If you ask Jakob Silfverberg how he’s adjusting to hockey in North America, he’ll tell you he’s having a terrible time.
As negotiations to resolve the NHL lockout have hit a silent stage, Ottawa Senators players are now spread out around the world — from Aalborg to Zurich — in search of competitive hockey.
The Rappelswil-Jona Lakers aren’t missing any opportunities to capitalize on Spezza-mania.
So, what do you if you’re a locked out National Hockey League player? If you’re Jason Spezza, you head off for a new hockey adventure in the Swiss Alps. If you’re Marc Methot, you take boxing lessons. If you’re Kyle Turris, you pick apples. Seriously.
Hear what the Senators’ centre had to say about his decision to play in Europe during the lockout.
Jason Anthony Rocco Spezza, as he is referred to on the website of his new team, is now big news in Rapperswil, Switzerland. Spezza, the Ottawa Senators star centre, will be spending his lockout time in the town of 26,000, just outside Zurich, playing for the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. Something may be lost in the translation [...]
Jason Anthony Rocco Spezza, as he is referred to on the website of his new team, is now big news in Rapperswil, Switzerland. Spezza, the Ottawa Senators star centre, will be spending his lockout time in the town of 26,000, just outside Zurich, playing for the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. Something may be lost [...]