CrashingTheGoalie

by Ron Spence
That Marian Hossa could score the winning goal – for Detroit – in Game 7’s overtime.

 
That I am actually pulling for a Matt Cooke team.

courtesy of post-gazette.com
top picture courtesy of cdn.nhl.com

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by Ron Spence
Both the Moose and Bears have seven players riding decent steaks.
Some, like Mike Keane have three streaks.
Michael Grabner has four goals in the past four games, and Jason Krog five points in the past two contests.
Hershey’s Alexandre Giroux has seven points in the past four games.
courtesy of ahl.com
But, the big thing?
Their streaks – [...]

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The following is what Tim Leone of The Patriot-News wrote about the Hershey Bears – after they had defeated the Providence Bruins:
“…the Bears earned a berth in the finals against the Manitoba Moose with Monday’s 5-2 victory over the Providence Bruins in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals to win the series 4-1.
After clawing through [...]

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by Ron Spence
Both teams have gone 12-4 to date – are 7-1 at home and 5-3 on the road. Both teams have scored 52 goals in the playoffs.
Hershey has allowed 35 goals to Manitoba’s 33.The Moose are 6th in power play percentage at 19% and 3rd in penalty killing at 87.3%.
The Bears are 4th in [...]

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written by Hershey Bears Broadcaster John Walton

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by Ron Spence

Canucks’ prospects Hodgson, Grabner, and Schneider will be facing the greatest challenge of their young hockey careers, when the powerhouse Bears come to Manitoba.
And, Hershey will be led by former ‘nuck journeyman, Bryan Helmer.
The 6′1″, 208 pound Dman – who now captains the Bears – played in the Canucks’ organization from 2000-01 [...]

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Canucks fans should submit questions to the AHL’s Goalie of the Year:

LINK – AHL CHATROOM

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by Ron Spence 
Vancouver’s fan base is as multi-racial as you can get. And it’s been that way for some time.
The presence of minority media outlets at games is but one example of this.
With the ascent of the Blackhawks, they are also finding a new racial diversity amongst Chicago’s hockey fans. 
The Chicago Tribune reports: 
“Nothing brings sports [...]

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by Ron Spence
Which Blackhawks defenseman did Vancouver obtain in the NHL’s Intra-League Draft, on June 8, 1971.
Which star centre did the Canucks acquire on June 14, 1978 – from Chicago – for a 2nd round pick?
Name the tough winger who the Canucks traded to Chicago – for Tony Tanti – on January 6, 1983.
Dennis Kearns, Thomas [...]

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by Ron Spence
Joel Quenneville was crying over spilt milk.
“Well, I think we witnessed probably the worst call in the history of sports today at the end of the second period there, nothing play,” he said. “You know, they score, it’s 3-0, they ruin a good hockey game. They absolutely destroyed what was going on on [...]

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