Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Like I said in an earlier article, this new format (Young Stars Tournment) is a premier way of utilizing time to evaluate the prospects think about the suspects. What these game did was expose the up and comers and with it also disappointments to some who attended. The disappointments [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Even though they may be young, loaded with energy and anxious to prove their worth, three games in four nights finally caught up with the Vancouver Canucks rookies. Now I must admit I only caught two periods and the first couple of minutes of the third period, but I do [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson This really did not come as a surprise to those that follow the Vancouver Canucks. Yesterday Roberto Luongo just confirmed what most of the ‘Nucks Nation had known since the Summer Summit by relinquishing his captaincy. GM Mike Gillis had stated at the Summit that he was going [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson My news sources have dropped a bomb on me. The New Jersey Devils will lose their first-round pick over the next four years plus $3 million in cash plus a third round pick over the Ilya Kovalchuk fiasco.
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The Young Stars Tournament that takes place in Penticton, BC is a great format to showcase these prospects from the various teams in game conditions. This is an excellent way to assess these young players rather than the old “Rookie Camps” that were inter-squad scrimmages between each other. By the looks of it, the Edmonton [...]
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As the season draws closer, the ultimate key that used to be the goaltending, turned a page of change during last season’s NHL play-offs. Two newcomers, by the names of Antti Niemi (Chicago Blackhawks) and Michael Leighton (Philadelphia Flyers), back-stopped their respective teams into the Stanley Cup finals. Leighton had all of 102 NHL games experience, [...]
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