All Entries Tagged With: "Calgary Flames"
Pivotal Summer For Yzerman Regime Begins
With the 2011-12 Tampa Bay Lightning season complete, it’s time to focus on the upcoming campaign as the Bolts brass begins to build the team and solidify the roster as we race towards the official start of the NHL’s Free Agency period on July 1. Tampa Bay will certainly look to improve the goaltending and [...]
How Sweep It Is: Third Line Leads Boston To 8-0 Romp, Season Sweep Of Toronto
BOSTON– After snapping a season-long four-game losing streak with a 3-2 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon, the Boston Bruins were looking to start a new trend on Monday evening when they played host to the Northeast division rival Toronto Maple Leafs. If Monday’s effort is any indication of things to come [...]
Gaudreau’s Pair Leads Boston College Past Maine To Capture Third Consecutive Hockey East Championship
BOSTON– (#4) Maine Black Bears 1 @ (#1) Boston College Eagles 4 – FINAL Power-Play: Black Bears (0-5 / 0 %) — Eagles (1-3 / 33 %) Penalty-Kill: Black Bears (2-3 / 67 %) — Eagles (5-5 / 100 %) Shots: Black Bears (42) — Eagles (43) Recap: Things got out to a fast [...]
Kreider, Eagles Down Providence 4-2 En Route To Third Straight Hockey East Title Game
BOSTON – (#7) Providence College Friars 2 @ (#1) Boston College Eagles 4 – FINAL Power-Play: Friars (0-2 / 0 %) — Eagles (1-4 / 25 %) Penalty-Kill: Friars (3-4 / 75 %) — Eagles (2-2 / 100 %) Shots: Friars (29) — Eagles (34) Recap: This one got off to a hot start [...]
Bolts Bolster Blue Line With Three Deadline Day Deals
Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman revamped the Bolts blue line corps with a trio of trades on this deadline Monday. The Lightning acquired defenseman Mike Commodore from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditional seventh round draft pick in 2013. The 32 year old Commodore played only 17 games with the Red Wings accumulating two [...]
Eagles Top Terriers In Overtime For Third Straight BeanPot Championship
In the 60th annual Beanpot Final on Monday evening, two of the most storied college hockey programs got together for yet another historic chapter in their epic rivalry. The Boston College Eagles were set to meet their cross-town rival Boston University Terriers at TD Garden for their fourth match-up of the season. Both student sections [...]
Terriers And Eagles Take Care Of Business, Will Meet Again In Beanpot Finals
On Monday evening the two most prominent college hockey teams in Boston did their part in setting up yet another installment of one of the greatest hockey rivalries on the Eastern Seaboard. The Boston University Terriers and the Boston College Eagles will meet in the Beanpot tournament finals for the fourth time in the past [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
The Detroit Red Wings (35-16-2) remain on top of the NHL standings with 72 points. Since the All-Star break, they gained five out of six points on their current road trip (2-1-1) and now stretched their lead in the Central Division by four points over the Nashville Predators. Over the past two weeks, they improved [...]
With Another Loss, Pressure Mounts For Struggling Blackhawks
On Friday night in Calgary, the Blackhawks lost for the fifth consecutive time. The Flames snapped a two game losing streak and ground out a 3-1 victory over the beleaguered Hawks. For the most part, teams that are in a losing streak also don’t score enough. In the last five games, the Blackhawks have only [...]
Busy Weekend for Blackhawks with All Star Game and Morrison Trade
On Friday night, Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman announced the acquisition of veteran center Brendan Morrison from Calgary. For Blackhawks fans expecting a big splash, the deal will leave them wanting more. It would probably be best to not expect much from Morrison and then hope to be pleasantly surprised. Morrison, 36, has often [...]
An Inside Look At The NHL’s First Ever In-Game Trade
In any sport, it’s normal for a team to make trades. For a variety of reasons, trades are used to help build franchises. Nothing out of the ordinary, right? Well, what made the Montreal Canadiens’ trade of top line winger Michael Cammalleri so different was the fact that he was traded during the second intermission [...]
GameDay: B’s Look To Get Back On Track Against Wheeler, Jets
On Tuesday evening, the Boston Bruins will look to bounce back from their 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, when they host Blake Wheeler, Mark Stuart and the rest of the Winnipeg Jets. The B’s and Jets have met twice already this season, with each team winning one game. This first meeting saw the Black [...]
Marchand’s Five-Game Suspension Reveals Inconsistencies In NHL Justice System
On Monday evening, Boston Bruins’ forward Brad Marchand was suspended for five games by NHL head disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan for his “hit” on Vancouver Canucks’ defenseman Sami Salo during Saturday’s matinee contest at TD Garden. In fairness to the league, Shanahan and the player safety department have done an excellent job in improving the league’s [...]
Bruins Put Out The Flames, Route Calgary For 9-0 Victory
On a night less than 48 hours in advance of a highly anticipated Stanley Cup Finals rematch with the Vancouver Canucks, it would have been easy to expect a “let-down” of sorts in Boston on Thursday evening when the Bruins played host to the Calgary Flames. Also, in a game that the B’s would be [...]
GameDay: Rask, B’s Set To Host Iginla’s Flames At TD Garden
Following a 6-1 slaughtering of the New Jersey Devils on Prudential Center ice on Wednesday, the Boston Bruins will look to kick-start another winning streak on Thursday when they host Jarome Iginla and the Calgary Flames. The Bruins, winners of seven of their last eight games, have not lost a home game at TD Garden [...]
Glencross Scores Twice as Flames Burn Red Wings 3-2
The Detroit Red Wings tried to answer the bell in the third period, but it was too late as they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Calgary Flames Thursday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The best player on the ice was Curtis Glencross, who lit the lamp twice. Mikka Kiprusoff made 29 saves for the [...]
Blackhawks Sit At Top of NHL
With two games remaining until the Christmas break, Chicago leads the entire NHL with 46 points. On Sunday, the Blackhawks rolled over the Calgary Flames 4-2, to capture their fifth consecutive victory. As was the case against the Flames, goaltender Ray Emery has been solid throughout the winning streak. With wins over the staggering Ducks [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 14-16-2 with 30 points through 32 games. After 32 games last season, the Bolts were 18-10-4 with 40 points. The Bolts are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by ten points. Tampa Bay has fallen to 13th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference. After 32 [...]
Kane Dazzles as Hawks Defeat Wild
The Blackhawks played an entertaining game against the Minnesota Wild Wednesday and captured a 4-3 shootout win. The gamewas fun to watch and had a little of everything: fast-paced action, very good goal keeping, a fight, poor officiating and a dazzling shootout goal. In the opening period, the Wild battled but couldn’t find their skating [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 12-15-2 with 26 points through 29 games. After 29 games last season, the Bolts were 15-10-4 with 34 points. The Lightning are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by eleven points. Tampa Bay has fallen to 13th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference. After 29 [...]
