Sub-par outing in Germany reflects overall Czech woes
Now is not a good time to be a Czech hockey player. Photo: Matthew Manor / HHOF-IIHF Images
MANNHEIM – Did you hear the Czechs beat Germany 4-3? Unfortunately, it was in a game of table hockey between two IIHF.com writers at the media centre at SAP Arena today.
Sub-par outing in Germany reflects overall Czech woes
Now is not a good time to be a Czech hockey player. Photo: Matthew Manor / HHOF-IIHF Images
MANNHEIM – Did you hear the Czechs beat Germany 4-3? Unfortunately, it was in a game of table hockey between two IIHF.com writers at the media centre at SAP Arena today.
Pride and passion make players answer when coaches call
Long season or not, Ilya Nikulin and Alexander Ovechkin came running when coach Bykov called. Photo: Jukka Rautio / HHOF-IIHF Images
COLOGNE – Roger Fisher’s and William Fry’s management book “Getting to Yes” must be high on every national team head coach’s reading list. It’s getting that “yes” from a half a dozen key NHLers that can...
Benefits of back-to-back top-level tournaments abound
Germany's Sven Butenschön and USA captain Jack Johnson are among the players who don't mind showing up at the Olympics and the World Championship the same year. Photo: Jukka Rautio / HHOF-IIHF Images
MANNHEIM – You don't cancel dinner just because you had a great meal at your big family reunion a couple of months ago. And you don't cancel the IIHF World Championship just because...
Serious consequences for nations who don't ice their best
MANNHEIM – In different ways, Jaromir Jagr and Jack Johnson faced the same truth on Monday: your odds of winning an IIHF World Championship are drastically reduced if...
After a tough season, can #8 get back on track in Germany?
IIHF.com writer Lucas Aykroyd offers some advice for Russia's biggest superstar on what needs fixing if Ovi wants to go home from the 2010 Worlds with gold.
Gelsenkirchen nails it with perfect indoor-outdoor game
GELSENKIRCHEN – Welcome to the future. The future is now. Gelsenkirchen has put on a show for the ages, one that should become an annual event. American college had its “Cold War”. The NHL has...