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Boston Globe
09-08-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm believes his best hockey is still ahead of him
Advertisement Lindholm, reached by telephone this past week at his home just outside coastal Helsingborg, dismissed any doubt he'll be up to the task. Nine months since he Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up It has been, noted Lindholm, a long road back and a 'little different summer' to get his knee in full working order. 'A good summer,' he mused, 'and I am excited about coming back and showing everyone.' He'll return, Lindholm noted, incentivized to 'pick up where I left off' prior to his injury, and also to impress the watchful eye of Team Sweden bosses ahead of the Winter Olympics in February. He wore the Three Crowns sweater many times in the past, most recently in 2018, when helping Sweden win gold at the 2018 World Championship in Denmark, pairing on that squad with John Klingberg . Related : Advertisement Eager to show what he could do again for 'team and country,' Lindholm will have the Games on his mind from the start of the NHL season, up to the finalization of Olympic rosters in late December. 'It's a big goal of mine to have a good start to the NHL season and show that I belong on [Team Sweden], which I think I do,' he said. 'That's something I've had this summer as an extra [push] — to make sure I can come back [to Boston] and start where I left off, make sure I keep building and even keep building and being better. I still feel I have my best hockey in me … and it would be such an honor to represent Sweden. Some of my most fun hockey memories have been to play for Team Sweden.' Lindholm and fellow Bruin Elias Lindholm were in Stockholm on Wednesday for Team Sweden's one-day Olympic orientation camp that brought together the some 30 players essentially on the short list for consideration. Barring unforeseen circumstances, Boston's Lindholms figure to be at Olympus. New coach Marco Sturm , Advertisement 'Yeah, I heard a rumor,' kidded Lindholm, 'that he retired before he had to face me. At least that's what I heard.' Related : Lindholm's pals with the Kings organization, where Sturm coached across seven seasons, have told him 'good things' about the new Bruins coach. Lindholm noted he's also always enjoyed being on clubs with 'fellow Europeans and guys from Germany.' 'I'm excited,' said Lindholm, 'and he's got that little Boston history from playing there and knowing the culture. I think he's going to be really good and I'm excited to work with him.' Lindholm hasn't played since suffering a fractured kneecap in November. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff Trading places Spot for Bussi with Panthers? Positioned not so long ago as the top goalie prospect in the Bruins' system, Brandon Bussi departed the WannaB's last month after a three-year tour. The ex-Western Michigan stopper signed a one-year UFA deal with the Stanley Cup champion Panthers. No telling if Bussi, now 27 and still without a minute of NHL play on his résumé, finally gets his crack at the big time. On the same day they signed Bussi to his two-way contract ($775,000/$400,000), the Panthers also inked ex-Blue Jacket Daniil Tarasov to a one-year deal for a guaranteed $1.05 million. Tarasov was the 86th pick in the 2017 entry draft, when Florida GM Bill Zito was the Blue Jackets' assistant GM. Tarasov is pegged to enter the season as Sergei Bobrovsky's backup — the spot ex-Boston College Eagle Spencer Knight held last season before Zito shipped him to the Blackhawks for veteran defenseman Seth Jones (now with his first Cup ring after 920 games). Advertisement If Tarasov ends up the guy, then Bussi will be destined for AHL Charlotte, albeit with that $400,000 guaranteed minimum as consolation. That's a four-fold increase over his pay rate in Providence last season. Meanwhile, unless Bruins GM Don Sweeney opts to deal away Joonas Korpisalo as Jeremy Swayman's spot reliever, the Bruins' top goalie prospect in waiting is Michael DiPietro , the ex-Canucks draft pick acquired in the October 2022 swap for Jack Studnicka (once considered future captain material). DiPietro took over the WannaB's net last season and put up stellar numbers, including his 1.85 goals-against average and .928 save percentage in the playoffs. Moving out Korpisalo and replacing him with DiPietro could mean a net cap savings of some $1.2 million, per Update on the new ports of call of other former Bruins, some of whom also spent time on Providence roster last season: Justin Brazeau : Signed with Penguins, two years/$3 million total. Cole Koepke : Signed with Jets, one year/$1 million. Parker Wotherspoon : Signed with Penguins, two years/$2 million. Vinni Lettieri : Signed with Maple Leafs, one year/$775,000 Ian Mitchell : Signed with Red Wings, one year/$775,000 All five secured one-way deals, guaranteeing them full pay even if they are assigned to the minors. Former Bruin Brandon Bussi signed a two-way contract ($775,000/$400,000) with the Panthers. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Going out on top Ex-Bruin Khudobin calls it a career A favorite in the Bruins dressing room during his two separate tours in Black and Gold, goalie Anton 'Doby' Khudobin , age 39, on Tuesday called it a career after 14 seasons. Eternally upbeat, the Kazakhstan-born puck stopper, a Wild draft pick (No. 206/2004), had an endearing penchant for fracturing English expressions. Advertisement 'Sometimes you're on top of the horse,' he said here during one good stretch in net, 'and sometimes you're under the horse.' Khudobin cashed in with rich back-to-back deals in Dallas after his successful 2017-18 season as Tuukka Rask's partner, what was Doby's final stay in the Hub of Hockey. His first deal with the Stars paid him $5 million over two years, leading to a three-year/$10 million pact he signed just before the Stars transitioned from Ben Bishop to Jake Oettinger as their franchise stopper. Khudobin ended up appearing in only 41 games for Dallas under that $10 million deal and was dealt late in year No. 3 to Chicago, where he played the final game of his NHL career in the spring of 2023. He finished with a mark of 114-92-33 and lifetime earnings of just less than $27 million. Not bad for a kid who, at the age of 13, saw his parents sell off their belongings in Kazakhstan so he could follow his coach to Russia and pursue his dream of playing in the NHL. 'I really, really … I really don't know how many words I can say to describe how much I appreciate what they've done for me,' he told me late in his final season in Boston. 'I mean, to leave a country where you have an apartment, a car, a job, a place you have everything, and to leave that for another country. I was 13, right? I mean, who knows?' Khudobin years ago built what he called was his dream retirement home in Krasnoyarsk, a picturesque city of a million plus in Siberia. He now can spend retirement riding on top of the horse. Advertisement Olympic thoughts Canada invitees set, but not US yet Team Canada and Team USA will hold their Olympic orientation camps late this month ahead of the 2026 Games in Italy. The Canucks recently announced the names of the 42 NHL invitees, ex-Bruin Brad Marchand among them, who'll convene for the group hug in Calgary Aug. 26-28. Headed into the weekend, the Yanks had yet to make public their dates, or invitees, for a similar camp to be staged in Michigan. Per a Team USA official, the camp will not entail on-ice workouts and players are not expected to be available for media interviews. Marchand, if he makes the cut, will be headed to Olympus for the first time in his distinguished career. He was among the Canadians who won the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, and that entire championship roster has been invited to Calgary. Lightning coach Jon Cooper , who steered Team Maple Leaf to its 4 Nations triumph, again is bench boss for the Olympic squad. The South Shore's Mike Sullivan will steer USA. As of now, there are no Bruins on the Canadian invite list, which looks like a snub for Morgan Geekie . The favorite son of Strathclair, Manitoba, scored 33 goals last season, which ranked 26th in the NHL, tied with Sidney Crosby among others. Sid the Kid will be in Alberta. Only eight Canadian-born NHLers last season scored more than Geekie's 33 goals. Setting aside Ontario-born William Nylander , who'll play for Team Sweden in Milano-Cortina, five of the other seven to score more than 33 will be in Calgary: Brayden Point (42), Mark Scheifele (39), Sam Reinhart (39), John Tavares (38), and Brandon Hagel (35). The only non-invitees to score more than 33 goals were Jordan Kyrou (36) and Nazem Kadri (35). Kind of a cruel irony that Geekie lives in Calgary in the offseason — maybe at least they let the guy commute to camp? Charlie McAvoy will be expected in Michigan for the American camp. He was among the six A-listers Team USA named in June, along with Jack Eichel , Auston Matthews , bros. Matthew and Brady Tkachuk , and Quinn Hughes . Jeremy Swayman , who in June backed the Yanks to their Worlds gold medal in Sweden, is expected at the USA camp, along with Connor Hellebuyck (ex- of UMass Lowell) and Jake Oettinger (former Boston University Terrier). All should be encamped in Italy until it's over over there. America's last Olympic gold: 1980 Lake Placid, the miracle in the Adirondacks. The now 45-year drought is the longest in US history. Ice hockey was first played in the 1920 Games at Antwerp. Until 1980, America won its only gold at the 1960 Squaw Valley Games. Morgan Geekie was not among the 42 NHL invitees to Team Canada's Olympic camp this month. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Little Ball of Great Marchand marks within reach Brad Marchand's six-year deal, for $31.5 million, carries an annual cap hit of $5.25 million on the Panthers' books. The Little Ball of Hate will receive $25.5 million, more than two-thirds of his total payout, via up-front salary bonuses paid prior to the start of each season (dramatically reducing what he would have to surrender if the Panthers opted to buy him out, say, in his early-40somethings). The former Bruins captain, 37, has logged 1,100 regular-season games and this season easily should reach the 1,000-point milestone (currently 424-556—980). If Marchand can play 400 games over these next six seasons and boost his career total to 1,500 (not bad for a projected bottom-six support guy), he'll finish in the same neighborhood as Brendan Shanahan (1,524), Matt Cullen (1,516), and Steve Yzerman (1,514). Marchand and the two-time Cup champ Panthers will face the Bruins first this season Oct. 21 on Causeway Street. Loose pucks If you lost track, Marco Sturm is one of nine who'll open the season as their club's new coach. The others: Jeff Blashill (Chicago), Glen Gulutzan (Dallas), Dan Muse (Pittsburgh), Rick Tocchet (Philadelphia), Lane Lambert (Seattle), Adam Foote (Vancouver), Mike Sullivan (Rangers), and Joel Quenneville (Anaheim). Sturm, Foote, and Muse, a Stonehill College grad from Canton, are the only ones hired with no prior NHL bench boss experience … Peter Laviolette (fired by the Rangers) and Peter DeBoer (canned by the Stars) will be the first two coaches hired amid the inevitable in-season shakeups. Combined, they've coached 2,855 NHL regular-season games in 11 cities (all different). My Bingo card has DeBoer ending up in Nashville (once a Laviolette outpost) and Laviolette landing in Columbus … Bruins rookies will report for duty Sept. 10 in Brighton, finally ending the Hub's longest summer hockey snooze since 2016. The rooks will head directly to Buffalo for the annual Prospects Challenge, with games Sept. 12 vs. the Penguins and Sept. 14 vs. the Devils. The varsity stick-carriers come rolling into Warrior Sept. 17 … Bob Hartley , who was behind the Avalanche bench in 2001 when Ray Bourque won his only Cup, last month was named bench boss by KHL Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the defending Gagarin Cup champs … Ex-NHLer Alexander Radulov led the Lokomotiv attack and was named the KHL's postseason MVP. He dedicated the Cup win to the Lokomotiv team, including then-coach Brad McCrimmon (long ago a rookie here with Bourque), who was killed in an plane crash just prior to the 2011-12 season. 'I believe they were looking down from above,' said Radulov, 'and gave us some kind of energy.' … The Bruins Fan Fest rolls out for three days next month with stops in Hanover (Sept. 5), Fitchburg (Sept. 6), and Concord, N.H. (Sept. 7) For more info: Kevin Paul Dupont can be reached at
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bussi sets women's hour record for third time
Vittoria Bussi broke cycling's hour record for women for a third time on Sunday. The Italian rider covered a distance of 50.455km on the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The 38-year-old set the new mark after abandoning an attempt just over the halfway point on Saturday. Bussi held the previous record having become the first woman to break the 50km barrier when she covered 50.267km on the same velodrome in October 2023. She also held the hour record for three years from September 2018 to September 2021, when her mark of 48.007km was bettered by British rider Joss Lowden (48.405km). Dutch rider Ellen van Dijk then covered 49.254km in May 2022, before Bussi regained the record in 2023. "I can say with a smile that I contributed to the history of the hour record for women," said Bussi. "This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person, and I hope I have transmitted to young generations and people that sport is not just an athletic performance but that athletes bring messages to the world. "'The hour' taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life." The current men's record holder is Italy's Filippo Ganna, who covered 56.792km in October 2022. Bussi is set to attempt another world record in Aguascalientes - the women's 4km individual. The record has been lowered several times since the distance for the women's individual pursuit was increased from 3km to 4km in January, making it the same as the men's event. British rider Anna Morris holds the current record of four minutes 24.060 seconds, set in Manchester in February. Anna Morris: From doctor to cycling world champion
Straits Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Italy's Bussi betters own hour world record
Italy's Vittoria Bussi broke her own hour world record when she covered 50.455 km at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Saturday, cycling's world governing body the UCI, said in a statement. Bussi held the women's hour record from 2018-2021 and became the first woman to break the 50-km barrier in October 2023 when she reclaimed the record from Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands, covering 50.267 km. The 38-year-old mathematics PhD attempted to better her own record on Friday but stopped after the halfway mark, before achieving the feat in a fresh attempt the following day. "This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person," Bussi said in a statement released by the UCI. "The hour taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Cycling-Italy's Bussi betters own hour world record
FILE PHOTO: Cycling - UCI Road World Championships - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - September 24, 2020 Italy's Vittoria Bussi in action during the Women's Elite Individual Time Trial REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini/File Photo (Reuters) - Italy's Vittoria Bussi broke her own hour world record when she covered 50.455 km at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Saturday, cycling's world governing body the UCI, said in a statement. Bussi held the women's hour record from 2018-2021 and became the first woman to break the 50-km barrier in October 2023 when she reclaimed the record from Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands, covering 50.267 km. The 38-year-old mathematics PhD attempted to better her own record on Friday but stopped after the halfway mark, before achieving the feat in a fresh attempt the following day. "This record has always been really special to me as an athlete and as a person," Bussi said in a statement released by the UCI. "The hour taught me that one of the most important things in life is to understand the preciousness of time in every single instant of our life." (Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallon)
The Star
01-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Cycling-Italy's Bussi plots new Hour attempt
FILE PHOTO: Cycling - UCI Road World Championships - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - September 24, 2020 Italy's Vittoria Bussi in action during the Women's Elite Individual Time Trial REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini/File Photo (Reuters) -Italy's Vittoria Bussi will attempt to break her own Hour record later this month having already become the first woman to cover more than 50km in 60 minutes around a track. The 38-year-old mathematics PhD will make the attempt on May 9 at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico. A week later she will also try to lower the women's 4km individual pursuit record, which was set by Britain's Anna Morris in Manchester earlier this year. "I can say that I started my real cycling career with this record, so it will be the perfect dream to finish it with another record," Bussi said in a statement from cycling's world governing body the UCI. She held the women's Hour record from 2018-2021 with 48.007km and took it again in 2023 by smashing through the 50km barrier. "It will be the most challenging Hour of my career as it has been prepared together with the individual pursuit, my other love. I think it would be a beautiful historical moment for women's cycling to be able to hold both the records at the same time, so I am honoured to try!" Bussi added. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris)
