Posted by admin on 16th, 2008
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With a huge win over The Bears in their season home opener, the pressure was on the Blue Tongues to once again prevail over the league leaders. Having been introduced to the smaller rink and hard checking style of play produced by Gold Coast, The Bears were expected to hit back, and fast, against the Blue Tongues in their second game of the double header.
The Bears did not disappoint, coming at the Blue Tongues early in the game and changing their tactics to not only start playing a physical game, but also stamping their authority over the control of the game. Both teams seemed to lack the energy they had during Saturday’s game, and some simple rookie errors caused a line change for the Gold Coast team, starting to run two lines instead of three. Despite The Bears claiming control of the puck for majority of the first period however, it was Dave Upton of the Blue Tongues who netted the only goal of the first.
Tempers flared in the second, with roughing calls on both teams, and it was clear that neither team were giving up on their race to be the next to pot a goal. Both Sydney’s goaltender John Daugulis and Gold Coast’s Simo Mustonen had their work cut out for them in net as each team made shot after shot on goal. However, once again the Blue Tongues made some silly mistakes, costing them dearly on the penalty kill. It was The Bears that led going into the third, winning the period 3 goals to the Gold Coast’s lone goal, ending the period 3-2.
Excitement ruled the third, as the Blue Tongues tied up the scores on 3 a piece, before The Bears took advantage of a lapse in concentration and took the lead once more at 4-3 with little more than 8 minutes left in the game. The Blue Tongues never gave up, and with just under 2 minutes left, tied the game 4-4.
Anticipation was high in the stands as the teams took to the face off after a penalty was called on The Bears, giving the Blue Tongues a powerplay with a minute left in the third. Their fans behind them, Gold Coast focused on the job at hand and with 46 seconds left in the game, defenseman Ross Howell netted the game winning goal. The Bears failed to even up the scores in the dying seconds of the game, giving the Blue Tongues their third victory in the last three games.
The first star of the game was Blue Tongues Captain and centre, Billy Crumm. Second star of the game was Blue Tongues Defenseman, Don Burke and third star of the game was Bears’ Roberto Franchini.
Next weekend, the Blue Tongues face the Newcastle North Stars on June 21 & 22 at Gold Coast Iceland, Bundall. Games start at 3.30pm.
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Posted by admin on 15th, 2008
The Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues have done what many believed to be the impossible. After starting out 5-0 on the road, they have come back to win back-to-back games against the AIHL league leading Sydney Bears. The game, a hard checking, end-to-end battle came right down to the wire, with the final puck going in the net just 40 seconds before the end of the third period while the Blue Tongues were on the Power Play.
The Blue Tongues now have a week to recover before playing the Newcastle Inski North Stars next weekend.
Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues Ice Hockey Club
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Posted by admin on 12th, 2008
The San Jose Sharks have hired a new head coach. Todd McLellan, formerly an assistant coach with the Stanley Cup winning Detroit Red Wings will be formerly announced as the new head coach on Thursday.
“It’s a very good feeling,” McLellan said in a statement released by the team. “From the first moment Doug called to the moment he offered the job, I felt comfortable. I think the Sharks have done a tremendous job. You don’t get that close to 50 wins for a number of years in a row without a lot of talent. It’s a matter of getting over the hump. There are some real parallels between the Wings and the Sharks.”
- NHL - Yahoo! Sports
The Sharks hope that McLellan, who has experience with cup winning teams will help take the Sharks all the way.
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Posted by admin on 5th, 2008
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Posted by admin on 4th, 2008
Tortorella fired as coach of Tampa Bay Lightning - NHL - Yahoo! Sports
It comes as not surprise to those who have been watching the Tampa Bay Lightning over the last few weeks. Now, it’s officially confirmed. Tortorella has been fired as head coach of the Lightning, opening up yet another head coach position around the NHL.
It is rumored that former LA Kings coach Barry Melrose is interested in the job.
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Posted by admin on 24th, 2008
Normally a team others look up for strong defensive play, a never say die attitude and gritty, hard hitting forechecking, the Dallas Stars of late have not fit the bill. In fact over recent games the Stars, who have gone 3-7-0 in their last 10 games are in a major slump, and have chosen the worse possible time to do it.
All teams go through slumps though, and in the NHL these days a slump means very little in the big scheme of things. The Detroit Red Wings, who lead the entire league in points went through a slump very similar to the one the Stars are in, and went on to a hot streak soon after. The San Jose Sharks had a slump before going on their current hot streak.
For the Stars then, it’s surely only a matter of time before the team gains back its confidence and gets back on track. Stars Captain Brenden Morrow spoke of confidence recently…
“That’s probably one way to describe it,” Stars captain Brenden Morrow said. “I think confidence is an attitude you have. We’ve had it at times, but right now we don’t, and it’s going to take more than just one game to get it back. It’s going to take a handful of games where you get ugly, where you dig in, and where you earn your bounces. That’s the way we have to look at this, we have to look at it that we have a lot of work to do.”
- Mike Heika, Dallas Morning News
The Stars face the San Jose Sharks later this week, and hope to break their slump in California. Word is BJ Crombeen has been called up from the minors, so maybe look to see a cold-streak winger be a healthy scratch during the upcoming games.
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Posted by admin on 25th, 2008
Those who had hopes of their NHL team picking up veteran scorer, Mats Sundin will have to wait til possibly next year after the Maple Leaf Forward today refused to waive his no trade clause.
Sundin, a Maple Leaf all his professional hockey career does not want to leave the team he has dedicated his life to for the last 13 seasons.
“I have always believed I would finish my career as a Toronto Maple Leaf so the actual request was still a very difficult one for me to contemplate,” Sundin said in a statement released by his agent J.P. Barry on Sunday night. “I have spoken to and listened to my family and those closest to me about this issue. In the end, there is no right decision in a situation like this one.”
- NHL @ Yahoo
The Toronto media has not been easy on Sundin over recent weeks, with some sources claiming his refusal to waive his no trade clause will damage the team in the future. The fact is, while the media and fans may complain about his refusal to be traded, they are forgetting that Mats Sundin IS the face of that franchise, and he has more than earned his right to stay in Toronto.
Due to his age, a trade would have put Sundin as a rental player, something Sundin himself completely disagrees with.
“I have never believed in the concept of a rental player. It is my belief that winning the Stanley Cup is the greatest thing you can achieve in hockey but for me, in order to appreciate it you have to have been part of the entire journey and that means October through June. I hope everyone will understand and respect my decision.”
- NHL @ Yahoo
The club now faces a major decision to make during the upcoming off-season. Do they opt to re-sign Sundin, or let him go into the Free agent market? Realistically, the best option for the Leafs would be to sign him for another year and let him finish out his career with the team he knows and loves.
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Posted by admin on 9th, 2008
There have been a lot of moves between the NHL and minor leagues lately, mostly due to injuries. In addition to these there have also been a few other moves.
- Dion Phaneuf signed a 6 year extension with the Calgary Flames. Terms of the contract have not been released.
- Jason Chimera signed a 4 year extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Terms were not released.
- Darren McCarty was signed to a Minor League Contract in the AHL (Grand Rapids)
- The Carolina Hurricanes traded AHL Defenseman J.D. Forrest to the San Jose Sharks for future considerations.
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Posted by admin on 8th, 2008
The 2008-2009 NHL season will go down in the history books as one of controversy and debate, and nothing sparks greater debate this season that the use of the Free Agency Market.
At the center of many of these debates are the defending champions, the Ahaheim Ducks and their re-signing of Teemu Selanne and Scott Neidermayer. Neidermayer of course was not a free agent, and not really valid in discussion.
Selanne however has created quite an uproar among fans over the last few weeks. Added to that we now have news that Peter Forsberg wants back in the NHL and is once again fresh meat hanging in the free agency marketplace.
The great debate centers around a single question.
Should free agents who have “retired” or are “thinking about retiring”, who don’t sign with a team at the start of the season be allowed to jump back into the league mid-season when they get the urge?
Of course, let’s be honest here. The reason fans are so upset isn’t that Selanne has returned. It’s the way that both Selanne and Neidermayer waited until such a time that the Ducks could fit them into the salary cap. To many, this is seen as using the salary cap in a way that is neither ethical nor right.
Forsberg is a different story however, as his decision not to play this season was not by choice, but by force due to injuries. So should he be granted asylum to this argument?
Something to ponder, that’s for sure.
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Posted by admin on 5th, 2008
When looking at the latest NHL standings, many are rather shocked to find that annual bottom feeders of the last few seasons, the Phoenix Coyotes, are currently sitting in 8th spot in the Western Conference.
This surge up the standings should not be attributed to top line offense or good coaching however. In fact, even though the Coyotes have the likes of Shane Doan (17-34-51) and Radim Vrbata (24-18-42) leading their offense, it’s what, or more accuractly WHO is between the pipes that has made the real difference.
Since being acquired from the Anaheim Ducks, Ilya Bryzgalov seems to have found a team that is willing to give him the starting goalie label he desires, and he’s proving his worth by delivering consistent play night after night. Bryzgalov, with 18 wins and 11 losses since joining the Coyotes has a respectable GAA of 2.38 and SV% of 0.920
Phoenix are just 2 points behind defending Stanley Cup champions, the Anaheim Ducks right now, and the way things are going, could pass them in the coming days.
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