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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Patrick Roy (Rick Dikeman, Wikimedia Commons)
The Colorado Avalanche have named their former all-star goaltender, Patrick Roy, as their next head coach.
Roy replaces Joe Sacco, who was let go on April 28. This is the first significant move by former Colorado Avalanche star Joe Sakic, who was recently promoted to Colorado’s Executive Vice-President of Hockey Operations and to assist general manager Greg Sherman.
Since retiring, Roy has spent eight seasons as the part-owner, head coach and general manager of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In 2006, Roy led the Remparts to a Memorial Cup championship.
Interestingly with today’s announcement, Roy is the only current head coach in the National Hockey League who was a NHL goaltender.
And Roy was not your average goalie by any means. The hall of famer won three Conn Smythe Trophies, three Vezina Trophies and played in 11 NHL All-Star Games. He also has the most playoff wins by a goaltender with 151.
Tags: colorado avalanche, greg sherman, Joe Sakic, patrick roy, quebec remparts
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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Kris Letang (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
The Pittsburgh Penguins had no problems scoring whatsoever in game four of the Eastern Conference semi-final against the Ottawa Senators Wednesday evening.
The Penguins score seven times past the two Senators goalies of Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner en route to a convincing 7-3 victory to take a 3-1 series lead.
Defenceman Kris Letang led the Penguins offensive attack with four assists. James Neal was a force with two goals on nine shots, and an assist. While Jarome Iginla, Sidney Crosby and Pascal Dupuis also had multi-point games, with two points each.
The Senators meanwhile do not seem to have any confidence. Captain Daniel Alfredsson stated afterwards, he didn’t think the Senators would be able to put together three wins in a row and come back and win the series. He later stated his words were taken out of context. That backtrack however does not seem all that believable.
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Tags: james neal, jarome iginla, kris letang, Ottawa Senators, pascal dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
According to CBC Sports, the Vancouver Canucks have fired head coach Alain Vigneault.
The news should not come as a huge surprise because many were anticipating major changes in Vancouver after the Canucks were swept by the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference quarterfinal.
Expectations in the postseason were high this year in Vancouver after the Canucks seeked redemption. They were eliminated in the first round last year by the Los Angeles Kings, only a year after reaching the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Final in 2011.
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Tags: alain vigneault, Vancouver Canucks
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Andy Sutton (Sarah Connors, Wikimedia Commons)
According to TSN, Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andy Sutton has announced his retirement at the age of 38.
Sutton, had three goals and seven assists in 2011-12 for the Oilers and then missed all of 2012-13 after undergoing knee surgery.
Sutton played 13 NHL seasons with the San Jose Sharks, Minnesota Wild, Atlanta Thrashers, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Anaheim Ducks and Oilers, with 2011-12 being his only year in Edmonton.
Sutton was acquired by the Edmonton Oilers from the Anaheim Ducks for Kurtis Foster on July 1, 2011.
A native of Kingston, Ontario, considered by many a hockey hot bed, Sutton had his best seasons with the Thrashers where he had 67 points over a span of three seasons from 2003-2006. He was also a +5 on the Thrashers blueline during that time, impressive when one can recall that the Atlanta/Winnipeg Jets franchise has only made the playoffs once (2007).
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Tags: anaheim ducks, andy sutton, atlanta thrashers, Edmonton Oilers, kurtis foster, minnesota wild, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks, winnipeg jets
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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
The San Jose Sharks have evened their series with the Los Angeles Kings 2-2 in the Western Conference semi-finals with a 2-1 win Tuesday night, but not without controversy.
On Tuesday evening, with the Sharks leading 2-0 in the second period, the Kings had a shot from the point from defenceman Slava Voynov, that was redirected by rookie Tyler Toffoli and into the net past Sharks goaltender Antti Niemi.
However, the play was inadvertedly whistled dead. Kings veteran Dustin Penner argued the call, but to no avail.
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Tags: boston bruins, bud selig, los angeles kings, new york rangers, San Jose Sharks, tyler toffoli
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The Detroit Red Wings have taken the lead on the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Monday evening at Joe Louis Arena, Jimmy Howard made 39 saves as Detroit beat Chicago 3-1 to take a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference semi-final.
The story of the series right now is the lack of energy and mojo throughout the Blackhawks lineup the last two games. The Red Wings are having a significant amount of more positive energy and flow throughout their entire lineup.
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Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, detroit red wings, drew miller, gustav nyquist, jimmy howard
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Sunday, May 19th, 2013
The Ottawa Senators got back into their Eastern Conference semi-final series with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night from the nation’s capital.
Checking-line forward Colin Greening scored at 12:21 of double overtime as the Senators defeated the Penguins 2-1. Pittsburgh still lead the series 2-1. It was the longest game played so far in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs and the first to go to double overtime.
It was also a great comeback game for Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, who made 49 saves in between the Ottawa pipes.
In the other Eastern conference semi-final, the Boston Bruins defeated the New York Rangers 5-2 to take a 2-0 series lead. The Bruins were led offensively by Brad Marchand and Torey Krug, who each notched a goal and an assist, and by David Krejci and Patrice Bergeron who each notched two assists.
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Tags: boston bruins, brad marchand, colin greening, craig anderson, david krejci, new york rangers, Ottawa Senators, patrice bergeron, Pittsburgh Penguins, torey krug
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Sunday, May 19th, 2013
The San Jose Sharks are now back in their series with the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference semi-final.
Saturday evening in northern California, the Sharks got an overtime winner from Logan Couture in a 2-1 win over the Kings, but the Kings still lead the series 2-1.
The Sharks got their goal on the power play in overtime after Trevor Lewis was called on goaltender interference late in the third period. The call upset Kings’ goaltender Jonathan Quick, who slammed his stick across his goal post after the game.
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Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, detroit red wings, henrik zetterberg, johan franzen, logan couture, los angeles kings, San Jose Sharks, valtteri filppula
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Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Sidney Crosby (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player of all-time. Heck, he is also the greatest athlete of all-time. But I think it is safe to say that right now Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins is the best hockey player in the world right now.
On Friday night, Crosby showed just why he is so great. In a dominating performance, Crosby had a hat trick by the early portion of the second period in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators in game two of the Eastern Conference semi-final that put the Penguins up 2-0 in the best-out-of-seven series.
Crosby will now have the opportunity to showcase his skills north of the border this weekend as Pittsburgh travels to Ottawa for game three of the Eastern Conference semi-final (Sunday, CBC, 5:30 p.m.). I know the Penguins are loaded with talent that includes Evgeni Malkin and Jarome Iginla, but the bottom line is when healthy Pittsburgh is Crosby’s team.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching:
Saturday–MLB–New York Mets @ Chicago Cubs–WPIX–11:00 a.m.–Two teams in fourth place in their divisions play today at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are 17-24 in the National League Central, while the Mets are 16-23 in the National League East. First baseman Anthony Rizzo, who represented Italy at the World Baseball Classic, with nine home runs, 29 runs batted in and a .522 slugging percentage. While so far this season, the Mets have been led by third baseman David Wright, who leads the team with a .312 batting average, .418 on base percentage and a .536 slugging percentage.
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Tags: anthony rizzo, boston bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, chicago cubs, david bolland, david west, david wright, departing, detroit red wings, evgeni malkin, frank vogel, george hill, goldencents, henrik lundqvist, indiana pacers, jarome iginla, jhonas enroth, los angeles kings, loui eriksson, mylute, New York Knicks, new york mets, new york rangers, orb, Ottawa Senators, paul george, Pittsburgh Penguins, preakness, roy hibbert, San Jose Sharks, Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky, world hockey championship
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Friday, May 17th, 2013
The Boston Bruins have taken a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semi-final with a very close win over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
Brad Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime as the Bruins defeated the Rangers 4-3.
It was a very impressive win for the Bruins mostly because of the amount of injuries on the Boston blueline. On defense the Bruins had rookies Torey Krug, Dougie Hamilton and Matt Bartkowski to replace the injured Dennis Seidenberg, Wade Redden and Andrew Ference.
Krug in fact scored his first NHL career goal to send the game into overtime.
The win was the Bruins third overtime win in a row. Another Bruin that deserves praise is defenceman Zdeno Chara, who played 38:02 in game one. He also had a goal and an assist, was a +2 and had nine shots on goal.
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Tags: boston bruins, brad marchand, dougie hamilton, dustin brown, los angeles kings, matt bartkowski, new york rangers, San Jose Sharks, torey krug, trevor lewis, Zdeno Chara
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Friday, May 17th, 2013
This is sounding like a broken record, but once again Raffi Torres of the San Jose Sharks has been suspended.
This time it is for the remainder of the Western Conference semi-finals for his hit to the head of Los Angeles’ Kings forward Jarret Stoll.
Torres received a two minute minor for the infraction in game one of the series, a series in which the Sharks currently find themselves down 2-0.
A major reason that Torres was suspended for a maximum of six games is because he is a repeat offender. Torres has been suspended three times in the past for 27 games.
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Tags: brad richardson, jarret stoll, jordan eberle, los angeles kings, Marian Hossa, raffi torres, San Jose Sharks
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Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Patrick Sharp (Wikimedia Commons)
The Chicago Blackhawks have taken a 1-0 lead over the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference semi-final.
Wednesday evening at the United Center in Chicago, Patrick Sharp had a goal and two assists as the Blackhawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1.
After a relatively even first forty minutes, the Blackhawks completely dominated the third period, outscoring the Red Wings 3-0 in the final frame. Chicago also outshot Detroit 19-9 over the final twenty minutes.
A big goal for Chicago came with 8:37 left in the game. With the Blackhawks leading 2-1, Chicago got a goal from their fourth line as Marcus Kruger scored from Daniel Carcillo. When you know your fourth line is producing offensively, you know thngs are going very well.
The Blackhawks also got solid goaltending from Corey Crawford, who made 20 saves. The Blackhawks and Red Wings will now have two full days off as they will not play again until Saturday morning.
Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, corey crawford, daniel carcillo, detroit red wings, marcus kruger, patrick sharp
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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Jonathan Quick (Wikimedia Commons)
The Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins have taken a 1-0 lead in the conference semi-finals after Tuesday.
Last night in Los Angeles, Jonathan Quick made 35 saves as the Kings defeated the San Jose Sharks to take a 1-0 series lead.
Slava Voynov and Mike Richards each notched a goal and an assist for the Kings.
The Penguins meanwhile got two points each from Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz in a 4-1 win over Ottawa.
It looks like Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma has made a firm decision to move forward with goaltender Tomas Vokoun over Marc-Andre Fleury.
Vokoun, who is now a perfect 3-0 in the postseason, made 35 saves on 36 shot attempts.
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Tags: capital region board, chris kunitz, dan bylsma, Edmonton Oilers, evgeni malkin, jonathan quick, los angeles kings, mike richards, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, slava voynov, tomas vokoun
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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The Dallas Stars are now in search of a new head coach. On Tuesday they fired Glen Gulutzan after two years on the job.
Gulutzan, was 64-57-9 over the last two seasons, but failed to take the Stars to the Stanley Cup playoffs in each season.
The news shouldn’t be of huge surprise because the Stars fired General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk two weeks ago and replaced him with Jim Nill.
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Tags: dallas stars
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