A gay professional hockey player in Europe has written a lengthy piece about his life and career for the hockey blog Puckbuddys. While he doesn't reveal his true identity, he talks about the ups...
They may have not been on your TV screens, but a good number of Ottawa Senators players have been playing hockey the past few months in Europe or in the American Hockey League. Here's a look at where they were, and how they fared.
Europe isn't just a popular destination for vacations. It's also a popular destination for out-of-work NHLers looking to play during a long lockout.
Is the Red Wings Europeaness to blame for their failings against the Sharks?
Slovakia's a small country, but hockey mad. Can their Extraliga survive when their top talent leaves for more money elsewhere?
Switzerland's Natonal League A features teams from major cities like Zürich, Bern, and Geneva face off against teams from small mountain towns. Read on about the history and the financial disparity of this elite European professional circuit here.
In the latest in the European Hockey for Dummies series, we examine the cream of the crop: Russia's Kontinental Hockey League. Can this league become the long awaited pan-European professional circuit?
It's the third best hockey league on the planet, and consistently produces NHL ready talent. Ladies and germs, presenting the Elitserien, Sweden's top hockey league.
Germany's Detusche Eishockey Liga is quite popular, but of the major European professional hockey circuits, it's the poorest in quality. That doesn't mean that it can't be a lot of fun, though.
First up in our "European Hockey for Dummies" series: the Czech Extraliga. Find out about the unique history of club hockey in the Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia, with teams older than the Original 6, communism, occupation, and finally revolution changing the hockey landscape considerably.
