For the first time in a month, somebody has to post a 1 for Detroit, in the L column of the NHL East standings. The Detroit Red Wings watched Raffi Torres put away the winning goal at 1:51 of Overtime as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Wings 4-3 and put an end to the Red Wings nine game winning streak.
Chris Pronger broke out of a slump with three assists on the night, as Edmonton played a fast paced game, keeping with the Red Wings stride for stride for the full sixty minutes. Red Wing coach Mike Babcock, felt that the Wings came to play for the most part, but a few lapses were all it took for the Wings to find themselves on the short end of the score board.
The win for Edmonton will be a huge morale booster, having struggled in the early part of the season, the last couple of weeks have seen the Oil begin to get untracked and play the kind of hockey that many Edmonton fans felt they would see this year.
Defeating the Wings, right there in Hockeytown should go a long way to helping the Oilers to pick up the pace and the wins through November.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Sens continue on a roll
If the road to the Stanley Cup indeed passes through Tampa Bay, then the Ottawa Senators put a down payment on the trip Thursday night. The Senators doubled the Lightning 4-2 as Ottawa became the first team in the NHL East to notch its tenth win of the season.
The Senators spread out the scoring a bit this time around, no four goal splurges by the stars. Though, Daniel Alfredsson continued on his scoring pace with a goal and an assist, Martin Havlat pulled in the reins a bit with only one goal tonight, Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza also kept their scoring streaks alive with assists. Wade Redden and Mike Fisher scored the other Ottawa markers on the way to the victory. Domenic Hasek returned to the Ottawa nets for the win, stopping 31 of the 33 shots he faced.
Tampa scored their goals on two power plays, with goals from Brad Richards and Vincent Lecavalier, who took advantage of five consecutive Senator penalties. But like every other night since March 1st of 2003, the Lightning could not pull out the win.
Over 18,000 fans took in the night at the Corel Center and once again they did not go home disappointed. The Sens now rest up for the New York Islanders who are in town on Saturday night, the Lightning travel on to Toronto and a Hockey Night In Canada clash with the Leafs.
The Senators spread out the scoring a bit this time around, no four goal splurges by the stars. Though, Daniel Alfredsson continued on his scoring pace with a goal and an assist, Martin Havlat pulled in the reins a bit with only one goal tonight, Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza also kept their scoring streaks alive with assists. Wade Redden and Mike Fisher scored the other Ottawa markers on the way to the victory. Domenic Hasek returned to the Ottawa nets for the win, stopping 31 of the 33 shots he faced.
Tampa scored their goals on two power plays, with goals from Brad Richards and Vincent Lecavalier, who took advantage of five consecutive Senator penalties. But like every other night since March 1st of 2003, the Lightning could not pull out the win.
Over 18,000 fans took in the night at the Corel Center and once again they did not go home disappointed. The Sens now rest up for the New York Islanders who are in town on Saturday night, the Lightning travel on to Toronto and a Hockey Night In Canada clash with the Leafs.
The Auld Standard
Vancouver already has a quarterback controversy with its CFL team, the debate rages on day after day with the tandem of Dave Dickenson and Casey Printers finding equal amount of support in the city. Could it be that the Canucks are about to have a similar controversy on their hands?
Alex Auld held down the fort on Wednesday night as his Vancouver Canucks held on for a narrow 2-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild. Auld has been given the starting assignments while Dan Cloutier recovers from the collision with fellow team mate Nolan Baumgartner on Monday night. It's not sure when Cloutier who is suffering from a concussion, will return but it's not expected to be a lengthy amount of down time.
But even if it is, the Canucks don't seem to have too many worries about their own net, Auld performed impressively against the Wild, keeping their scorers at bay time and time again. While the game started out slow, not quite the explosions we've become used to of late, things did begin to change as the third period arrived.
The Canucks managed to get themselves into some serious penalty troubles as the third period hit the fifteen minute mark, a bad penalty by Todd Bertuzzi began a parade to the penalty box for the boys in Blue. While killing off that penalty Ryan Kessler of the Canucks took a delay of game penalty which left them two men short as time was winding down, then Sami Salo missed on a clearing attempt resulting in another delay of game penalty. Just to add to the excitement the Wild then pulled their goaltender for a 6 on 3 for the final minute of play.
Through it all, Auld held his ground making save after save and gaining a bit of luck from a goal post or crossbar or two. The Canucks survived the mad scramble at the end, Auld facing 31 shots turning back 30 of them on the way to the Canuck's 9th win of the year.
Auld's performance will serve as grist for the goaltender's mill in BC, over the last twenty years the Goaltender job has been the most discussed position on the team. Year after year the debate rages, do the Canucks have what it takes between the pipes to go the distance. Many Canuck fans have been worried about the potential for Cloutier to take the team all the way, now with Auld showing some promise they may have some ammunition for their argument. The only answer to that will come with a Stanley Cup parade down Robson Street.
Auld may have made a case for his seat in the parade, should the day ever come!
Alex Auld held down the fort on Wednesday night as his Vancouver Canucks held on for a narrow 2-1 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild. Auld has been given the starting assignments while Dan Cloutier recovers from the collision with fellow team mate Nolan Baumgartner on Monday night. It's not sure when Cloutier who is suffering from a concussion, will return but it's not expected to be a lengthy amount of down time.
But even if it is, the Canucks don't seem to have too many worries about their own net, Auld performed impressively against the Wild, keeping their scorers at bay time and time again. While the game started out slow, not quite the explosions we've become used to of late, things did begin to change as the third period arrived.
The Canucks managed to get themselves into some serious penalty troubles as the third period hit the fifteen minute mark, a bad penalty by Todd Bertuzzi began a parade to the penalty box for the boys in Blue. While killing off that penalty Ryan Kessler of the Canucks took a delay of game penalty which left them two men short as time was winding down, then Sami Salo missed on a clearing attempt resulting in another delay of game penalty. Just to add to the excitement the Wild then pulled their goaltender for a 6 on 3 for the final minute of play.
Through it all, Auld held his ground making save after save and gaining a bit of luck from a goal post or crossbar or two. The Canucks survived the mad scramble at the end, Auld facing 31 shots turning back 30 of them on the way to the Canuck's 9th win of the year.
Auld's performance will serve as grist for the goaltender's mill in BC, over the last twenty years the Goaltender job has been the most discussed position on the team. Year after year the debate rages, do the Canucks have what it takes between the pipes to go the distance. Many Canuck fans have been worried about the potential for Cloutier to take the team all the way, now with Auld showing some promise they may have some ammunition for their argument. The only answer to that will come with a Stanley Cup parade down Robson Street.
Auld may have made a case for his seat in the parade, should the day ever come!
Rookie of the Month for October
November 2, 2005 - Sidney Crosby, began what is expected to be a long line of achievement in the NHL with the announcement, that he is the NHL's Rookie of the Month for October. Crosby has had a fairly good start to his NHL career, accounting for a fair amount of scoring on a struggling Pittsburgh team. Crosby has 14 points over 11 games, 2 goals and 12 assists, which highlights how much of a team player he has become in a short period of time
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Sens do the Buffalo Hat Dance
The Ottawa Senators hit double digits Wednesday night, as the return of Martin Havlat to the line up proved to be one of many problems for the Buffalo Sabres. Havlat who finished off his five day suspension, put all that rest to use with four goals and 40% of the Sens scoring on the night. Also filling up the Buffalo net was Daniel Alfredsson who also tallied another 40% and four more goals to the cause. Dany Heatley added 20% and two goals to finish off the scoring parade and a 10-4 win over the Sabres.
It was the first time in Sens history that they have had two four goal scorers in the same game, the ten goals are the highest in the NHL so far this high scoring season and the second highest total in Sens history.
The Sens were dominant from the very start of the game, they had four goals on seven shots in the first thirteen minutes of play and seemed to leave the Sabres standing still for most of the game. The Sabres were missing the scheduled starting goaltender Ryan Miller who was injured in the morning skate, Martin Biron was put into battle to start but had a short night as the goals piled up. Biron was pulled after the first seven minutes, giving way to Mika Noronen who suffered four more goals through the second period. the Sabres came close to getting back into the game in the second as they closed the gap to 5-3, then four unanswered goals put the game away for Ottawa. In a sign of mercy on Noronen, Biron then re-entered the game for the third, giving up two more before the night mercifully came to an end.
The Sens looked by far to be the better team, showing the same kind of domination that they exhibited last Saturday in the 8-0 crushing of Toronto. In the last five nights the Senators have scored 21 goals with their high flying style. While many marvel at the scoring punch of the Sens, Captain Daniel Alfredsson offers up some advice, the best is yet to come. Alfredsson says the Sens are just hitting their peak, and can get even better.
The Sens style of play is certainly great for the fans, not since the Oilers heyday, has a team seemed to have so much fun on the ice while putting points on the board. While it seems to be fun for the Sens, it's decidedly not good news for those members of the goaltenders union.
It was the first time in Sens history that they have had two four goal scorers in the same game, the ten goals are the highest in the NHL so far this high scoring season and the second highest total in Sens history.
The Sens were dominant from the very start of the game, they had four goals on seven shots in the first thirteen minutes of play and seemed to leave the Sabres standing still for most of the game. The Sabres were missing the scheduled starting goaltender Ryan Miller who was injured in the morning skate, Martin Biron was put into battle to start but had a short night as the goals piled up. Biron was pulled after the first seven minutes, giving way to Mika Noronen who suffered four more goals through the second period. the Sabres came close to getting back into the game in the second as they closed the gap to 5-3, then four unanswered goals put the game away for Ottawa. In a sign of mercy on Noronen, Biron then re-entered the game for the third, giving up two more before the night mercifully came to an end.
The Sens looked by far to be the better team, showing the same kind of domination that they exhibited last Saturday in the 8-0 crushing of Toronto. In the last five nights the Senators have scored 21 goals with their high flying style. While many marvel at the scoring punch of the Sens, Captain Daniel Alfredsson offers up some advice, the best is yet to come. Alfredsson says the Sens are just hitting their peak, and can get even better.
The Sens style of play is certainly great for the fans, not since the Oilers heyday, has a team seemed to have so much fun on the ice while putting points on the board. While it seems to be fun for the Sens, it's decidedly not good news for those members of the goaltenders union.
Flames show some spark
It's taken a bit longer than the Calgary faithful might like, but finally it seems that the Calgary Flames are shaking the cobwebs from their heads.
Tuesday night saw the Flames shut out the Minnesota Wild 3-0, as Mikka Kiprusoff faced 23 shots on his way to his second shut out of the season. More important for the Flames was the continued improvement in the play of Jarome Iginla, who picked up two goals in the Flames victory.
Iginla has been off to a slow start this year, and as goes Iggy so went the Flames it seemed. for the first few three weeks of this season they've had a terrible time getting untracked with a record of 5-7-2.
The troubles in scoring and keeping the opposition out of their end has been the talk of Calgary in the early days of this new NHL. A team which came up a little short in the last Stanley Cup contest has had its problems getting things in gear in a this new season.
With Iginla starting to find his range again though, the Flames are finding more confidence on the ice which should soon translate into more wins and a steady climb up the standings. The Flames hosted their fifth consecutive sell out on Tuesday, a crowd that liked what they saw from the home side. There are big expectations in Calgary this year, the taste of playoff success left a pretty good feeling around Southern Alberta, a feeling that kept hockey alive during the lengthy lockout.
If the Flames can get things back on track, the disappointing start will soon be all but forgotten in the rush to get back on the Flame bandwagon. There's a sense of unfinished work to be done in Calgary, the players know it, as do the fans. It's only one win, after a string of losses, but some positive signs were there for the fans. A top scorer finding his scoring touch, the amazing goaltender recording another shut out and some strong youngsters making their mark.
All in all, hockey just may be on the right track again in Southern Alberta.
Tuesday night saw the Flames shut out the Minnesota Wild 3-0, as Mikka Kiprusoff faced 23 shots on his way to his second shut out of the season. More important for the Flames was the continued improvement in the play of Jarome Iginla, who picked up two goals in the Flames victory.
Iginla has been off to a slow start this year, and as goes Iggy so went the Flames it seemed. for the first few three weeks of this season they've had a terrible time getting untracked with a record of 5-7-2.
The troubles in scoring and keeping the opposition out of their end has been the talk of Calgary in the early days of this new NHL. A team which came up a little short in the last Stanley Cup contest has had its problems getting things in gear in a this new season.
With Iginla starting to find his range again though, the Flames are finding more confidence on the ice which should soon translate into more wins and a steady climb up the standings. The Flames hosted their fifth consecutive sell out on Tuesday, a crowd that liked what they saw from the home side. There are big expectations in Calgary this year, the taste of playoff success left a pretty good feeling around Southern Alberta, a feeling that kept hockey alive during the lengthy lockout.
If the Flames can get things back on track, the disappointing start will soon be all but forgotten in the rush to get back on the Flame bandwagon. There's a sense of unfinished work to be done in Calgary, the players know it, as do the fans. It's only one win, after a string of losses, but some positive signs were there for the fans. A top scorer finding his scoring touch, the amazing goaltender recording another shut out and some strong youngsters making their mark.
All in all, hockey just may be on the right track again in Southern Alberta.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
The retiring Russian Rocket
Pavel Bure has called it a day, the mercurial on ice career of Bure came to an end on Tuesday, when Bure announced he was retiring from active play to take over the reigns of the Russian Olympic hockey program, just in time for the Turin Olympics.
Bure who shone brightest in Vancouver and then left in a cloud of acrimony was one of those players that made a fan stand up to watch. He frequently was the lead story on many a Vancouver sportscast, with his nightly scoring exploits. But in the end his days in Vancouver were controversial ones, with accusations of double dealing from management and some serious confrontations with the Vancouver media.
Bure never really seemed to feel comfortable under the intense spotlight that the Vancouver media scene exists under, his final days in a Canuck uniform cloaked in mystery and sourness.
Regardless of his off ice developments, when he was healthy and on the ice, not many could compare to his stats. Back to Back 60 goal seasons, and stints as a two time winner of the Rocket Richard trophy for goal scoring are among some of his accomplishments. He helped lead a determined Canuck team to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup final agains the Rangers before losing to the Blue shirts. Had the Canucks won that game and Bure's relationship in Vancouver would have been cemented for life regarldess of the mess that would follow.
His departure from Vancouver registered shock waves around the NHL, but did set up the Canucks nicely for years to come. One of the key aspects of the Bure trade was the acquisition of Ed Jovanovski, who still patrols the defence for Vancouver.
Bure played 702 regular season games and 64 playoff contests before heading home to Russia, he has not played a game since 2003 when he injured his knee while playing for the New York Rangers.
His new duties will include trying to rebuild a Russian hockey team that has been steeped in dysfunction and distrust the last number of years. Bure has promised that the team he selects will want to play for Russia. Russian hockey officials will be hoping that he can provide an exciting team and will return Russia to the highest points in the world of hockey.
It will be interesting to watch Bure on the other side of the negotiating table with the Russian team. One of the concerns of fans in the past has been the impression that Pavel was only in the game for Pavel, it seemed that his concept of team was a tad different than those that share a locker room with him. He will have to be a quick study, his Russian squad needs some serious team building to take place and rather quickly, many will be waiting to see how many of his fellow Russian hockey players accept his calls and respond to his requests.
Bure who shone brightest in Vancouver and then left in a cloud of acrimony was one of those players that made a fan stand up to watch. He frequently was the lead story on many a Vancouver sportscast, with his nightly scoring exploits. But in the end his days in Vancouver were controversial ones, with accusations of double dealing from management and some serious confrontations with the Vancouver media.
Bure never really seemed to feel comfortable under the intense spotlight that the Vancouver media scene exists under, his final days in a Canuck uniform cloaked in mystery and sourness.
Regardless of his off ice developments, when he was healthy and on the ice, not many could compare to his stats. Back to Back 60 goal seasons, and stints as a two time winner of the Rocket Richard trophy for goal scoring are among some of his accomplishments. He helped lead a determined Canuck team to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup final agains the Rangers before losing to the Blue shirts. Had the Canucks won that game and Bure's relationship in Vancouver would have been cemented for life regarldess of the mess that would follow.
His departure from Vancouver registered shock waves around the NHL, but did set up the Canucks nicely for years to come. One of the key aspects of the Bure trade was the acquisition of Ed Jovanovski, who still patrols the defence for Vancouver.
Bure played 702 regular season games and 64 playoff contests before heading home to Russia, he has not played a game since 2003 when he injured his knee while playing for the New York Rangers.
His new duties will include trying to rebuild a Russian hockey team that has been steeped in dysfunction and distrust the last number of years. Bure has promised that the team he selects will want to play for Russia. Russian hockey officials will be hoping that he can provide an exciting team and will return Russia to the highest points in the world of hockey.
It will be interesting to watch Bure on the other side of the negotiating table with the Russian team. One of the concerns of fans in the past has been the impression that Pavel was only in the game for Pavel, it seemed that his concept of team was a tad different than those that share a locker room with him. He will have to be a quick study, his Russian squad needs some serious team building to take place and rather quickly, many will be waiting to see how many of his fellow Russian hockey players accept his calls and respond to his requests.
Headlines of November
The stories that make the news in November.
November 30 Thornton to the Shark Tank
November 29 Eddie the Eagle climbs the ladder
November 28 Spezza wants a spot
November 27 Rocky Mountain Let Down (again)
November 26 Ten for Sens
November 25 Heatley continues on hot pace
November 24 Dick Pound targets Hockey
November 23 Bruins give owner a reply on the ice
November 22 Sid One, Alex Zero
November 21 Fischer collapses, game suspended
November 20 Ted Eagleson/Alan Saskin
November 19 Hawks dominate Alberta
November 18 Hawks put out red Hot Flames
November 17 Guess You Can't Go Home Jacques
November 16 Flames On Fire
November 15 Sergei gets a Blue Jacket
November 14 Islanders win marathon shoot out
November 13 Canucks break losing skid
November 12 Flames Burning Through November
November 11 Grumpy Gretkzy gets results
November 10 Sidney stops the Habs
November 9 They really do have the St. Louis Blues
November 8 Turgeon tops 500
November 7 Three for the Hall
November 6 The Gunslingers posse comes up short
November 5 Kiprusoff shuts the door again
November 4 Bettman basks in early season success
November 3 Oilers ground High Flying Red Wings
November 2 That's a Big 10-4
November 1 Bure becomes the Bossman
November 30 Thornton to the Shark Tank
November 29 Eddie the Eagle climbs the ladder
November 28 Spezza wants a spot
November 27 Rocky Mountain Let Down (again)
November 26 Ten for Sens
November 25 Heatley continues on hot pace
November 24 Dick Pound targets Hockey
November 23 Bruins give owner a reply on the ice
November 22 Sid One, Alex Zero
November 21 Fischer collapses, game suspended
November 20 Ted Eagleson/Alan Saskin
November 19 Hawks dominate Alberta
November 18 Hawks put out red Hot Flames
November 17 Guess You Can't Go Home Jacques
November 16 Flames On Fire
November 15 Sergei gets a Blue Jacket
November 14 Islanders win marathon shoot out
November 13 Canucks break losing skid
November 12 Flames Burning Through November
November 11 Grumpy Gretkzy gets results
November 10 Sidney stops the Habs
November 9 They really do have the St. Louis Blues
November 8 Turgeon tops 500
November 7 Three for the Hall
November 6 The Gunslingers posse comes up short
November 5 Kiprusoff shuts the door again
November 4 Bettman basks in early season success
November 3 Oilers ground High Flying Red Wings
November 2 That's a Big 10-4
November 1 Bure becomes the Bossman
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Should have saved a few goals for tonight
They must have emptied the vault in Toronto Saturday night! With the 8-0 massacre of the Leafs under their belts, the Sens returned home to face the Flyers on Sunday only to find the offence harder to find.
While goals seemed to come as easy as line changes on Saturday, Sunday was a different story as a wall named Esche stood in the way for most of the night. Robert Esche faced 39 shots in the Flyers net, but in the end only gave up three goals as the Flyers went on to a 5-3 victory over the high flying Sens.
Everyone in Flyer colors praised the goaltender, who made numerous key saves to keep his team in the game and on course for a victory. Ottawa took a number of penalties at inopportune times, which allowed the Flyer powerplay to get to work in putting pucks in the net. Four consecutive penalties provided the Flyers the opportunity to gain a two goal lead, an amount that the Sens could not overcome despite the flurry of shots on Esche.
Perhaps they tired themselves out during Saturday nights public skate at the Air Canada centre, they seemed sluggish at times and neglected to take the body, nor crowd the net in front of Esche. From the very beginning they came out flat, much to the distress of the over 19,000 on hand to welcome them back from the previous nights battle of Ontario.
It was only the Sens second loss of the season, so the fans probably aren't too terribly disappointed, that 8-0 victory over the leafs gives them a fair amount of credit with their fans. But a win over the Flyers would have made for a pretty great 48 hours!
While goals seemed to come as easy as line changes on Saturday, Sunday was a different story as a wall named Esche stood in the way for most of the night. Robert Esche faced 39 shots in the Flyers net, but in the end only gave up three goals as the Flyers went on to a 5-3 victory over the high flying Sens.
Everyone in Flyer colors praised the goaltender, who made numerous key saves to keep his team in the game and on course for a victory. Ottawa took a number of penalties at inopportune times, which allowed the Flyer powerplay to get to work in putting pucks in the net. Four consecutive penalties provided the Flyers the opportunity to gain a two goal lead, an amount that the Sens could not overcome despite the flurry of shots on Esche.
Perhaps they tired themselves out during Saturday nights public skate at the Air Canada centre, they seemed sluggish at times and neglected to take the body, nor crowd the net in front of Esche. From the very beginning they came out flat, much to the distress of the over 19,000 on hand to welcome them back from the previous nights battle of Ontario.
It was only the Sens second loss of the season, so the fans probably aren't too terribly disappointed, that 8-0 victory over the leafs gives them a fair amount of credit with their fans. But a win over the Flyers would have made for a pretty great 48 hours!
Players of the week for October
Here are the players of the week in the NHL, for the month of October. Click on the name for a stats sheet of the player selected for that week.
October 31 Forward, Eric Staal, Carolina
October 31 Goal, Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
October 24 Forward, Craig Conroy, Los Angeles
October 24 Goal, Manny Legace, Detroit
October 17 Forward, Steve Sullivan, Nashville
October 17 Defence, Bryan McCabe, Toronto
October 10 Centre, Marc Savard, Atlanta
October 10 Goal, Roberto Luongo, Florida
October 31 Forward, Eric Staal, Carolina
October 31 Goal, Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
October 24 Forward, Craig Conroy, Los Angeles
October 24 Goal, Manny Legace, Detroit
October 17 Forward, Steve Sullivan, Nashville
October 17 Defence, Bryan McCabe, Toronto
October 10 Centre, Marc Savard, Atlanta
October 10 Goal, Roberto Luongo, Florida
Cloutier out for the count, Canucks out in OT
It seemed as though the pattern of the Canucks bouncing back from an ebarrassing loss was about to repeat itself. Having been dismissed on Thursday night with a 6-0 loss at the Pepsi Centre, the Canucks were looking for a little redemption on Saturday.
Vancouver got off to a decent start as they kept the pace of the Avalanche and took advantage of a few chances in the Colorado end of the rink. Things went a little sideways at the ten minute mark of the first period when Canuck goaltender Dan Cloutier was forced from the game after a collision with defenceman Nolan Baumgartner. The Canuck defenceman rammed his own goaltender into the goal post, leaving him stunned on the ice for about five minutes before he left the game for the night. Alex Auld was pressed into service on short notice and played a solid game in the nets, doing his share to keep the Canucks in the game.
A string of second period penalties cost the Canucks as they played 2 men short for lengthy portions of the period, giving the Avs more than enough chances to put goals in the net. Alex Tanguay tied the game up late in the third on a breakaway, while Ian Lapperiere put the game away after 2 minutes of O T, scoring the winning goal in a 4-3 Avalanche win.
While the loss was a hard one for the Canucks there were some positive developments for Marc Crawford to make note of. The Sedin's had a pretty decent game, moving the puck well and having a number of scoring chances, one of which paid off for Henrik Sedin. Brendan Morrison picked up a goal for Vancouver and Todd Bertuzzi had a solid game, perhaps his best of the season thus far. Bertuzzi was more involved in the play than in the last few efforts, gaining an assist on Matt Cookes opening goal for Vancouver. Even the fans seemed to let up on him as the game progressed, there were still the boos everytime he touched the puck, but the costumes and chants weren't as prevalent as they were on Thursday.
Besides Tanguay and Lapperiere, Colorado goal scorers included Rob Blake and Andrew Brunette who bounced back nicely from the collision with Baumgartner and Cloutier. The loss, Vancouvers second in three nights to the Avs and second in a row, drops the Canuck record to 8-3-1. Colorado improves to 6-4-1 so far in the young season.
With the loss behind them now, the one question that still remains to be seen is the health of Cloutier, he was taken from the rink before the game ended for further evaluation. One player probably hoping for a quick recovery is Baumgartner, he's going to be in for a bit of a rough time in his own dressing room for taking out his own goaltender. It makes it hard for Marc Crawford to complain about protecting the goalies when his own players are crashing their own net!
Vancouver got off to a decent start as they kept the pace of the Avalanche and took advantage of a few chances in the Colorado end of the rink. Things went a little sideways at the ten minute mark of the first period when Canuck goaltender Dan Cloutier was forced from the game after a collision with defenceman Nolan Baumgartner. The Canuck defenceman rammed his own goaltender into the goal post, leaving him stunned on the ice for about five minutes before he left the game for the night. Alex Auld was pressed into service on short notice and played a solid game in the nets, doing his share to keep the Canucks in the game.
A string of second period penalties cost the Canucks as they played 2 men short for lengthy portions of the period, giving the Avs more than enough chances to put goals in the net. Alex Tanguay tied the game up late in the third on a breakaway, while Ian Lapperiere put the game away after 2 minutes of O T, scoring the winning goal in a 4-3 Avalanche win.
While the loss was a hard one for the Canucks there were some positive developments for Marc Crawford to make note of. The Sedin's had a pretty decent game, moving the puck well and having a number of scoring chances, one of which paid off for Henrik Sedin. Brendan Morrison picked up a goal for Vancouver and Todd Bertuzzi had a solid game, perhaps his best of the season thus far. Bertuzzi was more involved in the play than in the last few efforts, gaining an assist on Matt Cookes opening goal for Vancouver. Even the fans seemed to let up on him as the game progressed, there were still the boos everytime he touched the puck, but the costumes and chants weren't as prevalent as they were on Thursday.
Besides Tanguay and Lapperiere, Colorado goal scorers included Rob Blake and Andrew Brunette who bounced back nicely from the collision with Baumgartner and Cloutier. The loss, Vancouvers second in three nights to the Avs and second in a row, drops the Canuck record to 8-3-1. Colorado improves to 6-4-1 so far in the young season.
With the loss behind them now, the one question that still remains to be seen is the health of Cloutier, he was taken from the rink before the game ended for further evaluation. One player probably hoping for a quick recovery is Baumgartner, he's going to be in for a bit of a rough time in his own dressing room for taking out his own goaltender. It makes it hard for Marc Crawford to complain about protecting the goalies when his own players are crashing their own net!
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Too Much for Toronto
Too Much Scoring, Too Much Hitting, Too Much Speed and Too Much Heatley, in short it was a case of Too Much for Toronto.
The Ottawa Senators administered a lesson in hockey Saturday night, as the Sens dominated the Maple Leafs from the one minute mark. It was Dany Heatley night in Toronto, as the Senator scored four goals on the way to an 8-0 thumping of the Leafs.
Ottawa outplayed the Leafs in every category Saturday, the Sens were far too fast for a Toronto team that appeared to be standing still at times. Watching wave after wave of Senators cross the blue line and take shots on a beleaguered Ed Belfour. Belfour lasted until the fifth goal, at which point Pat Quinn realizing that his goaltender had been abandoned for the night pulled a switch. Enter Michael Telqvist who at least can claim to have held the Sens to only three more goals on the night, though he can't really claim that his team mates picked up their game for him either.
Heatley could do no wrong on the night, he was in constant motion through the game and ran pretty well unchecked deep into the Toronto end. While he was filling the net in the Toronto end, Dominic Hasek was doing his part on the Ottawa part of the ice, Hasek turned aside 27 shots on the way to his shut out. Though he was only really tested a handful of times through the game, the majority of the Leaf chances were perimeter shots at best.
Needless to say Bryan Murray was rather happy with his teams performance, though he admitted the one sided win was a freak compared to most Leaf Sen matchups. Over in the other dressing room, Pat Quinn was dissecting his teams play on the night and suggested that they were far too individual on the ice and not playing as a team of late, hesitant to take the body and allowing far too many chances for the opposition.
The big win for Ottawa should do a fair amount to keep the folks back home in a good mood, the Toronto/Ottawa rivalry is becoming one of the best in the league. Ottawa fans love nothing better than a win over Toronto, an 8-0 slaughter at the Air Canada Centre might just be good enough for a Bank Street parade!
The Ottawa Senators administered a lesson in hockey Saturday night, as the Sens dominated the Maple Leafs from the one minute mark. It was Dany Heatley night in Toronto, as the Senator scored four goals on the way to an 8-0 thumping of the Leafs.
Ottawa outplayed the Leafs in every category Saturday, the Sens were far too fast for a Toronto team that appeared to be standing still at times. Watching wave after wave of Senators cross the blue line and take shots on a beleaguered Ed Belfour. Belfour lasted until the fifth goal, at which point Pat Quinn realizing that his goaltender had been abandoned for the night pulled a switch. Enter Michael Telqvist who at least can claim to have held the Sens to only three more goals on the night, though he can't really claim that his team mates picked up their game for him either.
Heatley could do no wrong on the night, he was in constant motion through the game and ran pretty well unchecked deep into the Toronto end. While he was filling the net in the Toronto end, Dominic Hasek was doing his part on the Ottawa part of the ice, Hasek turned aside 27 shots on the way to his shut out. Though he was only really tested a handful of times through the game, the majority of the Leaf chances were perimeter shots at best.
Needless to say Bryan Murray was rather happy with his teams performance, though he admitted the one sided win was a freak compared to most Leaf Sen matchups. Over in the other dressing room, Pat Quinn was dissecting his teams play on the night and suggested that they were far too individual on the ice and not playing as a team of late, hesitant to take the body and allowing far too many chances for the opposition.
The big win for Ottawa should do a fair amount to keep the folks back home in a good mood, the Toronto/Ottawa rivalry is becoming one of the best in the league. Ottawa fans love nothing better than a win over Toronto, an 8-0 slaughter at the Air Canada Centre might just be good enough for a Bank Street parade!
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Cherry pickin' your pets
A little mindless surfing on a Thursday discovered this little gem of an ad, it seems that Don Cherry is branching out from his sub sandwiches and cold remedies.
Cherry is the spokesperson and has lent his name in partnership, to a new line of pet insurance called, Cherry Blue Pet insurance. It offers up extensive coverage, so your fido or snowball can laze around the house secure in the knowledge that all is taken care of should something bad happen around the estate.
You can insure your pet under two different plans, the Red Line or the Blue Line program. For those that really, really like their pets there is the Blue line coverage which in addition to accident coverage includes any new illnesses that may unfortunately be visited to by your pet.
For those not quite ready to go top dog, there is the Red Line coverage , which will at least take care of any accidents that may befall your beloved.
Cherry's participation in the project is designed to help raise funds for Rose Cherry's home for kids. Something he has tied in nicely with all of his corporate dealings, you do a search for Rose Cherry's home on the net and you'll find many of Cherry's corporate partners have stepped up to help out. A smart use of Cherry's very high Canadian profile.
As for the Pet Insurance though, we wonder, is your coverage voided should your dog or cat wear a visor, or refuse to go into the corners?
The above posting first appeared on my A Town Called Podunk blogsite, where I post my general observations on all things.
Cherry is the spokesperson and has lent his name in partnership, to a new line of pet insurance called, Cherry Blue Pet insurance. It offers up extensive coverage, so your fido or snowball can laze around the house secure in the knowledge that all is taken care of should something bad happen around the estate.
You can insure your pet under two different plans, the Red Line or the Blue Line program. For those that really, really like their pets there is the Blue line coverage which in addition to accident coverage includes any new illnesses that may unfortunately be visited to by your pet.
For those not quite ready to go top dog, there is the Red Line coverage , which will at least take care of any accidents that may befall your beloved.
Cherry's participation in the project is designed to help raise funds for Rose Cherry's home for kids. Something he has tied in nicely with all of his corporate dealings, you do a search for Rose Cherry's home on the net and you'll find many of Cherry's corporate partners have stepped up to help out. A smart use of Cherry's very high Canadian profile.
As for the Pet Insurance though, we wonder, is your coverage voided should your dog or cat wear a visor, or refuse to go into the corners?
The above posting first appeared on my A Town Called Podunk blogsite, where I post my general observations on all things.
Public Enemy Number One
In days gone by, it used to be the arrival of the Detroit Red Wings that would bring out the bellicosity of the Denver hockey fan, a rivalry that ironically started with a cheap hit by the Avs Claude Lemieux on the Wings Kris Draper. But that is no more, indeed as of Thursday night its ancient history. Thursday a fellow in a White uniform with a number 44 on it will step onto the ice at the Pepsi Centre and realize just what it feels like to be hated. On Thursday night, Todd Bertuzzi will take the title of Public Enemy Number One in Colorado.
Bertuzzi, makes his first appearance in Colorado since the infamous Steve Moore attack and if the stories coming out of Denver these days mean anything, the next three days are going to be uncomfortable ones for Bertuzzi.
In a strange quirk of scheduling fate, the Canucks are in Denver for two games early in the season, giving the Avalanche faithful much opportunity to vent their collective anger over 72 hours. The expected expressions of dissatisfaction with the return of Bertuzzi have even been noted on the Canucks website, which suggests that the team will have to concentrate on a rather dangerous offense, rather than the outrage of the fans.
Expect the NHL to advise the Avalanche to increase their security profile for the next few games, tensions are high in Denver, the more angrier of fans have been calling talk shows suggesting that Bertuzzi will not only hear catcalls, but be subjected to garbage and spittle as he takes to the ice.
With the NHL moving to a weighted divisional schedule this year, Bertuzzi had best hope that the Av fanbase get it all out of their system in the next couple of days. The Canucks will be frequent visitors to Colorado this year, only time will tell if each successive visit become uglier than the previous one.
Bertuzzi was quoted in a Detroit paper earlier this week as hoping to put the whole incident behind him as the season moves along, something tells me that is not going to happen anytime soon when the Canucks play in Denver.
Bertuzzi, makes his first appearance in Colorado since the infamous Steve Moore attack and if the stories coming out of Denver these days mean anything, the next three days are going to be uncomfortable ones for Bertuzzi.
In a strange quirk of scheduling fate, the Canucks are in Denver for two games early in the season, giving the Avalanche faithful much opportunity to vent their collective anger over 72 hours. The expected expressions of dissatisfaction with the return of Bertuzzi have even been noted on the Canucks website, which suggests that the team will have to concentrate on a rather dangerous offense, rather than the outrage of the fans.
Expect the NHL to advise the Avalanche to increase their security profile for the next few games, tensions are high in Denver, the more angrier of fans have been calling talk shows suggesting that Bertuzzi will not only hear catcalls, but be subjected to garbage and spittle as he takes to the ice.
With the NHL moving to a weighted divisional schedule this year, Bertuzzi had best hope that the Av fanbase get it all out of their system in the next couple of days. The Canucks will be frequent visitors to Colorado this year, only time will tell if each successive visit become uglier than the previous one.
Bertuzzi was quoted in a Detroit paper earlier this week as hoping to put the whole incident behind him as the season moves along, something tells me that is not going to happen anytime soon when the Canucks play in Denver.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Naslund finds the mark
The Canucks are on a roll, notching their sixth consecutive win in a rink they normally have some trouble in. Markus Naslund led the way as the Vancouver Canucks put away an injury depleted Minnesota Wild squad 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Naslund scored the winner early in the second period as he converted a breakaway pass from Todd Bertuzzi into a goal to put the Canucks in the lead for good. Other goal scorers for the Canucks were Jarkko Rutuu in the first and Henrik Sedin with the insurance policy in the third.
Minnesota were missing three key ingredients to their line up as Marian Gaborik and Pascal Dupuis and defenceman Filip Kuba all sat out the game with various ailments. With the missing fire power the Wild could only sit back and watch the Canucks come at them. The night marked a milestone for Canuck defenseman Ed Jovanovski, who checked off game number 400 in his career thus far.
The Canucks improved their record to 8-1-1 which matches the best start to a season in their history. The only loss on the year so far was in Minnesota, when the Wild punished them 6-0, the Canucks have faced the Wild three times in the last ten games as the NHL unbalanced schedule tries to build up regional rivalries. While it may be a good marketing tool for the playoff drives, here in the early season it's just a goofy idea. With thirty teams in the league, one would think you wouldn't have to play one third of your games against the same team. A bit of fine tuning to the plan by the schedule maker, should be a must for next year.
The Canucks continue on with familiar faces next when the play the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Thursday night, a team they played on Saturday in Vancouver. Vancouver stays in Denver on Friday, as they take on those same Avalanche on Saturday night, making for three games in seven nights against the same team! If nothing else the Canucks are about to prove the truth to an old saying; familiarity truly does breed contempt!
Naslund scored the winner early in the second period as he converted a breakaway pass from Todd Bertuzzi into a goal to put the Canucks in the lead for good. Other goal scorers for the Canucks were Jarkko Rutuu in the first and Henrik Sedin with the insurance policy in the third.
Minnesota were missing three key ingredients to their line up as Marian Gaborik and Pascal Dupuis and defenceman Filip Kuba all sat out the game with various ailments. With the missing fire power the Wild could only sit back and watch the Canucks come at them. The night marked a milestone for Canuck defenseman Ed Jovanovski, who checked off game number 400 in his career thus far.
The Canucks improved their record to 8-1-1 which matches the best start to a season in their history. The only loss on the year so far was in Minnesota, when the Wild punished them 6-0, the Canucks have faced the Wild three times in the last ten games as the NHL unbalanced schedule tries to build up regional rivalries. While it may be a good marketing tool for the playoff drives, here in the early season it's just a goofy idea. With thirty teams in the league, one would think you wouldn't have to play one third of your games against the same team. A bit of fine tuning to the plan by the schedule maker, should be a must for next year.
The Canucks continue on with familiar faces next when the play the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Thursday night, a team they played on Saturday in Vancouver. Vancouver stays in Denver on Friday, as they take on those same Avalanche on Saturday night, making for three games in seven nights against the same team! If nothing else the Canucks are about to prove the truth to an old saying; familiarity truly does breed contempt!
Pens still looking for win number one
Sidney Crosby gave it his best shot, at times it seemed like he was trying single handedly to put a notch in the W column for his owner and his landlord as well as his other team mates. Facing a distracted Florida Panthers team (many wondering how their families fared under the howling winds of Wilma) Crosby played large, as he did his share in trying to end the Pens frustrating streak of non wins.
While he only placed one point on the scoring sheet, his play contributed to six power play opportunities as the Panthers flustered by the speed of Crosby, corralled him time and time again, incidents for which they were penalized time and time again.
Yet in the end it was a penalty to Mario Lemieux that dashed the hopes for a Penguin victory, Lemieux picked up an interference penalty in the last seventeen seconds of the third period, a power play opportunity that carried over into overtime for the Panthers and was rewarded with a goal by Stephen Weiss 53 seconds into OT, securing the win for Florida.
Lemieux left the ice in rather foul mood, letting the referee's crew know that he was not impressed with their work on the night. With Pittsburgh's record now 0-4-5, nowhere near where Lemieux had hoped to have them considering the sizeable investment made in players in the off season.
Mario may not be happy with the refs, but he should really direct his angst towards the power play, the Pens had 12 power play opportunities and only converted two of them into goals. That is more of an indication as to where the work needs to be done. Between that and shoddy work in their own end the Pens have more than enough things to worry about besides the officiating. With the team already suffering the longest winless streak in its history, the pressure will be on to snare a win soon.
While he only placed one point on the scoring sheet, his play contributed to six power play opportunities as the Panthers flustered by the speed of Crosby, corralled him time and time again, incidents for which they were penalized time and time again.
Yet in the end it was a penalty to Mario Lemieux that dashed the hopes for a Penguin victory, Lemieux picked up an interference penalty in the last seventeen seconds of the third period, a power play opportunity that carried over into overtime for the Panthers and was rewarded with a goal by Stephen Weiss 53 seconds into OT, securing the win for Florida.
Lemieux left the ice in rather foul mood, letting the referee's crew know that he was not impressed with their work on the night. With Pittsburgh's record now 0-4-5, nowhere near where Lemieux had hoped to have them considering the sizeable investment made in players in the off season.
Mario may not be happy with the refs, but he should really direct his angst towards the power play, the Pens had 12 power play opportunities and only converted two of them into goals. That is more of an indication as to where the work needs to be done. Between that and shoddy work in their own end the Pens have more than enough things to worry about besides the officiating. With the team already suffering the longest winless streak in its history, the pressure will be on to snare a win soon.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Any publicity is good publicity
Gary Bettman's new and improved NHL continues to draw reviews, some good, a few bad and at least one satirical. Don't look now Gary, but your league has been discovered by the satirical website The Onion. The popular website has a blurb about the new rules of hockey in its sports section
Indicative of a lack of interest at times in the USA, the piece is rather short and rather tame, the Daily Show this is not. But then again it is interest, something that at times seems hard to find south of the 49th.
As they say, as long as you spell the name right!
Indicative of a lack of interest at times in the USA, the piece is rather short and rather tame, the Daily Show this is not. But then again it is interest, something that at times seems hard to find south of the 49th.
As they say, as long as you spell the name right!
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Solving the Oil Shortage
General Manager Kevin Lowe is looking to tap a few new wells, considering his current holes seem to have come up dry in the early stages of the NHL season. The Oilers (and their faithful fans) had approached the season with great expectations. The team had made a couple of high profile signings, had managed the NHL cap with extreme sensibility and generally were quite optimistic about the new season to come.
With a terrible start the rumblings are starting to get louder from St. Albert to Leduc, something has to be done. Losing is not something the Oiler fans had banked on in the new NHL, they felt that their team was ready to step up and be a contender, but so far it's been anything but.
With a couple of embarrassing efforts in front of the home fans and now a lengthy road trip, there is much debate in Edmonton that Kevin Lowe needs to spend some of his reserve money now to get his team back on track.
One of the more interesting rumors to come out of the Oil patch this week has been the possibility of a trade with Ottawa for the presently suspended Martin Havlat, according to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun a panicky Lowe is trying to bring the kickin' magician to Edmonton to help his charges find a way to put a puck in the net. Only problem for Lowe is the fact that the Sens apparently have no desire to trade Havlat just yet.
For the time being coach Craig MacTavish is trying to get the attention of his players and find away to turn around a horrible start. Time may be short however, if the players don't respond quickly they may find themselves plying their trade in some other hockey market and Kevin Lowe may find himself writing a few more cheques than he thought he would be in October.
With a terrible start the rumblings are starting to get louder from St. Albert to Leduc, something has to be done. Losing is not something the Oiler fans had banked on in the new NHL, they felt that their team was ready to step up and be a contender, but so far it's been anything but.
With a couple of embarrassing efforts in front of the home fans and now a lengthy road trip, there is much debate in Edmonton that Kevin Lowe needs to spend some of his reserve money now to get his team back on track.
One of the more interesting rumors to come out of the Oil patch this week has been the possibility of a trade with Ottawa for the presently suspended Martin Havlat, according to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun a panicky Lowe is trying to bring the kickin' magician to Edmonton to help his charges find a way to put a puck in the net. Only problem for Lowe is the fact that the Sens apparently have no desire to trade Havlat just yet.
For the time being coach Craig MacTavish is trying to get the attention of his players and find away to turn around a horrible start. Time may be short however, if the players don't respond quickly they may find themselves plying their trade in some other hockey market and Kevin Lowe may find himself writing a few more cheques than he thought he would be in October.
Bob Hartley, Goon master or Guru!
Bob Hartley is finding his style of hockey is gaining him of a nasty reputation with his fellow coaches, one which may find him on the lonely side of the coaches' association by the end of the year.
Hartley's Atlanta Thrashers are finding more of their names associated with the penalty sheet than the scoring sheet the last two weeks or so, as the opposition coaches suggest that Hartley is on a crusade to bring back the days of the Broad Street Bullies.
The most recent debate over Hartley's handling of his offensively challenged players started up with the recent Leafs/Thrashers game in Toronto. Pat Quinn, took to the post game microphones to express his distate for Hartley hockey, suggesting that Thrasher Eric Boulton's hit on Eric Lindros was designed to do more than to take Lindros off his game. The hit on Lindros created a number of ugly skirmishes in the runaway 9-1 Toronto victory and gave Leaf tough guy Tie Domi the opportunity to hold court and take exception to Hartley's hockey bona fides.
Hartley had just finished ignoring the complaints from Leaf land, when Boulton went and got himself into further trouble after a nasty elbow delivered to the jaw of Tampa rookie Paul Ranger. Colin Campbell will hold court on Monday to dispense justice to Boulton who was suspended indefinitely after the ugly incident with Ranger.
The successive exhibitions of goonish behavior appear to be contrary to the new NHL as espoused by Gary Bettman and his high office NHL executives. Making things worse for the Thrashers is the woeful record of the team and the continual routing that the team seems to suffer on a nightly basis. With a deficit on the scoreboards of 22-2, the expectations of a high scoring machine have not been met, instead night after night of losing seems to bring out the worst in the Thrashers
The Thrashers are quick to snuff out any stories about the team not wanting to play for Hartley, suggesting that in fact Hartley is so respected by players that they seek him out for his hockey knowledge. Using Bobby Holik and Ilya Kovalchuk as players that are in Atlanta because they want to play for Hartley.
With fellow coaches like Pat Quinn and John Tortorella expressing rather strenuous objections to the style of Thrasher play, Holik and Kowalchuk may be a minority vote for the next little while.
Hartley's Atlanta Thrashers are finding more of their names associated with the penalty sheet than the scoring sheet the last two weeks or so, as the opposition coaches suggest that Hartley is on a crusade to bring back the days of the Broad Street Bullies.
The most recent debate over Hartley's handling of his offensively challenged players started up with the recent Leafs/Thrashers game in Toronto. Pat Quinn, took to the post game microphones to express his distate for Hartley hockey, suggesting that Thrasher Eric Boulton's hit on Eric Lindros was designed to do more than to take Lindros off his game. The hit on Lindros created a number of ugly skirmishes in the runaway 9-1 Toronto victory and gave Leaf tough guy Tie Domi the opportunity to hold court and take exception to Hartley's hockey bona fides.
Hartley had just finished ignoring the complaints from Leaf land, when Boulton went and got himself into further trouble after a nasty elbow delivered to the jaw of Tampa rookie Paul Ranger. Colin Campbell will hold court on Monday to dispense justice to Boulton who was suspended indefinitely after the ugly incident with Ranger.
The successive exhibitions of goonish behavior appear to be contrary to the new NHL as espoused by Gary Bettman and his high office NHL executives. Making things worse for the Thrashers is the woeful record of the team and the continual routing that the team seems to suffer on a nightly basis. With a deficit on the scoreboards of 22-2, the expectations of a high scoring machine have not been met, instead night after night of losing seems to bring out the worst in the Thrashers
The Thrashers are quick to snuff out any stories about the team not wanting to play for Hartley, suggesting that in fact Hartley is so respected by players that they seek him out for his hockey knowledge. Using Bobby Holik and Ilya Kovalchuk as players that are in Atlanta because they want to play for Hartley.
With fellow coaches like Pat Quinn and John Tortorella expressing rather strenuous objections to the style of Thrasher play, Holik and Kowalchuk may be a minority vote for the next little while.
The Puck was in the net, the bucks were in the wallet!
Vancouver radio listeners got an added bonus to their Canuck's coverage on Thursday night October 20th, as the on air duo of John Shorthouse and Tom Larscheid discovered that coming to the rink meant more than watching a hockey game.
Like many teams in hockey, the Canucks run a 50/50 draw, where the winner shares the total jackpot with the Canucks charity of choice.
Like good little hockey fans Larscheid and Shorthouse buy their tickets game in and game out, laughing at the state of their fortunes as the winning number usually comes up some thousands away from the one on their ticket.
That is until Thursday night! As the Coyotes and Canucks meandered around the GM Place ice, Shorthouse discovered that they had the winning ticket and were about to pocket the 20,000 dollar prize.
Listen in as the two try to reconcile their winfall with the job at hand in the broadcast booth.
Like many teams in hockey, the Canucks run a 50/50 draw, where the winner shares the total jackpot with the Canucks charity of choice.
Like good little hockey fans Larscheid and Shorthouse buy their tickets game in and game out, laughing at the state of their fortunes as the winning number usually comes up some thousands away from the one on their ticket.
That is until Thursday night! As the Coyotes and Canucks meandered around the GM Place ice, Shorthouse discovered that they had the winning ticket and were about to pocket the 20,000 dollar prize.
Listen in as the two try to reconcile their winfall with the job at hand in the broadcast booth.
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