It was a very good day for the American women, Monique Lamoureux, Amanda Kessel, Kendall Coyne each scored two goals for team USA.
First period -- 1. USA, Monique Lamoureux (Jocelyne Lamoureux, Meghan Duggan) 9:20; 2. USA, Brianna Decker (Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight) 10:07; 3. USA, Kessel (Kendall Coyne) 10:15; 4. USA, Knight (Kelli Stack, Julie Chu) 14:23; 5. USA, Kessel (Coyne, Decker) 15:42 (pp)
Second period -- 6. USA, M. Lamoureux (J. Lamoureux, Lee Stecklein) 13:26
Third period -- 7. USA, Coyne (Stack) :49; 8. USA, Coyne (Kessel, Megan Bozek) 3:59; 9. USA, Alex Carpenter (Josephine Pucci) 15:39
Goalie saves -- USA: Molly Schaus 6-2-2 -- 10; SWI: Florence Schelling 12-15-17 -- 44
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Monday, February 10, 2014
Good Afternoon, thought I would put up a few pictures that I found on twitter today. Some good stuff out there today. Some hockey humor as well as a few Olympic pictures.
That's so hot. RT @CapitalsHill: The Kessels head to Sochi and you guessed it, here's a combo of the siblings we made pic.twitter.com/Cn7WEjvuJA
— Кевин Янг (@kevinyoung90) February 10, 2014
Doughty, Canada's blue line tops Olympic defensive rankings - http://t.co/BWeyfxcTGp pic.twitter.com/axIKyAprUP
— LA Kings (@LAKings) February 10, 2014
Best one yet! @JocelyneUSA17 @mduggan10 @moniquelam7 #triplets RT @angshult: You score,then I score,then you score! pic.twitter.com/QXuz13A4Ld
— Julie Robenhymer (@JulieRobenhymer) February 10, 2014
Acha refs...@ClubHckyProblms pic.twitter.com/dwKqZRXy7Z
— Kollen Bayko (@kollenbayko) January 25, 2014
Thursday, February 06, 2014
UNO's Ryan Walters predicts UNO Sweep against UND this weekend.
On our way to Grand Forks and Ralph Engelstad Arena to grab 6. Home of the Mavsssssssssss
— Ryan Walters (@ryan_wally17) February 6, 2014
Someone quick post this on the North Dakota hockey team's bulletin board in the locker room. I am sure that Blaiser is going to be happy that one of his players is posting this stuff on social media as well. Don't worry, I have a screen shot as well, so it will be there for all eternity.
Friday, January 31, 2014
Looking ahead to the Olympics
Post by Shane
Jenkins
Even though every single nation feels as though they have a
chance to win the gold medal at the Sochi Olympics in hockey, most experts
believe it will come down to the top three. Russia, Canada and The United States
all have the depth and star power to make a deep run in the beginning of
February. Most of their players will be taking a break from their fantasy
hockey production in the NHL to represent their country. So how do the top
three squads stack up against each other?
Host Russia had a disappointing 2010 Olympics in Canada.
They will be hoping to reverse their fortunes now that they are getting the
play on their home soil. They have perhaps the best individual talent in the
world in Alex Ovechkin, but they also have some key players at other positions
as well. If they can put up quite a few goals to give their defense a cushion,
the home team could pull off the victory.
Defending champion Canada figures to be a very formidable
opponent for any team that goes up against them. Not only do they have some of
the best fantasy hockey players in the NHL,
but they have plenty of depth as well. When you have all starts coming off your
bench, you know that your team is deep overall. Just like Russia, they are also
stacked with forwards who should be able to score quite often. Their defense is
a little stronger, as Roberto Luongo will be asked to man the net in most of
the important games.
Finally, the United States put up a valiant effort in 2010
only to come up short against Canada. They are considered to be the 3rd best
team coming into the Olympics, but when playing well they can compete with
anyone. Their goalie situation is a little bit up in air right now, but it
appears as though Ryan Miller and Jonathan Quick will share the duties. They
will also need some big play from their best goal scorer Patrick Kane.
Monday, January 20, 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
Sunday, January 05, 2014
USA Hockey: Are we forgetting someone.
Hey @usahockey, you might be forgetting someone for your Olympic team... pic.twitter.com/yygVMmMaUV
— The Hockey Gods (@HockeyGods) January 6, 2014
It would appear that leaving Bobby Ryan off of the Olympic hockey team might be a huge mistake.
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Saturday, January 04, 2014
Then there were two... Sweden vs. Finland
We're down to two teams... Sweden and Finland will play for the Gold Medal in the World Juniors Hockey Championship. I have to admit, that I am not going to feel all that sad for our neighbors to the north.
Why am I not cheering for Canada anymore? I just can't forget how their fans cheer against the USA when they're playing in International competition. Especially after their fans starting cheering for team Russia during the 2006 World Junior Hockey Championship. After that, I pretty much decided that I will cheer for the Swedes or whoever, plays Canada in hockey. Now lets be clear, I am not anti-Canadian at all. I am just not going to cheer for them in the World Junior Hockey Championship or Olympics hockey anymore.
Also, some of the clueless comments that were posted at one of my videos, that I uploaded to Youtube, only reinforce the reason why. This is what some clown put on one of the videos that I had uploaded. I wonder where Bob Scott is today? I wonder if he's crying in his beer and if he's going to cheer for the Finns or the Swedes?
Bob Scott said, "Congrats to Russia for eliminating the United States Junior Hockey Club... The USA show their classless colors yet again! Good riddance USA! No wonder the rest of the world despises you! NO CLASS!!! World Junior Hockey Tournament 2014."Mind you, this is the same country that if Canada was attacked, the USA would be there to defend her.
It's pretty evident that the Swedes are the class of the 2014 World Junior Hockey Championship. Thank God, the Swedes beat the Russians in the other semi-final game today as well. If the USA can't win the WJHC I am cool with the Swedes or Finns winning it all.
Thursday, January 02, 2014
WJHC: Fly-by ends poorly for Russia's Pavel Buchnevich
This is the very reason that I would like the see the fly-by the benches curtailed. There was no reason for the Russian forward Pavel Buchnevich to skate by the American bench taunting the USA players like that. Obviously, Buchnevich would get his just deserts with the stick to upper body. Karma, maybe... I took a little bit of heat for the aricle, I also had some youth hockey coaches that were in agreement with me as well. This was the kind of stuff that I was talking about. I didn't get it in the video but Dave Starman said, "Act like you've been there before."
NCAA Hockey: Time to Do Away With the Fly-By Bench Celebrations http://t.co/Ifoq9Rn82L #hockey
— The Hockey Writers (@TheHockeyWriter) December 25, 2013
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WJHC: Speaking of No Class, Russian Bench Taunts USA
(GIF via @PeteBlackburn) We had an old saying in football, you win with class and you lose with class. Nice hand gesture for an adult male. None-the-less, the USA's WJC run is over in 2014, after a 5-3 loss against the Russians.
Wednesday, January 01, 2014
USA Women's Hockey: Here’s the USA Women’s Team Roster
Today, the roster for the USA Women's Olympic team was announced during the second period of the Winter Classic. Here's the roster. Here's the players that are going to Sochi, Russia
Molly Schaus — Boston
College
Brianne McLaughlin — Robert Morris University
Brianne McLaughlin — Robert Morris University
Defensemen
Kacey Bellamy — New Hampshire
Gigi Marvin — Minnesota
Megan Bozek – Minnesota
Michelle Picard – Harvard
Josephine Pucci – Harvard
Anne Schleper – Minnesota
Lee Stecklein – Minnesota
Kacey Bellamy — New Hampshire
Gigi Marvin — Minnesota
Megan Bozek – Minnesota
Michelle Picard – Harvard
Josephine Pucci – Harvard
Anne Schleper – Minnesota
Lee Stecklein – Minnesota
Forwards
Julie Chu — Harvard
Julie Chu — Harvard
Meghan Duggan — Wisconsin
Hilary Knight — Wisconsin
Hilary Knight — Wisconsin
Jocelyne Lamoureux — North
Dakota
Monique Lamoureux — North Dakota
Kelli Stack — Boston College
Alex Carpenter –Boston College
Kendall Coyne – Northeastern
Brianna Decker – Wisconsin
Lyndsey Fry – Harvard
Amanda Kessel – Minnesota
Monique Lamoureux — North Dakota
Kelli Stack — Boston College
Alex Carpenter –Boston College
Kendall Coyne – Northeastern
Brianna Decker – Wisconsin
Lyndsey Fry – Harvard
Amanda Kessel – Minnesota
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Thursday, December 26, 2013
USA WJC Hockey: Kerdiles checked from behind Sulak
USA forward Nic Kerdiles checked from behind by Czech Republic Defenseman Libor Sulak during game one of the 2014 IIHF WJC. There was no call on the play. After watching the video of the hit a few times, I am not really upset with the no-call in this instance.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
IIHF WJC 2014: The most Wonderful time of the year...Go Team USA...
Merry Christmas from the U.S. National Junior Team in Malmo, Sweden http://t.co/tLiVjE4uY3 #USAWJC pic.twitter.com/gL5cvIviVw
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) December 25, 2013
It's time.... The Holidays are upon us. Go Team USA...
Had fun calling that WJC on @NHLNetwork with Gary Thorne, @askccha and @BJaffe in Buffalo. Bronze Medal for TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/FgyRDHXLT3
— Dave Starman (@DStarmanHockey) December 25, 2013
Forbort family backyard rink. Christmas Eve at its finest. @Buccigross pic.twitter.com/Fno9nTpf2R
— Derek Forbort (@derek4bort) December 25, 2013
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The most wonderful time of the year.......
Team USA: pic.twitter.com/lGkjGgFMHM
— Hockey Locker Rooms (@NHLLockerRooms) December 25, 2013
So it begins... Team USA 2014 WJC defends the gold.
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Saturday, December 21, 2013
Womens Hockey: USA beats Canada at the Ralph
Grand Forks ND – Tonight felt a reunion; twin sisters Jocelyn and Monique Lamoureux played their collegiate hockey at Ralph Engelstad Arena, which sits on the campus of the University of North Dakota.
Actually, it was like they never left.
Before the game, there was a presentation on the big screen honoring the twins and the time they spent at UND. It’s been an emotional week for the Lamoureux’s. Their brother Jacques Lamoureux is in the U.S. Air Force, and he’d just returned from Kuwait.
“Especially to have Jacques home, he just got home from Kuwait, that was really special,” Jocelyne Lamoureux said. “We’re a really close family. So, having him for that – my grandma and my parents – it was pretty cool. This place is home for Monique and I, this community means a lot to us. To share this with our family, was nice.”
Tonight, 5,559 fans came to watch the USA and Canada play in a pre-Olympic match-up. The environment in the arena was awesome, it was electric, at times the noise level was almost deafening.
“I was shocked by how loud the building was, really,” U.S. Women’s National Team head coach
Katey Stone said. “At one point it was going through me. I kept feeling like the thunder was going through me, too. What an environment for these kids to play in, leading up to Sochi.”
The teams traded goals in the first period, before team USA blew open the game in the second period scoring three goals. Team USA’s fore-check was relentless and Canada had no answer for it.
Pacing team USA, was the third line of Monique Lamoureux (1g-1a—2pts), Megan Duggan (0g-2a—2pts) and Jocelyne Lamoureux (1g-1a—2pts). That line was nothing short of amazing racking up a combined six points. The twins would also finish the game with the Gordy Howe hat-trick.
USA Team captain Megan Duggan was asked what it was like to be paired with the Lamoureux twins.
“They’re dynamic players,” Duggan said. “They make things happen. They’re smart with the puck, and I enjoy it.”
Five players from each team would be assessed five-minute majors for fighting, after a scrum broke out in front of the American net with nine seconds remaining in the game. Team USA’s head coach didn’t seem all that thrilled with the Canadian’s tactics at the end of the game.
“I am not a proponent of fighting in hockey,” Katey Stone said. “I am proponent of standing up for yourself. If players are going to take cheap shots at our players, there’s going to be answer for that. We will not get pushed around. At the end of the day, we’ll prepare to play any game that we have to play. We’ll go hard, we’ll go clean, if the game gets out of hand, we’ll manage that as well.”
This is what some of the players had to say about the scrum at the end of the game.
“That player (Brianne Jenner) that hit (Josephine) Pucci took her out for a season, two seasons ago,” Monique Lamoureux said. “She took a head shot at her, so were going to stick up for our teammates and were going to protect them. I think Jocelyn obviously body-checked her, but I think it was clean. If you’re going to take a head shot at one of our players there’s consequences for it. Look what happened to me in Burlington (Vermont).”
“You have to protect your own players and you have to protect your own house,” USA forward Brianna Decker said.
Team USA and Canada will play again in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 28, 2013 at the Xcel Energy Center.
USA outshot team Canada 31-18
Both teams were 0-3 on the power play.
[Official Box Score]
Actually, it was like they never left.
Before the game, there was a presentation on the big screen honoring the twins and the time they spent at UND. It’s been an emotional week for the Lamoureux’s. Their brother Jacques Lamoureux is in the U.S. Air Force, and he’d just returned from Kuwait.
“Especially to have Jacques home, he just got home from Kuwait, that was really special,” Jocelyne Lamoureux said. “We’re a really close family. So, having him for that – my grandma and my parents – it was pretty cool. This place is home for Monique and I, this community means a lot to us. To share this with our family, was nice.”
Tonight, 5,559 fans came to watch the USA and Canada play in a pre-Olympic match-up. The environment in the arena was awesome, it was electric, at times the noise level was almost deafening.
“I was shocked by how loud the building was, really,” U.S. Women’s National Team head coach
Katey Stone said. “At one point it was going through me. I kept feeling like the thunder was going through me, too. What an environment for these kids to play in, leading up to Sochi.”
The teams traded goals in the first period, before team USA blew open the game in the second period scoring three goals. Team USA’s fore-check was relentless and Canada had no answer for it.
Pacing team USA, was the third line of Monique Lamoureux (1g-1a—2pts), Megan Duggan (0g-2a—2pts) and Jocelyne Lamoureux (1g-1a—2pts). That line was nothing short of amazing racking up a combined six points. The twins would also finish the game with the Gordy Howe hat-trick.
USA Team captain Megan Duggan was asked what it was like to be paired with the Lamoureux twins.
“They’re dynamic players,” Duggan said. “They make things happen. They’re smart with the puck, and I enjoy it.”
Five players from each team would be assessed five-minute majors for fighting, after a scrum broke out in front of the American net with nine seconds remaining in the game. Team USA’s head coach didn’t seem all that thrilled with the Canadian’s tactics at the end of the game.
“I am not a proponent of fighting in hockey,” Katey Stone said. “I am proponent of standing up for yourself. If players are going to take cheap shots at our players, there’s going to be answer for that. We will not get pushed around. At the end of the day, we’ll prepare to play any game that we have to play. We’ll go hard, we’ll go clean, if the game gets out of hand, we’ll manage that as well.”
This is what some of the players had to say about the scrum at the end of the game.
“That player (Brianne Jenner) that hit (Josephine) Pucci took her out for a season, two seasons ago,” Monique Lamoureux said. “She took a head shot at her, so were going to stick up for our teammates and were going to protect them. I think Jocelyn obviously body-checked her, but I think it was clean. If you’re going to take a head shot at one of our players there’s consequences for it. Look what happened to me in Burlington (Vermont).”
“You have to protect your own players and you have to protect your own house,” USA forward Brianna Decker said.
Team USA and Canada will play again in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 28, 2013 at the Xcel Energy Center.
Stats of note
USA has now won the last two games in the series, after losing three in a row.USA outshot team Canada 31-18
Both teams were 0-3 on the power play.
[Official Box Score]
Monique Lamoureux and Brianne Jenner Gifs
Monique Lamoureux smacks a Canadian player in the goalmouth... For every action there's a reaction. You can see that Brianne Jenner elbows USA’s Josephine Pucci. There's a history here.
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Canada's Brianne Jenner check on USA's Josephine Pucci; Donnybrook USA and Canada
“That player (Brianne Jenner) that hit (Josephine) Pucci took her out for a season, two seasons ago,” Monique Lamoureux said. “She took a head shot at her, so were going to stick up for our teammates and were going to protect them. I think Jocelyn obviously body checked her, but I think it was clean. If you’re going to take a head shot at one of our players there’s consequences for it. Look what happened to me in Burlington (Vermont).”
“You have to protect your own players and you have to protect your own house,” USA forward Brianna Decker said.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Anti-fighting Cabal to Ban Fighting in US Junior Hockey
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Jeff Z. Klein, New York Times -- Junior A hockey, for 16- to 20-year-olds, is the last remaining level of the game under USA Hockey’s jurisdiction that still tolerates fighting. The push to outlaw fighting is being spurred by a recent spate of serious injuries resulting from fights and concern over the prospect of lawsuits.
“We need to take a firm stand to preserve our sport, prevent catastrophic injury and avoid financial repercussions,” said Dr. Michael J. Stuart, the chief medical officer for USA Hockey, who has been a leader in the effort to ban fighting.
The new rule would punish all fighters with automatic ejection from the game, and instigators with an automatic two-game suspension. It would also give referees more latitude in making decisions to eject players.
The measure will be presented at the organization’s winter meetings Jan. 16-19 in Orlando, Fla. It could be voted on then or at USA Hockey’s annual congress in June. The rule could take effect as early as next season.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
2014 WJC TV Schedule
This year you will again be able to watch the 2014 WJC on NHL Network... Also, there's some very good news as well. Dave Starman of CBSSN will be in the booth with Steve Mears, co-host of NHL Network’s NHL Live. The games will start the day after Christmas and continue till January 5, 2014. This season, no one from UND's hockey team is on the USA WJC team or the Canadian WJC team for that matter.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
(Video) MIchigan's Alex Kile Shootout Goal vs Ferris State
So, you don't like shootouts eh? This video might actually change your mind. Take a look at this dirty goal by Michigan's Alex Kile as he undresses the Ferris State goalie C.J. Motte. Michigan won the game 3-2 in the shootout.
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