CrashingTheGoalie

by Ron Spence
Brian Burke gets most of the press about trading up – switching his pick with additional player(s) or selection(s), for a higher pick. 
His most famous trade was for Chris Pronger when the was the GM in Hartford. Burke traded Sergei Makarov, a 1st round pick in 1993 (Viktor Kozlov) and a 3rd round pick [...]

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by Ron Spence
The Bronfmans have had hockey on their minds.
They are renewing their search for a pair of Canadiens Stanley Cup – 1973-74 and 1975-76 - rings and other valuables stolen from their Toronto mansion last November 8, 2008 (Peter and Edward Bronfman owned the Habs during the 1970s.).

The family has hired a private investigator to [...]

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by Ron Spence

Thirty NHL GMs are putting together a blueprint for their championship team. They just have a few pieces – here and there – to acquire – and a hundred or so games to play – and they’ll be hoisting Lord Stanley.

I wanted to look at how the current championship team was assembled.
It’s a [...]

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by Ron Spence
Pittsburgh loves their Penguins.
Unfortunately, their Mellon Arena – referred to as the igloo – is the smallest barn on the NHL circuit. It only holds 16,958 people and will soon be replaced by the Consol Energy Center, which will have a capacity of 18,087.
So, many have to watch home games from outside the [...]

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We hear about the difficulties of AHL bus travel.
But, even their airplane travel can be a pain.
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Hershey’s John Walton writes:
“We didn’t exactly have the easiest travel night home after the game Tuesday either. We headed to the airport immediately after the game, and departed just prior to midnight central time. Because Winnipeg and Harrisburg lack [...]

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by Ron Spence
The dawg asked me about another Detroit Stanley Cup ring that he had seen:

The Classic Auctions blurb writes:
“Marvelous diamond and gold creation commemorates the Detroit Red Wings’ 1950 Stanley Cup championship and was produced in recent years. Rings were made for living members of the ‘49-50 team as well as for family members [...]

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by Ron Spence

You can’t help but be impressed with the Chicago Blackhawks.  On any given night, the boys from  the Windy City can beat any other NHL team.
And, they were the NHL’s youngest team when the season started – at 25.65 years of age (The Canucks were the 12th youngest at 27.78. [...]

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by Ron Spence
A quick look at the NHL’s goalies with the most wins – so far this season – shows that San Jose has drafted three of them.
First overall is Evgeni Nabokov, followed by Mikka Kiprusoff and Vesa Toskala.
The three were selected in the 1994 and 1995 drafts.
Toronto’s Toskala was drafted highest overall at 90th [...]

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by Ron Spence
There are players who have put my stomach in a knot when they played against the Canucks. The worst was Gretz, but there were guys like Bernie Nichols, Teppo Numminen, Steve Duchesne, etc. who played some of their best hockey against Vancouver.
On my list are three current Avalanche, who have singlehandedly defeated the [...]

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