It was a tight race going into the fourth week. With the first place Italians resting and all other teams tied for 2nd place only 2 points behind, both games were battles for a share of first place in the standings. Early Game – Scotland v Slovenia Scotland’s version of Boston’s famous #4, defenceman Brad […]

Early Game – Italy vs Portugal Portugal enters this game with a perfect 1-0 record against a 1-1 Italy team. Winner will take at least a share of first place. Paul Harty broke the ice for Italy midway through the first but Chris Johnson answered for the Lisbonites a few minutes later to tie the […]

Early Game – Ireland vs Italy Italy goes into this one feeling confident after a week-1 win against an Irish squad who lost a squeaker in their first match. Both goalies looking extremely strong in the first period with no goals until fabulous Joe Peacock banged in a rebound with three minutes to go. Paul […]

Early Game – Slovenia vs Ireland We’re off to the races with a brand new PCOHL Season and we kick it off with a game between Ireland and Slovenia. It’s over a thousand miles from Ljubljana to Dublin, but these two teams are no strangers to each other, this game a rematch of last year’s […]

Following a unanimous decision by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association, League Commissioner Gary Bettman is seen here presenting the 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy to Italy’s Leo Brideau. There wasn’t much doubt about this one. Leo led the playoff in points and, characteristically, most of them were assists. Leo is the ultimate team player and a […]

The PCOHL Exec would like to send out a big shout out to our referee squad, the Barrett Brothers. We will be holding a 50/50 draw over the summer to help them with their optometry bill, so please buy tickets. It was a great celebration after the Gold Medal game with friends from both squads […]

After all the hype, all the predictions, all the prognostications…the big day finally arrived. Who would take home the hardware for the 2024 Season. And the buzz on the streets was, would this be the year that ended the Rukavina Curse! But first, the “Kiss your Sister” battle for third place…. BRONZE MEDAL GAME – […]

Early Game – Italy vs Slovenia The early game was a practice for the first place Italians who have already locked up a spot in the Gold Medal Game on Sunday, but Slovenia was playing to protect their spot in the Bronze game. A win would guarantee them a place in the “kiss-your-sister” match, but […]

A HUGE week for PCOHL Hockey. The first three rounds of playoff hockey established absolutely nothing, with the possibility still alive that the playoffs could end with every team TIED at 2-2. Pundits were scouring the rulebook for the fine print on Playoff Tie-breakers. Early Game – Italy vs Ireland The early game of this […]