REGINA – Colten Teubert would love to be cashing NHL paycheques right now, but he’s quick to point out that you can’t put a price on gold. When the 19-year-old defenceman failed to crack the lineup of the Los Angeles…
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From William Houston: The truth about hitting in the NHL
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From my new favorite hockey blog, which I just discovered three minutes ago: Rogers Sportsnet’s Doug MacLean made a revealing point on Hockey Central this week, one that is never raised by other TV hockey analysts, probably because they just…
Meanwhile, In Manchester tonight: Moller scores, Parse scores, Elkins gets an assist, so does Martinez — and that’s it for scoring…just the four guys who got sent down.
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Oh, and a shut out for Bernier.
That Was One of the Best Losses I Have Ever Seen
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And here’s why: 1) I watched the TSN feed. Those guys were effusive in their praise of the Kings in general and of Doughty specifically. There was a great moment when the play-by-play guy said, “Doughty [does something with the…
Jones, Teubert, Kozun and Schenn make Canada WJC roster
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Canada has finalized its 22-man roster for the upcoming world junior hockey championship. Team Canada 2010 roster Player Age Ht. Wt. 2009-10 team GOALTENDERS Jake Allen 19 6’1 180 Montreal (QMJHL) Martin Jones 19 6’4 193 Calgary (WHL) DEFENCE Jared…
By the way, Teddy Purcell has passed the 80 NHL game threshold and is no longer waiver-exempt
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Ted Purcell hockey statistics & profile at hockeydb.com.
sctimes.com Garrett Roe’s Vow of Silence
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Down by three goals at one point in the second period, then trailing by two in the third, Garrett Roe played perhaps the central role in engineering Friday night’s 4-4 tie against Colorado College. We’d love to pass on his…
Thursday’s Standings in Points Blown
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Two points “awarded” for every loss, one point for every OTL/SOL. Lowest point total is best. In parentheses are the official (ESPN) rankings. Chicago 17 (2) Calgary 19 (3) San Jose 20 (1) Los Angeles 23 (4) Phoenix 24 (6)…
Islanders defenceman Witt hit by car; will still play tonight
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New York Islanders defenceman Brendan Witt was hit by a car in Philadelphia on Tuesday, according to Newsday. But Witt reportedly picked himself up off the road and, after a few profanities, assured everyone he was all right before continuing…