Linus Omark News

With the 2012 ice hockey world championships underway in Stockholm, The Local has found a few stunning clips of goals by young Swedish players who may someday find themselves donning a Tre Kronor jersey.

Holding the first pick in the draft for the third straight season, the Edmonton Oilers are accumulating plenty of high-end talent, but remain a long way from a playoff berth.

With just under three hours until the opening faceoff between the Predators and Red Wings , we've got a dose of afternoon hockey notes to hold you over until game time.

Linus Omark, the offensively gifted winger from Sweden, has been a subject of trade rumours for some time now.A He couldn't buy his way into the lineup towards the end of the season, as head coach Tom Renney leaned on players like Darcy Hordichuk and Chris Vande Velde instead, at times even playing centre Eric Belanger on the wing rather than ... (more)

If anything, the Edmonton Oilers might generally be guilty of rushing young players into action too soon.