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Hockey Champions League: Good Idea in Theory, but Would it Work?

One of the many topics that surfaced during the World Hockey Summit in Toronto on Monday night was the suggestion for a Champions League format, matching the best teams in the various professional leagues against each other in a winner-take-all tournament. Such a format currently takes place in European soccer with the...

Team Canada Routs Norway in Hockey Opener

About 12 minutes into the first period of last night's Olympic hockey game between Canada and Norway, I turned to a fellow spectator and uttered a heresy. "The Canadians are playing like a bunch of bums," I said, shaking my head, remembering the series of flubbed games that led to our seventh-place finish in Turin in...

Patrick Thoresen is Taking His Puck and Going Back to Europe

After the Flyers told Patrick Thoresen to "Take it or Leave it" with a final contact offer, the young Norwegian decided to head back to Europe, rather than toil in the minors and work his way up to the NHL the "traditional" way. "I wanted a so-called one-way contract, which is to say the same salary regardless of whether I...

Patrick Thoresen and the Price He Paid

The unfortunate man you see in the photo here is Patrick Thoresen of the Philadelphia Flyers. If you're not a fan of the Flyers, you could be forgiven for not knowing who he is.Trust me when I say that the Washington Capitals got to know him well in Game One of their Eastern Conference Playoff series. For better than two...

Hockey Fight of the Day

Wow, we had many to choose from last night, including a heavyweight bout between Derek Boogard and Zack Stortini, but if I had to pick the best tussle from Tuesday night, it was Patrick Thoresen vs. Branko Radivojevic in Minnesota: As always, stop by Hockey Fights.com for more.

Patrick Thoresen News From the Web

04/12/11 Salavat one step away from KHL crown Source: Russia Today Salavat Yulaev won their third game in a row in the Gagarin Cup finals to make it 3-0 in their best-of-seven series against Atlant.
03/31/11 No backing room for Magnitka in Gagarin Cup Source: Russia Today On Wednesday, Salavat Yulaev won a crucial away game against Metallurg and put the Magnitogosk side on the brink of elimination from the Gagarin Cup. The hosts found themselves one goal down in the middle of the first period.
03/30/11 Salavat Yulaev too good for Magnitka in Gagarin Cup Source: Russia Today On Wednesday, Salavat Yulaev won a crucial away game against Metallurg and put the Magnitogosk side on the brink of elimination from the Gagarin Cup. The hosts found themselves one goal down in the middle of the first period.
03/26/11 Hrivik is Slovakia's gift to Cats Source: Times & Transcript Marek Hrivik is fresh off the best offensive season by a European player in Moncton Wildcats history, but he's quick to deflect the spotlight.
03/24/11 Salavat too good for Magnitka in conference final... Source: Russia Today On Thursday evening Salavat Yulaev put the squeeze on Metallurg Magnitogosrk, 4-3, and took the lead in KHL's Eastern Conference final series.

Background on Patrick Thoresen

Patrick Thoresen (born November 7, 1983) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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