The second leg of the Euro Hockey Tour 2011/2012

15–18 December 2011 in the Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia

48 Players from 17 KHL Teams

Games schedule – Moscow Time

12/15 20:00 Finland Vs Russia
12/15 21:30 Czech Republic Vs Sweden

12/17 14:00 Russia Vs Sweden
12/17 18:00 Czech Republic Vs Finland

12/18 14:00 Russia Vs Czech Republic
12/18 18:00 Sweden Vs Finland

Russia
G 30 Konstantin Barulin – Atlant Mytishchi   
G 01 Mikhail Biryukov – Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
D 22 Konstantin Korneev – AK Bars Kazan       
D 05 Ilya Nikulin – AK Bars Kazan
D 06 Denis Denisov – SKA Saint Petersburg
D 77 Denis Grebeshkov – SKA Saint Petersburg
D 07 Dmitry Kalinin – SKA Saint Petersburg
D 44 Nikolay Belov – Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
D 48 Evgeny Biryukov – Metallurg Magnitogorsk
D 09 Ivan Vishnevsky – Atlant Mytishchi        
F 52 Sergey Shirokov – CSKA Moscow
F 38 Ilya Zubov – CSKA Moscow
F 47 Alexander Radulov – Salavat Yulaev Ufa        
F 27 Alexey Tereshchenko – AK Bars Kazan
F 11 Evgeny Bodrov – AK Bars Kazan       
F 12 Enver Lisin – Metallurg Magnitogorsk
F 10 Viktor Tikhonov – SKA Saint Petersburg
F 25 Igor Makarov – SKA Saint Petersburg
F 87 Vadim Shipachev – Severstal Cherepovets
F 23 Denis Kokarev – Dynamo Moscow
F 91 Vladimir Tarasenko – Sibir Novosibirsk 
F 37 AlexanderPerezhogin – Avangard Omsk
F 93 Nikolay Zherdev – Atlant Mytishchi

Czech Republic
G 33 Jakub Stepanek – SKA Saint Petersburg
D 23 Ondrej Nemec – Severstal Cherepovets
D 25 Lukas Krajicek – Dynamo Minsk
D 36 Petr Caslava – CSKA Moscow
D 87 Jakub Nakladal – Salavat Yulaev Ufa
F 10 Roman Cervenka – Avangard Omsk
F 20 Jakub Klepis – Dynamo Moscow
F 22 Lukas Kaspar – Barys Astana
F 28 Kamil Kreps – Barys Astana 
F 24 Zbynek Irgl – Dynamo Minsk
F 60 Tomas Rolinek – Metallurg Magnitogorsk
F 73 Petr Prucha – SKA Saint Petersburg
F 85 Petr Vrana – Amur Khabarovsk
F 88 Jakub Petruzalek – Amur Khabarovsk

Finland
G 35 Teemu Lassila – Metallurg Novokuznetsk
D 04 Janne Jalasvaara – Dynamo Moscow
D 07 Mikko Maenpaa – Amur Khabarovsk
D 36 Juuso Hietanen – Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
F 25 Jonas Enlund – Sibir Novosibirsk
F 26 Oskar Osala – Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

Sweden
D 04 Staffan Kronwall – Severstal Cherepovets
F 18 Niclas Bergfors – Ak Bars Kazan
F 19 Patrik Zackrisson – Atlant Mytishchi
F 71 Jonas Andersson – Atlant Mytishchi
F 23 Niklas Persson – CSKA Moscow

17 KHL Teams Represented
7 SKA Saint Petersburg
5 Atlant Mytishchi
5 AK Bars Kazan
4 CSKA Moscow
3 Dynamo Moscow
3 Amur Khabarovsk
3 Metallurg Magnitogorsk
3 Severstal Cherepovets
2 Dinamo Minsk
2 Avangard Omsk
2 Barys Astana
2 Salavat Yulaev Ufa
2 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
2 Sibir Novosibirsk
1 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
1 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
1 Metallurg Novokuznetsk

KHL League Standings 2011-12
01 Traktor Chelyabinsk 69 P
02 SKA Saint Petersburg 67
03 Dynamo Moscow 58
04 Dinamo Minsk 58
05 Amur Khabarovsk 57
06 Avangard Omsk 56
07 Atlant Mytishchi 55
08 Barys Astana 53
09 Ak Bars Kazan 52
10 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 52
11 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 51
12 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 50
13 Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 49
14 Severstal Cherepovets 47
15 Dinamo Riga 46
16 CSKA Moscow 44
17 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 40
18 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 38
19 Lev Poprad 35
20 Sibir Novosibirsk 35
21 Spartak Moscow 32
22 Vityaz Chekhov 28
23 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9-sEbqDvU

I confess I never believed in the rally balloon thingy.  It seemed at the time, and has since proven true, that it was a false talisman leading to unrealistic expectations and hopes.  It was like going to see the 3 witches in Macbeth for prophesies, guidance and counsel and well…you know the rest.

And I have no doubts that wins will come.  The problem is they tend to lead to more unrealistic expectations and hopes.  Remember how pumped up and juiced we were when it looked like the Caps finally crossed the Rubicon with wins over the Senators and Leafs?  Oh yeah, those pesky Flyers showed up and well…you know the rest.

Winnipeg and Colorado.  As the 3 witches would put it:
“Double, double toil and trouble,
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.”

Thanks Peter!

Also, a .gif of Boba Fett dancing…… That does not work. Wehhhh