European Elite League Champions 2010-11
The 2010-11 European hockey club season is over. Here's a brief summary of the winners of the top leagues across the continent.
The 2010-11 European hockey club season is over. Here's a brief summary of the winners of the top leagues across the continent.
Davos sweeps their way to the Swiss national final, while the Elitserien semifinals begin in Sweden. We've got that and more from around European hockey on Tuesday.
There was lots of action around the hockey world over the weekend, with the high priced talent of SKA St. Petersburg getting knocked out in Game 7 OT by Atlant Moscow Oblast headling the KHL playoff picture. The Canadian Hockey League wrapped up their regular season, and the Elitserien wrapped up their quarterfinals as well.
Another multiple overtime game in the KHL, the elimination of the two time defending Gragarin Cup champions, and an unstoppable force in the Slovak Extraliga hilite Thursday's playoff action. We've got those stories, plus key games out of Sweden and Switzerland in our daily recap.
There is plenty of playoff hockey going on across Europe right now, and we have your daily recap of the big games. AIK Stockholm pulls off the shocking sweep, while Avangard Omsk evens up their KHL series with a triple overtime thriller.
Day five of the IIHF U20 WJHCs hits today, as well as the semifinals of the Spengler Cup. Join us for the action, which includes Sweden vs. the Czechs, and USA vs. the Germans.
There are four IIHF U20 WJHC games on the dock today, including Switzerland vs. Finland, Canada vs the Czechs, Russia vs. Sweden and USA vs. Slovakia. Be sure to join the chat for these games, as well as the Canada/HC Davos Spengler Cup game.
The Spengler Cup is a Swiss holiday tradition, an invitational club tournament that is in its 84th year. Here's a quick look at the teams, schedule, and broadcast of the event.
Switzerland's Natonal League A features teams from major cities like Zürich, Bern, and Geneva face off against teams from small mountain towns. Read on about the history and the financial disparity of this elite European professional circuit here.