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  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks – 6/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks – 6/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-4 86pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (27-30-9 63pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Leafs came into the first period running around and got away with it. In the second period, they came out with some jump and scored twice courtesy of Ron Hainsey (Shorthanded) and Morgan Rielly. But int he 3rd period it all came tumbling down as the Canucks dominated the 3rd and the Overtime and walked out with a comeback win. As the Leafs lose for the first time all season when leading after two periods.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Nic Petan – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Justin Holl – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Vancouver:

    Ryan Spooner – Bo Horvat– Josh Leivo

    Antoine Roussel – Adam Gaudette– Brock Boeser

    Tanner Pearson – Elias Petterson – Nikolay Goldobin

    Lou Eriksson – Jay Beagle– Tyler Motte

     

    Benn Hutton – Troy Stetcher

    Alex Edler– Alex Biega

    Luke Schenn – Ashton Sautner

     

    Jacob Markstrom

    Thatcher Demko

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Chris Tanev, Brandon Sutter, and Jake Virtanen

    Suspension: None

     

    GameDay:

    First Period

    Toronto Penalty – 3:52 – Jake Muzzin, 2 minutes for Slashing

    End of 1st – TOR – 0       VAN – 0

    Shots              10                10

    Faceoffs         8/20           12/20

    Hits               4                  7

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Vancouver Penalty – 3:46 – Derrick Pouliot, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Toronto Penalty – 10:38 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Toronto SH Goal – 12:28 – Ron Hainsey (5) assisted by Mitch Marner (58) and Conor Brown (18)

    Toronto Goal – 13:02 – Morgan Rielly (17) assisted by John Tavares (36) and Patrick Marleau (20)

    Vancouver Penalty – 14:40 – Tyler Motte, 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – TOR- 2        VAN- 0

    Shots               20                 20

    Faceoffs          16/40           24/40

    Hits                 7                  14

    PP                   0/2                  0/2

    Third Period:

    Vancouver Goal – 2:21 – Loui Eriksson (10) assisted by Ashton Gaudette (6) and CLuke Schenn (1)

    Vancouver PP Goal – 4:13- Josh Leivo (13) assisted by Nikolay Goldobin (20) and Ashton Gaudette (17)

    Toronto Penalty – 13:34 – Morgan Reilly, 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 2         VAN- 2

    Shots             28                  29

    Faceoffs      26/61              35/61

    Hits               13                     21

    PP                 0/2                   1/4

    Overtime:

    Vancouver Goal – 3:11 – Alex Edler (6) Assisted by Brock Boeser (20) and Jacob Markstrom (2)

    End of 3rd – TOR – 2         VAN- 3

    Shots             30                    31

    Faceoffs      28/65              37/65

    Hits               14                     22

    PP                 0/2                   1/4

     

    Next Up

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-5 87pts) v. Edmonton Oilers (29-30-7 65pts)

    Vancouver Canucks (28-30-9 65pts) @ Edmonton Oilers (29-20-7 65pts)

  • Game Recap – 3/6/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Philadelphia Flyers

    Game Recap – 3/6/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Philadelphia Flyers

    Washington Capitals (38-21-7 83pts) v. Philadelphia Flyers (32-26-8 72pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals would continue their road trip with a short train trip to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers, and in the early stages of the game both teams would share chances in a track style back and forth, but it would be the Capitals striking first as Alex Ovechkin would feed the puck to Tom Wilson while on his knees for Wilson’s 19th goal of the season. Then later in the period while going down the wing Brett Connolly would rip a shot past Brian Elliott that would seem to have hit the crossbar, but during the TV timeout the play would be reviewed in Toronto and deemed a goal as Connolly got the puck past Elliott and hit the goal cam with the puck completely crossing the line thus giving the Capitals a 2-0 lead going into the second intermission.

     

    To start the second period the Capitals would bring the domination as early in the period while on their first powerplay of the game it would be an Ovechkin snipe from the circles that would go five hole on Elliott. Then mere minutes later it would be Andre Burakovsky with a beautiful snipe to chase Elliott from the net and bring in Cam Talbot, but the Capitals would welcome him with that same domination as Nicklas Backstrom would net the first shot against Talbot to make this a 5-0 game. The Capitals would primarily control the play the rest of the period, but with 11.8 seconds left in the period Philippe Myers would score his first career goal to get the Flyers on the board.

     

    To start the third period it would be the Flyers to get on the board ten seconds into the period as Claude Giroux would net his 20th of the season. The Flyers would pick up the play after scoring their second goal and as a result the Capitals would start chasing the game to which would then lead to an Andrew MacDonald point shot to get tipped by Scott Laughton to make this a 5-3 game, and have the Flyers trail the Capitals by only two goals.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos

     

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Claude Giroux — Nolan Patrick — Travis Konecny

    Oskar Lindblom — Sean Couturier — Michael Raffl

    James van Riemsdyk — Scott Laughton — Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone — Corban Knight — Justin Bailey

    Ivan Provorov — Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere — Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg — Radko Gudas

    Brian Elliott

    Cam Talbot

    Scratched: Samuel Morin, Andrew MacDonald

    Injured: Michal Neuvirth (lower body), Carter Hart (ankle), Jakub Voracek (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 5:55 – Tom Wilson (19) from Alex Ovechkin (31) and Dmitry Orlov (18)

    Capitals Penalty – 7:43 – TJ Oshie 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Goal – 14:16 – Brett Connolly (17) from Carl Hagelin (7) and Matt Niskanen (15)

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       PHI – 0

    Shots              14                07

    Faceoffs         02                10

    Hits               04                  08

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Flyers Penalty – 1:49 – Sean Couturier 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 2:32 – Alex Ovechkin (46) from Nicklas Backstrom (47) and John Carlson (48)

    Capitals Goal – 4:18 – Andre Burakovsky (10) from Travis Boyd (14) and Dmitry Orlov (19)

    Capitals Goal – 5:37 – Nicklas Backstrom (16) from Jakub Vrana (22) and Nick Jensen (14)

    Flyers Penalty – 10:30 – Robert Hagg 2 minutes for Slashing

    Flyers Goal – 19:48 – Philippe Myers (1) from Claude Giroux (52) and Sean Couturier (35)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 5        PHI- 1

    Shots               25                 16

    Faceoffs          07                 20

    Hits                 09                  20

    PP                   1/2                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Flyers Goal – :10 – Claude Giroux (20) from Oscar Lindblom (15) and Sean Couturier (36)

    Flyers Penalty – 2:29 – Scott Laughton 2 minutes for Interference

    Flyers Goal – 7:48 – Scott Laughton (10) from Andrew MacDonald (9) and Michael Raffl (11)

    Capitals Penalty – 10:23 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Flyers Penalty – 10:23 – Andrew MacDonald 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5         PHI – 3

    Shots              35                   30

    Faceoffs        14                    32

    Hits               17                     25

    PP                 1/3                    0/1

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (39-21-7 85pts) v. New Jersey (25-33-9 59pts)

    Philadelphia (32-27-8 72pts) @ NY Islanders (38-21-7 83pts)

  • March 6th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 6th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, March 6th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 10 contests in NHL action yesterday…


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    BOSTON 4, Carolina 3 (OT)

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes would take on the Boston Bruins last night and the Hurricanes would don the Hartford Whalers throwbacks for the final time this season.

     

     

    The Boston Bruins would go on to defeat the Hurricanes in the contest with the 4-3 win in the overtime frame, thanks to David Krejci’s goal.  That goal would be his 16th on the season.

     

    Columbus 2, NEW JERSEY 1 (SO)

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets would get a very important win last night against the New Jersey Devils with a 2-1 win, picking it up in the shootout frame.

     

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Ottawa 4 (SO)

     

    The New York Islanders would take on the Ottawa Senators and would come away with the 5-4 win in the shootout frame and with the win, Islanders head coach Barry Trotz would notch his 800th win.

     

    PITTSBURGH 3, Florida 2 (OT)

     

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would face off against the Florida Panthers last night in downtown Pittsburgh, and the Penguins would escape with the 3-2 win in overtime.

     


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    Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby would have one goal and two assists to reach the career mark of 1,200 points for his career.

    In this contest, Pittsburgh’s Matt Cullen would become the 20th player in League history to play in at least 1,500 games.

     

    Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby would reach the 1,200 career point mark last night, tying Dino Ciccarelli for 47th place on the NHL’s all-time list in the contest.  He would reach the mark in 927 games, the 12th fastest in NHL history.

     

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 5, Winnipeg 2

    The Tampa Bay Lightning would go on to host the Winnipeg Jets last night and would go on to crush the Jets with the decisive 5-2 win in Tampa last night.

     

    NASHVILLE 5, Minnesota 4 (SO)

    The Nashville Predators would face off against the Minnesota Wild and would get the win tanks to the lone shootout goal in the contest by Nashville’s Ryan Johansen.  There would also be four different goal scorers in this contest for the Predators.

     

    DALLAS 1, NY Rangers 0

    In a penalty-filled contest last night, the Dallas Stars would defeat the NY Rangers last night by the score of 1-0.  The lone goal of the contest came from Stars John Klingberg, early in the second period.

    Dallas goaltender Ben Bishop would go on to have 28 saves in the contest and would earn his fourth shutout on the season.

     

    COLORADO 4, Detroit 3 (OT)

     

    After trailing twice in the third period, the Colorado Avalanche would come back and defeat the Detroit Red Wings with a 4-3 win in the overtime frame.

     

     

    Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen would go on to have one goal and two assists in the contest and Nathan MacKinnon would go on to net the game-winner in the overtime frame to clinch the win for the Avalanche.

     

    Anaheim 3, ARIZONA 1

     

    The Anaheim Ducks would snap the Arizona Coyotes six game win streak with the 3-1 last night in Glendale, Arizona.

     

    In this contest, Ryan Kesler would play in his 1,000th NHL game.

     

    Montreal 3, LOS ANGELES 1

     

    In this contest, the Montreal Canadiens would score the first three goals in the contest, which would help guide the Canadiens to a 3-1 win last night over the Los Angeles Kings in downtown Los Angeles last night.

     

     

     

    Tonight’s NHL schedule of games…

     


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    TXHT’s Steve Gardiner has your preview of the contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks at the following page.

     

     

     

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    With the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoffs kicking off tomorrow with the play-in game between the Connecticut Whale and the Metropolitan Riveters, TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has your preview of the contest at the following page.

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks – 6/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks – 6/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-4 86pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (27-30-9 63pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    The Toronto Maple Leafs come into Vancouver riding a high and looking to keep that going against the lowly Canucks.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –81 points (24 goals 57 assists)
    John Tavares – 72 points (37 goals 35 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 63 points (16 goals 47 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 59 points (30 goals 29 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Elias Petterson – 56 points (26 goals 30 assists)
    Bo Horvat –48 points (23 goals 25 assists)
    Brock Boeser – 43 points (21 goals 22 assists)
    Antoine Roussel  –29 points (9 goals 20 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    32-13-3 2.56GAA .924SV%

    Jacob Markstrom
    23-19-8 2.71GAA .914SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Justin Holl – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Islanders:

    Ryan Spooner – Bo Horvat– Josh Leivo

    Antoine Roussel – Adam Gaudette– Brock Boeser

    Tanner Pearson – Elias Petterson – Nikolay Goldobin

    Lou Eriksson – Jay Beagle– Tyler Motte

     

    Benn Hutton – Troy Stetcher

    Alex Edler– Alex Biega

    Luke Schenn – Ashton Sautner

     

    Jacob Markstrom

    Thatcher Demko

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Chris Tanev, Brandon Sutter, and Jake Virtanen

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    • Don’t fall behind against this young team, they work hard and never give up. Their young guns will make you pay.

    2. Use your speed and cycle well.

    • Let the speed be the driving force and the cycle game take away their speed. Make the Canucks young players play defence.

    3.  Strong defensive game

    • Good outlet passes and board work. Play smart with the sticks and break the Canucks cycles down low.

     

  • Whale And Riveters Set For Playoff Rematch

    Whale And Riveters Set For Playoff Rematch

    The first playoff game for the NWHL this year will take place on Thurday March 7th at 7p EST. It features the two teams that finished fourth and fifth in the season standings. Finishing fourth place, and the host of this playoff match up, is the Metropolitan Riveters. Unfortunately, finishing last in the standing is the Connecticut Whale. The game will take place at the RJW Barnabas Health Hockey House.

    Last year these two teams met in the Isobel Cup semi final game which saw the Riveters win that game, and would go on to win the championship that year, beating the Buffalo Beauts in the finals.

    A quick look back at that game, the goalie match up last year was Katie Fitzgerald for the Riveters, and Sydney Rossman for the Whale. The Riveters jumped out to a quick lead, after a minute into the game, the goal coming from Rebecca Russo. This got the crowd going and the Riveters dominated play. However at the end of the first period, the Riveters only had a 1-0 lead.

    In the second period, it was more of the same, dominance from the Riveters and eventually a breakthrough for them, as Erika Lawler would net a goal a little over halfway through the second period.

    Unfortunately in the third period, the wheels came off from the Whale. About halfway through, when the Whale were on the power play, Madison Packer got a breakaway and scored while short handed. This really deflated any possible notion of a Whale comeback, because shortly after, the Riveters would get two more goals in quick fashion. Goals coming from Bray Ketchum and Kelly Nash. Rossman would depart from the game after the Ketchum goal and Keira Goin would finish the game. It ended with the final score being 5-0 in favor of the home team.

    Boxscore for this game can be found here:

    https://www.nwhl.zone/game/show/20901411?subseason=484754&referrer=3422133

    Fast forward a year later and both teams are again meeting in the playoffs. Perfect time for some revenge? Possibly. We do know that the Riveters will be starting Katie Fitzgerald on Thursday, info provided from Mike Murphy.

    How have the Whale fared against the Riveters this season? Decently. Their record against them is 2-1-1 and they are also 1-0-1 against them in Newark, NJ.

    The last time that the Whale and the Riveters matched up was on January 6th, a 6-3 victory for the Riveters. However it was Maria Sorokina in net for the Riveters, and the previous loss to the Riveters was back on November 25th, a shootout loss with Kimberly Sass in net.

    Why bring that up? Well, the last time the Whale faced off against the Riveters with Katie Fitzgerald in net was all the way back on December 2nd, which was a 4-0 victory for the Whale in Pittsburgh; and the first game that these two teams squared off against each other was all the way back on November 18th, a 2-1 victory for the Whale with, you guessed it, Katie Fitzgerald in net. So this year, the Whale are a perfect 2-0 against Katie Fitzgerald.

    Will the Whale continue to be the kryptonite against Katie Fitzgerald? Or will Fitzgerald go on another spectacular run in the playoffs like she did last year, posting two shutouts?

    The game can be watched here:

    https://twitter.com/nwhl

    3 Players to Watch

    Audra Richards: The Minnesota native and Riveters rookie has had an incredible year for them, scoring 8 goals! 6 of her 8 goals have come against the Whale, including a hat trick! She is the only player in the NWHL to record a hat trick this season!

    Katerina Mrázová: The Czech international, and Whale rookie has put up some stellar numbers this year, she leads the team in points with 12 (6g, 6a). 6 of her 12 points on the year have come against the Riveters (4g, 2a).

    Shannon Doyle: The Whale blue liner has had a great year this season. She is one of the most consistent players for them. Against the Riveters, she has 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points. Both of her goals against the Riveters have been incredible, they include a game winner in the final minute and a sick deke against Katie Fitzgerald.

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    Tweet from Women’s Sports Highlights were used with their permission, you can follow them on Twitter here: @WSportHilites

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (40-21-4 84pts) v. Calgary Flames (41-17-7 89pts)

     

    Game Recap:

     

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Flames:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan– Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund –Michael Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – Austin Czarnik

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan – Garnet Hathaway

     

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanifin – Travis Hamonic

    Oscar Fantenberg – Rasmus Andersson

     

    David Rittich

    Mike Smith

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michael Stone, Olivier Kylington, James Neal

    Suspension: None

     

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Calgary Penalty – 9:07 –Johnny Gaudreau, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto PP Goal – 9:50 – Tyler Ennis (10) assisted by Jake Muzzin (25) and Kasperi Kapanen (23)

    Toronto Goal – 17:15 – Tyler Ennis (11) assisted by Martin Marincin (4) and Trevor Moore (4)

    Toronto Goal – 18:51 – Zach Hyman (15) assisted by Mitch Marner (56)

     

    End of 1st – TOR – 3       CGY – 0

    Shots              10                12

    Faceoffs         11/21         10/21

    Hits               4                  5

    PP                 1/1                 0/0

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal – 4:11 – Zach Hyman (16) assisted by Mitch Marner (57) and Morgan Rielly (47)

    Toronto Penalty – 15:25 – Martin Marincin, 2 minutes for Holding

    Calgary PP Goal – 15:35 – Matthew Tkachuk (26) assisted by Johnny Gaudreau (54) and Sean Monahan (41)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR- 4        CGY- 1

    Shots               21                 24

    Faceoffs          22/43           21/43

    Hits                 8                   10

    PP                   1/1                  1/1

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal – 3:15 – Tyler Ennis (12) assisted by Trevor Moore (4) and Jake Muzzin (26)

    Calgary Penalty – 8:24 –Matthew Tkachuk, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Calgary Goal – 12:24 – Derek Ryan (7) assisted by Mark Giordano (48) and Andrew Mangiapane (3)

    Toronto Goal – 12:56 – Mitch Marner (24) assisted by John Tavares (35)

     

    End of 3rd – TOR- 6         CGY – 2

    Shots              32                  37

    Faceoffs        33/64             31/64

    Hits               13                    15

    PP                 1/2                   1/1

    Next Up:

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-4 86pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (27-30-9 63pts)

    Calgary Flames (41-18-7 89pts) @ Vegas Golden Knights (36-26-5 79pts)

  • Mitch Marner – Amazing player and even better human

    Mitch Marner – Amazing player and even better human

    Mitch Marner has come into this season and taken his game to another level – Offensively and Defensively. Marner just doesn’t want to be the best on one side of the puck, he wants his overall game to be the best and that’s exactly what the Toronto Maple Leafs need. But for the Maple Leafs and their fans – LeafsNation – this is not the most exciting part about their budding superstar.

    Everyone who watched Hockey Night in Canada last night was treated to the appreciation and jersey retirement of Jarome Iginla – one of the greatest Ambassadors for Hockey, If not the greatest. Iginla stood for more than just what he did on the ice, he took time for people and fans, making their days better.

    Mitch Marner is becoming one of those Ambassadors. We’ve seen some great ones of the years. Ambassadors are the people who stand for more than hockey and reach out to the community. We will look at some of Mitch’s work in a bit but for now, let’s look at the history of some Ambassadors. Here’s a few for your interest.

    Alex Ovechkin – There was a story told while Washington was in Edmonton in 2017 that Alex Ovechkin and a few teammates were walking down the street and Ovechkin saw this homeless man sitting on the corner. The man looking like he was freezing, Ovechkin stopped took off his winter coat and hat and gave it to the man.

    Alex Ovechkin’s – Making Dreams Come True

    Alex Ovechkin Fulfills Promise to Cancer Survivor

    Jarome Iginla –  This story was told of Iggy in another post of mine but it should be told again. Iginla met a few guys during one of the Olympics, he struck up a conversation with them and eventually found they had been sleeping in their cars just so they could come to watch him and the rest of the Canadian Team play. Iginla asked to be excused from the table and proceeded to books accommodations for all the men for the duration of the Olympics on him.

    Iginla’s Actions Inspire Josh Morrissey – a New Generation of Hockey Players

    These are just two in a list of so many that should be inserted here.

    • Teemu Selanne
    • Henrik and Daniel Sedin
    • Mike Fisher
    • Derek Boogaard
    • Josh Bailey
    • Zach Parise
    • Nicklas Lidstrom
    • James Wisniewski
    • Cam Ward
    • Dustin Brown
    • Shawn Matthias
    • Brad Richards
    • Ryan Miller
    • Derek Roy
    • Andrew Ference
    • Carey Price
    • Jason Spezza
    • Shane Doan
    • Joe Pavelski
    • Vincent Lecavalier

    just to give you an idea. Mitch Marner is becoming one of these guys who make the game better. Most of these guys have worn a Captain’s C  or the Alternate A, because of the leadership they have shown on and off the ice. This has been Mitch Marner just this season:

    Marner give an Autographed stick to a young kid after seeing sign

    Marner has a Hero in a fan battling Leukemia

    Mitch Marner makes valentines special for girl

    Mitch Marner blessed to be in the position he’s in. Will use it to give back

    Marner gifts GTHL team with new sticks

    Just found this one.

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    Marner, as you can tell, doesn’t see himself as a star but as someone who is blessed to be making a living doing something he loves and wants to use every last opportunity to give back to the Fans and especially those who are less fortunate. Marner is another classic example of someone who excels in what he does on the ice, but what defines him is what he does before games, after games and even during his time off.

    The phrase coined a few times in the last few weeks on TSN, Sportsnet and other sports networks when discussing Mitch Marner was this….

    “Mitch Marner, Amazing player and even better human being.”

    and the statement couldn’t be truer as Marner truly pushes himself into a category of Ambassadors that stood in the game of Hockey for kindness and generosity. He is beginning the journey that will set him up like some of the players that have gone before him.

    Think of what everyone said about Jarome Iginla last night. He gave everything on the ice and even more of himself as a human because that’s truly who Iggy was. A better Human.

    Marner is building a legacy as a Toronto Maple Leaf. A legacy that will keep him in the hearts of Leafs fans for the rest of his career and beyond. Take notes young players, this is how you become a true professional.

  • NHL Three Stars of the Week (week ending March 3rd, 2019)

    NHL Three Stars of the Week (week ending March 3rd, 2019)

    The NHL announced the Three Stars of the Week yesterday afternoon.  Here is a brief breakdown of the announcement from yesterday.

     

     

    The First Star of the Week went to Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury:

    Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury went 3-0-0 with a 0.33 GAA, .987 save percentage and he would go on to have two shutouts as the Golden Knights (36-26-5, 77 points) would go on to win their four contests and they now are in third place in the Pacific Division.

    Fleury would start off the week with 23 saves in a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars Feb. 26. After that dominating win, he would go on to have back-to-back shutouts stopping 34 shots in a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on March 1 and then he would go on to have 19 saves in a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks March 3.

    Fleury leads all NHL goaltenders in wins (32) and shutouts (8) this season. He became the fifth goaltender in NHL history to record nine or more campaigns with at least 30 wins and his eight shutouts are two shy of his career high of 10 set in 2014-15.


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    The Second Star of the Week went to Winnipeg Jets Right Wing Blake Wheeler:

    Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler would go on to have a week of five goals and three assists in three games as the Central Division-leading Jets (39-22-4, 82 points) would go on to win two out of their three contests and Wheeler opened the week by notching one assist in a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild Feb. 26.

    Last Friday (March 1st), he recorded one goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators. Wheeler finished the week with a four-goal outburst in the Jets 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday and it would mark the second four-goal game by a player last week when arizona’s Brad Richardson would do the same on February 28.  Wheeler leads all Jets skaters with 17 goals and 63 assists in 65 games this season.  Wheeler is behind Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov for the assists lead, who had 75 on the season.


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    The Third Star of the Week went to Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby:

    Pittsburgh’s Crosby would have a League-tying eight points (three goals and five assists) as the Penguins earned five of a possible six points to hold the first Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference (fourth in the Metropolitan Division).

    Crosby started off the week with a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh’s 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets last Tuesday (February 26th).

    Last Friday (March 1st), Crosby would go on to have a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

    The next night, Crosby finished the week with a goal and had three assists in the Penguins 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

    With the amount of points he had over the week, Crosby would go on to pass Washington Capitals LW Alex Ovechkin for 48th place on the NHL’s list for all-time points.  Crosby this season has 29 goals and 54 assists, good for 83 points this season in 62 games played.


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  • March 5th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 5th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, March 5th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were two NHL contests yesterday…


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    Yesterday’s Results:

    Edmonton 4, BUFFALO 3

    The Edmonton Oilers would make a visit to the Buffalo Sabres last night and would come away with the 4-3 win, thanks to three straight goals late in the second period.

    With Leon Draisaitl’s goal in the second period, it would be his 41st goal on the season and Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen would go on to have a solid performance with 35 saves on 38 attempts in the contest.

    Edmonton center Connor McDavid would go on to have two assists in the contest, bringing his season total to 59 assists on the season.

    Calgary goaltender Linus Ullmark would go on to have 16 saves on 20 attempts before being replaced by Carter Hutton, who would go on to have seven saves in the third period.

    Toronto 6, CALGARY 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would visit the Calgary Flames yesterday and would escape with the 6-2 win, thanks to Tyler Ennis recording a hat trick in the contest with Zach Hyman scoring twice and Mitch Marner scoring the other goal for the Maple Leafs.

    Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen would go on to register 35 saves in the contest and Calgary goaltender David Rittich would go on to register 26 saves on 32 tries in the contest.

     

    Today in the NHL, there are 10 games on the docket.


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    In the contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins, the Hurricanes will don the Hartford Whalers throwbacks for the second and final time on the season.

    Other notes for the Carolina Hurricanes include the following:

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats from yesterday, please check out the NHL’s Morning Skate report at the following page.

  • Ted Lindsay – A Legend and Pioneer of Hockey Passes away

    Ted Lindsay – A Legend and Pioneer of Hockey Passes away

    Today we at TXHT are sad to announce the passing of Legend and Pioneer Ted Lindsay at the age of 93. Let’s take a look back and remember the amazing career on the ice and off the ice that Lindsay left as a legacy for the Hockey World.

    “The Production Line”  that’s what they nicknamed the line of  Center Sid Abel, Right Winger Gordie Howe and of course Left Wing Ted Lindsay. This is where Ted Lindsay became one of the NHL most prolific players. Small in stature compared to most players in the league, His fierceness on the ice led to the Nickname “Terrible Ted” becoming a mainstay throughout his career. His style of play led the NHL to create penalties for elbowing and kneeing.

    In the 1949–50 season, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer. The Red Wings would go on to win the Stanley Cup that year. Over the next five years, Lindsay helped Detroit win three more championships. Lindsay was the first player to lift the Stanley Cup and skate it around the rink, starting the tradition.

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    Ted Lindsay, had attended a meeting as a representative of the Detroit Red Wings, Where he would find out that other sports players had been treated much better. Lindsay made it his goal to make sure players had better conditions. in the 1950’s superstars were only making $25,000 ($223,000 in 2019 dollars), and after they retired they were hung out to dry.

    Despite the fight back, Ted Lindsay and the Doug Harvey eventually founded the NHLPA – National Hockey League Player’s Association – which eventually change the scape of the how NHL players were treated.

    Ted Lindsay was a man who left a strong legacy and who helped shape the game into what it is today. We appreciate his life and the legacy he left behind. Today we salute Ted Lindsay. Rest in Peace.