Bruno Idžan has made history as the first Croatian-born player to be selected in the NHL Draft. The 19-year-old forward was picked by the Ottawa Senators in the sixth round, 181st overall, at the 2025 NHL Draft. Idžan recently completed his first season in North America, playing for the Lincoln Stars in the USHL. He put up an impressive 22 goals and 22 assists in just 36 … [Read more...] about Bruno Idžan Becomes 1st Croatian-Born Player Drafted In NHL
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CROATIA REACH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HANDBALL FINAL! Beat Undefeated France 31-28 In Zagreb!
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Croatia beat an undefeated France side 31-28 in front of a sold out Arena Zagreb Thursday night and will now play in the World Handball Final Sunday in Norway vs. the winner of Denmark/Portugal. Croatia led from start to finish and controlled the entire match; taking a 7-goal lead into halftime. It was a dream game for the Croatian side and fans inside of Arena Zagreb in a … [Read more...] about CROATIA REACH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HANDBALL FINAL! Beat Undefeated France 31-28 In Zagreb!
Croatia Beats Hungary On Buzzer Beater To Book Ticket vs. France In World Handball Semifinal
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WHAT. AN. ENDING. IN. ZAGREB! Marin Šipić hits the back of the net with one second left in the match as Croatia beats Hungary 31-30 at Arena Zagreb in front of 15,000+ screaming Croatian fans. The last gasp quarterfinal win now puts Croatia in the World Handball semifinals against France, who defeated Egypt by one goal Tuesday night. The semifinal will take place Thursday … [Read more...] about Croatia Beats Hungary On Buzzer Beater To Book Ticket vs. France In World Handball Semifinal
Croatia Win Huge Over Iceland To Keep World Handball Dream Alive
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Game on! Croatia picked up a huge win over Iceland (32-26) Friday night at Arena Zagreb. The result keeps them in contention for a quarterfinal berth and a victory over Slovenia Sunday will get them there. The Croatian Cowboys will play all games in Zagreb on their current path until the eventual Final of the 2025 World Handball Championships; switching over to Norway. … [Read more...] about Croatia Win Huge Over Iceland To Keep World Handball Dream Alive
Croatian Cowboys Must Shake Off Injuries, Loss To Egypt Going Into ‘Main Round’ Group Play At 2025 World Handball Championships
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The Croatian national handball squad will be disappointed with their 28-24 loss to Egypt Saturday night in Zagreb to end the preliminary round of the 2025 world handball championships.On top of that, they will be without key players Cindrić and Duvnjak due to huge injury blows. Croatia will just about have to go perfect in their final three group stage matches against Cape … [Read more...] about Croatian Cowboys Must Shake Off Injuries, Loss To Egypt Going Into ‘Main Round’ Group Play At 2025 World Handball Championships
UFC 309: Miocic Officially Retires After 3rd Round TKO Loss To Jon Jones
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UFC Heavyweight GOAT Stipe Miocic retires from fighting after 3rd Round TKO loss to Jon Jones Saturday night in New York City. Thank you Stipe for carrying the Croatian flag in the UFC. Thank you for being our champion. Thank you for showing the next generation that hard work and determination does make a difference. Stipe Miocic: the greatest UFC Heavyweight in … [Read more...] about UFC 309: Miocic Officially Retires After 3rd Round TKO Loss To Jon Jones
Croatia Ends Paris Olympics With 7 Medals, 2 Gold
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Croatia will end the 2024 Paris Olympics with seven total medals, two of which were GOLD in rowing and Judo. Croatia picked up more medals than countries which much, much larger populations: South Africa, Thailand, India (all with 6 medals). Croatia earned one more medal than Serbia (6) even though they got the gold in Water Polo on the final day of the games. With 7 medals … [Read more...] about Croatia Ends Paris Olympics With 7 Medals, 2 Gold
Croatia Beats Spain 10-8 To Reach Olympic Semifinal!
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Croatia beats undefeated Spain 10-8 in the quarterfinal round of the Paris Olympics! The Croatian ‘Barracudas’ will now face the winners of Italy/Hungary in the semifinals August 9th. This is a huge win for Croatian water polo after an extremely disappointing loss to the United States in the final match of group play. The loss to the USA put Croatia in the tougher half of the … [Read more...] about Croatia Beats Spain 10-8 To Reach Olympic Semifinal!
ICYMI: Sinković Brothers Take Gold, 3 HNL Clubs Advance In Europe, Baturina MOTM On Opening Night
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The Sinković brothers (Valent & Martin) win gold again! The Zagreb-born rowers took the gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics in the coxless pair rowing competition. This is the 3rd straight Olympics the brothers have taken gold in! If there was ever a rowing dynasty, this is it. The medal puts Croatia on two goals and one bronze after the first week of competition in … [Read more...] about ICYMI: Sinković Brothers Take Gold, 3 HNL Clubs Advance In Europe, Baturina MOTM On Opening Night
