Among European ice hockey leagues, Germany is often forgotten, or not so frequently cited as much as its fellow German-speaking or Nordic counterparts: this despite having a very competitive and…
In 2006, the Philadelphia Phillies gave Chris Coste the opportunity of a lifetime when they put him in their starting lineup. He’d played through the minors, endured the long bus…
The German professional ice hockey league (Deutsche Eishockeyliga – DEL) celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2014. The history of the league is definitely shorter than the history of ice hockey…
The Norfolk Admirals were a team that re-wrote hockey history in 2012 as they won 28 consecutive games along with capturing an AHL championship in June. Before the streak and…
Eisbären Berlin captured the 2012-2013 Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) title for the third straight year Sunday. More impressively, this marks the seventh time they’ve done so in nine seasons. Despite…
It took him 13 years and 795 games but Mathieu Darche has become a key member of the Montreal Canadiens and an inspiration for hockey players everywhere…