with the nhl all-star weekend finishing up last night, the american hockey league kicked off their all-star festivities in binghamton, new york with their version of the skills competition. the game goes tonight.
the rosters are made up of upcoming prospects and long time ahl players. the rosters are broken up into “canadian” and [...]
players named to this weekend’s all-star and youngstar rosters, listed by team.
* = injured, not playing
# = injury replacement
anaheim
chris pronger, scott niedermayer#, ryan getzlaf, corey perry#
atlanta
tobias enstrom, marian hossa, ilya kovalchuk
boston
milan lucic, zdeno chara, tim thomas#, marc savard#
buffalo
brian campbell
calgary
dion phaneuf, jarome iginla
carolina
eric staal
chicago
patrick kane, duncan keith
colorado
paul stastny*
columbus
rick nash
dallas
matt niskanen, mike ribeiro#, sergei zubov*
detroit
nicklas lidstrom, chris [...]
it’s captain alfie!
daniel alfredsson was in all but one goal in ottawa’s 8-4 win over tampa bay last night. his seven points on the night (3 goals, 4 assists) set a new franchise record.
and just like that, alfredsson took a one point lead in league scoring heading into the all star break. he eclipsed the [...]
fifty years ago today, willie o’ree broke the colour barrier in the national hockey league.
o’ree had been playing hockey with the quebec aces when he was called up by the boston bruins to play in a game against the montreal canadiens on january 18, 1958. o’ree played only two games in the nhl that [...]
both conferences have their complete teams for the upcoming all-star game.
eastern conference
(players voted in as starters in bold)
goalies
martin brodeur, new jersey
rick dipietro, ny islanders
tomas vokoun, flordia
defence
brian campbell, buffalo
zdeno chara, boston
sergei gonchar, pittsburgh
tomas kaberle, toronto
andrei markov, montreal
kimmo timonen, philadelphia
forward
daniel alfredsson, ottawa
sidney crosby, pittsburgh
scott gomez, ny rangers
dany heatley, ottawa
marian hossa, atlanta
ilya kovalchuk, atlanta
vincent lecavalier, tampa bay
alexander ovechkin, [...]
french sports station, rds, is reporting that the washington capitals have locked up alexander ovechkin for six more years. the deal is said to be worth $54 million, which would equal a $9 million per year salary cap hit.
at the same time, tsn is reporting that contract negotiations are ongoing, but nothing’s been finalized [...]
how about a bench clearing brawl?
this is ak-bars kazan and traktor chelyabinsk in the russian super league going at it. something must have happened before that goal was scored to set these guys off.
Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson donned a Team Canada jersey during practice Monday as part of a bet with owner Eugene Melnyk over the world junior hockey tournament finale. Canada beat Sweden 3-2 in overtime for the gold medal on Saturday.
Canada.com
both the free agent and nhl debuts have been updated.
i’ll continue to keep an eye on both and update as the season goes on.
the national hockey league officially passed the midway point of the regular season schedule during last night’s games. a few notes and observations on the first half of the season.
if the playoffs started today…
eastern conference
1. ottawa senators vs. 8. philadelphia flyers
2. new jersey devils vs. 7. new york rangers
3. carolina hurricanes vs. 6. boston [...]
