Michael Russo, Startribune – The Wild lost Zucker and Carter to upper-body injuries in the first period.Losing Jason Zucker could prove costly for the Wild. Zucker's 18 goals makes him the second leading goal scorer for the Minnesota Wild.
“We should not expect them back in the lineup in the near future,” coach Mike Yeo ominously said after the Wild’s sixth consecutive regulation win pulled the now 9th-place team (8-1-1 in its past 10 overall) within three points of a playoff spot and six points of Winnipeg heading into Tuesday’s game in northern Minnesota (Manitoba).
I’m told Carter was in a sling after the game and personally it looked to me that Zucker also sustained a shoulder injury. The Wild’s 18-goal scorer (17 even-strength goals) got jolted pretty good chasing a loose puck along the wall by defenseman Luca Sbisa. A few minutes before, Carter crashed hard into the boards after being checked by defenseman Yannick Weber.
The Wild had to use 10 forwards for 50-plus minutes tonight and did look like they started to get gassed late in the game. Jason Pominville credited coach Mike Yeo for helping navigate a convoluted bench as Yeo had to mix and match forward lines all night.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Minnesota Wild: Zucker and Carter on the IR
Last night’s win against the Vancouver Canucks proved to be very costly. The Wild lost Jason Zucker and Ryan Carter to upper-body injuries. Both players were placed on injured reserve.
Monday, February 09, 2015
UND Second in USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
February
09, 2015
Team
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(First
Place Votes)
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Record
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Points
|
Last
Poll
|
||
1
|
Minnesota State
|
(33)
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23-
5-1
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975
|
1
|
|
2
|
North Dakota
|
(11)
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19-
6-2
|
938
|
2
|
|
3
|
Boston University
|
(
6)
|
18-
4-4
|
934
|
3
|
|
4
|
Nebraska-Omaha
|
16-
7-3
|
827
|
4
|
||
5
|
Michigan Tech
|
22-
7-1
|
795
|
5
|
||
6
|
Minnesota-Duluth
|
17-10-1
|
733
|
7
|
||
7
|
Miami
|
16-
9-1
|
652
|
8
|
||
8
|
Bowling Green
|
17-
6-5
|
651
|
8
|
||
9
|
Denver
|
16-
9-1
|
573
|
10
|
||
10
|
Boston College
|
17-
9-2
|
499
|
11
|
||
11
|
Providence
|
17-
9-2
|
480
|
13
|
||
12
|
Michigan
|
16-
8-0
|
448
|
14
|
||
13
|
Quinnipiac
|
18-
8-2
|
392
|
16
|
||
14
|
Harvard
|
12-
8-2
|
362
|
6
|
||
15
|
Yale
|
13-
7-3
|
273
|
15
|
||
16
|
Massachusetts-Lowell
|
16-10-3
|
246
|
12
|
||
17
|
Vermont
|
16-10-2
|
166
|
17
|
||
18
|
Robert Morris
|
20-
5-5
|
129
|
19
|
||
19
|
Penn State
|
15-
7-4
|
125
|
NR
|
||
20
|
St. Lawrence
|
16-10-2
|
111
|
NR
|
||
Others receiving votes: Minnesota
78, Colgate 49, Merrimack 42, Dartmouth 11, Western Michigan 5, St. Cloud
State 3, Bentley 2, Bemidji State 1.
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|
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Saturday, February 07, 2015
NCHC Hockey: A look at the Pairwise Rankings (Updated)
The NCHC isn't going anywhere but up.
I know I am getting ahead of myself and there's a lot of time left before the NCAA tourney. The Pairwise Ranking are very fluid and they will change some before selection Sunday, but the NCHC is looking real good with about five weeks remaining in the season.
There's a very good chance that one or two of the NCHC teams at the top of the Pairwise Rankings won't make the Frozen Faceoff but will make the NCAA tourney. That happened to SCSU last season.
Cal Clutterbuck check on Torey Krug (video)
This is the hit that New York Islanders forward Cal Clutterbuck put on Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug. If you watch the video, Krug never had possession of the puck at anytime. The hit stunned Krug, but he was able to return to the game.
Should this have been an interference penalty? What do you think?
Friday, February 06, 2015
Jets Evander Kane to Have Season Ending Surgery
There’s been a lot of ink written on Evander Kane as of late. Now we find out that he’s going to have shoulder surgery on Saturday and be out 4-6 months. That’s a bad break for the Jets.
Placing Evander Kane on long-term injured reserve does not prevent #NHLJets from a trade. Some believe he'll still be moved before March 2. — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) February 6, 2015It also sounds like the Jets could have a bit of a mess in the locker room right now. I wouldn’t be shocked if Kane has played his last game in a Jets uniform.
Chris Johnston, Sports Net -- Earlier in the day, the 23-year-old winger is said to have had a run-in with teammates.This is getting interesting.
Kane wore a track suit when the Jets players gathered that morning for a meeting — a violation of team policy. Following a brief workout and stretch, Byfuglien is believed to have thrown those clothes into the shower to send a message to his teammate, according to sources.
That was the last the Winnipeg players saw of Kane until the team’s charter flight home.
Byfuglien spoke with reporters on Thursday before Sportsnet’s report surfaced and was asked how Kane’s absence from the game would affect his status inside the dressing room.
Globe and Mail: Are the Refs tough on Subban and the Habs?
Here's a great article that I found in the Globe and Mail. Obviously, this article is written from the perspective of a Hab's writer, but it’s still worth the read. That being said, I do think that Hab’s and P.K. Subban have earned the reputation of being divers. They’re not the only ones, either.
There is an irony to the Subban decision.
In one of the incidents cited on his rap sheet, he was zestily pitchforked in the nether bits by noted miscreant Brad Marchand of Boston. In the second, he fell while turning away on one skate after a light crosscheck from behind by Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers.
Kreider took vigorous exception to Subban falling over, which can happen when ice and skates are involved. Perhaps he would have been more understanding if Subban had barrelled into a goaltender while losing his footing, as Kreider does with alarming regularity.
Neither example is egregious, but trust the NHL and its officials to miss a truly objectionable bit of poor sportsmanship from Subban last month, when he literally dived to the ice after being tripped by Tampa Bay’s Jason Garrison.
Some of the received hockey wisdom about Subban is deserved; he occasionally exaggerates in order to influence the refs (he does it far less than in the past). This does not differentiate him from his peers. (Globe and Mail)
Weekend Hockey Schedule
Ferris State vs. Bowling Green
|
Feb. 6
|
7:07 ET
|
BckSN
|
||
Denver vs. Colorado College
|
Feb. 6
|
7:37 MT
|
CBSN
|
221
|
152
|
Wisconsin vs. Penn State
|
Feb. 6
|
6:30 ET
|
BTen
|
610
|
439
|
Ohio State vs. Minnesota
|
Feb. 6
|
8:00 CT
|
BTen
|
610
|
439
|
Niagara vs. RIT
|
Feb. 7
|
7:05 ET
|
TWRoc
|
||
Connecticut vs. Providence
|
Feb. 7
|
7:00 ET
|
OSN
|
||
Notre Dame vs. Maine
|
Feb. 7
|
7:05 ET
|
WVII
|
||
|
WPME
|
||||
|
WFVX
|
||||
|
FCSp
|
623
|
|||
Ferris State vs. Bowling Green
|
Feb. 7
|
7:07 ET
|
BckSN
|
||
Wisconsin vs. Penn State
|
Feb. 7
|
2:00 ET
|
WLYH
|
||
Ohio State vs. Minnesota
|
Feb. 7
|
7:00 ET
|
FSN N+
|
657
|
444
|
Michigan State vs. Michigan
|
Feb. 7
|
8:00 ET
|
BTen
|
610
|
439
|
Boston University vs. Northeastern
|
Feb. 9
|
7:30 ET
|
NESN
|
628
|
434
|
New Hampshire vs. Boston
University
|
Feb. 13
|
7:00 ET
|
NESN
|
628
|
434
|
This weekend, there’s no men’s hockey. There’s many options
if you have DirecTV or expanded Cable. You
can also take in the Women’s game against Minnesota this weekend. UND is attempting
to break an attendance record that they set last season.
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