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.
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!
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 :)
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 :)
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 :)
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.
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.
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.
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?
Marc-Andre Fleury #29 Goalie - Sorel, Quebec, Canada
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.
