Topic: Nordic Countries

Sabres gear up for European business trip

Coach Lindy Ruff and his Buffalo Sabres are looking forward to their NHL swing through Europe, but Ruff insists the season-opening trip is no holiday."Don't call it a vacation," Ruff said. "It should be a good trip for us, but we have ...

Sweden honors goalie killed in plane crash

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hockey players, former team mates and fans from all over Sweden on Thursday paid tribute to national team goalie Stefan Liv, who was killed in a plane crash in Russia last week.The 30-year-old Swede was among 44 people who ...

Sweden goalie Stefan Liv died in plane crash: Embassy

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish ice hockey player Stefan Liv was among the 43 people who died when a plane carrying Russian team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashed Wednesday, the Swedish Embassy in Moscow confirmed to news agency TT.The 30-year-old national team goalkeeper, an Olympic ...

Winnipeg to mark return with season opener against Canadiens

TORONTO (Reuters) - Winnipeg may not have a name or a logo but the NHL's newest team has their first opponent as the league said on Thursday the Montreal Canadiens will provide the opposition for their home opener.The NHL will return to ...

Hansen a Danish delight as Canucks chase Stanley Cup

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - There are thousands of names engraved on the Stanley Cup but Jannik Hansen's would represent a first if the Vancouver Canucks beat the Boston Bruins to be crowned NHL champions.Stanley Cup tradition allows each player of the winning team ...

Sweden meet Finland in Nordic world final showdown

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Sweden and Finland play for the gold medal in the world ice hockey championship on Sunday when two of the tournament's youngest teams will fight for Nordic bragging rights.Lacking the kind of firepower from National Hockey League superstars on ...

Holtet's four goals put Norway into quarter-finals

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Marius Holtet's four strikes lifted Norway to a crushing 5-2 win over France at the world championship on Monday and secured them the last available slot for the quarter-finals which start on Wednesday.Norway join Olympic champions Canada, holders Czech ...

Sabres to face German club at Mannheim

The National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres will face German club Adler Mannheim at Mannheim in a pre-season exhibition match on October 4, the North American league announced Tuesday.The game will be a homecoming for Buffalo forward Jochen Hecht, a Mannheim native who ...

Europe to host NHL season openers

The NHL will play season openers in Europe for the fifth-straight year as four clubs will play in three cities including the first regular season games in Berlin's new 02 World Arena.The New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles ...

Four European games to help open league's 2011-12 season

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Hockey League will help launch its 2011-12 regular season with games in Helsinki, Stockholm and Berlin, the league and its players association announced Monday.Games on October 7 will match the Anaheim Ducks against the Buffalo Sabres ...
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