Monthly Archives: November 2009

BREAKING: Sources Say ESPN is Looking Closely at Kings Trade Rumor

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November 4, 2009

According to a source who has knowledge of ESPN’s website, the sports giant is one of several thought to be front-runners to acquire a blockbuster rumor involving potentially-disgruntled Kings forward Alexander Frolov. While the specifics of the potential rumor are not known, speculation is that it could involve Frolov and one or more Kings...
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Tavares-Moulson connection? All chemistry

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November 3, 2009

Maybe it’s that old sports cliche, chemistry, that explains the immediate collaborative efficiency between celebrated Islanders rookie John Tavares and free-agent discovery Matt Moulson. Maybe it’s a familiarity that goes back at least five years, when Tavares, the emerging hockey phenom, was playing lacrosse and hockey with Moulson’s younger brother Chris in the Toronto...
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Craig Custance (CraigCustance) on Twitter

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November 3, 2009

Brian Leetch on Brett Hull’s underrated passing: “He used to overpass in practice just to show us he could do it.” via Craig Custance (CraigCustance) on Twitter. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web....
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Monarchs Ascending The Throne – OurSports Central – Independent and Minor League Sports News

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November 3, 2009

The Monarchs swept a recent six-game homestand, outscoring their opponents by a 21-3 count and posting three shutouts. Jonathan Bernier (6-2-0, 1.49,.956), the 11th overall pick in the 2006 NHL draft, ranks among the AHL’s top five in both goals-against average and save percentage and was named the Reebok/AHL Goaltender of the Month for...
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King, Pelech have passed chemistry test – San Bernardino County Sun

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November 3, 2009

The old cliché about an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object never addressed what happens when you put the two together on the same forward line in a hockey game. In the case of Dwight King and Michael Pelech, it turns out they have pretty good chemistry. Pelech and King, the only players assigned...
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Homophobia in Hockey – The Response (UPDATED) | Bourne’s Blog

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November 3, 2009

And next, again from Jeff, a story that makes me want to punch an endless number of people: “I’m not sure if you’re aware, but the NYC Gay Hockey Association once had an unpleasant experience at Madison Square Garden. We had arranged for group seats for 30 of our members and friends. We were...
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Best Trade The Kings Have Made Since Gretzky | Bleacher Report

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November 3, 2009

I really don’t know how to describe what I’ve seen this year other then to say, wow. I can’t recall a Kings team having this combination of grit and skill. They are fun to watch at both ends of the ice. An interesting story line about the game and the LA broadcast was...
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A self-serving review of Parse parsing

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November 3, 2009

  July 8, 2008 Quisp said: I’m kind of hoping for a Trevor Lewis, Scott Parse, Alec Martinez surge. Martinez’s name obviously has been mentioned a bit lately, but Lewis and Parse have become (unless I’m missing something) all but forgotten… July 9, 2008 Quisp said: My own preferred wishful thinking is that one...
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Bernier is AHL Goalie of the Month for October

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November 2, 2009

He got this in March as well. Did they have one for April, or is that two months in a row? The American Hockey League announced today that Jonathan Bernier of the Manchester Monarchs has been named the Reebok/AHL Goaltender of the Month for October. Bernier was 6-1-0 in seven appearances on the month,...
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One Month In, What Do We Know? – Second City Hockey

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November 2, 2009

-Tomas Kopecky doesn’t do anything. I mean at all. via One Month In, What Do We Know? – Second City Hockey. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web. Sign up now or learn more. It's...
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