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Keeping Kesler
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The Week That Was... [March 13th - March 19th
Welcome to the first installment of "The Week That Was..." presented by yours truly. This is one of my first blog entries, so it may not be as amazing as some of the others out there, but I will try my best to create a blog that appeals to everyone in more ways than one.
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March 13: Ottawa @ Vancouver
Outcome: 5-1 W
Goal Scorers:
Ottawa: J.Speeza
Vancouver: M.Samuelsson(2), A.Burrows, D.Sedin, S.Salo
The Canucks first game back at GM Place after the extended road trip, an NHL record 14 games, was one to remember for many Canucks fans. Coming onto the ice to a roar from the Canucks faithful, the Canucks came out gunning, pumped up after the recognition of their Olympic Medalists before the game. By having the lead after the the first period, all seemed well before Jason Speeza scored an highlight reel goal, bringing the Senators back into the game, tying it back up at one apeice. However, the Canucks answered only 6:12 after the Speeza tally, and did not look back, scoring four unanswered goal to cruise to victory infront of the Canuck Faithful at GM Place...
The Hockey Code
By Jason Chen
When I tell people I live and breathe hockey, one of the most common answers I get is: "You like hockey? Really!? It's so barbaric! They fight all the time!"
In a way, it is true. Grown men on skates in post-whistle scrums hacking, pushing, shoving, punching, trash-talking, fighting. What most people don't understand, and most often than not it's because they've had very little exposure to the sport either by watching or playing, is that there is a "hockey code" involved. I once tried to explain this to a friend of mine to justify all the "barbaric" things that happen on the ice but there were times where I really stumbled on my words to convey my message. It's not something easily understood. There's a certain honour when it comes to dropping the gloves and hitting someone, something that has clearly been lost as evidenced by this week's crazy sequence of events.
It's hard to pinpoint exactly when hockey players lost respect for one another. Hits to the head, elbows, kneeing, slew foots have been just a few of the instances this year in which hockey players lost their ability to make good decisions. Mike Richards' hit was a poor decision. As was Matt Cooke's hit on Marc ...
Making the Moves
By Jason Chen
So much for breaking off contract talks until the end of the season. Just two hours ago, the Canucks announced that they have re-signed RFA Ryan Kesler to a six-year contract worth $30 million. Mike Gillis has been awfully busy of late, first calling up Michael Grabner in light of Mikael Samuelsson's injury then signing Jordan Schroeder to an entry level contract after a finishing a disappointing sophomore year with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Schroeder is likely to suit up Sunday for the Moose to make his highly anticipated professional debut after winning gold with the US at this year's World Junior Championships and becoming the US' highest scorer in world junior history along the way. Players coming from the CHL must be at least 20 years of age by December 31 of th...
Prey No Longer
By Larenzo
The Vancouver Canucks accomplished something rarely seen at GM Place Thursday night: A win over the San Jose Sharks.
On a night made for anyone with 'Ryan' in their name, the Canuck power play came out swinging, and was the difference in a 3-2 win. Alexander Edler and Ryan Kesler each had a goal and an assist on the power play. Ryan Johnson scored the eventual game-winner, his first of the season, and first goal in 83 games. Ryane Clowe of the San Jose Sharks scored his 16th of the season, on a great inside-outside move to get around Christian Ehrhoff and beat a downed Luongo.
Roberto Luongo makes a glove save off Patrick Marleau, to the traditional "Loooouuu" chant at GM Place (The Canadian Press/ Darryl Dyck)
The Canucks by no means rested on their laurels after going up 2-0 thanks to the power play. But the Sharks have had mastery over the Canucks over the last 3 seasons, winning 8 of their last nine encounters. Evge...
Sharks 2 - 3 Canucks F - Game 71 - 03.18.10
By CanucksHD
Sharks 2 - 3 Canucks F - Game 71 - 03.18.10
On this beautiful Thursday evening, the Vancouver Canucks looked to bounce back with a huge victory over the San Jose Sharks.
The loss to the NY Islanders was a good wake up call for the Canucks and it should keep them on their toe...
Where are they now? March 18, 2010
A scan of www.hockeydatabase.com indicates that 40 former Victoria Salmon Kings are still active players, with 27 in North American leagues and 13 overseas in Europe. Two defensemen, Shaun Heshka (San Antonio Rampage) and Travis Ramsey (Manitoba Moose) are patrolling AHL bluelines. Twelve exSalmon Kings are with other ECHL clubs. Olivier Labelle (Reading),Darryl Lloyd (Kalamazoo),Sean O'Connor (Ontario), Adam Huxley (Idaho),Dyan Yeo and Todd Ford (South Carolina), and Milan Gajic (Florida) provided Victoria fans with many memorable moments. The Central League has become home for ten exSalmon Kings. Goalie Alexandre Vincent and Jordie Benn skate with the Allen(Texas) Americans, and Shaun Landolt is on the wing with the Rio Grand Valley Killer Bees. Goalie Bryan Bridges is with the colourfully named Fayateville Fire Antz of the SPHL. Overseas, Kiel McLeod has moved from Italy to the Austrian league, while Matt Kelly (Brunico) and Jordan Krestonivich (Cortina) play in Italy. Europeans who played with the Salmon Kings have returned to their home leagues---Daniel Rahmi (Sweden), Tomas Mika (Czech Republic) and Alexi Glukhov (Russia). Hockey Night In Britain is a reality to Ryan Finnerty (Cardiff Dev...
Keeping Kesler
By stetmoney
The “Bull” is a nickname Ryan Kesler has had since joining the Canucks. Rarely is it used in conversation when talking about Kesler due to the fact that it is far from original, but it does have some meaning in terms of what is actually going on between the Canucks organization and Kesler’s agent. With both parties locking horns, it has left the Bull seeing red.
"I love it here, I really do," Kesler said. "But it's probably unrealistic to say I'm going to stay in the same spot forever.”
You see, contract negotiations between GM Mike Gillis and Ryan Kesler’s agent have come to a stand still, and won’t be brought up again until after the season is over, close to when Kesler becomes a restricted free agent. The Agent for Kesler, Kurt Overhardt, is quoted as saying "It's disappointing because based on the marketplace, it's not a difficult deal to get done for a core player like this. There's just not a lot of logic in waiting."
Maybe that’s spoken like an agent, but he does have a good point. Waiti...
Antler Banter - Volume 20
By Teebz
I hope everyone is enjoying St. Patrick's Day today whether you're Irish or simply looking for the luck of the Irish! Speaking of looking for luck, Antler Banter is back today with the win-lose Moose. Manitoba welcomed the Rockford IceHogs to MTS Centre for a couple of games this past weekend before getting themselves ready for a big week as the stretch run begins in the march towards the Calder Cup Playoffs. As always, you can get all of your Manitoba Moose news and information on the Moose website. If you're interested in attending a Manitoba Moose game, please click here for seating information, ticket pricing, and availability. Let's look at Rockford versus Manitoba's Hardcore Hockey!
I had suggested that the Moose mig...
Game Day Opinion - San Jose Sharks @ Vancouver Canucks
By Shaelon
Who:
San Jose Sharks
Where:
General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
When:
March 18th, 2010 - 7:00 PM - TSN (HD) - Team 1040
Opinion:
If bad defense plays a part in March 18th match-up, it will be a long way to 1st place in the Western Conference unless luck hits their side. The San Jose Sharks... who have 96 Points coming into play against Vancouver, will hope to avoid their 3rd straight loss on their marathon 6 game road trip... mind you, its not as long as Vancouver's epic 14 game road journey, but it definitely can cause some problems for the Sharks keeping first place, due to their average play on the road. If Vancouver is going to beat the San Jose Sharks, they will need to find a way to beat Evgeni Nabokov, and company, which in recent history suggests that the San Jose Sharks will take this game without threat. Vancouver has lost eight of their last 9 match-ups against the San Jose Sharks... the Sharks last win coming against Vancouver on November 29th, 2009. If Vancouver is going to pull withi...
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