This week on the Puck Podcast we talk with Sporting News NHL writer Craig Custance about the offseason so far and which teams have done the best, and worst, jobs this summer. We also talk about the Islanders hiring a new coach, the Flyers locking their coach down for two more years, some of the NHL’s brightest prospects getting signed to pro contracts, some history being made at the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, a possible trade involving a high priced defenseman, a legendary Oilers player scheduled to be honored and a whole lot more.
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Nice short and sweet show Doug…looking forward to tomorrow night.
Doug,
Count me in for the keeper league for the 3rd season I am looking forward to it. I need to avenge my last place finish last season
Mike
Must… be… in… Puck Podcast Keeper League! Puck Podcast + Hockey pool? Better combo than peanut butter and chocolate.
Doug – As a fantasy hockey newbie (fantasy football veteran), I’ll put my name in the hat to replace Draft Mike as the “get well card” for the new keeper league. Long time listener, first time poster …
I’m in for fantasy hockey. I’ve only done it one time, about 10 years ago on ESPN.com. Not only did I win my league, I was 20th out of about 9,000. Pure luck, I must admit. I’m in for the keeper league too. Certainly never been in one before.
Tim,
I am not going anywhere. I lost my top center and my top 2 goaltenders in the same week to injury and my season blew up
Stefan Legein hangs up the skates? WTF? Story is on TSN.
I now know the Format for the Russian KHL Season that Starts on September 2. I think this should be intresting for our viewers to check this out.
League Format: 24 teams divided into 4 Divisions of 6 teams each playing 56 games, 4 games against Division Oppenents and 2 games against the rest of the teams.
Playoffs: the top 16 teams make the playoffs, with the Division Champions being seeded 1-4 while the rest of teams will based on record just like the NHL, expect their’s no conference so it’s going to be 1-16, 2-15 and so.
Divisional Alignment.
Bobrov Division
Salavat Yulaev Ufa (2007-08 RSL Champions and IIHF Champions League)
Dynamo Minsk (Belarus)
Spartak Moscow
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Severstal Cherepovets
Atlant Mytischi
Tarasov Division
Metallurg Magnitogorsk (IIHF Champions League)
Khimik Voskresensk (Replaced by Avtomobilist Yekateriburg)
Traktor Chelyabinsk
HC MVD Balashikha
SKA St. Pettersburg
CSKA Moscow
Kharlamov Division
Avangard Omsk
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (2007-08 RSL Runner Ups)
Lada Togliatti
Sibir Novosibirsk
Amur Khabarovsk
Dinamo Riga (Latvia)
Chernyshev Division
AK Bars Kazan
Bars Astana (Kazakhstan)
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Vityaz Chekhov
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Dynamo Moscow
Bah, that’s terrible news about Stefan Legein. Watching him play in the World Juniors last x-mas, he became one of my most anticipated prospects for the NHL. Entertaining guy to watch.
Too bad we won’t be seeing him anymore.
Still, best of luck to him.