November
30, 2004
Over There
 |
| Martin
St. Louis plays in Lausanne, Switzerland. |
With the National
Hockey League owners and the NHL Players Association in the midst
of a bitter impasse with regard to the collective bargaining agreement,
a number of players — sensing no end to the current stalement
— are plying their trades in European leagues.
As of right now, 31 former collegians who would otherwise be skating
in the NHL are playing overseas. Sweden is the most popular destination,
with nine players there, while five skaters have joined teams
in Germany and Switzerland. Two programs have four players apiece
moonlighting in Europe — Michigan (Mike Comrie, Mike Knuble,
Brendan Morrison and Marty Turco) and St. Cloud State (Tyler Arnason,
Matt Cullen, Ryan Malone and Duvie Westcott).
The complete list, as of Nov. 30:
AUSTRIA |
| Player |
College
(NHL Team) |
European
Team |
| Jason
Krog |
New
Hampshire (Anaheim) |
Villach |
FINLAND |
| Player |
College
(NHL Team) |
European
Team |
| Ryan
Malone |
St.
Cloud State (Pittsburgh) |
Espoo |
| Jarkko
Ruutu |
Michigan
Tech (Vancouver) |
HIFK |
| Duvie
Westcott |
St.
Cloud State (Columbus) |
Jyvaskyla |
| Adam
Hall |
Michigan
State (Nashville) |
KalPa |
FRANCE |
| Player |
College
(NHL Team) |
European
Team |
| Mark
Rycroft |
Denver
(St. Louis) |
Briancon |
| Steve
Reinprecht |
Wisconsin
(Calgary) |
Mulhouse |
GERMANY |
| Player |
College
(NHL Team) |
European
Team |
| Jim
Dowd |
Lake
Superior State (Montreal) |
Hamburg |
| Tom
Preissing |
Colorado
College (San Jose) |
Krefeld |
| Andy
McDonald |
Colgate
(Anaheim) |
Ingolstadt |
| Mike
York |
Michigan
State (Edmonton) |
Iserlohn |
| Eric
Boguniecki |
New
Hampshire (St. Louis) |
Nurenberg |
GREAT
BRITAIN |
| Player |
College
(NHL Team) |
European
Team |
| Derek
Bekar |
New
Hampshire (NY Islanders) |
Dundee |
ITALY |
| Player |
College
(NHL Team) |
European
Team |
| Matt
Cullen |
St.
Cloud State (Florida) |
Cortina |
| Craig
Adams |
Harvard
(Carolina) |
Milano |
RUSSIA |
| Player |
College
(NHL Team) |
European
Team |
| Garth
Snow |
Maine
(NY Islanders) |
SKA
St. Petersburg |
SLOVENIA |
| Player |
College
(NHL Team) |
European
Team |
| Matt
Pettinger |
Denver
(Washington) |
ZM
Olimpija |
SWITZERLAND |
| Player |
College
(NHL Team) |
European
Team |
| Jeff
Halpern |
Princeton
(Washington) |
Ajoie |
| Paul
Martin |
Minnesota
(New Jersey) |
Fribourg-Gotteron |
| Andy
Sutton |
Michigan
Tech (unsigned) |
GCK |
| Martin
St. Louis |
Vermont
(Tampa Bay) |
Lausanne |
| Dany
Heatley |
Wisconsin
(Atlanta) |
SC
Bern |
SWEDEN |
| Player |
College
(NHL Team) |
European
Team |
| Ian
Moran |
Boston
College (Boston) |
Bofors |
| Tyler
Arnason |
St.
Cloud State (Chicago) |
Byrnas |
| Marty
Turco |
Michigan
(Dallas) |
Djurgarden |
| Dan
Boyle |
Miami
(Tampa Bay) |
Djurgarden |
| Mike
Comrie |
Michigan
(Phoenix) |
Farjestad |
| Jamal
Mayers |
Western
Michigan (St. Louis) |
Hammarby |
| Brendan
Morrison |
Michigan
(Vancouver) |
Linkoping |
| Mike
Knuble |
Michigan
(Philadelphia) |
Linkoping |
| Shawn
Horcoff |
Michigan
State (Edmonton) |
Mora |
