CrashingTheGoalie

by Ron Spence
Who is the Blues’ all-time leading scorer during the post-season?
Which player tallied the most assists in the post-season for the Blues?
Which St. Louis goalies have the most wins while wearing a Blues’ uniform?
Which current Blues player has a father who scored the overtime game-winner during the 1981 playoffs?

Brett Hull’s 67 goals is the [...]

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SKATING THROUGH BLUES PLAYOFF HISTORY by Norm Sanders of the Belleville News-Democrat
VANCOUVER FAN-BAITING STORY by St. Louis Game Time
HOCKEY GUY: KEYS TO THE SERIES by Jeff Gordon of St. Louis Today
PLAYOFF BOUND ST. LOUIS BLUES MUST AVOID COMPLACENCY by Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
GOALTENDER CHRIS MASON HAS BEEN KEY TO BLUES MAKING THE POST-SEASON [...]

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by Ron Spence
I’ve been asked about other interviews that I did with Pavel Bure.
I talked with him on various occasions, but there was one interview that stands out.
It was when he was 25-years-old and still with the Canucks.

How have you found dealing with fame?

“It was difficult the first couple of years, yeah. But everything was [...]

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by Ron Spence
During the 1996-97 season, I interviewed Pavel Bure for a Hockey Illustrated feature on the post-season.
Vancouver wouldn’t make the playoffs that spring nor the one that followed. Pavel then sat out most of the 1998-99 season, but played in 11 games for Florida, scoring 13 goals.
The Panthers didn’t reach the post-season that campaign, but played [...]

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by desertdawg
We just don’t know who we are going to play yet. I asked about a month ago, who’d you rather play in the postseason? Mostly, what I’ve seen from fans is, who they’d rather avoid playing. Most fans don’t want to play the Ducks in the first round. And many would rather face the Hawks [...]

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by Ron Spence
Who was the NHL’s best goalie to never win a Stanley Cup? He was also the only goalie to record post-season victories with five different NHL teams.
Curtis Joseph is fourth in NHL regular season wins with 454 (Patrick Roy still holds the record with 556, with Martin Brodeur 5 wins behind. Ed Belfour [...]

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by Ron Spence
This four part blog has discussed only one aspect of hockey and religion – the love and respect shown to departed hockey heroes.
There are a number of other religious elements to hockey as well, and The University of Montreal teaches a course on them.
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Before concluding, we should note a few points.
Howie Morenz was mourned [...]

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by desertdawg
Lots of discussion on the boards and over the airwaves these days about the Canucks MVP this year. The big news: there’s more than one qualifier. Hell, that’s not just big news, that’s great news.
The fact that there’s even a discussion is great. If you have just one player who is so far ahead [...]

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by Ron Spence
The Vancouver Canucks have lost two family members during the past twelve months.
Former Moose defenceman Luc Bourdon lost his life in a motorcycle accident near his hometown of Shippagan, N.B. on May 29th, 2008.
Last week, Carly Bragnalo,  the girlfriend of Taylor Pyatt was killed in a car accident in Jamaica.
Like New York Rangers’ prospect, Alexei [...]

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by desertdawg
I always listen to the Team 1040 pre-game show. Even the guys I love to hate, like Ferraro and Gallagher, know more about hockey than most of us. I know. It’s hard to admit.
Today Dave Pratt was talking about one of my favourite hammering points: It’s a big game tonight…but it’s not that crucial. [...]

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