Archive for December, 2008
« Previous EntriesCurtis Joseph Earns His 450th Career Victory
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008Curtis Joseph is happy the long wait for his milestone win is over.
Joseph made 29 saves to earn his first win of the season and the 450th victory of his NHL career and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied to beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night.
Detroit End Blackhawks Streak with a 4-0 Whooping
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008From Yahoo Sports:
The Red Wings withstood the Chicago Blackhawks’ opening barrage and showed why they are still the top team in Central Division.
Ty Conklin made 36 saves for his seventh NHL shutout, and Johan Franzen scored twice to lift Detroit to a 4-0 win that snapped the Blackhawks’ team-record, nine-game winning streak.
Chicago came into the [...]
Rangers score four in third, beat Isles 5-4
Monday, December 29th, 2008From TSN:
Petr Prucha provides quite a punch when he gets into the New York Rangers lineup. His only problem has been getting regular work.
Prucha got the Rangers even Monday night when he scored one of New York’s four third-period goals that carried them to a 5-4 victory over the New York Islanders. The speedy Czech [...]
Alexei Cherepanov found to be Blood Doping
Monday, December 29th, 2008From NHL.com:
New York Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov, who collapsed and died during a game on Oct. 13, was alleged to be blood doping for several months before he died, investigators revealed Monday.
Russian investigators further revealed that during his last year the 19-year-old player suffered from myocarditis, a condition where not enough blood gets to the [...]
Claude Lemieux is Back!
Monday, December 29th, 2008From NHL.com:
San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has signed forward Claude Lemieux to a two-way contract. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“This is simply the next step in the evaluation process with Claude,” said Wilson.
Lemieux must still clear NHL waivers, which [...]
Amazing John Tavares Goal!
Monday, December 29th, 2008I will let the video speak for itself:
Chicago Blackhawks win team-record 9th straight
Sunday, December 28th, 2008From Yahoo Sports:
Bring on the Detroit Red Wings and the Winter Classic.
Dustin Byfuglien led Chicago to its franchise-record ninth straight victory, scoring two goals and adding an assist in the Blackhawks’ 4-1 decision over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night.
Chicago, set to play Detroit in a home-and-home series, broke the team record of eight straight [...]
Bruins win 8th straight, tie for NHL lead
Sunday, December 28th, 2008From TSN:
It was business as usual for Michael Ryder and the Boston Bruins.
Ryder broke a tie with 6:04 left, and the Bruins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2-1 on Sunday to extend their wining streak to eight games and tie San Jose for the overall NHL lead with 58 points.
Threee of the victories during the streak [...]
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