Western New England hosted the symposium on Wednesday Courtesy of Curt Hamakawa, Director of the Center for International Sport Business Email to a Friend | Print 1/31/2013 10:33:00 AM SPRINGFIELD, Mass.–On Wednesday, the Center for International Sport Business of Western New England University welcomed National Hockey League agent Jay Grossman. His appearance was underwritten by
Month: January 2013
Grigorenko Scores First NHL Goal
Trailing 3-2 midway through the third period, The Rookie tucks a rebound home on the backhand for the equalizer. Courtesy NHL.com
Grigorenko Sticking with Sabres
RP – Original Story by: Mark Zwolinski BUFFALO—The Buffalo Sabres ended overwhelming speculation Tuesday morning when they confirmed the club would be keeping teenager Mikhail Grigorenko at the NHL level. “Two things, really, that went into the decision … its his development in conjunction to his ability to help us win hockey games,” GM Darcy
WHL It wasn’t the hardest shutout Andrey Makarov has ever earned, but it was one of the more memorable ones. Makarov stopped all 27 shots he faced as the Saskatoon Blades downed the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-0 Sunday at the Credit Union Centre. The shutout was the seventh of Makarov’s career, tying him with Braden
A Year After Tragedy, Yaroslavl Clinches Playoff Birth
MOSCOW, January 21 (R-Sport) – Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has sealed a place in the KHL playoffs in its first season since a plane crash wiped out the entire team after a 4-3 victory over Donbass Donetsk. Monday night’s victory over the Ukrainians lifted to Lokomotiv 84 points, an unattainable total for those outside the playoff zone
LEAFS’ LATE-BLOOMER KOSTKA REVELS IN ‘SPECIAL’ DEBUT
RP – Mark Masters, TSN MONTREAL – Mike Kostka had waited a long time for a shot at the NHL. It finally came on Saturday night. So what was going through the Toronto defenceman’s head when the puck dropped inside an electric Bell Centre? “Everything and nothing,” he said with a laugh. “I mean it was
Grigorenko, Ott Impress in Sabres Debuts
RP – Bill Hoppe Olean Times Herald BUFFALO – Ten minutes after the Sabres’ 5-2 opening-day win over the Philadelphia Flyers had ended, Steve Ott was still thinking about that nifty chance beside the net slick rookie center Mikhail Grigorenko had created for him. Sure, Ott was excited about his power-play goal that opened the
Kovalchuk skates at 2012-13 training camp
NHL AND NHLPA REACH DEAL ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
REPOST (By TSN Staff, www.tsn.ca) After 113 days and a 16-hour negotiation marathon that wrapped up at 5am et on Sunday morning, a tentative deal on a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement has been reached between the National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association. “Don Fehr and I are here to tell you that we have
Team USA caps stellar run with gold at World Juniors
REPOST (Original Article by Allan Muir, SI.com) At that moment, Rocco Grimaldi had to wonder if he ever was going to score. Without a goal through the first six games of the 2013 World Junior Championship, the Team USA winger had the puck and a clean angle on Swedish keeper Niklas Lundstrom midway through the