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Montreal Canadiens Take Down The Penguins In Game 7

Thu, 13 May 2010 03:18:20 +0000

After taking the best team in the NHL for the 2009/2010 regular season, The Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens have now beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in round 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. It took the Canadiens all 7 games to eliminate the Capitals, and they did it also in 7 games with the Penguins. Now the 8th place team in the Eastern Conference of the NHL has won big with a 5 – 2 game 7 and we have a great video of highlights for you to watch below. Let us know what you think about the win and how far can the Habs take this?

Memorable Habs Game 7 highlights (cbc.ca)
Habs’ Habit (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)
No Cup repeat: Canadiens stun Pens in Game 7 (nbcsports.msnbc.com)

The men’s hockey roster for Team USA at the 2010 Olympic hockey tournament

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:00:16 +0000

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The Winter Olympics for 2010 are just about one month away and the USA Hockey Team Roster is out and the players are ready. We are going to give you a run-down of the Hockey Players that are rostered for this years Olympic team. The list came out on January 1st of 2010 and this list has the players in order by name and age.

Goaltenders:

Tim Thomas, 35 (Boston Bruins)
Ryan Miller, 29 (Buffalo Sabres)
Jonathan Quick, 24 (Los Angeles Kings)

Alternate Candidate:
- Craig Anderson (Colorado)

Defense:

Brian Rafalski, 36 (Detroit Red Wings)
Ryan Suter, 25 (Nashville Predators)
Paul Martin 28 (New Jersey Devils)
Mike Komisarek, 28 (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Erik Johnson, 21 (St. Louis Blues)
Brooks Orpik, 29 (Pittsburgh Pittsburgh)
Jack Johnson, 23 (Los Angeles Kings)

Alternate Candidates:
- Matt Niskanen (Dallas)
- Ron Hainsey (Atlanta)
- Alex Goligoski (Pittsburgh)
- Matt Carle (Philadelphia)
- Rob Scuderi (Los Angeles)

Forwards:

Zach Parise, 25 (New Jersey Devils)
Chris Drury, 32 (New York Rangers)
Dustin Brown, 25 (Los Angeles Kings)
Jamie Langenbrunner, 34 (New Jersey Devils)
Paul Stastny, 24 (Colorado Avalanche)
David Backes, 25 (St. Louis Blues)
Patrick Kane, 21 (Chicago Blackhawks)
Phil Kessel, 22 (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Ryan Kesler, 25 (Vancouver Canucks)
Bobby Ryan, 22 (Anaheim Ducks)
Joe Pavelski, 25 (San Jose Sharks)
Ryan Malone, 31 (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Ryan Callahan, 24 (New York Rangers)

Alternate Candidates:
- Jason Pominville (Sabres)
- David Booth (Panthers)
- Scott Gomez (Canadiens)
- T.J. Oshie (Blues)
- Brian Gionta (Canadiens)

So what do you think? Let us know in the comments sections below. Who would you have called to place on the USA Hockey Team in 2010? You have to have a opinion on this right?

Burke confident in U.S. team’s goaltending (nationalpost.com)
Veteran Forsberg on Sweden’s Olympic squad (seattletimes.nwsource.com)

Patrick Kane Signs His Name For A Good Cause

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:56:48 +0000

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On New Year’s day Patrick Kane saw one of the young kid’s skate out onto the ice when the announcement of the Olympic team was going on. He noticed that one young girl was wearing his USA Hockey Jersey. At that moment he ran to Brandon Faber the Blackhawks PR man and let him know about finding this young girl and getting the Jersey signed.

“I was trying to make the situation for her and her family even better than it already was,” Kane said. “It might help the reputation, but I wasn’t thinking about that when I went up to Brandon.”

“I think it was really cool,” Kane, only 21, said. “It really makes you feel good. It seems like she was pretty excited in her letter that we were able to get it done. I thought it was a real easy gesture that I could pull off for the girl, just sign the jersey for her and do the right thing.”

In my opinion it seem that he was just trying to do something great for a young hockey fan. If only more of the pro. NHL players, and any other sport, would do this more often then they might get a little more from the fans. I understand that many of the professional sports players give a lot, but sometimes its the small things that might get them noticed even more.

NHL Standing For the Eastern Conference January 2010

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:45:42 +0000

The Eastern Conference in the NHL is heating up with most team above 41 games played. We have the New Jersey Devils on top with 63 points and with only played 42 games so far this year. That is the lowest number of games played in the conference. Right on their heals are the Buffalo Sabers with 61 points and 44 games played. Then the Washington Capitals holding their own with 60 points and 44 games played. How do the other team in the NHL’S Eastern Conference look? Let’s see.

NHL Playoffs Continue into Conference Semifinals

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:11:49 +0000

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All the greats will be here for you to see in the conference semifinals for the NHL 2009 playoffs. Players like Nicklas Backstrom, Roberto Luongo, Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Semin, Chris Pronger, Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, Chad Larose, Ryan Getzlaf, and so many more. You will not want to miss this series.

Here is the complete schedule for the Eastern and Western conference semifinals. Don’t miss out on seeing some of the best that the NHL has to offer.

SERIES I

vs.

NETWORK

Friday, May 1

at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

VERSUS (JIP), TSN

Sunday, May 3

at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

VERSUS, TSN

Wednesday, May 6

at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

VERSUS (JIP), TSN

Friday, May 8

at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

VERSUS (JIP), TSN

*Sunday, May 10

at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

VERSUS, TSN

*Tuesday, May 12

at Carolina, 7:00 p.m.

VERSUS, TSN

*Thursday, May 14

at Boston, TBD

TSN

SERIES J

vs.

NETWORK

Saturday, May 2

at Washington, 1:00 p.m.

NBC, CBC, RDS

Monday, May 4

at Washington, 7:00 p.m.

VERSUS, CBC, RDS

Wednesday, May 6

at Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m.

VERSUS, CBC, RDS

Friday, May 8

at Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m.

VERSUS, CBC, RDS

*Saturday, May 9

at Washington, 7:00 p.m.

VERSUS, CBC, RDS

*Monday, May 11

at Pittsburgh, TBD

VERSUS, CBC, RDS

*Wednesday, May 13

at Washington, 7:00 p.m.

VERSUS, CBC, RDS

SERIES K

vs.

NETWORK

Friday, May 1

at Detroit, 7:00 p.m.

VERSUS, TSN2

Sunday, May 3

at Detroit, 2:00 p.m.

NBC, TSN

Tuesday, May 5

at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

VERSUS, TSN

Thursday, May 7

at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

VERSUS, TSN

*Sunday, May 10

at Detroit, 5:00 p.m.

TSN

*Tuesday, May 12

at Anaheim, TBD

VERSUS, TSN

*Thursday, May 14

at Detroit, TBD

VERSUS, TSN

SERIES L

vs.

NETWORK

Thursday, April 30

at Vancouver, 9:00 p.m.

CBC, VERSUS

Saturday, May 2

at Vancouver, 9:00 p.m.

CBC, VERSUS

Tuesday, May 5

at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.

CBC, VERSUS

Thursday, May 7

at Chicago, 8:00 p.m.

CBC, VERSUS

*Saturday, May 9

at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m

CBC, VERSUS

*Monday, May 11

at Chicago, 9:00 p.m.

CBC, VERSUS (JIP)

*Thursday, May 14

at Vancouver, TBD

CBC, VERSUS

* – if necessary

Who is going on? Let us know who is going to be in the next round. Is your favorite still in the playoffs? Who should be getting the MVP of the 2009 NHL playoff season?

NHL bracing for Crosby, Ovechkin showdown (cbc.ca)
Ryan gives Ducks control over Sharks (cbc.ca)
Why Can’t Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin Just Get Along? [Nhl] (deadspin.com)

Sean Avery From the NY Rangers

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:46:51 +0000

This is Sean Avery from the NHL’s

New York Rangers

2009 NHL Playoff Schedule is here

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:20:53 +0000

You asked for it you got it. The 2009 NHl Playoff Schedule is up and we are ready for some hockey. The teams have played their hearts out all season long and now it is all or go home. Check out when your favorite NHL team is playing and watch the madness. First we have a list of how the top 16 teams did with the wins, losses, and ties.

Capitals (50-24-8) vs Rangers (43-30-9)
Devils (51-27-4) vs Hurricanes (45-30-7)
Penguins (45-28-9) vs Flyers (44-27-11)
Bruins (53-19-10) vs Canadiens (41-30-11)
Red Wings (51-21-10) vs Blue Jackets (41-31-10)
Canucks (45-27-10) vs Blues (41-31-10)
Blackhawks (46-24-12) vs Flames (46-30-6)
Sharks (53-18-11) vs Ducks (42-33-7)

Now you can see how each team did against each other in the regular season.

Regular Season Matchup : Sharks 4-2 Ducks
Regular Season Matchup : Blackhawks 4-0 Flames
Regular Season Matchup : Canucks 2-2 Blues
Regular Season Matchup : Red Wings 3-3 Blue Jackets
Regular Season Matchup : Bruins 5-1 Canadiens
Regular Season Matchup : Penguins 4-2 Flyers
Regular Season Matchup : Devils 1-3 Hurricanes
Regular Season Matchup : Capitals 3-1 Rangers

And now for what you have been waiting for all season, the dates and game times for the 2009 NHL playoffs.

All times Eastern

CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
(Best-of-7)
Wednesday, April 15
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., Versus, CBC
Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m., Versus, CBC

Thursday, April 16
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m., CBC
Columbus at Detroit, 7 p.m., Versus
Calgary at Chicago, 8:30 p.m., Versus
Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m., Versus, CBC

Friday, April 17
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., Versus, CBC
Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m., Versus, CBC

Saturday, April 18
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 1 p.m., NBC
Columbus at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Chicago, TBD

Sunday, April 19
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 3 p.m., NBC, CBC
Vancouver at St. Louis, 7 p.m., Versus, CBC
New Jersey at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Montreal at Boston, 8 p.m., Versus, CBC
Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m., Versus, CBC

Monday, April 20
Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m., CBC
Washington at N.Y. Rangers, Versus, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Calgary, 9:30 p.m., Versus

Tuesday, April 21
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m., Versus, CBC
Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m., Versus, CBC
San Jose at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m., Versus, CBC

Wednesday, April 22
Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m., CBC
Washington at N.Y. Rangers, Versus, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Calgary, TBD, Versus

Thursday, April 23
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., Versus, CBC, if necessary
Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
San Jose at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m., Versus, CBC

Friday, April 24
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m., Versus, if necessary
St. Louis at Vancouver, 10 p.m., Versus, CBC, if necessary

Saturday, April 25
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 3 p.m., NBC, CBC, if necessary
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m., CBC, if necessary
Columbus at Detroit, 7 p.m., Versus, if necessary
Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m., Versus, CBC, if necessary
Calgary at Chicago, 10 p.m., if necessary

Sunday, April 26
Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m., NBC, if necessary
Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m., Versus, CBC, if necessary
New Jersey at Carolina, TBD, Versus, if necessary

Monday, April 27
Boston at Montreal, TBD, CBC, if necessary
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, TBD, Versus, if necessary
San Jose at Anaheim, TBD, Versus, CBC, if necessary
Detroit at Columbus, TBD, if necessary
Chicago at Calgary, TBD, if necessary

Tuesday, April 28
Carolina at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m., if necessary
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, TBD, Versus, if necessary
St. Louis at Vancouver, TBD, Versus, CBC, if necessary

Wednesday, April 29
Montreal at Boston, TBD, CBC, if necessary
Anaheim at San Jose, TBD, Versus, CBC, if necessary
Columbus at Detroit, TBD, Versus, if necessary
Calgary at Chicago, TBD, if necessary

Montreal Retires Patrick Roy No. 33

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:12:39 +0000

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Patrick Roy has to be one of the best NHL goalies to ever play the game. Roy was drafted 51st overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. In both 1989 and 1990, he won the Vezina Trophy for best goaltender in the NHL and was voted for the NHL 1st All-Star Team.

Here are some great moments in Patrick Roy’s Life as a net minder.

His jersey number 30 has been retired by the Granby Bisons.
His jersey number 33 has been retired by the Colorado Avalanche.
His jersey number 33 has been retired by the Montreal Canadiens
In 1998, he was ranked number 15 on The Hockey News’ list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
The Colorado Sports Hall Of Fame 2004.
QMJHL Hall of Fame.
Hockey Hall of Fame inductee 2006.
Was ranked #5 in The Hockey News’ The Top 60 Since 1967 – The Best Players of the Post Expansion Era.

Awards for Partick Roy.

Calder Cup – with Sherbrooke Canadiens 1985

Stanley Cup — with Montreal Canadiens 1986, 1993, with Colorado Avalanche 1996, 2001

Conn Smythe Trophy — 1986, 1993, 2001

William M. Jennings Trophy — 1987*, 1988*, 1989*, 1992, 2002

Vezina Trophy — 1989, 1990, 1992

NHL All-Star Game — 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003

NHL 1st All-Star Team — 1989, 1990, 1992, 2002

NHL 2nd All-Star Team — 1988, 1991

NHL All-Rookie Team — 1986

Trico Goaltending Award — 1989, 1990

Memorial Cup 2006 with Quebec Remparts (as the Coach)

Montreal Canadiens retired Roy’s No. 33 jersey on November 22nd 2008

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