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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:27 pm
by Tasku
Crashmash wrote:Hannu Pikkarainen rumored to have signed for Djurgårdens IF. Would be nice if we could get some info about the guy, was probably a promising talent a few years ago?
He's a skilled D-man. Made close to 20 points per season for HIFK.
More of a playmaker than a playstopper though.
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:50 pm
by Calv
Anyone heard of Peter Hirsch, Danish netminder? Just moved to Coventry in the EIHL
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:59 pm
by joehelmer
Calv wrote:Anyone heard of Peter Hirsch, Danish netminder? Just moved to Coventry in the EIHL
He played in Sweden a couple of seasons ago, was pretty good back then. But I don't know how good he was after he moved back to Denmark.
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:19 pm
by Tasku
Wasn't he in the Danish national team too?
Somehow his name rings a bell...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:06 pm
by joehelmer
Yes, he was/is(?).
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:33 pm
by Crashmash
Peter Hirsch's stats:
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=217
Last season was he fired from Aalborg I think. Was not good in neither Timrå IK (Elitserien) or IK Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan).
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:40 pm
by joehelmer
He was better back in 2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 when he played in MODO.
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:59 pm
by getzlaf15
Any relation to Corey Hirsch?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:02 pm
by joehelmer
No, I don't think so, the relative they got is their last names.
If not Peter has been turned inside out by Forsberg in a World Championship.
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:40 pm
by getzlaf15
Hasek has also come out of retirement to play for HC Moeller Pardubice. 44 years old and going strong...
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:42 pm
by Calv
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:57 pm
by getzlaf15
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:29 pm
by Manimal
Can any of you Finnish guys tell me about Ilkka Heikkinen that gut signed by the Rangers. I've never heard of him
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:33 am
by rottamies
He was third in points for defencemen in the sm-liiga regular season (8+26=34). He's actually pretty good, quite offensive but plays a nice defensive game. Got a lot of icetime last season in HIFK. He's got a pretty good shot, scored four of his eight goals on the power play last season.
That said, i was still a bit surprised to see him get a NHL-contract. Hopefully he'll do well.
Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 6:47 pm
by Manimal
rottamies wrote:He was third in points for defencemen in the sm-liiga regular season (8+26=34). He's actually pretty good, quite offensive but plays a nice defensive game. Got a lot of icetime last season in HIFK. He's got a pretty good shot, scored four of his eight goals on the power play last season.
That said, i was still a bit surprised to see him get a NHL-contract. Hopefully he'll do well.
Thank you!
I doubt he'll make the team right away, but you never know
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:37 pm
by eme
Crashmash wrote:Hannu Pikkarainen rumored to have signed for Djurgårdens IF. Would be nice if we could get some info about the guy, was probably a promising talent a few years ago?
I know the post above is a bit old, but think i could give some input to this matter aswel. He plays well when he's interested in playing. He has a pretty good skill set, but often looks lazy on the ice. Too bad he makes few bad mistakes once or twice in every game he plays. All in all, a decent/good in the offensive end depending on the day, and bad/very bad at the defencive end. Won't be missed in IFK.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:17 am
by Franck
Figured I'd make a little bump here.
I basically don't follow Swedish hockey for various reasons, but today I just happened to stumble across something interesting. I noticed that 19-year-old Marcus Krüger of Djurgården is second in the league in scoring, with 12 points in 7 games.
To further heighten my interest I noticed that he was drafted in the 5th round of this summers draft by the Blackhawks.
So my questions to the guys on here with more knowledge of Elitserien is:
A: Is this guy the really as good as his point production suggests?
B: Do you have any ideas about why he just started scoring alot just out of the blue?
And C: Do you think the Blackhawks might have found a "Zetterberg" in Krüger?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:14 pm
by eme
Small update on SM-Liiga season.
The table looks very interesting so far. I might say that someone who hasn't followed SM-Liiga for a few years might think that the table is turned upside down. Lukko has made the all time best start for the season, collecting atleast one point in each of their 12 games, of which they have won 10. Also TPS is playing a huge season. To be honest, I never expected TPS to play aswel as they have so far.
But what warms me the most is that HIFK is playing the best hockey for a long long time. And Mikael Granlund, this kid is amazing. The guy is 17 years old, and already has 12 points (3+9) in 12 games. He's 17 for pete's sake! Also the two other players in the so called "junior line", Ramstedt and Ahtola are playing a big season so far. Ahtola just moved to the first place in the scored goals table with 10, and his first ever hat trick in the league. He has 4 assists as well, which means he has already broken his previous record of 11 points for the whole season. Also Ramstedt is playing great and has 3+6 in 12 games so far. First line hasn't been as good as expected, mostly due to Haataja being injured at the moment.
Bottom of the table looks interesting aswel, JYP, the reigning champion is dead last with only 8 points, Jokerit is 13th with 11 points, followed by blues (11 points).
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:23 pm
by Crashmash
The former Penguin Mike Zigomanis signed a contract with Djurgårdens IF in SEL. Any words about this guy?
I heard that he is not so good at skating? Can be bad then it is bigger ice? Can he be a playmaker in powerplay?
My feeling is that this is a really good signing.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:38 pm
by joehelmer
Crashmash wrote:The former Penguin Mike Zigomanis signed a contract with Djurgårdens IF in SEL. Any words about this guy?
I heard that he is not so good at skating? Can be bad then it is bigger ice? Can he be a playmaker in powerplay?
My feeling is that this is a really good signing.
Here's his profile at Hockeydb:
http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=31714
Earlier this season he scored 12 points in 7 games in AHL, so he might be a solid Elitserien player. But earlier season he hasn't been that good, I guess he is more of a third liner or something. And he is good in box play and penalty killing.
Might be a good signing for Djurgården, as if they use him a lot in BP he doesn't have to skate so much.
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:57 am
by batdad
Great faceoff guy. Average skater at best. Good on pk, and is a smart guy. Just not fast enough for NHL anymore. Great guy too. Character
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:01 pm
by Lidas
Forsberg AND Näslund have both signed for the rest of the season with MODO Hockey
http://www.modohockey.se/nyheter.cfm?nyhet=4626&rows=5
This will be interesting for sure!
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:26 pm
by joehelmer
Yeah, this is great, for MoDo, not for any of the other teams.
If MoDo is lucky they will be able to run of the greatest swedish junior lines, but in a several years older version.
A line consisting of Näslund-Sundström-Forsberg.
This will probably fill the arenas when MoDo plays and it's always good if more people come and watch hockey.
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:05 pm
by Franck
Mentioned it in the NHL thread already
What's really interesting is that both Forsberg and Näslund want to play for free.
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:38 pm
by joehelmer
Franck wrote:Mentioned it in the NHL thread already
What's really interesting is that both Forsberg and Näslund want to play for free.
It fits better in this thread as it is a European league.
