From THN European correspondent Risto Pakarinen, Eye on Europe focuses on all the top leagues, teams and players from Sweden, Finland, Russia, Switzerland the Czech Republic and all other reaches from the across the pond.
by Risto Pakarinen - February 5, 2010 2:15 PM EST
Forsberg unhappy with Olympic sked; HV71 inks another; Friesen's comeback; and can Summanen help Ilves?
With 46 games behind them and only another nine remaining in the regular season, the Swedish Elitserien teams can see the final stretch ahead.
by Risto Pakarinen - January 29, 2010 10:50 AM EST
Hasek still rolling at 45; Euro roster freeze looms; Davidsson staying in Sweden; Battaglia and Nylander back in Jokerit; and more.
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME WHEN I’M 46?
Dominik Hasek, a former Vezina and Hart Trophy winner, Stanley Cup champion and Olympic hero, is still going strong.
by Risto Pakarinen - January 22, 2010 2:40 PM EST
In the latest news from overseas: Sweden gets a new coach; Tampere fans walk out in protest; and more.
Team Sweden coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson will step down after this season with hopes of ending his reign the same way he started it: winning an Olympic gold and a World Championship in the same year.
by Risto Pakarinen - January 15, 2010 2:20 PM EST
Makkonen keeps moving... Sweet Swiss... the CHL back again?... Continental Cup final stage... and an update on Forsberg.
About a year ago, Jussi Makkonen was riding high, moving faster than the speed of sound, scoring goals every which way in the Finnish SM-liiga.
by Risto Pakarinen - January 8, 2010 3:40 PM EST
Finnish champion Jyp returns to form after a sluggish start... two Czechs dominate the Swedish Elite League... and more from across the pond.
What a difference three months can make. In October, reigning Finnish champions, Jyp, were in a downward spiral. Their start – just one win in their first eight games – was the worst for a champion in the past 25 years.
by Risto Pakarinen - December 18, 2009 11:52 AM EST
European players try to play their way onto Olympic squads, led by Jaromir Jagr; Jani Hurme's bad luck; and more.
First Channel Cup, the third leg of the Euro Hockey Tour, kicked off Thursday. The tournament is considered the last chance for European-based players to play themselves onto Olympic rosters.
by Risto Pakarinen - December 11, 2009 2:10 PM EST
Markström's thriving in Europe... minimal coaching causalities... ready to break... and Nylander's return?
Jacob Markström, Team Sweden goaltender for the upcoming World Junior Championship in Saskatchewan, is a serious rookie of the year candidate in the Swedish Elitserien.
by Risto Pakarinen - November 27, 2009 3:30 PM EST
The Champions League gives up... Stefan Liv becomes Sweden's Mr. Zero... Finnish ad wars... and Germany gets a new friend.
Well, they say it ain’t over until the fat lady sings Queen’s ‘We are the Champions’ and while she hasn’t finished the song yet, she is well into the second verse as far as the Champions Hockey League is concerned.
by Risto Pakarinen - November 20, 2009 1:20 PM EST
A Swedish team tries to connect with the KHL, but will the idea fly? The state of the Champions League, hot Haggstrom, and more.
Right now, in the European hockey hotbed of Scandinavia, there’s only six hours of daylight per day. And that might be having an effect on the teams, because it has led to sleepy days in the standings.
by Risto Pakarinen - November 13, 2009 1:41 PM EST
Lukko big lead... Hasek watch... Bremberg's scorching scoring... KHL eyeing expansion... and a new Swedish record?
Oct. 24, 2009 will be a date for Rauma Lukko to remember. It happens to be the last – and only – time Lukko has lost in regulation time this season.
by Risto Pakarinen - November 6, 2009 3:55 PM EST
Forsberg returns, again... A new Finnish leader... Gerber playing well... A Canuck in Germany... and Yushkevich goes to Finland.
With all eyes on Peter Forsberg once again, let’s get familiar with the Swedish language. The actual phrase used in the Swedish television broadcast of the Sweden-Czech Republic game in Jonkoping, Sweden was “Foppa Kollen,” meaning “Foppa Watch.
by Risto Pakarinen - October 30, 2009 1:50 PM EDT
Euro Hockey Tour kicks off... Laviolette heads to Germany... Daigle in the doghouse... KHL expansion?... and more.
It’s time for another national team break as the top four European hockey nations – Finland, Russia, Sweden, and the Czech Republic – play the second phase of the annual Euro Hockey Tour in Helsinki.
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