Tuesday, March 31, 2009

THE STAAL BROTHERS

I wish these were my boys! To have one child in the NHL is great but Henry & Linda Staal must be so proud to have three sons, not only in the NHL but playing in three great teams. Their youngest, Jared, was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes and is currently in the system playing for Sudbury Wolves. I never attended a game with the Carolina Hurricanes, so the above photo would have to be for now.
Photo above - Jordan Staal #11 - Center - Pittsburgh Penguins. Eric Staal (below) #18 - Defenseman - New York Rangers. Eric Staal, #12 - Center - Carolina Hurricanes, the oldest is the only one with the Stanley Cup ring in 2006.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

AARON ASHAM - THE FIRST NICE GUY AWARD

Aaron Asham #45 Forward - Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. Aaron was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens, traded to the New York Islanders and then the New Jersey Devils.
I selected Aaron for the First Nice Guy Award sponsored by Shorthanded Goal Blog. I noticed when Aaron was leaving the ice after the warm up, a kid called out and asked for a puck. Aaron went back on the ice, picked up a puck and tossed it to the kid. That is nice in my book. I know Aaron is known for being a pest or an agitator. But for his nice gesture to a kid on Saturday, January 31, 2009 in St. Louis, I am pleased to name Aaron Asham of the Philadelphia Flyers "The SHG Nice Guy Award". Congratulations, Aaron!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

ST. LOUIS BLUES





Saturday, January 31, 2009 a visit from Eastern Conference Philadelphia Flyers.
St. Louis Blues celebrated a win 5-3 over Minnesota Wild on Sunday, March 15, 2009.
Bottom photo - Manny Legace (goalie #34) chatting with Keith Tkachuk #7 during warm up. It is an outdated photo when Legace was with the team, before being sent to the minor.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

PENALTY BOX

It was pretty crowded in the penalty box during the New York Rangers v. St. Louis Blues game on Monday, February 16, 2009.
Inside the penalty box where the bad boys are kept until they cool down :)
I always like to keep an eye on the players inside the penalty box because a lot of time goals are scored when the other players caught off guard by one of the players coming out of the box, got a cross-ice pass from his teammate, raced down the ice and put the puck in the net. It is specially great when it is a two-man advantage penalty.
One more reason I like goalies as they never had to serve penalty for their misconduct. (Ice Hockey Official Rule 407 stated that a goalkeeper shall not be sent to the penalty bench for an offense, but instead the penalties shall be served by another member of his team.) Like the time when a penalty was called against Chris Osgood for tripping David Perron (a penalty was also call against Perron for diving), but the penalty was served by Jiri Hudler, instead of Osgood. Goalies just have to work harder when his team tries kill the 2-minute penalty.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

RED WINGS GOT ANOTHER 5 IN ST. LOUIS

It was another great game last Saturday, March 14th when the Red Wings repeated their victory 5-2 over St. Louis Blues. It was the 2nd time, 11 days to be exact, that the Wings gently reminded the Blues and other teams at their quick-strike offense, strong defense and solid goaltending. Pavel Datsyuk, the king of backchecking and pucks stealing, scored twice in the 2nd period. The Wings' three consecutive shots in a 46-second at the beginning of the 2nd that took the air out of the Blues and put the game away. The Wings have won five straight in St. Louis.
The Red Wings wiped out a one-goal deficit and rallied to a 5-2 win over the Blues. In previous Wings v. Blues games, my husband usually had friendly wagers with someone, "Jack", who was a former co-worker, for a beer after the 1st period. For almost two years, Jack has been buying beer as the Wings always scored first and held on to the leads. This time, Jack wanted to change the wager to the 2nd period. Bad move for Jack as the Blues led 1-0 after the 1st but the Wings striked back with 4 goals in the 2nd. Final score was 5-2 Wings. Maybe next time Jack would learn his lesson and just buy the beer without betting :)


Wednesday, March 18, 2009

OSGOOD 300TH WIN AS A RED WINGS

CONGRATULATIONS to my Favorite Goalie Chris Osgood on his 300th win in a Red Wings jersey in a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, March 14th. Go Ozzie Go :)

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

ST. PATRICK'S DAY ON ICE

Wishing everyone a very cool St. Patrick's Day.
Detroit Red Wings at Scottrade Center - Final Score - - - Wings 5 Blues 2 - Saturday, March 14, 2009. It was a very Lucky and Happy Day for all Red Wings Fans around the world :)

Monday, March 16, 2009

MY BELOVED DETROIT RED WINGS SET NHL RECORDS

Congratulations to my Beloved Detroit Red Wings for being the First Team to reach 100-points this season. This is the Wings' 18th straight and the league's longest active streak. Red Wings now has nine straight 100-point seasons. (For the records I did not make these cupcakes. I did put the Red Wings stickers on the cupcakes before passing them out to all the "losers" in my office - haa haa).
Detroit Red Wings 5 St. Louis Blues 2 - Saturday, March 14, 2009 - Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

A GOOD FIGHT - DETROIT RED WINGS V. ST. LOUIS BLUES

Half way into the first period at the Tuesday, March 3rd game, Detroit Red Wings forward Aaron Downey #44, dropped the gloves and exchanged more than few punches with St. Louis Blues forward Cam Janssen #55 (a former New Jersey Devils), in the St. Louis zone. Downey made his mark against the well-known tough guy Janssen. The fight lasted one and a half minutes with referees stoodby without any attempt to break up or try to seperate the players. At one point, both Downey and Janssen arms were down, almost waiting for the referees to jump in to stop the fight. Both players were exhausted from the fight and received a five minutes in the penalty box.
Downey had scratches on his knuckles from the fight and commented that his hands were pretty sore from throwing the punches.


Tuesday, March 10, 2009

CONGRATULATIONS AAA AMATEUR BLUES

At the March 3rd game, St. Louis 96 Pee-Wee Major AAA Amateur Blues, a youth team was honored for their winning at the 50th Quebec International Pee-Wee tournament in Canada. The team is coached by Al MacInnis, a former Blues defenseman and currently vice president of hockey operation of the St. Louis Blues.


Friday, March 6, 2009

I COULD NOT GET ENOUGH OF MY BELOVED RED WINGS

He is soooooooooooo goooooooooooood - my favorite goalie.
Kris Draper - underrated and under-appreciated - always get the jobs done!
Tomas Kopekcy, my favorite player of the game for scoring the Shorthanded Goal.
The Detroit Red Wings - what not to love ? Greg, these photos are for your viewing pleasure!
These are for Melanie (melsfamblog). Enjoy!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

DETROIT FIVE-O (SHUTOUT IN ST. LOUIS)

My Beloved Red Wings came into St. Louis on Tuesday (March 3rd) night and played the best hockey game of the season. Osgood was so good, recorded his first shutout in a 5-0 victory over the Blues. It was a great night, both offensive and defensive and definitely solid goaltending.
Center Ice - it was the start of a great night. Shorthanded goal, power play goals, a good fight that last 1 minute and a half and seeing all my favorite players on the ice - how could anyone not love hockey?



Tuesday, March 3, 2009

MARC-ANDRE FLEURY

Marc-Andre Fleury #29 Goalie - Sorel, Quebec, Canada