16-1-2008 Team Slovakia wins World Junior Championship
Team Slovakia has beaten Team Russia in the final of the 2008 World Junior Championships.
In the game for bronze medal, Team Canada has beaten Team USA.
Leading scorers in the tournament:
1. François Bouchard (CAN) 6+6=12
2. Zach Hamill (CAN) 5+7=12
3. Vyacheslav Trukhno (RUS) 4+6=10
4. Stanislav Wodnicki (SVK) 5+4=9
5. Juraj Mikus (SVK) 5+4=9
6. Alexander Vasyunov (RUS) 3+6=9
7. David Skokan (SVK) 3+6=9
8. Robby Dee (USA) 2+7=9
9. Ben Maxwell (CAN) 2+7=9
10. Artem Anisimov (RUS) 3+5=8
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14-1-2008 World Junior Championships finalists ready
Team Russia will meet Team Slovakia in the final of the 2008 World Championships. Both teams will make a good run for the championship in this exciting game.
In the game for the bronze medal, Team USA meets Team Canada.
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14-1-2008 Media criticises the Colorado Avalanche
We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said Colorado Avalanche coach Bob Hartley after today's game against the St. Louis Blues. The Colorado Avalanche have now a 11 game winless streak.
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13-1-2008 Player of the week: Jan Bulis (L)
NHL has awarded Jan Bulis (L) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.
A native of Czech, Jan Bulis was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 2nd round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 517 NHL games during his career, notching 92 goals and adding 147 assists along with 204 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 44 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 8+9=17 with 6 PIM.
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13-1-2008 Patrik Elias reaches a milestone !
Patrik Elias(
) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a goal by Petr Sykora. It's a joy to be playing with these guys, they are the best teammates anyone could have, he read from a prepared speech..
A native of Czech, Patrik Elias was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 637 NHL games during his career, notching 244 goals and adding 300 assists along with 315 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 41 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 21+19=40 with 20 PIM.
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13-1-2008 Media glorifies the Buffalo Sabres
The media is impressed by the team's 6 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager gfjggf and headcoach Lindy Ruff