi defeated the Val-d’Or Foreurs 2-0 at [...]
Chabot Named New Head Coach Of Olympiques
The Gatineau Olympiques today announced that John Chabot has been hired as the new head coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League hockey club. Chabot takes over the coaching duties from Jérôme Dupont who resigned on Saturday feb 27th (2010). Chabot the Summerside, P.E.I. native will be in his third season as a head [...]
Dupont resigns
On Saturday the head coach of the Gatineau Olympiques, Jérôme Dupont, announced that he has resigned as the clubs head coach. The Ottawa native will remain with the organization as a consultant until further notice. Hull, QC native Guy Lalonde will assume the coaching duties until a successor is found. Dupont had a 59-49 record [...]
Kovalchuk and the Marriage of the NHL/KHL
Last night on the Hot Stove during Hockey Night in Canada Pierre Lebrun dropped a bomb that has the hockey rumor world ablaze this morning…According to an article on CBC Kovalchuk will be making his decision very…“That could happen in the next couple of weeks. [There are] a lot of positive feelings coming out of Atlanta,” [...]
TAVARES PASSED OVER IN KHL DRAFT, HALL TAKEN BY AK BARS
MOSCOW — The Kontinental Hockey League’s first NHL-style draft was heavy in home-grown Russian talent and light on North Americans.
John Tavares of Oakville, Ont., the best pro prospect in North America, was passed over by Russian clubs in the draft of junior players aged 17 to 20. Since the London Knights forward seems destined for the [...]
Emery freaks out
tsn.ca
Oft-troubled goaltender Ray Emery has left his Russian hockey club, at least temporarily.
Emery did not report to Mytishchi Atlant following the KHL’s break last week, and a source has told ESPN.com that the 26-year-old is upset about salary-related issues. The team has reportedly been using the wrong exchange rate on Emery’s $2 million annual wage, and [...]
A star in the making: Stefan Stepanov
Ian Dunham, Even Strength
You heard it here first, Stefan Stepanov, defenseman for CSKA in Russia, will be a star in the NHL. Stepanov participated in the USHL tourney in Chicago last spring, and the sixteen year old Russian showed why he is regarded by scouts and agents as one of the top six defenseman in [...]
Sweden Names 2010 Olympic Roster, Forsberg On Roster
P.
Player Name
Domestic Club
G
Henrik Lundqvist
(NHL)
G
Jonas Gustavsson
(NHL)
G
Stefan Liv
Jonkoping (SEL)
D
Tobias Enstrom
(NHL)
D
Magnus Johansson
Linkopings (SEL)
D
Niklas Kronwall
(NHL)
D
Nicklas Lidstrom
(NHL)
D
Douglas Murray
(NHL)
D
Johnny Oduya
(NHL)
D
Mattias Ohlund
(NHL)
D
Henrik Tallinder
(NHL)
F
Daniel Alfredsson
(NHL)
F
Nicklas Backstrom
(NHL)
F
Loui Eriksson
(NHL)
F
Peter Forsberg
MODO (SEL)
F
Tomas Holmstrom
(NHL)
F
Patric Hornqvist
(NHL)
F
Fredrik Modin
(NHL)
F
Samuel Pahlsson
(NHL)
F
Daniel Sedin
(NHL)
F
Henrik Sedin
(NHL)
F
Mattias Weinhandl
Dynamo (RUS)
F
Henrik Zetterberg
(NHL)
Forsberg Making Come Back For Swedish National Team
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Former NHL MVP Peter Forsberg is making a comeback with the Sweden national team for the Karjala Cup.
Sweden coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson says Forsberg will join the team for the Euro Hockey Tour event starting Thursday.
Forsberg won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche and was the league MVP in 2003.
He’s only played sporadically [...]
Timra update
Anders Lindback- A huge goaltender with very good mobility and reflexes. Good stickhandling. Some consistency issues, but overall a very interesting prospect. A hybrid, that combines the butterfly with the old and traditional goaltending style.
Sebastian Erixon- Erixon is a strong-skating two-way defenseman with very good hockey sense. Not a big player, but he compensates this [...]
Sodertalje Update
Blaz Gregorc- A tall and lanky defenseman. Gregorc is not a fast skater, but has decent mobility for a player of his stature. Has decent hockeysense and puck skills and likes to joins the rush. Pretty good skills offensively and fairly solid in his own end too. Is, however, much too soft and should become [...]
Skelleftea update
Tim Erixon- A very smart defenseman that plays a solid two-way game. Erixon is not very spectacular, but plays an effective and rather simple game. He does not throw his body around, but can be aggressive and has active stickwork. Hockey sense is very good and so is his offensive positioning. Not a pure offensive [...]
Rogle update
Mads Bodker- Short and well-trained danish national team defenseman. Bødker is an accomplished skater with a good eye for the game. He’s technically strong with a hard accurate shot. Despite his size he plays tough, but still has some weakneses in his defensive game.
Daneil Glimmenvall- A skilled and offensive minded defenseman with pretty good hockey [...]
Modo Update
Stefan Espeland- A very hardshooting defensman. Espeland knows how to put the puck on (and in) net from the blue line and is a very valuable player on the powerplay. He has good mobility and hockey sense and has an excellent first-pass from his own end. Should work on becoming stronger and play with more [...]
Lulea update
Mattias Modig-An all-round goaltender with good hockey sense. Has a decent glove, is good with the stick and has the attitude of a winner. Always looks calm in net and has few, if any, weaknesses.
Anders Nilson- A huge goaltender that is technically skilled. Nilsson has good hockey smarts plays with calmness and has good mental [...]
Linkoping update
Christian Engstrand- A butterfly goalie that still stands up more than your average modern style goaltender. Is a very consistent netminder with few weaknesses. Has good confidence, attitude and is very calm in net. Hockey sense is very good, he is fairly good with the stick and has quick reflexes.
Dennis Bozic- Bozic is a rather [...]


