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O’Sullivan leads league with worst plus-minus
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL,
Patrick O’Sullivan of the Edmonton Oilers is looking a bit rough these days. In his first full season in orange and blue, he’s been little more than a burden to the NHL’s last place team. While Edmonton as a team share a number of “worsts,” O’Sullivan too finds himself at the bottom of a category that he’d rather not be able to boast about. At minus-32, he is ranked 849th in the league in plus-minus…out of 849.
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O’Reilly’s fists didn’t do all the talking
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL,
Now that we’ve more or less recovered from the green beer and shenanigans of St. Patrick’s Day, it’s time to take a look at some other important parts of Irish history: infractions and Boston. Former NHL winger Terry O’Reilly was famous for both. The ex-Bruin made a name for himself in Beantown thanks largely to his scoring touch, but more significantly for his staggeringly large number of penalty minutes. O’Reilly tallied 2,095 in his 14-year career.
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Montreal-Ottawa clash worth more than two points on Monday
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, NHL, Playoffs,
After six straight wins, the Montreal Canadiens felt the bitter taste of defeat at the hands of the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Montreal dropped a 3-2 shootout loss to the Blue and White to keep their consecutive point streak alive. At the other end of the spectrum, the Senators continue their freefall, losing a 5-4 decision to Dallas. The two clubs now find themselves tied at 78 points and share fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, and will face each other Monday night to decide who is more worthy.
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On Tuesday night, Dallas’ Brandon Segal scored his second game-winning goal of the season against the Sharks. He scored the goal at the 4:30 mark of the second period to put the Stars up 3-0. The score would move to 4-2 before Dallas netted four more in the third in an 8-2 rout of San Jose. But full credit goes to Segal for scoring the game-winner, as that was certainly the moment – less than halfway through the game – where San Jose knew they were finished and mailed in the rest of the night.
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NHL hopes to punish for headshots before the playoffs
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Front Office, NHL,
The NHL has announced that they want to implement their head-shots rule as soon as possible. There’s just some of the usual red tape to be taken care of first. Two years ago, the league adopted the affectionately-named “Sean Avery” rule the day after Avery was seen blatantly obstructing Devils goalie Martin Brodeur without any other concern for on-ice action. However, the league called it an “interpretation” of an existing rule. That in itself is the NHL’s biggest problem. Many rules are open to interpretation.
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As the NHL season winds down, the Eastern Conference is shaping up and teams are starting to separate in the standings. It seems that the more north you look, the stronger the teams generally are, with the exception of the first and last-place teams. Four out of five Northeast teams hold a playoff spot, while four out of five Southeast teams don’t. As it stands right now, it’s going to be awfully hard for anybody to swap tickets to the postseason.
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If you haven’t yet heard of Lee Stempniak, you’re not alone. Actually, unless you live in the St. Louis, Toronto, or now Phoenix areas, you probably haven’t heard about him yet, and won’t again for a long, long time. Nevertheless, Stempniak was honored by the NHL as the Second Star of the Week ending Mar. 14 for his strong performances against Vancouver, Carolina and Atlanta. The newest little Coyote has already made a huge impact with his new club.
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It’s happened already. Less than a week after concerns about what would happen if a star NHL player were to be suspended for a dirty hit, Washington’s Alex Ovechkin – arguably the greatest player in the game, receives a major penalty and a game misconduct for hurling Chicago defenseman Brian Campbell into the boards in the first period of a Sunday afternoon game. Ovechkin now faces the possibility of supplemental discipline after further review of the incident by the league.
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Extreme makeover: hockey arena edition
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Front Office, NHL, Rumors,
Ryerson University is in need of a new sports facility. Located in downtown Toronto, space is limited for the 30,000+ student facility, but President Sheldon Levy believes he may have found the solution in the existing – and very much vacant, Maple Leaf Gardens, former home to Toronto’s NHL team. Levy and the university have introduced plans to retrofit the arena and turn it into the “Ryerson University Sports and Recreation Centre at Maple Leaf Gardens.”
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Bill Cowley was inducted to the NHL Hall of Fame in 1968. Known as one of the greatest playmakers of all time, he helped lead the Boston Bruins to Stanley Cup victories in 1939 and 1941. He spent 12 of his 13-year career with Boston, the only other being his rookie season as a member of the incredibly short-lived St. Louis Eagles. He was also awarded the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL scoring leader in 1941, and also won the Hart Trophy twice, in ’41 and ’43.
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