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  • NHL October Rookie of the Month

    NHL October Rookie of the Month

    Today the National Hockey League announced their Rookie of the Month for the month of October.

     

     Victor Olofsson (RW, Buffalo Sabres)

    • Olofsson lead all rookies with six goals and four assists for ten points, and would have all six of his goals come on the powerplay in his 13 games played in October.

    Oct Olofsson Stats.JPG

     

    *All Graphics courtesy of the NHL.

  • NHL Three Stars of October

    NHL Three Stars of October

    Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Month for the month of October.

     

    First Star – John Carlson (D, Washington Capitals)

    • Carlson lead all defensemen in goals (7), assists (16), and points (23) while also ranking third in the NHL in scoring in 14 games played. Carlson would be a catalyst for the Capitals to have the best October in franchise history (9-2-3 21pts), and only one blueliner in NHL history had more points than Carlson in a single October and that would be Calgary’s Al MacInnis in 1990.

    Oct Carlson

     

    Second Star – David Pastrnak (RW, Boston Bruins)

    • Pastrnak shared the League lead in goals with 12 and was second overall in points with 24 in 12 games played to help the Bruins to the top of the Atlantic Division, which was also a franchise best for the month of October. Paastrnak would compile all of his points during a 10 game streak to close the month.

    Oct Pastrnak

     

    Third Star – Leon Draisaitl (C, Edmonton Oilers)

    • Draisaitl led the NHL in scoring (12g, 13a, 25p) in 14 games played to lead the Oilers to first place in the Pacific Division. Draisaitl would open the month with an eight game point streak , and then closed the month with points in four straight games.

    Oct Draisaitl

     

    *All Graphics courtesy of the NHL.

     

  • NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 31st, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 31st, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 31st, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Nashville Predators announced that they have signed forward Austin Watson to a three year extension worth $4.5 million.

     

    Game Recaps:

    Calgary Flames v. Nashville Predators – 8p EST Start Time

    CAL RoadNAS Home

    In Nashville the Predators would face the Calgary Flames and in the first period it would see the Predators out shoot the Flames 15 to 4, but the Predators would take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission with goals from Nick Bonino and Austin Watson. the Flames lone goal would be from Derek Ryan. Then in the second period the Predators would strike again, but this time while shorthanded as Calle Jarnkrok would score to regain the two goal lead for the Predators. Before the end of the second period Jarnkrok would strike again while shorthanded to take the 4-1 lead into the second intermission. Then in the third period Austin Watson would score his second of the game, but it would be all Flames as they would get goals from Rasmus Andersson, Elias Lindholm, Alan Quine, and Matthew Tkachuk to force overtime. Then in overtime Tkachuk would score his second of the game to complete the comeback victory for the Flames as they would win 6-5.

     

    Montreal Canadiens v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p EST Start Time

    MON RoadVGK Home

    In Vegas the Montreal Canadiens look to slow down the Golden Knights, but despite an early Phillip Danault tally, it would be the Knights taking the lead into the first intermission with goals from William Karlsson and Alex Tuch. Then in the second period the Canadiens would tie the game with a Jonathan Drouin tally, but in the third period both Cody Glass and Mark Stone would score to give the Knights the lead again. Tomas Tatar would score for the Canadiens, then Brendan Gallagher woud score to tie the game at four and to send the game to overtime. Then in overtime Max Domi would score 26 seconds into overtime to take the 5-4 victory for the Canadiens.

  • AwesomeMania – The AwesomeMania WWE 2K20 Draft *NSFW*

    AwesomeMania – The AwesomeMania WWE 2K20 Draft *NSFW*

    Welcome to AwesomeMania!!

    Audio:

     

    This week on AwesomeMania Ben and Michael are joined by Jordan as they do their first ever AwesomeMania WWE 2K Draft for Universe Mode.

     

    For the Official Rules of the AwesomeMania WWE 2K20 click here.

     

    For RAW’s roster click here.

    For SmackDown’s roster click here.

    For NXT’s roster click here.

     

    Opening Music from https://filmmusic.io:
    “Motherlode” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
    Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    This week’s episode was recorded on Saturday, October 5th, 2019

    Have a question you want answered on the show? Ask us! Comment on here or on one of our Social Media outlets, and we’ll answer it.

  • AwesomeMania – SmackDown 2K20 Roster

    AwesomeMania – SmackDown 2K20 Roster

    Following the AwesomeMania WWE 2K20 Draft here is Commissioner Michael’s SmackDown Roster:

    Akira Tozawa

    Randy Orton

    Kevin Owens

    Daniel Bryan

    Tommaso Ciampa

    Samoa Joe

    Brian Kendrick

    Ali

    Aleister Black

    Bray Wyatt

    Baron Corbin

    Drew Gulak

    EC3

    Mark Andrews

    Jinder Mahal

    The OC

    The Revival

    Harper and Rowan

    Viking Raiders

    AOP

    Bliss and Cross

    Becky Lynch

    Io Shirai

    Dana Brooke

    Mia Yim

    Bayley

    Dakota Kai

    Mickie James

    Candace Larae

    Molly Holly

    Christian

    Edge

    Lita

    Trish Stratus

    Roddy Piper

    Undertaker

     

    SmackDown’s Championships are:

    WWE Championship ’98-’02 (vacant)

    WWE European Championship (Mark Andrews)

    WWE Women’s Championship ’98-’10 (Becky Lynch)

    World Tag Team Championships (vacant)

  • AwesomeMania – NXT 2K20 Roster

    AwesomeMania – NXT 2K20 Roster

    Following the AwesomeMania WWE 2K20 Draft here is Commissioner Ben’s NXT Roster:

    Finn Balor

    Heath Slater

    Velveteen Dream

    Cesaro

    Johnny Gargano

    Buddy Murphy

    Drew McIntyre

    Jack Gallagher

    Kassius Ohno

    Sami Zayn

    Ricochet

    Oney Lorcan

    Matt Riddle

    Chad Gable

    Sheamus

    Elias

    Undisputed Era

    British Strong Style

    Hawkins and Ryder

    Hardy Boyz

    Breezango

    Kabuki Warriors

    Liv Morgan

    Toni Storm

    Sasha Banks

    Ruby Riott

    Charlotte Flair

    Sarah Logan

    Eddie Guerrero

    Ted DiBiase

    Goldberg

    Stephanie McMahon

    Dusty Rhodes

     

    NXT’s Championships are:

    NXT Championship (vacant)

    NXT United Kingdom Championship (Sheamus)

    NXT Women’s Championship (vacant)

    NXT Tag Team Championships (Undisputed Era)

  • AwesomeMania – RAW 2K20 Roster

    AwesomeMania – RAW 2K20 Roster

    Following the AwesomeMania WWE 2K20 Draft here is Commissioner Jordan’s RAW Roster:

    Triple H

    The Miz

    Shelton Benjamin

    Brock Lesnar

    Roman Reigns

    Rey Mysterio

    Andrade w/ Zelina Vega

    Cedric Alexander

    Apollo Crews

    Keith Lee

    Titus O’Neil

    Mojo Rawley

    Braun Strowman

    Rusev

    The New Day

    The Street Profits

    The Usos

    Ziggler and Roode

    Lucha House Party

    The IIconics

    Rhea Ripley

    Fire and Desire

    Shayna Baszler

    Ronda Rousey

    Natalya

    Ember Moon

    Maryse

    Hart Foundation

    Chyna

    Beth Phoenix

    Shawn Michaels ’97

    Diesel

    X-Pac

    Razor Ramon

    Sting ’91

    Booker T

     

    RAW’s Championships are:

    WWE Intercontinental Championship (The Miz)

    WWE North American Championship (Andrade)

    WWE RAW Tag Team Championships (Ziggler and Roode)

    WWE RAW Women’s Championship (Maryse)

  • NWHL Weekend Recap

    NWHL Weekend Recap

    Welcome to the TXHT NWHL Weekend Recap for the Weekend of Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th, 2019, plus news coming out of the weekend.

     

    Saturday, October 26th, 2019

    Game #1 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Connecticut Whale

    • In Connecticut the Whale would play host to the Minnesota Whitecaps, and it would be all Whitecaps in this one. Nicole Schammel would record two goals (even strength and powerplay) and one assist, while Meghan Lorence and Haylea Schmid would produce two point games and Sydney Baldwin would have a three point night as the Whitecaps would go on to defeat the Whale 7-2.

     

    Game #2 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Boston Pride

    • In Boston the Pride looked to to continue their winning streak to start the season as they hosted the Metropolitan Riveters. The Pride would get three point games from Emily Fluke (2g, 1a), Mary Parker (1g, 2a), Kaleigh Fratkin (1g, 2a) and McKenna Brand (1g, 2a) to lead the Pride to a 7-2 vicory.

     

    Sunday, October 27th, 2019

    Game #1 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Connecticut Whale

    • In the second game of their back to back the Whale looked to defeat the Whitecaps, but after taking the one goal lead in the third period, the Whitecaps would storm back late in the third period to take the 3-2 victory over the Whale. Shannon Doyle would factor on both Whale goals, while Sydney Baldwin and Jonna Curtis would both have a goal and an assist for the Whitecaps.

     

    Game #2 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Boston Pride

    • In the final game of the weekend the Riveters would face the Pride once more as they looked to avenge the previous day’s blowout, but it would be all Boston as the Pride would get goals from Carlee Toews, Tori Sullivan, Mallory Souliotis, Lexie Laing, and Jillian Dempsey to take a 5-3 victory over the Riveters.

     

    Player of the Week

    • The NWHL has announced the Minnesota Whitecaps defender Sydney Baldwin has been named the VEDA NWHL Player of the Week.

    Sydney Paldwin POTW.jpg

    • On Saturday October 26th Baldwin had a goal and three assists in the Whitecaps steamrolling of the Connecticut Whale, and then the next day Baldwin would record the primary assist on the game tying goal to help swing the momentum to the Whitecaps in their eventual 3-2 victory.

     

    * All Graphics Courtesy of the NWHL.

    *Photo of Sydney Baldwin by Michelle Jay

     

    Sponsored by:

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  • NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

     

    News:

    • The NHL announced that Jim Gregory has passed away.

     

    Game Recaps:

    Tampa Bay Lightning v. New Jersey Devils – 7p EST Start Time

    TB RoadNJ Home

    In New Jersey the Lightning would outscore the JDevils with the 7-6 overtime victory that saw a Kyle Palmieri hat trick and an Ondrej Palat three point game. Scott’s Recap

     

    Edmonton Oilers v. Columbus Blue Jackets – 730p EST Start Time

    EDM RoadCLB Home

    In Columbus the Edmonton Oilers come to town to visit the Blue Jackets, and it would be all Oilers to start as they would get goals from James Neal and Leon Draisaitl in the first period. Then in the second period Jujhar Khaira would score his first of the season and Draisaitl would score his second of the game for the commanding 4-0 lead. However, while on the powerplay the Jackets would finally get on the board with a Zach Werenski tally. However, after a scoreless third the Oilers would hold on to win 4-1.

     

    Minnesota Wild v. St. Louis Blues – 8p EST Start Time

    MIN RoadSTL Home

    In St. Louis after going through a scoreless first period the Blues would strike first on a Sammy Blais tally, but the Minnesota Wild would strike back as Mats Zuccarello would score his first as a Wild. Then in the third period Alex Pietrangelo would score his fifth of the season to give the Blues the 2-1 victory.

     

    Florida Panthers v. Colorado Avalanche – 10p EST Start Time

    FLA RoadCOL Home

    In Colorado the Avalanche would get the jump on the Florida Panthers as they would get two goals in the first from Matt Nieto and Joonas Donskoi, but the Panthers would get a goal from Colton Sceviour to cut the Avalanche’s lead to one going into the first intermission. Then after a scoreless second period the Avalanche would grow their lead to two on a Nathan MacKinnon, but the Panthers would roar back with goals from Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau to tie the game at three and send it to overtime. Then in overtime Huberdeau would score his second of the game to complete the comeback and win the game for the Panthers 4-3.

     

    Montreal Canadiens v. Arizona Coyotes – 10p EST Start Time

    MON RoadARI Home

    In Arizona the Montreal Canadiens would get atleast a goal per period to take down the Coyotes. The Canadiens would get goals from Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber, Nick Cousins, and Jonathan Drouin, while the Coyotes lone goal would come from Jakob Chychrun as they would fall to the Canadiens 4-1.

     

    Vancouver Canucks v. Los Angeles Kings – 1030p EST Start Time

    VAN RoadLA Home

    In Los Angeles the Vancouver Canucks come to town to face the Kings, and it would be Brock Boeser scoring the hat trick (2 PPGs, 1 even strength) to lead the way for the Canucks. The Kings would get goals from Jeff Carter and Adrian Kempe in the first two periods, while the Canucks would also get a goal from Bo Horvat to have a 4-2 lead in the third period. However the Kings would get another goal from Jeff Carter, but Elia Pettersson would score on the powerplay to secure a 5-3 victory.

  • The Xperience – DerpyCon 2019 Recap

    The Xperience – DerpyCon 2019 Recap

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls once again DerpyCon has come and gone.

     

    For it’s sixth year, and final year in Morristown, NJ, DerpyCon continued it’s growth and gave something for everyone to enjoy throughout the weekend. From voice Actors Mick Wingert, Cherami Leigh, Armen Taylor, and Colleen O’Shaughnessey to community guests Charles Dunbar, Fiaura the Tank Girl, and Aniyah Lyszt to cosplay guests Mikal Mosley, DizzyLizzy, and Shoujo-A-Go-Go DerpyCon did not disappoint.

     

    Interview with Cherami Leigh

     

    Interview with Colleen O’Shaughnessey

     

    Interview with Mikal Mosley

     

    Interview with Mick Wingert

     

    Next year DerpyCon will be calling New Brunswick, NJ it’s new home, and there will be many great things planned for 2020. For more information on DerpyCon, visit their website today.