The Dispatch: Frederik Dichow has his eyes on the Price

By Patrik Bexell | Oct 7th 2019 | 1 min read |

In the next instalment of The Dispatch, we get to hear from Malmö Under-20 coach Anton Blomqvist and his thoughts regarding Frederik Dichow, the youn...

The Coach’s Challenge: Roger Rönnberg, arguably the best coach in Europe, breaks down how he achieves success

By Patrik Bexell | Aug 16th 2019 | 2 min read |

Coach Roger Rönnberg hoisted both trophies he competed for last season. Along with the Le Mat trophy as Swedish Champions for the second time, he als...

The Coach’s Challenge: Robert Ohlsson is building Djurgårdens IF into a contender

By Patrik Bexell | Mar 24th 2019 | 2 min read |

Djurgården has moved into the SHL playoffs, and a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of sitting down with Lukas Vejdemo’s old mentor, Robert Ohlsson,...

The Coach’s Challenge: Cam Abbott has made a quick jump up the coaching ladder

By Patrik Bexell | Jul 9th 2018 | 2 min read |

When Rögle changed their coach in the middle of last season, the team decided to change the whole front office structure. Former SHL stars and Canadi...

The Coach’s Challenge: Sam Hallam is one of the top European candidates to land an NHL coaching role

By Patrik Bexell | Jun 26th 2018 | 3 min read |

With about 30% of the players in the NHL coming from abroad, mainly the big five of Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, and Sweden, with a few ...

Podcast: The EOTP staff makes its predictions for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft

By Patrik Bexell | Jun 22nd 2018 | 1 min read |

With the draft upon us in a few hours, Eyes On The Prize draft experts David St-Louis and Jared Book join the podcast to speak about Jesperi Kotkaniem...

PuckDrop Podcast: Team USA’s Olympic Games defenceman Noah Welch

By Patrik Bexell | Jan 13th 2018 | 2 min read |

The SHL Champion and 2015 Playoff MVP, Noah Welch, is a gracious host when he welcomes the pod to the Växjö Lakers home, Vida Arena. It is easy to t...

PuckDrop Podcast: Ryan Lasch — American Sniper

By Patrik Bexell | Jan 6th 2018 | 2 min read |

A prolific goal-scorer from Southern California, Ryan Lasch has been proving himself in the different leagues in Europe the last few seasons, having h...

PuckDrop Podcast with Växjö Lakers captain, and former Edmonton Oiler, Liam Reddox

By Patrik Bexell | Nov 4th 2017 | 2 min read |

The PuckDrop Podcast tells the story of the player, in his own words. It can be after a full NHL career, or before that journey has started. Most conv...

PuckDrop Europe returns with former IceCaps captain Max Friberg

By Patrik Bexell | Oct 20th 2017 | 2 min read |

Season two of PuckDrop Europe kicks off with former St. John’s IceCaps captain Max Friberg. Friberg speaks about his time in the Montreal Canadiens ...