Again another SNH post without nothing, sorry folks. As for the week, I'll have a preview post tomorrow (U20 tournaments start Sunday!) and will have what I wanted to talk about (Jean Beliveau and Daniel Alfredsson) on Monday. Until then, enjoy tonight's games.
Lineup Notables
Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Ottawa: Robin Lehner is out while Patrick Wiercioch is questionable. Craig Anderson will start this afternoon.
Pittsburgh: Pascal Dupuis (blood clot), Chris Kunitz (foot), Patric Hornqvist, Beau Bennett (lower body), Scott Wilson (leg), and Kris Letang (groin) are out. Marc-Andre Fleury is in net
Vancouver Canucks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver: Zack Kassian (finger) and Dan Hamhuis (lower body) are out. Ryan Miller is expected to start.
Toronto: Roman Polak (lower body) and Leo Komarov (concussion) are out. Jonathan Bernier is in net.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Dallas Stars
RIP Mr. Beliveau: Lars Eller (upper body) is out. Carey Price will start.
Dallas: Valeri Nichushkin (groin), Rich Peverley (heart-related issues), Patrick Eaves (lower body), and Patrick Nemeth (arm) are out. Kari Lehtonen is in net.
San Jose Sharks vs. Calgary Flames
San Jose: Troy Grosenick (upper body) is out. Antti Niemi might start tonight
Calgary: Mikael Backlund (abdomen), Joe Colborne (upper body), Mason Raymond (upper body), and Sam Bennett (shoulder) are out. Karri Ramo is going to start.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Sunday Night Hockey: Viktor Tikhonov and Pat Quinn
Early this week the hockey world lost two of the greatest coaches who've ever coached.
Viktor Tikhonov
Before becoming a coach, Tikhonov did play as a defenseman in Russia. He played with VVS Moscow and Dynamo Moscow, winning 4 championships during his playing career.
As a head coach, Tikhonov started with Dinamo Riga in Latvia before eventually becoming the bench boss for CSKA Moscow and the Soviet national coach. On a domestic level, he won 12 straight titles (1978-1989). It will be his international career that will he will be lauded for. Tikhonov would win Olympic Gold three times (1984, 1988, 1992) and silver once (1980), the 1981 Canada Cup, and numerous World Championships (eight in total).
For a better understanding of Tikhonov's contributions and his coaching style, check out Dmitry Chesnokov's piece over at Puck Daddy.
Rest in peace, Viktor Tikhonov
Pat Quinn
As a player, Quinn had a respectable career. He played in 606 NHL games between the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, and Atlanta Flames, racking up a stats line of 18-113-131 with 950 PIMs as a defenseman. Probably his most memorable moment was when he leveled Bobby Orr.
It was as a coach that Quinn became more known. In his first full season (he had a half-season before) as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers he took them all the way to the Final. After a couple more seasons with the Flyer and an unsuccessful stint with the Kings, Quinn would go on to coach (and manage) the Canucks. It was there that he started to build them into contenders. He was responsible for drafting Trevor Linden and Pavel Bure, and lead them to a Final appearance in 1994. Quinn also pulled off one the greatest steals in NHL history, trading Alex Stojanov for Markus Naslund. Quinn would again pull double duty for the Leafs in the late 90's-early 2000's. It became a common occurrence to see his Leaf teams make the second round of the playoffs every year (only once pre-[full season] lockout did Quinn's Leafs get eliminated in the first round). He was fired after the 2005-06 season - the only one of his Leafs tenure that didn't result in a playoff appearance. His last season as an NHL head coach was during the 2009-10 season with the Oilers. As an NHL head coach, Quinn won the Jack Adams twice (1980 with the Flyers, 1992 with the Canucks).
While he did not win the big one as an NHL coach, Quinn did collect hardware on the international stage. He coached Team Canada to Olympic Gold (2002), the World Cup (2004), U-18 Gold (2008) and U-20 Gold (2009).
For their part, the Canucks and Leafs both honoured Quinn with pre-game videos and patches (Leafs on their jerseys, Canucks with decals on their helmet).
Rest in peace, Pat Quinn.
Viktor Tikhonov
Before becoming a coach, Tikhonov did play as a defenseman in Russia. He played with VVS Moscow and Dynamo Moscow, winning 4 championships during his playing career.
As a head coach, Tikhonov started with Dinamo Riga in Latvia before eventually becoming the bench boss for CSKA Moscow and the Soviet national coach. On a domestic level, he won 12 straight titles (1978-1989). It will be his international career that will he will be lauded for. Tikhonov would win Olympic Gold three times (1984, 1988, 1992) and silver once (1980), the 1981 Canada Cup, and numerous World Championships (eight in total).
For a better understanding of Tikhonov's contributions and his coaching style, check out Dmitry Chesnokov's piece over at Puck Daddy.
Rest in peace, Viktor Tikhonov
Pat Quinn
As a player, Quinn had a respectable career. He played in 606 NHL games between the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, and Atlanta Flames, racking up a stats line of 18-113-131 with 950 PIMs as a defenseman. Probably his most memorable moment was when he leveled Bobby Orr.
It was as a coach that Quinn became more known. In his first full season (he had a half-season before) as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers he took them all the way to the Final. After a couple more seasons with the Flyer and an unsuccessful stint with the Kings, Quinn would go on to coach (and manage) the Canucks. It was there that he started to build them into contenders. He was responsible for drafting Trevor Linden and Pavel Bure, and lead them to a Final appearance in 1994. Quinn also pulled off one the greatest steals in NHL history, trading Alex Stojanov for Markus Naslund. Quinn would again pull double duty for the Leafs in the late 90's-early 2000's. It became a common occurrence to see his Leaf teams make the second round of the playoffs every year (only once pre-[full season] lockout did Quinn's Leafs get eliminated in the first round). He was fired after the 2005-06 season - the only one of his Leafs tenure that didn't result in a playoff appearance. His last season as an NHL head coach was during the 2009-10 season with the Oilers. As an NHL head coach, Quinn won the Jack Adams twice (1980 with the Flyers, 1992 with the Canucks).
While he did not win the big one as an NHL coach, Quinn did collect hardware on the international stage. He coached Team Canada to Olympic Gold (2002), the World Cup (2004), U-18 Gold (2008) and U-20 Gold (2009).
For their part, the Canucks and Leafs both honoured Quinn with pre-game videos and patches (Leafs on their jerseys, Canucks with decals on their helmet).
Rest in peace, Pat Quinn.
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Saturday Night Hockey: November 29, 2014
Nothing tonight since I ran out of time. Will post something tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy tonight's games.
Lineup Notables
Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens
Snow-falo: Cody McCormick (concussion), Drew Stafford (lower body), Josh Gorges (lower body), Andrej Meszaros, and Matt Hackett (torn ACL) are out. Jhonas Enroth gets the start.
Montreal: Michael Bournival (shoulder) is out. Dustin Tokarski is in net.
Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington: Brooks Laich (shoulder), Aaron Vopatti (neck), John Erskine, and Dmitri Orlov (wrist) are out Justin Peters will start.
Toronto: Roman Polak (lower body) is questionable. Jonathan Bernier is in net.
Ottawa Senators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Happy Retirement Daniel Alfredsson: Marc Methot (back) is out. Robin Lehner will be in net.
Tampa Bay: Matthias Ohlund (knee) is out. Ben Bishop is expected to start.
Calgary Flames vs. Arizona Coyotes
Calgary: Mikael Backlund (abdomen), Joe Colborne (upper body), Matt Stajan (knee), Mason Raymond (upper body), and Sam Bennett (shoulder) are out. Karri Ramo is going to start.
Arizona: David Moss and Brandon Gormley are out. Devan Dubnyk will start tonight.
Lineup Notables
Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens
Snow-falo: Cody McCormick (concussion), Drew Stafford (lower body), Josh Gorges (lower body), Andrej Meszaros, and Matt Hackett (torn ACL) are out. Jhonas Enroth gets the start.
Montreal: Michael Bournival (shoulder) is out. Dustin Tokarski is in net.
Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington: Brooks Laich (shoulder), Aaron Vopatti (neck), John Erskine, and Dmitri Orlov (wrist) are out Justin Peters will start.
Toronto: Roman Polak (lower body) is questionable. Jonathan Bernier is in net.
Ottawa Senators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Happy Retirement Daniel Alfredsson: Marc Methot (back) is out. Robin Lehner will be in net.
Tampa Bay: Matthias Ohlund (knee) is out. Ben Bishop is expected to start.
Calgary Flames vs. Arizona Coyotes
Calgary: Mikael Backlund (abdomen), Joe Colborne (upper body), Matt Stajan (knee), Mason Raymond (upper body), and Sam Bennett (shoulder) are out. Karri Ramo is going to start.
Arizona: David Moss and Brandon Gormley are out. Devan Dubnyk will start tonight.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Game Recap - Rimouski Oceanic vs. Halifax Mooseheads
Rimouski Oceanic vs. Halifax Mooseheads
Final Score
Rimouski - 2
Halifax - 8
Goalscorers
Rimouski: Anthony DeLuca, Frederik Gauthier
Halifax: Nikolaj Ehlers, Timo Meier (2), Jesse Lussier, Samuel Leblanc (2), Danny Moynihan, Kelly Bent
Goalies
Rimouski: Philippe Desrosier (L), Olivier Tremblay
Halifax: Zach Fucale (W)
Moosehead Player of the Game
Nikolaj Ehlers. He got a Gordie Howe hat trick.
Thing That Annoyed Me
Know what, a win like this I ain't saying anything negative.
Game Notes
Videos
Ehlers and DeLuca go at it:
Kelly Bent scores a breakaway goal:
Final Score
Rimouski - 2
Halifax - 8
Goalscorers
Rimouski: Anthony DeLuca, Frederik Gauthier
Halifax: Nikolaj Ehlers, Timo Meier (2), Jesse Lussier, Samuel Leblanc (2), Danny Moynihan, Kelly Bent
Goalies
Rimouski: Philippe Desrosier (L), Olivier Tremblay
Halifax: Zach Fucale (W)
Moosehead Player of the Game
Nikolaj Ehlers. He got a Gordie Howe hat trick.
Thing That Annoyed Me
Know what, a win like this I ain't saying anything negative.
Game Notes
- As is tradition, the game became overly physical with multiple fights once the goals piled up.
- Desrosier was replaced after allowing 4 goals in 13 shots. Not a good night for him to say the least.
- Rimouski had a goal disallowed in the second as Fucale was interfered with. This set off a scrum afterwards in which I think the Ehlers fight took place.
- Gotta give credit to Bent on his goal. He was nailed in the corner by Gauthier, got up (after a few seconds), went back at Gauthier, took advantage of a bad D-to-D pass, skated in and beat Tremblay.
- I don't know why, but guys were chanting "Annn-drewwww" at Picco on Rimouski. I know that treatment is usually reserved for the goalie. Skater on the other hand sort of puzzled me.
- Found it funny that both of Leblanc's goals happened on a 2-on-1 (also, that I was present for all of Leblanc's 4 goals so far this season)
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| Only when it's a 2-man advantage can the Mooseheads set up a 1-3-1 powerplay. Also, kind of cool that its all forwards on the ice (D. Moynihan down low, Fortier-Gadoury-Meier in middle, Ehlers at the point) |
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| Leblanc's first goal |
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| Basically the first couple minutes of the third |
Videos
Ehlers and DeLuca go at it:
Kelly Bent scores a breakaway goal:
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Saturday Night Hockey: World Cup of...NHL?
Oh, there are so many things I could talk about this week
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
So, whose going to be all in it? The Top Six (Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, USA) area given. I suspect Slovakia and Switzerland will get some love. Maybe a random country like Netherlands. I mean, they did have a nice Olympic qualifying run, and there is a guy with the nickname "Dutch Gretzky" in the NHL. From Chris Johnston:
I'm fine with the Rest of World team as the eighth team. The NHL really needs an actual country for the seventh though. Having a team of players (North American I might add) defeats the purpose of having "World" in "World Cup" (and as a side note, Future Swiss Superstar™ Joe Thornton gets snubbed either way).
Just a simple plea to the NHL. Do the right thing, have eight actual (or at least seven actual and one RoW) countries participate in this tournament.
*Sorry for the tables in that post, it was from when this site had a black background.
Lineup Notables
St. Louis Blues vs. Ottawa Senators
St. Louis: The Blues are healthy. Brain Elliot might start.
Ottawa: Marc Methot (back) is out. Robin Lehner starts this afternoon.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins
Montreal: Michael Bournival (shoulder) is out. Carey Price is in net.
Boston: Marc Savard (concussion), Brad Marchand, Zdeno Chara (knee), Adam McQuaid (thumb), David Warsofsky (groin) are out. Tuukka Rask is expected to start.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit: Pavel Datsyuk (groin), Brendan Smith (hand), and Jonas Gustavsson (shoulder) are out. Jimmy Howard starts.
"Get away from me": Joffrey Lupul (hand), David Booth (foot), and Brandon Kozun (ankle) are out. Jonathan Bernier might be in net.
New Jersey Devils vs. Calgary Flames
The Cory Schneiders: Ryane Clowe (concussion), Bryce Salvador (lower body), and Jon Merrill (arm) are out. At this point, it would be a shock if Cory Schneider didn't start.
Calgary: Mikael Backlund (abdomen), Joe Colborne (upper body), Matt Stajan (knee), Mason Raymond (upper body), and Sam Bennett (shoulder) are out while Kris Russell (lower body) is questionable. Karri Ramo starts tonight.
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers
Chicago: Patrick Sharp (lower body), Andrew Shaw (upper body), Trevor van Riemsdyk (leg) are out. AAnnttii RRaannttaa is in net.
Edmonton: The Oilers are healthy. Ben Scrivens might start.
- Phil Kessel blows off media after a tough loss (it's justified, will say - overall that is - he probably should speak a bit more, no matter how little he actually says).
- Actually, anything Leafs-related this week is hilarious and a non-story.
- Jack Johnson filing for bankruptcy (horrible parents, hope Jack is able to sort out the mess he was dragged in to).
- NHL responding to the concussion lawsuit against them (errr, maybe not the best reply there, NHL).
- Gordie Howe's condition getting worse (keep hanging in there Gordie).
- NHL expanding to Las Vegas (this I wouldn't mind talking about another time)
- Voynov having charges pressed against him (what he allegedly did was wrong)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
So, whose going to be all in it? The Top Six (Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden, USA) area given. I suspect Slovakia and Switzerland will get some love. Maybe a random country like Netherlands. I mean, they did have a nice Olympic qualifying run, and there is a guy with the nickname "Dutch Gretzky" in the NHL. From Chris Johnston:
The eight-team event is now expected to include two all-star entries along with the top six hockey nations — Canada, U.S., Sweden, Finland, Russia and Czech Republic — when it returns in September 2016, according to multiple sources.Hmmm, so we get a Rest of World team and a team of young rejects...I mean stars. Another idea is a North American B Team, which basically means the eighth team doesn't have an age limit for its rejects...sorry, stars.
The first all-star team is expected to feature the best players from the remaining European countries: Slovakia, Switzerland, Latvia, Germany and Slovenia, among them.
The makeup of the other mixed squad is still to be determined, although one idea being considered is bringing together all of the top young stars in the sport.
I'm fine with the Rest of World team as the eighth team. The NHL really needs an actual country for the seventh though. Having a team of players (North American I might add) defeats the purpose of having "World" in "World Cup" (and as a side note, Future Swiss Superstar™ Joe Thornton gets snubbed either way).
Just a simple plea to the NHL. Do the right thing, have eight actual (or at least seven actual and one RoW) countries participate in this tournament.
*Sorry for the tables in that post, it was from when this site had a black background.
Lineup Notables
St. Louis Blues vs. Ottawa Senators
St. Louis: The Blues are healthy. Brain Elliot might start.
Ottawa: Marc Methot (back) is out. Robin Lehner starts this afternoon.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins
Montreal: Michael Bournival (shoulder) is out. Carey Price is in net.
Boston: Marc Savard (concussion), Brad Marchand, Zdeno Chara (knee), Adam McQuaid (thumb), David Warsofsky (groin) are out. Tuukka Rask is expected to start.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit: Pavel Datsyuk (groin), Brendan Smith (hand), and Jonas Gustavsson (shoulder) are out. Jimmy Howard starts.
"Get away from me": Joffrey Lupul (hand), David Booth (foot), and Brandon Kozun (ankle) are out. Jonathan Bernier might be in net.
New Jersey Devils vs. Calgary Flames
The Cory Schneiders: Ryane Clowe (concussion), Bryce Salvador (lower body), and Jon Merrill (arm) are out. At this point, it would be a shock if Cory Schneider didn't start.
Calgary: Mikael Backlund (abdomen), Joe Colborne (upper body), Matt Stajan (knee), Mason Raymond (upper body), and Sam Bennett (shoulder) are out while Kris Russell (lower body) is questionable. Karri Ramo starts tonight.
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers
Chicago: Patrick Sharp (lower body), Andrew Shaw (upper body), Trevor van Riemsdyk (leg) are out. AAnnttii RRaannttaa is in net.
Edmonton: The Oilers are healthy. Ben Scrivens might start.
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