Hockey C-ANNA-Da's NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft

Just for fun, I thought I'd play hockey god and pretend to know the team outcomes of the upcoming NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft. Here's what I came up with:

CAPTAIN: Sidney Crosby

FORWARDS:
Evgeni Malkin
Jarome Iginla
Matt Duchene
Eric Staal
Steven Stamkos
Corey Perry
Rick Nash
Martin St. Louis
David Backes
Henrik Sedin
Brad Richards

DEFENSEMEN:

Mike Green
Kris Letang
Dustin Byfuglien
Nicklas Lidstrom
Erik Karlsson
Dan Boyle

GOALTENDERS:

Marc-Andre Fleury (Starting)
Tim Thomas
Cam Ward

CAPTAIN: Jonathon Toews

FORWARDS:

Claude Giroux
Anze Kopitar
Ales Hemsky
Phil Kessel
Patrik Elias
Patrick Kane
Alex Ovechkin
Daniel Sedin
Ryan Kesler
Patrick Sharp
Louis Eriksson

DEFENSEMEN:

Marc Staal
Duncan Keith
Brent Burns
Tobias Enstrom
Shea Weber
Zdeno Chara

GOALTENDERS:

Carey Price (Starting)
Jonas Hiller
Henrik Lundqvist

*Notice that I split up both the Sedin twins and the Staal brothers? There's no brotherly love in this competition!

The Man In The Iron Mask

April 18, 2010

Stanley Cup Playoffs
Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks

Both teams were held scoreless throughout regulation, and in the first minutes of OT Ryan O' Reilly scored the only goal of the game for Colorado. But the real story of the night was the specatcular 51 saves made by Craig Anderson. Needless to say, Anderson received a standing ovation that night.

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Week 3 Report Card - Calgary Flames

Teacher's Notes:

-Team played 4 games this week, 3 of them on the road. They played exceptionally well each time, winning 3 of 4 games.
-Rookie Mikael Backlund played his first breakout game against Detroit, scoring 2 goals in the first period. In other games he showed leadership and displayed extra effort, increasing his SOG average per game.
-Rene Bourque, just recently back on the ice after suffering a minor injury, is this week's star player, recording 6 goals in 3 games.
-Henrik Karlsson made his team debut and proved to be a worthy backup for Mikka Kiprusoff. His presence in net was large and only allowed 2 goals in 22 shots.
-Mikka Kiprusoff reached his 35th and 36th career shutouts this week and showed no sign of slowing down.

Stock It To 'Em

January 5, 2002
Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals

PJ Stock and Stephen Peat get involved in a brawl deemed hockey's best fight ever, with each player landing over 20 hard shots on the other. After the fight was broken up, Stock skated away while giving his signature post-brawl wave to the hysterical crowd.

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Sidney Crosby Saves The Day

April 16, 2010
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators

After scoring one goal and assisting another, Sidney Crosby topped off the night by lending a hand to Marc-Andre Fleury, stopping a goal from going into the Penguins' net while the Fleury was otherwise occupeid.

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The Crumbling Canucks

Last night, the struggling Vancouver Canucks travelled to Minnesota to go head to head with the Wild. It looked promising for the Canadian team in the first few minutes of the game when Daniel Sedin fired a puck right past Minnesota's Cory Schneider. But Vancouver's lead lasted less than 5 minutes, when during a Minnesota powerplay, Wild defenceman Marek Zidlicky pushed the puck past Roberto Luongo. The remainder of the period saw the Wild score twice more, bringing the scoreboard to 3-1.

And it just got worse for the Canucks. Luongo allowed another 3 goals in the second, all less than 5 minutes apart from each other. And halfway into the second, Rick Rypien created the biggest buzz of the night.
Frustrated after earning himself a 10-minute game misconduct for fighting with Brad Staubitz, Rypien stormed off ice, shoving an official in the process. As he made his way down the tunnel, an overzealous Wild fan leaned over the barrier, clapping and cheering. Rypien would have none of it, and responded by grabbing the fan by the collar of his jersey and roughing him up for a few seconds before a Canucks teammate pulled him away.

Needless to say, Rypien did not return for the remainder of the game.

In a last-ditch effort, Daniel Sedin scored a powerplay goal in the third, to bring the final score to 6-2 Minnesota.

As for Rypien, he is suspended indefinately until his hearing on Friday, Oct. 22. It is speculated that he will receive a minimum 5, maximum 10 game suspension for his actions. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is expected to appear at the hearing.

The Vancouver Canucks have only won 2 of their 6 regular season games so far, and are sitting at 10th in the Western Conference, a far cry from their projected standing of 1st in the West, as predicted by TSN prior to the start of the regular season.

Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota Wild, Tuesday Oct. 19 2010

Click HERE to see a video of the altercation between Rick Rypien and the Minnesota fan

Week 2 Report Card - Calgary Flames

Teacher's Notes:

-Team started the week off on a bad note; defense just wasn't there and players were not keeping traffic up in front of the opponent's net.
-Mikka Kiprusoff was not at his best during the first game but improved his goaltending during the second, making 27 crucial saves.
-Brendan Morrison and Alex Tanguay once again were playing to prove their worth to the team, both contributing goals and assists in the game against Edmonton.
-Captain Jarome Iginla needs to lessen the pressure he is putting on himself and allow himself to just play. Too much thinking is affecting his positive impact on the game.