Niclas Wallin (D - Hurricanes) 1G (GWG) in Overtime
Joey MacDonald (G - Islanders) 35 Saves, 2GA
Roberto Luongo (G - Canucks) 24 Saves, Shutout
NHLPA files unfair labor practice charge
NEW YORK (AP)—The NHL players’ association on Tuesday filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board regarding negotiations with clubs over European player releases.
The latest move by the union followed notification that it lost a grievance challenging the NHL’s institution of defected player status on drafted and unsigned European players.
That came about because of a lack of an International Ice Hockey Federation transfer agreement between the NHL and hockey federations in some European countries.
The filing of the charge with the NLRB was confirmed by union spokesman Jonathan Weatherdon. The NHLPA declined to comment further because of the ongoing legal matter.
The New York Post first reported the union’s action Tuesday on its Web site.
In the last collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the players’ association, the union fought for European players to have the same rights as their North American counterparts.
The union’s loss of the grievance gives teams permanent rights to these European players as long as there is a lack of an IIHF transfer agreement between the NHL and international hockey federations. The NHLPA is trying to avoid reverting to a time when the NHL controlled the rights of European players forever.
The charge by the players’ association against the NHL said: “Since on or about June 26, 2008, (the NHL) has failed and refused to bargain with the NHLPA over a mandatory subject of bargaining by unilaterally implementing a rule substantially modifying and restricting the manner in which players under contract to European Clubs may gain employment (in the NHL), without first providing notice to, or bargaining to agreement or good-faith impasse with the NHLPA,” the New York Post reported.
Testimony by NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly was crucial in the NHLPA losing its grievance. Daly and former union executive director Ted Saskin agreed in a letter on July 22, 2005, to temporarily adopt defected player status for Europeans since an IIHF transfer agreement wasn’t in place.
That agreement expired and the union didn’t want to extend it, but the NHL sent a memo on May 19 to the 30 general managers to advise them that it was putting the defected players status back in effect, the Post said.
Devils lose Brodeur
Martin Brodeur will have to wait longer to break the NHL records after tearing a distal biceps in his left elbow last weekend. He will be out for 3-4 months. He will undergo surgery Thursday.
Trotting Along
Barry Trotz coached his 750th game, all with Nashville, becoming the 31st NHL coach to reach that milestone and just the 10th to do so with the same team.
oh, they’re hurt:
Martin Brodeur (Devils): out 3-4 months with torn distal biceps.
He shoots… the scores:
New York Islanders 2 - 1 New York Rangeres
Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 4 Toronto Maple Leafs (Overtime)
Ottawa Senators 2 - 1 Washington Capitals (Overtime)
Minnesota Wild 2008-2009
minneosta wild 2008-2009 08 09 is this our year nhl hockey commercial ice mikko koivu meittmen born to be wild skate fights derek boogaard brent burns tribute best awesome alittleproduction fan kryptonite i gave my life to save her we will fight till the end until the navy song talent GO WILD!!!!!!!! thanks for watching high quality works best, sub for more thanks! marian gaborik MVP best game ever amazing national hockey league
2002-03 Round 4/Game 6: Scott Stevens Crushes Paul Kariya
The last of the classic Scott Stevens bone crushing hits. It happens only a few minutes after the Pandolfo goal. Scott Gomez turns the puck over in center ice and Paul Kariya grabs it. A second or two after Kariya dished a pass off, Scott Stevens catches Kariya with a punishing hit that knocks him out cold. It looks like this would be the turning point for the Devils. And it would be. Unfortunately it would turn the wrong way for the Devils as Kariya would not only return, but score a goal, making it 4-1 Anaheim. Clip is (c) ABC Sports/ESPN and the NHL and no copyright infringement is intended against them.
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A funny video created by KILLERGUILDE and ALTADAR! Go Habs Go!
Grant Marshall Goal - 2002-03 Round 4/Game 6:
Score now 5-1 Ducks, and the Devils get a power play goal from Grant Marshall who deflected a Brian Rafalski point shot, to make the score 5-2 Ducks.
Maple Leafs vs Flames - 10/14/06!
I’ve always had a soft spot for the Leafs beating up on the Flames so here is the fourth of four classic Leafs’ thrashings of the poor lil\’ Flames! All videos dedicated to Robert O\’Connor.;)
2002-03 Round 4/Game 7/Pregame: NBC Interview!
My cousin was interviewed on the local NBC(NY Channel 4) affiliate before Game 7! I’m in the background too, in the black t shirt behind Aimee Nuzzo Clip is (c) WNBC/4 New York and no copyright infringement is intended against them.
Marty Robs Ozolinsh+Langs Goal(2)
A great sequence to seal the deal for Game 5. Over 7 minutes left and Paul Kariya(I think) finds Sandis Ozolinsh all alone but is stoned twice by Martin Brodeur! Then, it looks like Jamie Langenbrunner whiffs on a shot or pass and the puck is about to pass through the slot to the other side of the ice, but Brian Gionta awesomely dives to keep the puck in front and Langenbrunner is there to bury the puck past Jean-Sebastien Giguere to give the Devils the 6-3 lead! And in place of the \”Marty\’s Better!\” chant, we have the \”Overrated!\” chant! Clip is (c) ABC Sports/ESPN and the NHL and no copyright infringement is intended against them.
Maple Leafs vs Flames - 1/14/03!
I\’ve always had a soft spot for the Leafs beating up on the Flames so here is the second of four classic Leafs\’ thrashings of the poor lil\’ Flames! All videos dedicated to Robert O\’Connor.;)
Blackhawks Goal
The celebration after a Blackhawks goal, November 3, 2008 against the Colorado Avalanche at the United Center in Chicago.
Maple Leafs vs Flames - 1/14/03!
I\’ve always had a soft spot for the Leafs beating up on the Flames so here is the second of four classic Leafs\’ thrashings of the poor lil\’ Flames! All videos dedicated to Robert O\’Connor.;)
Blackhawks Win!
The final minute and salute of the November 3, 2008 Chicago Blackhawks game versus the Colorado Avalanche at the United Center in Chicago. Hawks win, 6-2!
Def Leppard NHL Face Off Lets Get Rock
Def Leppard performs Lets Get Rocked for Detroit fans after the RED WINGS. The video is good, but the audio could be a little better.
Jim Vandermeer vs Ryan Carter Nov 2, 2008 Jim Vandermeer vs Ryan Carter from the Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks game on Nov 2, 2008. via http://www.hockeyfights.com
Darren McCarty vs Mike Brown Nov 2, 2008 Darren McCarty vs Mike Brown from the Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks game on Nov 2, 2008. via http://www.hockeyfights.com
Brodeur Wins # 6 - Thrashers 1 VS Devils 6 - But With A Cost.. November 1, 2008 Devils Beat The Thrashers.. Broduer - 8 More Wins To Goooo… And Bye Bye To Roys Record.. Brodeur - 6 More Shutouts To Go And Bye Bye Sawchuck\’s Record.. Brodeur Was Injured In The Second Period With A Bruised Elbow And Will Miss The Game Against The Sabres On November 3rd..
Wild vs. Coyotes 11/1/08 - Power Play in 3rd and more Power play action with an extra 2 minutes or so until the next whistle after the power play. The Wild ended up getting an ugly goal later in the 3rd period to win 3-2
NHL Brawl - Detroit Red Wings - Colorado Avalanche Rivalry This brawl happened @ March 26th, 1997. 300 Penalty Minutes during the last Period. Enjoy! Due to several “requests”: The Song is called “Hey Man Nice Shot” by Filter. Congrats to the Stanley Cup 2008! The full credits are going to the original author of that video. It´s not MY work! Keep up with your comments!
Tobias Stephan (G - Stars) earns our player of the day for his win over the Minnesota Wild. Stephan played in only his 2nd ever NHL game. His last game, almost a year ago was on the road in Chicago, a game where he played solid but lost the game in overtime. A year is a long time to wait to prove you can play at this level, but Stephan did that today.
Stars of the day:
Teemu Selanne (Ducks), got his game on with a hat trick against the Detroit Red Wings
Tobias Stephan (Stars) made his NHL debut for 2008 with a 4-2 win over the Wild
Ryan Getzlaf (Ducks) had 5 assists in the Ducks win over the Red Wings
Matt Stajan (Maple Leafs) scored 2 goals in the Leafs shootout win over the Devils
Pavel Datsyuk (Red Wings) scored a pair against the Ducks
…and there were none:
Going into todays game the Wild had no suffered a regulation loss this season, the only team remaining to do so. Tobias Stephan and the Stars put and end to that with a solid 4-2 win over the travelling team.
Demoted:
Jordan Staal has been demoted to the third line during Wednesday’s Penguins practice.
Trade Deadline moved:
The NHL has announced that the Trade Deadline will be moved back to March 4. The change has been approved by both the NHL and the NHLPA.
oh, they’re hurt:
Sergei Zubov (Stars) should be back in the Stars lineup this Saturday.
Randy Jones (Flyers) could resume skating in 2 weeks and should be back on the team before Christmas.
Jere Lehtinen (Stars) is rumored to begin skating again soon.
Tim Connolly (Sabres) is unlikely to play this weekend with a back injury.
Pascal Leclaire (Blue Jackets) is looking at a second opinion after his MRI revealed just a sprained ankle.
Bryan McCabe (Panthers) began skating on his own Monday.
Rick DiPietro (Islanders) will not be on the upcoming road trip.
He shoots… the scores:
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 - 5 New Jersey Devils (shootout)
Ross McKeon of Yahoo! Sports has a fantastic article today in which he breaks down October 26, the 2nd day in NHL history were all 30 teams played in the same day. Accoring to McKeon, on October 26…
The home team earned two points in nine games, the visitors snatched a pair of points in six. Five of the 15 games needed more than 60 minutes to decide as two ended in sudden death and three required a shootout.
Philadelphia’s Jeff Carter at 3:44 and Washington’s Alexander Semin at 2:17, both even-strength goals, accounted for the winners in sudden death.
Fredrik Sjostrom of the Rangers, Ryan Smyth of the Avalanche and Marian Hossa of the Red Wings scored the deciding goals in shootouts. Henrik Lundqvist, Peter Budaj and Ty Conklin were the winning goalies. In all, shooters went 9-for-24 in the shootouts.
A total of 96 goals were scored in regulation and overtime of the 15 games. Three goals came short-handed (Anaheim’s Travis Moen, Ottawa’s Dean McAmmond and Sean Bergenheim of the Islanders) and one filled an empty net (Jarome Iginla).
Ten of the 15 games were decided by one goal. Four goals was the largest margin of victory (St. Louis 4-0 over Florida).
The power play was very good across the board. Teams combined to covert 30 of 127 chances for 23.6 percent, well above the league average. Vancouver cashed in most, going 4-for-6. The Islanders had the most power-play chances, but went just 1-for-8.
A total of 460 penalty minutes were assessed of which 120 minutes accounted for the 12 fights. New Jersey and Philadelphia, division rivals meeting for the second time in as many days, featured the most bouts with four. The Devils and Flyers accrued the most combined minutes (80) while the Blue Jackets-Wild and Sabres-Avalanche combined for the least (12 each game).
There were a combined 984 shots on goal during regulation and overtime. Carolina’s Cam Ward faced the most. He stopped 57 of the New York Islanders’ franchise-record 60. Florida managed the fewest, only 17 on the road in St. Louis. Five teams replaced their starting goalies because of either injury or ineffectiveness including Montreal, Los Angeles, Columbus, St. Louis and the New York Islanders. Montreal’s Tomas Plekanec led the world with 13 shots (three others were judged to be missed shots). Bill Guerin of the Islanders was in double figures, too, with 10 shots.
There were a grand total of 872 faceoffs. Detroit and Chicago visited the circle the most (82) while San Jose and Tampa combined for the least draws (46). Boston’s Marc Savard (14-4), Vancouver’s Ryan Kessler (16-6), Carolina’s Rod Brind’Amour (15-5) and Washington’s Boyd Gordon (13-4) had strong nights on faceoffs while Phoenix’s Olli Jokinen (4-13), Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf (4-15) and Edmonton’s Shawn Horcoff (9-18) struggled.
Teams extended winning streaks (Colorado to five in a row, Detroit to four, Anaheim and Calgary to three and Philadelphia to two) and extended losing streaks (Islanders to three in a row) and had streaks snapped (Montreal had won five in a row, Pittsburgh had won two straight and Washington had lost three in a row).
The 15 games drew nine capacity crowds. The United Center in Chicago housed the biggest showing, a franchise-record 22,690 to see the 698th all-time meeting between the rival Red Wings and Blackhawks. The smallest crowd was an announced 11,219 gathering at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island for the Hurricanes and Islanders. A total of 267,729 attended the 15 games for an average of 17,849 per contest.
The biggest minute-muncher on Saturday was Detroit defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom with 32:01 of ice time. Buffalo’s young defenseman Andrej Sekera was the only other skater in the league to log more than 30 minutes (30:44). Philadelphia’s Riley Cote (1:34) and New Jersey’s Mike Rupp (1:44) saw the least amount of ice time.
Of miscellaneous note, Calgary traveled the most miles (1,600 from Nashville to Glendale, Ariz.) while New Jersey traveled the least (less than 100 miles to Philly). … The 30 bench bosses combined for more than 180 seasons of NHL head coaching experience. … Tampa Bay’s Gary Roberts (42 years, five months, two days) was the oldest player performing and Atlanta’s Zach Bogosian (18 years, three months, 10 days) was the youngest.
Injury Updates:
Islanders G DiPietro questionable Vs Rangers New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro will see a doctor on Monday for an undisclosed injury and is questionable to play that night against the New York Rangers.
Red Wings LW Franzen out 3-4 weeks Red Wings forward Johan Franzen will be out for three to four weeks because of a sprained left knee, the team said Sunday.
Blues G Bishop injured Vs Panthers St. Louis Blues goaltender Ben Bishop left Saturday’s 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers in the third period with a lower body injury and did not return. Bishop made 12 saves without yielding a goal before being replaced by Marek Schwarz, who was recalled from Peoria of the American Hockey League earlier in the day.
Blue Jackets G Leclaire suffers ankle injury Leclaire left Saturday’s game 5:24 into the second period with an ankle injury, the Associated Press reports.
Joni Pitkanen: Leg Injury Pitkanen sustained a leg injury late in the second period of Saturday’s
game against the Islanders, and did not return to action.
Maple Leafs Jeff Finger back in action Finger (foot) made his regular-season debut with the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
Hurricanes C Sutter leaves hospital after concussion Carolina Hurricanes center Brandon Sutter left a Long Island hospital on Sunday after suffering a concussion during Saturday’s 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders.
10/13/2008
- New York Ranger prospect Alexei Cherepanov collapsed on the bench at
or near the end of Omsk’s Kontinental Hockey League game and died a
short time later, he was 19.
Mike Fisher may miss opener Ottawa Senators center Mike Fisher could miss Saturday’s season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins, according to a published report. Fisher suffered a groin injury in during the club’s preseason win over Frolunda in Sweden on Thursday, the Ottawa Sun reported on its website. (Yahoo! Sports)
Marek Zidlicky may miss start of season Zidlicky (leg) is unlikely to be ready for the start of the regular
season, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. “Doesn’t look good,” head
coach Jacques Lemaire said. “It looks like it will be a while.” (Yahoo! Sports)
Pavel Datsyuk (groin) skates Datsyuk (groin) was on the ice for light skating on Thursday—his first time doing so in a week, the Detroit News reports. (Yahoo! Sports)
DiPietro finally skating DiPietro (hip/knee) took part in a team skate Friday, Newsday reports. (Yahoo! Sports)
Player Updates:
Drury get “C” from Rangers Chris Drury became the New York Rangers’ captain Friday, one night before the club opened the regular season in the Czech Republic. Drury, who served as co-captain of the Buffalo Sabres with Danny Briere before signing with the Rangers in 2007, got the nod from coach Tom Renney and general manager Glen Sather during a team dinner on Friday night. The Rangers start the new campaign in Prague with a pair of games this weekend against the Tampa Bay Lightning. (Yahoo! Sports)
Selanne nets Hat Trick in Ducks win Teemu Selanne scored three goals to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 preseason victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night. Selanne, the Ducks’ all-time leading scorer, capped the hat trick with the game’s final goal with 17:14 left in the third period. (Yahoo! Sports)
League Updates:
Oilers coach MacTavish ejected from game Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish was ejected in the second period of Friday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames for throwing a bloody towel on the ice. After scoring a power-play goal with 90 seconds left in the second, Marc Pouliot engaged in a fight with Flames defenseman James Vandermeer. Once the officials restored order, MacTavish threw the towel and was ejected. (Yahoo! Sports)
Signings & Acquisitions:
Wild sign D Falk The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Justin Falk to a contract on Friday. Terms were not disclosed. (Yahoo! Sports)
Red Wings sign G McCollum The Detroit Red Wings signed goalie Thomas McCollum to a three-year deal Friday. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. McCollum was Detroit’s first-round selection—30th overall—in the 2008 draft. He participated in the Wings’ training camp before being assigned back to the Ontario Hockey League’s Guelph Storm. (Yahoo! Sports)
Blackhawks sign Joakim Lindstrom Lindstrom was signed by the Hawks on Friday after being placed on waivers by the Ducks. (Yahoo! Sports)
Canadiens give coach Guy Carbonneau contract extension The Montreal Canadiens have given head coach Guy Carbonneau a multi-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Friday. Carbonneau would not say how long the extension was for, other than joking to reporters that “it’s more than one year and less than 10.” (Yahoo! Sports)
Bobby Ryan: Name comes up in trade talks Ryan’s name was mentioned about in trade talks between the Ducks and Maple Leafs, according to the Orange County Register. (Yahoo! Sports)
Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli denied a report in the Boston Herald suggesting center Marc Savard was being shopped.
Senators owner Eugene Melnyk hopes to re-sign Daniel Alfredsson to a contract that’ll make him a “Senator for life”. Senators management will be meeting with Alfredsson’s agent tomorrow in Sweden to initiate negotiations.
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly still hopes the league and the KHL can reach an agreement on a binding arbitration hearing in Switzerland to resolve Alexander Radulov’s contract situation.
Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland suggests the recent injury to defenseman Chris Chelios could possibly push back his decision to trade a defenseman to free up cap space by a few weeks.
Scouts from ” Vancouver, New Jersey, the Rangers, Ottawa, Florida, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Tampa Bay and Detroit” attending last night’s Blue Jackets-Sabres game. He speculates they might be there to take a look at defensemen Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and Marc Methot and also noted that forward Manny Malholtra played on the top line last night suggesting the Jackets might’ve been showcasing him.
The agent for Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin said the club has given him permission to talk to other NHL teams, and that he’s received interest in his client from “several clubs”. Grossman and Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon expressed hopes of getting Khabibulin’s situation resolved prior to the start of the season next week.
The Anaheim Ducks announced they’ve demoted winger Bobby Ryan to their minor league affiliate while left wing Joakim Lindstrom has been claimed off waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks.
A pretty cool video that was featured on mapleleafs.com, thought I\’d share with you guys, hope you like it. Video Courtesy: http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/
Not long after the Friesen goal, Jay Pandolfo sends a pass across the ice to John Madden who wrists a shot that Rick DiPietro gets a piece of, but not all off, as it trickles into the net to put the Devils ahead 3-2! Clip is (c) Fox Sports NY/MSG+ and the NHL and no copyright infringement is intended against them.
Brad Boyes makes a nice dangle around Richard Petiot, and puts a nice wrist shot over the glove of Cujo. Check www.nowhockey.com for uncompressed video, fantasy hockey, fantasy gambling, and discussion on the latest news from the NHL.
The Leafs overcame their third period struggles as they came back to win 4-3 in a shootout over the Blues. Pavel Kubina and Luke Schenn scored in the shootout. Video Courtesy: mapleleafs.com
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Check out the crowd…. exactally! this has to be the oldest ice hockey vid i have ever seen!! team canada vs england, england relly went downhill at hockey since this, tag time… Ice Hockey canucks canada maple leafs montreal canadians winnipeg jets toronto ottowa senators new york islanders NHL SM liiga ilves jokerit jyp jaakeikko maali
