Good morning campers! It's a lovely day here at Chica Central NW; and it's been a very interesting weekend with all the good hockey games.
To catch up with all the series in case you haven't been watching:
Eastern Conference
Montreal VS Boston
BOS leads 2-0
New York VS Washington
NYR leads 2-0
Carolina VS New Jersey
NJD leads 2-1
Philadelphia VS Pittsburgh
PIT leads 2-1
Western Conference
Anaheim VS San Jose
ANA leads 2-0
Columbus VS Detroit
DET leads 2-0
St. Louis VS Vancouver
VAN leads 3-0
Calgary VS Chicago
CHI leads 2-0
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I want to give a shout out to one of my baby boys, Byron Froese. As part of the U-18 team for Team Canada, he had a great tournament at the U-18 Worlds. However, the boys with the leaf on their chest ran against the Americans then the Finns, and ended up 4th. Still, it was a great tournament for him and got a lot of good exposure with the draft folks and some scouts. Go Byron! :)
Anyway... not a whole lot of other stuff that I have time for today; but I love this article about one of our top favorites here at CAP, Rick Nash and his eating habits. The boy loves dairy it seems! :D
Have a good day and hope your team has a good game tonight if they're playing!
Showing posts with label WHL. Show all posts
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Nucks, Ducks, and baby pucks...
It's pretty chilly up here in the NW corner of the country too; and yeah, I'm pretty damn sick of it too. We're not built for extremes in weather... we don't do well with temps over 80 and under 40, simply because for the most part it's not normal.
Anyway, yes I did watch the Vancouver-Anaheim game; and yes, they usually are hard for me because I love them both, though the Nucks will always come first. But if I had to watch them play each other, at least it was worth all the strife because it was a great game.
Anaheim scored the first two goals, one at the end of the first then the other in the first half of the second; then Les Canards came storming back with two within a minute of each other. Then in the third, after the Ducks got ahead again, the Canucks scored with five minutes to go; so off to OT they went and who should score the winning goal, but the captain Scottie Niedermayer. For me, this was a fine finish because not only did team #1 get a point to stay in 5th, but team #2 got two points; and now they're only a point out of 8th and 4 out of 6th.
And I really hope that the Ducks can get their collective shit together and get to the playoffs, because after not making it out of the 1st round last season as part of whatever post Cup curse seems to plague teams, they really need this. They need it not only for veterans like Scottie, Bret Hedican and Teemu; but for the younger guys like Bobby Ryan. I have fallen so much in love with Bob this season... he's got the face of an angel on the body of a football player; as well as the distinction of being the 2nd pick after Sid in the '05 draft. He didn't make the big splash that Steve did right away; but after some time back and forth from the A, he's coming into his own and is leading all rookies in goals and is only three points behind the overall rookie leader. Needless to say, I'm so very proud of him, and if he gets screwed out of a Calder nomination like PMueller did last season, I will be most displeased.
But closer to home, I've been slacking on reporting on my baby boys; or maybe it's just been that there hasn't been a lot to report about. They've lost 3 of 4 this month; and even though they have gotten a few of the wounded back, there are still a couple of boys who are still nursing injuries. Hopefully they'll be back by next weekend when they start the playoffs in TriCities. I wish I had more to say other than I can't believe that the season is almost over.
To close this entry, I want to share my boys with you... this is a video from the Everett Herald that they put together at the beginning of the season. Funny thing about it is that some of the boys aren't even with us anymore due to trades or other things, but it's still really cute. I love my boys.
Anyway, yes I did watch the Vancouver-Anaheim game; and yes, they usually are hard for me because I love them both, though the Nucks will always come first. But if I had to watch them play each other, at least it was worth all the strife because it was a great game.
Anaheim scored the first two goals, one at the end of the first then the other in the first half of the second; then Les Canards came storming back with two within a minute of each other. Then in the third, after the Ducks got ahead again, the Canucks scored with five minutes to go; so off to OT they went and who should score the winning goal, but the captain Scottie Niedermayer. For me, this was a fine finish because not only did team #1 get a point to stay in 5th, but team #2 got two points; and now they're only a point out of 8th and 4 out of 6th.
And I really hope that the Ducks can get their collective shit together and get to the playoffs, because after not making it out of the 1st round last season as part of whatever post Cup curse seems to plague teams, they really need this. They need it not only for veterans like Scottie, Bret Hedican and Teemu; but for the younger guys like Bobby Ryan. I have fallen so much in love with Bob this season... he's got the face of an angel on the body of a football player; as well as the distinction of being the 2nd pick after Sid in the '05 draft. He didn't make the big splash that Steve did right away; but after some time back and forth from the A, he's coming into his own and is leading all rookies in goals and is only three points behind the overall rookie leader. Needless to say, I'm so very proud of him, and if he gets screwed out of a Calder nomination like PMueller did last season, I will be most displeased.
But closer to home, I've been slacking on reporting on my baby boys; or maybe it's just been that there hasn't been a lot to report about. They've lost 3 of 4 this month; and even though they have gotten a few of the wounded back, there are still a couple of boys who are still nursing injuries. Hopefully they'll be back by next weekend when they start the playoffs in TriCities. I wish I had more to say other than I can't believe that the season is almost over.
To close this entry, I want to share my boys with you... this is a video from the Everett Herald that they put together at the beginning of the season. Funny thing about it is that some of the boys aren't even with us anymore due to trades or other things, but it's still really cute. I love my boys.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
You're in Silvertips Country!
I got busy yesterday and didn't get a chance to update things from the WHL world, and so here it is today.
The WHL has 4 teams in the CHL Top 10 Rankings this week with the Calgary Hitmen at 2, Vancouver Giants at 3, Saskatoon Blades at 6 and the Brandon Wheat Kings bringing up the rear at 10.
Also, Drayson Bowman of the Spokane Chiefs was named the CHL player of the week. Drayson is a baby Cane who scored five goals and five assists for 10 points in three wins with a plus-minus rating of plus-6. He was also part of Team USA this last winter in the World Junior Tournament.
The Silvertips went 1-2 this last week, but those two losses were against teams much older and more experienced. However, since they have been fairly close to the .500 mark, they have sewn up a spot in the playoffs for the 6th straight year. Hopefully this will give the boys the support and positive mind space to get through some really tough games coming up, especially since they have 5 games in 7 nights this next week.
We still have four guys on the sidelines and they will probably be there for the weekend: Dale Hunt with a concussion, Paul Van de Velde and his separated shoulder, Daniel Bartek's broken hand and out for the rest of the season doing rehab on his hip flexor is Shayne Brown. The Everett Herald says that Paulie is skating in practice again, but his shoulder is still needs time before it's 100 percent and my good pal Dale is making slow progress with his concussion, but I'm sure they'll make sure his melon is all better. Best of all is our Czech pal Daniel... they might get him a skating cast, which means he's not sitting on the sidelines for the remaining weeks of his WHL career which would suck rocks big!
So, that's what's going on here in Tipsville. We're playing Vancouver tonight and hopefully we'll get out alive. :)
The WHL has 4 teams in the CHL Top 10 Rankings this week with the Calgary Hitmen at 2, Vancouver Giants at 3, Saskatoon Blades at 6 and the Brandon Wheat Kings bringing up the rear at 10.
Also, Drayson Bowman of the Spokane Chiefs was named the CHL player of the week. Drayson is a baby Cane who scored five goals and five assists for 10 points in three wins with a plus-minus rating of plus-6. He was also part of Team USA this last winter in the World Junior Tournament.
The Silvertips went 1-2 this last week, but those two losses were against teams much older and more experienced. However, since they have been fairly close to the .500 mark, they have sewn up a spot in the playoffs for the 6th straight year. Hopefully this will give the boys the support and positive mind space to get through some really tough games coming up, especially since they have 5 games in 7 nights this next week.
We still have four guys on the sidelines and they will probably be there for the weekend: Dale Hunt with a concussion, Paul Van de Velde and his separated shoulder, Daniel Bartek's broken hand and out for the rest of the season doing rehab on his hip flexor is Shayne Brown. The Everett Herald says that Paulie is skating in practice again, but his shoulder is still needs time before it's 100 percent and my good pal Dale is making slow progress with his concussion, but I'm sure they'll make sure his melon is all better. Best of all is our Czech pal Daniel... they might get him a skating cast, which means he's not sitting on the sidelines for the remaining weeks of his WHL career which would suck rocks big!
So, that's what's going on here in Tipsville. We're playing Vancouver tonight and hopefully we'll get out alive. :)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
*insert witty title here*
Well... Lisa is back to work and I am not at work due to the fun-ness that is having a cold/flu/whatever strain is rampant here in Hooterville this week. Meh.
Because of being under the weather, I missed a great end to the Kings-Thrashers game last night. I turned it off with about 2 minutes to go thinking that it was over. Well, Anze Kopitar decided that it was not, and they went to OT then the shootout, and at least got a point.
Now, as a fan of two other Pacific division teams, I should not be rooting for the Kings, and I'm not really... I'm just tired of seeing them in last. That and I have a little place in my heart for Jack Johnson and Patty O'Sullivan. Having followed them with Team USA U-20 and now to the big show, I think they are poised to be a big part of USA Hockey next year in Vancouver and beyond. Well, that is if JMFJ can avoid being hurt at for the rest of this season and into next.
Funny moment of the night was during the Sens-Preds game on TSN when the camera panned to the suite where Carrie Underwood was; and when she saw she was on TV, she immediately disappeared like she has fallen into a rabbit hole. Hey Carrie? It's not like you there wearing a pink #12 Sens jersey shaking your moneymaker for the crowd. *paging Jessica Simpson*
And now for a little something different...
Major junior hockey is a very important part of my life, and I am hoping to be able to bring you just a little taste of it here; especially since a good portion of the guys who play in the NHL have also spent some time playing for a team in the Canadian Hockey League.
There are three separate leagues under the umbrella of the CHL: The QMJHL, the OHL and the WHL; and my focus is for the most part on the Dub and the Everett Silvertips. They've only been in the league for 5 seasons, this being the 6th; and we've already had 8 boys drafted and one is already playing full time. You might have heard of Peter Mueller? He's a great kid and doing really well so far in his sophomore season.
It's been a crazy sort of season for my boys this year... lots of attrition due to graduation and others leaving have more than half of the squad being rookies and very young. But, even with all of the negatives, they've held their own and are sporting a 2 games under .500 record and clinging on to the 7th spot in the conference. I just hope they don't let Portland catch up and have to play the Vancouver Giants in the playoffs. That would not be fun times at all. :)
I really don't have any actual structure for what I will post each week about the baby boys or even how many times a week, so if you have thoughts on what you'd like to see, please let us know. I'll even post pictures of any boys from your draftees if I have any since I sit right behind the Tips bench at home.
So, to close today's ramblings, I'll leave you with a picture of this week's former CHL Hottie of the week. As much as I still wanna punch him in the nards for giving PMueller a concussion a couple of years ago, there's nothing more that I want to than make him happy he's a man. I give you former assistant captain of the Vancouver Giants. captain of Team Canada for the U-20 Super Series and MVP of the 2007 Memorial Cup... Boston Bruin sophomore Milan Lucic!
Because of being under the weather, I missed a great end to the Kings-Thrashers game last night. I turned it off with about 2 minutes to go thinking that it was over. Well, Anze Kopitar decided that it was not, and they went to OT then the shootout, and at least got a point.
Now, as a fan of two other Pacific division teams, I should not be rooting for the Kings, and I'm not really... I'm just tired of seeing them in last. That and I have a little place in my heart for Jack Johnson and Patty O'Sullivan. Having followed them with Team USA U-20 and now to the big show, I think they are poised to be a big part of USA Hockey next year in Vancouver and beyond. Well, that is if JMFJ can avoid being hurt at for the rest of this season and into next.
Funny moment of the night was during the Sens-Preds game on TSN when the camera panned to the suite where Carrie Underwood was; and when she saw she was on TV, she immediately disappeared like she has fallen into a rabbit hole. Hey Carrie? It's not like you there wearing a pink #12 Sens jersey shaking your moneymaker for the crowd. *paging Jessica Simpson*
And now for a little something different...
Major junior hockey is a very important part of my life, and I am hoping to be able to bring you just a little taste of it here; especially since a good portion of the guys who play in the NHL have also spent some time playing for a team in the Canadian Hockey League.
There are three separate leagues under the umbrella of the CHL: The QMJHL, the OHL and the WHL; and my focus is for the most part on the Dub and the Everett Silvertips. They've only been in the league for 5 seasons, this being the 6th; and we've already had 8 boys drafted and one is already playing full time. You might have heard of Peter Mueller? He's a great kid and doing really well so far in his sophomore season.
It's been a crazy sort of season for my boys this year... lots of attrition due to graduation and others leaving have more than half of the squad being rookies and very young. But, even with all of the negatives, they've held their own and are sporting a 2 games under .500 record and clinging on to the 7th spot in the conference. I just hope they don't let Portland catch up and have to play the Vancouver Giants in the playoffs. That would not be fun times at all. :)
I really don't have any actual structure for what I will post each week about the baby boys or even how many times a week, so if you have thoughts on what you'd like to see, please let us know. I'll even post pictures of any boys from your draftees if I have any since I sit right behind the Tips bench at home.
So, to close today's ramblings, I'll leave you with a picture of this week's former CHL Hottie of the week. As much as I still wanna punch him in the nards for giving PMueller a concussion a couple of years ago, there's nothing more that I want to than make him happy he's a man. I give you former assistant captain of the Vancouver Giants. captain of Team Canada for the U-20 Super Series and MVP of the 2007 Memorial Cup... Boston Bruin sophomore Milan Lucic!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Greetings from the West!
It's sort of fun to be 3 hours behind Lisa because then I get to see what she has to say and either refute it or say "Rock on!"
The Pens start their new era this morning; and I'm going to have to follow the game via scoreboard since I'm part of the private sector and not able to watch it on TV. I don't know if Bylsma is going to get any better results than HCMT, but hey, it's worth a shot right? Besides, he's kind of hot and he used to be a Duck.
Speaking of Les Canards, what in the fuck was going on with Jiggy last night? I realize that Ilya is a great player, but Jesus....it's the Thrashers! Even with Teemu and some noob getting 3 points each it wasn't enough. I'm worried that if Jiggy doesn't get his shit together or whoever the hell is the GM today doesn't get another goalie, I don't see them getting out of the first round.
Some boys that may just get to round 2 are the Canucks. They've been on fire of late and had a great game against a Habs team that has been having just the opposite luck. The Sundin-Kesler-Demitra line has been crazy sauce, and they, along with the Sedin-Sedin-Burrows line might just be the answer for what ailed them during that horrific slump. They just need to keep this up since Mr. Playoffs aka my hockey husband will not be there for game 7 heroics this season.
I will hopefully get some news from the Major junior leagues tomorrow, especially my boys the Everett Silvertips.
And with the games that Misters Kovalchuk and Ovechkin had last night along with Malkin and some of their comrades, how fucking scary is Team Russia going to be next year in Vancouver??? Yikes!
Oh, and thank you NHL for scheduling a late game on a Monday... it may not be that big of a deal for anyone east of the Rockies, but for someone who doesn't watch a lot of network TV and basketball is on their All Star break, we need something to watch after 8pm! Even then, Mondays are usually crappy. I just don't get it. Why is it that some nights are 10 games and some are two; and then, of those 10, there are 3 that I want to watch and they're inevitably on Wednesday which is always a Tips game night. Bah!
I'm sure I had more to say, but the cold meds are making me all fuzzy. *grins*
Have a good day off if you are fortunate enough to have it off; and a good Monday to the rest of ya.
The Pens start their new era this morning; and I'm going to have to follow the game via scoreboard since I'm part of the private sector and not able to watch it on TV. I don't know if Bylsma is going to get any better results than HCMT, but hey, it's worth a shot right? Besides, he's kind of hot and he used to be a Duck.
Speaking of Les Canards, what in the fuck was going on with Jiggy last night? I realize that Ilya is a great player, but Jesus....it's the Thrashers! Even with Teemu and some noob getting 3 points each it wasn't enough. I'm worried that if Jiggy doesn't get his shit together or whoever the hell is the GM today doesn't get another goalie, I don't see them getting out of the first round.
Some boys that may just get to round 2 are the Canucks. They've been on fire of late and had a great game against a Habs team that has been having just the opposite luck. The Sundin-Kesler-Demitra line has been crazy sauce, and they, along with the Sedin-Sedin-Burrows line might just be the answer for what ailed them during that horrific slump. They just need to keep this up since Mr. Playoffs aka my hockey husband will not be there for game 7 heroics this season.
I will hopefully get some news from the Major junior leagues tomorrow, especially my boys the Everett Silvertips.
And with the games that Misters Kovalchuk and Ovechkin had last night along with Malkin and some of their comrades, how fucking scary is Team Russia going to be next year in Vancouver??? Yikes!
Oh, and thank you NHL for scheduling a late game on a Monday... it may not be that big of a deal for anyone east of the Rockies, but for someone who doesn't watch a lot of network TV and basketball is on their All Star break, we need something to watch after 8pm! Even then, Mondays are usually crappy. I just don't get it. Why is it that some nights are 10 games and some are two; and then, of those 10, there are 3 that I want to watch and they're inevitably on Wednesday which is always a Tips game night. Bah!
I'm sure I had more to say, but the cold meds are making me all fuzzy. *grins*
Have a good day off if you are fortunate enough to have it off; and a good Monday to the rest of ya.
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