December 2009
53 posts
Official Team Canada roster →
Goalies: Brodeur, Luongo, Fleury - No surprises
Defence: Scott Niedermayer, Dan Boyle, Drew Doughty, Duncan Keith, Chris Pronger, Shea Weber and Brent Seabrook. Surprises: Seabrook over Green? weak.
Forwards: Patrice Bergeron, Ryan Getzlaf, Dany Heatley, Patrick Marleau, Brenden Morrow, Rich Nash, Corey Perry, Mike Richards, Eric Staal, Joe Thornton and Jonathan Toews, Sidney Crosby and Jarome...
“Probably going to get in trouble for this, but they can go (expletive deleted)...”
– Mikael Samuelsson of the Vancouver Canucks, discussing the snub from team Sweden. (via: http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=23838.html?cid=rsstsn)
Who's your hockey twin? →
I got Patrick Marleau. Not bad at all.
If I were able to pick the Olympic Canadian Hockey...
Forwards
Joe Thorton
Dany Heatley
Patrick Marleau
Sidney Crosby
Ryan Getzlaf
Jerome Iginla
Rick Nash
Martin St. Louis
Jeff Carter
Ryan Smyth
Steve Stamkos
Eric Staal
Alex Burrows (I would have picked Lucic but he’s injured)
Defence
Mike Green
Dan Boyle
Drew Doughty
Shea Weber
Scott Niedermeyer
Kyle Quincey
Duncan Keith
Goalies
Roberto Luongo
Martin...
WatchPerformance of the night: Nathan Horton had 3 goals and 1 assist last night. Okay the first goal was a fluke but the Shorthanded, game winning break away goal was real nice.
P.S: Please come to Vancouver. Please?
WatchTragedy nearly struck a Swedish hockey game when Niklas Lihagen, a player on the Orebro HK team, collapsed after being hit in the first period of a game against Bofors. According to Puck Daddy, Lihagen suffered cardiac arrest. One of the referees, Wolmer Edqvist, who works on an ambulance when he is not officiating hockey games, was able to successfully restart Lihagen’s heart, saving his...
Hockey World →
Former Oilers goalie Ron Tugnutt, who is tutoring the Canadian junior team these days, figures Martin Brodeur will be the No. 1 on the Olympic squad and Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins should be No. 2 because he’s got a Cup ring from last spring.
Not Roberto Luongo?
“Luongo over his career really hasn’t won anything,” said Tugnutt.
Tugnutt can give his balls a tug.
WatchGoal of the night: Marian Hossa grabs the puck from mid air, drops it, then shoots it into the net before it hits the ice.
WatchCam Neely encounters a bear in his office. Awkwardness ensues.
“Kick his ass Seabass!”
Gary 'The Weasel' Bettman is interested in a... →
Quebec’s premier says he is now confident the NHL is keen on bringing a team back to Quebec City.
Jean Charest tells The Canadian Press that he discussed the issue with league commissioner Gary Bettman at a Montreal Canadiens game last week.
The premier says Bettman seemed sincerely interested in bringing pro hockey back to the provincial capital, a decade-and-half after the Nordiques left...
Interesting interview with Nikita Filatov →
Checking out the all access camera for the Monteal... →
User-controlled camera debuts on Hockey Night →
Online viewers will have personal control over a near-ice-level perspective as the Hockey Night in Canada All Access Cam makes its debut in Friday’s telecast of the Montreal Canadiens’ centennial anniversary game against the Boston Bruins.
The new camera will give viewers logging on to CBCSports.ca total freedom to choose where they focus their attention during the pre-game...
WatchHere’s a hilarious tribute to Minnesota’s Movember moustache participants.
THN.com Top 10: What up with thats? →
6. Washington’s first periods The Capitals have firepower and are definitely a talented squad. But did you know they’ve only trailed on the scoreboard after the first period twice this season? By the way, Washington won both of those games. What up with that?
