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Late hit on Nichol Lands Lapierre four game suspension (4)

Published on Sat, 6/03/10 | Latest Headlines, Montréal Canadiens, NHL

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 [...]


Kostitsyn Injured (0)

Published on Wed, 25/11/09 | Montréal Canadiens

RDS is reporting that Montreal Canadiens forward Andrei Kostitsyn has been Injured, they are saying it could might have got hurt after he blocked a shot in a 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. No info yet on how long he may be out and word on the injury. keep watching our website [...]


Laraque Suspended Five Games For Hit On Kronwall (0)

Published on Tue, 24/11/09 | Detroit Red Wings, Montréal Canadiens, NHL

The National Hockey League handed Montreal Canadiens tough guy Georges Laraque a five-game suspension for his knee-on-knee collision with Red Wings defenceman Niklas Kronwall on Saturday night.
Laraque had a chance to tell the league his side of the story at a hearing with league disciplinarian Colin Campbell earlier in the day. Laraque waived his right to an [...]


Latendresse To Wild While Pouliot To Montreal (0)

Published on Tue, 24/11/09 | Minnesota Wild, Montréal Canadiens, NHL

MONTREAL — Benoit Pouliot is headed to the Montreal Canadiens after being traded from the Minnesota Wild for Guillaume Latendresse.
Habs GM Bob Gainey said the young forwards “are two players at the same stage in their careers who were still looking to make a place for themselves with the teams that drafted them.
“Often times a [...]


Kronwall Out at least a month After Laraque hit (1)

Published on Sun, 22/11/09 | Detroit Red Wings, Montréal Canadiens, NHL

Montreal Canadiens’ tough guy Georges Laraque may be in a bit of trouble with the league.
The NHL has decided to review Laraque’s knee-on-knee collision with Red Wings’ defenceman Niklas Kronwall that occurred half-way through the first period of Detroit’s shootout victory over the Habs on Saturday.  A hearing is scheduled for Monday morning with league disciplinarian Colin [...]


S. Kostitsyn Suspended Again! (0)

Published on Thu, 22/10/09 | Montréal Canadiens, NHL

Sergei Kostitsyn has been suspended for the second time this season by the Montreal Canadiens and Hamilton Bulldogs.
According to several media reports, Kostitsyn left the AHL’s Bulldogs on Wednesday and was immediately suspended by the Canadiens. He had four points in Hamilton’s first five games after being sent to the AHL just prior to the beginning of [...]


BERGERON AVOIDS INJURY AFTER DEVASTATING HIT FROM ARMSTRONG (0)

Published on Thu, 22/10/09 | Latest Headlines, Montréal Canadiens, NHL

In the NHL, there are no grace periods for players getting back into action.
After signing a free agent contract with the Montreal Canadiens on October 6, and playing three mandatory conditioning games in the AHL, Marc-Andre Bergeron took the ice as a member of the Habs on Tuesday night for the first time this season.
The Canadiens [...]


Kostitsyn Brothers for Frolov? (0)

Published on Wed, 21/10/09 | Los Angeles Kings, Montréal Canadiens, NHL

quick hit rumors for your evening…..As many of you read in Eric Engels blog it looks like the reports of a possible reconciliation between Sergei Kostitsyn and the Habs was prematur… Eric Engels writes…”Several reports indicate Sergei Kostitsyn left the Hamilton Bulldogs, last night, and has subsequently been suspended by the Canadiens once again. Safe to [...]


Habs Call Up Bergeron & Send Down Belle (0)

Published on Mon, 19/10/09 | Latest Headlines, Montréal Canadiens, NHL

MONTREAL, QC – Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced Sunday that defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron has been recalled to the Canadiens from the Hamilton Bulldogs. Montreal also announced that defenceman Shawn Belle has been assigned to Hamilton.
 
Bergeron, 29, was signed as a free agent by the Canadiens on October 6th. The 5-foot-9, 198-pound defenceman currently [...]


HABS STILL LOOKING FOR RIGHT CHEMISTRY (0)

Published on Wed, 14/10/09 | Montréal Canadiens, NHL

MONTREAL – Not even the players know what to expect when the Montreal Canadiens finally play their home opener.
The last NHL club to play a home game this season takes to the ice Thursday night against the red-hot Colorado Avalanche, although the Canadiens are still in the process of finding their identity as a team [...]


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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 [...]

Forsberg Making Come Back For Swedish National Team

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

Forsberg Making Come Back For Swedish National Team

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 [...]