HC Karlovy Vary

Ex-Oilers head coach MacTavish to lead Canada's entry at Spengler Cup

CALGARY - Craig MacTavish has been named head coach of Canada's entry for this year's Spengler Cup tournament. MacTavish, who was let go as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers in April, served as an ...

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Czech Republic tops Oly hockey champ Sweden

KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic (AP) -- The Czech Republic scored three goals in the second period and held on to beat Olympic champion Sweden 5-2 in the Czech Hockey Games on Saturday. After being tied 1-1 in the opening period,...

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Michalek's leads the way in blocked shots

Top shot blockers Zbynek Michalek led the NHL with 271 blocked shots. Here are the rest of the NHL's top 10 shotblockers, all defensemen, for 2008-09: 2. Brett Clark, Colorado Avalanche, 238 blocks -- A sixth-round draft pick...

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Czech Republic, Sweden win openers at Czech Hockey Games

KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic - Roman Cervenka and Jiri Hudler scored in the last two periods to give host Czech Republic a 2-0 win over Finland in the opening game of the Czech Hockey Games on Thursda...

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Olympic Countdown: Sweden expands its long list

OLYMPIC GAMES INFO The countdown Days until the opening game of the 2010 Olympic tournament -- 176 Training camps July 20-24: German national team training (Fussen) Aug. 4-8: Slovakia summer Olympic camp (Poprad) Aug...

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Eliáš wins Golden Stick trophy for best Czech hockey player

Karlovy Vary, West Bohemia, Aug 22 (CTK) - Forward Patrik Elias, 33, from New Jersey Devils, won the 41st Golden Stick award for the best Czech ice-hockey player of the season for the first time in his career, the organisers...

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5th FIDE Grand Prix starts next weekend

After its 4th tournament in Nalchik, Russia (won by Levon Aronian) it has been very silent around the FIDE Grand Prix Series. Although FIDE hasn’t communicated a thing yet, we can tell you that in just five days from now, the...

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Eye on Europe: Planning the parade

In our last installment following the pro leagues in Europe, we wrap up a few leagues and look at a World Championship prep tournament. - JYPPEE KAYAY! Just as bizarre as having local boy Matti Nykanen, a former ski jumping...

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HC Karlovy Vary, Reznicek capture first championship

Founded in 1932, HC Karlovy Vary has been an also-ran in Czech hockey for most of its history. Now, for the first time, the club's long-suffering fans can celebrate a Czech Extraliga championship. Karlovy Vary, which finished...

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Eye On Europe: Hedman head of the class

Top NHL draft prospect takes Swedish rookie of the year honors... and playoff updates from Finland, Sweden and the Czech Republic. - Modo’s Victor Hedman was elected rookie of the year in the Swedish Elitserien

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