No. 1 Star – Andrey Makarov, Team Russia Andrey Makarov began the game against the American team with an incredible toe save off of Paul Gaudreau and continued his strong play throughout the second and third periods, perfect on even strength and stopping 27 of 28 throughout the game to pace Russia to a victory
Month: December 2012
2012-13 World Junior Championships: Prospects To Watch
REPOSTED (Original Article by Missy Zielinski) With the National Hockey League (NHL) dismantling more than half of their regular season thus far due to the lockout, a few unexpected faces will make appearances at this year’s 2012-13 World Junior U-20 Championships (WJC) being hosted in Ufa, Russia. The tournament that begun early Wednesday morning and
Hockey Helps Signs Pekka Rinne
Hockey Helps is very happy and proud to announce that it has come to a multi-year exclusive endorsement agreement with Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne! Rinne will serve as one of Hockey Helps’ player ambassadors and will be involved with a number of future initiatives. Hockey Helps is pleased to welcome Nashville Predators all-star goalie
Mikhail Grigorenko, Andrey Makarov Lead Russians into World Juniors
World Juniors: Russia – Junior Hockey News Tweet This Published: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012 By: Michael Gosnell The Russians still remember the defeat in the gold medal game the Swedes handed to them. This time the Russians are hosting the Word Junior Championships and have the home-ice advantage that is so valuable. Despite losing explosive