Posts Tagged ‘new york islanders’
Sunday, May 12th, 2013
Brooks Orpik (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
The New York Islanders deserve full marks for their team performance in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They gave the heavily favoured Pittsburgh Penguins everything they could possibly handle and matured significantly as a franchise.
But at the end of the day it is the Penguins that have advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-Final after Brooks Orpik scored the overtime winner to give Pittsburgh a 4-3 win over the Islanders in game six of the series.
Orpik’s goal was his first of his playoff career in a remarkable 77 games.
This was a game that the Islanders should have won. They outshot Pittsburgh 38-21 and dominated puck possession throughout the contest.
Defenceman Paul Martin also scored a key goal for the Penguins, his first of the 2013 postseason, with 5:16 left to tie the game at two.
The Penguins will now face the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference Semi-Final. That series is likely to start midweek sometime.
Tags: brooks orpik, new york islanders, paul martin, Pittsburgh Penguins
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Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Henrik Zetterberg (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)
One of the most exciting times in the world of sports is simply game seven. That’s what we’ll have Sunday night in southern California as the Anaheim Ducks host the Detroit Red Wings.
Last night, Red Wings’ captain Henrik Zetterberg scored at 1:04 of overtime to give the Red Wings a 4-3 win over the Ducks to tie their Western Conference quarterfinal series at three games apiece.
The Red Wings might have a strong core of veterans, but after all these years are still getting it done. Goaltender Jimmy Howard is playing at an elite level as Detroit will look to move on during their last year in the Western Conference. How dangerous will Detrot be next year in the East? The answer is very. The game will be seen Sunday night on TSN at 8:00 p.m.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
Saturday & Sunday– PGA–Players Championship–NBC–12 p.m.– Spain’s Sergio Garcia, probably one of the best golfers in the world to have never won a major, currently leads Tiger Woods by a stroke after shooting a -11 at Sawgrass over the first two days of competition. Garcia and Woods have won the Players Championship once before– Woods in 2001 and Garcia in 2008. As for the first round leader, American Roberto Castro, he went from -9 to -3 and 1st to 30th after shooting a 78 on Friday.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, boston bruins, detroit red wings, dylan wruck, Edmonton Oil Kings, evgeni malkin, henrik zetterberg, jakub voracek, james reimer, jarome iginla, jimmy howard, jiri hudler, jiri tlusty, laurent brossoit, martin gernat, martin hanzal, Michael St. Croix, mike ribeiro, new york islanders, new york rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, players' championship, portland winterhawks, radim vrbata, sergio garcia, tiger woods, tomas fleischmann, tomas vokoun, toronto maple leafs, tyler bozak, washington capitals, world hockey championships
Posted in More, NHL, PGA, Western Hockey League |
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Two more teams were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Finals on Thursday. Last night the Ottawa Senators sent the Montreal Canadiens home packing and the Chicago Blackhawks did the dame to the Minnesota Wild.
But the bottom line is these two series were not even close. The Senators trounced the Canadiens 6-1 last night to win the Eastern Conference quarterfinal 4-1. How dominant was Ottawa? Well they outscored Montreal 13-0 in the third period throughout the series.
The Blackhawks were equally as dominant against the Wild. Marian Hossa scored twice and registered three points in a 5-1 triumph as Chicago eliminated Minnesota in five games. The Blackhawks beat the Wild despite not getting a goal in the series from Jonathan Toews.
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Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Marian Hossa, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, tomas vokoun
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Patrick Marleau (Ivan Makarov, Wikimedia Commons)
The first team has been knocked out from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Tuesday evening, the third seeded Vancouver Canucks lost 4-3 to the San Jose Sharks when Patrick Marleau scored at 13:18 on the power play in overtime. San Jose won the Western Conference Quarterfinal 4-0.
The Sharks had the man advantage in the extra period because Daniel Sedin was given a two minute minor for boarding Sharks’ winger Tommy Wingels.
Joe Pavelski also came up big for the Sharks as he scored twice.
This is the very first time that the Sharks have swept an opponent in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Marleau meanwhile scored in every game in the series for the Sharks, who now have time to rest for the Western Conference Semi-Finals.
In other action, the Ottawa Senators got a big overtime goal from Kyle Turris to take a 3-1 series lead on the Montreal Canadiens with a 3-2 victory. The Senators were down 2-0 in the third period, before getting goals from Mike Zibanejad and Cory Conacher. Conacher’s goal came with 23 seconds left in the third period, while it appears that Zibanejad’s goal was kicked in.
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Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, corey crawford, cory conacher, joe pavelski, kyle turris, mark streit, mike zibanejad, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, Patrick Marleau, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks
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Monday, May 6th, 2013
Joe Pavelski (Ivan Makarov, Wikimedia Commons)
The Vancouver Canucks are now only one loss away from being eliminated from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
On Sunday night in the Shark Tank, the Canucks got hammered 5-2 to San Jose, who now have a 3-0 lead on Vancouver in the series.
Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture scored twice for the Sharks against a Canucks team that is completely dysfunctional at the moment. Canucks goaltender Cory Schneider was horrible last night in giving up five goals to the Sharks.
In other action, the Montreal Canadiens/Ottawa Senators series is starting to be extremely physical. Last night there were 236 minutes in penalties, and many of the penalties the Canadiens took should be described as stupid. Ottawa meanwhile won convincingly 6-1 as rookie Jean Gabriel-Pageau recorded a hat trick.
In other games, the Pittsburgh Penguins took a 2-1 series lead over the New York Islanders as Chris Kunitz scored the overtime winner in a 5-4 Pittsburgh win. While in Minnesota, the Wild won their first of the series with a 3-2 win over Chicago on an overtime winner from Jason Zucker. Chicago still leads 2-1.
Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, chris kunitz, jason zucker, jean-gabriel pageau, joe pavelski, logan couture, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks
Posted in NHL |
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
The 2013 World Men’s Hockey Championships will commence this weekend with Canada playing two games in Stockholm. The first will be against Denmark on Saturday (TSN, 8:00 a.m.) and the second will be against Switzerland on Sunday (TSN2, 8:00 a.m.).
There are four Oilers and one Flame on Team Canada. Jordan Eberle, Justin Schultz, Devan Dubnyk and Taylor Hall are the Oilers, while T.J. Brodie is the lone Calgary Flame.
Other notable players representing Team Canada are Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith, Carolina Hurricanes sniper Eric Staal, Florida Panthers defenceman Brian Campbell (defending Lady Byng winner) and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos, who was second in the NHL in scoring with 29 goals and 57 points. (more…)
Tags: alexander steen, brent burns, brian campbell, brian elliott, calgary roughnecks, Chicago Blackhawks, colin mcdonald, devan dubnyk, Edmonton Oil Kings, eric staal, henrik samuelsson, jordan eberle, justin schultz, kyle okposo, los angeles dodgers, los angeles kings, matt cain, matt martin, michael frolik, mike smith, minnesota wild, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, new york rangers, Ottawa Senators, patrick sharp, Pittsburgh Penguins, portland winterhawks, raffi torres, san francisco giants, San Jose Sharks, seattle mariners, seth jones, shawn evans, st. louis blues, steven stamkos, t.j. brodie, Taylor Hall, toronto blue jays, ty rattie, Vancouver Canucks, washington capitals, washington stealth, world hockey championship
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
The New York Islanders appear to be moving in with the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center for the 2015-16 National Hockey League season.
The Islanders signed a 25 year lease to play in the building according to TSN.
With the Islanders making the decision to move to Brooklyn, this will make Rexall Place in Edmonton the oldest building in the National Hockey League. It will be interesting if this decision will put greater pressure on Edmonton city council members to get a deal done with owner Darryl Katz and vice versa.
Last week Katz did not attend a city council meeting at the request of Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel. Katz has requested for more financial help, but according to Mandel, has not given the city of Edmonton an explanation for the reasons why.
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Tags: brooklyn nets, Darryl Katz, Edmonton Oilers, gary bettman, new york islanders, stephen mandel
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
Jordan Staal (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
I know it is a big time for many prospects on the weekend of the NHL Entry Draft, but I am more interested in the wheeling and dealing that takes place among the clubs.
The Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins delivered the biggest blockbuster of the weekend. The Penguins, unable to come to terms with Jordan Staal long term, traded Staal to the Hurricanes for centre Brandon Sutter, their first round pick and a prospect.
Staal, considered by many to be one of the best natural centremen in the game today, will join his brother Eric in Carolina.
This past season Staal had 25 goals and 25 assists in 62 games, while Sutter had 17 goals and 15 assists in 82 games.
The Dallas Stars dumped salary by trading Mike Ribeiro to the Washington Capitals for forward Cody Eakin and a second round pick in 2012. Ribeiro had 18 goals and 45 assists this past season.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, benoit pouliot, boston bruins, brandon sutter, brayden schenn, brian burke, carolina hurricanes, cody eakin, columbus blue jackets, dallas stars, eric staal, james van riemsdyk, jonas gustavsson, jordan staal, lubomir visnovsky, luke schenn, michel ouellet, mike ribeiro, new york islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, sergei bobrovsky, tampa bay lightning, toronto maple leafs, washington capitals, winnipeg jets
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
The Edmonton Oilers didn’t seem to be the only Edmonton based hockey team to be a big winner from the 2012 National Hockey League Entry Draft in Pittsburgh this weekend.
Two Edmonton Oil Kings were drafted in the first round.
Defenceman Griffin Reinhart, son of former Calgary Flame Paul Reinhart, was taken fourth overall by the New York Islanders and center Henrik Samuelsson, son of former Pittsburgh Penguin defenceman Ulf Samuelsson, was taken 27th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes.
Griffin Reinhart has another familial connection to the National Hockey League. His brother Max was drafted by the Calgary Flames two years ago.
This past season, Griffin Reinhart had 12 goals and 24 assists in 58 games, while Samuelsson had seven goals and 16 assists in 28 games.
Another Oil King to be drafted was left winger Mitch Moroz in the second round, 32nd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. Moroz, a native of Calgary, had 131 penalty minutes in 66 games.
Tags: Edmonton Oil Kings, Edmonton Oilers, griffin reinhart, henrik samuelsson, mitch moroz, new york islanders, phoenix coyotes
Posted in More, NHL, Western Hockey League |
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
The Phoenix Coyotes are off to the Western Conference Semi-Finals. The Winnipeg Jet-almosts beat the Chicago Blackhawks convincingly in Chicago Monday night by a score of 4-0.
The Blackhawks were the better team in the series in every area except one–the position of goaltending.
The bottom line was that Mike Smith was completely brilliant, compared to the shaky Corey Crawford who needless to say was horrible at specific times when the games were tight.
Last night, after the Blackhawks dominated the first half of the game but couldn’t beat Smith, the Coyotes dominated the third period. Former Oiler Gilbert Brule, Westlock’s Kyle Chipchura and Oliver Ekman-Larsson all notched a goal and assist as Phoenix will now play the Nashville Predators in round two.
In other hockey news, Oilers forward Jordan Eberle has been nominated for the Lady Byng. This season he had 34 goals and 42 assists and only 10 penalty minutes. He’ll be up against Brian Campbell of the Florida Panthers and Matt Moulson of the New York Islanders. Campbell will try to become the first defenceman to win the Lady Byng since Red Kelly of the Detroit Red Wings in 1954.
Eberle meanwhile is being joined by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who is being nominated for the Calder. No Edmonton Oiler has won a major award since Mark Messier won the Hart and Bill Ranford won the Conn Smythe in 1990.
Tags: bill ranford, brian campbell, Chicago Blackhawks, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, florida panthers, gilbert brule, jordan eberle, kyle chipchura, Mark Messier, matt moulson, mike smith, nashville predators, new york islanders, oliver ekman-larsson, phoenix coyotes, red kelly, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
The Edmonton Oilers won yesterday and yipee (sarcastically) they moved from 29th to 28th in the NHL Standings, past the lowly Montreal Canadiens.
Yesterday they scored six times, albeit against the immensely defensively inept Columbus Blue Jackets, scoring five times in the second period alone on one year wonder Steve Mason who has done nothing in the National Hockey League since his stellar rookie year in 2008-09.
Then the Blue Jackets brought in former Camrose Kodiak product Allen York in for the third period, who played rather well.
Ok, the Oilers might have scored six times, but Oilers fans have simply no reason to celebrate. It has been an atrocious season for a club expected to contend for a playoff spot by now rather than see the six remaining games against Dallas, Vancouver and two each against Anaheim and Los Angeles have no real significance whatsoever. Wake me up when this team contends. For now, I feel their development is going at snail’s pace like that of the Islanders than the expedient progress of Chicago and Pittsburgh a few years ago.
Tags: allen york, anaheim ducks, camrose kodiaks, Chicago Blackhawks, columbus blue jackets, dallas stars, Edmonton Oilers, los angeles kings, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks
Posted in NHL |
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
I was expected to be very busy this afternoon writing about a significant number of trades.
The bottom line, there might have been one that I’ll get to later. But living in Alberta, I think it comes as a huge surprise how little the Oilers did and that the Flames did nothing today.
Message to Nikolai Khabibulin, Ales Hemsky, and Ryan Smyth. It’s time to step up. Management has shown confidence in all three of you and it’s time to take your game to the next level.
As for the Flames, it looks like they will continue to battle for a playoff spot. Good news for Flames fans is that Miikka Kiprusoff is reminding you of 2004 and if you get into the playoffs, anything can happen.
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Tags: alexander sulzer, boston bruins, brian lee, buffalo sabres, calgary flames, Chicago Blackhawks, cody hodgson, colorado avalanche, columbus blue jackets, daniel winnik, Edmonton Oilers, jamie mcginn, johnny oduya, marc-andre gragnani, matt gilroy, mike mottau, nashville predators, new york islanders, Ottawa Senators, paul gaustad, samuel pahlsson, San Jose Sharks, t.j. galiardi, tampa bay lightning, Vancouver Canucks, winnipeg jets, zack kassian
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Sunday, February 26th, 2012
Andrei Kostitsyn (Wikimedia Commons)
One of the more intriguing days on the hockey calendar takes place tomorrow. The National Hockey League Trade deadline takes place at 1pm Mountain tomorrow.
Here are is my list of the top ten players I am projecting to be traded:
10) Nikolai Khabibulin–Edmonton Oilers–Even though he is not an unrestricted free agent, the Oilers have Devan Dubnyk and Yann Danis to lead them until they are ready to be respectable. Neither are the long term answer, but a year at the status quo in net will give added heartburn for Oilers fans.
9) Kristian Huselius–Columbus Blue Jackets–The former Calgary Flame has only played two games this season and not since December 2 because of a groin injury but is expected back soon and could provide a contender with offensive depth.
8) Steve Staios–New York Islanders–The former Edmonton Oiler and Calgary Flame is 38 years old and could provide a team with some steady presence on defence. Despite not having a goal, he has an impressive 104 blocked shots.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, andrei kostitsyn, brian rolston, bryan allen, carolina hurricanes, columbus blue jackets, Edmonton Oilers, jaroslav spacek, jason blake, kristian huselius, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, niklas hagman, nikolai khabibulin, samuel pahlsson, steve staios
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Saturday, December 31st, 2011
What was supposed to be one of the biggest hockey games in quite sometime for the city of Edmonton, in actuality has no meaning whatsoever at all. When Team Canada faces Team United States at Rexall Place tonight (TSN, 6pm) the Canadians know they will be going directly to the semi-finals of the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship, while the Americans are going to the relegation round.
Still, there are a couple of important factors that will come into play. First, it is important that Canada doesn’t get into any bad habits. Team Canada has been a little bit undisciplined at times through their first three games and it is important the team carries their momentum they have now into Tuesday by playing a complete sixty minutes after deciding to take parts of the third period off against Denmark Thursday night.
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Tags: 2012 world junior hockey championships, ales hemsky, andrei vasilevski, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, Edmonton Oilers, eric decker, henrik sedin, kansas city chiefs, ladainian tomlinson, los angeles kings, miami dolphins, new york giants, new york islanders, new york jets, nikita usev, oakland raiders, petr mrazek, reggie bush, san diego chargers, Steve Tambellini, teemu pulkkinen, tim tebow, tony romo, Vancouver Canucks, yevgeni kuznetsov
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