Not sure if there is one, I could only find specific ice hockey issue threads.
Anyway, the MOL League is well under way - this is the new league which is a combined Romanian Hungarian league - and Romanian teams are definitely on top. Because of the local rivalry between two millionaires here in Ciuc, the two clubs from this town are having money poured in and have brought in a bunch of bona-fide stars (including a fair few Swedes, and a number of people who've played in some of the sub-NHL north American leagues). This has had a knock on effect in that Steaua Bucharest (not really any relation to the football team), after failing to qualify for the final last year for the first time in living memory, have also pumped in a bunch of cash and have even signed an ex-NHL player (the first one ever in Romanian ice hockey) [His name's Cam Severson, he's Canadian, and I think he played one season for the Mighty Ducks about 5 years ago]
Anyway, the current league table has HC Csikszereda way out in front (unbeaten until last night) with SportClub Miercurea Ciuc in second. Steaua are 4th.
Team GP Wins OTW OTL L Pts
HC Csíkszereda 13 11 1 1 0 36
SC Csíkszereda 13 8 2 - 3 28
Újpesti TE 12 7 1 2 2 25
Steaua Bucuresti13 7 1 - 5 23
DAB.Docler 13 6 - 1 6 19
NZ Stars 12 5 1 1 5 18
Ferencváros 11 5 - - 6 15
Progym Hargita 11 3 - 1 7 10
Miskolci 11 1 - - 10 3
Alba Volán II. 11 1 - - 10 3
(The 4th Romanian team there are Progym, who are from Gyergyo/Gheorgheni, just down the road from here).
Last night was a big local derby with Sport Club coming out on top in overtime 7-6 to inflict HC's first defeat of the season. The standard of hockey is noticeably better this year than it has been in the past, even for a novice like me.
Anyway it sets things up nicely for this weekend when the Continental Cup comes to town - Sport Club (as Romanian champions) are hosting DAB (as above, from Hungary), Novi Sad from Serbia, and Puigcerda from Spain. The only real competition there is DAB and as can be seen from the above table, SC ought to beat them. If they do they will go on to a group featuring Coventry Blaze, Maribor, and Bolzano Foxes (in Italy in mid November)
Anyway, the MOL League is well under way - this is the new league which is a combined Romanian Hungarian league - and Romanian teams are definitely on top. Because of the local rivalry between two millionaires here in Ciuc, the two clubs from this town are having money poured in and have brought in a bunch of bona-fide stars (including a fair few Swedes, and a number of people who've played in some of the sub-NHL north American leagues). This has had a knock on effect in that Steaua Bucharest (not really any relation to the football team), after failing to qualify for the final last year for the first time in living memory, have also pumped in a bunch of cash and have even signed an ex-NHL player (the first one ever in Romanian ice hockey) [His name's Cam Severson, he's Canadian, and I think he played one season for the Mighty Ducks about 5 years ago]
Anyway, the current league table has HC Csikszereda way out in front (unbeaten until last night) with SportClub Miercurea Ciuc in second. Steaua are 4th.
Team GP Wins OTW OTL L Pts
HC Csíkszereda 13 11 1 1 0 36
SC Csíkszereda 13 8 2 - 3 28
Újpesti TE 12 7 1 2 2 25
Steaua Bucuresti13 7 1 - 5 23
DAB.Docler 13 6 - 1 6 19
NZ Stars 12 5 1 1 5 18
Ferencváros 11 5 - - 6 15
Progym Hargita 11 3 - 1 7 10
Miskolci 11 1 - - 10 3
Alba Volán II. 11 1 - - 10 3
(The 4th Romanian team there are Progym, who are from Gyergyo/Gheorgheni, just down the road from here).
Last night was a big local derby with Sport Club coming out on top in overtime 7-6 to inflict HC's first defeat of the season. The standard of hockey is noticeably better this year than it has been in the past, even for a novice like me.
Anyway it sets things up nicely for this weekend when the Continental Cup comes to town - Sport Club (as Romanian champions) are hosting DAB (as above, from Hungary), Novi Sad from Serbia, and Puigcerda from Spain. The only real competition there is DAB and as can be seen from the above table, SC ought to beat them. If they do they will go on to a group featuring Coventry Blaze, Maribor, and Bolzano Foxes (in Italy in mid November)
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