Tonight the Minnesota Wild will face the East's best Boston Bruins at the TD Garden in Boston. The match-up will be the first time the two teams have met since February of 2012 because of last season's half season lockout.
The B's come into tonight's tilt as the hottest team in the NHL with an eight game win streak. During that streak, the Bruins have scored 32 goals, plus one extra added because of a shootout victory, which averages out to four goals a game. Teams scoring like that don't lose that often.
Tonight also is the first game that Jarome Iginla would play against his former division rival Minnesota since being traded to the Eastern Conference last season. Iginla, a known Wild killer, has scored more goals against the Wild than any other player in the NHL since the Wild would come into the league in 2000. In His last five games, Iginla has five points with four of those being goals. He also leads the Bruins in goals with 23 and looks to pad his totals tonight against a team where he has had great success against.
As for Minnesota, they find themselves in a little bit of a late season funk, and wins haven't been that easy to come by for the Wild. Since the beginning of March, the Wild are 2-1-3, which isn't terrible, but could have been a lot better if they could hang on to some leads. Having leads in the games against Edmonton and Dallas, they would sit back and watch their wins slide away from them, missing out on key points this late in the season.
Forwards Jason Pominville and Zach Parise, need to keep the offense going and lead this team to victory once again. Pominville, who also has five points in his last five games, and scored the only goal in the Wild's last game against Columbus, seems to be one of the only consistent things offensively as of late. The same can be said for Parise as well.
Minnesota goalie Darcy Kuemper has played virtually lights out hockey since the Olympic break ended, aside from the two speed bumps in Dallas and at home against Edmonton. In his last five games, Kuemper has posted an outstanding .925 save percentage and a goals against of 2.20, solid numbers for any goalie in any league.
People are wondering why Minnesota can't seem to finish games as of late then, and I say it's simple. They aren't playing that puck control hockey they were playing when they were having success. I know this is stating the obvious here, but chances are you control the play with the puck, you control the outcome of the game. Not only that, but Minnesota can't seem to catch a bounce as of late either. A good example of this is the two posts they hit Saturday night against Columbus.
Tonight is West vs. East and we will see if the West hast their continued dominance against the East, or if the hot play of the Bruins can shut down a Minnesota Wild team who can't seem to find a way to finish games as of late. One thing on Minnesota's side tonight is that Boston has not beat Minnesota since 2009. Will this slump end and the Bruins stay hot, or will the Wild finally find a way to finish a game off?
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Monday, March 17, 2014
Thursday, January 09, 2014
USA Hockey Development: Stupid is as Stupid does.
@GF_Ballerz American developement is a joke,all the top players are coming from CHL and Sweden. Why do you think americans come to Canada ?
— Tyler Vincent (@TV_Muscle) January 9, 2014
USA Hockey and US college hockey is so bad that it developed 30 plus for the 2014 Olympic games. From College Hockey INC.
Country/Player Pos. Current Team NCAA Team
Austria
Brian Lebler F EHC Linz (AUT) Michigan Thomas Pock D KAC Klagenfurt (AUT)Massachusetts
Mattias Trattnig D Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) Maine
Thomas Vanek F NY Islanders (NHL)Minnesota
Canada
Duncan Keith D Chicago (NHL) Michigan State
Chris Kunitz F Pittsburgh (NHL)Ferris State
Patrick Sharp F Chicago (NHL) Vermont
Jonathan Toews F Chicago (NHL) North Dakota
Latvia
Ralfs Freibergs D Bowling Green
Sweden
Carl Hagelin F NY Rangers (NHL)Michigan
United States
Jimmy Howard G Detroit (NHL) Maine
Ryan Miller G Buffalo (NHL) Michigan State
Jonathan Quick G Los Angeles (NHL)Massachusetts
Justin Faulk D Carolina (NHL) Minnesota Duluth
Paul Martin D Pittsburgh (NHL)Minnesota
Ryan McDonagh D NY Rangers (NHL)Wisconsin
Brooks Orpik D Pittsburgh (NHL)Boston College
Kevin Shattenkirk D St. Louis (NHL)Boston University
Ryan Suter D Minnesota (NHL) Wisconsin
David Backes F St. Louis (NHL) Minnesota State
Ryan Kesler F Vancouver (NHL) Ohio State
Phil Kessel F Toronto (NHL) Minnesota
T.J. Oshie F St. Louis (NHL) North Dakota
Max Pacioretty F Montreal (NHL) Michigan
Zach Parise F Minnesota (NHL) North Dakota
Joe Pavelski F San Jose (NHL) Wisconsin Paul Stastny F Colorado (NHL) Denver
Derek Stepan F NY Rangers (NHL)Wisconsin
James van Riemsdyk F Toronto (NHL)New Hampshire
Blake Wheeler F Winnipeg (NHL) Minnesota
Wednesday, November 06, 2013
NHL Hockey: Sharks Hosed by Blown Call in San Jose Last Night...
s/t Duck Daddy. Check this out, the San Jose Sharks got hosed last night, it appears that the Sharks did in fact score the game-winning goal. I am surprised that this wasn't reviewed by the war room in Toronto. The Buffalo Sabres would go on to win the game in a shootout, that was only the third win of the season for the Buffalo Sabres.
I know NHL is going to get destroyed for no-goal in SJ, but neither broadcast had it quickly and BUF's didn't show it at all. If ref says...
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) November 6, 2013
no-goal on-ice, I'm not sure how that one is getting caught. Not a great moment...but I can see how it happens. Ugh.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) November 6, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Sabres Hack John Scott Pounds Bruins Forward Loui Eriksson in the Head
Last night, Buffalo Sabres pylon, hack, one-dimensional forward, John Scott hit Boston Bruins forward Loui Eriksson in the head with one of the dirtiest hits I have seen this season. It doesn't appear that the players are learning anything. Scott's teammate Patrick Kaleta is already serving a 10-game suspension for his dirty hit on Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson. That suspension was appealed by the Sabres and upheld by the NHL today.
In what is becoming a nightly thing, another night, another dirty hit. In my opinion, the NHL has no choice but to throw the book at this clown, this is unacceptable. According to Joe Haggerty, Eriksson is suffering from a concussion. Scott has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL pending a in-person disciplinary hearing.
There's no way that you can defend this hit. Again, I am all for tough guys and for fighting in the NHL, but this guy is a clown that can barely skate and he's on the ice to hurt people. I want the NHL to throw the book at this P.O.S., he's a player that plays four to five minutes a game.
Claude Julien used the phrase "pretty severe" at one point when talking about the concussion Loui Eriksson suffered last night #BruinsTalk
— Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) October 24, 2013
#BruinsTalk Scott to meet with NHL's Shanahan over Eriksson hit ... By @HacksWithHaggs ... http://t.co/A5rSlJMqqI
— CSNNE.com (@CSNNE) October 24, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
NHL to use new Nets
The NHL is going to use a new net this season. Here's a picture of that new net. I wish sometimes they would just leave the game alone and just play hockey.
NHL.COM --- Gone is the traditional rounded "elbow" of the goal cage and now, replaced by a shorter angle according to the NHL, which gives the net a squared look.
The padding inside the apron of the net has also been trimmed, allowing officials a better look at pucks that may have approached or just crossed the goal line. The NHL thinks this change will allow for better efficiency in real-time goal calls and also in video reviews, which were sometimes hindered by thick padding inside the net.
It's been two days of practice with the new-look nets, and though there are multiple small changes, the one thing that some players mentioned is how they look to a shooter's eye.
"I think the biggest thing is that it looks like a bigger net, to be honest with you," Nick Foligno told BlueJackets.com
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
NCHC Hockey: Total of the Early Departures
With the hockey season approaching, I would think that the NCHC is done with its early departures.
Colorado College (0)
None
Denver (3)
Scott Mayfield So. D NY Islanders (NHL), April 5
Juho Olkinoura So. G Winnipeg (NHL), April 7 (FA)
Nick Shore Jr. F Los Angeles (NHL), April 12
Miami (0)
None
Minnesota Duluth (1)
Chris Casto So. D Boston (NHL), March 26 (FA)
Nebraska-Omaha (2)
Andrej Sustr Jr. D Tampa Bay (NHL), March 21 (FA)
Tony Turgeon Jr. D San Antonio (AHL), July 18 (FA)
North Dakota (1)
Derek Forbort Jr. D Los Angeles (NHL), April 5
St. Cloud State (1)
Nick Jensen Jr. D Detroit (NHL), May 2
Western Michigan (1)
Danny DeKeyser Jr. D Detroit (NHL), March 29 (FA)
Colorado College (0)
None
Denver (3)
Scott Mayfield So. D NY Islanders (NHL), April 5
Juho Olkinoura So. G Winnipeg (NHL), April 7 (FA)
Nick Shore Jr. F Los Angeles (NHL), April 12
Miami (0)
None
Minnesota Duluth (1)
Chris Casto So. D Boston (NHL), March 26 (FA)
Nebraska-Omaha (2)
Andrej Sustr Jr. D Tampa Bay (NHL), March 21 (FA)
Tony Turgeon Jr. D San Antonio (AHL), July 18 (FA)
North Dakota (1)
Derek Forbort Jr. D Los Angeles (NHL), April 5
St. Cloud State (1)
Nick Jensen Jr. D Detroit (NHL), May 2
Western Michigan (1)
Danny DeKeyser Jr. D Detroit (NHL), March 29 (FA)
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Friday, August 30, 2013
NHL Hockey: In the Wake of the NFL Settlement, is the NHL Next
English: A faceoff in the New York Islanders' first game of the 2009-10 NHL season, against the Pittsburgh Penguins. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
The Globe and Mail — Like the NFL, the NHL had had its feet held to the fire in recent years over the manner in which it deals with the incidence and severity of head injuries, both their prevention and monitoring. The Boston University Centre for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy has found evidence of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in the brains of several former players. CTE is a degenerative disease caused by repeated brain injuries.In sports like racing, hockey, football, MMA, you’re playing in a sport that the next play could be your last. It’s not outside the realm of possibility that you could suffer a fatal injury and be killed. I do have a problem with football players turning around and suing the NFL, especially the ones that have made a lot of money to play a kids game. That doesn’t mean I don’t feel for their plight if they’re injured in a questionable play.
Several high-profile players, including Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, have missed large amounts of playing time with concussions and the league has rewritten rules and changed their interpretation in response.
Frank Brown, a spokesman for the NHL, said the league would not comment on the settlement.
The NFL, which generates an estimated $9-billion in annual revenue, will not be compelled to share internal documents that would indicate how much the league knew about concussions and when it knew. That is one reason why Paul Echlin, a Burlington, Ont.,-based sports-medicine specialist and an expert in the field of concussion research, said the NFL settlement serves the economic interests of each side without having much of an influence on the bigger picture.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Former Sioux Toews: 'Naive' to think PEDs aren't in NHL
English: Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews during warm up prior to a National Hockey League playoff game against the Calgary Flames, in Calgary. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Sports Xchange --- Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews told Toronto radio station Sportsnet 590 The Fan this week that it is "naive" to think that performance-enhancing drugs are not being used by NHL players.
"I think it would be naive to say that there's no one in the NHL that is trying to get the edge in that fashion," he said. "But at the end of the day, whether you get caught now or not, down the road at some point those sort of things come out as we've seen in Major League Baseball and cycling. v
"Eventually ... someone is going to save their own butt and throw you under the bus. And that's your legacy. That's what people remember: that you're a cheater and you took performance-enhancing drugs.
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Time for a National College Hockey pay per view television package
English: Logo for DirecTV (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
As most of you know, as of right
now, home UND Hockey games are not going to be on DirecTV anymore. As of right now, there will be “no" UND Hockey games
shown outside of the regional area unless the games are on CBSSN… So, going
forward, you will have to use the webcasts if you want to watch the games live.
Now, here’s what we “could” do, I
suggest that we flood the lines at DirecTV 1-800-531-5000 and tell them that we would like to have MidcoSportsnet.com from Midcontinent Communications on
DirecTV. I would even suggest that you’re willing to pay extra so you can have
those games on your DirecTV programming.
Also, let's start a campaign to call MidcoSportsnet at (605)-274-7638 and flood their lines as well.
College hockey needs to have a hockey television packed like the NHL does. Recently, I touched on some of these issues at the Hockey Writers.
Obviously, the Big Ten has the Big Ten Network, which is a financial gold mine. The NCHC has a new television deal with CBS Sports Network. In its current form, the WCHA has no current television deal.
Without a current television deal, the WCHA will get little exposure on the national level.
I am not sure, how a web deal is going to do much for national exposure. Hooking up a desktop computer or laptop to your home television can be a bit difficult, if you’re not very tech savvy.
During the 2012-13 NHL Lockout, college hockey played a major role in filling the gap left by the NHL lockout, especially in the USA. NBC Sports Network and CBS Sports Network allowed college hockey fans to see firsthand that Division I college hockey is a viable game and gave them an option to the NHL. Some hockey fans, decided to stick with the NCAA Hockey after the NHL lockout ended.
If you have DirecTV package – with the sports package – you can watch many regional broadcasts of college hockey. This season, thanks to DirecTV, I watched both Monday’s of the Beanpot Tournament, as well as both games of the 2013 Hockey City Classic.
Why not develop a college hockey television package like the NHL and the NBA have? I know many fans that would pay extra money to subscribe to a college hockey television package
#NCHC will launch new website, announce full schedule for CBS Sports Network broadcasts on July 15 #CCTigers
— Joe Paisley (@Paisleyhockey) July 2, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Will Mandatory visors for new NHL players portends fighting’s demise
This didn’t take long for the anti-fighting cabal to be jump on this one. Fighting isn’t going away in the NHL. If you took fighting away in the NHL, the Matt Cooke type players in the NHL would flourish. Again, I suggest getting rid of the instigator penalty.
The Globe and Mail – We may be too optimistic. Perhaps an enterprising enforcer will invent an ejectable visor. Or fighters will throw off their helmets (at least until someone dies when falling backward on his head). But visors are bound to cover more and more of the face. Players will wonder why they are protecting their eyes and not their jaws. The right to punch the other fellow into oblivion will fade away.What you’re going to see is more fights with two guys punching each other in the shield. Also, the AHL already has a mandatory visor law, so does the CHL, as well as the USHL and other junior hockey leagues. That hasn't stopped fights from happening. What do you think?
Hockey at all levels is working to reduce or eliminate headshots. It makes no sense that punches to the head are still permitted. The end of fighting won’t come all at once, but gently, when today’s grandfathers have said goodbye to the game.
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
The new Dallas Stars Jerseys
#NewStarRising twitter.com/DallasStars/st…
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) June 5, 2013
Here are the new Dallas Stars jersey's so, do they look familiar to you?
Monday, April 08, 2013
Av's Brad Malone's first NHL goal against the Calgary Flames
Former Fighting Sioux forward Brad Malone scores his first goal of his NHL career for the Colorado Avalanche against the Calgary Flames. That is the third point in 15 NHL games for Brad Malone (1g-2a—3pts).
Thursday, April 04, 2013
(Video) End of the Wild and Sharks game
Since when is it now permissible to cross-check your opponent multiple times in the NHL? The refs in this game should be punished the NHL’s head of officials for their performance at the end of this game. After re-watching this video, I am more upset because the NHL officials are supposed to be the best in the world and should be held to a higher standard. This is kind of bushleague officiating is unacceptable, and their not calling penalties led to this ugly incident.
If you don't believe me, go back and watch the video again.
I included the play leading up to the exchange between Heatley and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. If the refs were doing their job, you might not have the play leading up to the slashes in question, because the players in question might have already been sitting in the penalty box. I am also not opposed to the NHL’s Department of Players Safety giving Minnesota's Heatley a fine as well, after re-watching the video a few times, because if he connects with Vlasic, he could have done a lot of damage as well.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
(VIDEO) Taylor Hall cheap shot on Cal Clutterbuck
First off, this is a text book knee-on-knee hit, it's a bush league hit, it's dirty and it deserves a suspension. I do not care that Taylor Hall is a super star.
I also, find it hilarious that Edmonton Oilers fans are defending this hit on twitter tonight. Second; would the NHL referees, please stop rescuing the players that do these hits on the ice. Whenever Matt Cooke or some other hack does something like this, the refs and linesman immediately come to their aid, don't. Screw-em they deserve what they get. They just hurt someone, they deserve what they get. Hall didn't care about Clutterbuck as he was trying to end his season with that dirty leg check.
Let the players have some say on the ice before you throw them in the box or send them to the locker room. The hockey code demands that an act this be answered to, if not this kind of stuff will fester for a very long time, until you end up with Todd Bertuzzi type incidents.
First point of contact on Hall vs. Clutterbuck after replay showed in press room. Knee on knee
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) February 22, 2013
Brodziak on Hall: "First thing I did was ask the refs if it was dirty. They said yes. We just hope (Clutterbuck's) all right."
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) February 22, 2013
Buffoon of the day (from a comment on Sports Net)
tbizz17 Feb 22, 2013 9:54 AM in response to: sportsnet_ca Re: Oilers' Hall delivers questionable hit
Clutterbuck's one of the dirtiest players in the league...he deserves every bit of that. If the guy didn't bail out at the last second that's a clean hit...it's when guys start jumping out of the way that knees get tangled...a guy like Clutterbuck should have his head up all the time....he would have done the same thing to Hall if it's the other way around. I'm not a fan of either team, but sometimes you reap what you sow and Cal learned that. He won't miss a game...it's his thing to role around on the ice for a while after a hit...
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Mikhail Grabovski does his best Alex Burrows impersonation
What is with these NHL players biting each other? This is ridiculous, last time I checked, aren't NHL players grown men? Do we not punish our children with consequences when they bite their friends and classmates in school. In my humble opinion, Mikhail Grabovski should have to sit for a game or two for his childish shenanigans. Grabovski has a hearing this afternoon with the department of players safety.
NHL.COM --- Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski faces a hearing with the Department of Player Safety on Sunday afternoon for an incident in Toronto's 6-0 victory against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.It's gut check time for the NHL. This is one of these cases where the NHL needs to make an example out of Grabovski and throw the book at him. Suspend him for a game or two, that would be okay with me. Heck, why not make it hurt and suspend him for three to five games.
Grabovski received a 10-minute misconduct and a roughing minor for an incident during a scrum at the 11:30 mark of the third period. Grabovski was tangled up with Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty during the incident in question. Pacioretty was also issued a 10-minute misconduct on the play.
Friday, February 01, 2013
This weekend's NCAA Division one television schedule
This hockey season, with this absence of the NHL I have focused on the game of college hockey while the NHL and the NHLPA decided to act like a bunch of children, and hence, the two sided ended up causing the cancelation of 40% of the NHL Hockey season. Now that the NHL is back up, and running, I would urge fans to continue watching the Division I college hockey.
This season, I have tried keeping up with the ever changing NCAA Division I hockey schedule, and for the most part it’s been difficult because the national college hockey television schedule is very fluid, they continually add games, and obviously delete games. So, I have decided to do it more by a week-to-week basis.
Programing note, for UND hockey fans that are looking for tonight’s game to show up on their DirecTV lineup, there is one change, DirecTV is not picking up Friday’s game between the Wisconsin Badgers. This was announced by the UND Sports Information Director Jayson Hajdu.
If you watch the NHL during the week, you will see numerous former college hockey fans lighting up NHL goalies all over the NHL.
On Wednesday 30, 2013, there was a game between the Minnesota Wild and St Louis Blues and it looked like all WCHA reunion as there were nine former players from North Dakota (2X), Wisconsin (4X), Minnesota State, Saint Cloud State, Colorado College. What I didn’t mention is the other schools that were represented in that game as well.
Last night, former Minnesota Gopher Thomas Vanek torched Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask for three goals and lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-4 victory over the Boston Bruins. Vanek is currently leading the NHL in points with 15. Former Wisconsin Badgers forward Joel Pavelski is sitting in fourth place with 12 points.
In the offseason, The Minnesota Wild signed former Fighting Sioux All-American Zach Parise, the Wild are seeing instance results from Parise, who’s currently leading the Minnesota Wild in scoring with (5g-4a—9pts).
In Toronto last night, former Fighting Sioux forward Matt Frattin scored the game winning goal for the Toronto Maples Leafs as they beat the Washington Capitals 3-2. Frattin is currently third in the NHL with 2 game winning goals.
I think that it’s safe to say, that the future of the NHL is on stage every Friday and Saturday on a television channel near you.
So, if you don’t have the NHL package or you’re one of those fans that have refused to spend the $50.00-$60.00 to get this package, you have options, especially if you have DirecTV.
*NESN = New England Sports Network. FCS= Fox College Sports. NBCSN = NBC Sports Network. DirecTV requires the “Sports Pack” to view the Regional sports Networks.
Cross Posted at The Hockey Writers - Combine...
This season, I have tried keeping up with the ever changing NCAA Division I hockey schedule, and for the most part it’s been difficult because the national college hockey television schedule is very fluid, they continually add games, and obviously delete games. So, I have decided to do it more by a week-to-week basis.
Programing note, for UND hockey fans that are looking for tonight’s game to show up on their DirecTV lineup, there is one change, DirecTV is not picking up Friday’s game between the Wisconsin Badgers. This was announced by the UND Sports Information Director Jayson Hajdu.
If you watch the NHL during the week, you will see numerous former college hockey fans lighting up NHL goalies all over the NHL.
On Wednesday 30, 2013, there was a game between the Minnesota Wild and St Louis Blues and it looked like all WCHA reunion as there were nine former players from North Dakota (2X), Wisconsin (4X), Minnesota State, Saint Cloud State, Colorado College. What I didn’t mention is the other schools that were represented in that game as well.
Last night, former Minnesota Gopher Thomas Vanek torched Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask for three goals and lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-4 victory over the Boston Bruins. Vanek is currently leading the NHL in points with 15. Former Wisconsin Badgers forward Joel Pavelski is sitting in fourth place with 12 points.
In the offseason, The Minnesota Wild signed former Fighting Sioux All-American Zach Parise, the Wild are seeing instance results from Parise, who’s currently leading the Minnesota Wild in scoring with (5g-4a—9pts).
In Toronto last night, former Fighting Sioux forward Matt Frattin scored the game winning goal for the Toronto Maples Leafs as they beat the Washington Capitals 3-2. Frattin is currently third in the NHL with 2 game winning goals.
I think that it’s safe to say, that the future of the NHL is on stage every Friday and Saturday on a television channel near you.
So, if you don’t have the NHL package or you’re one of those fans that have refused to spend the $50.00-$60.00 to get this package, you have options, especially if you have DirecTV.
*NESN = New England Sports Network. FCS= Fox College Sports. NBCSN = NBC Sports Network. DirecTV requires the “Sports Pack” to view the Regional sports Networks.
Fri. | Feb. 1 | Michigan State at Michigan | BTN | 6:35 p.m. | 610 / 439 (C) | |
Fri. | Feb. 1 | UMass Lowell at Merrimack | NESN | 7:00 p.m. | 628 / 434 | |
Fri. | Feb. 1 | Dartmouth at Union | NBC Sports Net. | 7:30 p.m. | 603 / 159 | |
Sat. | Feb. 2 | Michigan vs. Michigan State (JLA) | FS Detroit | 3:00 p.m. | 663 / 430 | |
Sat. | Feb. 2 | University of Wisconsin at UND | FCS/Midco | 7:07pm | 626 |
Cross Posted at The Hockey Writers - Combine...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Adam McQuaid pounds Brian Boyle
Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid and New York Rangers forward Brian Boyle are two big boys and this was a pretty good fight in my opinion. This is one thing that I like about the NHL, something happens on the ice and it's settled the players on the ice and not the officials. I score the fight a win by McQuaid. Unfortunately, the Boston Bruins are losing 2-0 after one period of hockey.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Travis Zajac's new deal.
Former Fighting Sioux forward and current New Jersey Devil Travis Zajac is the first player to sign a big contract under the new CBA.
Here is the break down of the deal: 2013-14 $3.5 million (includes $1 million in signing bonus)
2014-15 $5 million (includes $1 million in signing bonus)
2015-16 $6.5 million
2016-17 $6.5 million
2017-18 $6.5 million
2018-19 $6.5 million
2019-20 $5.75 million
2020-21 $5.75 million
Monday, January 07, 2013
Updated National College Hockey Television Schedule
Here is the updated National College Hockey television schedule for the next two weekends. With the NHL lockout being over – NHL hockey will once again be on the television. Some hockey fans will chose not to watch the NHL; once the games are “finally” back on television again.
Keeping with the theme, that hockey fans have options, you can see that there are quite a few college hockey games, this week starting on Tuesday night, there are two high profile games. Check your local cable listing, if you have DirecTV, you will need to have a package that includes the sports package.
On this schedule all time are Central Standard Time.
Tue. | Jan. 8 | Bowling Green at Michigan | BTN | 6:30 p.m. | 610 / 439 (C) | |
Tue. | Jan. 8 | Notre Dame at Minnesota | FS North + | 7:00 p.m. | 657 | |
Wed. | Jan. 9 | Harvard at BU | NBC Sports Net. | 6:00 p.m. | 220 / 159 | |
Fri. | Jan. 11 | Colorado College at UND | FCS/Midco | 7:37 p.m. | TBD | |
Fri. | Jan. 11 | New Hampshire at Boston College | NESN | 6:00 p.m. | 628 / 434 | |
Fri. | Jan. 11 | Union at Princeton | NBC Sports Net. | 6:00 p.m. | 220 / 159 | |
Fri. | Jan. 11 | Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota | BTN | 7:00 p.m. | 610 / 439 (C) | |
Fri. | Jan. 11 | Nebraska-Omaha at Denver | NBC Sports Net. | 8:37 p.m. | 220 / 159 | |
Sat. | Jan. 12 | Army at Air Force | CBS Sports Net. | 6:00 p.m. | 613 / 158 (C) | |
Sat. | Jan. 12 | Colorado College at UND | FCS/Midco | 7:07 p.m. | TBD | |
Sat. | Jan. 12 | Alaska at Michigan | FS Detroit + | 6:30 p.m. | 664 / TBD | |
Sat. | Jan. 12 | Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota | FS North | 7:07 p.m. | 668 / 436 | |
Sat. | Jan. 12 | Nebraska-Omaha at Denver | ROOT Sports | 8:00 p.m. | 683 / 414 | |
Fri. | Jan. 18 | Northeastern at Boston University | NESN | 6:00 p.m. | 628 / 434 | |
Fri. | Jan. 18 | Miami at Wisconsin | BTN | 7:00 p.m. | 610/ 439 | |
Fri. | Jan. 18 | Harvard at Yale | NBC Sports Net. | 7:30 p.m. | 220 / 159 | |
Fri. | Jan. 18 | Ferris State at Michigan State | FS Detroit | 6:00 p.m. | 663 / 430 | |
Fri. | Jan. 18 | North Dakota at Minnesota | FS North | 7:00 p.m. | 668 / 436 | |
Sat. | Jan. 19 | North Dakota at Minnesota | FS North | 5:00 p.m. | 668 / 436 | |
Sat. | Jan. 19 | Alaska at Notre Dame | CBS Sports Net | 6:05 p.m. | 613 / 158 (C) |
Sunday, January 06, 2013
So the NHL wants us back... (RW77)
English: NHL Commisioner Gary Bettman in 2007. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
They have to get all those players back... Will they succeed? I'm not sure everyone will return. There has to be concern that injuries may take control and there is no room to develop talent and anything that makes a team a team. It's basically the ultimate scramble tournament format. Who can get started fastest and play the best the quickest. That's the test.
What does the NHL need to do to get the fans back?
Barry Melrose talks about how the fans always come back after a work stoppage, but I am hoping that they do come back... next season. I think the fans should sit back and watch what the teams and the league does to try to earn our support back. Here's a list of things that should be done:
1. You know NHL Center Ice? Yup. Free for the season, playoffs, and ALL of preseason next year. If they do anything for the offseason, that's free too.
2. NHL Network - Free view for the same period of time NHL Center Ice is free (if possible... this might be more on the cable providers than NHL Network itself).
3. The Players become available more than ever before. ENDLESS autograph signings, school visits, community outreach programs, volunteer sightings.
4. Promotion nights fall on EVERY GAME IN THE SEASON. Teacher in the metro area? Show us your ID and get $5 tickets! Military? FREE tickets to you and $5 tickets for one friend or nonmilitary family member with the display of a Military ID. Civil Servant Night (see Teacher Night). Got a hockey team of 12 year olds or younger? Call ahead for seating and your entire team gets $1 tickets (Coach goes free) when they show up wearing their jerseys!
5. Radio promotions - Give away ticket packs to the local radio stations
6. The average ticket prices for NHL games (per Hooked on Hockey Magazine) for the 2011-12 season ranged between just under $30 (Dallas) to just over $123 (Toronto). Well.... Dallas residents can look forward to $15 tickets. I can see a Detroit game in Detroit for $25 (regularly $53.28). Toronto residents still overpay at $61.50 per ticket but still... Season tickets would be restructured to accommodate for the loss of games either by making this season tickets cost less than 50% of normal cost or discounting next year's season tickets by, say, 40% (I don't know.... either way it should be SIGNIFICANTLY discounted).
You cannot change existing TV contracts so unfortunately there is no free TV showings outside of what's mentioned but if it was possible, I'd do it.
I'd love to say Gary Bettman resigns but the smug so and so survives yet again to pull another work stoppage in 8 years. You can market Sidney Crosby all you want but Gary Bettman is the face of the NHL and NO ONE outside of the ownership likes him. What a better image saver than to offer Bettman early retirement? The owners will never fire him, but surely Bettman could take the golden parachute and have roses pave his way back to obscurity if the League really cared about fan opinion (but they don't).
In any case, we'll see how things pan out but... It's now or never for Columbus' Stanley Cup hopes. :D
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