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Francesco Pinelli was loaned by the Kitchener Rangers to HDD Jesenice of the AlpsHL this season due to the OHL’s non-season – and posted five goals and eleven points across thirteen games played A respectable clip at the minor-pro level indeed for a player who just turned 18 in April Pinelli was also a positive puck possession player this season posting an even-strength Corsi For rating of 58% with HDD Jesenice (a 55 EVCF% team) and 59% with Team Canada at the U18s not counting their exhibition game against Finland While Pinelli’s shot share metrics are promising it’s also important to note that both teams he played for this season were outright dominant HDD Jesenice finished with 24 wins in 30 games and a goal differential of +47 Team Canada won all seven games they played at the U18s outscoring their opponents by a margin of 51-12 on their way to gold I expect Pinelli to land somewhere between the middle to back third of the first round He promises to be an enticing offensive producer at the NHL level with the right development I see him as a top-6 to top line option at the NHL level Skating – Pinelli’s base mechanics are actually quite strong He has a solid base and low centre of gravity In an era where the best of the best at the NHL level are able to play within uber-dynamic accelerative states using linear crossovers to generate pace through the neutral zone Pinelli falls back quite a bit on simple linear striding with and without the puck in space acceleration from a dead stop) he needs to become more explosive through his first handful of steps in order to become a more effective sprinter on the ice He is a very momentum-based player right now so extreme changes of pace and direction can be a struggle at times especially when it comes to his separation speed from a standstill: His top speed is will only improve as he adds greater explosiveness and accelerative habits to his game he can certainly build a head of steam when he has space: Beyond adding more explosiveness and dynamism to his skating Pinelli will also be well-served to improve his body control you want to encourage a ‘quiet’ upper body (i.e. and Jack Eichel) and a dynamic lower body (i.e. Pinelli has a bit of the opposite going on right now By including extra and unnecessary upper body/shoulder movement in his skating he is creating an element of inefficiency that will need to be toned down more as he develops I see a player with good top-end speed and strong base-mechanics that can be addressed and built upon to add more dynamism he will be a strong skater at the pro level Shot – Pinelli’s shooting habits are also very good even if there are a few mechanical elements he can improve upon to unlock another level quick release and he is adept at surrounding pucks effectively in catch and release and weak-side shooting scenarios While he is already strong at playing between checks to generate shots he would benefit from improving his toecap positioning and pre-orientation to have them facing the net early in catch-and-release situations Great goal-scorers like Kucherov and Matthews have elite toecap positioning in rapid shot situations which allows them to generate the ridiculously quick and fluid single motion shot mechanics that they do Pinelli’s need to shuffle his toecaps after receiving pucks rather than pre-orienting them to the net can make the difference in an immediate and threatening shot and a delayed shot to which the goalie has time to adjust but the half-second he takes to dust off the puck and adjust his toecaps will make this a clean stop at the NHL level on the power play: extreme comparison) who’s always puck-ready with his toecaps to the net: Pinelli can also get caught shooting with his bottom hand out in front of his body and ‘open up’ his chest on his follow-through If he can load the puck under his torso more consistently while hinging at the hip to generate more downforce and grab ice at the onset of his shot I have little doubt his shot will become above average at the pro level because of his strong ability to locate and surround pucks before shooting If he can make these small adjustments to his already strong shooting habits (playing between checks it will allow him to translate quite nicely to the next level as a goal-scorer Skills – Pinelli is quite a dynamic puck handler in small spaces silky hands and is able to maneuver in a phone booth at times he is always looking to make things happen: His skills will only improve as his skating becomes more dynamic one area where Pinelli undoubtedly struggles is in transition; that is becoming a threat in transition on his own In a similar fashion to the foot-race clip in the skating section it is his default to linear striding and his lack of explosiveness that hinders his ability to really be a one-man show in transition Once he adds more explosiveness and dynamism to his skating Where he shines is in the offensive zone where he mentally picks apart layers of defence and runs effective scissors with his defencemen high in the zone to generate time and space he has an innate understanding of where the play is developing to or where loose pucks will emerge which allows him to beat opponents to the puck after a shot is directed to the net by a teammate one of the most intelligent players in the draft His ability to process the play in multiple directions and through various layers of pressure allows him to stand out as a high-end problem solver in this year’s draft He shows heady instincts all over the ice and plays with strong intentionality (ie then immediately starts thinking about the next – like his give and go in his rush clip earlier) He also plays within his means; he is seemingly aware of his currently limited explosiveness and dynamism in stop-and-go states so he rarely overextends himself on the ice Pinelli’s timing on support and funnel routes ability to play between checks and processing both vertically and laterally are all very strong He sees the ice very well in all directions offensively with the puck on his stick and is subsequently able to make intelligent plays the majority of the time Physicality – Pinelli is a competitive player While he doesn’t typically seek out overly physical play and he will also periodically throw a big hit Despite his current lack of small space dynamism skating-wise He holds a low centre of gravity on the ice which helps him play well in and around contact against men One area currently lagging in his physical skill set (mostly due to his non-dynamic small-area footwork) is his ability to consistently accept pressure and escape from puck battles He can sometimes become an easy pin for defenders in scenarios where he could likely otherwise have been able to escape with possession: If he works on his small area footwork and deception his physicality is an area of his game that will naturally improve given his significant puck skill and on-ice awareness In the defensive zone – in similar fashion to the offensive clip just shown – his limited small-area deception can inhibit his ability to roll off or avoid checks along the wall which in part is what hinders his individual transition ability His physicality won’t be his selling point as a player but should he develop his ability to read and accept pressure push off checks and gain inside body positioning his physical play should come up to snuff at the pro-level hockey IQ and physicality) for skaters and six for goalies (athleticism/quickness Each individual attribute is graded along the 20-80 scales The idea is that a projection of 50 in a given attribute meant that our observer believed that the player could get to roughly NHL average at that attribute at maturity Our slow travel expert takes in the undiscovered charms of the Soča valley and Julian Alps … in a country where train tickets have just got cheaper Ian Fleming writes that in Sežana “the hard-faced Yugoslav plain-clothes men came on board” The Simplon-Orient-Express used by James Bond hasn’t run since 1962 and the border antics on the frontier between erstwhile Yugoslavia and Italy disappeared with the accession of Slovenia to the Schengen zone in 2007 The railway station in the Slovenian town of Sežana is nowadays a sleepy outpost The most exotic departure of the day is the early-afternoon Eurocity train that rumbles east along the main line to Ljubljana but closer to hand is a remarkable rural railway which deserves to be far better known And the good news is that train fares in Slovenia were reduced in August Our journey follows a railway that runs north for 80 miles from Sežana through magnificent scenery to Jesenice in Slovenia’s north-west corner With the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 the Adriatic port of Trieste became a key asset in expanding the Austro-Hungarian empire’s maritime trade Existing rail links between Trieste and central Europe were so Habsburg planners got busy devising new railways from Trieste The idea of traversing the Julian Alps was ridiculed in some quarters and there were squabbles over preferred routes so it was not until 1906 that the first trains ran on the line from the coast to Jesenice By then the fragile bonds that held the Habsburg dynasty together were already weakening and in just a dozen years the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire was gone The expensive railway through the Julian Alps remains as a legacy of Habsburg ambition and these days it offers a wonderful excursion through some of the finest scenery in the eastern Alps it is often referred as the Bohinjska proga (Bohinj railway) View image in fullscreenView of the Soča river at Kanal ob Soči Photograph: Nova Rizal/AlamyTo the Soča valleyI watch the modern electric trains to Villa Opicina and Ljubljana leave on time then wander over to the platform where a graffiti-covered diesel unit waits I travelled the route as part of a four-day journey from Rijeka in Croatia to Ribe in Denmark relying entirely on slowish trains where there was no need to make any advance reservations Few who board the 10.10 from Sežana to Jesenice have such ambitious itineraries for this is a route that serves local communities and most passengers are making short journeys Soon we are rattling north through vineyards with distant views of forested mountains The single-storey station building at Kreplje is a study in dereliction but all is spick and span around the handsome limestone villa at Dutovlje station View image in fullscreenThe station at Nova Gorica straddles the Slovenian-Italian border Photograph: Hidden Europe“This is Slovenia’s garden of Eden,” says the train guard as she checks our Interrail passes where a 15-minute scheduled stop gives ample time to set foot on Italian soil; the international frontier bisects the neat piazza in front of the station building the longest stone-arch railway bridge in the world traverses the River Soča a dramatic prelude to a glorious ride north up the Soča valley where the river’s turquoise waters contrast with bare white limestone cliffs and chasms there’s a hint of Alpine style in the green-shuttered station and a fine view over the river to the slender clock tower of the parish church The longest stone-arch railway bridge in the world traverses the River Soča a dramatic prelude to a glorious ride north up the Soča valleyThen the hillsides tilt ever sharper as we climb the narrow Bača Valley we plunge into the four-mile Bohinj Tunnel This tunnel is one of Europe’s great divides Until the tunnel we have followed valleys which drain south to the Adriatic Emerging from the northern portal of the tunnel which flows down to join the Danube in Belgrade en route to the Black Sea There is a dramatic change in the landscape too its demeanour beyond the tunnel now altogether more Alpine the land rises up steeply to mighty Triglav at 2,864 metres the highest summit in Slovenia This railway is a lifeline for remote communities Year-round special trains shuttle through the Bohinj Tunnel ferrying cars in a region where roads are challenging in summer and impassable in winter snow the railway station at the north end of the Bohinj Tunnel it’s a superb 20-minute ride on the slow train down the valley with a touch of drama as Slovenia’s famous lake suddenly appears off to the right featured trips and local tips for your next break as well as the latest deals from Guardian Holidays View image in fullscreenA stop at Bled Jezero station allows you to see picturesque Lake Bled Photograph: Jon Wilson/AlamyThis is a captivating approach to Lake Bled a station architecturally enhanced by Alpine nuances and follow a footpath down through the woods to the lakeshore This is a captivating approach to Lake Bled and we hop off the train and follow a footpath down through the woods to the lakeshoreLater we continue for the final 15 minutes on to the terminus at Jesenice where this secondary rail route joins the main line from Ljubljana to Villach in Austria’s Carinthia region The furnaces and smelters of industrial Jesenice are silent these days was once acclaimed as a bold modernist statement it was the first stop in Yugoslavia for travellers arriving on the international express trains from Austria All those with lives straddling Europe’s cold war divide passed through Jesenice at one time or another View image in fullscreen‘The graffiti-strewn train seems at home in Jesenice where the station tells of architectural ambition eclipsed by political change.’ Photograph: Hidden EuropeThe graffiti-strewn train from Sežana seems comfortably at home on the platform at Jesenice where the station building tells of architectural ambition that was eclipsed by political changes – just as the commercial ambition that once inspired the Bohinj Railway was subverted by the demise of Habsburg power The journey from Sežana to Jesenice is best done on a weekday as at weekends there is only one departure a day Leaving at 10.10 – one could stop off in the Soča Valley and at Lake Bled and still reach Jesenice by early evening The end-to-end travel time without stopovers is three to five hours The author travelled the route as part of a longer itinerary ticketed with a four-day Interrail pass (€258 for an adult with discounts for anyone under 28 or aged 60 and over) Train fares in Slovenia were reduced on 11 August A one-way ticket from Sežana to Jesenice is €10.70 and for anyone making an out-and-back trip in a day (which is just possible) the return fare is now just €14 Tickets can be bought on the day of travel at station ticket offices or on the train buses may replace trains north of Bohinjska Bistrica until 13 October This article was amended on 29 September 2023 a picture caption misidentified the river Soča as the Vipava Nicky Gardner is a Berlin-based writer. The 17th edition of her book, Europe by Rail: the Definitive Guide, celebrates slow train journeys across Europe. It can be ordered from the Guardian Bookshop Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Croatia This aerial view, taken by expert PIXSELL photographer Matko Begović, shows Krilo Jesenice, where one of the world’s largest fleets of small ships is squeezed into the port. Stuck between Split and Omiš, the vessels are hemmed in like herrings here for the winter while the local government figures out what to do with the lack of adequate space for them. With more boats still arriving, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to ensure a safe berth during the off-season. In the meantime, the sight provides an interesting photo subject for those looking to see a different side of Dalmatia. facebooktwitterinstagramAbout us a hybrid bus is operating within Slovenian borders Arriva Group and the municipality of Jesenice (near to Austria) are developing the pilot with a MAN Lion’s City Hybrid The vehicle has now been on the road in Slovenia for a few weeks Hybrid bus premiere in Jesenice with MAN Jesenice is now […] as the location where MAN Truck & Bus Slovenia handed over the first hybrid bus to run on Slovenian streets with the Municipality of Jesenice and the Arriva Group receiving the vehicle as reported by a press release issued by MAN The company operates local public transport in the area Hybrid buses are currently a marginal part of the European electric bus market 96 plugin hybrid buses were sold in Europe in 2017 out of a total of 1,250 electric buses (a definition that includes battery buses “We are proud that the MAN Lion’s City Hybrid is part of such an important milestone This city bus is the perfect solution for the scheduled urban services of the future,” said Claus Wallenstein about the pilot of a hybrid bus in Jesenice “We have the privilege of working together with partners who have a strategic vision and clear guidelines in terms of modern urban transport Our goal is to provide the best possible support to them We have managed to set new standards for sustainable transport in Slovenian towns and cities by pursuing these same principles efficiency and environmental protection,” Wallenstein added © Copyright 2012 - 2025 | Vado e Torno Edizioni | All rights reserved | P.I Slovenian energy solution provider NGEN has unveiled the first Tesla Powerpack storage system in the… Slovenia Balkan Green Energy News 0 The investment in the 12.6 MW/22.2 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) including construction BESS will be used for balancing the electricity grid’s frequency lowering the balance groups imbalances and offering flexible support to other energy market participants NGEN is also looking into possibilities to assist other companies with installation controlling it with its software and offering technical support on the international market Studies suggest that a 4 MW BESS enables around 100 MW of additional installation of electricity generation from renewable sources With NGEN’s system that sums up to around 250 MW additional clean energy production in Slovenia NGEN’s system will enable around 250 MW of additional installation of electricity generation from renewable sources The idea for the project was born in 2015 and fully developed at the beginning of 2018 while the first actions took place in mid-2018 The construction of the BESS started in April 2019 while the first operating tests were done by the end of August from small commercial businesses to regional utilities Grand opening was a huge success! 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It’s a huge honor for us to a part of this community. @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/nRAAfxlnew — NGEN Group EU (@NgenSlo) October 12, 2019 NGEN was founded by entrepreneurs Roman Bernard and Damian Merlak NGEN was founded by entrepreneurs Roman Bernard and Damian Merlak (founder of Bitstamp The company is offering a fully automated system for ancillary services and advanced solutions to lower the imbalances in the electricity market Be the first one to comment on this article Romania 02 May 2025 - The project is located in Constanța county recognized for its superior yields in green energy production 02 May 2025 - The Sunčana (Sunny) Vipava project envisages installing solar power plants with a combined capacity of 20 MW Region/EU 30 April 2025 - OMV put into operation its 10 MW green hydrogen plant at the Schwechat refinery 30 April 2025 - It is the second time this year that MVM contracted gas-fueled and hydrogen-ready power plants at sites of former fossil fuel facilities © CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2008-2020 website developed by ogitive .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By The Associated PressAP PhotoMike Posma took over coaching the Acroni Jesenice hockey team in Slovenia last year.JESENICE Slovenia -- Six Slovenian ice hockey players who beat up their American coach after winning a league title were released by the team Thursday He was beaten up by his players Saturday following Acroni Jesenice's celebrations for winning the title The 42-year-old New Jersey native was cut and bruised but not seriously injured The team denounced the incident Thursday and announced the end of the players' contracts Club president Slavko Kanalec said the team was "shocked" and "strongly condemns" the incident The team said it also suspended further contract talks with Posma who reportedly left Slovenia for the United States earlier Thursday Slovenian media say that both the six players and Posma were drunk while celebrating the team's third consecutive national league title The six players were reportedly angry at Posma because he allegedly told a 19-year-old backup goaltender to drive a car -- even though he knew the man was drunk The goaltender subsequently crashed the car reportedly beating him with wooden traffic signs that they found by the side of the road five of the six players denied that they attacked Posma claiming they attempted to convince the coach to go to the police and take the blame for the goaltender's accident The Slovenian public and team's fans warmly welcomed Posma when he took over as coach last November He had previously coached rival Olimpija Ljubljana Acroni Jesenice beat Olimpija to win its eighth Slovenian league title since the country's independence in 1991 Posma played defense for the Utica Devils in the 1990-91 AHL season and later spent several seasons playing professional hockey in Switzerland and Germany Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. 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Operation of the Petřín cable car has been suspended until further notice, and numerous public transport lines have been affected; an updated list can be found here The Czech capital continues to implement flood defense measures on Saturday particularly in areas like Holešovice and Stromovka The Vltava River's water level is expected to rise significantly prompting the construction of flood barriers and the temporary suspension of river cruises The city's flood defenses are being bolstered in preparation for the anticipated peak of the river level expected to reach its highest point overnight from Saturday to Sunday Emergency services and local authorities are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating responses to mitigate the impact of the severe weather Prague's municipal info line (+420 800 100 000) will provide updates on flood measures between 9 a.m Your morning coffee deserves a great companion. Why not enjoy it with our daily newsletter? News from Czechia, curated insights, and inspiring stories in English. Obvestila so izklopljena . Vklopi something magical happens on the mountainsides above the industrial Slovenian town of Jesenice Many of the normally lush green meadows on the slopes of Golica It’s not a late-spring snowstorm that is the cause of this magical transformation but the blossoms of narcissi – wild-growing daffodils An annual festival organized in the mountainside village of Planina pod Golico marks the springtime arrival of the narcissi Visitors from around the country and beyond flock to the area each May during what is known as the Month of the Narcissi In addition to marveling at the spectacular scenery visitors have an opportunity to see several art exhibits The event culminates when a young damsel is selected to become that year’s “Miss Narcissi.” The local dialect even has a unique term for the flowers: “ključavnice,” which means “locks” in Slovenian God became angry when he saw that bees were collecting nectar on Sundays he installed locks on the narcissi flowers that prevented the bees from accessing the nectar on that day But the narcissus flowers responsible for the spectacular springtime display are more fragile than once thought their number has been dramatically decreasing they have thinned out noticeably in some areas On reason for this has been their very popularity: Despite signs urging visitors not to pick the flowers too many of them cannot resist the temptation to take some of the home as souvenirs A more significant reason for the loss of the loss of the narcissi has been overgrazing and the use of fertilizers authorities have instructed local farmers to set leave some of the pastures untouched and to use only natural fertilizers on their fields The picking of narcissi is forbidden by law the step has stopped the decline in the number of these magical flowers The town of Jesenice is so confident in their future that the local tourist organization is betting on the snow-white narcissi fields to serve as the centerpiece of a campaign to make Jesenice and its surrounding mountains a prime tourist destination da me rtvslo.si obvešča o aktualnih novicah The Nova Gorica railway station is located on the single-track The upgrade of the Nova Gorica railway station will meet one of the prerequisites for the introduction of high-quality passenger rail services The measures implemented will ensure enhanced infrastructure capacity enabling greater functionality of the railway station as well as increased flexibility and throughput of railway traffic The project will ensure an increase in the station's capacity provide more user-friendly and accessible infrastructure and accommodate the operation of longer freight trains The upgrade of the Nova Gorica railway station will include:  The goal of this investment is to increase the capacity of the station make the infrastructure more user-friendly and accessible and enable the operation of longer freight trains The railway station upgrade will have a major multinational impact as it is on the border with Italy The Recovery and Resilience Facility contributes EUR 43 million to the investment worth EUR 60.5 million in total The works started in December 2023 and should be finalised by mid-2026 Our American readers may have fond memories of summer garage sale season when families—and sometimes entire neighborhoods—set up selling tables loaded with spring-cleaning cast-offs in their garages or on their lawns These days one is more likely to rummage for treasure on-line (see Prague Buy Sell Trade or any other host of online markets) but somehow doing so just isn’t the same groups of inhabitants of the Prague suburbs who have begun organizing neighborhood sales based on this very American concept One of them, Garage Sale Jesenice lays out some useful information for first-timers: “A Garage Sale is a sale of used goods by private persons at a predetermined date when there is no need for permission and the point of sale is most often the garages or the gardens of the sellers,” according to its site based in the Prague-West district of the Czech capital also encourages participants to set up lemonade stands and bake sales just like the Americans do Fun finds in Jesenice / Photo via Facebook which their kids sell for a symbolic price,” the site reads Jesenice isn’t the only local community to import the garage sale premise; in Černošice, Experiment: Garage Sale (catchphrase “All you need is less”) has been taking place in this town on the Berounka River twice a year since the spring of 2011 Garage sales signs in Škvorec / Photo via Experiment Garage Sale Facebook Both groups believe that not only do such “sejls” help people de-clutter their homes but they also foster a sense of community and provide the perfect opportunity for getting to know your neighbors The spring Garage Sale in Jesenice takes place May 26, 2018; the organization also maintains a list of upcoming sales in other areas. The next Černošice event is May 19 Anze Kopitar is a Slovenian professional hockey player who has a net worth of $18 million He first played for the team HK Acronia Jesenice in the Slovenian Under 18 league Kopitar played for HK Kranjska Gora in Slovenia and for Sodertalje SK in Sweden He was drafted #11 by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2005 NHL Draft He debuted in the NHL in 2006 and became the first Slovenian to do so He has played his entire NHL career with the Kings He has won Stanley Cup championships with the Kings in 2012 and 2014 and both times led the NHL in post season points with 20 and 26 Kopitar represents the Slovenian national team in international competition including at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi In 2008 Kopitar signed a seven year deal with the Kings for $47.6 million © 2025 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved