Jamie M. posted an article on Scouting Sweden - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Circa 1985... Rocky IV is in the theatres and the Cold War was a cold as ever. Ivan Drako, played by Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren, represented the Sovietski (AKA CCCP) threat to Rocky Balboa. Don't ask me why, but I put in a hypothetical... what if there had been a sort of world tournament of boxin...
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Jamie M. posted an article on Scouting Sweden - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Imagine being good enough to play semi-pro hockey as a winter hobby. This guy, Trevor Bremner is traveling Europe with skates on his stick. Currently he is featured in Tier IV (div2) Säffle HC. Carpenter by summer and hockey vagabond by winter. Trevor Bremner deserves an honourable mention for pe...
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Jamie M. posted an article on Scouting Sweden - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
In Swedish, Ev.Geni would mean Eventual Genius... After seeing him live October 5, I can confirm Evgeni Malkin already is a genius. At Stockholm's Globe Arena, for the second of two NHL games on European soil, Malkin showed he was head and shoulders above the competition, and even his own teammates....
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Jamie M. posted an article on Scouting Sweden - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
For the second year in a row, Canada faces Sweden in the IIHF World Junior championships. I see it as I always see it: a no-win, both-win situation. I cheer for Canada, but am rather lonely doing it. Should Canada win, I am happy and everyone around me isn't. Should Canada loose, I am depressed whil...
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Jamie M. posted an article on Scouting Sweden - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Woosh. That would be the sound of a metaphoric Elite Series hockey season zooming past. (In actual fact, it was a slow amble, although use of the fast-forward button creates the desired “woosh” effect.) It is time for playoffs and that means more than just the championship, but also the fight to...
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Jamie M. posted an article on Scouting Sweden - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Swedish public broadcaster SVT profiles Linus Omark. I'll summarize this in English at a later time. For now, the gist is that he's a fun guy with a "glimmer in his eye". Omark assisted on both Luleå goals in today's 4-2 loss in game 2. Former Oilers prospect Fredrik Pettersson's scored for F...
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Jamie M. posted an article on Scouting Sweden - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Färjestads BK have won the Raoul Le Mat trophy for the 8th time in franchise history. Yesterday's 3-2 win over defending champions HV71, was the 19th straight home ice victory for Färjestads. They were dominant at home and dominant throughout the playoffs losing only once. It was game 5 of the bes...
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Jamie M. posted an article on Scouting Sweden - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
I really like the Swedish word lagom. It means essentially "Not too much, not too little". Just lagom. My enthusiasm for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers is lagom, by my standards. I am very enthusiastic about the sport of ice hockey, the Oilers players, the prospects, their season, their history, etc. How...
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Jamie M. posted an article on Scouting Sweden - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
About an hour ago, Canada secured their 7th straight trip to the World Championship semi-final after defeating Latvia 4-2. In just over an hour, Sweden will face the Czech Republic to decide the other entrant in tomorrow's semi-final. KHL star and 37 year old Czech, Jaromir Jagr, whom has been heavi...
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Jamie M. posted an article on Scouting Sweden - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Puck drops in about 3 hours for the rematch of the Penguins vs. Senators at Stockholm's Globe Arena. I'll be sitting in row 4, perpendicular to the goalline. If you happen to catch it on tv, I'll be the knob who showed up to a Senators vs. Penguins game wearing an Oilers jersey.
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