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  • NHL and NWHL News and Notes: September 29th, 2018

     

    These are your news and notes covering the NHL and the NWHL for Saturday, September 29th, 2018…

     

    In NHL preseason action last night there were seven contests that took place. Here are brief recaps on select games:

    • The Columbus Blue Jackets took on the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nationwide Arena and would win this contest 7-6. Blue Jackets Artemi Panarin (two goals and two assists), Cam Atkinson (one goal and three assists), and Zach Werenski (four assists) were the noteworthy players with points in the contest. Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky recorded 23 saves.
    • The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury recorded 26 saves in the contest. Ryan Reaves and Brayden McNabb registered the two goals for the Golden Knights. The Kings were 0-for-5 on the power-play and the Golden Knights were 0-for-2
    • The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings with a 6-2 win at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto’s Jake Gardiner would score the first of three straight power-play goals for the Maple Leafs to give Toronto a 2-1 lead at 12:47 of the second period. John Tavares would score his fifth goal of the pre-season with a PPG at 14:58 and Patrick Marleau would score the third straight power-play goal at 15:25. Frederik Anderson would register 23 saves for Toronto.
    • The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals in a 5-4 overtime at Capital One Arena. Carolina’s Sebastian AHo would score the game winner 19 seconds into the overtime frame with his second goal of the contest. Hurricanes LW Teuvo Teravainen registered four points (one goal and three assists), which is 5-0-0 during the preseason thus far. Alex Ovechkin (two goals), Evgeny Kuznetsov (two assists), John Carlson (one assist), Aaron Ness (one assist), Tom Wilson (one assist), Lars Eller (one assist), Andre Burakovsky (one goal), and Jayson Megna (one goal) all registered points for the Capitals in the contest.
    • Rasmus Dahlin scored his first goal of the preseason to lift the Buffalo Sabres over the New York Islanders, 5-4, in a contest at General Motors Place in a contest that took place Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Dahlin, the first overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, gave the the Sabres the 3-1 with that goal at 3:42 in the second period.
    • The St. Louis Blues defeated the Dallas Stars with a 3-1 win at Enterprise Center. Blues Jaden Schwartz registered one goal and two assists in the contest. Ryan O’Reilly would score 31 seconds into the second period and Schwartz scored 1:30 into the third period. Blues Vladimir Tarasenko would score the third goal, an empty-netter, at 19:53 in the third period. St. Louis was 0-for-5 on power-plays and Dallas was 0-for-3.
    • The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild with a 4-3 overtime victory at Pepsi Center. Avalanche Mikko Rantanen scored a PPG 1:29 into the extra frame, which was upheld after a video review.

     

    In preseason action tonight:

    • Columbus at Chicago
    • Anaheim at Los Angeles
    • Calgary at Edmonton
    • Philadelphia at Boston
    • Toronto at Detroit
    • Tampa Bay at Florida
    • Montreal at Ottawa
    • Arizona at Vancouver

     

    In NHL news…

    The Montreal Canadiens confirmed that 18-year-old Jesperi Kotkaniemi will begin the season with the team.

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    In NWHL news, there was a contest for the Champions Cup earlier today. This contest pitted the NWHL’s Isobel Cup champion, Metropolitan Riveters and the SDHL’s Luleå Hockey. The Champions Cup weighs 25 pounds and is gold and silver to represent the founding leagues of the NWHL and SDHL. The cup is engraved with “Champions Cup” in eight different languages.

    In this contest, Luleå Hockey defeated the Metropolitan Riveters at Hobey Baker Rink by the score of 4-2. Noora Tulus scored late which ended up being the difference maker in the game.

    Luleå’s Michelle Karvinen scored the first goal of the contest just 27 seconds into what was a penalty-filled second period. This lead for Luleå would be erased at the 14:16 mark of the second period with a goal by Riveters forward Kelly Nash, who is also the assistant coach at Princeton. This goal was the product of a deflected shot off of Alexa Gruschow.

    There were eight penalties that occurred during the second period but the penalty issues would continue for Luleå going into the third. With two players in the penalty box, Karvinen finished on a 2-on-1 shorthanded rush by putting the puck behind the 2018 Isobel Cup MVP Katie Fitzgerald to regain a one-goal lead. 51 seconds later, the Riveters would tie the game again at 2 with a goal from Riveters newcomer Kristin Lewicki.

    Noora Tulus would score at 12:05 in the second to give Luleå the lead for good at 3-2. Emma Nordin would score an empty-net goal with seconds left in the game to seal the 4-2 win for Luleå.

    Michelle Karvinen was later named the MVP of the Champions Cup. For the Riveters, this marked Shelley Picard’s first as the captain. Kristin Lewicki, Alexa Aramburu, Lexi Slattery, Audra Richards, Chelsea Ziadie, and Fiona McKenna also all donned the Riveters red for the first time.

    The Riveters have only one week to begin the defense of their Isobel Cup championship following this contest. The Riveters open the season with games against the NWHL’s newest franchise, the Minnesota Whitecaps, October 6 and 7 at TRIA Rink.

     

    In other news, CSA Shows made an announcement yesterday about the Washington Capitals with one of their upcoming events.

     

     

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  • NHL News and Notes: September 27th, 2018

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    Here are your news and notes covering the NHL for September 27th, 2018…

     

    In preseason action last night, seven contests took place:

    • Montreal Canadiens F Jesperi Kotkaniemi has one assist and two shot on goal in just under 14 minutes of ice time. The Canadiens would lose 5-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Bell Centre Wednesday night. This could have been just enough for Kotkaniemi, the third overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, to make the roster. Kotkaniemi, 18, has three points (one goal and two assists), a plus-5 rating and four shots on goal in five preseason contests.
    • The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime at TD Garden. Filip Zadina scored on a one-timer just 24 seconds in the overtime frame, his second goal in five preseason contests. Zadina is also attempting to become the first Red Wing player to play as an 18-year-old since Martin Lapointe in the 1991-92 season. Zadina, who is a native of the Czech Republic, was on loan to QMJHL’s Halifax Mooseheads last season and as such is eligible for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League.
    • The injury to Anaheim Ducks Corey Perry could be an opportunity for Max Comtois to make the Ducks roster. Comtois, the second round pick of the 2017 NHL Draft, scored two goals in Anaheim’s 7-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Honda Center. Comtois’ second goal was set up by Isac Lundestrom, the 23rd pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. Lundestrom is also looking to make the Ducks roster with Ryan Kesler unliekly to begin the season as he recovers from offseason hip surgery.
    • Ryan Suter looks to be in season form after the Minnesota Wild’s 4-3 victory of the Winnipeg Hets at Xcel Energy Center. Suter registered 21:22 of on-ice time and had two shots on goal in his first action since he broke his right ankle on March 31.

     

    In preseason action last night:

    • Detroit 3, Boston 2
    • New York Islanders 4, New York Rangers 3 (OT)
    • Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 1
    • Toronto 5, Montreal 3
    • Minnesota 4, Winnipeg 3
    • Dallas 3, Colorado 1
    • Anaheim 7, Los Angeles 4

     

    Tonight’s preseason schedule:

    • New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers
    • Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at Amway Arena (Orlando, Florida)
    • New Jersey Devils at Winnipeg Jets
    • Ottawa Senators at Chicago Blackhawks
    • Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers
    • Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks

     

    St. Louis Blues Robert Bortuzzo has a hearing today for elbowing Washington Capitals D Michal Kempny in Washington’s 4-0 win Tuesday night.

    After a hearing with the DoPS, Robert Bortuzzo has been suspended for the remainder of the preseason and one regular season game for elbowing Washington Capitals D Michal Kempny

     

    There is a report of Philadelphia Flyers F Jori Lehterä being a suspect in a Finnish cocaine ring.

     

    TXHT’s and Last Word on Hockey contributor Armand Klisivitch wrote an article about Jesperi Kotkaniemi expecting to start the season with the Montreal Canadiens.

     

    The Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan wrote an article today about Jakub Vrana and his plans to keep his top-six spot but also how the Capitals have a void in high-end prospects that are after him. Washington GM Brian MacLellan also mentions that if given a chance, the team would want to trade prospects for more forward prospects.

     

    Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet released his new “31 Thoughts” podcast this afternoon.

     

    For TXHT’s coverage of the Carolina Hurricanes news on the Hartford Whalers throwbacks, please check out the following link here.

     

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  • Carolina Hurricanes unveil Hartford Whalers throwback jerseys

     

    Courtesy of Chris Creamer at Sportslogos.net, there was major news in regards to a uniform unveiling.

     

    With this announcement, it was announced that the Carolina Hurricanes will wear Hartford Whalers throwbacks on December 23rd against the Boston Bruins and March 5th when the Hurricanes visit the Bruins. These jerseys are identical to what was worn during the 1985-89 and 1990-91 seasons. The jerseys feature white and blue striping across the waist and the same colour striping angled at the arms. The iconic Whalers logo is the centerpiece of the jersey.

     

    Courtesy of Chris Creamer of Sportslogos.net, here is a look at a history of the Hartford Whalers jersey history

     

    The jerseys are not available for purchase yet but they will be in time for the game on December 23. Needless to say, this is very good news for the Carolina Hurricanes to honour the Whalers with these jerseys.

     

     

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  • 9/21/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes Live Game Updates (Demo Run)

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Jakub Vrana – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie

    Chandler Stephenson – Lars Eller – Sergei Shumakov

    Shane Gersich – Travis Boyd – Riley Barber

    Liam O’Brien – Nic Dowd – Juuso Ikonen

    Dimtry Orlov – Matt Niskanen

    Jonas Siegenthaler – Madison Bowey

    Lucas Johansen – Aaron Ness

    Braden Holtby

    Ilya Samsonov

     

    Carolina Hurricanes:

    Brock McGinn – Jordan Staal – Justin Williams

    Warren Foegele – Martin Necas – Teuvo Teravainen

    Valentin Zykov – Sebastian Aho – Andrei Svechnikov

    Jordan Martinook – Wallmark – Phillip Di Giuseppe

    Jaccob Slavin – Dougie Hamilton

    Calvin de Haan – Justin Faulk

    Hayden Fluery – Brett Pesce

    Petr Mrazek

    Alex Nedelijkovic

     

    First Period:

    1. Capitals Penalty – Sergei Shumakov 2 minutes for High Sticking – 1:54
    2. Hurricanes PPG – Valentin Zykov (2) from Andrei Svechnikov (2) and Jaccob Slavin (2)

     

    3. Hurricanes Penalty – Sebastian Aho 2 minutes for High Sticking – 7:18

    4. Hurricanes Goal – Jordan Staal (1) from Jaccob Slavin (3) and Brock McGinn (1) – 11:33

     

    5. Capitals Goal – Nicklas Backstrom (1) from Aaron Ness (1) and Dmitry Orlov (1) – 12:21

     

    6. Hurricanes Penalty – Hayden Fleury 2 minutes for Tripping – 12:53

    7. Hurricanes SHG – Jordan Martinook (1) from Warren Foegele (2) – 13:36

     

     

    Score – WAS 1         CAR 3

    Shots –    7                   12

    FO’s –    8/20             12/20

    Hits –      4                   13

    PP –        0/2                1/1

     

    Analysis: This was a very sloppy first period for the Capitals as they were coughing up turnovers left and right in their own zone. Also the Caps were having great difficulty generating good breakouts out of their own zone. The Caps did respond well when they went down 2-0, but giving up a shorthanded goal that long after is a bad blow for this team.

     

    Need to Do: The Capitals need to tighten up in their own zone, and generate cleaner breakouts with better crisp passes. Also the Capitals need to do a better job in the offensive zone, and generate some better opportunities around Petr Mrazek.

     

    Second Period:

    8. Capitals Penalty – Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Holding – 1:20

    9. Hurricanes Penalty – Calvin de Haan 2 minutes for Interference – 5:48

    10. Hurricanes Penalty – Warren Foegele 2 minutes for Slashing – 18:13

     

    Score – WAS 1         CAR 3

    Shots –    10                18

    FO’s –    13/30           17/30

    Hits –      13                 23

    PP –        0/4                1/2

     

    Analysis: This was a better period for the Capitals. They played with some more hustle, but they only generated 3 shots this period.

     

    Need to Do: The Capitals need to clean up their passes a bit more and they need to generate more scoring chances. The powerplay looked ok, but it didn’t generate much and they need to do better.

     

    Third Period:

    11. Capitals Penalty – Aaron Ness 2 minutes for Holding – 1:50

    12. Capitals Penalty – Shane Gersich 2 minutes for High Sticking – 16:56

    13. Hurricanes PPG – Jaccob Slavin (2) from Valentin Zykov (1) and Jordan Staal (1) – 17:16

    14. Hurricanes ENG – Martin Necas (2) from Warren Foegele (3) from Dougie Hamilton Hamilton (1)

    15. Captials Penalty – Madison Bowey 2 minutes for Hooking – 19:42

     

    Score – WAS 1         CAR 5

    Shots –    18                 26

    FO’s –    23/47           24/47

    Hits –      20                 35

    PP –        0/4                2/5

     

    Analysis: Tough loss for the Capitals, but this is what happens when you take too many penalties, don’t capitalize on your powerplay opportunities, and most importantly, can’t generate clean breakouts to get out of your own zone. Caps are still winless in the preseason, which doesn’t mean anything right now especially since the entire main roster has yet to play together in this preseason. There are 3 more preseason games left, expect to see the Caps round back to form before Oct. 3rd.

     

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  • News and Notes from around the NHL and NWHL

    Thursday September 13th, 2018 was an exciting day in the world of hockey. Here’s the biggest news that took place and some notes about them:

    Carolina Hurricanes announced Justin Williams as their new captain. Justin Faulk and Jordan Staal will be Williams’ alternate captains.

     

     

    Also the Hurricanes announced that Victor Rask will be out indefinitely due to a hand injury he suffered in his kitchen.

    Tyler Seguin resigns with the Dallas Stars for 8 years with a $9.85 million AAV. Also the Dallas Stars announced in the coolest way possible as seen below:

     

    Elliotte Freidman of “Hockey Night in Canada” breaks down the new Seguin contract which kicks in July 1st, 2019 below:

    Arthur Staple of “The Athletic” put out an amazing article today on New York Islanders goalie Robin Lehner as he opens up about his battles with addiction and bipolar diagnosis.

     

    In NWHL news, it was announced that four more players signed with teams today. Two players signed with the Minnesota Whitecaps, and one each with the Metropolitan Riveters and Connecticut Whale.

    And speaking of the Whitecaps, it was announced today that TRIA will be the official healthcare provider for the team and will feature an all female medical staff.

     

    Erik Karlsson traded to the San Jose Sharks by the Ottawa Senators in a massive trade.

    Here are the full trade details courtesy of TSN:

     

    And lastly here are the two conditions in regards to the Conditional Draft Picks potentially going to Ottawa:

    Lastly, after the Karlsson trade, the Senators announced that Jean-Gabriel Pagaeu is out potentially for 4 to 6 months due to surgery to repair his Achilles’tendon, per reported by Renaud Lavoie.

     

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  • 2018-19 Carolina Hurricanes Preview

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    Last Season: 36-35-11 83 pts (6th in Metropolitan Division; Did Not Make Playoffs)

     

    Key Additions: D Calvin de Haan, D Dougie Hamilton, F Jordan Martinook, F Micheal Ferland, F Andrei Svechnikov, and G Petr Mrazek

     

    Key Departures: D Noah Hanafin, F Jeff Skinner, F Joakim Nordstrom, Elias Lindholm, G Cam Ward, and Coach Bill Peters

     

    Top Questions Facing the Hurricanes:

    1. Who are the Carolina Hurricanes?

    With Tom Dundon as the new owner of the Hurricanes, he has made both good and very questionable decisions. Naming Don Waddel, who did an abysmal job with the Atlanta Thrashers, as General Manager raises a lot of questions. Though while he did a great trade with Calgary that brought Dougie Hamilton, and then signing Calin de Haan, however, the trade that sent leading goal scorer Jeff Skinner to the Buffalo Sabres took them a step back.

     

    2. What type of coach will Rod Brind’Amour be?

    This will be Rod Brind’Amour’s first opportunity to be a head coach, so one has to wonder what type of systems he implement, and how he will do his lineup. Also being how this is Brind’Amour’s first ever opportunity to be a head coach, how much of his playimg experience really help him? Sure, he’s been an assistant coach, but never a head coach. It’ll be interesting to see how he fares this season behind the Hurricanes’ bench.