Breaking down the Ryan O’Reilly situation
Ryan O’Reilly will be rejoining the Avalanche after a lengthy holdout. Photo Credit: Getty Images
It’s official: Ryan O’Reilly will be a member of the Colorado Avalanche for the next two years. After the Calgary Flames tossed their hat into the fray of the contract standoff between O’Reilly and the Avalanche and extended a two-year, $10M offer, Colorado decided to match the...
GARTH: Finns Stave Of Elimination
Calgary Flames top prospect, Markus Granlund, scored the only goal of a 10-shot shootout to give Finland a 5-4 win over the Swiss, shootout losers for the second straight game. It was Granlund's third goal of the game. Sabres prospect, Joel Armia, fed his line mate Granlund the puck on the game tying goal with 1:04 remaining in regulation. Armia finished he game with the one point....
Russ Cohen: 2013 World Junior Championships - - Items To Look For
While we're getting ready for the World Junior Championships to heat up I thought I would give the viewers some items to look for:
1) The Finnish power play has Markus Granlund (Calgary), Joel Armia (Buffalo), Aleksander Barkov (top five pick in 2013) make up one of the most fluid power plays you'll ever see. Teams will not want to take penalties against Finland.
2...
WJC Recap: Finland 8, Slovakia 5
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CALGARY, AB -- Flames prospect, Markus Granlund indicated he feels right at home on Scotiabank Saddledome ice, recording his first two goals of the 2012 World Junior Championship within a four-minute span en route to ...
Granlund sends Finland past Slovakia at worlds
Markus Granlund scored twice and had an assist to lead Finland to an 8-5 win over Slovakia in a quarterfinal at the world junior men's hockey championship Monday.
Finland downs Slovakia in WJC
Markus Granlund scored twice and had an assist to lead Finland to an 8-5 win over Slovakia in a quarterfinal at the world junior men's hockey championship Monday.
WJC Recap: Finland 4, Czech 0
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EDMONTON, AB -- Flames prospect Markus Granlund collected another assist as Finland blanked The Czechs 4-0 in each of their final preliminary games at the World Junior Championships in Edmonton on Saturday.
Granlund...
Mark Spizzirri: Red Wing future looks bright based on early play from the World Juniors
Through the first three days of the IIHF U-20 World Junior Hockey Championships in Edmonton/Calgary this week, five Red Wing prospects have gotten off to solid starts.
Finnish prospect Teemu Pulkkinen (4th round, 2011) has an assist and six shots on goal through two games playing alongside highly touted prospect Mikael Granlund (Minnesota Wild) and brother Markus Granlund (Calgary...
WJHC - Day 1 Recap
Finland 1 Canada 8 (1:30pm MST @ Rexall Place)
Team Canada held nothing back in the opening game of the IIHF World Junior Championship against Finland, skating away to an 8-1 win. The loss was a tough one for Flames prospect, Markus Granlund who ...
WJC Recap: Canada 3, Finland 1
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Calgary, AB -- Flames prospect, Markus Granlund stepped onto Scotiabank Saddledome ice for the first time on Monday night but not as a member of the Calgary Flames.
Granlund pulled on a white and blue jerse...
Preds prospect Salomaki to play for Finland at World Juniors…
In June, the Nashville Predators made forward Miikka Salomäki their second choice in the NHL Entry Draft. Today, they found out that the 52nd overall pick will don his native Finland’s sweater during the 2012 World Junior Championships later this month.
Salomäki comes from the same Finnish Elite League club that produced another Predator you may have heard of: Pekka Rinne....
Video: Markus Granlund keeps the lacrosse goal in the family
Please recall last May when Minnesota Wild prospect Mikael Granlund wowed the world with a spectacular lacrosse goal during Finland's semifinal game against Russia in the World Championships.
The goal was all the rage in Finland and a commemorative stamp was created in his honor, which sold out on the same day it was released.
Mikael's younger brother Markus, a Calgary Flames...
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