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  • TXHT Jersey Share – Brass Bonanza

    TXHT Jersey Share – Brass Bonanza

    It’s time to tune up the band and play some “Brass Bonanza” as the TXHT Jersey Share series looks at the Hartford Whalers jersey that was brought back this past season by the Carolina Hurricanes for Whalers Night.

     

    Whalers 2018 Front

     

    This beauty of a jersey was brought back by the Hurricanes for two games of the 2018-19 season to pay homage to their history before moving to North Carolina in 1997.

     

    Whalers 2018 Back

     

    I had two opportunities to obtain this jersey. The first time when Shaggy, Dickson, and I went to Raleigh for Whalers Night against the Boston Bruins, and again a few months later when our friends at Cool Hockey made them available. I obviously went the Cool Hockey route given how I wanted to get the jersey customized with my name and number on the back, which was not an option at the game back in December. Really awesome jersey, and another quality job by our friends at Cool Hockey.

     

    Got a hockey jersey in your collection you’d like to share? Let us know, and we can add it to our TXHT Jersey Share series.

  • 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.

     

  • December 24th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 24th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, December 24th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were eight games yesterday.

     

    Columbus 3, NEW JERSEY 0

    The Columbus Blue Jackets would go on to defeat the New Jersey Devils yesterday afternoon by the score of 3-0.

     

     

    The New Jersey Devils would wear their own heritage jerseys in this contest.  The jerseys were worn by the Devils from the 1982-83 season, the first season for the team in New Jersey, until the 1991-92 NHL season.

     

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    Blue jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky would register his 14th shutout since the 2016-17 NHL season, the most shutouts in that time frame.

     

    CAROLINA 5, Boston 3

    In this contest, the Carolina Hurricanes would wear their Hartford Whalers throwbacks for a Hartford Whalers night last night in Raleigh and would go on to defeat the the Boston Bruins by the score of 5-3.

     

     

    Carolina’s Sebastian Aho would go on to have a four-point performance (2G, 2A) in the contest and Carolina’s Petr Mrazek would go on to have a 27 save performance on 30 shots.

    In addition to Aho, Teuvo Teravainen would also have a four-point game.

     

     

    Carolina would also go on to have two shorthanded goals in this game.

     

     

     

    TXHT was live at the game and has your full recap of the contest at the following page.

    Game Recap – 12/23/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Hartford Whalers

     

     

    Philadelphia 3, NY RANGERS 2 (SO)

    The Philadelphia Flyers would go on to defeat the New York Rangers yesterday and this would mark the fifth consecutive win the Flyers would have over the Rangers.

     

    Despite the loss in the shootout, the Rangers would still get a point in the standings.

     

     

    Florida 6, CHICAGO 3

    In the Florida Panthers 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday, Florida’s Jayce Hawryluk would score the first two goals of his NHL career.

    Florida has won four out of their last five contests.

     

    In addition to Hawryluk having two goals, Panthers defenceman Mackenzie Wagner would also have a two point performance.  Wagner would have two assists in this contest.  This would be the first multi-point contest for both players.

     

    TORONTO 5, Detroit 4 (OT)

    Detroit’s Dylan Larkin would extend his point streak to a career-high of 11 contests.  This makes it the longest such streak since Henrik Zetterberg had an 11 game run during the 2010-11 season.

    Toronto’s Patrick Marleau would play in his 1,612th regular season NHL game, tying Hall of Famer Ray Bourque for the tenth most in NHL history.

    Detroit’s Trevor Daley would go on to play in his 1,000th NHL career contest last night in this game.

     

     

     

    NY Islanders 3, DALLAS 1

    With the Islanders 3-1 win at the Dallas Stars last night, the New York Islanders would finish off their road trip going into the holiday break with a 3-1-0 record.

     

    Los Angeles 4, VEGAS 3 (OT)

    The Los Angeles Kings won their 36th regular season overtime game since the 3-on-3 overtime format was introduced in the 2015-16 season when the Kings go on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3.

     

    This would be the Vegas Golden Knights second consecutive overtime loss.

     

    Arizona 4, SAN JOSE 3 (SO)

    The Arizona Coyotes would go on to defeat the San Jose Sharks 4-3.

     

    With Joe Thornton’s assist in the first period on Tim Heed’s goal, Thornton would register his 1,041st career assist.  He passed Marcel Dionne for tenth place all time in the NHL.  He is now eight assists shy on his career from tying Gordie Howe for ninth place.

     

     

     

    The NHL resumes action Thursday night.

     

     

  • Game Recap – 12/23/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Hartford Whalers

    Game Recap – 12/23/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Hartford Whalers

    Boston Bruins (20-12-4 44pts) v. Hartford Whalers (14-15-5 33pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Hartford Whalers are back, and were they victorious. The Whalers had a rough start against the Boston Bruins, but as the game went on the more the Whalers played their game and forced the play in the Bruins zone and at one point score 4 unanswered goals which featured a shorthanded goal. Overall it was a great effort by the Whalers, and the next time we will see them will be Tuesday March 5th, 2019 in Boston.

     

    Lineups:

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — David Krejci — David Pastrnak

    Sean Kuraly — Colby Cave — David Backes

    Ryan Donato — Noel Acciari — Chris Wagner

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    Matt Grzelcyk — Charlie McAvoy

    John Moore — Steven Kampfer

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson

    Injured: Jake DeBrusk (concussion), Urho Vaakanainen (concussion), Kevan Miller (throat), Zdeno Chara (knee)

     

    Hartford Whalers:

    Jordan Martinook — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen

    Micheal Ferland — Victor Rask — Brock McGinn

    Andrei Svechnikov — Lucas Wallmark — Justin Williams

    Warren Foegele — Clark Bishop — Phillip Di Giuseppe

    Jaccob Slavin — Brett Pesce

    Calvin de Haan — Justin Faulk

    Trevor van Riemsdyk — Dougie Hamilton

    Petr Mrazek

    Curtis McElhinney

    Scratched: Janne Kuokkanen

    Injured: Haydn Fleury (concussion), Jordan Staal (upper body)

     

    First Period:

    Whalers Penalty – 1:27 – Micheal Ferland 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Bruins PPG – 2:40 – Ryan Donato (4) from Torey Krug (18) and Brad Marchand (28)

    Bruins Penalty – 5:35 – Steven Kampfer 2 minutes for Holding

    Bruins Penalty – 6:39 – Noel Acciari 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Bruins Goal – 8:56 – Steven Kampfer (2) from Sean Kuraly (6) and Brad Marchand (29)

    Whalers Penalty – 10:09 – Justin Faulk 2 minutes for Interference

    Whalers Goal – 12:55 – Teuvo Teravainen (7) from Jaccob Slavin (9) and Sebastian Aho (23)

    Whalers Penalty – 19:44 – Andrei Svechnikov 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 1st – BOS – 2       HFD – 1

    Shots              11                13

    Faceoffs         14                09

    PP                 1/2                 0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Not a good start for the Whalers as they took an early penalty that lead to a powerplay goal for the Bruins, and then another goal before the 9 minute mark after killing a 5 on 3 Whalers powerplay opportunity. However, it would be that same 2 man advantage that would help the Whalers start to turn the tide against the Bruins as they would score to cut the deficit to 1 before the 1st period would end.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Whalers need to stay out of the penalty box, and continue to build on their momentum from their goal. The Whalers also need to continue to apply pressure in the Bruins zone.

     

    Second Period:

    Whalers SHG – 1:29 – Sebastian Aho (13) from Teuvo Teravainen (20)

    Whalers Goal – 7:11 – Sebastian Aho (14) from Teuvo Teravainen (21)

    Whalers Goal – 11:47 – Justin Faulk (2) from Micheal Ferland (5) and Justin Williams (13)

    Bruins Goal – 16:05 – Ryan Donato (5) from Colby Cave (4) and David Backes (7)

     

    End of 2nd – BOS – 3        HFD – 4

    Shots               18                 29

    Faceoffs          30                 19

    PP                   1/3                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    A really good solid period for the Whalers that saw them score shorthanded while killing off their late 1st period penalty. That goal would spark the Whalers and their play as they played strong in the Bruins zone and forced the Bruins defense to make mistakes and turnover the puck in their own zone.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Whalers need to keep the puck in the Bruins zone and continue to pressure the defense into making turnovers in their own zone.

     

    Third Period:

    Whalers Penalty – 5:44 – Micheal Ferland 2 minutes for Hooking

    Whalers SHG – 7:20 – Teuvo Teravainen (8) and Sebastian Aho (24)

    Bruins Penalty – 14:27 – Bench (Ryan Donato) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    Whalers Penalty – 17:20 – Andrei Svechnikov 2 minutes for Boarding

     

    End of 3rd – BOS – 3         HFD – 5

    Shots              30                   37

    Faceoffs        45                    30

    Hits               41                     32

    PP                 1/5                    0/3

     

    Analysis:

    A solid third period for the Whalers. They got themselves into a little bit of penalty trouble, but were able to kill off both penalties, and getting another shorthanded goal in the process.

     

    Next Up:

    Boston (20-13-4 44pts) v. New Jersey (12-16-7 31pts)

    Carolina (15-15-5 35pts) @ Washington (22-10-3 47pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 12/23/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Hartford Whalers

    Gameday Preview – 12/23/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Hartford Whalers

    Boston Bruins (20-12-4 44pts) v. Hartford Whalers (14-15-5 33pts)

     

    Time: 5p EST

    Station: Fox Sports Carolina, NESN, and SportsNet 1

     

    Preview:

    The Hartford Whalers are BACK!! For the first time since 1997, the Carolina Hurricanes will be embracing their past as they take on the Boston Bruins as the Hartford Whalers. For both teams they’ll be finishing their back to backs going into the Holiday break. Yesterday the Bruins got back star center Patrice Bergeron who helped lead the Bruins to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators, while the Hurricanes are looking to bounce back from their 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.

     

    Boston Bruins:

    Projected Lineup:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — David Krejci — David Pastrnak

    Sean Kuraly — Colby Cave — David Backes

    Ryan Donato — Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson — Chris Wagner

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    Matt Grzelcyk — Charlie McAvoy

    John Moore — Steven Kampfer

    Scratched: Noel Acciari

    Injured: Jake DeBrusk (concussion), Urho Vaakanainen (concussion), Kevan Miller (throat), Zdeno Chara (knee)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Continue their strong play

    The Bruins are coming off a very impressive win over the Predators yesterday, and will be looking to comtinue that success today in Carolina.

     

    Hartford Whalers:

    Projected Lineup:

    Jordan Martinook — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen

    Micheal Ferland — Jordan Staal — Brock McGinn

    Andrei Svechnikov — Lucas Wallmark — Justin Williams

    Warren Foegele — Victor Rask — Phillip Di Giuseppe

    Jaccob Slavin — Brett Pesce

    Calvin de Haan — Justin Faulk

    Trevor van Riemsdyk — Dougie Hamilton

    Curtis McElhinney

    Petr Mrazek

    Scratched: None

    Injured: Haydn Fleury (concussion)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Generate solid scoring opportunities

    The fans want to hear “Brass Bonanza” play im PNC Arena, but the Hurricanes need to score to make that happen.  They need to generate better scoring opportunities, to make that a reality.

  • 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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