4/21/1996 Jarome Iginla assists on Theo Fleury\’s goal to cut Chicago\’s lead to 5-2 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. This was Iginla\’s first game in the NHL.
Watch in Higher Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dGd6FeViJ4&fmt=18 A great season. 2 Hat Tricks, became the Flames all time scorer, and it was a career year for him in points. Music: Scooter – Fire
Tyler Morrison\’s Blockerpunch Presents a tribute to Jarome Iginla the man who is absolutely on fire this year, one of the greatest captains in the game today, putting up points and putting people on their asses!
Jarome Iginla vs Derian Hatcher and Mike Commodore vs Darren McCarty from the Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings game on Apr 24, 2004. via http://www.hockeyfights.com
During the 2004 Stanley Cup finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames, fellow franchise players Vincent Lecavalier (TB) and Jarome Iginla (Cgy) squared off with everything on the line.
Edit: I added lyrics in the info and changed the picture that shows up for this video, but it\’s the same one! Now it\’s just that it\’ll show Jarome instead of Steve Nash, hahah. Hey guys, this is the Jarome Iginla song turned into a video! The song, unfortunately, is not mine, for all credit should go to Mike Richards and Calgary\’s fan960. You can download the SONG at www.fan960.com along with more funny stuff. Enjoy and Go Flames Go!! Lyrics: (I typed them up myself to the best of my ability, if you see a correction, just send me a message or leave a comment and I\’ll fix it!!) Jarome Iginla (x3) 50 goals Hey hey! Jarome Iginla (x3) 50 goals Hes got Olympic Gold, Hes young, not very old! He is a Flame! And has size 14 shoes! He has a lot of cash, His friend is Steven Nash! He is a guy, Who likes Chiclets, The gum! Hey hey hey! Hey Jarome Iginla! He is a hockey player, Not working as a waiter, Does not take the elevator, Not afraid of alligators! Scores some goals, Hey knows Bob Cole! And gets a lot of girls! Jarome Iginla (x3) 50 goals (Words in background, mostly incomprehensible to me) Jarome Iginla (fades out)
Amazing Goal by Andrei Kostitsyn. Puts it through the legs of Mike Green and snaps it blocker side. Here\’s hoping to see more of those goals. Jan 5th 2008 Video courtesy of VERSUS Kostitsyn hit Aaron Ward into the boards, so Thomas decided to stick up for Ward and take out baby Kostitsyn. Bruins win 3-1! Category: Sports Tags: Montreal Canadiens Tim Thomas Aaron Ward Andrei Kostitsyn
Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes 3/14/09: The Caps triumphed over the Canes 5 to 4 with the game ending in a shootout. Here\’s a summary of the Caps\’ scoring. 1st Period Scoring 10:59 Mike Green (24) Wrist Shot – Assists: Alexander Semin (38) & Nicklas Backstrom (55); 18:01 PPG – Alex Ovechkin (49) Wrist Shot – Assists: Mike Green (36) & Alexander Semin (39) 2nd Period Scoring 01:30 PPG – Alexander Semin (29) Wrist Shot – Assists: Brooks Laich (23) & Alexander Ovechkin (40); 12:27 PPG – Nicklas Backstrom (19) Wrist Shot – Assists: Michael Nylander (21) & Alexander Semin(40) Shootout (see other video)
Mike Green makes hockey history when he scores 8 goals in a row as a defensemen surpassing the likes of Bobby Orr, and Paul Coffey. The Washington Capitals are now number 2 in the eastern conference.
Washington Capitals defenceman Mike Green established an NHL record in the team\’s 5-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on February 14, 2009, scoring a goal in a league record eighth consecutive game. Green broke a record he shared with Mike O\’Connell, who scored in seven consecutive games during the 1983-84 season. Here, Green\’s father Dave talks about his son\’s accomplishment.
Verizon Center crowd after Mike Green of the Washington Capitals scores game-tying goal in Game 1, Round 1 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April, 11, 2008 vs. Philadelphia Flyers. From Section 116
Capitals vs. Bruins 1/17/09: Mike Green tied the game with a power-play goal 70 seconds after Marc Savard had given Boston the lead. With Matt Lashoff in the penalty box, Green raced in from the right point, took a pass from Michael Nylander and ripped a slap shot past Thomas to make it 1-1. It was Green\’s 12th goal of the season. Alexander Semin\’s unassisted goal at 11:48 of the third period broke a 1-1 tie. It was his 18th of the season. Jose Theodore made 23 saves as the Southeast Division leaders triumphed over the Bruins 2 to 1.
Mike Green of the Caps breaks his stick on a play then comes back and throws a huge hip-check on Sami Kapanen of the Flyers. Playoff Game 6, April 21, 2008.
Mike Green of the Washington Capitals says no to the NHL Hall of Fame, who asked for his record setting stick. Green scored goals in 8 consecutive games, an NHL record.
Tampa Bay rookie Steven Stamkos scored his first NHL career hat trick today, but it wasn’t enough as the Lightning went down to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Predators Lose, Accuse Canucks of Head Shots The Vancouver Canucks may have defeated the Nashville Predators today, but it may end up that the Preds get the last laugh. After losing 1-3 to Vancouver, the Predators accused the Canucks of cheap shots to the head. According to Predators Coach Barry Trotz, “the league will handle it”. (The Full Story on Yahoo!)
NHL BOG’s Meeting; Cap could drop in 2010-11 Even though the league’s board of governors meetings wrapped up Tuesday with confirmation that next year’s salary cap won’t move very much, it’s the potential for a major drop in 2010-’11 that has some teams prepared to alter their course. (The Full Story on TSN)
Barry Melrose sounds off on the Tampa Bay Lightning
Almost a month after being fired by the Tampa Bay Lightning, Barry Melrose sounded off on his former club and the people who run it. Melrose was a guest on Toronto’s Fan 590 radio station and didn’t hold back his feelings about why his stint as head coach of the Lightning only lasted 16 games. (The Full Story on TSN)
Sabre’s G Miller accuses ref of profanity
Sabres goalie Ryan Miller on Tuesday accused an NHL referee of using a profanity in response to a question the player asked during Buffalo’s 4-3 win at Pittsburgh a night earlier. (The Full Story on TSN)
Suspensions:
None
Trades & Transactions:
Radim Vrbata (RW – Tampa Bay) Assigned to European Team BK Mlada Boleslav-Czech Extraliga
The Vancouver Canucks acquired a conditional 2009 draft pick from the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday for defenceman James Sharrow. (The Full Story on TSN)
Injuries:
Mathieu Dandenault (D – Montreal) Out indefinitely with a broken left arm.
Christopher Higgins (LW – Montreal) Shoulder Injury.
Hal Gill (D – Pittsburgh) Out 2-4 weeks with a shoulder injury.
Roberto Luongo (G – Vancouver) Improving but not ready to return yet.
Jussi Jokinen (Lightning). Jokinen picked up his 3rd and 4th goals of the season, one at even strength and one on the powerplay.
Stars of the day:
Ryan Getzlaf (C – Ducks) 2G 1A 3Pts
Jussi Jokinen (LW – Lightning) 2G 0A 2Pts
Raffi Torres (LW – Blue Jackets) 0G 2A 2Pts
Nikolai Khabibulin headed to Newark?
The Blackhawks plan on shopping Khabibulin to the Devils, the Arlington Heights Daily Herald reports.
Signing with the Stars
The Dallas Stars signed former All-Star forward Mark Parrish on Wednesday to a one-year deal worth $500,000. The 31-year-old winger played in 66 games with the Wild last season and had 16 goals and 14 assists. Minnesota bought out the final three years of Parrish’s contract in July. (Yahoo!)
oh, they’re hurt:
Ladislav Smid (D – Oilers): Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ladislav Smid left Wednesday’s 5-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first period with a mild concussion and did not return.
Paul Kariya (LW – Predators): St. Louis Blues left wing Paul Kariya left Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in the second period with a lower body injury and did not return.
Wild reportedly shopping RW Gaborik Arguably the greatest player in franchise history, Marian Gaborik appears to be on his way to becoming a former member of the Minnesota Wild.
Gaborik, who can become an unrestricted free agent following the 2008-09 season, was offered by the Wild to an unnamed team in a trade proposal last weekend, according to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Tuesday.
The report stated its source, an NHL team executive, told Minnesota he was not interested in acquiring Gaborik, the lone remaining original member of the Wild.
It is believed Minnesota general manager Doug Risebrough has had discussions with the Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings regarding Gaborik, the Star Tribune reported. The right wing has turned down a number of contract extension offers, and Risebrough and agent Ron Salcer both told the Star Tribune the sides have not spoken in two weeks.
Drafted third overall in 2000, Gaborik has recorded 207 goals and 415 points – both franchise highs – in 487 career games with the Wild. This season, the 26-year-old Slovakian notched one tally in two contests before missing the team’s last two games with a “lower body” injury.
A two-time All-Star, Gaborik has reached the 30-goal mark five times during his seven seasons in the NHL, netting a career-high 42 in 2007-08. He also represented his country at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Injury Updates:
Red Wings D Lilja undergoes appendectomy Red Wings defenceman Andreas Lilja has undergone an appendectomy. The team says Lilja could return to the lineup as soon as Friday following Tuesday’s surgery at the Detroit Medical Center. The team also says forward Darren Helm has been assigned to the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins. Helm was called up to Detroit on Thursday and appeared in two games. Helm was Detroit’s fifth-round selection in the 2005 draft.
Blue Jackets activate centre Malhotra and place winger Modin on IR The Columbus Blue Jackets activated centre Manny Malhotra off injured reserve Tuesday. He has been nursing a lower-body injury that has kept him out of the lineup through the club’s first five games. The Blue Jackets also placed left-winger Fredrik Modin on injured reserve with a hip injury. Modin, who has three assists in five games, is expected to miss at least three games.
Ducks C Getzlaf out of lineup The Anaheim Ducks are without one of their top players for Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs as center Ryan Getzlaf was scratched due to an issue with his teeth.
Signings & Acquisitions:
Blues claim LW Koci on waivers from Lightning The St. Louis Blues on Tuesday claimed left wing David Koci on waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Koci, 27, played in one game with Tampa Bay this season, posting four penalty minutes. The 6-6, 238-pounder has skated in 28 career NHL contests, recording 160 penalty minutes. The Czech Republic native originally was taken by Pittsburgh in the fifth round of the 2000 draft.
Rangers place LW Rissmiller on waivers Patrick Rissmiller’s days with the New York Rangers could be coming to an end. According to a report by New York Newsday on Tuesday night, the Rangers placed the left wing on waivers.
Ducks place D Klee on waivers The Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday placed defenseman Ken Klee on waivers. Teams have until 9 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday to claim the 37-year-old Klee, who could be assigned to Iowa of the American Hockey League should there be no takers.
The Yzerman have it By Brian Compton – NHL.com Staff Writer
There’s no doubt that Steve Yzerman was a winner during his playing days with the Detroit Red Wings.
Now, he gets to show his skills in the front office with Team Canada.
Yzerman, who won three Stanley Cup championships with the Red Wings during his career and another as the team’s vice president last season, will expand his executive talents in a big way after being named executive director of Team Canada for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Indeed, there will be pressure on Yzerman to lead Canada to a gold medal on its own soil. Yzerman helped his country win the tournament in 2002 in Salt Lake City.
“I’m really excited about the opportunity,” Yzerman said on Saturday during a conference call with the media. “I would stress to everyone what a great challenge we have ahead of us. There’s tremendous talent around the world. By no means because we’re playing on home ice is any gold medal a lock. Our goal, obviously, is to win the gold medal. We’ll do everything we can as a group to assemble an outstanding coaching staff and an outstanding team.”
Zetterberg iffy for Wednesday Zetterberg (groin) missed his second straight game on Saturday, while his status for Wednesday’s game against St. Louis is unclear, the Royal Oak Daily Tribune reports. (Yahoo!)
Andrei Kostitsyn to be sidelined Monday The Canadiens did not have an update on Kostitsyn’s injury on Sunday, but head coach Guy Carbonneau confirmed that he will not play on Monday against Florida, TSN.ca reports. (Yahoo!)
Player Updates:
Jackets send G LaCosta to AHL The Columbus Blue Jackets sent goaltender Dan LaCosta to the club’s American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse. LaCosta stopped 15 of 17 shots in 35 minutes Saturday night at Nashville in relief of Fredrik Norrena. The 22-year-old was recalled late Friday after starting goaltender Pascal Leclaire injured his right thumb when he caught a shot on the inside of his blocker. Leclaire’s injury was not considered serious and LaCosta’s return to the AHL likely means that Leclaire will return before the Blue Jackets’ next game on Tuesday. LaCosta is 4-0-0 with a 2.09 goals-against average and .933 save percentage in four games with Syracuse. (NHL.com)
Lightining assign D Heward to Norfolk The Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday assigned defenseman Jamie Heward to Norfolk of the American Hockey League. The 6-2, 215-pound Heward played in three games this season, registering two assists. In his ninth NHL season, Heward is a veteran of 384 games with Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, Washington, Columbus, New York Islanders, Nashville and Toronto.
Matt and the Maven segment from the 2nd intermission of Game 1 against Boston The Bruins would score a goal early in the 3rd to cut the lead in half, but the Devils would hold on for the 2-1 win and take a 1-0 series lead! Clip is (c) Fox Sports NY/MSG+ and the NHL and no copyright infringement is intended against them.
Jere Lehtinen: Groin injury Lehtinen sat out the final preseason game today due to a groin injury. (Yahoo! Sports)
Tim Connolly ready for season opener Connolly (back) says that he feels fine and will play in Friday’s season opener, according to The Buffalo News. (Yahoo! Sports)
Gaborik back at full speed Wild’s Marian Gaborik is back at full speed, and scored a goal in today’s preseason game against Montreal (Yahoo! Sports)
Jimmy Howard: Broken finger Howard suffered a broken fingertip prior to Saturday’s game against the
Leafs and he’ll likely be out one week as a result, the Detroit News
reports. (ESPN)
Datsyuk: returning to action Datsyuk (groin) returned to action for the preseason finale on Sunday, the Detroit News reports. (ESPN)
Marian Hossa missed third period Hossa sat out the third period of Sunday’s preseason finale against
Buffalo due to a minor groin injury, the Detroit News reports. (ESPN)
Karlis Skrastins: Upper body injury Skrastins did not practice Saturday because of an upper-body injury, according to the Miami Herald. (ESPN)
Stephen Weiss: Groin injury Weiss (groin) participated in Saturday’s practice, his first in over a week, according to the Miami Herald. (ESPN)
Nick Tarnasky continues to practice Tarnasky (broken thumb) continues to practice, but it remains to be
seen whether he’ll be ready for the season opener, the Nashville
Tennessean reports. (ESPN)
Team News:
Melrose not liking what he sees with Lightning Perhaps Barry Melrose should have known better. After spending more than a decade as a television analyst, the 52-year-old Melrose opted to return to the bench as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who finished the 2007-08 season with an NHL-worst 31 wins. And after the Lightning dropped a pair of 2-1 decisions to the New York Rangers this weekend – and were outshot, 80-40, in the process – the normally relaxed coach was rather vocal with his displeasure.(Yahoo! Sports)
Luongo wearing the “C” on mask Roberto Luongo is sporting a C
after all. The Vancouver captain, forbidden by NHL rules from wearing
the letter on his jersey because he is a goaltender, sported a new C on
his mask Sunday night as the Canucks hosted Anaheim in the final
2008-09 pre-season game for both clubs. “It can stand for whatever he
wants it to stand for,” said Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis,
when asked if the C stood for Canucks or captain. (Yahoo! Sports)
Signings & Acquisitions:
Canucks sign 1st round Hodgson The Vancouver Canucks signed top 2008 draft choice Cody Hodgson to an NHL entry-level contract Sunday. “Cody has done what we expected him to do,” said Canucks general manager Mike Gillis. “He came in really well prepared.” (Yahoo! Sports)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Chris Kuc reported Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabiblin remains in limbo while Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon “explores opportunities” to benefit the netminder and the Blackhawks.
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Len Ziehm reports Khabibulin could end up playing in Russia.”Tallon hasn’t been able to move Khabibulin to another NHL team.
EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson reports on some trade possibilities for the Minnesota Wild if forced to deal Marian Gaborik, who’ll be a UFA next summer. One suggestion was to peddle him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Evgeni Malkin as the Pens are “very weak on the wing”.
Matheson also reports that if the Chicago Blackhawks fail to land Washington’s Michael Nylander they might pursue Boston’s Marc Savard, suggesting the Bruins might do it if they got defenseman Brent Seabrook and young winger Jack Skille in return.
BOSTON HERALD: Stephen Harris reports Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli has said there’s a good chance he’ll make a trade in the coming days and there’s no doubt he’s been trying to move veteran forward Peter Schaefer to free up cap space for promising youngster Blake Wheeler. If Schaefer isn’t traded Harris suggests he could be waived and demoted.
CALGARY SUN: Randy Sportak reports Flames GM Darryl Sutter needs to pare three players and more than $1 million from his payroll prior to the start of the season.
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: Dave Molinari reports the Penguins could find some extra cap room to bring in more depth by placing injured defenseman Sergei Gonchar on the long-term injury status, noting that the club would be allowed to go over the cap to the amount of Gonchar’s salary for this season to bring in a replacement for as long as he remains on the long term injury list.
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: reports the Flyers have released defenseman Bryan Berard and center Jim Dowd.
09/22/08 – Paul Kariya scores a Powerplay Goal to get the Blues on the scoreboard, as they play the LA Kings in a preseason game at the new Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
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