Beyond the Blueshirts

On the eve of the playoffs, Avangard Omsk replaces coach

laurie — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:36:51 +0000

Just when you thought last year’s benching of head coach Wayne Fleming was the peak of Anatoly Bardin’s insanity, the man pulling the strings for KHL club Avangard Omsk proves that he still has tricks up his sleeve. On the eve of his club’s first round playoff series against ninth seeded Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, Bardin announced [...]

KHL playoffs begin today

laurie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:10:37 +0000

The KHL completed its sophomore season on Sunday and kicks off its sixteen team competition for the Gagarin Cup today. The first round will be a best of five series, with the following match-ups. SKA St. Petersburg (2) vs. Dinamo Riga (13) Head coach Barry Smith leads a group of former NHLers that includes Robert Esche, Sergei [...]

Pack Pick Up a Pair of Points

laurie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:34:13 +0000

The Hartford Wolf Pack made a rare foray north of the border this week and came home with a pair of points, though they continued to chase the elusive “W” in the standings. Both Saturday’s match-up with the Hamilton Bulldogs and Sunday’s tilt against the Toronto Marlies required extra time to decide a winner, and despite [...]

Some background on the Newbury for Owens deal

laurie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:27:12 +0000

Wednesday’s trade of Jordan Owens to the Detroit Red Wings for veteran center Kris Newbury is a minor league deal, nothing more. Since Tyler Arnason fled the country in early autumn and Patrick Rissmiller was excised like the cancerous tumor he was not long after, the Hartford Wolf Pack have been short on centermen. To fill [...]

Losses continue to pile up for Pack

laurie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:35:42 +0000

This was written Tuesday, but appears to have gotten lost in the trade deadline shuffle over at SNY’s Rangers Blog, so I’m re-posting it over here. The losses continued to pile up for the Hartford Wolf Pack last week, but there were a few silver linings to be found amidst the black clouds that have hovered [...]