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duff88

03-22-2009, 09:51 AM

Randell, Haula, Larsson and Morin to World Juniors

December 24th 2010 - Four prospects whose rights are held by the Kansas City Coyotes will be playing in the World Junior Championships beginning in Berlin this week. Travis Randell will be a go-to-guy on the top line of the Canadian squad. Erik Haula will also be an important part of team Finland. Johan Larsson will be on Sweden's second line with Tony Lagerström and Markus Kinisjärvi. Finally, Jeremy Morin will be the top centre of the American squad.

Sweden, Canada and Russia are the favourites to win the tournament. Here are the predictions and top players for both groups:

GROUP A:
Canada (G Olivier Roy - D Simon Després [C] - D Jared Cowen - F Matt Duchene - F Taylor Hall - F Travis Randell)
Czech Republic (G Marek Mazanec - D Adam Polasek - D Adam Sedlak - F Milos Falter - F Andrej Nestrasil [C] - F Zdislav Zabransky)
Finland (G Jere Ringbom - D Petri Jokela - D David Pulliainen - F Teppo Inkilä [C] - F Teemu Pulkkinen - F Erik Haula)
Denmark (G Ulrik Bork - D Simon Grönvaldt - D Emil Emdal - F Marc Pedersen - F Sebastian Svendsen - F Mark Mieritz [C])
Latvia (G Artis Zostins - D Maris Breinins - D Andrejs Jerofejevs - F Olegs Dembovskis - F Vladislavs Dobrenkijs - F Vadim Grundmanis [C])

GROUP B:
Sweden (G Marco Jarl - D Jarno Sandell - D Oliver Ekman-Larsson - F Magnus Pääjärvi - F Anton Lander [C] - F Adam Niemelä)
Russia (G Yakov Shabanov - D Nikita Donets [C] - D Dmitri Orlov - F Maksim Kitsyn - F Artem Gareev - F Anton Markov)
USA (G Phil Carroll - D Cam Fowler - D Kam Hunter - F Scooter Coleman - F Jared Knight [C] - F Jeremy Morin)
Germany (G Niklas Treutle - D Dennis Steinhauer - D Marc Kohl [C] - F Marco Habermann - F Marius Möchel - F Marcel Ohmann)
Switzerland (G Benjamin Conz - D Omar Bucher - D Riccardo Baumann - F Eric Wyder - F Roger Portmann - F Reto Schäppi)

December 20th 2010: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 2-1 W, (Artyukhin 9, Tkachuk 16), Denis [w] (25/26)
December 22nd 2010: Kansas City vs. Vancouver, 4-3S W, (Pyatt 4, Tkachuk 17, Karamnov 1), Denis [W] (22/25)
December 23rd 2010: Coyotes at Vancouver, 4-0 W, (MacMillan 1, Lombardi 6, Carter 10, Tkachuk 18), Mason [W] (21/21)

Kansas City Coyotes (35GP, 12-20-3, 27 points, 14th in the West)

duff88

03-24-2009, 11:36 AM

Captain Carter leads way of two-faced Coyotes in December

January 1st 2011 - The Coyotes, as they have done so many time in the last three seasons, showed two faces in the month of December. After starting the month in a dysmal losing streak, the team has caught back fire towards the end of the month and are now on a good roll. With 6 wins in the last 9 games, the Coyotes are now 14th in the West and 28th in the league, in front of the Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild.

Anson Carter, with 5 goals and 11 assists in 15 games, won the December segment of the Sprint Cup. He held off Keith Tkachuk and Lukas Kaspar in the voting.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: LW Thomas Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (15-11-10-21)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (10GP - 8W - 2SO)
NHL Rookie of the Month: C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues (15-2-12-14)
NHL Goals Leader: 32 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 41 - C Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators
NHL Points Leader: 62 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 32 - D Jay Bouwmeester, Florida Panthers
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 38 - C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues

December 27th 2010: Kansas City vs. Vancouver, 3-1 L, (Semenov 3), Mason [L] (36/39)
December 28th 2010: Coyotes at Detroit, 4-3 L, (MacMillan 2, Tkachuk 19, Kelly 4), Mason [L] (34/38)
December 31st 2010: Kansas City vs. Anaheim, 5-3 W, (Carter 11, Pyatt 5, Karamnov 2, Tkachuk 20, Lombardi 7), Mason [W] (22/25)

Kansas City Coyotes (38GP, 13-22-3, 29 points, 14th in the West)

duff88

03-24-2009, 11:37 AM

Danish goaltender causes surprise in group stage

January 3rd 2010 - Ulrik Bork, the seventeen years old backup to Frédéric Piché with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the QMJHL, has been a force for the Danish U20 team in the group stage of the World Junior Championships, leading the way to Denmark's first presence in the preliminary playoffs round. If you take out of consideration the game against Canada where he was pulled out after allowing four goals, Bork only allowed six goals on eighty shots, earning wins against Finland, Latvia and Czech Republic.

On the other hand, Czech Republic, Germany and the USA will all play in the relegation round. The US had a particularly difficult tournament, losing to Germany and finishing with only two ties in four games. The Czech team lost all four games, scoring only five goals. Latvia will also play in the relegation round. Both with perfect records, Canada and Russia will recieve byes in the preliminary round.

PRELIMINARY ROUND MATCHUPS
Switzerland vs. Denmark
Sweden vs. Finland

January 2nd 2011: Kansas city vs. Los Angeles, 4-2 L, (Semenov 4, Carter 12), Mason [L] (33/37)

Kansas City Coyotes (39GP, 13-23-3, 29 points, 14th in the West)

duff88

03-28-2009, 09:32 AM

Denis injured, Pavelec called up

January 5th 2011 - After suffering a groin strain early in the Coyotes' 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars, Marc Denis has been added to the injured reserve. He is expected to miss one to two weeks of action.

Ondrej Pavelec was recalled from the Rampage. In 25 games this season, the 23-years-old Czech had 10 wins, a 3.11 goals against average and a 90.3% save percentage. He also registered a shutout. He is expected to start one of the back-to-back games in the LA area, either against the Ducks on the 6th or the Kings on the 7th.

January 4th 2011: Coyotes at Dallas, 4-1 L, (Kulyash 4), Denis (4/4) & Mason [L] (21/25)

Kansas City Coyotes (40GP, 13-24-3, 29 points, 14th in the West)

duff88

03-28-2009, 09:33 AM

Switzerland and Sweden pass, Americans and Czechs fall apart

January 6th 2011 - Loïc Bucher scored the game-winning overtime goal for Switzerland as they beat Denmark 3-2 in the first preliminary playoffs game while Magnus Svensson-Pääjärvi scored the game winning goal in a 4-2 win by Sweden. The relegation of USA and Czech Republic has taken the front of stage to these victories though. USNDP coach Joe clarke called this tournament a disgrace, but there has been a lot of talk about the politics that led to some notable omissions on the roster, including forwards Drew Shore and Steve Quailer as well as defensemen Christopher Duncan and Bjorn Krupp.

Ukraine and Slovenia, who won the division 1 tournament, will replace USA and Czech Republic next year.

SEMI FINAL MATCHUPS
Canada vs. Switzerland
Russia vs. Sweden

duff88

03-28-2009, 09:33 AM

Randell's third hat trick leads Canada to finals

January 7th 2011 - Coyotes' prospect Travis Randell scored his third hat trick of the tournament today, leading Canada to a 10-0 win over the poor Switzerland. In the other semi-final, Magnus Svensson Pääjarvi scored 2 goals and 2 assists while captain Anton Lander scored a goal and 3 assists, leading Sweden to a 5-3 win over Russia.

FINAL
Canada vs. Sweden

January 6th 2011: Coyotes at Anaheim, 2-1 W, (Kronwall 2, Lundmark 2), Mason [W] (40/41)

Kansas City Coyotes (41GP, 14-24-3, 31 points, 14th in the West)

duff88

03-28-2009, 09:35 AM

Canada repeats

January 9th 2011 - Taylor Hall scored the game winning goal of the gold medal game as Canada repeated its World Junior Championships sucess with a 4-1 win over Sweden. In the Bronze medal game, Russia defeated Switzerland 4-2.

Gold Medal: Canada
Silver Medal: Sweden
Bronze Medal: Russia
4th place: Switzerland
5th place: Denmark
6th place: Finland
7th place: Latvia
8th place: Germany
9th place: USA
10th place: Czech Republic

Top 5 Scorers:
1. Taylor Hall (CAN) - 6GP - 6-9-15
2. Travis Randell (CAN) - 6GP - 11-3-14
3. Matt Duchene (CAN) - 6GP - 3-11-14
4. Magnus Svensson-Pääjärvi (SWE) - 7GP - 9-3-12
5. Anton Lander (SWE) - 7GP - 3-9-12

MVP: Taylor Hall (CAN)
Best Forward: Taylor Hall (CAN)
Best Defenseman: Jared Cowen (CAN)
Best Goaltender: Ulrik Bork (DEN)

All-Star Team:
Travis Randell (CAN) - Anton Lander (SWE) - Taylor Hall (CAN)
Jared Cowen (CAN) - Gleb Belov (RUS)
Marco Jarl (SWE)

Coyotes prospects:
Travis Randell (CAN) - 6GP - 11-3-14
Erik Haula (FIN) - 5GP - 1-1-2
Johan Larsson (SWE)- 7GP - 0-0-0
Jeremy Morin (USA) - 6GP - 0-1-1

January 7th 2011: Coyotes at Los Angeles, 5-1 W, (Axelsson 7), Pavelec [L] (35/40)
January 9th 2011: Coyotes at Minnesota, 4-3S W, (Lombardi 8, Hedman 4, Kulyash 5), Mason [W] (32/35)

Kansas City Coyotes (43GP, 15-25-3, 33 points, 14th in the West)

duff88

03-28-2009, 09:36 AM

Schremp signs new deal

January 10th 2011 - After much speculation on his future, centre Rob Schremp has decided to end rumours and sign a two years extension with the Kansas City Coyotes. Reports had come out in the last few weeks about his questionning of the direction the team was taking. Schremp will earn a bit less than four millions per year for the next two seasons and the deal includes a no-trade clause.

In 32 games this season, the Syracuse native has scored 12 goals and 30 points. He is currently out with an injury but is expected back in a few days.

duff88

03-28-2009, 09:37 AM

Inkilä takes first place; Jarl jumps into top 5 in new ISS rankings

January 10th 2011 - Teppo Inkilä has surpassed the russian duo of Anton Markov and Boris Denisov in the midterm ISS 2011 NHL Draft Rankings. Inkilä has been very good with Kärpät in the Finnish SM-League, but also impressed as the 17-years-old captain of the Finnish U20 team at the last WJC in which he scored 2 goals and 4 assists in 5 games. Marco Jarl, a Canada-based Swedish goaltender who was ranked 23rd in the initial rankings, has made an impressive jump right into the fifth spot of the rankings after a great World Juniors tournament.

1 (3) Teppo Inkilä - C - 6'0/180 - Oulun Kärpät (FIN) - FIN
2 (1) Anton Markov - RW - 5'10/174 - CSKA Moscow (RSL) - RUS
3 (2) Denis Borisov - RW - 6'0/171 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - RUS
4 (7) André Lindblad - C - 6'1/169 - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) - SWE
5 (23) Marco Jarl - G - 5'11/160 - Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) - SWE
6 (4) Owe Söderberg - LD - 5'10/167 - Frölunda Indians (SEL) - SWE
7 (5) Luigi Gilbert - C - 6'1/211 - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) - CAN
8 (16) Jens Ring - RD - 6'6/194 - Västeras HK (SEL) - SWE
9 (6) Pavel Misko - LW - 6'4/169 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - RUS
10 (11) Ruslan Maltsev - LD - 6'4/187 - Salavat Yulajev (RSL) - RUS
11 (12) Per-Anton Holm - C - 6'0/160 - Pitea HC (SWE) - SWE
12 (13) Milos Falter - LW - 5'10/149 - Sparta Praha (CZE) - CZE
13 (19) Gord Harris - G - 6'1/202 - Owen Sound Attack (OHL) - CAN
14 (10) Gérard Laraque - LW - 5'10/165 - Chamonix (FRA) - FRA
15 (20) Jacob Karlberg - LD - 6'1/174 - Portland Winterhawks (WHL) - SWE
16 (18) Ruslan Nosov - C - 6'1/174 - Avangard Omsk (RSL) - RUS
17 (9) Marc-André Hay - C - 5'11/202 - PEI Rocket (QMJHL) - CAN
18 (14) Billy Rogers - C - 5'11/189 - Omaha Lancers (USHL) - USA
19 (24) Sven-Ake Blomberg - C - 6'1/176 - Nyköping (SEL) - SWE
20 (8) Maxim Lazarev - RD - 6'3/202 - Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) - RUS
21 (27) Austin Timmins - LW - 5'8/189 - Owen Sound Attack (OHL) - CAN
22 (33) Olegs Dembovskis - LW - 5'10/156 - Dinamo Riga (LAT) - LAT
23 (48) Jacob Patrick - LD - 5'8/202 - Marquette Rangers (NAHL) - USA
24 (17) David Pulliainen - RD - 6'1/163 - Jokerit Helsinki (FIN) - FIN
25 (25) Aidar Safonov - LD - 5'10/160 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - RUS
26 (46) Kasper Krog - RW - 5'10/178 - Herning Blue Fox (DEN) - DEN
27 (32) Christopher Samson - RW - 6'0/189 - Kitchener Rangers (OHL) - CAN
28 (39) Marcus Zimmermann - G - 6'2/202 - Krefeld 81 (DEL) - GER
29 (97) Donnie Gibbons - C - 5'7/171 - Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) - USA
30 (74) Juho Käyhkö - G - 6'1/171 - Saginaw Spirit (OHL) - FIN

DeToxRox

03-28-2009, 09:44 AM

Duff - Amazing stuff!

Question though .. When I got deep into my EHM 07 careers the USA U-20 team totally fell apart like just happened in yours. Have you noticed this before?

duff88

03-28-2009, 10:31 AM

Duff - Amazing stuff!

Question though .. When I got deep into my EHM 07 careers the USA U-20 team totally fell apart like just happened in yours. Have you noticed this before?

Yes, I wish I could take control of them in the WJC so that they wouldn't fall apart like this. I don't expect them to be back in the main tournament soon...

duff88

03-28-2009, 10:33 AM

Schremp back in the lineup

January 13th 2011 - Rob Schremp will be back in the lineup for tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Schremp hasn't played in almost a month after being sidelined with a hip injury. In his last two games before this event, he had scored 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points.

Blake Comeau has been placed on waivers to make place for Schremp's return and will be sent down to San Antonio. This move confirms that centre Vitaly Karamnov will stay in the lineup for the time being. The 21-years-old russian has scored 5 points in 12 games since his callup. Comeau had no points in 22 games this year.

LINES FOR TONIGHT'S GAME AGAINST COLUMBUS
Tkachuk-Schremp-Artyukhin
Kaspar-Lombardi-MacMillan
Axelsson-Karamnov-Carter
Pyatt-Kelly-Lundmark

Hedman-Kulyash
Parent-Semenov
McKee-Kronwall

Mason
Pavelec

Scratches - Jack Combs, Brett Sterling & Reid Cashman
Injured Reserve - Marc Denis

TRADE - St. Louis trades D Eric Brewer to San Jose for F Devin Setoguchi and a 2nd round pick
TRADE - Detroit trades F Jere Lehtinen to San Jose for rights to prospect D Ryan Button
TRADE - Detroit trades F Mikael Samuelsson to Montreal for F Matt D'Agostini and a 3rd round pick

January 11th 2011: Coyotes at Colorado, 2-1 W, (Axelsson 8, Kaspar 10), Mason [W] (22/23)

Kansas City Coyotes (44GP, 16-25-3, 35 points, 13th in the West)

duff88

03-28-2009, 10:34 AM

Comeau on re-entry waivers

January 15th 2011 - Blake Comeau has cleared waivers, but he will stay in Kansas City. Although he had originally been sent down to San Antonio, the forward will hit re-entry waivers and stay in Kansas City if not claimed. Forward Jack Combs suffered a neck injury that will have him sidelined for two weeks and Comeau will therefore stay up with the Coyotes for the time being. Combs has been added to the injured reserve.

January 13th 2011: Kansas City vs. Columbus, 3-1 L, (Artyukhin 10), Mason [L] (31/34)

Kansas City Coyotes (45GP, 16-26-3, 35 points, 14th in the West)

DeToxRox

03-28-2009, 10:35 AM

Yes, I wish I could take control of them in the WJC so that they wouldn't fall apart like this. I don't expect them to be back in the main tournament soon...

Just add a new GM come WJC time to take them over. I did it for the Olympics before to try putting the Slovaks on a Miracle run .. it failed.

duff88

03-28-2009, 10:51 AM

Just add a new GM come WJC time to take them over. I did it for the Olympics before to try putting the Slovaks on a Miracle run .. it failed.

I'm going to let them a year or two to try and get back, and if they don't I might just do that. They've got a few nice kids coming up, so they might be good enough to make it.

D Jacob Patrick (Providence recruit, 2011 eligible)
F Scooter Coleman (Northern Michigan recruit, 2011 eligible)
F Billy Rogers (Vermont recruit, 2011 eligible)
F Donnie Gibbons (Ferris State recruit, 2011 eligible)
F Morgan Stephens (Wisconsin recruit, 2011 eligible)
D Joe Regan (Boston University recruit, 2012 eligible)
D Christian Krystosek (Maine recruit, 2012 eligible)
F Drew Wagner (Maine recruit, 2012 eligible)
D Andrew Bailey (2012 eligible)
F Jacob Adams (2012 eligible)
F Jeffery Bourque (2013 eligible)

duff88

03-29-2009, 10:13 AM

Denis back, Pyatt out

January 16th 2011 - Marc Denis has recovered from his groin injury and will be back in the lineup tommorow for the game against St. Louis. Chris Mason will be the starter for the game; in six games since Denis' injury, Mason has won four times while keeping a 93.8% save percentage. Ondrej Pavelec was sent down to San Antonio.

Taylor Pyatt will miss around one week of action after suffering a groin strain in the game against Boston. Brett Sterling will take his place in the lineup.

TRADE: Nashville trades D Martin Skoula to montreal for rights to prospect F Kellen Flett.

January 15th 2011: Kansas City vs. Boston, 5-2 W, (Parent 1, Pyatt 6, Kaspar 11, MacMillan 3, Tkachuk 21), Mason [W] (28/30)

Kansas City Coyotes (46GP, 17-26-3, 37 points, 14th in the West)

duff88

03-29-2009, 10:14 AM

Dallas claims Comeau

January 21st 2011 - The Dallas Stars have claimed 24-years-old forward Blake Comeau off re-entry waivers from the Kansas City Coyotes. In 22 games with the Coyotes, Comeau had scored no points. With the claim coming on re-entry waivers, the Coyotes will be in charge of 50% of the young forward's remaining salary, paying 385,000$ until the end of the current season.

TRADE: Atlanta trades D Toni Lydman to Dallas for F Maxime Sauvé
TRADE: Calgary trades F Dan Hinote to New York R for a 5th round pick
TRADE: Detroit trades D Cory Murphy to Minnesota for a 7th round pick
TRADE: Carolina trades D Colin White to Portland for G Kurtis Mucha

January 17th 2011: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 4-1 L, (Tkachuk 22), Mason [L] (24/28)
January 19th 2011: Coyotes at Detroit, 2-1 L, (Tkachuk 23), Mason [L] (26/28)
January 20th 2011: Coyotes at Minnesota, 4-3 L, (Lundmark 3, Axelsson 9, Karamnov 3), Denis [L] (20/24)

Kansas City Coyotes (49GP, 17-29-3, 37 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

05-10-2009, 11:21 AM

Schremp out again

January 24th 2011 - After playing only 7 games since coming back from an injury, Rob Schremp will once again miss at least 3 weeks of action. The young canadian forward suffered a rotator cuff strain in today's 4-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Schremp was still on his way to take back his spot in the lineup, playing around 10 minutes a game since returning. He had scored two assists since coming back. Back in the lineup from his groin injury, Taylor Pyatt will replace him. The Coyotes have lost their last 5 games.

Meanwhile, after some tough times in San Antonio where he had only scored a goal and an assist in his last 8 games, Kirill Kabanov has been sent down to the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones. The speedy 18-years-old russian had 11 goals and 6 assists in 36 games with San Antonio.

TRADE: Toronto trades D Sergei Gonchar to Chicago for D Cam Barker and F Andrei Kuchin

January 22nd 2011: Kansas City vs. Colorado, 5-4 L, (Parent 2, Lundmark 4, Carter 13, Kulyash 6), Mason [L] (33/38)
January 24th 2011: Coyotes at Chicago, 4-2 L, (MacMillan 4, Karamnov 4), Mason [L] (29/33)

Kansas City Coyotes (51GP, 17-31-3, 37 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

05-10-2009, 11:26 AM

January confirms bottom of the barrel for Coyotes

February 1st 2011 - As we have gotten used to, there were some ups and downs during the month of January. Most of the team played solid hockey and have finally been able to play consistently, but there was once again a dysmal 5-losses streak in the middle of the month that costs the team so much in the standings. The difficulty of goaltender Marc Denis to come back into full form after his injury. as well as Rob Schremp's constant absence, are also worrying.

Denis Kulyash was the Sprint Cup winner for January with 5 goals and 3 assists in 16 games, while keeping a +5 record. He beat Matthew Lombardi and Chris Mason in the voting process.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: RW Alex Kovalev, Montreal Canadiens (13-14-9-25)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: G Evgeni Nabokov, Portland Titans (11GP - 9W - 2SO)
NHL Rookie of the Month: C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues (14-2-8-10)
NHL Goals Leader: 37 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 53 - C Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators
NHL Points Leader: 77 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 39 - D Jay Bouwmeester, Florida Panthers
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 48 - C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues

TRADE: Atlanta trades D Frantisek Kaberle to New York R for a 3rd and a 4th round pick

January 26th 2011: Coyotes at Chicago, 4-2 W, (Kulyash 7, Carter 14, Hedman 5, Kelly 5), Mason [W] (22/24)
January 28th 2011: Kansas City vs. Minnesota, 3-2 W, (Carter 15, Lombardi 9-10), Mason [W] (25/27)
January 30th 2011: Coyotes at Pittsburgh, 5-3 W, (MacMillan 5, Carter 16, Kulyash 8, Combs 1, Lundmark 5), Mason [W] (15/18)

Kansas City Coyotes (54GP, 20-31-3, 43 points, 13th in the West)

duff88

05-18-2009, 11:26 AM

Mason and Lundmark traded

February 8th 2011 - In a surprise move heading to the All-Star Game in Atlanta, the Kansas City Coyotes have traded goaltender Chris Mason to the New York Islanders. In return, the Coyotes recieve prospect defenseman Aaron Ness. Minor league defenseman Chris Summers will also be headed to Long Island. The move can be seen as a surprise following Mason's recent string of success. It seems like the team will be putting their confidence in Marc Denis and therefore decided to trade Mason at the top of his value. Mason will serve as backup to Rick DiPietro in New York. Ondrej Pavelec was recalled from San Antonio to serve as backup to Marc Denis.

Ness, a diminutive junior defenseman with the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the NCAA, was the Islanders' 40th overall selection in the 2006 NHL Draft. He was ranked 39th overall in Hockey's Future top prospects rankings before the season. In 37 games this season with the Gophers, he has scored 10 goals and 15 assists.

The Coyotes also traded forward Jamie Lundmark to the Florida Panthers. In return for Lundmark, the Coyotes recieve 25 years old winger Stefan Meyer. In 18 games with the Panthers this year, Meyer had scored 1 goal and 4 assists. Jamie Lundmark was on a good streak with the Coyotes with 5 goals and 4 assists in his last 18 games.

#47 Stefan Meyer - LW/C - 6'2/200 - 25 years old - Fox Valley, Saskatchewan

TRADE: Portland trades D Filip Kuba to New York R for F Jacob Josefson
TRADE: St. Louis trades D Chris Pronger and rights to F Marc-Olivier Vachon to Toronto for F Jiri Tlusty and rights to G Scott Stajcer
TRADE: Minnesota trades D Fedor Tyutin to Chicago for rights to G Jean-François Bérubé
TRADE: New York I trades F Paul Kariya to Chicago for rights to D Chris Buonomo
TRADE: New York I trades D Jason Smith to Carolina for D Georgy Berdyukov
TRADE: Minnesota trades D Steve Staios to Carolina for F Drayson Bowman

February 2nd 2011: Kansas City vs. Chicago, 5-0 W, (Lundmark 6, Tkachuk 24, Axelsson 10, Hedman 6, MacMillan 6), Mason [W] (20/20)
February 5th 2011: Coyotes at New Jersey, 4-1 L, (Kaspar 12), Mason [L] (24/28)

Kansas City Coyotes (56GP, 21-32-3, 45 points, 13th in the West)

duff88

05-18-2009, 11:27 AM

Lecavalier All-Star game MVP

February 8th 2011 - Vincent Lecavalier of the Los Angeles Kings scored a goal and three assists in the All-Star game today to help the Western team to a 6-4 win in Atlanta. No Coyotes were taking part in the game.

In the skills competition yesterday, Pavel Datsyuk had won the puck control relay, Simon Gagné the fastest skater, Zdeno Chara the hardest shot and Nicklas Lidström the shooting accuracy competition.

The Coyotes play their next game in three days against the Oilers. Rob Schremp will be back in the lineup while Jack Combs will be a healthy scratch. Stefan Meyer will play his first game with the Coyotes.

LINES FOR THE GAME AGAINST EDMONTON
Axelsson - Schremp - Carter
Kaspar - Lombardi - MacMillan
Tkachuk - Karamnov - Artyukhin
Meyer - Kelly - Pyatt

Hedman - Kulyash
Parent - Semenov
McKee - Kronwall

Denis
Pavelec

Healthy Scratches - Jack Combs, Brett Sterling, Reid Cashman

TRADE: Nashville trades F Martin Havlat to Carolina for rights to F Landon Ferraro
TRADE: Ottawa trades F Éric Bélanger to Edmonton for F Riley Nash
TRADE: Pittsburgh trades D Dan Hamhuis to Calgary for F Aaron Marvin and a 3rd round pick
TRADE: Los Angeles trades D Keith Yandle to Pittsburgh for F Janne Pesonen

duff88

05-18-2009, 11:28 AM

Penguins form new dynamic trio

February 10th 2011 - The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired 22-years-old winger Patrick Kane from the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday, and already the new acquisition has made an impact on the right wing of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. In their first game following the trade, the three combined for 10 points in a 10-4 win over the Ottawa Senators. Kane scored a goal and three assists in the win and now has 52 points in 53 games this season. The Blackhawks had to get rid of Kane to fit in under the NHL Salary Cap and Dumont was the best fit as an addition that would help the 3rd place team.

13th in the eastern conference, the Penguins are expected to trade Alex Tanguay before the trade deadline.

TRADE: New York I trades F Mark Parrish to Toronto for rights to F Richard Flett
TRADE: Chicago trades F Patrick Kane to Pittsburgh for F Jean-Pierre Dumont

duff88

05-18-2009, 12:06 PM

Fillion and Dineen in danger?

February 19th 2011 - The Kansas City Coyotes haven't won a game since trading goaltender Chris Mason; scoring only twice in return to the 20 goals allowed during that period. GM Nicolas Fillion and head coach Kevin Dineen are at the center of a lot of criticism right now due to that poor sequence.

"You've gotta let the men do their job." said veteran Keith Tkachuk. "This is a young team and they have to grow. Dineen has done a great job implenting his system here and results should come shortly."

"We'll find our way out of it, we just have to work hard and try to finish the year on the right note." said Rob Schremp, who has only scored one point while being a -3 in 11 games since signing a lucrative contract extention.

"We came in with a five year plan. In this day and age, you can't build a team from scratch and hope to become a contender in the first years. I want to bring a constant cup contender here in Kansas City, and you have to be patient and let the team blossom." said GM Nicolas Fillion

A few players could still be traded before the trade deadline. 38-years-old Keith Tkachuk will probably retire at the end of the year and would like to add a Stanley Cup to his great career resume: 1262 games, 561 goals, 564 assists and 1125 points. Anson Carter, P.J. Axelsson and Jay McKee aren't getting any younger and could be interesting trade assets in the next few days before the February 23rd trade deadline.

The last game before the deadline will take place on the 21st against Columbus:

Kaspar - Schremp - Carter
Tkachuk - Lombardi - Pyatt
Axelsson - Kelly - MacMillan
Meyer-Karamnov-Artyukhin

Hedman-Kronwall
Kulyash-Semenov
McKee-Parent

Denis
Pavelec

TRADE: Pittsburgh trades F Alex Tanguay to Carolina for F Toni Rajala and D Stephen Silas
TRADE: Colorado trades F Marek Svatos to Los Angeles for rights to F Brent Leveille
TRADE: Buffalo trades D Craig Rivet to Vancouver for G Peter Delmas
TRADE: St. Louis trades D Barret Jackman to New York I for 4th and 5th round picks
TRADE: Atlanta trades F Pavol Demitra to Carolina for rights to D Cam Fowler and a 1st round pick
TRADE: Anaheim trades D François Beauchemin to Dallas for F Jan Mursak

February 11th 2011: Kansas City vs. Edmonton, 4-0 L, Denis [L] (36/40)
February 12th 2011: Coyotes at New York I, 4-1 L, (Carter 17), Pavelec [L] (31/35)
February 14th 2011: Coyotes at San Jose, 8-1 L, (Artyukhin 11), Denis [L] (20/26) & Pavelec (17/19)
February 17th 2011: Coyotes at Colorado, 4-0 L, Denis [L] (34/38)

Kansas City Coyotes (60GP, 21-36-3, 45 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

05-18-2009, 12:08 PM

Tkachuk a King

February 23rd 2009 - The last place Kansas City Coyotes completed only one trade today at the trade deadline, moving leading scorer Keith Tkachuk to the Los Angeles Kings for a 2nd round pick in 2012. The team had a discussion earlier in the week with Tkachuk about the possibility of trading him to a contender to get him a chance at his first career Stanley Cup. The Kings currently lead the league with 88 points in 61 games.

Anton Krysanov has been recalled from the San Antonio Rampage and will play on the second line with Matthew Lombardi and Tom Pyatt. Meanwhile, Kirill Kabanov has been sent back to the Rampage after scoring 5 goals and an assist in 11 points in the ECHL.

TRADE: Colorado trades F Vaclav Prospal to Toronto for F Mikhail Grabovsky
TRADE: Pittsburgh trades D Brian Pothier to Toronto for F Oleg Li
TRADE: Nashville trades F Brenden Morrow to Boston for F Tuomo Ruutu and a 2nd round pick
TRADE: Colorado trades D Jordan Leopold to Washington for F Branko Radivojevic and F Tomas Fleischmann
TRADE: Buffalo trades F Mike Grier to Montreal for a 5th round pick in 2011 and 3rd/5th round picks in 2012
TRADE: Los Angeles trades F Brad Richardsson to San Jose for D Andy Roach
TRADE: Atlanta trades D Jaroslav Spacek to Carolina for F Zak Dalpe
TRADE: Nashville trades F Jason Arnott to Carolina for F Brandon Sutter, rights to F Davis Muller, a 4th round pick in 2011 and a 2nd round pick in 2012
TRADE: Pittsburgh trades D Paul Martin to Colorado for D Scott Hannan

February 21st 2011: Kansas City vs. Columbus, 4-3S W, (Schremp 13, Kulash 9, Hedman 7), Denis [W] (34/37)

Kansas City Coyotes (61GP, 22-36-3, 47 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

06-26-2009, 02:00 PM

Trade deadline passes

TRADE: St. Louis trades D Brent Sopel to Ottawa for two 5th round picks in 2011
TRADE: Nashville trades F Martin Erat to Minnesota for rights to F Scott Glennie and a 3rd round pick
TRADE: Portland trades F Brian Sutherby to New York R for a 3rd round pick in 2012
TRADE: Anaheim trades D Cory Sarich to Montreal for rights to D Cleve Keating
TRADE: Boston trades F Dan Cleary to Toronto for F Jerome Flaake
TRADE: Ottawa trades D Lasse Kukkonen to Pittsburgh for F Maxime Talbot and a 3rd round pick
TRADE: Nashville trades F Hugh Jessiman to Colorado for D Cameron Gaunce

February 23rd 2011: Kansas City vs. Portland, 5-1 L, (Axelsson 11), Denis [L] (37/42)

Kansas City Coyotes (62GP, 22-37-3, 47 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

06-26-2009, 02:05 PM

End of the season can't come soon enough for Coyotes

March 1st 2011 - With seven losses in ten games during the month of February, the Kansas City Coyotes have fallen back to last place in the West and 29th in the league, only one point in front of the Washington Capitals. The month of February can be illustrated by a single stat: 16 goals for to 38 goals against.

Matthew Lombardi won the February segment of the Sprint Cup. Lombardi had 5 assists in 10 games as well as a +1 rating. He beat Lukas Kaspar and Evgeni Artyukhin in the votings.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (11-13-8-21)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: G Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks (9GP-7W)
NHL Rookie of the Month: C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues (12-4-12-16)
NHL Goals Leader: 44 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 63 - C Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators
NHL Points Leader: 89 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 45 - D Jay Bouwmeester, Florida Panthers
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 64 - C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues

February 24th 2011: Coyotes at St. Louis, 6-2 L, (Axelsson 12-13), Pavelec [L] (25/31)
February 27th 2011: Coyotes at Columbus, 2-0 W, (Parent 3, Carter 18), Denis [W] (48/48)

Kansas City Coyotes (64GP, 23-38-3, 49 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

06-26-2009, 02:06 PM

Schremp out again

March 3rd 2011 - Rob Schremp will once again miss 2 to 3 weeks of action after suffering an hip flexor strain. This is the same injury that he suffered in December, although team trainers have said that this should not be a recurring problem.

Vitaly Karamnov will take his spot on the first line.

March 2nd 2011: Kansas City vs. Columbus, 3-1 W, (Carter 19-20, Kelly 6), Denis [w] (19/20)

Kansas City Coyotes (65GP, 24-38-3, 51 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

06-26-2009, 02:07 PM

Denis to miss ten days

March 18th 2011 - Marc Denis suffered a groin injury with less than a minute to go in the Coyotes' 5-3 loss to the Calgary Flames yesterday. He will miss about ten days of action. He has been placed on the injured reserve. Brett Bennett was recalled to backup Ondrej Pavelec who will start while Denis is out.

P.J. Axelsson will also miss around ten days with a neck injury. Brett Sterling will take his place in the lineup.

March 4th 2011: Kansas City vs. Minnesota, 3-0 L, Denis [L] (31/34)
March 6th 2011: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 3-0 L, Denis [L] (15/18)
March 9th 2011: Kansas City vs. Anaheim, 4-3S L, (Pyatt 7-8, Lombardi 11), Denis [OTL] (30/33)
March 11th 2011: Kansas City vs. Ottawa, 4-1 W, (Axelsson 14, Carter 21-22-23), Denis [W] (29/30)
March 13th 2011: Coyotes at St. Louis, 4-2 L, (Carter 24, MacMillan 7), Denis [L] (31/35)
March 14th 2011: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 4-3S L, (Axelsson 15, Carter 25, Kelly 7), Pavelec [OTL] (28/31)
March 17th 2011: Coyotes at Calgary, 5-3 L, (Hedman 8, Krysanov 1, Pyatt 9), Denis [L] (42/47) & Pavelec (0/0)

Kansas City Coyotes (72GP, 25-42-5, 55 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

06-26-2009, 02:07 PM

Pavelec falls; Coyotes in goalie trouble

March 23rd 2011 - Ondrej Pavelec suffered a groin injury that should keep him out for the rest of the season in yesterday's game against the Detroit Red Wings. With only one other goaltender under contract, Brett Bennett who showed he was not ready by being lit up in replacement for Pavelec, the Kansas City Coyotes are now in trouble between the pipes.

The next game is tommorow in Kansas City against the Chicago Blackhawks. Both Marc Denis and Ondrej Pavelec will be out of the lineup for that game. The Coyotes have signed goaltender Dustin Butler to a tryout offer and he will serve as backup to Brett Bennett.

March 20th 2011: Coyotes at Edmonton, 3-2OT W, (Semenov 5, Pyatt 10, Kaspar 13), Pavelec [W] (22/24)
March 22nd 2011: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 7-2 L, (MacMillan 8, Karamnov 5), Pavelec [L] (9/10) & Bennet (20/26)

Kansas City Coyotes (74GP, 26-43-5, 57 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

06-26-2009, 02:08 PM

Denis, Schremp and Axelsson back

March 29th 2011 - It couldn't happen soon enough; goaltender Marc Denis and forwards Rob Schremp and Per-Johan Axelsson will be back in the lineup tonight against St. Louis. Brett Bennett was in great need of help after allowing 15 goals on 75 shots; maintaining a 5.29GAA and a 80.0SAV%.

March 24th 2011: Kansas City vs. Chicago, 4-2 L, (Kelly 8, Pyatt 11), Bennett [L] (22/26)
March 26th 2011: Kansas City vs. Los Angeles, 5-2 L, (Kaspar 14, Artyukhin 12), Bennett [L] (18/23)

Kansas City Coyotes (76GP, 26-45-5, 57 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

06-26-2009, 02:09 PM

Injuries hurt Coyotes in March

April 1st 2011 - As if the season had not been tough enough already, the month of March was filled with injuries for the Kansas City Coyotes, especially at the goaltender position with the losses of Marc Denis and Ondrej Pavelec. With Denis back in the lineup, the Coyotes managed towin theirfinal two games of the month, raising them to 28th in the NHL standings.

Anson Carter, playing with Lukas Kaspar and Anton Krysanov, showed he was still good enough by scoring 9 goals and 14 points in 14 games during the month to win the March segment of the Sprint Cup. Taylor Pyatt and Victor Hedman were the finalists.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: C Peter Mueller, Toronto Maple Leafs (15-6-22-28)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: D Dion Phaneuf, Calgary Flames (15-2-13-15)
NHL Rookie of the Month: C Mikael Backlund, Calgary Flames (15-6-13-19)
NHL Goals Leader: 50 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 70 - C Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators
NHL Points Leader: 107 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 53 - D Sheldon Souray, Edmonton Oilers
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 70 - C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues

March 29th 2011: Coyotes at St. Louis, 2-0 W, (Semenov 6, Carter 26), Denis [W] (36/36)
March 30th 2011: Kansas City vs. San Jose, 2-1 W, (Kelly 9, Carter 27), Denis [W] (34/35)

Kansas City Coyotes (78GP, 28-45-5, 61 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

06-26-2009, 02:12 PM

Coyotes regress in third year

April 8th 2011 - The Kansas City Coyotes regressed in 2010-11 as opposed to the last season, finishing with three points less on the Standings as last place team in the West; 28th in the league. The Los Angeles Kings won the President Trophy as regular season champions.

The Sprint Cup (Player of the Year as voted by the media), Gold Stick (Biggest contributor without recieving praise for his work) and Star Trophy (Player of the Year as voted by the fans) will be given to their respective winner after the conclusion of the NHL Playoffs.

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April 1st 2011: Coyotes at Detroit, 4-0 L, Denis [L] (30/34)
April 3rd 2011: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 4-3 W, (Pyatt 12-13, Kelly 10, Karamnov 6), Denis [W] (33/36)
April 5th 2011: Coyotes at Columbus, 4-1 L, (Karamnov 7), Denis [L] (33/37)
April 7th 2011: Kansas City vs. Columbus, 2-1S W, (Lombardi 12), Denis [W] (29/30)

Kansas City Coyotes (82GP, 30-47-5, 65 points, 15th in the West, 194GF-268GA, 11.3%PP [30th], 83.4%PK [16th])

NHL Top 10 scorers:
1. C Olli Jokinen, Chicago (82GP - 44G - 69A - 113PTS)
2. LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago (82GP - 53G - 59A - 112PTS)
3. C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh (80GP - 46G - 57A - 103PTS)
4. C Vincent Lecavalier, Los Angeles (82GP - 35G - 62A - 97PTS)
5. C Jason Spezza, Ottawa (78GP - 25G - 72A - 97PTS)
6. RW Nathan Horton, Florida (82GP - 43G - 53A - 96PTS)
7. C Peter Mueller, Toronto (78GP - 30G - 66A - 96PTS)
8. C Brad Richards, Florida (79GP - 33G - 62A - 95PTS)
9. RW Marian Hossa, Toronto (76GP - 49G - 45A - 94PTS)
10. RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary (79GP - 47G - 47A - 94PTS)

NHL Top 5 goalscorers:
1. LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago (82GP - 53 Goals)
2. RW Marian Hossa, Toronto (76GP - 49 Goals)
3. RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary (79GP - 47 goals)
4. C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh (80GP - 46 Goals)
5. C Evgeny Malkin, Pittsburgh (81GP - 45 Goals)

NHL Top 5 defensemen scorers:
1. D Jay Bouwmeester, Florida (82GP - 13G - 43A - 56PTS)
2. D Sheldon Souray, Edmonton (82GP - 13G - 41A - 54PTS)
3. D Paul Martin, Colorado (81GP - 12G - 42A - 54PTS)
4. D Wade Redden, New York R (82GP - 10G - 44A - 54PTS)
5. D Dion Phaneuf, Calgary (82GP - 7G - 46A - 53PTS)

NHL Top 5 rookie scorers:
1. C Lars Eller, St. Louis (80GP - 26G - 51A - 77PTS)
2. C Mikael Backlund, Calgary (80GP - 25G - 43A - 68PTS)
3. C John Tavares, Atlanta (78GP - 8G - 24A - 32PTS)
4. RW Brady Calla, Florida (78GP - 10G - 19A - 29PTS)
5. D Erik Karlsson, Ottawa (69GP - 4G - 24A - 28PTS)

NHL Top 5 goaltender GAA (min. 50GP)
1. G Roberto Luongo, Vancouver (69GP - 44W - 2.14GAA - 91.9SAV% - 9SO)
2. G Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Anaheim (54GP - 30W - 2.36GAA - 92.5SAV% - 5SO)
3. G Carey Price, Montreal (68GP - 43W - 2.44GAA - 91.9SAV% - 7SO)
4. G Henrik Lundqvist, New York R (67GP -40W - 2.47GAA - 91.2SAV% - 6SO)
5. G Tomas Vokoun, Florida (64GP - 39W - 2.49GAA - 91.0SAV% - 4SO)

Other notable players:
RW Bobby Ryan, Anaheim (82GP - 34G - 40A - 74PTS)
C Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim (77GP - 30G - 34A - 64PTS)
RW Teemu Selänne, Atlanta (77GP - 26G - 46A - 72PTS)
C Marc Savard, Atlanta (67GP - 28G - 40A - 68PTS)
LW Raffi Torres, Boston (76GP - 35G - 41A - 76PTS)
C Patrice Bergeron, Boston (78GP - 36G - 40A - 76PTS)
RW Phil Kessel, Boston (71GP - 34G - 42A - 76PTS)
LW Brendan Morrow, Boston (77GP - 36G - 39A - 75PTS)
D Joni Pitkänen, Boston (82GP - 13G - 39A - 52PTS)
D Andrej Meszaros, Boston (73GP - 11G- 38A - 49PTS)
LW Thomas Vanek, Buffalo (79GP - 39G - 50A - 89PTS)
C Tim Connolly, Buffalo (68GP - 30G - 54A - 74PTS)
RW Justin Williams, Buffalo (82GP - 35G - 38A - 73PTS)
LW Ales Kotalik, Buffalo (82GP - 30G - 41A - 71PTS)
D Ed Jovanovski, Buffalo (82GP - 6G - 43A - 49PTS)
C Daymond Langkow, Calgary (74GP - 33G - 51A - 84PTS)
LW Ryan Malone, Calgary (79GP - 36G - 35A - 71PTS)
G Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary (71GP - 39W - 2.50GAA - 91.7SAV% - 3SO)
C Pavol Demitra, Carolina (82GP - 41G - 47A - 88PTS)
C Eric Staal, Carolina (81GP - 36G - 40A - 76PTS)
D Zdeno Chara, Carolina (82GP - 11G - 30A - 41PTS)
G Cam Ward, Carolina (67GP - 37W - 2.62GAA - 91.3SAV% - 7SO)
RW Milan Hejduk, Colorado (77GP - 40G - 33A - 73PTS)
C Joe Sakic, Colorado (82GP - 22G - 44A - 66PTS)
LW Rick Nash, Columbus (82GP - 32G - 37A - 69PTS)
C Perttu Lindgren, Dallas (77GP - 25G - 60A - 85PTS)
LW Colin Wilson, Dallas (72GP - 37G - 41A - 78PTS)
C Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit (82GP - 35G - 43A - 78PTS)
C Johan Franzen, Detroit (81GP - 42G - 32A - 74PTS)
LW Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit (76GP - 24G - 40A - 64PTS)
RW Ales Hemsky, Edmonton (75GP - 34G - 50A - 84PTS)
C Shawn Horcoff, Edmonton (77GP - 28G - 47A - 75PTS)
LW Dustin Penner, Edmonton (78GP - 38G - 32A - 70PTS)
D Lubomir Visnovsky, Edmonton (82GP - 20G - 30A - 50PTS)
LW Michael Frolik, Florida (77GP - 41G - 37A - 78PTS)
C Stephen Weiss, Florida (82GP - 28G - 43A - 71PTS)
LW Alexander Frolov, Los Angeles (82GP - 44G - 49A - 93PTS)
RW Patrick O'Sullivan, Los Angeles (77GP - 39G - 47A - 86PTS)
RW Marian Gaborik, Minnesota (77GP - 34G - 40A - 74PTS)
RW Alex Kovalev, Montreal (82GP - 38G - 44A - 82PTS)
LW Andrei Kostitsyn, Montreal (74GP - 39G - 42A - 81PTS)
C Saku Koivu, Montreal (82GP - 25G - 54A - 79PTS)
LW Patrik Elias, New Jersey (82GP - 37G - 40A - 77PTS)
D Brian Campbell, New Jersey (77GP - 7G - 44A - 51PTS)
G Martin Brodeur, New Jersey (66GP - 43W - 2.58GAA - 91.7SAV% - 4SO)
RW Nikolai Zherdev, New York R (81GP - 32G - 42A - 74PTS)
C Scott Gomez, New York R (74GP - 29G - 41A - 70PTS)
RW Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa (69GP - 31G - 46A - 77PTS)
LW Dany Heatley, Ottawa (57GP - 39G - 37A - 76PTS)
LW Simon Gagné, Philadelphia (82GP - 40G - 49A - 89PTS)
C Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh (81GP - 45G - 47A - 92PTS)
RW Patrick Kane, Pittsburgh (80GP - 39G - 44A - 83PTS)
C Henrik Sedin, Portland (82GP - 23G - 56A - 79PTS)
RW Maxim Afinogenov, Portland (72GP - 38G - 39A - 77PTS)
C Patrick Marleau, San Jose (77GP - 30G - 51A - 81PTS)
C Joe Thornton, San Jose (82GP - 37G - 50A - 87PTS)
LW Milan Michalek, San Jose (82GP - 32G - 40A - 72PTS)
RW Martin St. Louis, St. Louis (82GP - 42G - 38A - 80PTS)
LW Nik Antropov, Toronto (67GP - 28G - 46A - 74PTS)
G Vesa Toskala, Toronto (73GP - 43W - 2.69GAA - 90.7SAV% - 2SO)
LW Daniel Sedin, Vancouver (81GP - 40G - 42A - 82PTS)
C Michael Nylander, Vancouver (78GP - 24G - 56A - 80PTS)
RW Miroslav Satan, Vancouver (82GP - 31G - 42A - 73PTS)
RW Alexander Ovechkin, Washington (55GP - 38G - 39A - 77PTS)
RW Nikita Filatov, Washington (82GP - 35G - 31A - 66PTS)
C Nicklas Bäckström, Washington (62GP - 22G - 35A - 57PTS)

Eastern Conference:
*1. Toronto Maple Leafs (50-27-5) - 105 Points
*2. Florida Panthers (50-29-3)- 103 Points
*3. New Jersey Devils (47-29-6) - 100 Points
4. Montreal Canadiens (49-27-6) - 104 Points
5. Buffalo Sabres (48-29-5)- 101 Points
6. Carolina Hurricanes (46-29-7) - 99 Points
7. New York Rangers (44-32-6) - 94 Points
8. Boston Bruins (44-33-5) - 93 Points
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9. Philadelphia Flyers (38-36-8) - 84 Points
10. Ottawa Senators (40-39-3) - 83 Points
11. Pittsburgh Penguins (38-38-6) - 82 Points
12. New York Islanders (38-39-5) - 81 Points
13. Atlanta Thrashers (35-40-7) - 77 Points
14. Nashville Predators (25-49-8) - 58 Points
15. Washington Capitals (23-48-11) - 57 Points

Western Conference
*1. Los Angeles Kings (53-22-7) - 113 Points
*2. Vancouver Canucks (50-25-7) - 107 Points
*3. Chicago Blackhawks (45-32-5) - 95 Points
4. Calgary Flames (47-25-10) - 104 Points
5. San Jose Sharks (48-27-7) - 103 Points
6. Edmonton Oilers (44-33-5) - 93 Points
7. Dallas Stars (43-35-4) - 90 Points
8. Anaheim Ducks (41-33-8) - 90 Points
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9. Colorado Avalanche (42-37-3) - 87 Points
10. Portland Titans (41-36-5) - 87 Points
11. St. Louis Blues (39-37-6) - 84 Points
12. Detroit Red Wings (32-39-11) - 75 Points
13. Columbus Blue Jackets (31-45-6) - 68 Points
14. Minnesota Wild (29-45-8) - 66 Points
15. Kansas City Coyotes (30-47-5) - 65 Points

1 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. 8 Boston Bruins
2 Florida Panthers vs. 7 New York Rangers
3 New Jersey Devils vs. 6 Carolina Hurricanes
4 Montreal Canadiens vs. 5 Buffalo Sabres

1 Los Angeles Kings vs. 8 Anaheim Ducks
2 Vancouver Canucks vs. 7 Dallas Stars
3 Chicago Blackhawks vs. 6 Edmonton Oilers
4 Calgary Flames vs. 5 San Jose Sharks

duff88

06-27-2009, 10:29 AM

6 players sent down

April 8th 2011 - The San Antonio Rampage still have five games left to the regular season and six Coyotes were sent down to finish the year in San Antonio. Logan MacMillan, Vitaly Karamnov, Jack Combs, Ryan Parent, Ondrej Pavelec and Brett Bennett will report to the AHL team for the final stretch of the season.

duff88

06-27-2009, 10:30 AM

9 Coyotes named to World Championships

POOL A
Russia (D Denis Kulyash, D Alexei Semenov)
Slovakia
Austria
Denmark

POOL B
Canada (F Anson Carter, G Marc Denis)
Sweden (F P.J. Axelsson, D Victor Hedman)
Belarus
Norway

POOL C
Czech Republic (F Lukas Kaspar, G Ondrej Pavelec)
Finland
Latvia
Slovenia

POOL D
USA (F Jack Combs)
Switzerland
Germany
Ukraine

duff88

06-27-2009, 10:30 AM

Panthers and Blackhawks upset

Only two favourites were upset in the first round of the NHL playoffs: The Florida Panthers were beat in 4 games by the New York Rangers while the Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Edmonton Oilers in 5 games. There are five Canadian teams left in the run for the Stanley Cup; for which the Vancouver Canucks will try to repeat a third consecutive win.

1 Toronto Maple Leafs defeat 8 Boston Bruins in 4 games (TOR LW Nik Antropov - 4GP - 2G -5A - 7PTS)
7 New York Rangers defeat 2 Florida Panthers in 4 games (NYR RW Nikolai Zherdev - 4GP - 2G - 6A - 8PTS)
3 New Jersey Devils defeat 6 Carolina Hurricanes in 6 games (NJ G Martin Brodeur - 6GP - 4W - 2.28GAA - 93.5SAV% - 1SO)
4 Montreal Canadiens defeat 5 Buffalo Sabres in 4 games (MTL RW Mikael Samuelsson - 4GP - 2G - 4A - 6PTS)

1 Los Angeles Kings defeat 8 Anaheim Ducks in 4 games (LA C Vincent Lecavalier - 4GP - 4G - 3A - 7PTS)
2 Vancouver Canucks defeat 7 Dallas Stars in 6 games (VAN G Roberto Luongo - 6GP - 4W - 1.55GAA - 93.0SAV%)
6 Edmonton Oilers defeat 3 Chicago Blackhawks in 5 games (EDM RW Ales Hemsky - 5GP - 1G - 6A - 7PTS)
4 Calgary Flames defeat 5 San Jose Sharks in 4 games (CGY RW Jarome Iginla - 4GP - 3G - 4A - 7PTS)

TOP 5 PLAYOFF SCORERS
1. LW Kristian Huselius, San Jose (4GP, 4-5-9)
2. LW Patrick Elias, New Jersey (6GP, 2-7-9)
3. RW Nikolai Zherdev, New York R (4GP, 2-6-8)
6 players tied at 7

SECOND ROUND MATCHUPS
1 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. 7 New York Rangers
3 New Jersey Devils vs. 4 Montreal Canadiens

1 Los Angeles Kings vs. 6 Edmonton Oilers
2 Vancouver Canucks vs. 4 Calgary Flames

duff88

06-27-2009, 10:31 AM

NHL announces trophy finalists

Calder Memorial Trophy - Best rookie in the NHL
C Mikael Backlund, Calgary Flames, (80GP - 25G - 43A - 68PTS; +2)
C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues, (80GP - 26G - 51A - 77PTS; +22)
D Bobby Sanguinetti, New York Rangers, (66GP - 8G - 15A - 23PTS; +7)

Frank J. Selke Trophy - Best defensive forward in the NHL
RW Matt Cooke, Calgary Flames (73GP - 13G - 21A - 34PTS; +9)
C Mike Rupp, New Jersey Devils (77GP - 11G - 13A - 24PTS; +10)
C Dave Schatchard, Anaheim Ducks (76GP - 13G - 27A - 40PTS; +20)

Jack Adams Trophy - Best coach in the NHL
Terry Murray, Los Angeles Kings
Lindy Ruff, Toronto Maple Leafs
Alain Vigneault, Vancouver Canucks

James Norris Trophy - Best defenseman in the NHL
D Jay Bouwmeester, Florida Panthers, (82GP - 13G - 43A - 56PTS; +29)
D Paul Martin, Colorado Avalanche, (81GP - 12G - 42A - 54PTS; +5)
D Sheldon Souray, Edmonton Oilers, (82GP - 13G - 41A - 54PTS; +20)

Hart Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player in the NHL
C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, (80GP - 46G - 57A - 103PTS)
C Olli Jokinen, Chicago Blackhawks, (82GP - 44G - 69A - 113PTS)
C Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks, (82GP - 37G - 50A - 87PTS)

Lady Bing Tropgy - Most sportsmanlike player in the NHL
LW Simon Gagné, Philadelphia Flyers, (22PIM in 82GP)
C Brad Richards, Florida Panthers, (28PIM in 79GP)
LW Alex Tanguay, Carolina Hurricanes, (10PIM in 64GP)

Vezina Trophy - Best goaltender in the NHL
G Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils, (66GP - 43W - 2.57GAA - 91.7SAV% - 4SO)
G Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks, (69GP - 44W - 2.14GAA - 91.9SAV% - 9SO)
G Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens, (68GP - 43W - 2.43GAA - 91.9SAV% - 7SO)

duff88

06-27-2009, 10:31 AM

Coyotes sign Randell and Haula

The Kansas City Coyotes retained rights to prospects Travis Randell and Erik Haula today by signing them to two-year rookie contracts. Randell finished second in QMJHL scoring this year with 149 points in 61 games with the Halifax Mooseheads; also leading Canada to a WJC gold medal. He was ranked the 9th best drafted prospect in the world prior to the start of the season. Haula played the whole year with fellow Coyotes prospect Mikael Granlund with Ilves Jr in the Finnish Junior League; the move to North America will be benificial for his developement as he will play in against much tougher competition. Granlund should also be signed during the summer.

"He has the work ethics, the talent and the attitude to one day captain an NHL team to a Stanley Cup." said Halifax's coach Cam Russell about Randell when contacted about the news.

duff88

06-27-2009, 10:32 AM

New Jersey the last American hope

Three of the four teams that will take part in the Conference Finals are Canadian. The Vancouver Canucks, who will try to repeat their two straight cup wins, will face the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Final. New Jersey will face Toronto in the east.

1 Toronto Maple Leafs defeat 7 New York Rangers in 5 games (TOR LW Nik Antropov - 9GP - 4G - 8A - 12PTS)
3 New Jersey Devils defeat 4 Montreal Canadiens in 7 games (NJ G Martin Brodeur - 13GP - 8W - 2.28GAA - 93.4SAV% - 3SO)

6 Edmonton Oilers defeat 1 Los Angeles Kings in 4 games (EDM G Nikolai Khabibulin - 9GP - 8W - 1.78GAA - 92.9SAV% - 2SO)
2 Vancouver Canucks defeat 4 Calgary Flames in 4 games (VAN D Mattias Öhlund - 10GP - 2G - 6A - 8PTS)

TOP 5 PLAYOFF SCORERS
1. RW Nikolai Zherdev, New York R (9GP - 6-8-14)
2. RW Lee Stempniak, Toronto (9GP - 5-9-14)
3. LW Andrei Kostitsyn, Montreal (11GP - 7-6-13)
4. C Sam Gagner, Edmonton (9GP - 5-8-13)
5. LW Patrick Elias, New Jersey (13GP - 4-9-13)

CONFERENCE FINALS MATCHUPS
1 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. 3 New Jersey Devils
2 Vancouver Canucks vs. 6 Edmonton Oilers

duff88

06-27-2009, 10:32 AM

Edmonton wins third longest game in league history

Robert Nilsson scored his first goal of the postseason with less than two minutes to go in the fifth overtime period as the Edmonton Oilers tied the Western Conference finals at 1 with a 4-3 win over the Canucks. Nilsson's goal was the 82nd shot on goaltender Roberto Luongo.

The 158:30 of play represents the third longest game in NHL history and the first in modern days. The Detroit Red Wings had beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0 in 176:30 in 1936 while the Toronto Maple Leafs had beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 in 1933. The modern day record was set in 2000 when Keith Primeau scored the game winning goal 152:01 into the Flyers' 2-1 win over Pittsburgh.

duff88

06-27-2009, 10:33 AM

Three times' a charm for Canada at World Championships

The Canadians beat USA 5-3 in the World Championships finals in Bern today to win the Gold Medal. Coyotes' Anson Carter scored the game winning goal for team Canada. Sweden defeated Russia 4-2 to win the Bronze Medal. Ukraine and Slovenia were relegated and will be replaced by Hungary and Italy who won their respective group of the World Championships Division 1.

Gold Medal: Canada
Silver Medal: USA
Bronze Medal: Sweden
4th Place: Russia
5th Place: Czech Republic
6th Place: Slovakia
7th Place: Finland
8th Place: Germany
9th Place: Switzerland
10th Place: Belarus
11th Place: Denmark
12th Place: Latvia
13th Place: Norway
14th Place: Austria
15th Place: Slovenia (Relegated)
16th Place: Ukraine (Relegated)

Top 5 Scorers:
1. C Sidney Crosby, Canada (9GP - 7-17-24)
2. LW Wojtek Wolski, Canada (9GP - 8-11-19)
3. LW Alexander Ovechkin, Russia (9GP - 8-11-19)
4. C Henrik Sedin, Sweden (9GP - 7-8-15)
5. LW Jim Slater, USA (9GP - 10-4-14)

MVP: Sidney Crosby (CAN)
Best Forward: Sidney Crosby (USA)
Best Defenseman: Erik Johnson (USA)
Best Goaltender: Manny Ferdandez (CAN)

All-Star Team:
Alexander Ovechkin (RUS) - Sidney Crosby (CAN) - Wojtek Wolski (CAN)
Erik Johnson (USA) - Mike Green (CAN)
Manny Fernandez (CAN)

Kansas City Coyotes:
LW P.J. Axelsson (SWE) - 5GP - 4-4-8
LW Lukas Kaspar (CZE) - 7GP - 1-3-4
RW Anson Carter (CAN) - 9GP - 2-3-5
RW Jack Combs (USA) - 9GP - 1-0-1
D Denis Kulyash (RUS) - 9GP - 0-2-2
D Alexei Semenov (RUS) - 9GP - 0-3-3
D Victor Hedman (SWE) - 8GP - 1-2-3
G Ondrej Pavelec (CZE) - 7GP - 3W - 2.68GAA - 89.7SAV%
G Marc Denis (CAN) - 1GP - 3.00GAA - 87.5SAV%

duff88

06-28-2009, 11:54 AM

CHL Memorial Cup tournament set

The Saginaw Spirit beat the Sudbury Wolves in 7 games to win the OHL Championship, thanks to stellar performances by draft-eligible finnish goaltender Juho Käyhköwho won 15 of 17 playoffs game while maintaining a 1.74GAA and 93.8SAV%. In the QMJHL, the Val d'Or Foreurs took care of the Montreal Junior in 6 games. 16-years-old center Lucien Desjardins was particularly dominant with 41 points in 24 playoffs games. He is currently the top ranked prospect for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Out west, the Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Chilliwack Bruins in 6 games. David Toews, who left the University of North Dakota mid-season last year to join Brandon, scored 38 points in 22 playoffs games. Brayden Schenn was also a vital part of the Wheat Kings' playoffs run. The three league champions will now face hosts Rimouski in the four team tournament. The Oceanic will be lead by captain Philippe Cornet and center Ryan McGreggor.

duff88

06-28-2009, 11:54 AM

Vancouver will take on Toronto

The Vancouver Canucks, with ten players from the 2008-09 edition still in their lineup, will try to win a third straight Stanley Cup by facing the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Finals. A win would make this the sixth time in history and the first since the New York Islanders of 1979 to 1983 who won four straight. The Maple Leafs haven't won a Cup since 1967, but team captain Tomas Kaberle hopes to end this shameful streak.

Greg de Vries, who was the first captain in the history of the Kansas City Coyotes, will suit up for the Canucks. After scoring 8 points in 80 regular season games, he has been held pointless so far in the post season.

Ten players who will try to win a third straight Stanley Cup with Vancouver: G Roberto Luongo, G Mike Smith, D Mattias Öhlund, D Colin White, D Alexander Edler, D Sami Salo, F Alexandre Burrows, F Daniel Sedin, F Ryan Kessler, F Miroslav Satan

1 Toronto Maple Leafs defeat 3 New Jersey Devils in 5 games (TOR LW Nik Antropov - 13GP - 6G - 11A - 17PTS)
1 Vancouver Canucks defeat 6 Edmonton Oilers in 6 games (VAN G Roberto Luongo - 16GP - 12W - 1.60GAA - 93.6SAV% - 2SO)

TOP 5 PLAYOFFS SCORERS
1. RW Lee Stempniak, Toronto (14GP - 6-15-21)
2. LW Patrick Elias, New Jersey (18GP - 6-13-19)
3. RW Marian Hossa, Toronto (14GP - 9-8-17)
4. LW Nik Antropov, Toronto (13GP - 6-11-17)
5. RW Miroslav Satan, Vancouver (16GP - 4-13-17)

STANLEY CUP FINALS
1 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. 2 Vancouver Canucks

duff88

06-28-2009, 11:54 AM

Saginaw wins Memorial Cup

The Saginaw Spirit swept all opposition in the Memorial Cup tournament to win the conveted CHL championship against Val d'Or. An unusual situation happened in the Finals after goaltender suffered a rotator cuff strain in the Spirit's third game. With backup goaltender Chris Perugini also injured, the Spirit turned to 18-years old Kristopher Orr, whom despite 39 games last season, had spent the entire year with the Leamington Flyers of the Western Junior B League. Orr blocked 21 of 24 shots and star defenseman Nick Crawford took care of business to eliminate Val d'Or and win the championship.

duff88

06-28-2009, 11:57 AM

ISS releases final 2011 NHL Draft Rankings
Teppo Inkilä was once again ranked 1st overall in the 2011 NHL Draft Rankings by ISS. He was followed by goaltender Marco Jarl and André Lindblad. According to most experts, there is no concenssus on this draft and it should be filled from surprises from the first pick in; Inkilä is by no means a surefire first overall pick.

1 (1-3) Teppo Inkilä - C - 6'0/180 - Oulun Kärpät (FIN) - FIN
2 (5-23) Marco Jarl - G - 5'11/160 - Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) - SWE
3 (4-7) André Lindblad - C - 6'1/169 - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) - SWE
4 (2-1) Anton Markov - RW - 5'10/174 - CSKA Moscow (RSL) - RUS
5 (3-2) Boris Denisov - RW - 6'0/171 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - RUS
6 (6-4) Owe Söderberg - LD - 5'10/167 - Frölunda Indians (SEL) - SWE
7 (8-16) Jens Ring - RD - 6'6/194 - Västeras HK (SEL) - SWE
8 (9-6) Pavel Misko - LW - 6'4/169 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - RUS
9 (10-11) Ruslan Maltsev - LD - 6'4/187 - Salavat Yulajev (RSL) - RUS
10 (11-12) Per-Anton Holm - C - 6'0/160 - Pitea HC (SEL) - SWE
11 (15-20) Jacob Karlberg - LD - 6'1/174 - Portland Winterhawks (WHL) - SWE
12 (7-5) Luigi Gilbert - C - 6'1/211 - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) - CAN
13 (13-19) Gord Harris - G - 6'1/202 - Owen Sound Attack (OHL) - CAN
14 (12-13) Milos Falter - LW - 5'10/149 - Sparta Praha (CZE) - CZE
15 (20-8) Maxim Lazarev - RD - 6'3/202 - Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) - RUS
16 (14-10) Gérard Laraque - LW - 5'10/165 - Chamonix (FRA) - FRA
17 (30-74) Juho Käyhkö - G - 6'1/171 - Saginaw Spirit (OHL) - FIN
18 (25-25) Aidar Safonov - LD - 5'10/160 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - RUS
19 (17-9) Marc-André Hay - C - 5'11/202 - PEI Rocket (QMJHL) - CAN
20 (63-UR) Pontus Paulsson - LW - 6'1/180 - Södertälje SK (SEL) - SWE
21 (22-33) Olegs Dembovskis - LW - 5'10/156 - Dinamo Riga (LAT) - LAT
22 (18-14) Billy Rogers - C - 5'11/189 - Omaha Lancers (USHL) - USA
23 (19-24) Sven-Ake Blomberg - C - 6'1/176 - Nyköping (SEL) - SWE
24 (16-18) Ruslan Nosov - C - 6'1/174 - Avangard Omsk (RSL) - RUS
25 (60-22) Scooter Coleman - RW - 5'9/185 - Northern Michigan Wildcats (CCHA) - USA
26 (32-26) Artem Mikriukov - LW - 6'1/174 - Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) - RUS
27 (28-39) Marcus Zimmermann - G - 6'2/202 - Krefeld 81 (DEL) - GER
28 (21-27) Austin Timmins - LW - 5'8/189 - Owen Sound Attack (OHL) - CAN
29 (23-48) Jacob Patrick - LD - 5'8/202 - Marquette Rangers (NAHL) - USA
30 (91-36) Nikolai Stasenko - LD - 6'0/156 - Locomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) - BLR

duff88

06-28-2009, 11:59 AM

Leafs win the Stanley Cup

With a 3-1 win in the 6th game of the Stanley Cup finals, the Toronto Maple Leafs brought home the Stanley Cup for the first time in more than 40 years. Team captain Tomas Kaberle lifted the cup in front of wild fans at the Air Canada centre. This is the 14th Cup in Leafs history.

Marian Hossa, who finished the playoffs with 13 goals and 24 points in 20 games, was the Conn Smythe trophy winner as MVP of the playoffs.

Toronto Maple Leafs
G Vesa Toskala
G Sébastien Caron
D Cam Barker
D Tomas Kaberle [C]
D Pavel Kubina
D Brian Pothier
D Chris Pronger
D Karel Rachunek
D Luke Schenn
LW Nik Antropov
LW René Bourque
LW Ryan Hollweg
LW Mark Parrish
LW Ben Ondrus
C Vaclav Prospal
C David Bolland
C Peter Mueller [A]
C Dan Cleary
C Randy Robitaille
RW Shane Doan [A]
RW Marian Hossa
RW Alexei Ponikarovsky
RW Lee Stempniak
RW Brian Wilsie
RW Jeremy Williams

duff88

06-28-2009, 11:59 AM

Washington wins draft lottery

The Washington Capitals have won the draft lottery and will keep the first overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. The Coyotes will pick third with their own pick, then 19th with a pick previously acquired from the New York Rangers.

1. Washington Capitals
2. Columbus Blue Jackets [from NASHVILLE]
3. Kansas City Coyotes
4. Minnesota Wild
5. Columbus Blue Jackets

duff88

06-28-2009, 11:59 AM

NHL holds its Awards Ceremony

Art Ross (most regular season points): C Olli Jokinen, Chicago Blackhawks
Bill Masterton (perseverence and sportsmanship): LW Keith Tkachuk, Los Angeles Kings
Calder Memorial (rookie of the year): C Lars Eller, St. Louis Blues
Frank J. Selke (defensive forward): C Dave Scatchard, Anaheim Ducks
Jack Adams (coach of the year): Lindy Ruff, Toronto Maple Leafs
James Norris Memorial (defenseman of the year): D Jay Bouwmeester, Florida Panthers
Hart Memorial (most valuable player): C Olli Jokinen, Chicago Blackhawks
King Clancy Memorial (leadership and humanitarian contribution): C Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
Lady Bing Memorial (gentlemanly conduct): LW Alex Tanguay, Carolina Hurricanes
Lester B. Pearson (MVP selected by NHLPA): C Olli Jokinen, Chicago Blackhawks
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard (most regular season goals): LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
Vezina (goaltender of the year): G Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks

First All-Star Team
Ilya Kovalchuk (CHI) - Olli Jokinen (CHI) - Sidney Crosby (PIT)
Jay Bouwmeester (FLO) - Brent Seabrook (CHI)
Roberto Luongo (VAN)

Second All-Star Team
Peter Mueller (TOR) - Joe Thornton (SJ) - Nathan Horton (FLO)
Zdeno Chara (CAR) - Sheldon Souray (EDM)
Jean-Sébastien Giguère (ANA)

All-Rookie Team
Oskar Osala (CGY) - Mikael Backlund (CGY) - Lars Eller (STL)
Erik Karlsson (OTT) - Bobby Sanguinetti (NYR)
Trevor Cann (PIT)

duff88

06-28-2009, 12:01 PM

Wild trade Gaborik and Koivu

The Florida Panthers have acquired star winger Marian Gaborik. In return, the Minnesota Wild recieve winger Michael Frolik and the 57th overall pick in 2011. Gaborik led the Wild with 34 goals and 40 assists last year but will be expected to explode with the great offensive players in Florida. The 29-years-old Slovak has two years left on a 7.4M$ p/y deal. Frolik scored 41 goals and 37 assists last season with the strong Panthers; the 23-years-old Czech has two years left on a 1.4M$ p/y deal.

The Wild also traded forward Mikko Koivu to the Detroit Red Wings for defenseman Brad Stuart and a 2nd round pick in 2012. Koivu had a tough season this year with only 40 games played due to a partially torn ACL that took him out for three month. He scored 24 points. Stuart has been one of the most steady defenseman in both zones in the Western Conference for the last three years; scoring an average of 33 points per season with the Red Wings. Stuart is 31-years-old and has one year left on his contract while Koivu is 28-years-old and has two years left on his contract.

duff88

06-28-2009, 12:03 PM

Randell CHL Player of the Year

June 18th 2009 - Travis Randell, the Halifax Mooseheads' forward whose rights belong to the Kansas City Coyotes, has been named the CHL Player of the Year.

QMJHL Regular Season Championship: Saint John Sea Dogs (70GP - 47W - 18L - 1OTL 4SOL - 99PTS)
QMJHL Jean Béliveau Trophy (Leading scorer): C Jordan Caron, Rimouski Oceanics (66GP - 67-84-151)
QMJHL Offensive Player of the Year: C Jordan Caron, Rimouski Oceanics (66GP - 67-84-151)
QMJHL Emile Bouchard Trophy (Best defenseman): D Simon Després, Saint John Sea Dogs (61GP - 26-90-116)
QMJHL Jacques Plante Trophy (Best goaltender): G Olivier Roy, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (61GP - 40W - 1.79GAA - 93.8SAV% - 14SO)
QMJHL Offensive rookie of the year: LW David Sanchez, Victoriaville Tigres (70GP - 59-58-117)
QMJHL Defensive rookie of the year: D Bruno Lachance, Chicoutimi Saguenéens (70GP - 17-82-99)
QMJHL Michel Brière Trophy (Player of the year): RW Travis Randell, Halifax Mooseheads (61GP - 76-73-149)
QMJHL Presiden't Cup Championship: Val d'Or Foreurs (4-2 win over Montreal)

Top 10 QMJHL Scorers:
1. C Jordan Caron, Rimouski Oceanics (66GP - 67-84-151)
2. RW Travis Randell, Halifax Mooseheads (61GP - 76-73-149)
3. LW Andrej Nestrasil, Victoriaville Tigres (62GP - 54-79-133)
4. LW Philippe Cornet, Rimouski Oceanics (68GP - 50-71-121)
5. LW David Sanchez, Victoriaville Tigres (70GP - 59-58-117)
6. D Simon Després, Saint John Sea Dogs (61GP - 26-90-116)
7. C Ryan McGregor, Rimouski Oceanics (64GP - 40-74-114)
8. RW Tommy Wiart, Moncton Wildcats (70GP - 55-58-113)
9. D Brandon Gormley, Moncton Wildcats (62GP - 33-80-113)
10. C Steven Anthony, Saint John Sea Dogs (58GP - 51-55-106)

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OHL Regular Season Championship: Ottawa 67's (68GP - 49W - 15L - 4OTL - 0SOL - 102PTS)
OHL Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Leading scorer): C Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires (63GP - 57-72-129)
OHL Max Kaminsky Trophy (Best defenseman): D Taylor Doherty, Kingston Frontenacs (67GP - 11-55-66)
OHL Goaltender of the year: G Edward Pasquale, Ottawa 67's (58GP - 43W - 1.95GAA - 93.1SAV% - 11SO)
OHL Emms Family Trophy (Rookie of the year): C Dale Calla, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (68GP - 60-58-118)
OHL Red Tilson Trophy (Player of the year): D Taylor Doherty, Kingston Frontenacs (67GP - 11-55-66)
OHL J. Ross Robertson Cup Championship: Saginaw Spirit (4-3 win over London)

Top 10 OHL Scorers:
1. C Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires (63GP - 57-72-129)
2. C Nazem Kadri, London Knights (67GP - 62-65-127)
3. C Matt Duchene, Brampton Battalion (61GP - 62-65-127)
4. C Ryan O'Reilly, Erie Otters (68GP - 54-69-123)
5. C Chris DeSousa, Niagara IceDogs (67GP - 53-68-121)
6. LW Armand Hull, Erie Otters (68GP - 45-74-119)
7. C Dale Calla, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (68GP - 60-58-118)
8. C Britt Devault, Kingston Frontenacs (67GP - 52-63-115)
9. D Vladimir Roth, London Knights (63GP - 23-90-113)
10. LW Yiorgo Ewanchuk, Kingston Frontenacs (68GP - 52-54-106)

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WHL Regular Season Championship: Saskatoon Blades (72GP - 49W - 17L - 2OTL - 4SOL - 104PTS)
WHL Bob Clarke Trophy (Leading scorer): LW Brandon McMillan, Kelowna Rockets (72GP - 74-75-149)
WHL Bill Hunter Trophy (Best defenseman): D Tyson Barrie, Kelowna Rockets (65GP - 37-85-122)
WHL Del Wilson Trophy (Best goaltender): G Marco Jarl, Lethbridge Hurricanes (57GP - 41W - 1.73GAA - 94.1SAV% - 13SO)
WHL Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the year): D Hannes Pikkarainen, Chilliwack Bruins (69GP - 14-67-81)
WHL Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the year): D Tyson Barrie, Kelowna Rockets (65GP - 37-85-122)
WHL President's Cup Final Championship: Brandon Wheat Kings (4-2 win over Chilliwack)

Top 10 WHL Scorers:
1. LW Brandon McMillan, Kelowna Rockets (72GP - 74-75-149)
2. C Ian Schultz, Calgary Hitmen (72GP - 51-82-143)
3. C Jordan Iron, Saskatoon Blades (69GP - 68-69-137)
4. C Rylan Schwartz, Spokane Chiefs (72GP - 64-68-132)
5. C James Wright, Swift Current Broncos (72GP - 50-81-131)
6. C Markus Kinisjärvi, Chilliwack Bruins (64GP - 48-82-130)
7. RW David Toews, Brandon Wheat Kings (68GP - 51-73-124)
8. D Tommi Kivistö, Red Deer Rebels (71GP - 38-85-123)
9. C Brayden Schenn, Brandon Wheat Kings (67GP - 55-67-122)
10. D Tyson Barrie, Kelowna Rockets (65GP - 37-85-122)

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CHL Memorial Cup Champions: Saginaw Spirit
CHL All-Star Team:
LW Brandon McMillan - C Taylor Hall - RW Travis Randell
D Taylor Doherty - D Tyson Barrie
G Olivier Roy

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NCAA Championship: Minnesota Golden Gophers
NCAA Hobey Baker Trophy (Player of the year): C Corey Trivino, Boston University (50GP - 22G - 34A - 56PTS)

NCAA Top 10 Scorers
1. Robbie Czarnik, Michigan (49GP - 30-27-57)
2. Corey Trivino, Boston University (50GP - 22-34-56)
3. Jimmy Hayes, Boston College (50GP - 26-27-53)
4. Tyler Ruegsegger, Denver (50GP - 23-24-47)
5. Matt Butcher, Northern Michigan (48GP - 18-26-44)
6. Eric Lampe, Quinnipiac (50GP - 16-28-44)
7. Drew Shore, New Hampshire (49GP - 14-30-44)
8. David Fische, Minnesota (50GP - 12-32-44)
9. Billy Sweatt, Colorado College (40GP - 23-20-43)
10. Jeremy Morin, Harvard (46GP - 17-26-43)

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AHL John B. Sollenberger Trophy (Leading scorer): C Todd White, Binghamton (73GP - 38-59-97)
AHL Willie Marshall Award (Top goalscorer): C Trevor Lewis, Manchester (80GP - 43-53-96)
AHL Best Forward: C Todd White, Binghamton (73GP - 38-59-97)
AHL Eddie Shore Plaque (Defenseman of the year): D Martin Lojek, Houston (76GP - 7-68-75)
AHL Baz Bastien Memorial Trophy (Goaltender of the year): G Jimmy Howard, Grand Rapids (63GP - 49W - 1.83GAA - 93.3SAV% - 11SO)
AHL Red Garrett Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the year): RW Juuso Puustinen, Quad City (80GP - 36-34-70)
AHL Les Cunningham Plaque (Most Valuable Player): D Martin Lojek, Houston (76GP - 7-68-75)
AHL Calder Cup Champions: Chicago Wolves

AHL Top 10 Scorers
1. C Todd White, Binghamton (73GP - 38-59-97)
2. C Trevor Lewis, Manchester (80GP - 43-53-96)
3. LW Dylan Hunter, Portland (74GP - 33-55-88)
4. LW Linus Klasen, Albany (67GP - 27-61-88)
5. LW Mayson Raymond, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (78GP - 35-52-87)
6. RW Bill Thomas, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (80GP - 40-44-84)
7. C Ryan Stone, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (74GP - 30-53-83)
8. LW Andreas Nödl, Philadelphia (80GP - 42-40-82)
9. LW Martin Kariya, Bridgeport (80GP - 23-59-82)
10. C T.J. Oshie, Peoria (80GP - 31-49-80)

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ECHL Champions: Wheeling Nailers
ECHL MVP: D Adam Pardy, Charlotte (70GP - 14-50-64)

ECHL Top 5 Scorers
1. C Mike Stathopoulos, Stockton (70GP - 31-41-72)
2. D Adam Pardy, Charlotte (70GP - 14-50-64)
3. C Steve Zalewski, Phoenix (68GP - 21-42-63)
4. C Kyle Jones, Fresno (63GP - 32-30-62)
5. D Denis Bodrov, Mississippi (70GP - 16-45-61)

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Czech Elite League Championship: HC Pardubice
Czech Elite League MVP: C Marek Melenovsky, HC Pardubice (50GP - 37-38-75)

Czech Elite League Top 5 Scorers
1. C Marek Melenovsky, Pardubice (50GP - 37-38-75)
2. C Tomas Vlasak, Sparta (50GP - 31-33-64)
3. C Josef Straka, Znojmo (60GP - 40-20-60)
4. C Jan Hrdina, Pardubice (46GP - 20-37-57)
5. RW Tomas Divisek, Slavia (50GP - 35-22-57)

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Slovakian T-Com Extraliga Championship: HK Zvolen
Slovakian T-Com Extraliga MVP: G Rastislav Stana, Zvolen (44GP - 35W - 1.29GAA - 94.6SAV% - 12SO)

Slovakian T-Com Extraliga Top 5 Scorers
1. C Martin Cibak, Zilina (50GP - 32-35-67)
2. LW Martin Bartek, Zvolen (48GP - 39-24-63)
3. C Milan Kytnar, Poprad (50GP - 32-31-63)
4. RW Jiri Bicek, Slovan (50GP - 24-33-57)
5. C Tomas Surovy, Trencin (47GP - 16-35-51)

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DEL Championship: EHC Eisbären Berlin
DEL MVP: G Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers, Berlin (44GP - 35W - 1.72GAA - 93.5SAV% - 11SO)

DEL Top 5 Scorers
1. RW Brad Tapper, Duisburg (50GP - 38-44-82)
2. LW Ryan Jones, Nürnberg (50GP - 42-36-78)
3. RW Jeff Hamilton, Mannheim (50GP - 34-41-75)
4. RW Michael Wolf, Berlin (48GP - 36-38-74)
5. LW Ilya Vorobiev, Frankfurt (50GP - 26-35-61)

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Swiss National League Championship: ZSC Lions
Swiss National League MVP: RW Patrick Thoresen, ZSC Lions (45GP - 33-40-73)

Swiss National League Top 5 Scorers
1. RW Patrick Thoresen, ZSC Lions (45GP - 33-40-73)
2. C Martin Plüss, ZSC Lions (45GP - 29-39-68)
3. LW Reto von Arx, Zug (50GP - 24-43-67)
4. LW Roman Wick, Kloten (45GP - 31-33-64)
5. C Eric Himelfarb, Zug (50GP - 16-40-56)

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Swedish Elitserien Championship: Frölunda Indians
Swedish Elitserien MVP: D Dick Tärnström, Färjestad (46GP - 17-47-64)

Swedish Elitserien Top 5 Scorers
1. C Kristofer Ottosson, Frölunda (50GP - 23-44-67)
2. C Yared Hagos, HV71 (50GP - 24-41-65)
3. D Dick Tärnström, Färjestad (46GP - 17-47-64)
4. C Jaroslav Hlinka, Linköping (44GP - 23-40-63)
5. RW Christian Berglund, Färjestad (50GP - 26-37-63)

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Finnish SM-League Championship: Rauman Lukko
Finnish SM-League MVP: RW Lauri Tukonen, Lukko (46GP - 40-26-66)

Finnish SM-League Top 5 Scorers
1. RW Lauri Tukonen, Lukko (46GP - 40-26-66)
2. LW Dan Lacouture, Lukko (50GP - 22-43-65)
3. C Jarkko Immonen, JYP (46GP - 26-36-62)
4. C Riku Hahl, Jokerit (50GP - 28-32-60)
5. C Petteri Wirtanen, Pelicans (50GP - 19-36-55)

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Russian Superleague Championship: Avangard Omsk
Russian Superleague MVP: G Aleksandr Emerenko, Avangard (40GP - 32W - 1.90GAA - 92.5SAV% - 5SO)

Russian Superleague Top 5 Scorers
1. LW Ivan Tkachenko, Lada (50GP - 28-25-53)
2. C Alexei Kaigorodov, Metallurg Mg (45GP - 20-31-51)
3. LW Ruslan Nurtdinov, Lokomotiv (50GP - 27-23-50)
4. RW Pavel Rosa, Avangard (45GP - 21-25-46)
5. C Dmitri Pestunov, Avangard (50GP - 16-29-45)

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Yearly World Rankings
1 (1) Canada
2 (2) Finland
3 (6) USA
4 (4) Sweden
5 (5) Russia
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6 (3) Czech Republic
7 (7) Slovakia
8 (8) Germany
9 (13) Norway
10 (11) Austria
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11 (10) Switzerland
12 (9) Denmark
13 (12) Belarus
14 (14) Slovenia
15 (15) Latvia
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16 (18) Ukraine
17 (16) Italy
18 (17) Kazakhstan
19 (20) Hungary
20 (19) France
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21 (24) Great Britain
22 (21) Poland
23 (25) Romania
24 (22) Netherlands
25 (23) Estonia
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26 (28) Croatia
27 (26) Japan
28 (27) Lithuania
29 (29) China
30 (31) South Korea
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31 (30) Serbia
32 (33) Belgium
33 (32) Bulgaria
34 (35) Spain
35 (34) Israel
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36 (36) Australia
37 (37) North Korea
38 (38) South Africa
39 (39) Iceland
40 (40) New Zealand
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41 (43) Bosnia-Herzegovina
42 (41) Turkey
43 (45) Thailand
44 (46) Singapore
45 (42) Mexico
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46 (48) Mongolia
47 (44) Luxembourg
48 (50) Malaysia
49 (47) Ireland
50 (49) Armenia
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51 (51) Greece
52 (52) Andorra

duff88

06-28-2009, 12:03 PM

Capitals select Jarl first overall

1. Washington Capitals - G Marco Jarl
2. Columbus Blue Jackets [from NASHVILLE] - C Teppo Inkilä
3. Kansas City Coyotes - C André Lindblad
4. Minnesota Wild - RW Anton Markov
5. Columbus Blue Jackets - D Ruslan Maltsev
6. Detroit Red Wings - C Ruslan Nosov
7. Atlanta Thrashers - RW Boris Denisov
8. New York Islanders - LW Pavel Misko
9. Pittsburgh Penguins - G Gord Harris
10. Ottawa Senators - D Jacob Karlberg
11. Philadelphia Flyers - C Per-Anton Holm
12. St. Louis Blues - D Jens Ring
13. Portland titans - D Owe Söderberg
14. Colorado Avalanche - LW Milos Falter
15. Anaheim Ducks - RW Roope Virkki
16. Dallas Stars - D Aidar Safonov
17. Boston Bruins - LW Pontus Paulsson
18. Edmonton Oilers - LW Austin Timmins
19. Kansas City Coyotes [from NEW YORK R] - D Ivan Ruzicka
20. Atlanta Thrashers [from CAROLINA] - D David Pulliainen
21. Buffalo Sabres - C Adam Niemelä
22. San Jose Sharks - LW Gérard Laraque
23. Calgary Flames - G Juho Käyhkö
24. Montreal Canadiens - LW Olegs Dembovskis
25. Chicago Blackhawks - C Andrei Glotov
26. New Jersey Devils - D Maxim Lazarev
27. Florida Panthers - C Stephan Jakobsson
28. New York Rangers [from VANCOUVER] - LW Artem Mikriukov
29. Los Angeles Kings - C Per Hall
30. Toronto Maple Leafs - RW Valerij Zakharov
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33. Kansas City Coyotes - D Nikolai Stasenko
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63. Kansas City Coyotes - D Sergej Kurenkov
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129. Kansas City Coyotes - D Jacob Patrick
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153. Kansas City Coyotes - LW Jakub Maxa
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183. Kansas City Coyotes - D Anders Harvey

TRADE: Atlanta trades D Kimmo Timonen to Florida for F Martin Hanzal and D Alexandre Picard
TRADE: New York I trades D Mike Van Ryn to Minnesota for F Matt Foy
TRADE: Boston trades D Dennis Wideman to Detroit for the 66th overall pick

duff88

06-28-2009, 12:05 PM

Coyotes draft review

Round 1 - 3rd overall - C/RW André Lindblad - L - 6'1/174 - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) - 3/7/1993 - Västervik, Sweden
2010-11 - Moose Jaw (WHL) - 72GP - 42G - 69A - 111PTS - Ranked 3rd overall by ISS
André Lindblad made an impact in Moose Jaw after being the first selection in the CHL Import Draft. The swedish center led a poor team to the post-season by scoring 111 points, more than twice the amount of the second scorer on the team Justin Maylan who ended with 52 points. Lindblad played more than 25 minutes a game and was named captain midway through the year as he showed why he is such a highly coveted prospect. He is a very strong two-way player who plays with amazing consistency. He is a good skater and a masterful player with the puck; he is wonderful at distributing the puck. He has very good hands and excellent positionning both in the offensive and defensive zone. Although his style is best suited for center, he is somewhat deficient on faceoffs which can be a liability at times. His average shot selection will also prevent him from ever being a great scorer at the NHL level.

Round 1 - 19th overall - RD Ivan Ruzicka - L - 5'7/187 - HC Sparta Praha (CZE) - 6/23/1993 - Plzen, Czech Republic
2010-11 - Sparta Praha Jrs (CZE) - 33GP - 25G - 44A - 69PTS - Ranked 46th overall by ISS
Some people will claim that Ruzicka was a reach at the point the Coyotes took him, but by the words head scout Jerry Bourne were describing him, he could as well be a steal. A diminutive defenseman in size, Ruzicka is still a very strong player who is already built like a tank. Bourne described him as the best skater in the draft, with only danish winger Kasper Krog falling in the same category. He is an offensive minded defenseman who is able to control the play and who can sometimes take the role of fourth attacker on the ice. He is a superb passer, posses great hands and has a varied selection of shots. For someone his size, Ruzicka is also surprisingly willing to take the body defensively and shows excellent positionning ability. Compared to "Dan Boyle but with the skating of Scott Niedermayer", Ruzicka is incredibly consistent and has a great attitude although he is said to barely ever speak a word. He has already made it public that he will come over to play with the Ottawa 67's who selected him 116th overall in the 2010 CHL Import Draft. All in all, it's the size of Ruzicka that scared teams away, and for good reasons: there are currently no such small defenders who enjoy success in the NHL.

Round 2 - 33rd overall - LD/RD Nikolai Stasenko - L - 6'0/156 - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) - 2/25/1993 - Chist, Belarus
2010-11 - Dynamo Moscow Jrs (RUSJR) - 12GP - 4G - 7A - 11PTS - Ranked 30th overall by ISS
Nikolai Stasenko is a stay-at-home belarussian defenseman who will play for Lokomotiv of the Russian Superleague for the next two seasons. He is said to be a good skater who plays very hard and who plays an aggressive brand of defensive hockey. He reads the game well and likes to get under his opponents' skin. He will take hits and deliver them with consistency. He is also a smart player who is very good at passing the puck out of the defensive zone. Stasenko is rather on the thin side and will need to bulk up and get stronger. With a very good contract in Russia, it's also questionnable wether he will be interested in coming over to play in the AHL.

Round 3 - 63rd overall - RD Sergej Kurenkov - L - 6'5/222 - Avangard Omsk (RSL) - 1/18/1993 - Yaroslavl, Russia
2010-11 - Avangard Jrs (RUSJR) - 21GP - 8G - 16A - 24PTS - Ranked 40th overall by ISS
Sergej Kurenkov is one of the intriguing prospects of the 2011 draft class. Although ranked high by all scouting agencies, none of them were very fond of him as a player. Kurenkov is a big, strong and mean defenseman and he is a solid skater. He is also a hard worker and a good teammate. But there are some big cons to counteract what so far looks like a great prospect: He has very average hockey sense, is often taken out of position and doesn't use his long reach enough. He is also average offensively and has a hard time making a good first pass out of the defensive zone. On the verge of ending his contract with Avangard, Kurenkov will explore his options but coming to North America, be it for the Rampage or for an eventual CHL team that could draft him in the import draft, is not out of question.

Round 5 - 129th overall - LD Jacob Patrick - R - 5'9/205 - Marquette Rangers (NAHL) - 4/25/1993 - Estero, Florida
2010-11 - Marquette (NAHL) - 60GP - 17G - 26A - 43PTS - Ranked 29th overall by ISS - Commited to Providence (2011)
Jacob Patrick suffered one of the greatest falls on NHL Draft day. Ranked 29th overall by ISS and in the top 50 of all but one major scouting agencies, none expected Patrick to fall all the way to the fifth round. The Florida native is a two-way defender who does everything well, but nothing exceptionally well. He is a good skater, is rather strong for his small size and is solid and confident with the puck. His combination of size and lack of top end talent might be what ultimately cost him a high selection.

Round 6 - 153rd overall - LW Jakub Maxa - L - 5'11/176 - HC Litvinov (CZE) - 4/23/1989 - Litvinov, Czech Republic
2010-11 - Litvinov (CZE) - 49GP - 9G - 10A - 19PTS - Unranked overager
Not much is known on the 22-years-old Czech. He is said to be a good skater, although lacking speed, and a hard working winger. Head scout Jerry Bourne has said that he is very good technically and plays well on both sides of the ice, but he needs to be more confident with the puck. He should be signed to a contract this summer to come over with the Rampage.

Round 7 - 183rd overall - LD Anders Harvey - R - 5'11/189 - Minnesota Owls (MJHL) - 7/3/1993 - Moose Lake, Minnesota
2010-11 - Minnesota (MJHL) - 60GP - 13G - 36A - 49PTS - Unranked - Commited to Dartmouth (2011)
Anders Harvey is another rather unknown player who was captain of the Minnesota Owls of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League. He is said to be an incredible three-sports athlete who recently chose to concentrate on hockey by commiting to Dartmouth. He is an average skater, but makes up with amazing determination and work rate. He is a two-way defender who is a coach's dream because of his poise with the puck and his great attitude. He will be a player to watch in the NCAA.

NoSkillz

06-29-2009, 09:50 AM

The Leafs?! With Lindy Ruff behind the bench? Oh God, no!

:D

duff88

06-29-2009, 04:20 PM

The Leafs?! With Lindy Ruff behind the bench? Oh God, no!

:D

I know... I know... :lol:

duff88

07-13-2009, 04:45 PM

Coyotes re-sign players

June 24th 2011 - The Kansas City Coyotes have signed new one year deals with Anson Carter, Jay McKee, Jack Combs, Staffan Kronwall, James Sanford, Rosario Ruggeri, Alexandre Picard-Hooper, Louis-Philippe Martin, Chris Duran, Andrew Kozek and Nathan Saunders. Logan MacMillan and Lukas Kaspar signed two year deals while Ryan Parent signed a three year contract.

Reid Cashman and Stefan Meyer recieved qualifying offers and will become restricted free agents. Brett Sterling was not extended a contract offer and will therefore be released a an unrestricted free agent.

duff88

07-13-2009, 04:46 PM

Carter and Kronwall recieve honors

June 25th 2011 - Anson Carter has won the Sprint Cup and Star Trophy. Carter finished at the top of the Coyotes' scoring list with 27 goals and 30 assists for 57 points in 82 games.

Staffan Kronwall won the Gold Stick as biggest contributor without earning praise for his hard work. The swedish defenseman scored 2 goals and 17 points in 82 games, playing a key role on the PK and bringing a stabilizing dimension to the young defensive core.

duff88

07-13-2009, 04:48 PM

Fecteau, Vachon, Fullerton and Forsman picked first

June 28th 2009 - The QMJHL, OHL, WHL and CHL Import Draft have all been completed. In the QMJHL, the Prince Edward Island Rocket picked winger Bruno Fecteau first overall. In the OHL, Peterborough selected winger Max Vachon with the first pick. The Medicine Hat Tigers picked 14-years old defenseman Jim Fullerton first in the WHL Bantam Draft. Finally, swedish defenseman Robin Forsman, was picked first in the CHL Import Draft by Peterborough.

QMJHL Draft Top 5:
1. Prince Edward Island Rocket - RW Bruno Fecteau - 6'0/163 - Joliette, Quebec
2. Rimouski Oceanics - LW Doug St. Pierre - 5'10/154 - St. John's, Newfoundland
3. Lewiston MAINEiacs - RW Jass Kress - 6'2/165 - Oakfield, Nova Scotia
4. Quebec Remparts - C Jean-François Thériault - 6'2/163 - Quebec, Quebec
5. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies - LW Lucas Bowness - 6'0/147 - Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia

OHL Draft Top 5:
1. Peterborough Petes - RW Max Vachon - 6'0/149 - Wellan, Ontario
2. London Knights - C Marcel Vézina - 5'10/156 - Scarborough, Ontario
3. Oshawa Generals - LW Cole Kennedy - 6'3/160 - Niagara Falls, Ontario
4. Kitchener Rangers - RW Simon Kang - 5'9/149 - Scarborough, Ontario
5. Niagara IceDogs - LW Daryl Nardella - 6'1/160 - New York, New York

WHL Draft Top 5:
1. Medicine Hat Tigers - RD Jim Fullerton - 5'11/154 - Edmonton, Alberta
2. Portland Winterhawks - RW Larry Staal - 5'5/156 - Burnaby, British Columbia
3. Regina Pats - RW Jarett Dorion - 5'10/158 - Wawanesa, Manitoba
4. Prince George Cougars - RW Brandon Bloodoff - 6'0/160 - Unity, Saskatchewan
5. Prince Albert Raiders - RW Adrian Cheechoo - 5'11/224 - Wilcox, Saskatchewan

CHL Import Draft Top 5 (and other important picks):
1. Peterborough Petes - RD Robin Forsman - 6'0/176 - Sweden - Eligible for the 2012 NHL Draft
2. Prince Edward Island Rocket - C Lubos Kratena - 6'2/163 - Czech Republic - Eligible for the 2012 NHL Draft
3. Medicine Hat Tigers - C Ondrej Prochazka - 6'3/169 - Czech Republic - Eligible for the 2012 NHL Draft
4. London Knights - G Libor Hasek - 6'0/163 - Czech Republic - Eligible for the 2013 NHL Draft
5. Rimouski Oceanics - G Timofei Demkov - Belarus - Eligible for the 2013 NHL Draft
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104. Vancouver Giants - RW Anton Markov - Russia - 4th overall pick in 2011 by Minnesota
105. Saginaw Spirit - RW Boris Denisov - Russia - 7th oveall pick in 2011 by Atlanta
106. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles - LD Ruslan Maltsev - Russia - 5th overall pick in 2011 by Columbus
107. Kamloops Blazers - LW Pavel Misko - Russia - 8th overall pick in 2011 by New York I
110. Red Deer Rebels - C Ruslan Nosov - Russia - 6th overall pick in 2011 by Detroit
113. Lethbridge Hurricanes - C Per Hall - Sweden - 29th overall pick in 2011 by Los Angeles
114. Kingston Frontenacs - RW Kasper Krog - Denmark - 46th overall pick in 2011 by Dallas

duff88

07-13-2009, 04:49 PM

Free Agency period starts

July 1st 2011 - Zdeno Chara, Brad Richards, Pavol Demitra, Andrei Markov and Chris Pronger are the biggest names of this summer's defensemen-heavy unrestricted free agents market. The Coyotes will likely try to add some big names, both up front and at the blue line, to take them a step closer to the playoffs.

Forwards
Jason Arnott - C - 6'4/218 - Canada - 36yo - Nashville Predators/Carolina Hurricanes (71GP - 25G - 45A - 70PTS)
Todd Bertuzzi - RW - 6'3/244 - Canada - 36yo - Calgary Flames (81GP - 23G - 42A - 65PTS)
Pavol Demitra - C - 6'0/205 - Slovakia - 36yo - Carolina Hurricanes (82GP - 41G - 47A - 88PTS)
Brian Gionta - RW - 5'7/174 - USA - 32yo - Los Angeles Kings (74GP - 34G - 34A - 68PTS)
Mike Grier - RW - 6'1/218 - USA - 36yo - San Jose Sharks/Montreal Canadiens (69GP - 11G - 14A - 25PTS)
Michal Handzus - C - 6'5/213 - Slovakia - 34yo - Philadelphia Flyers (80GP - 22G - 41A - 63PTS)
Martin Havlat - RW - 6'1/191 - Czech Republic - 30yo - Nashville Predators/Carolina Hurricanes (71GP - 27G - 27A - 54PTS)
Paul Kariya - LW - 5'10/174 - Canada - 36yo - New York Islanders/Chicago Blackhawks (82GP - 35G - 32A - 67PTS)
Alex Kovalev - RW - 6'2/218 - Russia - 38yo - Montreal Canadiens (82GP - 38G - 44A - 82PTS)
Viktor Kozlov - C - 6'5/233 - Russia - 36yo - Vancouver Canucks (74GP - 20G - 31A- 51PTS)
Jamie Langenbrunner - RW - 6'1/198 - USA - 35yo - Carolina Hurricanes (82GP - 33G - 37A - 70PTS)
Jere Lehtinen - LW - 6'0/198 - Finland - 38yo - Detroit Red Wings/San Jose Sharks (77GP - 20G - 23A - 43PTS)
Adam Mair - RW - 6'2/213 - Canada - 32yo - New York Islanders (65GP - 8G - 9A - 17PTS)
Fredrik Modin - LW - 6'4/224 - Sweden - 36yo - New York Rangers (82GP - 24G - 43A - 67PTS)
Michael Nylander - C - 6'1/194 - Sweden - 38yo - Vancouver Canucks (78GP - 24G - 56A - 80PTS)
Brad Richards - C - 6'1/196 - Canada - 31yo - Florida Panthers (79GP - 33G - 62A - 95PTS)
Michael Ryder - RW - 6'0/194 - Canada - 31yo - New York Islanders (78GP - 23G - 37A - 60PTS)
Joe Sakic - C - 5'11/178 - Canada - 41yo - Colorado Avalanche (82GP - 22G - 44A - 66PTS)
Miroslav Satan - RW - 6'3/191 - Slovakia - 36yo - Vancouver Canucks (82GP - 31G - 42A - 73PTS)
Martin St. Louis - RW - 5'9/183 - Canada - 36yo - St. Louis Blues (82GP - 42G - 38A - 80PTS)
Mats Sundin - C - 6'5/229 - Sweden - 40yo - New York Islanders (78GP - 25G - 42A - 67PTS)
Richard Zednik - RW - 6'1/194 - Slovakia - 35yo - Atlanta Thrashers (82GP - 21G - 29A - 50PTS)

Defensemen
Adrian Aucoin - RD - 6'2/209 - Canada - 37yo - Nashville Predators/Vancouver Canucks (59GP - 1G - 14A - 15PTS)
Bryan Berard - LD - 6'2/218 - USA - 34yo - Los Angeles Kings (82GP - 4G - 38A - 42PTS)
Philippe Boucher - RD - 6'2/220 - Canada - 38yo - Vancouver Canucks (51GP - 1G - 11A - 12PTS)
Nick Boynton - RD - 6'2/211 - Canada - 32yo - Dallas Stars/Columbus Blue Jackets (68GP - 3G - 15A - 18PTS)
Eric Brewer - LD - 6'3/218 - Canada - 32yo - St. Louis Blues/San Jose Sharks (81GP - 3G - 14A - 17PTS)
Zdeno Chara - RD - 6'9/257 - Slovakia - 34yo - Carolina Hurricanes (82GP - 11G - 30A - 41PTS)
Steve Eminger - LD - 6'2/198 - Canada - 27yo - New Jersey Devils (76GP - 4G - 15A - 19PTS)
Christian Ehrhoff - RD - 6'2/198 - Germany - 29yo - San Jose Sharks (82GP - 11G - 30A - 41PTS)
Dan Hamhuis - LD - 6'0/207 - Canada - 28yo - Pittsburgh Penguins/Calgary Flames (74GP - 5G - 32A - 37PTS)
Roman Hamrlik - LD - 6'2/209 - Czech Republic - 37yo - Montreal Canadiens (82GP - 6G - 36A - 42PTS)
Scott Hannan - LD - 6'2/229 - Canada - 32yo - Colorado Avalanche/Pittsburgh Penguins (83GP - 4G - 22A - 26PTS)
Ed Jovanovski - LD - 6'2/209 - Canada - 35yo - Buffalo Sabres (82GP - 6G - 43A - 49PTS)
Andrei Markov - LD - 6'0/202 - Russia - 32yo - Florida Panthers (75GP - 8G - 34A - 42PTS)
Paul Martin - RD - 6'2/194 - USA - 30yo - Pittsburgh Penguins/Colorado Avalanche (81GP - 12G - 42A - 54PTS)
Chris Phillips - RD - 6'3/213 - Canada - 33yo - Ottawa Senators/Buffalo Sabres (81GP - 3G - 22A - 25PTS)
Tom Poti - LD - 6'3/218 - USA -34yo - Columbus Blue Jackets (82GP - 7G - 27A - 34PTS)
Tom Preissing - RD - 6'0/202 - USA - 33yo - Los Angeles Kings (82GP - 6G - 32A - 38PTS)
Chris Pronger - RD - 6'6/218 - Canada - 36yo - St. Louis Blues/Toronto Maple Leafs (82GP - 14G - 21A - 35PTS)
Craig Rivet - RD - 6'3/200 - Canada - 36yo - Buffalo Sabres/Vancouver Canucks (64GP - 3G - 15A - 18PTS)
Sami Salo - RD - 6'3/213 - Finland - 36yo - Vancouver Canucks (81GP - 7G - 30A - 37PTS)
Brent Sopel - RD - 6'1/202 - Canada - 34yo - St. Louis Blues/Ottawa Senators (79GP - 1G - 13A - 14PTS)
Jaroslav Spacek - LD - 5'11/202 - Czech Republic - 37yo - Atlanta Thrashers/Carolina Hurricanes (73GP - 1G- 21A - 22PTS)
Brendan Witt - LD - 6'2/229 - Canada - 36yo - Edmonton Oilers (82GP - 2G - 14A - 16PTS)
Sergei Zubov - RD - 6'1/198 - Russia - 40yo - Calgary Flames (82GP - 9G - 11A - 20PTS)

Goaltenders
Martin Gerber - G - 6'0/194 - Switzerland - 36yo - Ottawa Senators (72GP - 34W - 3.39GAA - 89.3SAV% - 3SO)
John Grahame - G - 6'2/218 - USA - 35yo - Nashville Predators (23GP - 4W - 3.72GAA - 88.6SAV%)
Brent Johnson - G - 6'2/198 - USA - 34yo - New Jersey Devils (19GP - 4W - 3.33GAA - 89.1SAV% - 1SO)
Nikolai Khabibulin - G - 6'1/207 - Russia - 38yo - Edmonton Oilers (31GP - 18W - 2.30GAA - 91.5SAV% - 4SO)
Manny Legace - G - 5'9/169 - Canada - 38yo - Atlanta Thrashers (21GP - 6W - 4.47GAA - 85.8SAV% - 1SO)
Chris Mason - G - 6'0/194 - Canada - 35yo - Kansas City Coyotes/New York Islanders (35GP - 14W - 3.09GAA - 89.7SAV% - 2SO)
Jocelyn Thibault - G - 5'11/167 - Canada - 36yo - Edmonton Oilers (12GP - 5W - 3.30GAA - 87.7SAV%)
Tomas Vokoun - G - 6'0/196 - Czech Republic - 34yo - Florida Panthers (64GP - 39W - 2.49GAA - 91.0SAV% - 4SO)

duff88

07-13-2009, 04:49 PM

UFA Tracker

Calgary signs D Roman Hamrlik - 1 year ; 1.8M$
Los Angeles signs D Adrian Aucoin - 2 years ; 4.8M$
Florida re-signs G Tomas Vokoun - 2 years ; 8.5M$
Ottawa signs D Chris Phillips - 3 years ; 3.5M$
Portland signs D Tom Poti - 3 years ; 6M$
Washington signs D Dan Hamhuis - 2 years ; 2M$

duff88

07-13-2009, 04:49 PM

Coyotes sign Eric Brewer

The Kansas City Coyotes added a big name to their defensive core today by signing 32-years-old Canadian defenseman Eric Brewer to a three-year deal. Brewer will earn 4.4M$ p/y with this contract. The former 5th overall draft selection was traded to the San Jose Sharks last season after spending 5 and a half seasons seasons with the St. Louis Blues. He should bring a new dimension to the Coyotes as a defenseman who can do anything asked from him; he can play on well on both sides of the ice and can be used on the left or right side.

The Coyotes also signed free agent goaltender Jordan Parise to a one-year two-way deal.

#4 Eric Brewer - LD/RD - L - 6'3/218 - 32-years-old - Vernon, British Columbia

duff88

07-13-2009, 04:50 PM

UFA Tracker

Atlanta signs D Chris Pronger - 2 years ; 10.25M$
Vancouver signs RW Martin Havlat - 3 years ; 12.75M$
Atlanta signs D Christian Ehrhoff - 2 years ; 2.1M$
Edmonton signs RW Michael Ryder - 2 years ; 1.9M$
Atlanta signs RW Brian Gionta - 3 years ; 13.25M$
Florida re-signs D Andrei Markov - 3 years ; 16.25M$
Vancouver signs C Michal Handzus - 1 year ; 4.6M$
Calgary signs D Paul Martin - 3 years ; 9.25M$
Portland signs D Bryan Berard - 1 year ; 2M$
Ottawa signs D Zdeno Chara - 3 years ; 19M$
Los Angeles signs D Ed Jovanovski - 2 years ; 9.5M$
Portland signs D Brendan Witt - 2 years ; 5.5M$
New York I signs LW Paul Kariya - 1 year ; 1.2M$
St. Louis re-signs RW Martin St. Louis - 2 years ; 10M$
Montreal signs RW Jamie Langenbrunner - 1 year ; 1M$
Vancouver signs D Sami Salo - 2 years ; 5.75M$
Vancouver signs RW Todd Bertuzzi - 1 year ; 1.7M$
Edmonton signs D Steve Eminger - 2 years ; 2.1M$
New York I signs C Jason Arnott - 2 years ; 9.5M$
New York I signs D Nick Boynton - 3 years ; 4.5M$
Toronto signs D Tom Preissing - 3 years ; 8.75M$
San Jose signs RW Mike Grier - 1 year ; 1.2M$
New Jersey signs G John Grahame - 2 years ; 1.6M$
Colorado signs D Jaroslav Spacek - 2 years ; 3.7M$
Minnesota signs G Martin Gerber - 2 years ; 6M$

duff88

07-14-2009, 07:23 PM

Coyotes sign prospects and RFAs

The Kansas City Coyotes have signed prospects Patrick Brosnihan, Sergej Kurenkov, Jakub Maxa, Aaron Ness and Ben Ferriero to rookie contracts. The Coyotes also reached agreements with restricted free agents Reid Cashman and Stefan Meyer. Both signed two-way deals.

duff88

07-14-2009, 07:23 PM

UFA Tracker

Florida signs C Adam Mair - 2 years ; 1.8M$
St. Louis signs C Pavol Demitra - 2 years ; 10.5M$
Nashville signs LW Fredrik Modin - 2 years ; 9M$
New York I signs C Brad Richards - 3 years ; 19.75M$
New York I signs RW Miroslav Satan - 2 years ; 8.75M$
New York I signs D Sergei Zubov - 2 years ; 2.2M$
Dallas signs LW Jere Lehtinen - 1 year ; 1.4M$
Montreal signs RW Alex Kovalev - 2 years ; 8.75M$
Edmonton signs RW Richard Zednik - 1 year ; 2.3M$
Ottawa signs C Viktor Kozlov - 1 year ; 1.3M$
Pittsburgh signs LW Brett Sterling - 2 years ; 1M$
Nashville signs C Michael Nylander - 1 year ; 1.9M$
Colorado signs C Mats Sundin - 2 years ; 3M$

duff88

07-14-2009, 07:25 PM

Fillion tried; players wouldn't follow

GM Nicolas Fillion has announced that he is done on the free agents market; and by his own words, the summer was a huge disappointment. Although very happy with the addition of defenseman Eric Brewer that brings the team's defensive core to another level, the Coyotes tried to add some key players but have fallen short on every occasion.

Rumours say that team failed to reach agreements with free agents Brad Richards, Jason Arnott, Adam Mair and Richard Zednik among others, despite putting a lot of money on the board.

DeToxRox

07-14-2009, 08:19 PM

duff88

07-17-2009, 02:01 PM

Keep it up Duff, even if you are a dirty GSP lover.

I assume your team isn't good enough to acquire top guys unless you pay totally out the ass?

You think Lindbland plays on the big club or stays in Juniors?

Lindblad is not ready.

And for the record, Ruzicka will be a stud.

EDIT: I've rarely seen any athletes more down to earth and likeable than GSP. If you at least had a good reason to hate him...

duff88

07-17-2009, 02:07 PM

52 players to open training camp

September 9th 2011 - 52 players will be in Kansas City tommorow for the opening of the Coyotes' 2011-12 season training camp with fitness tests. Four goaltenders, eighteen defensemen and thirty forwards will fight for the twenty-three open roster spots. Four players will be in Kansas City as invitees: Defensemen Ivan Ruzicka and Bjorn Krupp as well as forwards André Lindbland and Greg McKegg.

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OTHER PROSPECTS
G Scott Darling - 6'7/211 - 22 years old - Western Michigan (NCAA) - Lemont, Illinois
D Nikolai Stasenko - 6'0/156 - 18 years old - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) - Chist, Belarus
D Jacob Patrick - 5'9/205 - 18 years old - Providence Friars (NCAA) - Estero, Florida
D Anders Harvey - 5'11/191 - 18 years old - Dartmouth Big Green (NCAA) - Moose Lake, Minnesota
C Dmitri Pestunov - 5'9/198 - 26 years old - Avangard Omsk (RSL) - Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
C Jeremy Morin - 5'11/160 - 20 years old - Harvard Crimson (NCAA) - Ann Arbor, Michigan
C Mikael Granlund - 5'10/185 - 19 years old - Tampereen Ilves (FIN) - Oulu, Finland
RW Johan Larsson - 6'0/200 - 19 years old - Brynäs IF (SEL) - Visby, Sweden
RW Matt Bourdeau - 6'2/209 - 22 years old - Denver Pioneers (NCAA) - Hampton, New Brunswick

duff88

07-17-2009, 02:11 PM

Randell will stay up

September 28th 2011 - One of the top prospects in the National Hockey League, 20-years-old winger Travis Randell will stay up with the Kansas City Coyotes to start the season. The St. John's, Newfoundland native scored a goal and an assist in five pre-season games. His promotion to the Coyotes was the key factor in the demotion of winger Jack Combs, who failed to impress in the pre-season. Among other players who were sent down were goaltender Jordan Parise, defensemen Aaron Ness and Maksim Goncharov as well as forwards Kirill Kabanov and Andrew Kozek.

PRE-SEASON - September 16th 2011: Coyotes at Dallas, 2-0 L, Pavelec [L] (24/25) & Parise (6/7)
PRE-SEASON - September 19th 2011: Coyotes at Buffalo, 4-1 L, (Kabanov), Parise [L] (18/21) & Pavelec (31/32)
PRE-SEASON - September 20th 2011: Kansas City vs. Edmonton, 5-0 L, Denis [L] (31/36)
PRE-SEASON - September 22nd 2011: Coyotes at Minnesota, 5-3 L, (Kaspar, Brewer, Randell), Denis [L] (31/36)
PRE-SEASON - September 24th 2011: Coyotes at Montreal, 6-0 L, Denis [L] (45/51)

duff88

07-17-2009, 02:12 PM

Hockey's Future name Randell top prospect

September 30th 2011 - Hockey's Future has released its yearly rankings of the top 50 prospects in the world, and Coyotes' Travis Randell tops the rankings. Two other Coyotes are also a part of the list.

1. RW Travis Randell [KC] - 20 years old - 31st overall pick in 2009
2. D Alex Pietrangelo [STL] - 21 years old - 4th overall pick in 2008
3. D Simon Després [NYI] - 20 years old - 6th overall pick in 2009
4. LW James Van Riemsdyk [PHI] - 22 years old - 2nd overall pick in 2007
5. C Nazem Kadri [NJ] - 20 years old - 7th overall pick in 2009
6. D Jared Cowen [MTL] - 20 years old - 9th overall pick in 2009
7. C Brayden Schenn [BOS] - 20 years old - 17th overall pick in 2009
8. RW Teemu Pulkkinen [MIN] - 19 years old - 3rd overall pick in 2010
9. C Matt Duchene [PHI] - 20 years old - 10th overall pick in 2009
10. C Taylor Hall [CHI] - 19 years old - 1st overall pick in 2010
11. C Teppo Inkilä [CBJ] - 18 years old - 2nd overall pick in 2011
12. LW Artem Gareev [DAL] - 19 years old - 2nd overall pick in 2010
13. G Marco Jarl [WAS] - 18 years old - 1st overall pick in 2011
14. D Tommi Kivistö [OTT] - 20 years old - 25th overall pick in 2009
15. C André Lindblad [KC] - 18 years old - 3rd overall pick in 2011
36. LW Kirill Kabanov [KC] - 19 years old - 4th overall pick in 2010

duff88

07-18-2009, 12:05 PM

Lönnberg tops Preliminary ISS 2012 NHL Draft Rankings

October 1st 2011 - ISS has released it's initial rankings for the 2012 NHL Draft. Canadian-based swedish defenseman Wilhelm Lönnberg was the top ranked player. The skilled blueliner, compared to a more defensive-minded Nicklas Lidström, tops teammate Armand Hull in the rankings. Darren Sigouin, Stéphane Aubin and Alexandre Gagnon complete the top 5.

1. D Wilhelm Lönnberg - 6'1/178 - Erie Otters (OHL) - Sweden
2. LW Armand Hull - 5'11/165 - Erie Otters (OHL) - Canada
3. RW Darren Sigouin - 6'1/169 - Peterborough Petes (OHL) - Canada
4. RW Stéphane Aubin - 6'4/191 - P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) - Canada
5. D Alexandre Gagnon - 6'0/183 - Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) - Canada
6. LW Yiorgo Ewanchuk - 6'1/167 - Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) - Canada
7. G Spiros Houghton - 6'0/194 - Sarnia Sting (OHL) - Canada
8. D Bob Scoville - 6'0/185 - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Canada
9. D Gleb Belov - 6'2/200 - CSKA Moscow (RSL) - Russia
10. RW Tommy Wiart - 5'6/165 - Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) - Canada
11. G Ulrik Bork - 5'11/178 - Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) - Denmark
12. D Sebastien Côté - 5'11/167 - Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) - Canada
13. C Ondrej Prochazka - 6'3/169 - Slavia Praha Jrs (CZE) - Czech Republic
14. C Jean-Simon Jager - 6'4/231 - Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) - Canada
15. D Leo Sutton - 5'11/171 - Oshawa Generals (OHL) - Canada
16. C Lawne Monette - 6'5/216 - Barrie Colts (OHL) - Canada
17. C Yan Barkov - 6'0/200 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - Russia
18. D Shannon Ladd - 6'4/211 - Saginaw Spirit (OHL) - Canada
19. C Henrick McCauley - 6'1/163 - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) - Canada
20. RW Frederic Bouché - 6'0/165 - Montreal Junior (QMJHL) - Canada
21. C Oldrich Glas - 6'1/189 - Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) - Czech Republic
22. C Alain Leinweber - 5'11/176 - London Knights (OHL) - Canada
23. C Michel Knecht - 6'0/183 - Lugano HC (SUI) - Switzerland
24. D Joe Regan - 6'0/154 - Boston University Terriers (NCAA) - USA
25. D Ragnar Wikman - 5'11/176 - Frölunda Indians (SEL) - Sweden
26. D Bryden Dubois - 6'4/220 - London Knights (OHL) - Canada
27. C Vyacheslav Romanov - 6'0/158 - CSKA Moscow (RSL) - Russia
28. D Archie Mason - 6'0/171 - Erie Otters (OHL) - Canada
29. RW Dmitri Storm - 5'11/156 - MODO (SEL) - Sweden
30. C Steffen Sturm - 6'1/211 - Düsseldorf Metro Stars (DEL) - Germany

duff88

07-18-2009, 12:06 PM

Dineen will start with seven defensemen

October 3rd 2011 - Kansas City head coach Kevin Dineen has announced that he will use seven defensemen to start the season tommorow in St. Louis. Marc Denis will be the starting goaltender. Reid Cashman and Stefan Meyer will be healthy scratches while P.J. Axelsson will be off the lineup to heal a minor wrist injury.

Kaspar - Schremp [A] - Carter [C]
Pyatt - Kelly - Randell
Artyukhin - Krysanov- Karamnov
Lombardi - MacMillan

Hedman - Kronwall
Kulyash - Semenov
Brewer - McKee [A]
Parent

Denis
Pavelec

duff88

07-18-2009, 12:07 PM

Randell impresses in debut

October 4th 2011 - Travis Randell assisted on two goals in eighteen minutes of ice-time today in his first National Hockey League game, but the Kansas City Coyotes were ultimately defeated 4-3 by the St. Louis Blues in shootout. Rob Schremp, Matthew Lombardi and Anton Krysanov failed to convert in the shootout while Erik Johnson scored the game winner for the Blues. With his two points performance, Randell was named the first star of the game by the experts present at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

October 4th 2011: Coyotes at St. Louis, 4-3S L, (Lombardi 1, Kelly 1, Pyatt 1), Denis [OTL] (30/33)

Kansas City Coyotes (1GP, 0-0-1, 1 point)

duff88

07-18-2009, 04:41 PM

Home opener ruined by officiating

October 11th 2011 - The Coyotes were hoping for a win on their home opener today at the Sprint Center, but referees Russ Reinhart had other things in mind. After giving Marek Svatos the first penalty of the game one minute in, Reinhart gave the next fourteen penalites to the Coyotes who got out with a total of 40 penalty minutes to the Kings' 2. The Kings went away with a 6-4 win, shooting 58 times at an overwhelmed Marc Denis for the win.

"We are going to put in an official complain to the NHL about the work of mister Reinhart and . For now, this is all that is going to be said." said coach Dineen.

Russ Reinhart is usually considered a fair referee. He officiated 41 games last season, giving out an average of 7 minor penalties every game. The Hockey News, who ranks referees through the year for their game-to-game performance, rated Reinhart fourteenth for the 2010-11 season with a 7.76 rating. Rookie referee Connor Wilequet was the highest ranked with 8.00 while Marty Vorderegger was the most poorly rated with 6.79.

October 6th 2011: Coyotes at Detroit, 4-1 L, (Artyukhin 1), Denis [L] (29/33)
October 11th 2011: Kansas City vs. Los Angeles, 6-4 L, (Schremp 1, Kaspar 1, Krysanov 1, Kelly 2), Denis [L] (52/58)

Kansas City Coyotes (3GP, 0-2-1, 1 point)

duff88

07-19-2009, 09:15 AM

League backs Reinhart

October 12th 2011 - The NHL has backed referee Russ Reinhart by releasing a statement saying although the head office understands the ground behind the complaint, a review of the match showed that the referee was fair in his decisions.

duff88

07-19-2009, 09:16 AM

Denis pulls harmstring; Parise called up

October 18th 2011 - Marc Denis suffered a pulled harmstring in the Coyotes' 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars yesterday in Kansas City. He will miss about 3 weeks of action and has been placed on the injured reserve. Kansas City has called up Jordan Parise from the San Antonio Rampage to backup Ondrej Pavelec. Parise won one of his three games in the AHL, allowing 9 goals and maintaining a 90.9SAV%.

October 13th 2011: Coyotes at Toronto, 4-3 L, (Carter 1, Kaspar 2, Randell 1), Denis [L] (33/37)
October 17th 2011: Kansas City vs. Dallas, 2-1 L, (Schremp 2), Denis (13/14) & Pavelec [L] (11/12)

Kansas City Coyotes (5GP, 0-4-1, 1 point)

duff88

07-19-2009, 09:18 AM

Winless Coyotes make changes

October 29th 2011 - The Coyotes are not playing poor hockey, but they can't seem to buy a win. After 10 games this season, the Coyotes have yet to beat a single team, only managing two points from overtime losses. Most of the top players have been very good; Kaspar, Carter and Schremp have combined for 38 points while Victor Hedman has been a key player defensively. Denis Kulyash and Matthew Lombardi have played subpar hockey and will need to improve quickly.

Kevin Dineen will use complete line overhaul for the next game in Vancouver, hoping to earn a single win before the end of the month. Alexei Semenov will be out of the lineup for three weeks with a hip flexor strain.

LINES FOR THE OCTOBER 31ST GAME AGAINST VANCOUVER
Axelsson - Schremp - Carter
Kaspar - Lombardi - Randell
Pyatt - Kelly - MacMillan
Karamnov - Krysanov - Artyukhin

Hedman - Kulyash
Kronwall - Brewer
McKee - Semenov

Parise
Pavelec

October 19th 2011: Coyotes at Minnesota, 4-3 L, (Axelsson 1, Karamnov 1, Carter 2), Pavelec [L] (28/32)
October 20th 2011: Kansas City vs. New York R, 6-2 L, (Kaspar 3, Pyatt 2), Pavelec [L] (21/27)
October 22nd 2011: Kansas City vs. Portland, 5-3 L, (Carter 3-4, Schremp 3), Parise [L] (33/38)
October 25th 2011: Kansas City vs. New Jersey, 4-3OT L, (Carter 5, Randell 2, Schremp 4), Pavelec [OTL] (24/28)
October 27th 2011: Coyotes at Ottawa, 4-2 L, (Carter 6-7), Pavelec [L] (29/33)

Kansas City Coyotes (10GP, 0-8-2, 2 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

07-19-2009, 09:23 AM

Falling apart from the start

November 1st 2011 - The season has barely begun, and everything already seems to be falling appart for the Kansas City Coyotes. Without a single win in October and with a team playing without any confidence, things couldn't have started any worse. Goaltender Marc Denis, who has missed seven games with injuries, should be back in the next few days. The Coyotes will start November with a 5-games home streak followed by a 5-games away stretch.

"I'd like to say there's an easy way out of it, but it all comes down to confidence." said head coach Kevin Dineen.

Anson Carter won the October edition of the Sprint Cup. Carter scored 10 goals and 6 assists for 16 opints in 11 games. He beat Lukas Kaspar and Rob Schremp in the voting.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: C Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators (14GP - 10G - 14A - 24PTS)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: G Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks (11GP - 9W - 1.92GAA - 93.6SAV% - 2SO)
NHL Rookie of the Month: RW Zack Kassian, Detroit Red Wings (8GP - 3G - 1A - 4PTS)
NHL Goals Leader: 13 - RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
NHL Assists Leader: 14 - C Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators
NHL Points Leader: 26 - RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 12 - D Sergei Gonchar, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 7 - C Taylor Hall, Chicago Blackhawks

October 31st 2011: Coyotes at Vancouver, 8-4 L, (Carter 8-9-10, Lombardi 2), Parise [L] (35/43)

Kansas City Coyotes (11GP, 0-9-2, 2 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

07-19-2009, 09:25 AM

Heated player meeting after another loss

November 4th 2011 - The Kansas City Coyotes lost yet another game yesterday, leaving them with 13 consecutive winless games to start the 2011-12 season. Following the game, it took more than half an hour past the legal limit before the lockerroom was open for the media, which will result in a noteworthy fine for the Coyotes' organization. A player meeting, without the coaches, was the reason for that situation.

Although the first words following the arrival of media members in the locker room were "no comments", it looks like the meeting was very heated and that punches were close to being traded. Team captain Anson Carter, who leads the team in points and who has arguably been the most consistent player for the whole year, was behind the meeting and reportedly did most of the talking. At the arrival of the media in the lockerroom, 20-years-old rookie Travis Randell seemed particularly shaken by what he had just witnessed.

"I wasn't aware they were going to do this. Obviously there are some things to be said; there comes a time where you have to burst the bubble before it gets too big... and it's gotten big enough." said head coach Kevin Dineen

November 1st 2011: Kansas City vs. Florida, 3-2 L, (Schremp 5, Kelly 3), Pavelec [L] (33/36)
November 3rd 2011: Kansas City vs. Atlanta, 3-2 L, (Hedman 1, Kaspar 4), Pavelec [L] (27/30)

Kansas City Coyotes (13GP, 0-11-2, 2 points, 15th in the West)

DeToxRox

07-19-2009, 10:41 AM

duff88

07-19-2009, 11:20 AM

Oof, tough losses man. I have been there in EHM 07 and it sucks as literally nothing seems to work. Have you contemplated a system change at all?

Also, I totally forgot what happens if you do win a complaint vs a Ref?

I've tried some things, I've got a few ideas on how to get them back in the right track. My job is in danger right now, I'll have to get the guys going.

IIRC, they simply say they agree with you and will avoid putting that ref in your team's games for a bit of time.

duff88

07-19-2009, 11:21 AM

Coyotes win!

November 6th 2011 - After a heated meeting following Tuesday's loss to the Atlanta Thrashers, the Kansas City Coyotes have finally earned their first win of the season. In his second game of the season, playing on the first line with Rob Schremp and Anson Carter in place of healthy scratch Per-Johan Axelsson, Stefan Meyer scored the game winning goal two minutes into the third period to lead the Coyotes to a 5-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Two deceptions since the start of the year, defenseman Denis Kulyash and centre Matthew Lombardi, contributed with goals in the win. Lukas Kaspar also scored twice to earn the first star of the game.

November 6th 2011: Kansas City vs. Anaheim, 5-3 W, (Kaspar 5-6, Kulyash 1, Meyer 1, Lombardi 3), Pavelec [W] (28/31)

Kansas City Coyotes (14GP, 1-11-2, 4 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

07-19-2009, 11:22 AM

Denis back, Parise down

November 9th 2011 - Marc Denis will be back in the lineup tommorow night in the last home game before a five-game road trip. Jordan Parise was therefore sent back down to the San Antonio Rampage.

November 8th 2011: Kansas City vs. Edmonton, 4-1 L, (MacMillan 1), Pavelec [L] (32/36)

Kansas City Coyotes (15GP, 1-12-2, 4 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

07-19-2009, 11:23 AM

Dineen fired

November 28th 2011 - It took much longer than anyone would have ever imagined, but the Kansas City Coyotes have finally decided to part way with head coach Kevin Dineen. With an abysmal two wins in 23 games to start the season, the Coyotes are already well on their way to a last place finish for the second time in their four year history. Assistants David Bell, Rick Ley and Craig Simpson were also let go.

"We were hoping to have a long future with Kevin behind the bench. We are unfortunate to let him go because he truly showed the dedication and attitude we wanted to bring to our team. With the beginning of the season, the move was unevitable." said GM Fillion, who according to some may be fighting for his own job at the moment.

The staff of the AHL's San Antonio Rampage will serve as interim for the next few days. Greg Ireland will be assisted by Steve Brière and Gerald Overton. Assistant GM Jake Goertzen will also be behind the bench on an interim basis.

November 10th 2011: Kansas City vs. San Jose, 5-2 L, (Carter 11-12), Denis [L] (32/37)
November 13th 2011: Coyotes at St. Louis, 4-1 L, (Artyukhin 2), Denis [L] (36/40)
November 15th 2011: Coyotes at Edmonton, 7-3 L, (Kaspar 7, Hedman 2, Kelly 4), Denis [L] (45/52)
November 17th 2011: Coyotes at Portland, 6-5 W, (Carter 13, Krysanov 2, Pyatt 3, Lombardi 4, Randell 3-4), Denis (13/18) & Pavelec [W] (13/13)
November 20th 2011: Coyotes at Calgary, 6-5 L, (Lombardi 5-6-7, Randell 5, Kelly 5), Pavelec [L] (34/40)
November 23rd 2011: Coyotes at Columbus, 3-2 L, (Pyatt 4, Kulyash 2), Denis [L] (27/30)
November 24th 2011: Kansas City vs. San Jose, 5-3 L, (Kaspar 8, Kelly 6, Carter 14), Denis [L] (27/32)
November 27th 2011: Kansas City vs. Ottawa, 4-2 L, (Parent 1, Karamnov 3), Denis [L] (34/38)

Kansas City Coyotes (23GP, 2-17-2, 6 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

07-19-2009, 08:16 PM

Can things change in December?

December 1st 2011 - The Kansas City Coyotes will hope for the wind to turn after firing their coaching staff. The month of December will probably be a determining factor for the Coyotes as to where they will be going to end the season. Although the playoffs already seem out of reach, it may be a good time to try and build a team out of individuals.

Lukas Kaspar was the Sprint Cup winner for November with 5 goals and 8 assists for 13 points in 13 games. He beat Travis Randell and Matthew Lombardi in the voting process. Although he didn't win this segment of the Sprint Cup, Randell was named NHL Rookie of the Month.

The Coyotes suffered two player losses in their win against St. Louis during the last game. Victor Hedman will miss the next two games with a thigh injury while Matthew Lombardi will miss at least 3 weeks with a rotator cuff strain. Rampage captain Eric Hunter was recalled to fill in for Lombardi, but will be scratched for the next game.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: C Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks (14GP - 15G - 12A - 27PTS)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: D Scott Hannan, Montreal Canadines (13GP - 1G - 12A - 13PTS)
NHL Rookie of the Month: RW Travis Randell, Kansas City Coyotes (13GP - 3G - 9A - 12PTS)
NHL Goals Leader: 23 - RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
NHL Assists Leader: 26 - C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Points Leader: 43 - C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 22 - D Scott Hannan, Montreal Canadines
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 18 - RW Travis Randell, Kansas City Coyotes

November 29th 2011: Coyotes at St. Louis, 3-2 W, (Brewer 1, Schremp 6-7), Denis [W] (21/23)

Kansas City Coyotes (24GP, 3-17-2, 8 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

07-19-2009, 08:17 PM

Babcock new head coach

December 14th 2011 - The Kansas City Coyotes have hired their new head coach. Former Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, who led them to the Stanley Cup in 2007-08, signed a four year deal with the Coyotes. Craig Ludwig, Kelly Miller and Chris Terreri will serve as his assistants. Babcock is 48 years old and was let go at the end of the last season by Detroit GM Ken Holland who hired Bruce Boudreau as his replacement.

Meanwhile, Logan MacMillan has been sent down to the San Antonio Rampage. A full lineup, free of injury, is expected for tommorow's game against Portland.

December 1st 2011: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 4-2 W, (Kelly 7, Karamnov 3, MacMillan 2, Krysanov 3), Denis [W] (35/37)
December 2nd 2011: Coyotes at Minnesota, 6-5S W, (Randell 6, Karamnov 4, Kelly 8, Artyukhin 3, Schremp 8), Denis [W] (34/39)
December 5th 2011: Coyotes at San Jose, 4-3 L, (MacMillan 3-4, Hunter 1), Denis [L] (32/36)
December 7th 2011: Coyotes at Los Angeles, 4-3 L, (Schremp 9, Brewer 2, Kelly 9), Denis [L] (32/36)
December 9th 2011: Kansas City vs. Los Angeles, 2-1 L, (Semenov 1), Pavelec [L] (28/30)
December 12th 2011: Coyotes at Chicago, 4-3 L, (Randell 7-8, Karamnov 5), Denis [L] (27/31)
December 13th 2011: Kansas City vs. Toronto, 8-2 L, (Carter 15, Pyatt 5), Pavelec [L] (14/18) & Denis (28/32)

Kansas City Coyotes (31GP, 5-24-2, 12 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

07-20-2009, 07:12 PM

Babcock era starts on the right foot

December 22nd 2011 - With a 6-0 win in Nashville today, highlighted by a three assists performance by Victor Hedman who had just turned 21 on December 18th, the Kansas City Coyotes have now won three of their last four games, impressing in each of these games with solid team work and success on the powerplay. Hedman has truly been the star of this team in the last 6 games in which he has 5 assists and a +7 rating.

Lukas Kaspar, although he hasn't showed up on the scoreboard since the November 24th loss to the San Jose Sharks, has racked up assists since then. Kaspar has earned 13 assists in 13 games since his last goal and currently leads the team in points with 38. Travis Randell, who looks more like a ten year veteran than like a rookie on the ice, has been averaging the higest time on the ice for any forwards on the team, being used in every situation and responding well. New acquisition Eric Brewer, who has found success paired with Hedman, is also on a tear and has been incredibly solid in the last few weeks.

December 15th 2011: Kansas City vs. Portland, 4-1 W, (Randell 9, Carter 16, Lombardi 8, Schremp 10), Denis [W] (24/25)
December 18th 2011: Coyotes at New York I, 3-1 W, (Pyatt 6, Hunter 2, Kelly 10), Denis [W] (18/19)
December 21st 2011: Coyotes at Washington, 4-3 L, (Karamnov 6, Schremp 11-12), Denis [L] (44/48)
December 22nd 2011: Coyotes at Nashville, 6-0 W, (Krysanov 4, Schremp 13, Lombardi 9-10, Carter 17, Pyatt 7), Denis [W] (26/26)

Kansas City Coyotes (35GP, 8-25-2, 18 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

07-20-2009, 07:13 PM

Only three Coyotes in World Juniors

December 27th 2011 - With Czech Republic, Slovakia and USA down in the first division of the World Junior Championships, the look of the main tournament is a definite change from what we are used to. Only thee Kansas City Coyotes will take part in the tournament. André Lindblad and Johan Larsson will suit up for Sweden while Mikael Granlund will play for Finland.

Two players had played in the Division 1 tournament that was held two weeks ago. Defenseman Ivan Ruzicka was the MVP of the tournament in leading Czech Republic back to a the main tourny by leading the tournament in scoring with 12 assists in 5 games. Nikolai Stasenko couldn't help Belarus to better than a 3rd place finish, ending the tournament with a goal in five games. Great Britain was the other country who will be promoted.

GROUP A
Canada (G Gord Harris - D Brandon Gormley - D Erik Gudbranson - F Austin Timmins - F John McFarland [C] - F Darren Sigouin)
Russia (G Yakov Shabanov - D Aidar Safonov - D Gleb Belov - F Anton Andreev [C] - F Anton Markov - F Boris Denisov)
Germany (G Marcus Zimmermann - D Roman Goc - D Marco Deitrich [C] - F Boris Lehner - F Vitali Merz - F Boris Staudt)
Denmark (G Ulrik Bork - D Sven Moller - D Gert Schultz - F Marc Pedersen - F Fritz Adriansen - F Kasper Krog [C])
Ukraine (G Yevgeny Bolshakov - D Maxim Toryanik - D Valery Vovk - F Dmitri Khanin - F Maksim Timchenko [C] - F Demian Egorov)

GROUP B
Sweden (G Marco Jarl - D Jarno Sandell [C] - D Wilhelm Lönnberg - F Pontus Paulsson - F Markus Kinisjärvi - F Andre Lindblad)
Finland (G Juho Käyhkö - D Dinny Korhonen [C] - D David Pulliainen - F Mikael Savolainen - F Thomas Sulin - F Jussi-Pekka Pulkkinen)
Latvia (G Artis Zostins - D Maris Breinins - D Stanislavs Baranovskis - F Olegs Dembovksis - F Vadis Grundmanis [C] - F Edgars Dzelzs)
Switzerland (G Stephan Serena - D Omar Bucher - D Remo Schoop [C] - F Michel Knecht - F Roberto Steiner - F Gregory Perret)
Slovenia (G Marko Pavlin - D Karel Markovic - D Miro Markovic - F Anze Brodnik - F Gasper Kopitar [C] - F Gregor Pesjak)

December 26th 2011: Kansas City vs. Chicago, 4-3OT L, (Hunter 3, Artyukhin 4, Schremp 14), Denis [OTL] (28/32)

Kansas City Coyotes (36GP, 8-25-3, 19 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-01-2009, 12:25 PM

Things are looking up for 2012

January 1st 2012 - Things can only get better in 2012 following the awful start to the season, and the month of December definitely went in that sense. With a new coaching staff, the team played better hockey and has made some significant moves forward.

Rob Schremp, out of a month of 7 goals and 10 assists for 17 points in 14 games, was the December segment winner of the Sprint Cup. He beat Victor Hedman and Marc Denis in the voting. Meanwhile, Erik Haula was the AHL Rookie of the Month. The 20-years-old finnish winger scored 15 goals and 9 assists in 15 games. He currently leads the Rampage with 43 points in 35 games, which puts him fourth in the league. His 23 goals also lead the league.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks (15GP - 15G - 13A - 28PTS)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: D Sergei Gonchar, Chicago Blackhawks (15GP - 4G - 15A - 17PTS)
NHL Rookie of the Month: LW Artem Gareev, Dallas Stars (12GP - 5G - 4A - 9PTS)
NHL Goals Leader: 39 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 39 - C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Points Leader: 68 - RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 37 - D Sergei Gonchar, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 28 - RW Travis Randell, Kansas City Coyotes

December 28th 2011: Kansas City vs. Montreal, 5-2 L, (Randell 10, Kelly 11), Denis [L] (35/40)
December 30th 2011: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 3-2 L, (Carter 18, Hedman 3), Denis [L] (29/32)

Kansas City Coyotes (38GP, 8-27-3, 19 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-01-2009, 12:26 PM

Can Kovalchuk go 50 in 50?

January 4th 2012 - With a hat trick tonight, Ilya Kovalchuk now has 42 goals in 44 regular season games. Playing on a line with Olli Jokinen and Dainius Zubrus in Chicago, also helped by Sergei Gonchar and Brent Seabrook on defense, Kovalchuk leads the league in goal scoring by 8 goals.

Only five players have scored 50 goals in 50 games in the history of the NHL. Maurice Richard did it for the first time in 1944-45. Mike Bossy was the next to do it in 1980-81. Wayne Gretzky then did it thrice, scoring 50 goals in 39 games and 61 in 50 games in 1981-82, scoring 50 goals in 42 games and 61 in 50 games in 1983-84 and finally scoring 50 goals in 49 games before scoring a hat trick in the fiftieth game. Mario Lemieux scored 50 goals in 46 games in 1988-89, scoring 54 in 50 games and ending the season with 85 goals. The last player to do it was Brett Hull, who did it in 1990-91 and 1991-92.

Unofficial 50 goals scorers in 50 games have been scored five different times. Jari Kuri scored his 50th goal in his 50th game in 1984-85, but it was the team's 53rd game. Alexander Mogilny scored his 50th goal in his 46th game in 1992-93, but it was also his team's 53rd game. Mario Lemieux scored 50 goals in less than 50 games in 1992-93 and 1995-96 but had not played in every game by his team up to that point. Cam Neely scored 50 goals in 44 games in 1993-94, faster than any player other than Gretzky and Lemieux, but it was the Bruins' 66th game of the season. Bobby Hull, Charlie Simmer and Bernie Nicholls all scorer all had near misses, scoring their 50th goal in the 51st or 52 games of the season.

Ilya Kovalchuk has played in all of the Blackhawks' game this season. The Blackhawks will play their 50th game in a bit more than a week on January 16th in Nashville.

January 1st 2012: Coyotes at Philadelphia, 4-2 W, (Karamnov 7-8, Kelly 12, Krysanov 5), Denis [W] (30/32)
January 3rd 2012: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 4-2 W, (Schremp 15, Carter 19, Kelly 13, Lombardi 11), Denis [W] (33/35)

Kansas City Coyotes (40GP, 10-27-3, 23 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-09-2009, 05:06 PM

Kovalchuk pulls harmstring

January 9th 2012 - Ilya Kovalchuk's dream of scoring an official 50 goals in 50 games ended tonight when he suffered a pulled harmstring in the Blackhawks' 6-5 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Kovalchuk will miss two weeks of action. The Russian sniper had scored 44 goals in 46 games up to that point.

TRADE: Florida trades D Kimmo Timonen to Dallas for F Tom Wandell and rights to prospect D Alex Theriau
TRADE: New York I trades F Paul Kariya to Los Angeles for D Vyacheslav Voinov

January 5th 2012: Kansas City vs. Dallas, 6-2 W, (Schremp 16-17, Lombardi 12, Kelly 14, Parent 2, Krysanov 6), Denis [W] (31/33)
January 8th 2012: Coyotes at Anaheim, 3-0 L, Denis [L] (26/29)
January 9th 2012: Coyotes at Colorado, 4-3 W, (Randell 11, Pyatt 8, Hunter 4, Carter 20), Pavelec [W] (32/35)

Kansas City Coyotes (43GP, 12-28-3, 27 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-09-2009, 05:07 PM

Lindblad stars in Sweden WJC Victory

January 10th 2012 - André Lindblad, the Coyotes' third overall pick in the last NHL Entry Draft, was the first star of the World Junior Championships final in which he scored a goal and two assists to lead Sweden past Canada 3-2. Lindblad was also named tournament MVP after scoring 6 points and keeping a +7 record in 6 games.

This victory is a sweet revenge for the Swedes who lost to the repeating Canadians last year in the Finals. Finland won the bronze medal by defeating Denmark and hot young goaltender Ulrik Bork 4-3 in shootouts. The hosts, Switzerland, finished 7th. Slovenia and Germany will be relegated and replaced by Czech Republic and Great Britain in next year's tournament.

Gold Medal: Sweden
Silver Medal: Canada
Bronze Medal: Finland
4th place: Denmark
5th place: Russia
6th place: Latvia
7th place: Switzerland
8th place: Ukraine
9th place: Slovenia
10th place: Germany

Top 5 Scorers:
1. RW Marc Pedersen (DEN) - 7GP - 6-5-11
2. C Jussi-Pekka Pulkkinen (FIN) - 7GP - 1-8-9
3. RW Darren Sigouin (CAN) - 6GP - 1-7-8
4. RW Kasper Krog (DEN) - 7GP - 4-3-7
5. C John McFarland (CAN) - 6GP - 3-4-7

MVP: André Lindblad (SWE)
Best Forward: André Lindblad (SWE)
Best Defenseman: Brandon Gormley (CAN)
Best Goaltender: Marco Jarl (SWE)

All-Star Team:
Marc Pedersen (DEN) - André Lindblad (SWE) - Darren Sigouin (CAN)
Brandon Gormley (CAN) - Ruslan Maltsev (RUS)
Marco Jarl (SWE)

Coyotes prospects:
C André Lindblad (SWE) - 6GP - 2-4-6
RW Johan Larsson (SWE) - 6GP - 2-3-5
C Mikael Granlund (FIN) - 7GP - 0-0-0

duff88

08-09-2009, 05:07 PM

Axelsson traded to Chicago

January 11th 2012 - The Kansas City Coyotes have traded forward Per-Johan Axelsson to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2nd round pick in 2013. The Blackhawks had shown interest in Axelsson following the loss of Ilya Kovalchuk to an injury. The team has played with 11 forwards and 7 defensemen in the lineup for most of the season. In 20 games with the Coyotes this year, Axelsson had scored a goal and 6 assists for 7 points while being -6.

Meanwhile, Kirill Kabanov has been named to the AHL All-Star game for team PlanetUSA. In 38 games with the Rampage, the 19-years-old russian has scored 15 goals and 34 points. He will play in his 100th AHL career game in two days against Houston.

TRADE: New Jersey trade F Mattias Tedenby to Edmonton for F Peter Schaefer

duff88

08-10-2009, 08:51 PM

Sigouin overtakes ISS #1 rank

January 14th 2012 - The International Scouting Service has released it's mid-season rankings for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, and Peterborough Petes right winger Darren Sigouin has overtaken the first overall spot previously held by Swedish defenseman Wilhelm Lönnberg. Shannon Ladd, previously ranked 18th, made one of the important leap up to the fifth spot. Latvia goaltender Artis Zostins, strong from a great showing at the World Junior Chamiponships, also had an interesting upgrade from 59th to 16th. Ondrej Prochazka, previously ranked 13th, has fallen out of the first round and into mid second round and is not looking up at the moment. Four goaltenders are ranked in the first round.

1 (3) RW Darren Sigouin - 6'1/169 - Peterborough Petes (OHL) - Canada
2 (1) D Wilhelm Lönnberg - 6'1/178 - Erie Otters (OHL) - Sweden
3 (2) LW Armand Hull - 5'11/165 - Erie Otters (OHL) - Canada
4 (4) RW Stéphane Aubin - 6'4/191 - P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) - Canada
5 (18) D Shannon Ladd - 6'4/211 - Saginaw Spirit (OHL) - Canada
6 (5) D Alexandre Gagnon - 6'0/183 - Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) - Canada
7 (12) D Sebastien Côté - 5'11/167 - Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) - Canada
8 (8) D Bob Scoville - 6'0/185 - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Canada
9 (7) G Spiros Houghton - 6'0/194 - Sarnia Sting (OHL) - Canada
10 (10) RW Tommy Wiart - 5'6/165 - Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) - Canada
11 (6) LW Yiorgo Ewanchuk - 6'1/167 - Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) - Canada
12 (9) D Gleb Belov - 6'2/200 - CSKA Moscow (RSL) - Russia
13 (14) C Jean-Simon Jager - 6'4/231 - Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) - Canada
14 (11) G Ulrik Bork - 5'11/178 - Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) - Denmark
15 (15) D Leo Sutton - 5'11/171 - Oshawa Generals (OHL) - Canada
16 (59) G Artis Zostins - 5'7/154 - DHK Latgale (LAT) - Latvia
17 (16) C Lawne Monette - 6'5/216 - Barrie Colts (OHL) - Canada
18 (24) D Joe Regan - 6'0/154 - Boston University Terriers (NCAA) - USA
19 (21) C Oldrich Glas - 6'1/189 - Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) - Czech Republic
20 (52) C Jon Svensson - 5'10/167 - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) - Sweden
21 (28) D Archie Mason - 6'0/171 - Erie Otters (OHL) - Canada
22 (19) C Henrick McCauley - 6'1/163 - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) - Canada
23 (17) C Yan Barkov - 6'0/200 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - Russia
24 (46) RW Florian Richter - 6'2/205 - Slavia Praha Jrs (CZE) - Czech Republic
25 (33) C Tom Fournier - 6'1/167 - Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) - Canada
26 (36) D Radomil Herman - 5'10/191 - Spara Praha Jrs (CZE) - Czech Republic
27 (29) RW Dmitri Storm - 5'11/156 - MODO (SEL) - Sweden
28 (39) C Thomas Sulin - 5'11/156 - Ilves Tampereen (FIN) - Finland
29 (37) G Renaud Dufour - 5'11/174 - Baie-Comeau Drakkars (QMJHL) - Canada
30 (43) D Andrew Bailey - 6'1/194 - Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) - USA

January 12th 2012 - Coyotes at New York R, 5-2 L, (Kaspar 9, Randell 12), Denis [L] (29/34)

Kansas City Coyotes (44GP, 12-29-3, 27 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-10-2009, 08:52 PM

Kovalchuk leaves a mark in return

January 29th 2012 - After missing nine games with a pulled harmstring, Ilya Kovalchuk made an incredible impact tonight in his return with the Chicago Blackhawks, who defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 10-3. Kovalchuk scored twice and added three assists, leaving him with a total of 78 points in 47 games this season which places him third in the league behind Jarome Iginla and Sidney Crosby. Kovalchuk has now scored 46 goals in 47 games and will hope to get an unofficial 50 in 50. His fiftieth game should come on February 8th in Vancouver.

January 15th 2012 - Kansas City vs. Calgary, 3-1 L, (Kaspar 10), Denis [L] (29/32)
January 17th 2012 - Kansas City vs. Edmonton, 3-2 L, (Artyukhin 5, Carter 21), Denis [L] (40/43)
January 19th 2012 - Kansas City vs. Boston, 5-2 L, (Pyatt 9, Artyukhin 6), Pavelec [L] (32/37)
January 21st 2012 - Coyotes at Boston, 4-3 W, (Kelly 15, Randell 13, Kaspar 11, Pyatt 10), Denis [W] (34/37)
January 23rd 2012 - Coyotes at Buffalo, 4-2 L, (Cashman 1, Artyukhin 7), Denis [L] (26/30)
January 25th 2012 - Coyotes at Chicago, 4-1 L, (Artyukhin 8), Denis [L] (36/40)
January 26th 2012 - Kansas City vs. Columbus, 5-0 W, (Pyatt 11, Kelly 16, Carter 22, Schremp 18, Krysanov 7), Pavelec [W] (30/30)
January 28th 2012 - Kansas City vs. Colorado, 4-0 L, Pavelec [L] (21/25)
January 29th 2012 - Coyotes at Atlanta, 7-3 L, (Carter 23-24, Lombardi 13), Denis [L] (43/50)

Kansas City Coyotes (53GP, 14-36-3, 31 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-10-2009, 08:54 PM

Coyotes still last after January

February 1st 2012 - The Coyotes started the month well, but have once again been the worst team in the league towards the end of the month. With the 25th Goals For average and the 29th Goals Against average, it is tough to imagine that the Coyotes could make a run to end the season. They are 9th points away from the New York Islanders and 29th place in the league and 13 points away from the Portland Titans and 14th place in the West.

Victor Hedman, who had seven assists in 15 games, was the January segment winner of the Sprint Cup. The big defenseman, who is currently negotiating a contract extension with the Coyotes, beat Rob Schremp and Lukas Kaspar in the voting. The Olympic pause will start on February 15th and will last until March. The Coyotes will play six games in February and will not play again until March 1st in Portland.

Kirill Kabanov played in the AHL All-Star game today and had an assist on the only goal by his team in a 4-1 loss. Gregg McKegg, a Coyotes prospect who plays for Saginaw in the OHL, had to be taken out on a stretcher after a huge hit by Windsor's Derek Van Ness. McKegg was consicous but suffered a concussion. His situation will be re-evaluated in the coming days.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: LW Dany Heatley, Ottawa Senators (15GP - 13G - 13A - 26PTS)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: D Alexander Edler, Vancouver Canucks (15GP - 2G - 12A - 14PTS)
NHL Rookie of the Month: LW Magnus Svensson-Pääjärvi, Pittsburgh Penguins (16GP - 3G - 8A - 11PTS)
NHL Goals Leader: 46 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 53 - C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Points Leader: 84 - RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 43 - D Sergei Gonchar, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 33 - RW Zack Kassian, Detroit Red Wings

duff88

08-10-2009, 08:55 PM

McKegg's season is over

February 6th 2012 - Gregg McKegg won't come back this season. The 19-years-old forward, who left his last game on a stretcher after a huge open ice hit by defenseman Derek Van Ness, suffered a major concussion. It is presently unknown if he will be able to suit again in a hockey game. Less than a week after the hit, Van Ness, who was a second round pick by the Islanders, was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Meanwhile, Ilya Kovalchuk has scored two goals against San Jose and is now at 48 in 48.

TRADE: New York I trades D Joe Corvo and rights to D Derek Van Ness to Chicago for F Andrew Ladd, rights to D Stanislav Tregubov and a 2nd round pick.
TRADE: New York I trades D Barret Jackman and a 4th round pick to Philadelphia for F Ryan Craig and F Pat Rissmiller

February 4th 2012: Coyotes at Pittsburgh, 3-2 W, (Semenov 2, Randell 14, Carter 25), Denis [W] (20/22)

Kansas City Coyotes (54GP, 15-36-3, 33 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-11-2009, 04:12 PM

Kovalchuk falls short

February 8th 2012 - Ilya Kovalchuk was held to one assist in his 49th and 50th games and has missed his opportunity to scored 50 goals in 50 games.

TRADE: Philadelphia trades F Jeff Carter to Washington for G Michal Neuvirth and D Milan Jurcina

February 6th 2012: Kansas City vs. Calgary, 5-3 L, (Kelly 17, Kaspar 12, Lombardi 14), Denis [L] (28/33)
February 8th 2012: Kansas City vs. New York I, 3-2 L, (Randell 15, Kaspar 13), Denis [L] (27/30)

Kansas City Coyotes (56GP, 15-38-3, 33 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-11-2009, 04:15 PM

McKee back to Buffalo

February 15th 2012 - The Kansas City Coyotes have traded defenseman Jay McKee to the Buffalo Sabres for a 4th round pick. The 34-years-old blueliner had 4 assists in 58 games with a -18 record. He had his best years in Buffalo to start his career, before moving to St. Louis, Portland, New Jersey and Kansas City.

With the Olympic break coming, the Kansas City Coyotes have sent down Travis Randell and Vitaly Karamnov to the San Antonio Rampage. They will play 6 games with San Antonio and should be recalled in time for the Portland game on March 1st.

TRADE: Detroit trades D Niklas Kronwall to Chicago for a 4th round pick in 2012, a 3rd round pick in 2013 and a 4th round pick in 2014
TRADE: Portland trades D Henrik Tallinder to Ottawa for rights to F Pal Hultgren
TRADE: Buffalo trades D Ron Hainsey to Ottawa for rights to F Mathias Lundgren
TRADE: Detroit trades F Zack Kassian to Ottawa for a 4th round pick
TRADE: Detroit trades D Dennis Wideman to New York R for rights to RW Peter Grant

February 11th 2012: Kansas City vs. Carolina, 3-1 W, (Randell 16, Pyatt 12-13), Denis [W] (31/32)
February 12th 2012: Coyotes at Vancouver, 5-4 L, (Kaspar 13, Pyatt 14, Schremp 19, Carter 26), Pavelec [L] (28/33)
February 14th 2012: Coyotes at Edmonton, 4-2 W, (Kaspar 14, Randell 17, Hedman 4, Pyatt 15), Denis [W] (30/32)

Kansas City Coyotes (59GP, 17-39-3, 37 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-11-2009, 10:25 PM

Three Coyotes at Olympics

February 16th 2012 - Only three Kansas City Coyotes will be participating at the 2012 Vancouver Olympics. Victor Hedman will play for Sweden, Alexei Semenov for Russia and Ondrej Pavelec will be the backup to Tomas Vokoun for Czech Republic

GROUP A
USA (G Ryan Miller - D Erik Johnson - D Ryan Whitney - F Peter Mueller - F Scott Gomez - F Paul Stastny [C])
Finland (G Miikka Kiprusoff - D Joni Pitkänen - D Kimmo Timonen - F Olli Jokinen - F Saku Koivu [C] - F Teemu Selänne)
Czech Republic (G Tomas Vokoun - D Tomas Kaberle [C] - D Pavel Kubina - F Patrick Elias - F Ales Hemsky - F Martin Havlat)
Switzerland (G Martin Gerber - D Mark Streit [C] - D Luca Sbisa - F Roman Wick - F Martin Plüss - F Romano Lemm)
Germany (G Thomas Greiss - D Dennis Seidenberg - D Christian Ehrhoff - F Marco Sturm [C] - F Marcel Goc - F Christoph Schubert)
Denmark (G Peter Hirsch - D Andreas Andreasen [C] - D Mads Bodker - F Lars eller - F Mikkel Bodker - F Jannik Hansen)

GROUP B
Canada (G Martin Brodeur - D Scott Niedermayer - D Dion Phaneuf - F Dany Heatley - F Sidney Crosby - F Jarome Iginla [C])
Russia (G Ilya Bryzgalov - D Andrei Markov - D Evgeny Varlamov [C] - F Alexander Ovechkin - F Evgeni Malkin - F Ilya Kovalchuk)
Sweden (G Henrik Lundqvist - D Mattias Öhlund - D Alexander Edler - F Henrik Zetterberg [C] - F Markus Näslund - F Niklas Bäckström)
Slovakia (G Peter Budaj - D Andrej Meszaros - D Zdeno Chara [C] - F Marian Gaborik - F Pavol Demitra - F Marian Hossa)
Austria (G Reinhard Divis - D Thomas Pöck - D Lee Sweatt - F Thomas Vanek - F Matthias Trattnig [C] - F Andreas Nödl)
Italy (G Günther Hell - D Mario Scalzo - D John Gobbi - F Tony Tuzzolino - F Jonathan Pittis [C] - F Daniel Sisca)

duff88

08-11-2009, 10:27 PM

Victor Hedman signs 4 years extension

February 23rd 2012 - Victor Hedman has signed a contract extension that will keep him with the Kansas City Coyotes until 2016. The swedish defenseman will see his salary raise every year until the end of this contract. He will be 25 years old at that time and will be in his final year of restricted free agency eligibility.

2011-12: 875K$ (Current deal)
2012-13: 2.160M$
2013-14: 2.835M$
2014-15: 4.252M$
2015-16: 5.670M$

Meanwhile, the trade deadline is tommorow. Although GM Nicolas Fillion has stated that he doesn't want to sell any of his players, there are some important rumours surrounding the team and some big names could be on the move.

TRADE: Boston trades D Chris Campoli to Buffalo for F Dylan Hunter
TRADE: New York I trades D Nick Boynton to Atlanta for F Angelo Esposito
TRADE: Philadelphia trades Simon Gagné to Montreal for F Steve Quailer, F Adam Pettersson and D Jared Cowen
TRADE: Detroit trades F Johan Franzén to New Jersey for F Chris Stewart and F Mike Hoeffel
TRADE: Florida trades D Duncan Keith to Boston for F Brad Marchant
TRADE: Detroit trades F Mikko Koivu to New York I for D Nick Schultz
TRADE: Philadelphia trades D Zbynek Michalek to Portland for D Ian White and a 3rd round pick

duff88

08-12-2009, 05:57 PM

Red Wings clean the house

February 25th 2012 - The Detroit Red Wings completed the dismantlement of their team by trading away three of the franchise's blue chippers in Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Brian Rafalski. 41-years-old captain Nicklas Lidström is the only remaining core of the good days of the Red Wings, but with a -34 in this season he is only a shade of his former self. In the month of February, the Wings also traded away Niklas Kronwall, Dennis Wideman, Zack Kassian, Johan Franzén and Mikko Koivu.

Meanwhile, trade talks between Florida and Kansas City were said to be major and non-stop through the afternoon, but it seems like no deal was reached before today's trading deadline. The Coyotes will therefore use statu-quo with their current team.

TRADE: Detroit trades F Henrik Zetterberg to Calgary for F Oskar Osala, rights to F Myles Lambert and a 2nd round pick
TRADE: Detroit trades D Brian Rafalski to Atlanta for D Zach Bogosian and D Colten Teubert
TRADE: Detroit trades F Pavel Datsyuk to Philadelphia for F Andreas Nödl, D Ian White, D Paul Ranger and a 3rd round pick
TRADE: Portland trades D Radoslav Suchy and a 4th round pick to Calgary for F Juuso Puustinen and a 3rd round pick
TRADE: Portland trades D Marek Malik to Toronto for a 3rd round pick in 2012 and a 4th round pick in 2013
TRADE: New York R trades D Filip Kuba to St. Louis for rights to F Scooter Coleman
TRADE: Dallas trades D Andy Greene and F Shawn Bates to Nashville for G Jeremy Smith, D Rhett Warrener and a 3rd round pick

duff88

08-12-2009, 05:58 PM

Canada wins Gold

February 28th 2012 - Canada came out strong in the third period of the Gold Medal game, scoring six goals, on their way to a 10-4 win over Sweden. Martin St. Louis, Simon Gagné, Eric Staal and Rick Nash all scored twice in the final, with Vincent Lecavalier and Sidney Crosby scoring the other goals. Ryan Miller blocked all 30 shots against in the Bronze Medal game to lead the US past Russia.

Gold Medal: Canada
Silver Medal: Sweden
Bronze Medal: USA
4th Place: Russia
5th Place: Finland
6th Place: Czech Republic
7th Place: Slovakia
8th Place: Germany
9th Place: Denmark
10th Place: Austria
11th Place: Switzerland
12th Place: Italy

Top 5 Scorers:
1. LW Rick Nash (CAN) - 8GP - 9-18-27
2. C Sidney Crosby (CAN) - 8GP - 8-12-20
3. RW Jarome Iginla (CAN) - 8GP - 11-8-19
4. C Vincent Lecavalier (CAN) - 8GP - 3-15-18
5. LW Simon Gagné (CAN) - 8GP - 8-9-17

MVP: Rick Nash (CAN)
Best Forward: Rick Nash (CAN)
Best Defenseman: Wade Redden (CAN)
Best Goaltender: Ryan Miller (USA)

All-Star Team:
Rick Nash (CAN) - Sidney Crosby (CAN) - Jarome Iginla (CAN)
Wade Redden (CAN) - Erik Johnson (USA)
Ryan Miller (USA)

Kansas City Coyotes
D Victor Hedman (SWE) - 8GP - 0-2-2
D Alexei Semenov (RUS) - 8GP - 0-0-0
G Ondrej Pavelec (CZE) - 1GP - 0W - 7GA

DeToxRox

08-12-2009, 05:58 PM

Bummer to see Detroit deal like that. I don't remember ever seeing that big of a fire sale in EHM before, crazy.

duff88

08-12-2009, 06:18 PM

They aren't destroying the team though, they're building quite the defensive powerhouse with Zach Bogosian, Colten Teubert and Seth Helgeson. And considering they will likely have the first or second overall pick, they could add a great sniper in Darren Sigouin or maybe Lidström's replacement in Wilhelm Lönnberg.

duff88

08-14-2009, 03:22 PM

February was too short

March 1st 2012 - The month of February contained too few games for the Coyotes. With a shortened schedule due to the Olympic tournament, the Coyotes played only six games, ending those with a respectable three wins.

Marc Denis was the player of the month. Denis won three of his five starts, keeping a 91.3% save percentage and a 2.59 goals against average. He beat Lukas Kaspar and Matthew Lombardi in the votings.

Meanwhile, the Coyotes recalled Travis Randell, Erik Haula, Kirill Kabanov and Maksim Goncharov from the San Antonio Rampage. Travis Randell had been sent down along with Vitaly Karamnov during the Olympic break, but the team decided to let Karamnov in the minors for the moment. He had only scored one point in his last fifteen games. Randell scored 4 goals and 2 assists in 6 games with the Rampage. Erik Haula and Kirill Kabanov were respectively 5th and 8th in AHL scoring with 68 and 59 points. Maksim Goncharov was 3rd in hits and 4th in blocked shots.

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LINES FOR TONIGHT'S GAME IN PORTLAND
Pyatt - Schremp [A] - Randell
Kaspar - Lombardi - Kabanov
Carter [C] - Kelly - Haula
Krysanov - Artyukhin

Hedman - Brewer [A]
Parent - Semenov
Kronwall - Kulyash
Cashman

Denis
Pavelec

NHL Offensive Player of the Month: RW Nathan Horton, Florida Panthers (5GP - 3G - 7A - 10PTS)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: G Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils (4GP - 4W - 95.3SAV% - 1.25GAA)
NHL Rookie of the Month: LW James Van Riemsdyk, Philadelphia Flyers (6GP - 3G - 3A - 6PTS)
NHL Goals Leader: 50 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 56 - C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Points Leader: 89 - C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 44 - D Sergei Gonchar, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 38 - RW Travis Randell, Kansas City Coyotes

duff88

08-14-2009, 06:56 PM

Lombardi out three weeks

March 10th 2012 - Matthew Lombardi suffered a rotator cuff strain on the same play that lead to Rob Schremp's game winning overtime goal against Columbus, and will miss three weeks of action. Eric Hunter will take his place on the second line between Lukas Kaspar and Travis Randell.

March 1st 2012: Coyotes at Portland, 5-4S W, (Brewer 3, Kabanov 1, Schremp 20, Lombardi 15), Denis [W] (41/45)
March 3rd 2012: Coyotes at Calgary, 6-2 L, (Pyatt 16, Randell 18), Denis [L] (34/40)
March 7th 2012: Kansas City vs. Minnesota, 5-3 L, (Kelly 18, Kabanov 2-3), Denis [L] (29/34)
March 9th 2012: Kansas City vs. Columbus, 4-3OT W, (Schremp 21-22, Pyatt 17, Kabanov 4), Pavelec [W] (28/31)

Kansas City Coyotes (63GP, 19-41-3, 41 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-16-2009, 10:17 AM

Three points away

April 1st 2012 - The Kansas City Coyotes kept a very respectable 7-7-1 record in March, and are now only three points away, with a game in hand, from the slumping Detroit Red Wings and the 14th place in the Western Conference. The Coyotes will play another time against the Red Wings and will play 5 of their last 8 games in Kansas City.

Rob Schremp was the March segment winner of the Sprint Cup. Schremp scored 5 goals and 11 assists in 15 games while keeping a +6 record. He beat Taylor Pyatt and surprising rookie call-up Kirill Kabanov in the voting. Kabanov was also named Rookie of the Month.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: LW Henrik Zetterberg, Calgary Flames (15GP - 16G - 14A - 30PTS)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (13GP - 11W - 94.1SAV% - 1.43GAA - 2SO)
NHL Rookie of the Month: LW Kirill Kabanov, Kansas City Coyotes (15GP - 7G - 8A - 15PTS)
NHL Goals Leader: 60 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 68 - C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Points Leader: 117 - RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 57 - D Sergei Gonchar, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 48 - RW Travis Randell, Kansas City Coyotes

March 11th 2012: Kansas City vs. Vancouver, 3-2S L, (Kulyash 3, Carter 27), Denis [OTL] (29/31)
March 13th 2012: Coyotes at Anaheim, 2-0 W, (Schremp 23, Randell 19), Denis [W] (29/29)
March 14th 2012: Coyotes at Los Angeles, 3-1 L, (Kabanov 5), Denis [L] (34/37)
March 17th 2012: Coyotes at Colorado, 5-1 L, (Kabanov 6), Denis [L] (19/24) & Pavelec (2/2)
March 19th 2012: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 4-1 W, (Kelly 19, Kaspar 16-17, Pyatt 18), Denis [W] (29/30)
March 20th 2012: Coyotes at Dallas, 5-2 L, (Kaspar 18, Haula 1), Pavelec [L] (29/34)
March 22nd 2012: Kansas City vs. Colorado, 4-3S W, (Pyatt 19, Kabanov 7, Kulyash 4), Denis [W] (23/26)
March 24th 2012: Coyotes at Chicago, 4-0 L, Denis [L] (39/43)
March 26th 2012: Kansas City vs. Minnesota, 5-1 W, (Haula 2, Kaspar 19, Randell 20, Brewer 4, Lombardi 16), Denis [W] (27/28)
March 28th 2012: Kansas City vs. Buffalo, 3-2 L, (Pyatt 20, Kaspar 20), Denis [L] (17/20)
March 30th 2012: Coyotes at Detroit, 4-0 W, (Randell 21-22, Schremp 24, Pyatt 21), Denis [W] (25/25)

Kansas City Coyotes (74GP, 24-46-4, 52 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-16-2009, 10:17 AM

Denis signs new deal

April 7th 2012 - Marc Denis has signed a new contract extension with the Kansas City Coyotes. The 34-years-old goaltender will stay in Kansas City for the next two years with a contract that will earn him 3.35M$. In 57 games so far this season, the Canadian goaltender has kept a 19-31-4 record with a 90.0% save percentage and a 3.38GAA. He has also recorded 3 shutouts.

April 1st 2012: Coyotes at San Jose, 5-4S L, (Kabanov 8, Schremp 25, Randell 23, Pyatt 22), Denis [OTL] (31/35)
April 3rd 2012: Coyotes at Dallas, 4-2 L, (Randell 24, Kabanov 9), Denis [L] (23/26)
April 5th 2012: Kansas City vs. Chicago, 5-1 L, (Schremp 26), Pavelec [L] (35/40)

Kansas City Coyotes (77GP, 24-48-5, 53 points, 15th in the West)

DeToxRox

08-16-2009, 11:21 AM

Keep it up. This is a time 5 FOFC dynasty of all time.

duff88

08-16-2009, 11:50 AM

Coyotes pass Wings

April 9th 2012 - With a dominating 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings tonight, the Kansas City Coyotes have now passed them in the Western Conference standings. With 57 points to the Red Wings' 55, the Coyotes are now 14th in the West and 29th in the NHL. Lukas Kaspar, with a Coyotes record setting 5 points game, scored his 80th point of the season in the win.

April 7th 2012: Kansas City vs. Vancouver, 4-3 W, (Kabanov 10, Randell 25, Schremp 27, Lombardi 17), Denis [W] (27/30)
April 9th 2012: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 6-2 W, (Kabanov 11, Randell 26-27, Kaspar 21-22, Brewer 5), Denis [W] (26/28)

Kansas City Coyotes (79GP, 26-48-5, 57 points, 14th in the West)

duff88

08-16-2009, 12:07 PM

Kabanov, a young star!

April 14th 2012 - The season is already over, but Kirill Kabanov, at only 19-years-old, made quite an impression in a short NHL stint. After a decent first year in North America in which he didn't quite reach expectations, the Russian winger did some bulking up and came back for his second year stronger, more focused and with one firm intention: To make it to the NHL.

Since being called up from San Antonio after the Olympic break, Kabanov has been nothing short of sensationnal. With 16 goals in 23 games, and a total of 28 points, Kabanov has been the most dominant Coyotes' for the last two months of the season. In the last ten games of the season alone, Kabanov scored 9 goals and 6 assists for 15 points, scoring a point in every game. He also scored a goal in each of the last five games for a total of 7. Another telling stat is that Kabanov scored the first goal in 6 of his 23 games, which is the highest total on the entire team for the whole season. Erik Haula, who was called up at the same time as his Rampage teammate, was also very solid. In 23 games, the finnish winger scored 10 points and maintained a +5 record.

The Coyotes finished the season with a 28-48-6 record, which in retrospect, is a good result considering the team started the year 5-24-2, which means they maintained a respectable record of 23-24-4 record since the coaching change. Kirill Kabanov, Erik Haula, Travis Randell and Maksim Goncharov will go down to play for the San Antonio Rampage in the AHL Playoffs.

The Sprint Cup (Player of the Year as voted by the media), Gold Stick (Biggest contributor without recieving praise for his work) and Star Trophy (Player of the Year as voted by the fans) will be given to their respective winner after the conclusion of the NHL Playoffs.

April 11th 2012: Kansas City vs. Anaheim, 8-2 W, (Kabanov 12-13, Kaspar 23-24, Schremp 28-29, Haula 2, Lombardi 18), Denis [W] (31/33)
April 13th 2012: Kansas City vs. Columbus, 3-1 W, (Kabanov 14, Brewer 6, Artyukhin 9), Denis [W] (25/26)
April 14th 2012: Coyotes at Columbus, 4-3S L, (Kabanov 15-16, Schremp 30), Denis [OTL] (40/43)

Kansas City Coyotes (82GP, 28-48-6, 62 points, 14th in the West)

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NHL Top 10 scorers:
1. RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary (81GP - 57G - 66A - 123PTS)
2. LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago (73GP - 68G - 52A - 120PTS)
3. C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh (82GP - 41G - 76A - 117PTS)
4. C Phil Kessel, Boston (82GP - 39G - 70A - 109PTS)
5. RW Marian Hossa, Toronto (82GP - 49G - 55A - 104PTS)
6. C Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh (82GP - 47G - 56A - 103PTS)
7. LW Alexander Ovechkin, Washington (77GP - 54G - 46A - 100PTS)
8. RW Nikolas Zherdev, New York R (81GP - 46G - 49A - 95PTS)
9. C Jason Spezza, Ottawa (75GP - 33G - 62A - 95PTS)
10. RW Nathan Horton, Florida (81GP - 29G - 65A - 94PTS)

NHL Top 5 goalscorers:
1. LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago (73GP - 68 Goals)
2. RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary (81GP - 57 Goals)
3. LW Alexander Ovechkin, Washington (77GP - 54 Goals)
4. RW Marian Hossa, Toronto (82GP - 49 Goals)
5. RW Marian Gaborik, Florida (78GP - 48 Goals)

NHL Top 5 defensemen scorers:
1. D Sergei Gonchar, Chicago (82GP - 19G - 44A - 63PTS)
2. D Erik Johnson, St. Louis (71GP - 9G - 44A - 53PTS)
3. D Dion Phaneuf, Calgary (81GP - 13G - 39A - 52PTS)
4. D Andrei Markov, Florida (82GP - 9G - 41A - 50PTS)
5. D Andrej Meszaros, Boston (82GP - 14G - 35A - 49PTS)

NHL Top 5 rookie scorers:
1. LW Travis Randell, Kansas City (78GP - 27G - 31A - 58PTS)
2. LW Magnus Svensson-Pääjärvi, Pittsburgh (75GP - 16G - 23A - 39PTS)
3. LW James Van Riemsdyk, Philadelphia (77GP - 16G - 23A - 39PTS)
4. RW Zack Kassian, Ottawa (72GP - 15G - 23A - 38PTS)
5. LW Artem Gareev, Dallas (65GP - 12G - 21A - 33PTS)

NHL Top 5 goaltender GAA (min. 60GP)
1. G Henrik Lundqvist, New York R (72GP - 43W - 2.36GAA - 92.0SAV% - 5SO)
2. G Roberto Luongo, Vancouver (68GP - 45W - 2.42GAA - 91.3SAV% - 6SO)
3. G Martin Biron, St. Louis (72GP - 38W - 2.45GAA - 91.9SAV% - 5SO)
4. G Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary (71GP - 47W - 2.56GAA - 90.9SAV% - 3SO)
5. G Vesa Toskala, Toronto (71GP - 49W - 2.66GAA - 91.0SAV% - 4SO)

Other notable players:
C Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim (77GP - 25G - 59A - 84PTS)
RW Bobby Ryan, Anaheim (82GP - 30G - 47A - 77PTS)
RW Corey Perry, Anaheim (82GP - 35G - 41A - 76PTS)
C John Tavares, Atlanta (78GP - 28G - 65A - 93PTS)
LW Jussi Jokinen, Atlanta (80GP - 44G - 45A - 89PTS)
RW Brian Gionta, Atlanta (76GP - 39G - 49A - 88PTS)
C Marc Savard, Atlanta (81GP - 34G - 52A - 86PTS)
D Brian Rafalski, Atlanta (78GP - 12G - 32A - 44PTS)
D Chris Pronger, Atlanta (82GP - 6G - 35A - 41PTS)
D Scott Niedermayer, Atlanta (79GP - 7G - 27A - 34PTS)
LW Brendan Morrow, Boston (75GP - 40G - 44A - 84PTS)
C Patrice Bergeron, Boston (76GP - 37G - 46A - 83PTS)
C Zack Hamill, Boston (74GP - 19G -51A - 70PTS)
D Joni Pitkänen, Boston (82GP - 6G - 39A - 45PTS)
LW Thomas Vanek, Buffalo (82GP - 42G - 49A - 91PTS)
C Derek Roy, Buffalo (82GP - 36G - 49A - 85PTS)
G Ryan Miller, Buffalo (72GP - 38W - 2.74GAA - 91.6SAV% - 3SO)
C Mike Cammalleri, Calgary (77GP - 37G - 55A - 92PTS)
LW Henrik Zetterberg, Calgary (80GP - 42G - 41A - 83PTS)
C Mikael Backlund, Calgary (82GP - 18G - 54A - 72PTS)
C Eric Staal, Carolina (81GP - 32G - 57A - 89PTS)
RW Jean-Pierre Dumont, Chicago (82GP - 36G - 55A - 91PTS)
C Olli Jokinen, Chicago (66GP - 26G - 59A - 85PTS)
RW Dainius Zubrus, Chicago (77GP - 27G - 57A - 84PTS)
C Paul Stastny, Colorado (82GP - 35G - 50A - 85PTS)
RW Milan Hejduk, Colorado (81GP - 41G - 43A - 84PTS)
LW Wojtek Wolski, Colorado (82GP - 33G - 45A - 78PTS)
C Mats Sundin, Colorado (82GP - 15G - 46A - 61PTS)
LW Rick Nash, Columbus (82GP - 45G - 31A - 76PTS)
RW Jakub Voracek, Columbus (82GP - 17G - 54A - 71PTS)
C Perttu Lindgren, Dallas (82GP - 28G - 51A - 79PTS)
LW Dustin Penner, Edmonton (82GP - 47G - 46A - 93PTS)
C Sam Gagner, Edmonton (80GP - 23G - 65A - 88PTS)
RW Ales Hemsky, Edmonton (72GP - 37G - 48A - 85PTS)
D Lubomir Visnovsky, Edmonton (80GP - 11G - 35A - 46PTS)
D Sheldon Souray, Edmonton (82GP - 6G - 37A - 43PTS)
RW Marian Gaborik, Florida (78GP - 48G - 44A - 92PTS)
D Jay Bouwmeester, Florida (82GP - 13G - 35A - 48PTS)
C Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles (81GP - 35G - 48A - 83PTS)
RW Patrick O'Sullivan, Los Angeles (76GP - 36G - 44A - 80PTS)
LW Alexander Frolov, Los Angeles (75GP - 37G - 39A - 76PTS)
C Vincent Lecavalier, Los Angeles (59GP - 24G - 46A - 70PTS)
LW Michael Frolik, Minnesota (82GP - 27G - 43A - 70PTS)
RW Teemu Pulkkinen, Minnesota (82GP - 35G - 26A - 61PTS)
LW Andrei Kostitsyn, Montreal (82GP - 42G - 44A - 86PTS)
RW Mikael Samuelsson, Montreal (77GP - 36G - 48A - 84PTS)
C Saku Koivu, Montreal (82GP - 26G - 54A - 80PTS)
RW Alex Kovalev, Montreal (82GP - 28G - 44A - 72PTS)
G Carey Price, Montreal (73GP - 41W - 2.86GAA - 90.1SAV% - 2SO)
LW Fredrik Modin, Nashville (82GP - 35G - 43A - 78PTS)
C Travis Zajac, New Jersey (82GP - 34G - 42A - 76PTS)
G Martin Brodeur, New Jersey (71GP - 41W - 2.96GAA - 91.0SAV% - 4SO)
C Scott Gomez, New York R (72GP - 29G - 52A - 81PTS)
LW Markus Näslund, New York R (82GP - 35G - 48A - 80PTS)
C Chris Drury, New York R (52GP - 15G - 34A - 49PTS)
D Michal Roszival, New York R (80GP - 7G - 40A - 47PTS)
LW Dany Heatley, Ottawa (73GP - 43G - 49A - 92PTS)
RW Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa (48GP - 17G - 31A - 48PTS)
D Zdeno Chara, Ottawa (78GP - 12G - 29A - 41PTS)
C Pavel Datsyuk, Philadelphia (81GP - 26G - 54A - 80PTS)
RW Joffrey Lupul, Philadelphia (77GP - 33G - 39A - 72PTS)
RW Patrick Kane, Pittsburgh (82GP - 38G - 50A - 88PTS)
C Henrik Sedin, Portland (74GP - 29G - 51A - 80PTS)
C Patrick Marleau, San Jose (78GP - 38G - 51A - 89PTS)
C Joe Thornton, San Jose (80GP - 36G - 51A - 87PTS)
LW Milan Michalek, San Jose (80GP - 33G - 52A - 85PTS)
RW Jonathan Cheechoo, San Jose (77GP - 42G - 41A - 83PTS)
LW Jiri Tlusty, St. Louis (82GP - 38G - 45A - 83PTS)
RW Martin St. Louis, St. Louis (82GP - 27G - 47A - 74PTS)
C Pavol Demitra, St. Louis (76GP - 34G - 37A - 71PTS)
RW Lars Eller, St. Louis (63GP - 26G - 39A - 65PTS)
D Kim Johnsson, St. Louis (81GP - 12G - 35A - 47PTS)
C Peter Mueller, Toronto (80GP - 30G - 63A - 93PTS)
LW Nik Antropov, Toronto (71GP - 37G - 42A - 79PTS)
RW Shane Doan, Toronto (76GP - 37G - 42A - 79PTS)
C Michal Handzus, Vancouver (72GP - 31G - 54A - 85PTS)
LW Daniel Sedin, Vancouver (81GP - 42G - 42A - 84PTS)
RW Martin Havlat, Vancouver (77GP - 38G - 45A - 83PTS)
D Alexander Edler, Vancouver (82GP - 11G - 35A - 46PTS)
D Mattias Öhlund, Vancouver (82GP - 4G - 42A - 46PTS)
C Niklas Bäckström, Vancouver (73GP - 25G - 42A - 67PTS)
RW Nikita Filatov, Vancouver (68GP - 31G - 34A - 65PTS)

Eastern Conference:
*1. Toronto Maple Leafs (53-25-4) - 110 Points
*2. Atlanta Thrashers (53-27-2) - 108 Points
*3. New York Rangers (49-30-3) - 101 Points
4. Montreal Canadiens (48-25-9) - 105 Points
5. Florida Panthers (43-29-10) - 96 Points
6. New Jersey Devils (43-32-7) - 93 Points
7. Boston Bruins (44-36-2) - 90 Points
8. Washington Capitals (40-32-10) - 90 Points
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9. Buffalo Sabres (41-36-5) - 87 Points
10. Philadelphia Flyers (40-38-4) - 84 Points
11. Ottawa Senators (35-38-9) - 79 Points
12. Pittsburgh Penguins (36-41-5) - 77 Points
13. Carolina Hurricanes (35-43-4) - 74 Points
14. Nashville Predators (36-45-1) - 73 Points
15. New York Islanders (32-48-2) - 66 Points

Western Conference
*1. Chicago Blackhawks (53-21-8) - 114 Points
*2. Calgary Flames (52-22-8) - 112 Points
*3. Los Angeles Kings (48-26-8) - 104 Points
4. Vancouver Canucks (52-26-4) - 108 Points
5. San Jose Sharks (46-32-4) - 96 Points
6. Dallas Stars (43-31-8) - 94 Points
7. Edmonton Oilers (43-31-8) - 94 Points
8. St. Louis Blues (41-35-6) - 88 Points
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9. Anaheim Ducks (40-34-8) - 88 Points
10. Minnesota Wild (37-34-11) - 85 Points
11. Colorado Avalanche (37-39-6) - 80 Points
12. Portland Titans (28-42-12) - 68 Points
13. Columbus Blue Jackets (29-45-8) - 66 Points
14. Kansas City Coyotes (28-48-6) - 62 Points
15. Detroit Red Wings (25-50-7) - 57 Points

1 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. 8 Washington Capitals
2 Atlanta Thrashers vs. 7 Boston Bruins
3 New York Rangers vs. 6 New Jersey Devils
4 Montreal Canadiens vs. 5 Florida Panthers

1 Chicago Blackhawks vs. 8 St. Louis Blues
2 Calgary Flames vs. 7 Edmonton Oilers
3 Los Angeles Kings vs. 6 Dallas Stars
4 Vancouver Canucks vs. 5 San Jose Sharks

duff88

08-16-2009, 07:07 PM

Rampage eliminated

The San Antonio Rampage lost the three final games of their series against the Houston Aeros and were eliminated in seven games from the AHL Playoffs' First Round. Kirill Kabanov (2-6) and Travis Randell (5-3) led the team in scorgin with 8 points. Logan MacMillan, Aaron Ness, Erik Haula, Maksim Goncharov, Jack Combs and captain Mark Cundari also played a solid series. It is the supporting staff, including one of the regular season leading scorers Alexandre Picard-Hooper, that didn't show up.

duff88

08-16-2009, 07:08 PM

Only 4 Coyotes at World Championships

Marc Denis, Taylor Pyatt, Rob Schremp, Lukas Kaspar, Ondrej Pavelec and Alexei Semenov rejected offers to play for their national teams at the World Championships. Therefore, only 4 Coyotes, one of which didn't play in North America this year, will be at the tournament in Germany this year.

GROUP A
Canada (D Eric Brewer, RW Anson Carter)
Russia
Germany
Austria

GROUP B
Sweden (D Victor Hedman)
Finland
Belarus (D Nikolai Stasenko)
Italy

GROUP C
USA
Switzerland
Latvia
Hungary

GROUP D
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Denmark
Norway

duff88

08-16-2009, 07:09 PM

Eastern surprises

The Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins, coming into the playoffs respectively 8th and 7th in their own conference, surprised the first and second seed Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Thrashers in the first round of the NHL Playoffs. These were the only surprises in the first round, which still provided some very intense matchups. Among the biggest upsets were the Montreal Canadiens who came back from a 3-0 deficit to eliminate the Florida Panthers in 7 games.

8 Washington Capitals defeat 1 Toronto Maple Leafs in 5 games (WAS C Nicklas Bäckström - 5GP - 1G - 5A - 6PTS)
7 Boston Bruins defeat 2 Atlanta Thrashers in 6 games (BOS LW Brenden Morrow - 6GP - 6G - 1A - 7PTS)
3 New York Rangers defeat 6 New Jersey Devils in 7 games (NYR C Scott Gomez - 7GP - 0G - 8A - 8PTS)
4 Montreal Canadiens defeat 5 Florida Panthers in 7 games (MTL LW Andrei Kostitsyn - 7GP - 3G - 4A - 7PTS)

1 Chicago Blackhawks defeat 8 St. Louis Blues in 6 games (CHI G Cristobal Huet - 6GP - 4W - 1.96GAA - 93.1SAV%)
2 Calgary Flames defeat 7 Edmonton Oilers in 5 games (CGY C Mike Cammalleri - 5GP - 4G - 4A - 8PTS)
3 Los Angeles Kings defeat 6 Dallas Stars in 6 games (LA C Vincent Lecavalier - 6GP - 5G - 5A - 10PTS)
4 Vancouver Canucks defeat 5 San Jose Sharks in 5 games (VAN C Michal Handzus - 5GP - 3G - 9A - 12PTS)

TOP 5 PLAYOFFS SCORERS
1. C Michal Handzus, Vancouver (5GP - 3-9-12)
2. C Vincent Lecavalier, Los Angeles (6GP - 5-5-10)
5. RW Nathan Horton, Florida (7GP - 2-8-10)
3. RW Martin Havlat, Vancouver (5GP - 5-4-9)
4. LW Alexander Frolov, Los Angeles (6GP - 3-6-9)

SECOND ROUND MATCHUPS
3 New York Rangers vs. 8 Washington Capitals
4 Montreal Canadiens vs. 7 Boston Bruins

1 Chicago Blackhawks vs. 4 Vancouver Canucks
2 Calgary Flames vs. 3 Los Angeles Kings

duff88

08-17-2009, 09:52 AM

NHL announces trophy finalists

Calder Memorial Trophy - Best rookie in the NHL
D Simon Després, New York Islanders (79GP - 4G - 16A - 20PTS; -12)
RW Travis Randell, Kansas City Coyotes (78GP - 27G - 31A - 58PTS; -5)
LW James Van Riemsdyk, Philadelphia Flyers (77GP - 16G - 23A - 39PTS; -17)

Frank J. Selke Trophy - Best defensive forward in the NHL
RW Matt Cooke, Calgary Flames (75GP - 17G - 18A - 35PTS; +9)
RW Mike Grier, San Jose Sharks (72GP - 12G - 23A - 35PTS; +14)
LW Jere Lehtinen, Dallas Stars (79GP - 13G - 25A - 38PTS; +10)

Jack Adams Trophy - Best coach in the NHL
Guy Carbonneau, Montreal Canadiens
Joel Quenneville, Chicago Blackhawks
Alain Vigneault, Vancouver Canucks

James Norris Trophy - Best defenseman in the NHL
D Sergei Gonchar, Chicago Blackhawks (82GP - 19G - 44A - 63PTS; +42)
D Erik Johnson, St. Louis Blues (71GP - 9G - 44A - 53PTS; +6)
D Dion Phaneuf, Calgary Flames (81GP - 13G - 39A - 52PTS)

Hart Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player in the NHL
D Sergei Gonchar, Chicago Blackhawks (82GP - 19G - 44A - 63PTS; +42)
RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames (81GP - 57G - 66A - 123PTS; +36)
LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks (73GP - 68G - 52A - 120PTS; +45)

Lady Bing Tropgy - Most sportsmanlike player in the NHL
C Mike Cammalleri, Calgary Flames (77GP - 22PIM)
LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks 73GP - 22PIM)
LW Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks (81GP - 20PIM)

Vezina Trophy - Best goaltender in the NHL
G Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames (71GP - 47W - 2.56GAA - 90.9SAV% - 3SO)
G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (72GP - 43W - 2.35GAA - 92.0SAV% - 5SO)
G Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks (68GP - 45W - 2.42GAA - 91.3SAV% - 6SO)

duff88

08-17-2009, 09:53 AM

Rangers, Canadiens, Canucks and Kings advace

3 New York Rangers defeat 8 Washington Capitals in 7 games (NYR C Scott Gomez - 14GP - 4G - 14A - 18PTS)
4 Montreal Canadiens defeat 7 Boston Bruins in 4 games (MTL G Carey Price - 11GP - 8W - 1.92GAA - 93.3SAV% - 2SO)

4 Vancouver Canucks defeat 1 Chicago Blackhawks in 5 games (VAN G Roberto Luongo - 10GP - 8W - 2.30GAA - 91.7SAV%)
3 Los Angeles Kings defeat 2 Calgary Flames in 6 games (LA C Vincent Lecavalier - 11GP - 7G - 8A - 15PTS)

TOP 5 PLAYOFFS SCORERS
1. C Scott Gomez, New York R (14GP - 4-14-18)
2. LW Markus Näslund, New York R (14GP - 10-7-17)
3. C Vincent Lecavalier, Los Angeles (11GP - 7-8-15)
4. C Michal Handzus, Vancouver (10GP - 5-10-15)
5. LW Alexander Ovechkin, Washington (12GP - 8-5-13)

THIRD ROUND MATCHUPS
3 New York Rangers vs. 4 Montreal Canadiens
3 Los Angeles Kings vs. 4 Vancouver Canucks

duff88

08-17-2009, 09:54 AM

Toivonen says No!

Hannu Toivonen blocked 31 of the 32 shots against in the World Championships Final against Canada, even stealing the show at time, and Finland went on to defeat the three-times straight champions Canada 3-1. Tony Salmelainen scored the game winning goal on a team that featured no NHLers and who was captained by 35-years old Tomi Kallio. USA won the bronze by defeating Sweden 3-1. Belarus and Hungary will be relegated for next year's tournament and replaced by Slovenia and France.

Gold Medal: Finland
Silver Medal: Canada
Bronze Medal: USA
4th Place: Sweden
5th Place: Russia
6th Place: Slovakia
7th Place: Czech Republic
8th Place: Switzerland
9th Place: Germany
10th Place: Latvia
11th Place: Norway
12th Place: Italy
13th Place: Denmark
14th Place: Austria
15th Place: Belarus (relegated)
16th Place: Hungary (relegated)

Top 5 Scorers:
1. C Sidney Crosby, Canada (9GP - 6-13-19)
2. RW Patrick Kane, USA (9GP - 3-10-13)
3. C Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Canada (9GP - 8-4-12)
4. RW Joffrey Lupul, Canada (9GP - 7-5-12)
5. LW James Van Riemsdyk, USA (9GP - 5-7-12)

MVP: Hannu Toivonen (FIN)
Best Forward: Sidney Crosby (CAN)
Best Defenseman: Zdeno Chara (SVK)
Best Goaltender: Hannu Toivonen (FIN)

All-Star Team:
Magnus Kahnberg (SWE) - Sidney Crosby (CAN) - Sergei Zinovjev (RUS)
Janne Niskala (FIN) - Zdeno Chara (SVK)
Hannu Toivonen (FIN)

Kansas City Coyotes:
RW Anson Carter, Canada (8GP - 0-1-1)
D Nikolai Stasenko, Belarus (6GP - 0-1-1)
D Victor Hedman, Sweden (9GP - 1-4-5)
D Eric Brewer, Canada (9GP - 0-1-1)

duff88

08-17-2009, 09:54 AM

Memorial Cup set

Saginaw won the J. Ross Robertson Cup Final to claim the OHL Championship by defeating Sudbury in 4 consecutive games. With one of their top players, Coyotes prospect Gregg McKegg, out for the whole season, forward Jordan Szwarz, defenseman Shannon Ladd and goaltender Juho Käyhkö have taken charge of the team and put on an amazing post season performance that included only 3 losses. Ranked 18th in the preliminary and 5th in the midterm NHL Draft rankings, Ladd should see his stock rise enough to fight with winger Darren Sigouin and defenseman Wilhelm Lönnberg for the first overall pick in 2012.

Halifax, led by a great goalscoring performance from Slovakian winger Rastislav Müller, defeated the P.E.I. Rocket in 5 games to win the QMJHL Championship. Defenseman Rémy Friesen and Swedish centre Jon Svensson also played excellent hockey for the Mooseheads during the playoffs.

In the WHL, Everett took care of the Moose Jaw Warriors in 5 games. A fantastic playoffs performance by 2013 NHL Draft eligible centre Konrad Richard, who scored 36 points in 20 games, helped an otherwise average Silvertips team to the championship. Draft eligible Finnish goaltender Anttu Tieranta, who was ranked unranked in the previos ISS lists, was very solid during the playoffs and should get some late round recognition by NHL teams in June.

All teams will play in the tournament hosted by the Spokane Chiefs, who had been eliminated in 5 games by the Silvertips in the secound round of the WHL playoffs. The Chiefs are led by Swedish winger Mikael Linder, a Capitals third roud pick in 2011. 2013 Draft eligible winger Robie Lepage, a skilled speedy forward, will also play a key role for the Chiefs who start the tournament as underdogs.

duff88

08-17-2009, 10:36 AM

Canucks and Canadiens to face in Finals

For the second year in a row, two Canadian teams will face in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Vancouver Canucks, who participated in the last three finals, will hope to win a third cup in four years by defeating the Montreal Canadiens, who are led by inspired play from their 37-years-old captain Saku Koivu. Vancouver will get home ice advantage, but the Canadiens haven't lost in 12 games since being down 3 games to none against the Florida Panthers in the first round of the playoffs.

4 Montreal Canadiens defeat 3 New York Rangers in 4 games (MTL LW Simon Gagné - 14GP - 7G - 7A - 14PTS)
4 Vancouver Canucks defeat 3 Los Angeles Kings in 5 games (VAN C Michal Handzus - 15GP - 5G - 13A - 18PTS)

TOP 5 PLAYOFFS SCORERS
1. C Scott Gomez, New York R (18GP - 6-18-24)
2. LW Markus Näslund, New York R (17GP - 10-8-18)
3. C Michal Handzus, Vancouver (15GP - 5-13-18)
4. C Vincent Lecavalier, Los Angeles (13GP - 7-9-16)
5. LW Alexander Frolov, Los Angeles (16GP - 7-9-16)

STANLEY CUP FINAL
4 Montreal Canadiens vs. 4 Vancouver Canucks

duff88

08-17-2009, 10:36 AM

Halifax wins Memorial Cup

Joey Agnel had the game of his life for the Halifax Mooseheads in the Memorial Cup final against Saginaw. The 20-years-old goaltender blocked 26 ofthe 27 shots against to lead the Mooseheads to a 3-1 win over Saginaw. Yuri Hughes scored twice for Halifax while Robin Tessier got the other goal. With eight points in the tournament, center Jon Svensson was the most valuable player.

duff88

08-17-2009, 10:36 AM

Coyotes sign prospects

The Kansas City Coyotes have signed prospects Gregg McKegg, Bjorn Krupp, Johan Larsson and Mikael Granlund to rookie contracts. McKegg, who missed most of the season with a bad concussion, is expected to be fully recovered by next season.

duff88

08-17-2009, 02:05 PM

Canadiens face elimination

The Montreal Canadiens took a 2-0 lead in the series by winning both games in Vancouver, but Roberto Luongo came back strong to win the next three games and the Vancouver Canucks are now only one game away from a third Stanley Cup in four years. The sixth game of the series will be played in Montreal tommorow, and you can expect a riot win or lose from the Canadiens fans.

duff88

08-17-2009, 02:06 PM

Who will go first?

Depending on which scout you talk to, he may tell you a different player that his team would pick first overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Three of them stand out of the lot. Peterborough Petes right winger Darren Sigouin promises to become a great scorer at the NHL level with an ability to get open and great hands to finish around the net. He is a player that will go in traffic to make the tough plays and he has the potential to score fourty goals one day in the NHL, but he is a very average skater. OHL-based swedish defenseman Wilhelm Lönnberg is a defensive-minded blue liner who can do everything. He is a solid skater, defends very well, can deliver bone-crushing hits and makes an excellent first pass, but a few scouts have questionned his hockey sense. Finally, Saginaw's big two-way defenseman Shannon Ladd has made a huge rise on the rankings after a solid season and great playoffs. He is an extremely strong and fit athlete who skates well, can distribute the puck like few others and who shows great defensive positionning. He is a candidate for OHL player of the year and will be one of the youngest players drafted in June, so his potential is off-the charts, but he might be a bigger risk then others.

All of these players could go first overall on draft day, but ISS ranks Lönnberg first because of his consistent play and ability to step in right now. Ladd and Sigouin come next in their rankings. ISS also rank six goaltenders in the first round of the draft.

1 (2-1) D Wilhelm Lönnberg - 6'1/178 - Erie Otters (OHL) - Sweden
2 (5-18) D Shannon Ladd - 6'4/211 - Saginaw Spirit (OHL) - Canada
3 (1-3) RW Darren Sigouin - 6'1/169 - Peterborough Petes (OHL) - Canada
4 (4-4) RW Stéphane Aubin - 6'4/191 - P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL) - Canada
5 (7-12) D Sebastien Côté - 5'11/167 - Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) - Canada
6 (6-5) D Alexandre Gagnon - 6'0/183 - Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) - Canada
7 (3-2) LW Armand Hull - 5'11/165 - Erie Otters (OHL) - Canada
8 (42-47) C Charles Nadeau - 5'10/163 - Val d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) - Canada
9 (9-7) G Spiros Houghton - 6'0/194 - Sarnia Sting (OHL) - Canada
10 (14-11) G Ulrik Bork - 5'11/178 - Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) - Denmark
11 (8-8) D Bob Scoville - 6'0/185 - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Canada
12 (11-6) LW Yiorgo Ewanchuk - 6'1/167 - Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) - Canada
13 (25-33) C Tom Fournier - 6'1/167 - Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) - Canada
14 (29-37) G Renaud Dufour - 5'11/174 - Baie-Comeau Drakkars (QMJHL) - Canada
15 (62-122) G Andrew Broda - 6'3/211 - Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) - Canada
16 (20-52) C Jon Svensson - 5'10/167 - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) - Sweden
17 (10-10) RW Tommy Wiart - 5'6/165 - Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) - Canada
18 (15-15) D Leo Sutton - 5'11/171 - Oshawa Generals (OHL) - Canada
19 (12-9) D Gleb Belov - 6'2/200 - CSKA Moscow (RSL) - Russia
20 (16-59) G Artis Zostins - 5'7/154 - DHK Latgale (LAT) - Latvia
21 (13-14) C Jean-Simon Jager - 6'4/231 - Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) - Canada
22 (19-21) C Oldrich Glas - 6'1/189 - Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) - Czech Republic
23 (24-46) RW Florian Richter - 6'2/205 - Slavia Praha Jrs (CZE) - Czech Republic
24 (18-24) D Joe Regan - 6'0/154 - Boston University Terriers (NCAA) - USA
25 (17-16) C Lawne Monette - 6'5/216 - Barrie Colts (OHL) - Canada
26 (28-39) C Thomas Sulin - 5'11/156 - Ilves Tampereen (FIN) - Finland
27 (34-23) C Michel Knecht - 6'0/183 - Lugano HC (SUI) - Switzerland
28 (59-87) G Stephan Serena - 6'0/171 - Montreal Junior (QMJHL) - Switzerland
29 (70-27) D Ragnar Wikman - 5'11/176 - Frölunda Indians (SEL) - Sweden
30 (27-29) RW Dmitri Storm - 5'11/156 - MODO (SEL) - Sweden

duff88

08-17-2009, 02:08 PM

7th game Preview

MONTREAL CANADIENS
Simon Gagné - Saku Koivu [C] - Mikael Samuelsson
Andrei Kostitsyn - Andy McDonald - Alex Kovalev [A]
Chris Higgins [A] - Josef Vasicek - Marcel Hossa
Jeff Halpern - John Madden - Sergei Kostitsyn

Scott Hannan - Ryan Whitney
Denis Grebeshkov - Martin Skoula
Nick Ross - Craig Rivet

Carey Price
Jaroslav Halak

VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Ladislav Nagy - Michal Handzus - Martin Havlat
Rico Fata - Cody Hodgson - Todd Bertuzzi [A]
Alexandre Burrows - Ryan Kesler - Arron Asham
Brian Rolston - Claude Giroux

Mattias Öhlund [A] - Alexander Edler
Denis Gauthier - Sami Salo [A]
Greg de Vries - Brian Pothier
Myles Stoesz

Roberto Luongo [C]
Mike Smith

duff88

08-17-2009, 10:35 PM

Vancouver wins the Stanley Cup

3:27 VAN Mattias Öhlund [3] (Alexander Edler [11] & Michal Handzus [18])
16:02 VAN Todd Bertuzzi [8] (Rico Fata [6] & Brian Pothier [2])
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35:56 VAN Alexander Edler [3] (Ladislav Nagy [5] & Michal Handzus [19])
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NO GOALS

Shots: 37-36 MTL
Score: 3-0 VAN

Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoffs MVP): Michal Handzus

duff88

08-18-2009, 12:30 PM

Islanders win lottery

The New York Islanders have won the 2012 NHL Draft Lottery and will move up to pick first overall. The Coyotes will therefore fall one spot and pick third.

1. New York Islanders
2. Detroit Red Wings
3. Kansas City Coyotes
4. Columbus Blue Jackets
5. Portland Titans

duff88

08-18-2009, 12:31 PM

NHL holds its Awards Ceremony

Art Ross (most regular season points): RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Bill Masterton (perseverence and sportsmanship): C Perttu Lindgren, Dallas Stars
Calder Memorial (rookie of the year): RW Travis Randell, Kansas City Coyotes
Frank J. Selke (defensive forward): RW Mike Grier, San Jose Sharks
Jack Adams (coach of the year): Alain Vigneault, Vancouver Canucks
James Norris Memorial (defenseman of the year): D Sergei Gonchar, Chicago Blackhawks
Hart Memorial (most valuable player): LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
King Clancy Memorial (leadership and humanitarian contribution): C Mats Sundin, Colorado Avalanche
Lady Bing Memorial (gentlemanly conduct): LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
Lester B. Pearson (MVP selected by NHLPA): RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard (most regular season goals): LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
Vezina (goaltender of the year): G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers

First All-Star Team
Ilya Kovalchuk (CHI) - Sidney Crosby (PIT) - Jarome Iginla (CGY)
Sergei Gonchar (CHI) - Erik Johnson (STL)
Henrik Lundqvist (NYR)

Second All-Star Team
Alexander Ovechkin (WAS) - Phil Kessel (BOS) - Marian Hossa (TOR)
Dion Phaneuf (CGY) - Zdeno Chara (OTT)
Roberto Luongo (VAN)

All-Rookie Team
James Van Riemsdyk (PHI) - Magnus Pääjärvi (PIT) - Travis Randell (KC)
Simon Després (NYI) - Jared Cowen (PHI)
Thomas McCollum (NAS)

duff88

08-18-2009, 12:32 PM

QMJHL Regular Season Championship: Baie-Comeau Drakkars (70GP - 45W - 24L - 0OTL 1SOL - 91PTS)
QMJHL Jean Béliveau Trophy (Leading scorer): LW David Sanchez, Victoriaville Tigres (64GP - 54-54-108)
QMJHL Offensive Player of the Year: C Charles Nadeau, Val d'Or Foreurs (64GP - 38-53-91)
QMJHL Emile Bouchard Trophy (Best defenseman): D Brandon Gormley, Moncton Wildcats (61GP - 31-61-92)
QMJHL Jacques Plante Trophy (Best goaltender): G Andrew Broda, Drummondville Voltigeurs (60GP - 36W - 2.07GAA - 92.9SAV% - 12SO)
QMJHL Offensive rookie of the year: C Lubos Kratena, P.E.I. Rocket (65GP - 42-51-93)
QMJHL Defensive rookie of the year: D Andrejs Jerofejevs, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (64GP - 17-35-52)
QMJHL Michel Brière Trophy (Player of the year): C Charles Nadeau, Val d'Or Foreurs (64GP - 38-53-91)
QMJHL Presiden't Cup Championship: Halifax Mooseheads (4-1 win over P.E.I)

Top 10 QMJHL Scorers:
1. LW David Sanchez, Victoriaville Tigres (64GP - 54-54-108)
2. RW Stéphane Aubin, P.E.I. Rocket (69GP - 46-57-103)
3. LW Leon Paquet, Lewiston MAINEiacs (70GP - 26-75-101)
4. C Lubos Kratena, P.E.I. Rocket (65GP - 42-51-93)
5. C Tom Fournier, Victoriaville Tigres (69GP - 34-59-93)
6. D Brandon Gormley, Moncton Wildcats (61GP - 31-61-92)
7. C Charles Nadeau, Val d'Or Foreurs (64GP - 38-53-91)
8. C Jon Svensson, Halifax Mooseheads (69GP - 37-54-91)
9. LW Nicklas Rosén, Chicoutimi Saguenéens (60GP - 35-56-91)
10. D Sebastien Côté, Acadie-Bathurst Titan (70GP - 22-69-91)

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OHL Regular Season Championship: Erie Otters (68GP - 44W - 19L - 2OTL - 3SOL - 93PTS)
OHL Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Leading scorer): RW Darren Sigouin, Peterborough Petes (62GP - 63-69-132)
OHL Max Kaminsky Trophy (Best defenseman): D Shannon Ladd, Saginaw Spirit (68GP - 26-73-99)
OHL Goaltender of the year: G Juho Käyhkö, Saginaw Spirit (51GP - 34W - 2.30GAA - 92.0SAV% - 5SO)
OHL Emms Family Trophy (Rookie of the year): D Ivan Ruzicka, Ottawa 67's (56GP - 25-72-97)
OHL Red Tilson Trophy (Player of the year): D Shannon Ladd, Saginaw Spirit (68GP - 26-73-99)
OHL J. Ross Robertson Cup Championship: Saginaw Spirit (4-0 win over Sudbury)

Top 10 OHL Scorers:
1. RW Darren Sigouin, Peterborough Petes (62GP - 63-69-132)
2. C Ryan Spooner, Peterborough Petes (62GP - 43-80-123)
3. C Marcel Vézina, London Knights (68GP - 40-75-115)
4. LW Reid Cuthbert, Peterborough Petes (68GP - 33-79-112)
5. LW Yiorgio Ewanchuk, Kingston Frontenacs (62GP - 47-56-103)
6. D Frans Bergström, Kingston Frontenacs (68GP - 23-78-101)
7. D Shannon Ladd, Saginaw Spirit (68GP - 26-73-99)
8. D Ivan Ruzicka, Ottawa 67's (56GP - 25-72-97)
9. RW Jordan Szwarz, Saginaw Spirit (62GP - 44-51-95)
10. C Joey Hishon, Owen Sound Attack (68GP - 36-56-92)

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WHL Regular Season Championship: Chilliwack Bruins (72GP - 51W - 18L - 1OTL - 2SOL - 105PTS)
WHL Bob Clarke Trophy (Leading scorer): C Markus Kinisjärvi, Chilliwack Bruins (66GP - 61-102-163)
WHL Bill Hunter Trophy (Best defenseman): D Maxim Toryanik, Swift Current Broncos (66GP - 18-34-52)
WHL Del Wilson Trophy (Best goaltender): G Marco Jarl, Lethbridge Hurricanes (63GP - 31W - 2.12GAA - 93.2SAV% - 12SO)
WHL Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the year): G Murray Hackett, Prince Albert Raiders (62GP - 36W - 1.96GAA - 93.3SAV% - 14SO)
WHL Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the year): C Markus Kinisjärvi, Chilliwack Bruins (66GP - 61-102-163)
WHL President's Cup Final Championship: Everett Silvertips (4-1 win over Moose Jaw)

Top 10 WHL Scorers:
1. C Markus Kinisjärvi, Chilliwack Bruins (66GP - 61-102-163)
2. C Kevin Sundher, Chilliwack Bruins (66GP - 75-69-154)
3. C Scott Glennie, Brandon Wheat Kings (72GP - 63-62-125)
4. LW Jonas Lopushinsky, Vancouver Giants (72GP - 57-55-112)
5. C André Lindblad, Moose Jaw Warriors (65GP - 42-68-110)
6. D Alex Theriau, Brandon Wheat Kings (64GP - 18-87-105)
7. C Linden Vay, Saskatoon Blades (72GP - 42-62-104)
8. C Jordan Iron, Saskatoon Blades (72GP - 52-51-103)
9. D Johannes Junland, Vancouver Giants (67GP - 22-79-101)
10. RW Mikael Linder, Spokane Chiefs (72GP - 32-66-98)

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CHL Memorial Cup Champions: Halifax Mooseheads
CHL All-Star Team:
Kevin Sundher - Markus Kinisjärvi - Darren Sigouin
Shannon Ladd - Brandon Gormley
Marco Jarl

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NCAA Championship: Boston University Terriers
NCAA Hobey Baker Trophy (Player of the year): D Christian Krystosek, Maine Black Bears [HE] (50GP - 14-37-51)

NCAA Top 10 Scorers
1. D Christian Krystosek, Maine (50GP - 14-37-51)
2. D Joe Regan, Boston University (50GP - 9-37-46)
3. C Zach Budish, Minnesota-Duluth (46GP - 22-22-44)
4. LW Pierre-Paul Swanson, Harvard(47GP - 15-24-39)
5. C Domenic Loya, Michigan State (48GP - 14-25-39)
6. RW Scooter Coleman, Northern Michigan (47GP - 17-21-38)
7. RW Frank Butler, Massachusetts-Lowell (50GP - 13-24-37)
8. D Tim Barrett, Colgate (48GP - 5-32-37)
9. RW Danny Kristo, North Dakota (50GP - 21-15-36)
10. C Matthew Higgins, Boston College (46GP - 20-16-36)

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AHL John B. Sollenberger Trophy (Leading scorer): C Mark Smith, Quad City Flames (79GP - 44G - 64A - 108PTS)
AHL Willie Marshall Award (Top goalscorer): RW Juuso Puustinen, Norfolk Admirals (81GP - 49G - 51A - 100PTS)
AHL Best Forward: C Mark Smith, Quad City Flames (79GP - 44G - 64A - 108PTS)
AHL Eddie Shore Plaque (Defenseman of the year): D Colten Teubert, Grand Rapid Griffins (79GP - 6G - 45A - 51PTS)
AHL Baz Bastien Memorial Trophy (Goaltender of the year): G Martin Gerber, Houston Aeros (58GP - 41W - 1.91GAA - 93.8SAV% - 11SO)
AHL Red Garrett Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the year): C Robbie Czarnik, Grand Rapid Griffins (78GP - 33G - 45A - 78PTS)
AHL Les Cunningham Plaque (Most Valuable Player): G Martin Gerber, Houston Aeros (58GP - 41W - 1.91GAA - 93.8SAV% - 11SO)
AHL Calder Cup Champions: Rochester Americans

AHL Top 10 Scorers
1. C Mark Smith, Quad City Flames (79GP - 44-64-108)
2. RW Juuso Puustinen, Norfolk Admirals (81GP - 49-51-100)
3. C Logan Couture, Chicago Wolves (74GP - 45-50-95)
4. RW Ryan Shannon, Philadelphia Phantoms (80GP - 43-46-89)
5. Pat Rissmiller, Bridgeport Tigers (77GP - 35-51-86)
6. LW Dylan Hunter, Providence Bruins (79GP - 31-54-85)
7. RW Brandon Sutter, Milwaukee Admirlas (80GP - 32-52-84)
8. LW Mason Raymond, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (80GP - 36-47-83)
9. C Brad Marchant, Rochester Americans (77GP - 29-52-81)
10. RW Jonathan Filewich, Houston Aeros (71GP - 39-41-80)

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ECHL Champions: Mississippi Sea Wolves
ECHL MVP: D Adam Pardy, Charlotte Checkers (70GP - 21-63-84)

ECHL Top 5 Scorers
1. D Adam Pardy, Charlotte Checkers (70GP - 21-63-84)
2. C Mike Stathopoulos, Stockton Thunder (66GP - 36-41-77)
3. RW Chris Bourque, South Carolina Stingrays (67GP - 31-40-71)
4. C Kyle Jones, Gwinnett Gladiators (66GP - 33-36-69)
5. C Paul Byron, Cincinnati Cyclones (55GP - 27-40-67)

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Czech Elite League Championship: HC Pardubice
Czech Elite League MVP: D Martin Sevc, HC Pardubice (47GP - 12-46-58)

Czech Elite League Top 5 Scorers
1. RW Erik Condra, HC Plzen (48GP - 23-39-62)
2. C Viktor Hübl, HC Zlin (50GP - 24-34-58)
3. D Martin Sevc, HC Pardubice (47GP - 12-46-58)
4. RW Jaroslav Kalla, HC Pardubivce (47GP - 27-29-56)
5. C Jakub Klepis, HC Slavia Praha (50GP - 21-32-53)

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Slovakian T-Com Extraliga Championship: Dukla Trencin
Slovakian T-Com Extraliga MVP: C Martin Cibak, MsHK Zilina (42GP - 20-36-56)

Slovakian T-Com Extraliga Top 5 Scorers
1. C Rastislav Pavlikovsky, MsHK Zilina (46GP - 33-40-73)
2. RW Miroslav Zalesak, HC Kosice (50GP - 37-27-64)
3. C Peter Pucher, Dukla Trencin (50GP - 20-40-60)
4. RW Jiri Bicek, HC Slovan (49GP - 29-28-57)
5. RW Radovan Somik, HC Poprad (50GP - 26-31-57)

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DEL Championship: EHC Eisbären Berlin
DEL MVP: RW Michael Wolf, EHC Eisbären Berlin (45GP - 40-30-70)

DEL Top 5 Scorers
1. LW Travis Brigley, Ausburg Panther (47GP - 34-51-85)
2. RW Cameron Mann, Kölner Haie (49GP - 31-39-70)
3. RW Michael Wolf, EHC Eisbären Berlin (45GP - 40-30-70)
4. LW Martin Kariya, Adler Mannheim (47GP - 25-45-70)
5. RW Brad Tapper, Duisburg (50GP - 31-34-65)

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Swiss National League Championship: HC Davos
Swiss National League MVP: D Bryce Lampman, HC Davos (48GP - 20-39-59)

Swiss National League Top 5 Scorers
1. RW Pavel Brendl, HC Davos (47GP - 37-34-71)
2. LW Reto von Arx, EV Zug (50GP - 24-45-69)
3. C Ben Guite, Rapperswil Lakers (47GP - 30-32-62)
4. D Bryce Lampman, HC Davos (48GP - 20-39-59)
5. RW Juraj Simek, Rapperswil Lakers (50GP - 26-32-58)

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Swedish Elitserien Championship: HV71
Swedish Elitserien MVP: C Yared Hagos, HV71 (50GP - 23-42-65)

Swedish Elitserien Top 5 Scorers
1. LW Fredrik Warg, Skelleftea (50GP - 28-47-75)
2. RW Mathias Mansson, Djurgarden (49GP - 33-38-71)
3. C Yared Hagos, HV71 (50GP - 23-42-65)
4. C Joel Lundqvist, Frölunda (50GP - 27-33-60)
5. RW Mathias Tjärnqvist, Rögle (50GP - 28-29-57)

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Finnish SM-League Championship: Tampereen Ilves
Finnish SM-League MVP: C Petteri Wirtanen, Lahden Pelicans (50GP - 28-40-68)

Finnish SM-League Top 5 Scorers
1. C Petteri Wirtanen, Lahden Pelicans (50GP - 28-40-68)
2. C Jarkko Immonen, Tampereen Ilves (48GP - 24-41-65)
3. C Riku Hahl, Jokerit Helsinki (50GP - 24-38-62)
4. LW Jani Rita, Kärpät (48GP - 34-23-57)
5. RW Lauri Tukonen, Tampereen Tappara (49GP - 37-20-56)

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Russian Superleague Championship: CSKA Moscow
Russian Superleague MVP: C Denis Platonov, CSKA Moscow (49GP - 31-23-54)

Russian Superleague Top 5 Scorers
1. RW Dmitri Makarov, Neftekhimik (49GP - 42-17-59)
2. C Denis Platonov, CSKA Moscow (49GP - 31-23-54)
3. C Anton Kuryanov, Avangard Omsk (50GP - 20-33-53)
4. RW Pavel Rosa, Avangard Omsk (43GP - 26-22-48)
5. RW Maxim Sushinsky, Spartak (47GP - 21-27-48)

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Yearly World Rankings
1 (1) Canada
2 (3) Sweden
3 (2) USA
4 (4) Russia
5 (5) Finland
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6 (7) Slovakia
7 (6) Czech Republic
8 (10) Switzerland
9 (11) Denmark
10 (9) Austria
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11 (8) Germany
12 (12) Italy
13 (13) Norway
14 (16) Latvia
15 (14) Belarus
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16 (15) Slovenia
17 (18) Hungary
18 (17) Ukraine
19 (20) France
20 (19) Kazakhstan
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21 (21) Great Britain
22 (22) Poland
23 (24) Croatia
24 (23) Romania
25 (26) Estonia
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26 (25) Netherlands
27 (27) Japan
28 (29) Lithuania
29 (30) South Korea
30 (28) China
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31 (32) Belgium
32 (31) Serbia
33 (33) Bulgaria
34 (34) Spain
35 (35) Israel
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36 (36) Australia
37 (37) North Korea
38 (38) South Africa
39 (39) Iceland
40 (40) Bosnia-Herzegovina
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41 (41) New Zealand
42 (42) Turkey
43 (43) Thailand
44 (44) Singapore
45 (45) Mongolia
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46 (46) Mexico
47 (47) Malaysia
48 (48) Luxembourg
49 (49) Ireland
50 (50) Greece
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51 (51) Armenia
52 (52) Andorra

duff88

08-18-2009, 12:37 PM

2012 NHL Entry Draft

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TRADE: Columbus trades the 4th overall pick to Chicago for D Oliver Ekman-Larsson, rights to F Andrei Glotov and the 149th and 179th picks.

duff88

08-18-2009, 12:39 PM

Coyotes draft review

Round 1 - 3rd overall - RD Shannon Ladd - L - 6'4/211 - Saginaw Spirit (OHL) - 9/6/1994 - St. Thomas, Ontario
2011-12 - Saginaw (OHL) - 68GP - 26G - 73A - 99PTS - Ranked 2nd overall by ISS
Head scout Mark Yanetti claimed he had Ladd first on his list in the post-draft interview, and it does seem like Ladd could become the greatest player of his draft class. One of the youngest player in his draft class, Ladd is all about upside. Although he played well enough to earn him OHL Player of the Year honors, some question how well Ladd will be able to adapt his game to the NHL. An amazing athlete who impressed in the Draft Combine by being one of the strongest players, Ladd is a hard worker and a team player although he has a rather silent personality. He plays well on both sides of the ice and makes a solid first pass out of the zone. He sometimes has problem handling the puck which can create turnovers; he also needs to get better at getting his shots through traffic at the net. Ladd will need some seasonning in the minors, but he could turn out to be a stud on the Coyotes' defense.

Round 2 - 32nd overall - C Jean-Simon Jager - R - 6'4/231 - Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) - 7/13/1994 - Chester, Nova Scotia
2011-12 - Gatineau (QMJHL) - 68GP - 28G - 51A - 79PTS - Ranked 21st overall by ISS
Originally seen as a mid first round prospect, Jager fell on draft day after a difficult time at the NHL Combines. Jager had a rough showing on both the physical testings, being slightly overweight, and in the interviews were some teams described him as a fragile individual. Still, the Chester native has a solid upside with good skating ability and the potential to be a powerforward in the NHL one day. With the determination to get more fit, Jager could be even quicker in execution on the ice, where he is already much faster than his competition. He has the ability to bounce around the ice with aggression and to go in trafic areas to battle for the puck. Jager has a solid shot and is very good defensively. His lack of consistency and average work ethic may have scared some teams away. On some nights, he can look like a star while on other nights, he will be invisible. Drafted as a centre, his future in the NHL may very well be on right wing.

Round 2 - 55th overall - RD Shane Hanlon - L - 6'4/224 - Clarkson Golden Knights (NCAA) - 5/20/1994 - New York, New York
2011-12 - Clarkson (NCAA) - 47GP - 8G - 28A - 36PTS - Ranked 162nd overall by ISS
A huge defensive minded blue-liner, Shane Hanlon play an aggressive and intimidating style of defense. For a player his size, he has very good skating ability and can change direction like few others of his frame. He wore an A as the third youngest player on his team because of his great on-ice work ethics and determination, although he is said to be rather solitary off the ice. Hanlon can deliver some crushing hits, uses his excellent reach very well and is very poised, which makes him a force on defense. He is very limited offensively though and often has a hard time clearing the puck out of his zone. He projects as a bottom pairing defenseman, and his pick at this point of the draft was seen by many as a surprise.

Round 3 - 62nd overall - G Jean-Philippe Poirier - L - 5'9/178 - Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL) - 2/18/1994 - Val d'Or, Quebec
2011-12 - Lewiston (QMJHL) - 58GP - 34W - 2.21GAA - 92.6SAV% - 9SO - Ranked 168th overall by ISS
Poirier was ranked low by all scouting agencies mainly because of his size, which might be pushed a little bit down from the listed 5'9. On the other hand, he is a workhorse who trains very hard, and it shows on the ice. He is an agile, flexible and athletic goaltender with a strong and fast glove. He is good on rebounds and at recovering after a save and he moves very well in his crease. He sometimes has problems with his angles, which is a killer for such a small goaltender. His play around the net is deficient and he can not be relied on to make a solid pass. Poirier has the potential, but he will need a strong development and great mental strenght to make it to the NHL.

Round 4 - 103rd overall - RW Pierre-Luc Marcoux - R - 6'2/163 - Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) - 3/24/1994 - Montreal-Nord, Quebec
2011-12 - Victoriaville (QMJHL) - 69GP - 12G - 24A - 36PTS - Ranked 176th overall by ISS
Marcoux has some huge ups, and some costly downs in his game. A great skater with speed to burn, he lacks greatly in stamina and strenght which makes his skating ability somewhat ineffective. He is easy to knock off the puck and has poor hockey sense, but he is a creative player with good scoring instincts and the ability to make spectacular plays. He needs to bulk up and increase his work rate so that he can truly use his skating ability to full efficiency and at this point he will be a solid two-way player.

Round 5 - 122nd overall - C Colin Simon - L - 6'2/178 - Barrie Colts (OHL) - 3/20/1994 - Gloucester, Ontario
2011-12 - Barrie (OHL) - 62GP - 19G - 20A - 39PTS - Ranked 131st overall by ISS
Simon plays a solid two-way game based around his great skating and checking abilities. He is a speedy, strong player who never stops moving his feet. What he lacks in creativity and hockey sense, he makes up in effort and intensity. He is good on faceoffs, will go in traffic areas and has a solid shot. Overall, Simon projects as a bottom line energy player.

Round 6 - 152nd overall - RW Etienne Papa - R - 6'3/196 - Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) - 1/11/1994 - Drummondville, Quebec
2011-12 - Moncton (QMJHL) - 67GP - 7G - 12A - 19PTS - Ranked 166th overall by ISS
The son of Canadian-Haitian parents, Etienne Papa has yet to show his upside on the ice. A great natural athlete who shows outstanding fitness, he is also an excellent skater and a very determined individual. He combines good puckhandling skills, size and scoring ability, but has yet to put it all together. He sometimes looks lost on the ice when he doesn't have the puck, especially in the defensive zone. Overall, Papa has the natural ability but will need the coaching to make it to the next level.

Round 7 - 182nd overall - LW/RW/C Simon Backman - L - 5'10/196 - Vaasan Sport (FIN Mestis) - 3/11/1994 - Vaasa, Finland
2011-12 - Sport (FIN) - 40GP - 25G - 29A - 54PTS - Ranked 159th overall by ISS
A gifted player with great technical abilities, Backman hurt his draft stock by refusing to leave his hometown team for a higher level of competition in the SM-League. An aggressive player who can play at any forward position, Backman is a solid although somewhat slow skater. He is very strong on the puck and works very well in the corners and in front of the net. He is a very good checker, loves to throw his body around and has an ability to get open on the attack. He is a gifted scorer with a good wrist shot and great hands. Backman also excells at faceoffs. He has yet to indicate his future plans, and has not demonstrated great interest in playing in the NHL.

duff88

08-18-2009, 02:21 PM

Coyotes re-sign a few

June 23rd 2012 - The Kansas City Coyotes have signed 38-years-old winger Anson Carter to a one-year deal that demonstrates the interest from both sides for the Canadian to finish his career in Kansas City. The Coyotes also signed a new 3 year deal with Taylor Pyatt that is worth a million and a half a year.

In addition, the Coyotes signed new one year deals with Chris Durand, Andrew Kozek, Ben Ferriero, Brett Hextall, Vitaly Karamnov, Staffan Kronwall, Anton Krysanov, Jordan Parise, Ondrej Pavelec, Rosario Ruggeri, Nathan Saunders, Brett Brennett. Finally, the team signed two year deals with Maksim Goncharov, Eric Hunter, Alexandre Picard-Hooper and Jared Staal.

The Coyotes also signed graduated NCAA prospects Jeremy Morin from Harvard and Matt Bourdeau from Denver.

duff88

08-18-2009, 02:22 PM

Coyotes acquire Weiss

June 27th 2012 - The Kansas City Coyotes made a major deal with the Florida Panthers today. The Coyotes traded three roster players for a star forward in Stephen Weiss. To get Weiss, the Coyotes had to give up defenseman Denis Kulyash, centre Matthew Lombardi and winger Logan MacMillan. This is arguably the biggest trade in the history of the Coyotes.

"We did have to give out some major assets, but Weiss is a star in this league and will bring a whole new dimension to this team." said GM Nicolas Fillion

In the last four seasons with the Panthers, Weiss has scored 69 (29-40), 60 (27-33), 71 (28-43) and 65 (23-42) points. He has two years left on a 3.1M$ p/y deal.

Stephen Weiss - C - 5'11/183 - L - 29 years old - Toronto, Ontario

DeToxRox

08-18-2009, 03:20 PM

Love the Weiss trade and I like the Ladd pick a lot. He and Hedman give you two big boys back on your blue line for the foreseeable future.

duff88

08-18-2009, 03:26 PM

Kaspar wins third Sprint Cup

June 29th 2012 - Lukas Kaspar has won the Sprint Cup for the third time of his career, also winning the Star trophy as Fans Player of the Year. Kaspar finished the season with 24 goals and 60 assists for 84 points in 82 games.

Taylor Pyatt won the Gold Stick as Player who contributed to the team's success without recieving recognition. Although Pyatt's 56 points ranked him on the upper part of the team's scoring list, it was his great all-around play that got him this award and the fact that he constantly contributed during the whole year.

duff88

08-18-2009, 03:27 PM

Kelly won't be back

June 30th 2012 - Chris Kelly will test the free agency market by becoming an Unrestricted Free Agent on July 1st. Kelly reportedly refused short and long term offers from the Coyotes in order to use his right to free agency this summer.

Evgeny Artyukhin, Reid Cashman, Stefan Meyer, Jack Combs, Vladimir Ruzicka, James Sanford, Tim Billingsley, Patrick Brosnihan and Louis-Philippe Martin will also become free agents.

duff88

08-18-2009, 03:27 PM

Kovalchuk and Staal headline UFA market

July 1st 2012 - Ilya Kovalchuk and Eric Staal will be the two most conveted players as the unrestricted free agents hit open market today. Strong off a 68 goals season, Kovalchuk will be hoping for a multi-year deal with a salary up the 8M$ margin a year. The Chicago Blackhawks are said to be interested in bringing him back, but reports say teams in the Pacific division as well as an eastern Canadian team have made offers. Eric Staal will also gather a lot of interest as the big 27-years-old centre should be looking for a multi-year deal.

Forwards
Maxim Afinogenov - RW - 6'0/194 - Russia - 32 years old - Portland Titans (75GP - 29G - 38A - 67PTS)
Mike Cammalleri - LW - 5'9/178 - Canada - 30 years old - Calgary Flames (77GP - 37G - 55A - 92PTS)
Jeff Carter - C - 6'3/198 - Canada - 27 years old - Philadelphia Flyers/Washington Capitals (77GP - 21G - 31A - 52PTS)
Matt Cullen - C - 6'2/198 - USA - 35 years old - New Jersey Devils (72GP - 17G - 27A - 44PTS)
Shane Doan - RW - 6'2/213 - Canada - 35 years old - Toronto Maple Leafs (76GP - 37G - 42A - 79PTS)
Chris Drury - C - 5'10/178 - USA - 35 years old - New York Rangers (52GP - 15G - 34A - 49PTS)
Jean-Pierre Dumont - RW - 6'1/202 - Canada - 34 years old - Chicago Blackhawks (82GP - 36G - 55A - 91PTS)
Mike Grier - RW - 6'1/218 - USA - 37 years old - San Jose Sharks (72GP - 12G - 23A - 35PTS)
Michal Handzus - C - 6'5/213 - Slovakia - 35 years old - Vancouver Canucks (72GP - 31G - 54A - 85PTS)
Jochen Hecht - LW - 6'1/198 - Germany - 35 years old - Portland Titans (65GP - 20G - 33A - 53PTS)
Milan Hejduk - RW - 5'11/183 - Czech Republic - 36 years old - Colorado Avalanche (81GP - 41G - 43A - 84PTS)
Chris Higgins - LW - 5'11/187 - USA - 29 years old - Montreal Canadiens (71GP - 29G - 22A - 51PTS)
Ilya Kovalchuk - LW - 6'2/218 - Russia - 29 years old - Chicago Blackhawks (73GP - 68G - 52A - 120PTS)
Daymond Langkow - C - 5'11/191 - Canada - 35 years old - Calgary Flames (77GP - 20G - 41A - 61PTS)
Andy McDonald - C - 5'10/185 - Canada - 34 years old - Montreal Canadiens (82GP - 23G - 46A - 69PTS)
Brendan Morrison - C - 5'11/185 - Canada - 36 years old - Anaheim Ducks (73GP - 28G - 36A - 64PTS)
Markus Näslund - LW - 5'11/194 - Sweden - 38 years old - New York Rangers (82GP - 32G - 48A - 80PTS)
Zach Parise - C - 5'11/178 - USA - 27 years old - New Jersey Devils (71GP - 18G - 30A - 48PTS)
Jason Pominville - RW - 6'0/176 - USA - 29 years old - Buffalo Sabres (73GP - 28G - 41A - 69PTS)
Ryan Smyth - LW - 6'1/189 - Canada - 36 years old - Colorado Avalanche (81GP - 29G - 37A - 66PTS)
Eric Staal - C - 6'3/198 - Canada - 27 years old - Carolina Hurricanes (81GP - 32G - 57A - 89PTS)
Petr Sykora - RW - 5'11/189 - Czech Republic - 35 years old - New Jersey Devils (82GP - 30G - 33A - 63PTS)
Marek Svatos - RW - 5'9/169 - Slovakia - 29 years old - Los Angeles Kings (81GP - 36G - 29A - 65PTS)
Alex Tanguay - LW - 6'0/189 - Canada - 32 years old - Carolina Hurricanes (75GP - 27G - 42A - 69PTS)

Defensemen
Bryan Berard - D - 6'2/218 - USA - 35 years old - Portland Titans (81GP - 11G - 26A - 37PTS)
Tim Gleason - D - 6'1/213 - USA - 29 years old - Carolina Hurricanes (82GP - 6G - 31A - 37PTS)
Sergei Gonchar - D - 6'2/213 - Russia - 38 years old - Chicago Blackhawks (82GP - 19G - 44A - 63PTS)
Roman Hamrlik - D - 6'2/209 - Czech Republic - 38 years old - Calgary Flames (69GP - 3G - 19A - 22PTS)
Kim Johnsson - D - 6'1/191 - Sweden - 36 years old - St. Louis Blues (81GP - 12G - 35A - 47PTS)
Rostislav Klesla - D - 6'3/213 - Czech Republic - 30 years old - Anaheim Ducks (81GP - 10G - 26A - 36PTS)
Filip Kuba - D - 6'3/202 - Czech Republic - 35 years old - New York Rangers/St. Louis Blues (58GP - 0G - 9A - 9PTS)
Nicklas Lidström - D - 6'2/189 - Sweden - 42 years old - Detroit Red Wings (82GP - 8G - 26A - 34PTS)
John-Michael Liles - D - 5'10/180 - USA - 31 years old - New Jersey Devils (69GP - 4G - 18A - 22PTS)
Paul Mara - D - 6'4/209 - USA - 32 years old - Ottawa Senators (82GP - 4G - 39A - 43PTS)
Derek Morris - D - 6'0/213 - Canada - 33 years old - Los Angeles Kings (81GP - 4G - 36A - 40PTS)
Scott Niedermayer - D - 6'1/198 - Canada - 38 years old - Atlanta Thrashers (79GP - 7G - 27A - 34PTS)
Mattias Öhlund - D - 6'2/218 - Sweden - 35 years old - Vancouver Canucks (82GP - 4G - 43A - 47PTS)
Brian Rafalski - D - 5'9/189 - USA - 38 years old - Detroit Red Wings/Atlanta Thrashers (78GP - 12G - 32A - 44PTS)
Craig Rivet - D - 6'3/200 - Canada - 37 years old - Montreal Canadiens (71GP - 7G - 15A - 22PTS)
Sheldon Souray - D - 6'4/224 - Canada - 35 years old - Edmonton Oilers (82GP - 6G - 37A - 43PTS)
Ryan Suter - D - 6'1/189 - USA - 27 years old - Boston Bruins (82GP - 7G - 19A - 26PTS)
Fedor Tyutin - D - 6'3/209 - Russia - 28 years old - Chicago Blackhawks (82GP - 1G - 22A - 23PTS)
Colin White - D - 6'4/213 - Canada - 34 years old - Vancouver Canucks (82GP - 8G - 25A - 33PTS)
Dennis Wideman - D - 6'0/198 - Canada - 29 years old - Detroit Red Wings/New York Rangers (77GP - 8G - 21A - 29PTS)

Goaltenders
Brian Boucher - G - 6'1/180 - USA - 35 years old - Columbus Blue Jackets (56GP - 17W - 3.86GAA - 88.3SAV%)
Robert Esche - G - 6'2/220 - USA - 34 years old - Los Angeles Kings (16GP - 6W - 3.24GAA - 88.9SAV%)
Manny Fernandez - G - 6'0/185 - Canada - 37 years old - Washington Capitals (64GP - 32W - 3.35GAA - 88.5SAV%)
Pascal Leclaire - G - 6'2/189 - Canada - 29 years old - Columbus Blue Jackets (36GP - 12W - 3.73GAA - 88.8SAV%)
Andrew Raycroft - G - 6'1/183 - Canada - 32 years old - Colorado Avalanche (14GP - 7W - 3.36GAA - 89.6SAV%)
Vesa Toskala - G - 5'10/194 - Finland - 35 years old - Toronto Maple Leafs (71GP - 49W - 2.66GAA - 90.7SAV% - 4SO)
Marty Turco - G - 5'11/180 - Canada - 36 years old - Dallas Stars (70GP - 37W - 2.78GAA - 91.1SAV% - 3SO)

duff88

08-18-2009, 03:30 PM

Love the Weiss trade and I like the Ladd pick a lot. He and Hedman give you two big boys back on your blue line for the foreseeable future.

Let's just say I'm hoping to make a big move this summer and get this team to the next level. We'll see if players are willing to sign in Kansas City, otherwise I might just go to the trade market.

We'll make the playoffs this year.

DeToxRox

08-18-2009, 03:40 PM

Let's just say I'm hoping to make a big move this summer and get this team to the next level. We'll see if players are willing to sign in Kansas City, otherwise I might just go to the trade market.

We'll make the playoffs this year.

Yeah for sure. Kovalchuck or Staal would look great in KC. From my past EHM experiences it'll be a chore to lock them up but that said if you get one of them they can get you to the playoffs by themselves.

Trade might be the best route though as it seems like your system is pretty stocked.

duff88

08-18-2009, 04:16 PM

UFA Tracker

Edmonton signs D Tim Gleason - 3 years ; 9.75M$
Portland signs D Colin White - 1 year ; 4.5M$
Anaheim signs G Manny Fernandez - 2 years ; 4.6M$
Portland signs D Scott Niedermayer - 2 years ; 10.5M$
Boston signs G Brian Boucher - 3 years ; 6M$
Vancouver signs C Eric Staal - 2 years ; 12M$

duff88

08-18-2009, 04:16 PM

Coyotes sign 2011 first round picks

July 4th 2012 - The Kansas City Coyotes have signed rookie deals with their first round picks in the 2011 NHL Draft, forward André Lindblad and defenseman Ivan Ruzicka. They will compete for roster spots with the Coyotes but should start the year back with their junior teams in the CHL.

duff88

08-18-2009, 04:18 PM

UFA Tracker

Toronto signs D Willie Mitchell - 1 year ; 500K$
Montreal signs C Paul Gaustad - 3 years ; 3.9M$
New York R re-signs C Chris Drury - 1 year ; 4.8M$
Ottawa signs D Paul Mara - 3 years ; 12.25M$
Columbus signs C Daymond Langkow - 1 year ; 4.5M$
Edmonton signs G Pascal Leclaire - 3 years ; 5.75M$
Chicago re-signs LW Ilya Kovalchuk - 3 years ; 21M$
Portland signs D Bryan Berard - 1 year ; 2.2M$

duff88

08-18-2009, 04:18 PM

Coyotes sign Wideman

The Kansas City Coyotes have signed a 2 years contract worth 5M$ with unrestricted free agent defenseman Dennis Wideman. The 29-years-old from Elmira will therefore replace Denis Kulyash in the role of offensive defenseman after the russian was traded to the Florida Panthers earlier this summer for forward Stephen Weiss. The blue-liner spent the last season between Detroit and New York after five years in Boston. He scored 8 goals and 29 points last season, but maintained a very disappointing -21 record. Most of all, Wideman will be a welcomed right handed defenseman in a blue line that has been filled with lefties for quite some time.

Dennis Wideman - RD/LD - 6'0/198 - R - 29-years-old - Elmira, Ontario

Travis

08-18-2009, 04:29 PM

Could be different in your universe, but Hecht is usually a pretty superb top 6 forward for quite a few years that I usually end up picking up 3-4 years into most career's I've played due to talent vs expected salary. Not quite the front runner I'm sure you're hoping to land, but seeing Staal and Kovalchuk off the market now he might look awful nice in a KC jersey.

Travis

08-18-2009, 04:32 PM

Dola, how are Svatos and Carter looking? Either worth a contract offer?

duff88

08-18-2009, 04:41 PM

Svatos is not on my list. Hecht's play dropped last year, and at the salary he's asking, I'm not sure he fits above one of my young guys.

Carter might be of interest, but I might have my eyes set on someone else.

We'll see.

duff88

08-18-2009, 04:43 PM

UFA Tracker

Los Angeles signs RW Jason Pominville - 3 years ; 3.4M$
New York R signs C Brendan Morrison - 2 years ; 7.25M$
Montreal signs D Derek Morris - 3 years ; 5.75M$
Portland signs RW Milan Hejduk - 2 years ; 8M$
Portland signs LW Ryan Smyth - 2 years ; 4.6M$
Portland signs D Kim Johnsson - 1 year ; 1.6M$
Vancouver re-signs D Mattias Öhlund - 1 year ; 4.2M$
Portland signs C Andy McDonald - 1 year ; 1.4M$
Washington signs D Fedor Tyutin - 2 years ; 2.6M$
Atlanta signs D Sergei Gonchar - 2 years ; 8M$
Portland re-signs RW Maxim Afinogenov - 2 years ; 5.75M$

duff88

08-19-2009, 09:42 AM

Coyotes sign Zach Parise

The Kansas City Coyotes made another major addition to their squad today by signing young offensive center Zach Parise to a two-year deal that will give him 3.75M$ per year. Parise therefore joins his brother Jordan, who is a goaltender under contract with the Coyotes who played two games last season. Parise has been a solid contributor with the Devils for the last few years but slowed down with only 48 points last season, posting a 0.676 PPG average in contrast to his last three years' 0.841 PPG. He reached careers highs of 65 points thrice in his young career, most recently scoring 25 goals and 40 assists in 2010-11.

Zach Parise - C/LW - 5'11/178 - L - 27-years-old - Faribault, Minnesota

Travis

08-19-2009, 10:31 AM

Nice signing indeed. That should be a great addition to your top 6 and PP.

duff88

08-19-2009, 10:41 AM

UFA Tracker

Dallas re-signs G Marty Turco - 2 years ; 9.25M$
Atlanta signs D Craig Rivert - 2 years ; 2.8M$
Edmonton signs D Sheldon Souray - 1 year ; 3.5M$
Dallas signs D Filip Kuba - 1 year ; 2M$
Toronto signs D Brian Rafalski - 2 years ; 8.5M$
Florida signs C Matt Cullen - 1 year ; 3.5M$
Los Angeles signs D John-Michael Liles - 2 years ; 1.9M$
Calgary signs LW Petr Sykora - 1 year ; 1.2M$
New York R signs C Mike Cammalleri - 3 years ; 11.25M$

duff88

08-19-2009, 10:42 AM

Kelly is back, Coyotes add Zednik

Chris Kelly has decided to sign a new contract with the Kansas City Coyotes after testing the free agency market. Kelly signed a two-years contract that will pay him 1.125M$ p/y. He played the last two seasons with the Coyotes, missing no games since joining the team. He scored a career high of 19 goals last season, which he finished with 43 points, 9 short of his 2008-09 52 points production.

The Coyotes also announced a one year contract with winger Richard Zednik. Zednik scored 19 goals and 38 points last season with the Edmonton Oilers and will be playing for a fifth different team in five years. Although he is more famous for almost losing life in a freaky on-ice incident with teammate Olli Jokinen with the Florida Panthers in 2008, Zednik is also a consistent 15 to 20 goals a year contributor.

Richard Zednik - RW/LW - 6'1/194 - L - 36-years-old - Bystrica, Slovakia

duff88

08-19-2009, 02:05 PM

UFA Tracker

Boston signs RW Mike Grier - 1 year ; 1.9M$
Chicago re-signs RW Jean-Pierre Dumont - 1 year ; 3.4M$
Ottawa signs G Robert Esche - 2 years ; 3.3M$
Detroit signs LW Markus Näslund - 2 years ; 7M$
Atlanta signs LW Alex Tanguay - 2 years ; 11.5M$
Washington signs RW Shane Doan - 1 year ; 5M$
Chicago signs D Rostislav Klesla - 3 years ; 8.75M$
Montreal signs C Jeff Carter - 2 years ; 5.5M$
New York I signs LW Jochen Hecht - 1 year ; 3.3M$
Nashville signs C Michal Handzus - 1 year; 4.5M$
Washington signs G Vesa Toskala - 2 years ; 9M$
Toronto signs G Andrew Raycroft - 3 years ; 4.8M$
St. Louis signs D Roman Hamrlik - 2 years ; 6.75M$

duff88

08-19-2009, 02:06 PM

Coyotes acquire Matt Niskanen

Fans flooded the team messageboards with complaints after the recent trade between the Kansas City Coyotes and the Dallas Stars, hurling abuse at GM Nicolas Fillion for his lack of judgement when negotiating trades. This surge of anger comes after the Kansas City Coyotes traded away their first round pick in the upcoming draft, which could be a very high pick, as well as defenseman Maksim Goncharov and rights to defenseman Nikolai Stasenko who was the team's 33rd overall pick in 2011, to the Dallas Stars in return for defenseman Matt Niskanen.

In justifying the move, Fillion asked fans to just wait and see Niskanen play before judging. He also added that they have solid depth at every position due to good drafting in the last few years; mentionning goaltender Jean-Philippe Poirier, defensemen Shannon Ladd, Ivan Ruzicka and Shane Hanlon as well as forwards Kirill Kabanov, André Lindblad, Jean-Simon Jager and Erik Haula.

Niskanen will be entering his sixth season at the NHL level. In the last four years, his production consistently dropped from 37 points in 2008-09 to 24 points last season. His overall play has remained very consistent through the years though and he promises to be a good addition to the team in every situation.

Fillion announced that he has finished molding his team for the next season and that he expects them to make the playoffs. Meanwhile, the new players have chosen their jersey number. Stephen Weiss and Zach Parisé, who both wore #9 before joining the Coyotes, will have to change number because 9 was previously retired by the Winnipeg Jets and kept retired when the team moved to Phoenix/Kansas City in honor of "The Golden Jet" Bobby Hull, just as Thomas Steen's #25 remains retired. Stephen Weiss will sport #11 while Zach Parise will wear #15. Richard Zednik will keep his usual #20, Dennis Wideman will wear #5 and Matt Niskanen will wear #8. Finally, Eric Hunter and Erik Haula, who respectively wore #59 and #49, will change these rookie numbers now that they are expected to be regulars with the Coyotes. Hunter will wear #16 while Haula will wear #17.

The Hockey News projects the lines as follows on their website:

22 Lukas Kaspar - 44 Rob Schremp [A] - 10 Travis Randell
13 Kirill Kabanov - 11 Stephen Weiss - 77 Anson Carter [C]
24 Taylor Pyatt - 15 Zach Parise - 20 Richard Zednik
16 Eric Hunter - 14 Chris Kelly - 17 Erik Haula

6 Victor Hedman - 5 Dennis Wideman
4 Eric Brewer [A] - 8 Matt Niskanen
2 Staffan Kronwall - 3 Alexei Semenov

30 Marc Denis
33 Ondrej Pavelec

EXTRA - 83 Anton Krysanov, 68 Vitaly Karamnov, 40 Ryan Parent

Travis

08-19-2009, 02:19 PM

duff88

08-19-2009, 02:32 PM

Wow, Parise not cracking the top 6 eh? That has to bode well for you. I quite like Niskanen in the game (both he and Semenov) and he certainly rounds out a nice group for you. Looks like you may be in the market for a rental winger at the deadline if anything, and if so, it'll be nice to be going into that time of year as a buyer!

I like our depth down the middle, especially considering all three of them are excellent playmakers to go with our young scoring wingers. I don't know how long Kaspar and Carter can keep on contributing though, so that is a question mark. Our goaltenders are another question mark, hopefully Denis is solid and keeps off the injury list.

duff88

08-19-2009, 07:11 PM

54 players in to attend training camp

September 13th 2012 - 54 players will be in Kansas City tommorow as the Coyotes will start their training camp with the fitness testings. 5 goaltenders, 15 defensemen and 34 forwards will do their best to impress the Coyotes' staff and head coach Mike Babcock to hopefully leave a good impression. Among the 54 players, there are six prospect tryouts, including defenseman Shannon Ladd who was the Coyotes' third overall pick in the last NHL draft, and two free agent invitees in Michigan Tech alumni Jordan Baker and former Spokane Chiefs forward David Conrad.

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OTHER PLAYERS WITH RIGHTS HELD BY KANSAS CITY:
LD Anders Harvey - 6'0/198 - R - 19 years old - Dartmouth Big Green (NCAA) - Moose Lake, Minnesota
LD Jacob Patrick - 5'9/205 - R - 19 years old - Providence Friars (NCAA) - Estero, Florida
RD Shane Hanlon - 6'4/224 - L - 18 years old - Clarkson Golden Knights (NCAA) - New York, New York
LW/RW/C Simon Backman - 5'10/196 - L - 18 years old - Vaasan Sport (MESTIS) - Vaasa, Finland
C/LW Dmitri Pestunov - 5'9/198 - L - 27 years old - Avangard Omsk (RSL) - Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

duff88

08-20-2009, 10:56 AM

Make or break year for Coyotes?

GM Nicolas Fillion gambled a lot by trading away his first round pick in the next NHL Entry Draft for defenseman Matt Niskanen during the summer. This season is now seen as a make or break year not only for their GM, but also for the entire team which finally has a chance to show what they can do.

There were some impressive signs in pre-season. Prospects Shannon Ladd and Jean-Philippe Poirier left good impressions and Kirill Kabanov continued on his goal-scoring run from last season with 6 goals in 5 games. The Hockey News predict the Coyotes to finish 9th in the west in their season preview, barely edged by the St. Louis Blues and Portland Titans.

Meanwhile, Ivan Ruzicka was sent back to the Ottawa 67's, André Lindblad to the Moose Jaw Warriors and Gregg McKegg to the Saginaw Spirit. Swedish winger Johan Larsson was himself sent down to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.

LINES ON OPENING DAY AGAINST VANCOUVER
22 Lukas Kaspar - 44 Rob Schremp [A] - 10 Travis Randell
13 Kirill Kabanov - 11 Stephen Weiss - 20 Richard Zednik
24 Taylor Pyatt - 15 Zach Parise - 77 Anson Carter [C]
16 Eric Hunter - 14 Chris Kelly - 17 Erik Haula

6 Victor Hedman - 5 Dennis Wideman
4 Eric Brewer [A] - 8 Matt Niskanen
2 Staffan Kronwall - 3 Alexei Semenov

30 Marc Denis
33 Ondrej Pavelec

Scratches: 40 Ryan Parent, 68 Vitaly Karamnov, 83 Anton Krysanov

PRE-SEASON, September 16th 2012: Kansas City vs. Ottawa, 10-2 L, (Kabanov [2]), Poirier [L] (14/19) & Bennett (17/22)
PRE-SEASON, September 17th 2012: Kansas City vs. Edmonton, 8-1 L, (Randell), Parise [L] (25/31) & Poirier (17/19)
PRE-SEASON, September 20th 2012: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 4-3 L, (Karamnov, Kabanov [2]), Denis (11/12) & Pavelec [L] (10/13)
PRE-SEASON, September 22nd 2012: Kansas City vs. New Jersey, 6-4 W, (Kabanov [2], Wideman [2], Zednik [2]), Pavelec [W] (23/27)
PRE-SEASON, September 23rd 2012: Coyotes at Toronto, 5-3 W, (Schremp [2], Kaspar [2], Brewer), Denis [W] (19/22)

duff88

08-20-2009, 10:57 AM

2012-13 Hockey News Top 10

Goaltenders
1. Roberto Luongo (Vancouver)
2. Miikka Kiprusoff (Calgary)
3. Carey Price (Montreal)
4. Martin Brodeur (New Jersey)
5. Henrik Lundqvist (New York R)
6. Ryan Miller (Buffalo)
7. Marc-André Fleury (Pittsburgh)
8. Rick DiPietro (New York I)
9. Kari Lehtonen (Atlanta)
10. Jean-Sébastien Giguère (Anaheim)

Defensemen
1. Dion Phaneuf (Calgary)
2. Erik Johnson (St. Louis)
3. Sergei Gonchar (Atlanta)
4. Zdeno Chara (Ottawa)
5. Chris Pronger (Atlanta)
6. Luke Schenn (Toronto)
7. Jack Johnson (Los Angeles)
8. Wade Redden (New York R)
9. Tomas Kaberle (Toronto)
10. Andrei Markov (Florida)

Left Wingers
1. Alexander Ovechkin (Washington)
2. Ilya Kovalchuk (Chicago)
3. Dany Heatley (Ottawa)
4. Rick Nash (Columbus)
5. Simon Gagné (Montreal)
6. Henrik Zetterberg (Calgary)
7. Thomas Vanek (Buffalo)
8. Patrik Elias (New Jersey)
9. Alexander Frolov (Los Angeles)
10. Michael Frolik (Minnesota)

Centers
1. Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh)
2. Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh)
3. Vincent Lecavalier (Los Angeles)
4. Olli Jokinen (Chicago)
5. Joe Thornton (San Jose)
6. Eric Staal (Vancouver)
7. Patrick Marleau (San Jose)
8. Jason Spezza (Ottawa)
9. Peter Mueller (Toronto)
10. Nicklas Bäckström (Washington)

Right Wingers
1. Jarome Iginla (Calgary)
2. Marian Gaborik (Florida)
3. Marian Hossa (Toronto)
4. Patrick Kane (Pittsburgh)
5. Nikolai Zherdev (New York R)
6. Travis Randell (Kansas City)
7. Andrei Kostitsyn (Montreal)
8. Bobby Ryan (Anaheim)
9. Teemu Pulkkinen (Minnesota)
10. Nikita Filatov (Washington)

Prospects
1. LW Kirill Kabanov (Kansas City)
2. RW Darren Sigouin (New York I) [SAGINAW, OHL]
3. LD Brandon Gormley (St. Louis)
4. LD Wilhelm Lönnberg (Detroit)
5. RD Shannon Ladd (Kansas City)
6. G Marco Jarl (Washington)
7. RW Anton Markov (Minnesota)
8. LD Seth Helgeson (Detroit)
9. LD Cam Fowler (Atlanta)
10. LD Ruslan Maltsev (Columbus)

duff88

08-20-2009, 11:13 AM

Coyotes crumble in home opener

October 6th 2012 - Players were at a loss for words following the opening game that ended in fans booing the players of the ice. The Vancouver Canucks came into the Sprint Center to deliver a crushing 7-0 defeat to the Kansas City Coyotes, who looked hopeless for the whole game. Victor Hedman finished the game -5 while his defensive partner Dennis Wideman finished -4.

"This is a disgrace." said a fan after the game.

October 6th 2012: Kansas City vs. Vancouver, 7-0 L, Denis [L] (47/54)

DeToxRox

08-20-2009, 01:03 PM

Oof. Not a good start. What kind of system are you rolling out?

duff88

08-20-2009, 01:28 PM

Oof. Not a good start. What kind of system are you rolling out?

Started the year with the same system that gave us success under Babcock last season, which was slightly defensive minded for all lines. The second line is more focused on offense and high-tempo hockey. Equal defenseman usage and none of them are told to join the rush.

This might be too passive though for the team we now have. I'll modify it through the month of October and hopefully find something that fits the team.

duff88

08-20-2009, 01:29 PM

Coyotes come back strong in Detroit

October 7th 2012 - After a discouraging first game against the Stanley Cup champions, the Kansas City Coyotes came back strong by defeating the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 at the Joe Louis Arena. Zach Parise had three points in the win while goaltender Marc Denis blocked 25 of the 27 shots against.

October 7th 2012: Coyotes at Detroit, 4-2 W, (Carter 1, Weiss 1, Pyatt 1, Parise 1), Denis [W] (25/27)

duff88

08-20-2009, 01:29 PM

Lachance ranks first

October 8th 2012 - ISS has released its preliminary rankings for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, and skilled defenseman Bruno Lachance from the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the QMJHL was ranked first. Goaltender Murray Hackett from the Prince Albert Raiders and defenseman Rémy Friesen from the Halifax Mooseheads follow.

1. Bruno Lachance - D - 5'11/169 - Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) - Canada
2. Murray Hackett - G - 6'3/158 - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) - Canada
3. Rémy Friesen - D - 6'1/169 - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) - Canada
4. Dale Calla - C - 6'2/180 - Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) - Canada
5. Everett McGee - RW - 6'1/187 - Brampton Batallion (OHL) - Canada
6. Konrad Richard - C - 6'2/187 - Everett Silvertips (WHL) - Canada
7. Paul Stapleton - D - 6'4/229 - Baie-Comeau Drakkars (QMJHL) - Canada
8. Nikita Sidorov - G - 6'0/183 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - Russia
9. Tommy Malenfant - D - 5'10/171 - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) - Canada
10. Kamil Steiner - D - 6'3/171 - HC Pardubice (CZE) - Czech Republic
11. Doug St. Pierre - LW - 5'10/160 - Rimouski Oceanics (QMJHL) - Canada
12. Lucien Desjardins - C - 6'2/169 - Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL) - Canada
13. Markus Strandberg - LW - 6'0/169 - HV71 (SEL) - Sweden
14. Devrin Holland - LW - 5'9/154 - Niagara IceDogs (OHL) - Canada
15. Danny McGinnis - D - 6'0/167 - MSU-Mankato Mavericks (NCAA) - USA
16. Janis Dzerins - D - 6'3/180 - Dinamo Riga (LAT) - Latvia
17. Quinten Flood - RW - 6'0/171 - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) - Canada
18. Rogie Lepage - LW - 6'0/187 - Spokane Chiefs (WHL) - Canada
19. Ildar Gasnikov - G - 6'0/158 - Atlant Mytischi (RSL) - Kazakhstan
20. Simon Kang - RW - 5'9/154 - Kitchener Rangers (OHL) - Canada
21. Jeffery Bourque - LW - 5'10/160 - Yale Bulldogs (NCAA) - USA
22. Ales Kraft - LW - 5'9/160 - Sparta Praha (CZE) - Czech Republic
23. Shayne Dube - C - 6'0/194 - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Canada
24. Branislav Gergely - C - 5'10/158 - Slovan (SVK) - Slovakia
25. Tony Audet - D - 6'2/183 - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) - Canada
26. Viliam Kosik - C - 6'3/191 - Slovan (SVK) - Slovakia
27. Howie McMullin - D - 6'2/200 - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Canada
28. Frederic Côté - G - 6'1/169 - Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) - Canada
29. Ragnar Askerdal - RW - 6'0/174 - Timra (SEL) - Sweden
30. Brody Colliton - LW - 6'1/174 - Michigan State Spartans (NCAA) - Canada

duff88

08-20-2009, 02:26 PM

Disappointing start

November 1st 2012 - The Coyotes started the NHL season on the wrong foot, winning only 3 of the team's 9 games in October. The huge efforts to sell the team in Kansas City was somewhat slowed down by the first home game that was lost 7-0 to the Buffalo Sabres and met with boos from the frustrated crowd. There is some positive to take out though, as the Coyotes won their last game against New Jersey 4-3 in overtime after firing 58 pucks at a superb Martin Brodeur, with Rob Schremp finally completing a natural hat trick for the win. Mike Babcock has mentionned that the team will be experimenting with a high tempo offensive game in the next few games, and he wants his players to shoot. The Coyotes currently stand 14th in the West, but they have played the least games of any teams in their conference.

Eric Brewer, although he only recorded 3 points, all assists, in his 9 games, was the October segment winner of the Sprint Cup. He beat two new comers, Zach Parise and Stephen Weiss, in the voting. Brewer played very solid defensive hockey on a team that struggled defensively during the whole month.

Meanwhile, Erik Haula has been sent down to San Antonio. Haula had a tough start to the season and was scratched after five games. He will get some ice time with the Rampage and hopefully regain his confidence.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks (11-10-12-22)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: D Robyn Regehr, Calgary Flames (10-0-10-10)
NHL Rookie of the Month: C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus Blue Jackets (10-3-5-8)
NHL Goals Leader: 11 - RW Marian Gaborik, Florida Panthers
NHL Assists Leader: 16 - C Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks
NHL Points Leader: 22 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 11 - D Ryan Whitney, Montreal Canadiens
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 10 - C Angelo Esposito, Anaheim Ducks

October 9th 2012: Kansas City vs. Anaheim, 5-1 L, (Kaspar 1), Denis [L] (25/30)
October 14th 2012: Coyotes at Portland, 5-2 L, (Kabanov 1, Kelly 1), Denis [L] (36/41)
October 20th 2012: Kansas City vs. Buffalo, 4-3 L, (Zednik 1, Schremp 1-2), Denis [L] (26/30)
October 21st 2012: Coyotes at Pittsburgh, 4-3OT L, (Randell 1-2, Kabanov 2), Pavelec [OTL] (21/25)
October 23rd 2012: Kansas City vs. Colorado, 6-5OT W, (Wideman 1, Niskanen 1, Hedman 1, Kabanov 3, Schremp 3-4), Denis [W] (23/28)
October 27th 2012: Kansas City vs. San Jose, 6-3 L, (Weiss 2, Zednik 2, Parise 2), Denis [L] (21/27)
October 28th 2012: Coyotes at New Jersey, 4-3OT W, (Weiss 3, Schremp 5-6-7), Pavelec [W] (20/23)

Kansas City Coyotes (9GP, 3-5-1, 10 points, 14th in the West)

duff88

08-20-2009, 04:52 PM

Babcock asks more from Denis

November 9th 2012 - Despite firing 51 pucks at goaltender Steve Mason and scoring 5 goals, the Kansas City Coyotes were defeated by the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-5 in shootouts. By the words of head coach Mike Babcock, more will be needed from goaltender Marc Denis who has been disappointing since the start of the season.

"You can't lose when scoring 5 goals in a game, and there's a problem when your goaltender allows 5 goals on 25 shots." he said after the game.

Denis has stated he will do everything to come back stronger in the next games.

November 1st 2012: Kansas City vs. Edmonton, 6-3 L, (Carter 2, Randell 3, Weiss 4), Denis [L] (32/38)
November 3rd 2012: Kansas City vs. Calgary, 4-2 L, (Carter 3, Parise 3), Pavelec [L] (20/24)
November 4th 2012: Coyotes at St. Louis, 3-1 L, (Kaspar 3), Denis [L] (33/36)
November 9th 2012: Coyotes at Columbus, 6-5S L, (Zednik 3, Hunter 1, Semenov 1, Kabanov 4-5), Denis [OTL] (20/25)

Kansas City Coyotes (13GP, 3-8-2, 11 points, 15th in the West)

duff88

08-20-2009, 05:53 PM

Denis responds

November 21st 2012 - Marc Denis answered to the call from head coach Mike Babcock and has been excellent since his shootout loss to the Blue Jackets two weeks ago. The Coyotes have now won 5 of their last 6 games, and things are looking up for GM Nicolas Fillion's team.

November 10th 2012: Kansas City vs. Minnesota, 2-0 W, (Randell 4, Weiss 5), Denis [W] (28/28)
November 12th 2012: Coyotes at Detroit, 3-1 W, (Schremp 8, Weiss 6, Kabanov 6), Denis [W] (22/23)
November 15th 2012: Kansas City vs. chicago, 5-4 L, (Randell 5, Kabanov 7-8, Parise 4), Denis [L] (26/31)
November 17th 2012: Kansas City vs. Edmonton, 3-2 W, (Kaspar 4, Wideman 2, Carter 4), Denis [W] (21/23)
November 18th 2012: Coyotes at Chicago, 4-3 W, (Karamnov 1, Wideman 3, Kaspar 4, Randell 6), Denis [W] (32/35)
November 20th 2012: Kansas City vs. Chicago, 6-1 W, (Randell 7-8, Pyatt 2, Kronwall 1, Kabanov 9, Schremp 9), Denis [W] (24/25)

Kansas City Coyotes (19GP, 8-9-2, 18 points, 11th in the West)

duff88

08-21-2009, 11:49 AM

Coyotes take division lead!

November 27th 2012 - For the first time in their young history in Kansas City, the Coyotes have taken the lead of the Central Division. Their record of 10-10-2 is tied exactly with both the Chicago Blackhawks and Columbus Blue Jackets, but the Coyotes with their goal differential advantage, are ranked higher. The Central division is currently the weakest in the National Hockey League as, if you take out the division leaders being ranked top three in their respective conference, the Coyotes, Blue Jackets and Blakchawks would rank from 10th to 12th in the West, out of a playoffs spot.

TRADE: Chicago trades F Kyle Turris to Portland for D Brendan Witt
TRADE: New York R trades F Kevin Sundher to Nashville for F Chris Clark, a 4th and a 5th round pick.

November 22nd 2012: Kansas City vs. Columbus, 4-3 L, (Weiss 7, Kaspar 5-6), Denis [L] (29/33)
November 24th 2012: Coyotes at Philadelphia, 4-1 W, (Weiss 8, Kabanov 10-11, Randell 9), Pavelec [W] (24/25)
November 25th 2012: Kansas City vs. Portland, 5-3 W, (Wideman 4-5, Randell 10-11, Kaspar 7), Denis [W] (28/31)

Kansas City Coyotes (22GP, 10-10-2, 22 points, 3rd in the West)

Travis

08-21-2009, 12:15 PM

NICE!

Small steps, but having the rest of the division helping you out a bit certainly isn't a bad thing when trying to build up some confidence. And hell, home ice in the playoffs sure wouldn't hurt.

DeToxRox

08-21-2009, 12:18 PM

Very nice to see, though as Travis said, the Central is helping you out. That said, that builds confidence for sure as the season wears on.

duff88

08-21-2009, 09:39 PM

Things settle into place in November

December 1st 2012 - The Kansas City Coyotes have won 7 of their last 10 games, and things have really settled into place at the end of the month of November. The team is playing their best hockey since arriving in Kansas City and everyone is contributing. Leading the league with an average of 37 shots on goal per game, the team will now only need to settle the special teams who are at the bottom of the list both on the powerplay and the penalty kill.

Kirill Kabanov was the November segment winner of the Sprint Cup. The young russian winger scored 9 goals and 14 points while keeping a +7 record in the month. He beat Matt Niskanen and Zach Parise in the voting process.

Chris Kelly suffered a rotator cuff strain in the game against Vancouver and will miss 3 weeks of action. Erik Haula, who has scored 11 goals and 11 assists in 16 games since being sent down, will be called up to the Coyotes to replace him.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: C Sam Gagner, Edmonton Oilers (14-9-15-24)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: D Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators (13-3-9-12)
NHL Rookie of the Month: C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus Blue Jackets (14-1-8-9)
NHL Goals Leader: 19 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 27 - C Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks
NHL Points Leader: 40 - C Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 21 - D Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 17 - C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus Blue Jackets

November 28th 2012: Coyotes at Vancouver, 4-3 L, (Wideman 6, Semenov 2, Kabanov 12), Denis [L] (37/41)

Kansas City Coyotes (23GP, 10-11-2, 22 points, 12th in the West)

duff88

08-23-2009, 01:24 PM

Hedman player of the week

December 10th 2012 - It was an insane week for the Coyotes who scored 17 goals in only two games, coming away with 8-7 and 9-2 wins over Edmonton and Columbus. Those two games finished the Coyotes' 5 games road trip, but also saw defenseman Victor Hedman get some recognition as NHL Defensive Player of the Week. The big swede had two assists against Edmonton before scoring a goal and adding four assists against Columbus, obviously a career high. Hedman now has 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points in only 4 games in December.

TRADE: New York I trades F Miroslav Satan to Detroit for D Adam Larsson

December 1st 2012: Coyotes at Calgary, 4-3 W, (Hedman 2-3, Schremp 10, Kaspar 8), Denis [W] (27/30)
December 2nd 2012: Coyotes at Minnesota, 4-3 L, (Pyatt 3, Kaspar 9, Randell 12), Pavelec [L] (21/25)
December 5th 2012: Coyotes at Edmonton, 8-7 W, (Kabanov 13-14, Parise 5, Wideman 7, Schremp 11-12, Randell 13, Kaspar 10), Denis [W] (19/26)
December 9th 2012: Coyotes at Columbus, 9-2 W, (Hedman 4, Weiss 9-10, Kabanov 15, Parise 6, Schremp 13-14, Karamnov 2, Randell 14), Denis [W] (18/20)

Kansas City Coyotes (27GP, 13-12-2, 28 points, 3rd in the West)

duff88

08-23-2009, 01:27 PM

Denis out two weeks

December 24th 2012 - Marc Denis won't have a happy christmas as he will be out of the lineup for ten to fifteen days with an olecranon bursitis suffered in the first period of the 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders. Ondrej Pavelec will get to start more in the next few weeks and will be backed up by Jordan Parise who was recalled from San Antonio, where he had solid stats with 15 wins, a 2.46GAA and a 91.4SAV% in 27 games, including 3 shutouts.

With a lot of minor injuries hitting the team, the Coyotes are currently in a tough sequence. The team has only won 2 of their last 8 games, losing two in overtime for a low total of 6 points. They have been relegated to 11th in the West, 3 points behind the division lead held by the Chicago Blackhawks and 5 points behind 8th place in the conference held by the Portland Titans.

TRADE: Dallas trades D Kimmo Timonen to Atlanta for D Tyson Barrie and rights to F Benoit Bonar

December 10th 2012: Kansas City vs. Boston, 4-3OT L, (Kabanov 16, Weiss 11, Brewer 1), Denis [OTL] (31/35)
December 12th 2012: Coyotes at Los Angeles, 5-3 W, (Parise 6, Wideman 8, Randell 15, Haula 1, Schremp 15), Pavelec [W] (25/28)
December 14th 2012: Coyotes at Anaheim, 5-2 L, (Kabanov 17, Haula 2), Denis [L] (24/29)
December 16th 2012: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 3-2S L, (Weiss 12, Niskanen 2), Denis [OTL] (28/30)
December 18th 2012: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 6-1 L, (Hedman 5), Denis [L] (14/18) & Pavelec (10/12)
December 20th 2012: Coyotes at St. Louis, 4-3OT W, (Kabanov 18, Randell 16, Haula 3, Parise 7), Pavelec [W] (33/36)
December 22nd 2012: Kansas City vs. Vancouver, 3-2 L, (Kabanov 19, Randell 17), Pavelec [L] (20/23)
December 23rd 2012: Coyotes at New York I, 4-0 L, Denis [L] (7/8) & Pavelec (19/22)

Kansas City Coyotes (35GP, 15-16-4, 34 points, 11th in the West)

duff88

08-23-2009, 01:28 PM

Only one prospect at World Juniors

December 28th 2012 - Only one Kansas City Coyotes prospect will be participating in the next World Junior Championships. The team's first round pick in the last NHL Entry Draft, defenseman Shannon Ladd, will be a go-to-guy for the Canadian defense. The big 18-years-old rearguard has been a force with the Saginaw Spirit this season and promises to be a stabilizing player for Canada's blueline.

Ivan Ruzicka and André Lindblad, respectively out with a shoulder contusion and a hip flexor strain, were both left out of their country's lineup. Shane Hanlon participated in the division 1 tournament with USA who once again failed to qualify for the main tourny. Jean-Simon Jager and Simon Backman were early candidates but failed to make it with Canada and Finland.

GROUP A
Russia (G Evgeny Markov - D Victor Vinogradov - D Gleb Belov - F Yan Barkov [C] - F Boris Denisov - F Grigory Bezrukov)
Sweden (G Marco Jarl - D Sam Möller - Karl Lilja - F Pontus Paulsson - F Per-Anton Holm - F Dmitri Storm [C])
Czech Republic (G Tomas Kral - D Kamil Steiner - D Dalibor Nedorost - F Bohuslav Gregor [C] - F Ondrej Prochazka - F Jiri Divisek)
Ukraine (G Aleksandr Gumeniuk - D Maxim Toryanik - D Valery Vovk - F Maksim Timchenko [C] - F Demian Egorov - F Anton Katrich)
Great Britain (G Jeremy Graham - D Thomas Dowd - D Shaun Miller - F Greg Johnson - F John Phillips [C] - F Neil Tait)

GROUP B
Canada (G Renaud Dufour - D Bruno Lachance - D Shannon Ladd - F Armand Hull [C] - F Stéphane Aubin - F Darren Sigouin)
Finland (G Juho Käyhkö - D Dinny Korhonen [C]- D David Pulliainen - F Olli Mattila - F Olli Hietamäki - F Tuomo Lotvonen)
Switzerland (G Stephan Serena - D Remo Schoop [C] - D Omar Bucher - F Roger Portmann - F Daniel Keller - F Nicola Valentini)
Denmark (G Ulrik Bork - D Sven Moller [C] - D Emil Emdal - F Soren Abelsted - F Kasper Lund - F Fritz Nykjaer)
Latvia (G Artis Zostins - D Janis Dzerins - D Stanislavs Baranovskis - F Olegs Dembovskis - F Vadim Grundmanis [C] - F Eriks Ozolins)

December 26th 2012: Kansas City vs. Montreal, 4-1 L, (Schremp 16), Pavelec [L] (20/24)
December 28th 2012: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 4-0 W, (Niskanen 3, Randell 18, Kabanov 20-21), Pavelec [W] (26/26)

Kansas City Coyotes (37GP, 16-17-4, 36 points, 11th in the West)

duff88

08-23-2009, 04:55 PM

Coyotes will need more

January 1st 2013 - The Kansas City Coyotes haven't gotten much further from a playoff spot as they were, but they did suffer a bit of a set back with an average month of December. With goaltender Marc Denis expected to come back on January 6th in Denver, everyone should be healthy and this is going to be the start of the hunt for a playoff spot.

Victor Hedman was the December winner of the Sprint Cup. The towering defenseman scored 5 goals and 11 assists for 16 points in 16 games. He beat Travis Randell and Zach Parise in the voting. Parise, who has led the team in scoring for the whole year, has yet to win a segment of the Sprint Cup.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks (15-11-20-31)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: D Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators (14-1-11-12)
NHL Rookie of the Month: D Seth Helgeson, Detroit Red Wings (15-1-5-6)
NHL Goals Leader: 30 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 41 - C Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks
NHL Points Leader: 70 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 33 - D Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 28 - C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus Blue Jackets

*1. Dallas Stars (41GP - 23-10-8 - 54PTS)
*2. Vancouver Canucks (39GP - 25-11-3 - 53PTS)
*3. Chicago Blackhawks (39GP - 20-17-2 - 42PTS)
4. Calgary Flames (38GP - 24-13-1 - 49PTS)
5. Anaheim Ducks (37GP - 23-13-1 - 47PTS)
6. Los Angeles Kings (40GP - 21-15-4 - 46PTS)
7. Edmonton Oilers (39GP - 21-16-2 - 44PTS)
8. San Jose Sharks (42GP - 20-18-4 - 44PTS)
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9. Portland Titans (39GP - 20-16-3 - 43PTS)
10. Minnesota Wild (38GP - 18-16-4 - 40PTS)
11. St. Louis Blues (38GP - 16-16-6 - 38PTS)
12. Kansas City Coyotes (39GP - 17-18-4 - 38PTS)
13. Detroit Red Wings (38GP - 14-21-3 - 31PTS)
14. Columbus Blue Jackets (38GP - 14-22-2 - 30PTS)
15. Colorado Avalanche (40GP - 12-23-5 - 29PTS)

December 29th 2012: Coyotes at Portland, 4-3 W, (Hedman 6, Kabanov 22, Weiss 13, Z.Parise 9), Pavelec [W] (31/34)
December 31st 2012: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 6-3 L, (Randell 19, Karamnov 3, Pyatt 4), Pavelec [L] (25/31) & J.Parise (0/0)

Kansas City Coyotes (39GP, 17-18-4, 38 points, 12th in the West)

duff88

08-23-2009, 04:56 PM

Hedman headlines insane week

January 8th 2013 - It was an insane week to start the year 2013 for the Kansas City Coyotes, but despite starting the year with a 9-1 loss and giving away 18 goals in only three games, the team still came out with two wins and defenseman Victor Hedman was named defensive player of the week. Hedman scored a goal and two assits in three games, averaging more than 25 minutes of icetime and being on the ice for only two of the 18 goals against. It's the second time this year the swede recieves such an honor.

TRADE: Boston trades D Mark Stuart to New York I for D Vyacheslav Voinov
TRADE: Atlanta trades D Nick Boynton to Vancouver for F Aron Nordberg
TRADE: San Jose trades F Joe Pavelski and F Ben Clymer to Dallas for F Jarod Palmer and rights to G Ashley Klie

January 3rd 2013: Coyotes at San Jose, 9-1 L, (Randell 20), Pavelec [L] (10/14) & J.Parise (18/23)
January 5th 2013: Coyotes at Dallas, 6-4 W, (Zednik 4, Brewer 2, Weiss 14, Hedman 7, Schremp 17, Krysanov 1), Pavelec [W] (27/31)
January 6th 2013: Coyotes at Colorado, 7-5 W, (Kabanov 23, Wideman 9, Weiss 15, Krysanov 2, Randell 21, Parise 10, Carter 5), Denis [W] (32/37)

Kansas City Coyotes (42GP, 19-19-4, 42 points, 12th in the West)

duff88

08-23-2009, 04:57 PM

Aubin makes history

January 10th 2013 - Stéphane Aubin scored a goal to remember today, beating goaltender Marco Jarl by burrying the rebound of a Marcel Vézina shot in overtime to give Canada a 4-3 win over Sweden for the gold medal. Canada came back from a 3-1 deficit 21 minutes into the game to win it. In an equally exciting bronze medal game, Ales Kraft tied the game for Czech Republic with less than a minute and a half to go in the third period, but russian forward Yan Barkov scored barely twelve seconds later before Rinat Semenov completed in an empty net as Russia beat the Czechs 6-4 for the Bronze Medal. Denmark and Great Britain will be relegated and replaced by Kazakhstan and Slovakia next year.

Gold Medal: Canada
Silver Medal: Sweden
Bronze Medal: Russia
4th place: Czech Republic
5th place: Latvia
6th place: Switzerland
7th place: Finland
8th place: Ukraine
9th place: Denmark (relegated)
10th place: Great Britain (relegated)

Top 5 Scorers:
1. C Marcel Vézina (CAN) - 6GP - 1-12-13
2. RW Boris Denisov (RUS) - 7GP - 6-4-10
3. C Vadim Grundmanis (LAT) - 5GP - 3-6-9
4. LW Slavomir Erat (CZE) - 7GP - 3-5-8
5. C Yan Barkov (RUS) - 7GP - 3-5-8

MVP: Marcel Vézina (CAN)
Best Forward: Marcel Vézina (CAN)
Best Defenseman: Bruno Lachance (CAN)
Best Goaltender: Marco Jarl (SWE)

All-Star Team:
Yan Barkov (RUS) - Marcel Vézina (CAN) - Vadim Grundmanis (LAT)
Bruno Lachance (CAN) - Shannon Ladd (CAN)
Marco Jarl (SWE)

Coyotes prospects:
D Shannon Ladd (CAN) - 6GP - 0-2-2

TRADE: Edmonton trades D Sheldon Souray to New York I for rights to F Yan Barkov
TRADE: Portland trades F Marcus Johansson to Columbus for D Oliver Ekman-Larsson

January 9th 2013: Kansas City vs. Columbus, 4-3S W, (Kabanov 24, Brewer 3, Kaspar 11), Denis [W] (25/28)

Kansas City Coyotes (43GP, 20-19-4, 44 points, 12th in the West)

duff88

08-23-2009, 04:58 PM

Hackett steals first place in midterm ISS Rankings

January 11th 2013 - After stealing the starting spot to last year's 9th overall pick Renaud Dufour in the World Junior Championships, goaltender Murray Hackett has now passed defenseman Bruno Lachance to take the first overall spot in the ISS midseason 2013 NHL Draft rankings.

1 (2) Murray Hackett - G - 6'3/158 - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) - Canada
2 (1) Bruno Lachance - D - 5'11/169 - Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) - Canada
3 (3) Rémy Friesen - D - 6'1/169 - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) - Canada
4 (4) Dale Calla - C - 6'2/180 - Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) - Canada
5 (6) Konrad Richard - C - 6'2/187 - Everett Silvertips (WHL) - Canada
6 (5) Everett McGee - RW - 6'1/187 - Brampton Batallion (OHL) - Canada
7 (9) Tommy Malenfant - D - 5'10/171 - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) - Canada
8 (7) Paul Stapleton - D - 6'4/229 - Baie-Comeau Drakkars (QMJHL) - Canada
9 (13) Markus Strandberg - LW - 6'0/169 - HV71 (SEL) - Sweden
10 (10) Kamil Steiner - D - 6'3/171 - HC Pardubice (CZE) - Czech Republic
11 (16) Janis Dzerins - D - 6'3/180 - Dinamo Riga (LAT) - Latvia
12 (20) Simon Kang - RW - 5'9/154 - Kitchener Rangers (OHL) - Canada
13 (8) Nikita Sidorov - G - 6'0/183 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - Russia
14 (14) Devrin Holland - LW - 5'9/154 - Niagara IceDogs (OHL) - Canada
15 (26) Viliam Kosik - C - 6'3/191 - Slovan (SVK) - Slovakia
16 (30) Brody Colliton - LW - 6'1/174 - Michigan State Spartans (NCAA) - Canada
17 (11) Doug St. Pierre - LW - 5'10/160 - Rimouski Oceanics (QMJHL) - Canada
18 (19) Ildar Gasnikov - G - 6'0/158 - Atlant Mytischi (RSL) - Kazakhstan
19 (12) Lucien Desjardins - C - 6'2/169 - Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL) - Canada
20 (36) Robbie Beattie - G - 5'9/136 - Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) - Canada
21 (22) Ales Kraft - LW - 5'9/160 - Sparta Praha (CZE) - Czech Republic
22 (15) Danny McGinnis - D - 6'0/167 - MSU-Mankato Mavericks (NCAA) - USA
23 (21) Jeffery Bourque - LW - 5'10/160 - Yale Bulldogs (NCAA) - USA
24 (28) Frederic Côté - G - 6'1/169 - Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) - Canada
25 (27) Howie McMullin - D - 6'2/200 - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Canada
26 (17) Quinten Flood - RW - 6'0/171 - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) - Canada
27 (24) Branislav Gergely - C - 5'10/158 - Slovan (SVK) - Slovakia
28 (40) Vern Demers - C - 6'0/152 - Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) - Canada
29 (80) Boris Lehner - LW - 6'0/154 - Kölner Haie (DEL) - Germany
30 (18) Rogie Lepage - LW - 6'0/187 - Spokane Chiefs (WHL) - Canada

duff88

08-23-2009, 04:58 PM

"Ruzicka will be a star"

January 17th 2013 - At 71 years old, Jacques Laperrière, the director of player personnel for the New Jersey Devils, has seen many young players pass by. So when such a reputed expert says a player is going to be a star, it goes a long way into making this player a highly sought value. This week, Laperrière called Ivan Ruzicka a future 60-points scorer on a team's blue line.

Labelled as a reach by many when selected 19th overall by the Coyotes in 2011, with a pick previously acquired by trading away captain Greg de Vries to the New York Rangers, Ruzicka has since then moved over to play with the Ottawa 67's of the OHL where he is proving to be one of the top prospects in the NHL.

"His skating is nothing short of phenomenal; I don't think I could name one player with his combination of speed, agility, balance and acceleration." said Laperrière to start an impressive description of the young Czech rearguard. "He is very small, but is built like a tank and I've seen him handle guys that were nearly a feet taller. He has an amazing understanding of the game and can make passes few other defensemen can. The truly amazing part of his game is that he will sometimes be so far in the offensive zone like a fourth forward and then be right back on defense to cover his own zone without breaking a sweat. He is something else out there."

Asked wether the Plzen native would be able to adapt his game to the NHL level, the 1966 Norris trophy winner was quick to answer: "He could be playing there already."

Ruzicka is currently fifth in OHL scoring, trailing only Devrin Holland, Yiorgo Ewanchuk, Dorian Snitzer and fellow Coyotes prospect Johan Larsson. With 14 goals and 64 points in only 39 games, it is not impossible for the Czech native to come out as the leading scorer of the OHL. The potential of one day having Victor Hedman, Matt Niskanen, Ivan Ruzicka, Shannon Ladd and Shane Hanlon, who is himself impressing with Clarkson in the NCAA, is leading experts to call the Coyotes one of the best prospective NHL defense.

TRADE: Buffalo trades D Lasse Kukkonen to New York R for D Ty Wishart and F Boyd Devereaux
TRADE: Atlanta trades D Chris Pronger to New York I for F Pavel Misko

January 12th 2013: Coyotes at Chicago, 6-5OT W, (Kaspar 12, Pyatt 5-6, Randell 22, Wideman 10, Parise 11), Denis [W] (42/47)
January 13th 2013: Kansas City vs. Chicago, 3-1 L, (Schremp 18), Pavelec [L] (35/38)
January 16th 2013: Coyotes at Detroit, 5-2 W, (Niskanen 4, Weiss 16, Kabanov 25, Kaspar 13, Parise 12), Denis [W] (29/31)

Kansas City Coyotes (46GP, 22-20-4, 48 points, 12th in the West)

duff88

08-23-2009, 05:15 PM

Kaspar out for season?

January 26th 2013 - Lukas Kaspar was on a solid run of 10 points in his last 7 games when he left practice yesterday saying he suffered from severe back pains. After a few tests today, it was determined that the Czech forward suffered a slipped disc and will have to be sidleined for around 4 months, making his comeback in the 2012-13 season doubtful unless the Coyotes go far in the playoffs. In 49 games, Kaspar had scored 13 goals and 25 assists for 38 points.

"I'll work hard, I want to come back and help the team." said Kansas City's all-time leading scorer with 313 points in 374 games.

GM Nicolas Fillion might now be looking for a replacement on left wing through the trade market. The injury happened with the Coyotes on a four game winning streak and now in 7th place in the Western Conference with 54 points. Three points separate the 7th and 12th places in the Western Conference; the Coyotes are also 5 points away from the Chicago Blackhawks and division lead with one game in hand.

January 18th 2011: Coyotes at Chicago, 8-5 W, (Schremp 19, Niskanen 5, Kabanov 26-27, Parise 13, Pyatt 7, Karamnov 4, Haula 4), Denis (10/14) & Pavelec [W] (14/15)
January 19th 2011: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 3-2 W, (Weiss 17, Brewer 4, Kabanov 28), Pavelec [W] (24/26)
January 22nd 2011: Kansas City vs. Anaheim, 6-4 W, (Niskanen 6, Randell 23, Parise 14-15, Schremp 20, Parent 10), Pavelec [W] (32/36)

Kansas City Coyotes (49GP, 25-20-4, 54 points, 7th in the West)

duff88

08-24-2009, 10:55 AM

Coyotes acquire Eaves

January 29th 2013 - Only three days after losing Lukas Kaspar to an injury, the Kansas City Coyotes have acquired left winger Patrick Eaves from the Philadelphia Flyers in return for 22-years-old Jared Staal. In 44 games with the last place Flyers, Eaves had scored 8 goals and 5 assists. He had signed with the Flyers as a free agent this summer after three and a half seasons with the Devils. Jared Staal was having his best season in his third year with the Rampage with 9 goals and 20 assists for 29 points in 48 games. He will join the Flyers' affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms.

#18 Patrick Eaves - LW/RW - 6'0/183 - 28-years-old - Faribault, Minnesota

Meanwhile, Alexei Semenov has been suspended for two games for cross checking Bobby Ryan from behind.

LINES FOR THE JANUARY 30th GAME IN VANCOUVER
10 Travis Randell - 11 Stephen Weiss - 20 Richard Zednik
13 Kirill Kabanov - 44 Rob Schremp [A] - 83 Anton Krysanov
18 Patrick Eaves - 15 Zach Parise - 14 Taylor Pyatt
77 Anson Carter [C] - 68 Vitaly Karamnov - 17 Erik Haula

6 Victor Hedman - 8 Matt Niskanen
4 Eric Brewer [A] - 2 Staffan Kronwall
40 Ryan Parent - 5 Dennis Wideman

Denis
Pavelec

January 26th 2013: Kansas City vs. Ottawa, 6-5 L, (Randell 24-25, Weiss 18, Niskanen 7, Hedman 8), Pavelec [L] (21/27)
January 27th 2013: Kansas City vs. Portland, 5-2 L, (Kabanov 29, Parise 16), Denis [L] (37/42)

Kansas City Coyotes (51GP, 25-22-4, 54 points, 11th in the West)

duff88

08-25-2009, 11:10 AM

Playoffs a definite possibility

February 1st 2013 - GM Nicolas Fillion gambled a lot early in the year by trading his first round pick for defenseman Matt Niskanen, but this move may also have been made in order to demonstrate his confidence in the group of players that was going to form a team in Kansas City. With 10 win in 14 games in January, the Coyotes have taken a step closer to the playoffs and everyone seems to be contributing to the team's success.

Stephen Weiss was the January segment winner of the Sprint Cup. Weiss scored 7 goals and 11 assists for 18 points in January. He beat Zach Parise and Dennis Wideman in the voting process.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks (14-14-15-29)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: G Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders (12GP - 8W - 2.07GAA - 94.2SAV% - 3SO)
NHL Rookie of the Month: G Semen Varlamov, Montreal Canadiens (6GP - 3W - 1.81GAA - 93.9SAV% - 2SO)
NHL Goals Leader: 44 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 55 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Points Leader: 99 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 40 - D Dion Phaneuf, Calgary Flames
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 38 - C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus Blue Jackets

*1. Vancouver Canucks (52GP - 34-14-4 - 72PTS)
*2. Dallas Stars (53GP - 28-16-9 - 65PTS)
*3. Chicago Blackhawks (53GP - 30-19-4 - 64PTS)
4. Calgary Flames (52GP - 32-17-3 - 67PTS)
5. Anaheim Ducks (52GP - 30-18-4 - 64PTS)
6. Los Angeles Kings (52GP - 28-20-4 - 60PTS)
7. Kansas City Coyotes (53GP - 27-22-4 - 58PTS)
8. Edmonton Oilers (52GP - 27-22-3 - 57PTS)
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9. Portland Titans (53GP - 26-23-4 - 56PTS)
10. Minnesota Wild (52GP - 25-22-5 - 55PTS)
11. St. Louis Blues (53GP - 24-22-7 - 55PTS)
12. San Jose Sharks (54GP - 25-24-5 - 55PTS)
13. Colorado Avalanche (52GP - 18-28-6 - 42PTS)
14. Columbus Blue Jackets (52GP - 18-28-6 - 42PTS)
15. Detroit Red Wings (51GP - 16-31-4 - 36PTS)

January 30th 2013: Coyotes at Vancouver, 6-5S W, (Kabanov 30-31, Schremp 21, Wideman 11, Pyatt 8), Denis [W] (24/29)
January 31st 2013: Coyotes at Minnesota, 5-3 W, (Kabanov 32-33, Randell 26, Weiss 19-20), Pavelec [W] (22/25)

Kansas City Coyotes (53GP, 27-22-4, 58 points, 7th in the West)

duff88

08-25-2009, 11:51 AM

One week away from trade deadline

February 17th 2013 - The Vancouver Canucks are working to build for their playoffs run with the acquisitions of Wade Redden and Scott Gomez, while the New York Rangers are trading away their bigger names; this is the reality that is this year's trade deadline. The Kansas City Coyotes are not expected to make a lot of noise on the trading market, but you never know if a deal might come up at the last moment.

TRADE: Portland trades F Ryan Smyth to New York I for F Rastislav Müller
TRADE: New York R trades D Wade Redden to vancouver for F Cody Hodgson
TRADE: Montreal trades D Marek Zidlicky to New York I for F Andrew Ladd
TRADE: Philadelphia trades D Tobias Enström to New York I for F Michael Blunden
TRADE: Colorado trades F Ryan Stoa to San Jose for D Marc-Edouard Vlasic
TRADE: New York R trades F Chris Drury to Ottawa for F Kaspar Daugavins, D Erik Karlsson and rights to F Frederic Bouché
TRADE: Buffalo trades D Mark Streit to Washington for D John Carlson and D Jakub Sykora
TRADE: Toronto trades D Brian Rafalski to Calgary for a 2nd and a 3rd round pick
TRADE: Buffalo trades F Justin Williams to New York I for D Chris Summers and rights to F Mario Morin
TRADE: New York R trades F Scott Gomez to Vancouver for rights to F Quinten Black and D Niko Gendron

February 2nd 2013: Coyotes at Calgary, 4-3 L, (Carter 6, Eaves 9-10), Pavelec [L] (27/31)
February 8th 2013: Kansas City vs. Calgary, 3-1 W, (Carter 7-8, Parise 17), Denis [W] (22/23)
February 11th 2013: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 3-2 W, (Hedman 9, Eaves 11-12), Denis [W] (32/34)
February 14th 2013: Kansas City vs. Columbus, 5-2 W, (Zednik 5, Kabanov 34-35, Parise 18, Weiss 21), Denis [W] (24/26)
February 16th 2013: Kansas City vs. Colorado, 4-3 W, (Kabanov 36, Wideman 12, Carter 9, Randell 27), Denis [W] (34/37)

Kansas City Coyotes (58GP, 31-23-4, 66 points, 7th in the West)

duff88

08-25-2009, 12:59 PM

Coyotes remain silent on trade deadline day

February 24th 2013 - Strong of a 7-games winning streak, the Kansas City Coyotes remained silent on trade deadline day, completing no deals. With a 7 points lead on the St. Louis Blues and the 9th place in the West, the playoffs are now closer than ever for Mike Babcock's team and GM Nicolas Fillion decided not to disrupt the team spirit.

TRADE: Philadelphia trades D Dustin Byfuglien to Montreal for F Ben Maxwell and F Casey Cizikas
TRADE: Montreal trades F Jeff Halpern to Washington for D Alexandre Néron and F Brandon Prust
TRADE: Philadelphia trades F Daniel Brière to Vancouver for D Yann Sauvé and F Ivan Denisov
TRADE: New York R trades F Mike Cammalleri to Florida for F Tom Wandell and a 1st round pick
TRADE: Los Angeles trades F Steve Reinprecht to Florida for a 2nd and a 5th round pick
TRADE: New York R trades F Scott Parker to New York I for a 3rd round pick in 2013 and a 7th round pick in 2014
TRADE: Boston trades D Duncan Keith and F Craig Adams to New York I for D André Benoit and F Samuli Tieranta
TRADE: New York R trades F Arron Asham to Washington for F Mikkel Bodker
TRADE: Edmonton trades D Petri Jokela to Washington for F Anton Gustafsson
TRADE: New York R trades D Andy Delmore to Minnesota for F Drayson Bowman

February 18th 2013: Kansas City vs. Toronto, 4-3 W, (Weiss 22, Pyatt 9, Eaves 13, Semenov 3), Denis [W] (21/24)
February 20th 2013: Coyotes at Columbus, 4-2 W, (Haula 5-6, Hedman 10, Randell 28), Denis [W] (22/24)
February 22nd 2013: Kansas City vs. Minnesota, 4-1 W, (Parise 19, Niskanen 8, Karamnov 5, Schremp 22), Denis [W] (31/32)

Kansas City Coyotes (61GP, 34-23-4, 72 points, 7th in the West)

duff88

08-26-2009, 01:27 PM

Coyotes on a streak

March 1st 2013 - Since losing the first game of February 4-3 to the Calgary Flames, on a goal by Henrik Zetterberg with less than a minute to play, the Kansas City Coyotes haven't loss a game in regulation, going 9-0-1 in the last ten games. The Coyotes are now a force to be reckoned with; they have risen to 6th in the Western conference and are looking up rather than down.

Zach Parisé won the February segment of the Sprint Cup. Parisé scored 7 goals and 9 assists for 16 points in 11 games during the month. He beat goaltender Marc Denis and centre Stephen Weiss in the voting. Meanwhile, Kirill Kabanov suffered a rotator cuff strain and should miss both of this week's games in California, but is expected back next week in Kansas City against San Jose.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: C Vincent Lecavalier, Los Angeles Kings (10-7-11-18)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: G Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils (10GP - 6W - 1.93GAA - 93.3SAV% - 3SO)
NHL Rookie of the Month: RW Erik Haula, Kansas City Coyotes (11-2-8-10)
NHL Goals Leader: 49 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 61 - C Olli Jokinen, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Points Leader: 106 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 47 - D Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 46 - C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus Blue Jackets

*1. Vancouver Canucks (63GP - 39-18-6 - 84PTS)
*2. Chicago Blackhawks (65GP - 38-23-4 - 80PTS)
*3. Los Angeles Kings (62GP - 37-20-5 - 79PTS)
4. Calgary Flames (65GP - 40-22-3 - 83PTS)
5. Dallas Stars (64GP - 34-20-10 - 78PTS)
6. Kansas City Coyotes (64GP - 36-23-5 - 77PTS)
7. Anaheim Ducks (63GP - 35-23-5 - 75PTS)
8. Edmonton Oilers (65GP - 33-27-5 - 71PTS)
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9. St. Louis Blues (64GP - 28-27-9 - 65PTS)
10. Portland Titans (64GP - 29-29-6 - 64PTS)
11. Minnesota Wild (64GP - 29-29-6 - 64PTS)
12. San Jose Sharks (63GP - 28-28-7 - 63PTS)
13. Colorado Avalanche (63GP - 24-34-6 - 54PTS)
14. Columbus Blue Jackets (63GP - 21-35-7 - 49PTS)
15. Detroit Red Wings (63GP - 21-37-5 - 47PTS)

February 24th 2013: Coyotes at New York R, 5-4S L, (Karamnov 6, Parise 20, Wideman 13, Randell 29), Denis [OTL] (28/32)
February 25th 2013: Kansas City vs. Chicago, 5-2 W, (Kabanov 37, Carter 10-11, Parise 21-22), Pavelec [W] (34/36)
February 27th 2013: Coyotes at Edmonton, 5-3 W, (Eaves 14-15, Parise 23, Krysanov 3, Randell 30), Denis [W] (21/24)

Kansas City Coyotes (64GP, 36-23-5, 77 points, 6th in the West)

duff88

08-26-2009, 04:01 PM

Coyotes comeback win for division lead

March 10th 2013 - The Kansas City Coyotes have taken the division lead from the Chicago Blackhawks after an amazing comeback win yesterday that was completed by an overtime goal by Matt Niskanen. Trailing 4-0 after two periods, the russian Ks Anton Krysanov, Vitaly Karamnov and Kirill Kabanov each scored a goal with Rob Schremp scoring the other, to send the game to overtime. Kirill Kabanov's goal was his 40th of the season and the game tying goal, which happened with two minutes to go in the third period.

The Coyotes are now 15-2-1 in their last 18 games, which has lead them to rise to 2nd in the Western conference. With 85 points, they are tied with the Blackhawks but have a game in hand.

March 2nd 2013: Coyotes at Los Angeles, 4-3 L, (Eaves 16, Niskanen 9-10), Denis [L] (36/40)
March 3rd 2013: Coyotes at Anaheim, 6-4 W, (Carter 12, Pyatt 10, Kelly 2, Weiss 23, Karamnov 7, Schremp 23), Denis [W] (16/20)
March 7th 2013: Kansas City vs. San Jose, 6-4 W, (Krysanov 4-5, Hedman 11, Eaves 17, Karamnov 8, Randell 31), Denis [W] (32/36)
March 9th 2013: Kansas City vs. Los Angeles, 5-4S W, (Kabanov 38-39, Karamnov 9, Eaves 18), Pavelec [W] (31/35)
March 10th 2013: Coyotes at Chicago, 5-4OT W, (Krysanov 6, Karamnov 10, Schremp 24, Kabanov 40, Niskanen 11), Denis [W] (27/31)

Kansas City Coyotes (69GP, 40-24-5, 85 points, 2nd in the West)

duff88

08-27-2009, 12:20 PM

Playoffs for Coyotes!

March 27th 2013 - With a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Kansas City Coyotes have officially qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in their history. The Coyotes are also in good position to win their own division, with three points in front of the Chicago Blackhawks with a game in hand.

March 13th 2013: Coyotes at Dallas, 3-1 L, (Schremp 25), Denis [L] (24/27)
March 16th 2013: Coyotes at Colorado, 5-2 L, (Zednik 6, Kabanov 41), Pavelec [L] (23/28)
March 17th 2013: Coyotes at San Jose, 4-1 W, (Parise 24-25, Weiss 24, Krysanov 7), Denis [W] (21/22)
March 20th 2013: Kansas City vs. Detroit, 6-5 W, (Eaves 19, Kelly 3-4, Randell 32-33, Karamnov 11), Denis [W] (23/28)
March 22nd 2013: Coyotes at St. Louis, 7-2 L, (Niskanen 12, Kabanov 42), Denis [L] (11/16) & Pavelec (14/16)
March 25th 2013: Kansas city vs. Columbus, 3-1 W, (Randell 34, Karamnov 12, Schremp 26), Denis [W] (33/34)
March 27th 2013: Coyotes at Columbus, 4-2 W, (Eaves 20, Schremp 27, Kabanov 43, Randell 35), Denis [W] (31/33)

Kansas City Coyotes (76GP, 44-27-5, 93 points, 3rd in the West)

DeToxRox

08-27-2009, 12:31 PM

Wow, grats man! Can't wait to see how the second season unfolds.

duff88

08-29-2009, 01:59 PM

Coyotes Central divison champions

April 1st 2013 - The Kansas City Coyotes will have a first banner to raise to the Sprint Center rafters next season as they secured the Central division championship to end the month of march with a win over Detroit combined with a Chicago loss to Los Angeles. Unless things dramatically change during the last four games, the Coyotes should finish third in the West and face one of Dallas, Edmonton, Chicago or Anaheim in the first round of the playoffs.

Stephen Weiss, who scored 2 goals and 15 assists for 17 points in 14 games in March, was the Sprint Cup winner for that segment. He beat Travis Randell and Victor Hedman in the voting.

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NHL Offensive Player of the Month: C Brad Richards, New York Islanders (15-13-14-27)
NHL Defensive Player of the Month: D Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators (15-3-10-13)
NHL Rookie of the Month: C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus Blue Jackets (12-2-9-11)
NHL Goals Leader: 56 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Assists Leader: 77 - C Sam Gagner, Edmonton Oilers
NHL Points Leader: 117 - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Defenseman Points Leader: 60 - D Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators
NHL Rookie Points Leader: 57 - C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus Blue Jackets

*1. Calgary Flames (79GP - 50-24-5 - 105PTS)
*2. Los Angeles Kings (78GP - 48-24-6 - 102PTS)
*3. Kansas City Coyotes (78GP - 46-27-5 - 97PTS)
4. Vancouver Canucks (79GP - 48-22-8 - 104PTS)
5. Dallas Stars (79GP - 43-26-10 - 96PTS)
6. Edmonton Oilers (79GP - 44-29-6 - 94PTS)
7. Chicago Blackhawks (79GP - 41-30-8 - 90PTS)
8. Anaheim Ducks (78GP - 42-31-5 - 89PTS)
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9. Portland Titans (79GP - 36-35-8 - 80PTS)
10. Minnesota Wild (78GP - 36-35-7 - 79PTS)
11. St. Louis Blues (78GP - 35-34-9 - 79PTS)
12. San Jose Sharks (78GP - 34-36-8 - 76PTS)
13. Colorado Avalanche (78GP - 32-40-6 - 70PTS)
14. Columbus Blue Jackets (78GP - 26-44-8 - 60PTS)
15. Detroit Red Wings (77GP - 23-47-7 53PTS)

March 29th 2013: Kansas City vs. Dallas, 4-2 W, (Kabanov 44-45, Randell 36, Karamnov 13), Denis [W] (18/20)
March 30th 2013: Coyotes at Detroit, 5-4 W, (Randell 37, Kabanov 46, Krysanov 8, Karamnov 14, Hedman 12), Pavelec [W] (20/24)

Kansas City Coyotes (78GP, 46-27-5, 97 points, 3rd in the West)

duff88

08-29-2009, 05:02 PM

Kabanov hat-trick for 50

April 5th 2013 - Kirill Kabanov scored his 49th, 50th and 51st goals of the season today in a 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Kabanov recieved a standing ovation at the announcement of his 50th goal, and hat flew all over the ice for his 51st, that completed his hat trick. The 20-years-old is 4th in NHL scoring, with only 5 other players counting 50 goals or more: Alexander Ovechkin with 58, Ilya Kovalchuk with 56, Dany Heatley with 53, Dustin Penner with 50 and Henrik Zetterberg with 50.

April 1st 2013: Kansas City vs. St. Louis, 3-2 L, (Randell 38, Niskanen 14), Denis [L] (26/29)
April 3rd 2013: Coyotes at St. Louis, 6-4 W, (Haula 7, Kabanov 47-48, Randell 39, Schremp 28, Brewer 5), Denis [W] (21/25)
April 5th 2013: Kansas City vs. Los Angeles, 8-4 W, (Kabanov 49-50-51, Schremp 29-30, Brewer 6, Haula 8, Zednik 7), Denis [W] (25/29)

Kansas City Coyotes (81GP, 48-28-5, 101 points, 3rd in the West)

duff88

09-01-2009, 10:19 PM

Regular season ends

April 7th 2013: Kansas City vs. Dallas, 5-4 L, (Brewer 7, Haula 9, Schremp 31, Weiss 25), Denis [L] (22/27)

Kansas City Coyotes (82GP, 48-29-5, 101 points, 3rd in the West, 314GF-299GA, 17.9%PP [11th], 80.4%PK [24th])

NHL Top 10 scorers:
1. LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago (72GP - 58G - 64A - 122PTS)
2. C Olli Jokinen, Chicago (82GP - 46G - 71A - 117PTS)
3. LW Alexander Ovechkin, Washington (77GP - 63G - 44A - 107PTS)
4. C Sam Gagner, Edmonton (82GP - 27G - 79A - 106PTS)
5. LW Dustin Penner, Edmonton (81GP - 51G - 51A - 102PTS)
6. RW Ales Hemsky, Edmonton (82GP - 36G - 65A - 101PTS)
7. LW Dany Heatley, Ottawa (82GP - 54G - 46A - 100PTS)
8. C Patrick Marleau, San Jose (81GP - 33G - 65A - 98PTS)
9. LW Henrik Zetterberg, Calgary (78GP - 50G - 46A - 96PTS)
10. C Eric Staal, Vancouver (82GP - 46G - 50A - 96PTS)

NHL Top 5 goalscorers:
1. LW Alexander Ovechkin, Washington (77GP - 63 Goals)
2. LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago (72GP - 58 Goals)
3. LW Dany Heatley, Ottawa (82GP - 54 Goals)
4. LW Dustin Penner, Edmonton (81GP - 51 Goals)
5. LW Kirill Kabanov, Kansas City (80GP - 51 Goals)

NHL Top 5 defensemen scorers:
1. D Zdeno Chara, Ottawa (76GP - 12G - 48A - 60PTS)
2. D Dion Phaneuf, Calgary (77GP - 14G - 42A - 56PTS)
3. D Victor Hedman, Kansas City (82GP - 12G - 42A - 54PTS)
4. D Brent Seabrook, Chicago (75GP - 11G - 42A - 53PTS)
5. D Lubomir Visnovsky, Edmonton (82GP - 14G - 37A - 51PTS)

NHL Top 5 rookie scorers:
1. C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus (79GP - 21G - 42A - 63PTS)
2. C Angelo Esposito, Anaheim (80GP - 17G - 27A - 44PTS)
3. RW Florian Richter, New York R (74GP - 18G - 22A - 40PTS)
4. LW Nicklas Rosén, Buffalo (79GP - 15G - 19A - 34PTS)
5. RW Michael Grabner, Vancouver (82GP - 17G - 15A - 32PTS)

NHL Top 5 goaltender GAA (min. 50GP)
1. G Rick DiPietro, New York I (64GP - 38W - 2.34GAA - 92.6SAV% - 7SO)
2. G Tomas Vokoun, Florida (69GP - 41W - 2.44GAA - 91.7SAV% - 4SO)
3. G Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Anaheim (69GP - 42W - 2.47GAA - 91.8SAV% - 2SO)
4. G Martin Brodeur, New Jersey (59GP - 34W - 2.48GAA - 92.0SAV% - 9SO)
5. G Roberto Luongo, Vancouver (72GP - 42W - 2.55GAA - 91.0SAV% - 5SO)

Other notable players:
C Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim (79GP - 36G - 51A - 87PTS)
RW Bobby Ryan, Anaheim (70GP - 35G - 50A - 85PTS)
LW Jan Mursak, Anaheim (59GP - 30G - 40A - 70PTS)
RW Brian Gionta, Atlanta (76GP - 44G - 42A - 86PTS)
C John Tavares, Atlanta (82GP - 27G - 56A - 83PTS)
LW Alex Tanguay, Atlanta (81GP - 30G - 49A - 79PTS)
C Marc Savard, Atlanta (67GP - 22G - 47A - 69PTS)
D Sergei Gonchar, Atlanta (80GP - 10G - 28A - 38PTS)
C Phil Kessel, Boston (82GP - 38G - 53A - 91PTS)
RW Guillaume Latendresse, Boston (82GP - 38G - 43A - 81PTS)
LW Brenden Morrow, Boston (64GP - 33G - 32A - 65PTS)
D Andrej Meszaros, Boston (82GP - 8G - 37A - 45PTS)
LW Thomas Vanek, Buffalo (81GP - 47G - 41A - 88PTS)
RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary (73GP - 44G - 50A - 94PTS)
C Mikael Backlund, Calgary (79GP - 37G - 56A - 93PTS)
RW Marek Svatos, Calgary (81GP - 41G - 39A - 80PTS)
C Steven Stamkos, Calgary (80GP - 20G - 51A - 71PTS)
G Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary (65GP - 41W - 2.60GAA - 91.1SAV% - 3SO)
RW Jean-Pierre Dumont, Chicago (82GP - 29G - 48A - 77PTS)
RW Ruslan Fedotenko, Colorado (79GP - 32G - 47A - 79PTS)
C Paul Stastny, Colorado (82GP - 25G - 52A - 77PTS)
LW Wojtek Wolski, Colorado (82GP - 32G - 41A - 73PTS)
LW Rick Nash, Columbus (82GP - 49G - 38A - 87PTS)
RW Jakub Voracek, Columbus (82GP - 26G - 46A - 72PTS)
C Daymond Langkow, Columbus (74GP - 23G - 49A - 72PTS)
C Perttu Lindgren, Dallas (73GP - 30G - 53A - 83PTS)
LW Colin Wilson, Dallas (68GP - 24G - 45A - 69PTS)
LW Fabian Brunnström, Detroit (82GP - 31G - 35A - 66PTS)
RW Marian Gaborik, Florida (77GP - 44G - 48A - 92PTS)
RW Nathan Horton, Florida (82GP - 38G - 46A - 84PTS)
LW Mike Cammalleri, Florida (75GP - 35G - 49A - 84PTS)
D Jay Bouwmeester, Florida (82GP - 12G - 35A - 47PTS)
C Vincent Lecavalier, Los Angeles (75GP - 35G - 58A - 93PTS)
RW Patrick O'Sullivan, Los Angeles (76GP - 36G - 53A - 89PTS)
LW Alexander Frolov, Los Angeles (79GP - 39G - 49A - 88PTS)
C Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles (77GP - 28G - 59A - 87PTS)
D Jack Johnson, Los Angeles (82GP - 15G - 34A - 49PTS)
RW Teemu Pulkkinen, Minnesota (80GP - 25G - 37A - 62PTS)
C Jeff Carter, Montreal (74GP - 34G - 47A - 81PTS)
LW Andrei Kostitsyn, Montreal (82GP - 37G - 40A - 77PTS)
C Saku Koivu, Montreal (78GP - 26G - 49A - 75PTS)
RW Tuomo Ruutu, Nashville (82GP - 29G - 48A - 77PTS)
LW Patrik Elias, New Jersey (82GP - 42G - 47A - 89PTS)
RW Steve Bernier, New Jersey (82GP - 30G - 53A - 83PTS)
RW Nikolai Zherdev, New York R (76GP - 39G - 40A - 79PTS)
RW Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa (82GP - 32G - 63A - 95PTS)
C Jason Spezza, Ottawa (73GP - 35G - 54A - 89PTS)
C Chris Drury, Ottawa (81GP - 29G - 49A - 78PTS)
C Pavel Datsyuk, Philadelphia (73GP - 28G - 50A - 78PTS)
C Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh (72GP - 43G - 47A - 90PTS)
C Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh (76GP - 43G - 43A - 86PTS)
C Henrik Sedin, Portland (82GP - 26G - 53A - 79PTS)
RW Maxim Afinogenov, Portland (76GP - 35G - 39A - 74PTS)
C Lars Eller, St. Louis (81GP - 26G - 63A - 89PTS)
RW Martin St. Louis, St. Louis (60GP - 29G - 41A - 70PTS)
LW Nik Antropov, Toronto (82GP - 33G - 51A - 84PTS)
C Peter Mueller, Toronto (71GP - 26G - 57A - 83PTS)
RW Marian Hossa, Toronto (70GP - 44G - 38A - 82PTS)
RW Martin Havlat, Vancouver (78GP - 37G - 53A - 90PTS)
C Scott Gomez, Vancouver (74GP - 22G - 56A - 78PTS)
C Nicklas Bäckström, Washington (82GP - 22G - 73A - 95PTS)
RW Shane Doan, Washington (81GP - 37G - 50A - 87PTS)

Eastern Conference:
*1. New York Islanders (52-21-9) - 113 Points
*2. Ottawa Senators (52-24-6) - 110 Points
*3. Washington Capitals (49-27-6) - 104 Points
4. Montreal Canadiens (48-29-5) - 101 Points
5. Florida Panthers (47-28-7) - 101 Points
6. Pittsburgh Penguins (46-33-3) - 95 Points
7. Toronto Maple Leafs (45-33-4) - 94 Points
8. New Jersey Devils (43-31-8) - 94 Points
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9. Atlanta Thrashers (41-3-9) - 91 Points
10. Boston Bruins (42-36-4) - 88 Points
11. New York Rangers (34-39-9) - 77 Points
12. Nashville Predators (36-42-4) - 76 Points
13. Buffalo Sabres (30-45-7) - 67 Points
14. Philadelphia Flyers (27-46-9) - 63 Points
15. Carolina Hurricanes (26-48-8) - 60 Points

Western Conference
*1. Calgary Flames (52-25-5) - 109 Points
*2. Los Angeles Kings (49-27-6) - 104 Points
*3. Kansas City Coyotes (48-29-5) - 101 Points
4. Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9) - 109 Points
5. Dallas Stars (46-26-10) - 102 Points
6. Edmonton Oilers (46-30-6) - 98 Points
7. Anaheim Ducks (46-31-5) - 97 Points
8. Chicago Blackhawks (43-31-8) - 94 Points
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9. St. Louis Blues (38-35-9) - 85 Points
10. Portland Titans (38-36-8) - 84 Points
11. Minnesota Wild (38-37-7) - 83 Points
12. San Jose Sharks (35-38-9) - 79 Points
13. Colorado Avalanche (32-43-7) - 71 Points
14. Columbus Blue Jackets (27-47-8) - 62 Points
15. Detroit Red Wings (24-50-8) - 56 Points

1 New York Islanders vs. 8 New Jersey Devils
2 Ottawa Senators vs. 7 Toronto Maple Leafs
3 Washington Capitals vs. 6 Pittsburgh Penguins
4 Montreal Canadiens vs. 5 Florida Panthers

1 Calgary Flames vs. 8 Chicago Blackhawks
2 Los Angeles Kings vs. 7 Anaheim Ducks
3 Kansas City Coyotes vs. 6 Edmonton Oilers
4 Vancouver Canucks vs. 5 Dallas Stars

duff88

09-02-2009, 07:31 PM

Conference Quarter Final

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Can youngster Kabanov build on his 50-goals campaign in the playoffs

3 Kansas City Coyotes vs. Edmonton 6 Oilers

KANSAS CITY COYOTES
10 Travis Randell - 11 Stephen Weiss - 68 Vitaly Karamnov
13 Kirill Kabanov - 44 Rob Schremp [A] - 83 Anton Krysanov
17 Erik Haula - 15 Zach Parisé - 20 Richard Zednik
77 Anson Carter [C] - 14 Chris Kelly - 24 Taylor Pyatt

6 Victor Hedman - 8 Matt Niskanen
4 Eric Brewer [A] - 3 Alexei Semenov
40 Ryan Parent - 5 Dennis Wideman

30 Marc Denis
33 Ondrej Pavelec

Extras: 2 D Staffan Kronwall, 16 C Eric Hunter
Injured: 18 LW Patrick Eaves (Day-to-day, Anterior knee pain), 22 LW Lukas Kaspar (1 month, Slipped disc)

EDMONTON OILERS
27 Dustin Penner - 89 Sam Gagner [A] - 83 Ales Hemsky
15 Brad Richardsson - 10 Shawn Horcoff - 9 Robert Nilsson
13 Andrew Cogliano - 22 Ryan O'Marra [A] - 73 Michael Ryder
38 Mattias Tedenby - 40 Gilbert Brule - 72 Steve Downie

44 Tim Gleason - 71 Lubomir Visnovsky [C]
5 Ladislav Smid - 77 Tom Gilbert
2 Steve Eminger - 4 Denis Gauthier

31 Pascal Leclaire
30 Mathieu Garon

EXTRAS: 6 D Mathieu Dandenault, 8 D Alex Plante, 11 C Jordan Eberle

duff88

09-03-2009, 11:14 AM

Oilers win game 1

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Sam Gagner led the Oilers with two first-period goals

April 10th 2013 - Sam Gagner scored twice in a thirteen seconds span and Tom Gilbert contributed with three points today as the Edmonton Oilers took the first game of their quarterfinal series against the Kansas City Coyotes 6-4. Stephen Weiss contributed with three points in a losing cause.

Marc Denis left the game midway into the second period after suffering a groin injury. His case will be re-evalutaed tommorow, but he is not expected to start the next game.

Kansas City vs. Edmonton - 6-4 L - Edmonton leads series 1-0
0-1 - 19:04 - Sam Gagner [1] (Ales Hemsky [1] & Steve Eminger [1]
0-2 - 19:17 - Sam Gagner [2] (Dustin Penner [1] & Ales Hemsky [2])
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0-3 - 25:05 - Michael Ryder [1] (Tom Gilbert [1])
1-3 - 30:05 - Vitaly Karamnov [1] (Stephen Weiss [1])
2-3 - 32:26 - Kirill Kabanov [1] (Stephen Weiss [2] & Victor Hedman [1]) [PP]
2-4 - 37:56 - Tom Gilbert [1] (Steve Downie [1] & Michael Ryder [1]) [PP]
3-4 - 39:41 - Rob Schremp [1] (Anton Krysanov [1] & Kirill Kabanov [1])
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3-5 - 40:41 - Tim Gleason [1] (Shawn Horcoff [1])
3-6 - 41:26 - Ryan O'Marra [1] (Gilbert Brule [1] & Tom Gilbert [2])
4-6 - 44:17 - Stephen Weiss [1] (Travis Randell [1] & Alexei Semenov [1])

Shots: 49-40 EDM
Powerplay: KC 1/6 ; EDM 1/5

KC - Marc Denis [L] (28/31) & Ondrej Pavelec (15/18)
EDM - Pascal Leclaire [W] (36/40)

MrIllini

09-03-2009, 11:16 AM

EHM 2007 is still a great game. Wish Riz was still working on it.

duff88

09-05-2009, 12:02 AM

Denis out, Eaves back

April 11th 2013 - Marc Denis will be out for at least the next two games of the quarterfinal series against the Edmonton Oilers. Denis suffered a groin strain in the team's opening 6-4 loss, and will be replaced by Ondrej Pavelec. Jordan Parise was called up to serve as backup, therefore leaving Brett Bennett to start San Antonio's playoff series against the Iowa Chops. If the Rampage are eliminated before the Coyotes, you can expect centre Jeremy Morin, who finished second in AHL rookie scoring with 75 points, and defenseman Aaron Ness to be recalled to the Coyotes.

Patrick Eaves will be back in the lineup for the second game. He will take Erik Haula's left wing spot with Zach Parise and Richard Zednik. Haula will go down to center the fourth line while Chris Kelly will be taken out of the lineup.

duff88

09-05-2009, 12:03 AM

Coyotes take game 2

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Stephen Weiss scored the first goal of the game and added two assists in a 5-3 win.

April 12th 2013 - Stephen Weiss continued his good playoffs work today with another three points performance as the Kansas City Coyotes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 to tie the series at 1. Travis Randell and Vitaly Karamnov also had multi-point games. The Coyotes were able to get away with a lack of discipline, giving the Oilers ten powerplay opportunities, only one of which was converted into a goal. Furthermore, the game winning goal by defenseman Matt Niskanen was scored while down a man after some great work deep in the offensive zone by Stephen Weiss. The series will now be headed to Edmonton for games 3 and 4.

Kansas City vs. Edmonton - 5-3 W - Series tied at 1

1-0 - 00:32 - Stephen Weiss [2] (Travis Randell [2] & Vitaly Karamnov [1])
1-1 - 00:56 - Shawn Horcoff [1] (Brad Richardsson [1] & Robert Nilsson [1])
1-2 - 07:46 - Sam Gagner [3] (Ales Hemsky [3] & Tim Gleason [1]) [PP]
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2-2 - 25:04 - Victor Hedman [1] (Richard Zednik [1] & Dennis Wideman [1])
3-2 - 32:51 - Kirill Kabanov [2] (Vitaly Karamnov [2] & Stephen Weiss [3])
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4-2 - 42:39 - Matt Niskanen [1] (Stephen Weiss [4]) [SH]
5-2 - 49:40 - Travis Randell [1] (Eric Brewer [1] & Alexei Semenov [2])
5-3 - 56:47 - Mathieu Dandenault [1] (Sam Gagner [1])

Shots: 38-31 EDM
Powerplay: KC 1/10 ; EDM 0/3

KC - Ondrej Pavelec [W] (35/38)
EDM - Pascal Leclaire [L] (26/31)

duff88

09-07-2009, 10:18 PM

Weak second period sinks Coyotes

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Alex Hemsky scored what turned out to be the game winning goal

April 14th 2013 - Ryan O'Marra, Michael Ryder and Ales Hemsky scored three goals in 2:06 during the second period to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-4 win in the third game of their series against the Kansas City Coyotes. A third period rally started by Patrick Eaves and Rob Schremp was not enoughfor the Coyotes who weren't able to tie the game. The Oilers dominated the whole game, shooting 45 times at an overmatched Ondrej Pavelec.

Coyotes at Edmonton - 5-4 L - Edmonton leads series 2-1

1-0 - 00:17 - Stephen Weiss [3] (Vitaly Karamnov [3] & Travis Randell [4])
1-1 - 01:03 - Ladislav Smid [1] (Shawn Horcoff [2] & Robert Nilsson [2])
2-1 - 01:30 - Patrick Eaves [1] (Zach Parise [1] & Richard Zednik [2])
2-2 - 11:59 - Shawn Horcoff [2] (Robert Nilsson [3] & Brad Richardsson [2])
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2-3 - 23:38 - Ryan O'Marra [2] (Mathieu Dandenault [1] & Michael Ryder [2])
2-4 - 25:05 - Michael Ryder [2] (Andrew Cogliano [1])
2-5 - 25:46 - Ales Hemsky [1] (Brad Richardsson [3] & Sam Gagner [2])
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3-5 - 45:26 - Patrick Eaves [2] (Ryan Parent [1] & Zach Parise [2])
4-5 - 49:32 - Rob Schremp [2] (Anson Carter [1] & Travis Randell [5]) [PP]

Shots: 45-23 EDM
Powerplay: KC 1/4 ; EDM 0/7

KC - Ondrej Pavelec [L] (40/45)
EDM - Pascal Leclaire [W] (19/23)

duff88

09-09-2009, 10:05 PM

Coyotes will face elimination

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Pascal Leclaire was spectacular for the Oilers in Game 4

April 16th 2013 - The Coyotes fell early, but were competitive until the end, only to find themselves in a hole after a 5-2 loss to the Oilers in the fourth game of the series, leaving Edmonton with a 3-1 lead. Pascal Leclaire was very good for the Oilers in net, blocking 36 of the 38 shots against.

Coyotes at Edmonton - 5-2 L - Edmonton leads series 3-1

0-1 - 02:57 - Dustin Penner [1] (Denis Gauthier [1])
0-2 - 12:40 - Ales Hemsky [2] (Sam Gagner [3] & Dustin Penner [2])
0-3 - 14:07 - Shawn Horcoff [3] (Ladislav Smid [1] & Ales Hemsky [4])
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0-4 - 27:44 - Robert Nilsson [1] (Tom Gilbert [3] & Brad Richardsson [4])
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1-4 - 49:18 - Travis Randell [2] (Matt Niskanen [1] & Rob Schremp [1]) [PP]
2-4 - 57:40 - Erik Haula [1] (Patrick Eaves [1] & Richard Zednik [3])
2-5 - 58:10 - Steve Downie [1] (Dustin Penner [3] & Michael Ryder [3])

Shots: 38-36 KC
Powerplay: KC 1/8 ; EDM 0/6

KC - Ondrej Pavelec [L] (31/36)
EDM - Pascal Leclaire [W] (36/38)

duff88

09-27-2009, 12:49 PM

Denis will play

April 17th 2013 - Marc Denis will get the start tommorow as the Kansas City Coyotes will face elimination in their first round series against the Edmonton Oilers. The fans at the Sprint Center in Kansas City will also get to slightly modified forward lines:

Randell - Weiss - Karamnov
Kabanov - Schremp - Zednik
Eaves - Parise - Pyatt
Carter - Haula - Krysanov

duff88

09-27-2009, 12:52 PM

Denis shines

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Marc Denis shutout the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5

April 18th 2013 - Reports were coming out before the game that goaltender Marc Denis may be rushing his return, but he sure made a strong case to shut those out. Denis blocked all 23 shots he recieved to lead the Coyotes to a 4-0 win over the Oilers to stay alive for the trip back to Edmonton. Kirill Kabanov had a two goals performance for the win.

Kansas City vs. Edmonton - 4-0 W - Edmonton leads series 3-2

1-0 - 02:03 - Taylor Pyatt [1] (Zach Parise [3] & Patrick Eaves [2])
2-0 - 14:53 - Kirill Kabanov [3] (Dennis Wideman [2])
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3-0 - 24:40 - Stephen Weiss [4] (Vitaly Karamnov [4] & Victor Hedman [2])
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4-0 - 56:28 - Kirill Kabanov [4] (Matt Niskanen [2] & Travis Randell [6])

Shots: 34-23 KC
Powerplay: KC 0/4 ; EDM 0/5

KC - Marc Denis [W] (23/23)
EDM - Pascal Leclaire [L] (30/34)

duff88

09-30-2009, 08:53 AM

Coyotes eliminated

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Has captain Anson Carter played his last game in the NHL?

April 20th 2013 - Robert Nilsson had three assists and Shawn Horcoff scored twice today as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Kansas City Coyotes 4-3 to eliminate the Coyotes in 6 games in the Western Conference Quarterfinals.

Coyotes at Edmonton - 4-3 L - Edmonton wins series 4-2

0-1 - 16:49 - Shawn Horcoff [4] (Brad Richardsson [5] & Robert Nilsson [4])
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1-1 - 20:58 - Zach Parise [1] (Taylor Pyatt [1])
2-1 - 26:53 - Kirill Kabanov [5] (Eric Brewer [2] & Stephen Weiss [5]) [PP]
2-2 - 32:37 - Sam Gagner [4] (Robert Nilsson [5] & Mattias Tedenby [1])
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2-3 - 52:18 - Shawn Horcoff [5] (Robert Nilsson [6] & Brad Richardsson [6])
2-4 - 53:15 - Dustin Penner [2] (Lubomir Visnovsky [1] & Ales Hemsky [5])
3-4 - 54:31 - Anton Krysanov [1] (Erik Haula [1] & Anson Carter [2])

Shots: 32-28 EDM
Powerplay: KC 1/5 ; EDM 0/3

KC - Marc Denis [L] (28/32)
EDM - Pascal Leclaire [W] (25/28)

duff88

10-03-2009, 02:49 PM

Kabanov, Haula and Parise to San Antonio

April 21st 2013 - Kirill Kabanov, Erik Haula and Jordan Parise will be sent down to the San Antonio Rampage to help them face the Iowa Chops in the American Hockey League playoffs. The Rampage currently trail 2 games to none.

duff88

10-03-2009, 02:50 PM

Five Canadian teams in second round

Five of the six canadian teams will advance to the second round of the NHL Playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs, ranked 7th in the East, and the Edmonton Oilers, ranked 6th in the West, were the only two teams creating first round surprises.

1 New York Islanders defeat 8 New Jersey Devils in 5 games (NYI G Rick DiPietro - 5GP - 4W - 1.40GAA - 94.0SAV%)
7 Toronto Maple Leafs defeat 2 Ottawa Senators in 5 games (TOR C Peter Mueller - 5GP - 5G - 4A - 9PTS)
3 Washington Capitals defeat 6 Pittsburgh Penguins in 6 games (WSH C Nicklas Bäckström - 6GP - 3G - 5A - 8PTS)
4 Montreal Canadiens defeat 5 Florida Panthers in 5 games (MTL C Saku Koivu - 5GP - 4G - 3A - 7PTS)

1 Calgary Flames defeat 8 Chicago Blackhawks in 6 games (CGY G Miikka Kiprusoff - 6GP - 4W - 2.35GAA - 93.7SAV%)
2 Los Angeles Kings defeat 7 Anaheim Ducks in 7 games (LA C Vincent Lecavalier - 7GP - 6G - 6A - 12PTS)
6 Edmonton Oilers defeat 3 Kansas City Coyotes in 6 games (EDM C Sam Gagner - 6GP - 4G - 3A - 7PTS)
4 Vancouver Canucks defeat 5 Dallas Stars in 6 games (VAN G Roberto Luongo - 6GP - 4W - 1.22GAA - 94.9SAV%)

TOP 5 PLAYOFF SCORERS
1. RW Bobby Ryan, Anaheim (7GP - 6-7-13)
2. C Vincent Lecavalier, Los Angeles (7GP - 6-6-12)
3. RW Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles (7GP - 3-9-12)
4. C Peter Mueller, Toronto (5GP - 5-4-9)
5. C Stephen Weiss, Kansas City (6GP - 4-5-9)

SECOND ROUND MATCHUPS
1 New York Islanders vs. 7 Toronto Maple Leafs
3 Washington Capitals vs. 4 Montreal Canadiens

1 Calgary Flames vs. 6 Edmonton Oilers
2 Los Angeles Kings vs. 4 Vancouver Canucks

duff88

10-03-2009, 02:50 PM

Rampage lose in five

Erik Haula and Kirill Kabanov played geat hockey in the AHL playoffs for the San Antonio Rampage, but the Coyotes' affiliate still managed to lose their series to the Iowa Chops in five games. Haula score 8 points in 3 games while Kabanov scored 5 points. The lack of scoring support, accentuated by only three goals not scored by one of Haula, Kabanov or american rookie Jeremy Morin, was finally the killer for the Rampage.

duff88

10-04-2009, 10:39 AM

NHL announces trophy finalists

Calder Memorial Trophy - Best rookie in the NHL
D Seth Helgeson, Detroit Red Wings, (73GP - 2G - 17A - 19PTS; -13)
RW Florian Richter, New York Rangers, (74GP - 18G - 22A - 40PTS; -19)
C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus Blue Jackets, (79GP - 21G - 42A - 63PTS; -10)

Frank J. Selke Trophy - Best defensive forward in the NHL
Paul Gaustad, Montreal Canadiens, (78GP - 14G - 20A - 34PTS; +16)
Jed Ortmeyer, Anaheim Ducks/New Jersey Devils, (79GP - 13G - 18A - 31PTS; +19)
Dave Scatchard, Anaheim Ducks, (78GP - 17G - 21A - 38PTS; +24)

Jack Adams Trophy - Best coach in the NHL
John Ferguson Jr., New York Islanders
Mike Keenan, Calgary Flames
Alain Vigneault, Vancouver Canucks

James Norris Trophy - Best defenseman in the NHL
Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators (76GP - 12G - 48A - 60PTS; +38)
Victor Hedman, Kansas City Coyotes (82GP - 12G - 42A - 54PTS; -9)
Dion Phaneuf, Calgary Flames (77GP - 14G - 42A - 56PTS; +21)

Hart Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player in the NHL
Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators (76GP - 12G - 48A - 60PTS; +38)
Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks (72GP - 58G - 64A - 122PTS; +37)
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (77GP - 63G - 44A - 107PTS; +33)

Lady Bing Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player in the NHL
Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators, (22PIM in 82GP)
Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils, (22PIM in 82GP)
Brad Richards, New York Islanders, (20PIM in 76GP)

Vezina Trophy - Best goaltender in the NHL
Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders, (64GP - 38W - 2.34GAA - 92.6SAV% - 7SO)
Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames, (65GP - 41W - 2.59GAA - 91.1SAV% - 3SO)
Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks, (72GP - 42W - 2.54GAA - 91.0SAV% - 5SO)

duff88

10-12-2009, 02:00 PM

Flames, Canucks, Isles and Habs

It took a 7th game third period comeback, led by the Kostitsyn brothers, for the Montreal Canadiens to get past the Washington Capitals in their second round series. There will now be three Canadian teams left in the Conference Finals, making a fifth straight Canadian Stanley Cup a distinct possibility.

1 New York Islanders defeat 7 Toronto Maple Leafs in 6 games (NYI C Brad Richards - 11GP - 6G - 6A - 12PTS)
4 Montreal Canadiens defeat 3 Washington Capitals in 7 games (MTL G Carey Price - 12GP - 8W - 2.05GAA - 93.1SAV% - 1SO)

1 Calgary Flames defeat 6 Edmonton Oilers in 5 games (CGY G Miikka Kiprusoff - 11GP - 8W - 1.92GAA - 94.3SAV% - 2SO)
4 Vancouver Canucks defeat 2 Los Angeles King in 5 games (VAN G Roberto Luongo - 11GP - 8W - 1.47GAA - 93.9SAV%)

TOP 5 PLAYOFF SCORERS
1. LW Nik Antropov, Toronto (11GP, 7-13-20)
2. RW Marian Hossa, Toronto (11GP, 8-9-17)
3. C Peter Mueller, Toronto (11GP, 8-9-17)
4. C Mikael Backlund, Calgary (11GP - 4-12-16)
5. LW Henrik Zetterberg, Calgary (11GP - 8-7-15)

CONFERENCE FINALS MATCHUPS
1 New York Islanders vs. 4 Montreal Canadiens
1 Calgary Flames vs. 4 Vancouver Canucks

duff88

10-12-2009, 02:00 PM

Sweden wins World Championships

Fredrik Modin sent a puck past goaltender Ty Conklin a few seconds into overtime as Sweden took home the gold medal with a 3-2 win over USA in the 2013 World Hockey Championships in Slovakia. Russia beat Finland 3-2 in the Bronze medal game. Canada's fifth place is their worst result since the team's sixth place in 2002. Slovenia and France will be relegated and replaced by Hungary and Belarus next year.

Gold Medal: Sweden
Silver Medal: USA
Bronze Medal: Russia
4th Place: Finland
5th Place: Canada
6th Place: Czech Republic
7th Place: Slovakia
8th Place: Italy
9th Place: Switzerland
10th Place: Denmark
11th Place: Latvia
12th Place: Austria
13th Place: Germany
14th Place: Norway
15th Place: Slovenia (Relegated)
16th Place: France (Relegated)

Top 5 Scorers:
1. C Phil Kessel, USA (9GP - 13-9-22)
2. LW Milan Michalek, CZE (7GP - 2-13-15)
3. C Henrik Sedin, SWE (9GP - 6-8-14)
4. D Bryan Berard, USA (9GP - 1-13-14)
5. RW Drew Stafford, USA (9GP - 0-14-14)

MVP: Henrik Sedin (SWE)
Best Forward: Henrik Sedin (SWE)
Best Defenseman: Erik Johnson (USA)
Best Goaltender: Henrik Lundqvist (SWE)

All-Star Team:
Phil Kessel (USA) - Henrik Sedin (SWE) - Lars Eller (DEN)
Erik Johnson (USA) - Bryan Berard (USA)
Henrik Lundqvist (SWE)

duff88

10-12-2009, 02:00 PM

CHL Memorial Cup tournament set

The London Knights beat the Ottawa 67's in 6 games to take the OHL Championship J. Ross Robertson Cup. Libor Hasek, the Knights' goaltender, as well as forwards Marcel Vézina and Alain Leinweber played a key role in the team's win, although they are not to be considered favourites for the Memorial Cup.

In the QMJHL, the Rimouski Oceanic made quick business of the Halifax Mooseheads by defeating them in four games. Belarussian goaltender Timofei Demkov had great playoffs, but it was really the play of diminutive grinding winger Tommy Wiart, who scored 18 goals in 24 games, that was the initiator for the Oceanic. Highly touted forward Doug St. Pierre, who should be a high pick in 2013, was also excellent in the playoffs.

Out west, the Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Regina Pats in a long series that ended with a 5-2 win in the seventh game. Underager Craig Gingras and undrafted slovak Robert Svec were the main catalyzers for an underrated Thunderbirds team.

The three league champions will now face hosts Belleville in the four team tournament. The Bulls were OHL regular season champions but were upheld by the Sudbury Wolves in the second roudn. They feature a star-heavy lineup featuring goaltender Frantisek Havlicek, defensemen J.C. Cloutier and Emyle Holland and forwards Don Cormier, Bram Stevenson and Julian Dallaire.

duff88

10-29-2009, 04:08 PM

Isles and Canucks to face in Stanley Cup finals

The New York Islanders came back from a 3-1 series deficit to win the Eastern Conference Finals in 7 games over the Montreal Canadiens. They will therefore face the Vancouver Canucks who will be making a fifth straight Stanley Cup playoffs appearance, hoping to win a fourth Stanley Cup in five years.

1 New York Islanders defeat 4 Montreal Canadiens in 7 games (NYI C Brad Richards - 18GP - 14G - 15A - 27PTS)
4 Vancouver Canucks defeat 1 Calgary Flames in 5 games (VAN C Scott Gomez - 16GP - 8G - 12A - 20PTS)

TOP 5 PLAYOFFS SCORERS
1. RW Justin Williams, New York I (18GP - 14-15-29)
2. C Brad Richards, New York I (18GP - 12-15-27)
3. LW Stanislav Chistov, New York I (18GP - 6-20-26)
4. LW Henrik Zetterberg, Calgary (16GP - 13-9-22)
5. C Mikael Backlund, Calgary (16GP - 5-16-21)

STANLEY CUP FINALS
1 New York Islanders vs. 4 Vancouver Canucks

NEW YORK ISLANDERS
14 Stanislav Chistov - 13 Brad Richards [C] - 28 Justin Williams
55 Jochen Hecht - 27 Jason Arnott [A] - 8 Kyle Okposo
94 Ryan Smyth - 17 Ryan Kesler - 7 Trent Hunter
30 Samuel Pahlsson - 18 John McFarland

47 Simon Després - 44 Chris Pronger
39 Tobias Enström - 3 Marek Zidlicky
2 Duncan Keith - 56 Sergei Zubov [A]
25 Sheldon Souray

33 Rick DiPietro
1 Justin Pogge

SCRATCHED: 4 Brett Clark, 26 Randy Jones, 20 Scott Parker, 12 Ryan Craig
INJURED: 24 Mikko Koivu (PARTIALLY TORN MCL)

VANCOUVER CANUCKs
22 Daniel Sedin - 19 Scott Gomez - 25 Martin Havlat
10 Ladislav Nagy - 48 Daniel Brière - 29 Todd Bertuzzi
63 Josef Vasicek - 71 Wayne Primeau [A] - 28 Claude Giroux
27 John Madden - 39 Tyler Arnason - 16 Pat Maroon

2 Mattias Öhlund [A] - 23 Alexander Edler
4 Wade Redden - 6 Sami Salo
5 Barret Jackman - 30 Bryan Pothier

33 Roberto Luongo [C]
49 Mike Smith

SCRATCHED: 8 Nick Boynton, 9 Milan Jurcina, 40 Michael Grabner
INJURED: 13 Eric Staal (NECK INJURY)

duff88

10-29-2009, 04:09 PM

Belleville wins Memorial Cup

The Belleville Bulls pleased their fans today at the Yardmen Arena by defeating their OHL rivals London Knights 3-1 to win the Memorial Cup. Bryden Leroux scored twice in the win while Don Cormier was named the first star. Frantisek Havlicek blocked 23 of the 24 shots against.

duff88

10-29-2009, 04:09 PM

ISS releases final 2013 NHL Draft Rankings

Murray Hackett is still the top ranked player for the 2013 NHL entry draft. Bruno Lachance remains second, but forward Konrad Richard of the Everett Silvertips has risen to third.

1 (1-2) Murray Hackett - G - 6'3/158 - Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) - Canada
2 (2-1) Bruno Lachance - D - 5'11/169 - Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) - Canada
3 (5-6) Konrad Richard - C - 6'2/187 - Everett Silvertips (WHL) - Canada
4 (3-3) Rémy Friesen - D - 6'1/169 - Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) - Canada
5 (6-5) Everett McGee - RW - 6'1/187 - Brampton Batallion (OHL) - Canada
6 (8-7) Paul Stapleton - D - 6'4/229 - Baie-Comeau Drakkars (QMJHL) - Canada
7 (4-4) Dale Calla - C - 6'2/180 - Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) - Canada
8 (12-20) Simon Kang - RW - 5'9/154 - Kitchener Rangers (OHL) - Canada
9 (17-11) Doug St. Pierre - LW - 5'10/160 - Rimouski Oceanics (QMJHL) - Canada
10 (20-36) Robbie Beattie - G - 5'9/136 - Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) - Canada
11 (23-21) Jeffery Bourque - LW - 5'10/160 - Yale Bulldogs (NCAA) - USA
12 (25-27) Howie McMullin - D - 6'2/200 - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Canada
13 (13-8) Nikita Sidorov - G - 6'0/183 - Dynamo Moscow (RSL) - Russia
14 (11-16) Janis Dzerins - D - 6'3/180 - Dinamo Riga (LAT) - Latvia
15 (7-9) Tommy Malenfant - D - 5'10/171 - Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) - Canada
16 (9-13) Markus Strandberg - LW - 6'0/169 - HV71 (SEL) - Sweden
17 (26-17) Quinten Flood - RW - 6'0/171 - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) - Canada
18 (19-12) Lucien Desjardins - C - 6'2/169 - Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL) - Canada
19 (10-10) Kamil Steiner - D - 6'3/171 - HC Pardubice (CZE) - Czech Republic
20 (27-24) Branislav Gergely - C - 5'10/158 - Slovan (SVK) - Slovakia
21 (14-14) Devrin Holland - LW - 5'9/154 - Niagara IceDogs (OHL) - Canada
22 (54-55) Daniil Medvedev - C - 6'3/196 - Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) - Russia
23 (40-58) Josef Wiberg - RW - 6'0/176 - Färjestad (SEL) - Sweden
24 (15-26) Viliam Kosik - C - 6'3/191 - Slovan (SVK) - Slovakia
25 (16-30) Brody Colliton - LW - 6'1/174 - Michigan State Spartans (NCAA) - Canada
26 (18-19) Ildar Gasnikov - G - 6'0/158 - Atlant Mytischi (RSL) - Kazakhstan
27 (22-15) Danny McGinnis - D - 6'0/167 - MSU-Mankato Mavericks (NCAA) - USA
28 (24-28) Frederic Côté - G - 6'1/169 - Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) - Canada
29 (65-144) Miguel Yetman - LW - 6'2/196 - Tri-City Americans (WHL) - Canada
30 (74-UR) Juha Koponen - D - 6'3/169 - Guelph Storm (OHL) - Finland

duff88

11-01-2009, 02:57 PM

Vancouver wins Stanley Cup

The dynasty that is the Vancouver Canucks have won a 4th Stanley Cup in the last five years. The Canucks defeated the Islanders 4-2 at home. Scott Gomez, who scored 13 goals and 29 points in 22 games, was the Conn Smythe trophy winner as playoffs MVP. Roberto Luongo, Mike Smith, Mattias Öhlund, Alexander Edler, Sami Salo and Daniel Sedin are the only players who were with the team all four times, with Wayne Primeau participating in three wins.

Vancouver Canucks
G Roberto Luongo
G Mike Smith
D Mattias Öhlund
D Wade Redden
D Nick Boynton
D Alexander Edler
D Barret Jackman
D Milan Jurcina
D Brian Pothier
D Sami Salo
F Pat Maroon
F Ladislav Nagy
F Daniel Sedin
F Josef Vasicek
F Tyler Arnason
F Daniel Brière
F Scott Gomez
F John Madden
F Wayne Primeau
F Eric Staal
F Todd Bertuzzi
F Claude Giroux
F Michael Grabner
F Martin Havlat

duff88

11-02-2009, 10:09 AM

Kovalchuk's year

Art Ross (most regular season points): LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
Bill Masterton (perseverence and sportsmanship): D Victor Hedman, Kansas City Coyotes
Calder Memorial (rookie of the year): C Teppo Inkilä, Columbus Blue Jackets
Frank J. Selke (defensive forward): C Dave Scatchard, Anaheim Ducks
Jack Adams (coach of the year): John Ferguson Jr., New York Islanders
James Norris Memorial (defenseman of the year): D Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators
Hart Memorial (most valuable player): LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Chicago Blackhawks
King Clancy Memorial (leadership and humanitarian contribution): C Jeff Halpern, Washington Capitals
Lady Bing Memorial (gentlemanly conduct): C Brad Richards, New York Islanders
Lester B. Pearson (MVP selected by NHLPA): LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard (most regular season goals): LW Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Vezina (goaltender of the year): G Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders

First All-Star Team
Ilya Kovalchuk (CHI) - Olli Jokinen (CHI) - Dany Heatley (OTT)
Zdeno Chara (OTT) - Dion Phaneuf (CGY)
Rick DiPietro (NYI)

Second All-Star Team
Alexander Ovechkin (WAS) - Brad Richards (NYI) - Sam Gagner (EDM)
Victor Hedman (KC) - Brent Seabrook (CHI)
Roberto Luongo (VAN)

All-Rookie Team
Angelo Esposito (ANA) - Teppo Inkilä (CBJ) - Florian Richter (NYR)
Seth Helgeson (DET) - Brandon Gormley (STL)
Olivier Roy (CHI)

duff88

11-03-2009, 11:47 AM

Currie, the next phenom?

Mitch Currie, a 17 years old centre from North Delta, British Columbia, took the hockey world by surprise this year by coming into the CHL as a rookie and winning the Most Valuable Player trophy. The 5'10/154 centre scored 69 goals and 149 points with the Portland Winterhawks, even showing prowess on both sides of the ice. Currie is considered the top prospect eligible for the upcoming 2014 NHL Draft.

QMJHL Regular Season Championship: Lewiston MAINEiacs (70GP - 43W - 21L - 2OTL 4SOL - 92PTS)
QMJHL Jean Béliveau Trophy (Leading scorer): LW Rastislav Müller, Halifax Mooseheads (64GP - 62-60-122)
QMJHL Offensive Player of the Year: LW Rastislav Müller, Halifax Mooseheads (64GP - 62-60-122)
QMJHL Emile Bouchard Trophy (Best defenseman): D Tommy Malenfant, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (64GP - 23-74-97)
QMJHL Jacques Plante Trophy (Best goaltender): G Andrew Broda, Drummondville Voltigeurs (57GP - 31W - 1.98GAA - 93.1SAV% - 11SO)
QMJHL Offensive rookie of the year: RW Bruno Fecteau, P.E.I. Rocket (70GP - 41-39-80)
QMJHL Defensive rookie of the year: D Eric Forget, Drummondville Voltigeurs (69GP - 16-47-63)
QMJHL Michel Brière Trophy (Player of the year): C Charles Nadeau, Val d'Or Foreurs (60GP - 51-67-118)
QMJHL Presiden't Cup Championship: Rimouski Oceanic (4-0 win over Halifax)

Top 10 QMJHL Scorers:
1. LW Rastislav Müller, Halifax Mooseheads (64GP - 62-60-122)
2. LW Leon Paquet, Lewiston MAINEiacs (67GP - 45-76-121)
3. C Charles Nadeau, Val d'Or Foreurs (60GP - 51-67-118)
4. RW Trevor Sylvestre, Val d'Or Foreurs (69GP - 43-72-115)
5. RW Tommy Wiart, Rimouski Oceanics (60GP - 48-59-107)
6. C Jon Svensson, Halifax Mooseheads (62GP - 43-62-105)
7. C Christian Robitaille, Chicoutimi Saguenéens (70GP - 37-64-101)
8. LW David Sanchez, Victoriaville Tigres (61GP - 47-53-100)
9. C Bruce Tissier, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (70GP - 52-45-97)
10. D Tommy Malenfant, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (64GP - 23-74-97)

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OHL Regular Season Championship: Belleville Bulls (68GP - 47W - 21L - 0OTL - 0SOL - 94PTS)
OHL Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Leading scorer): RW Darren Sigouin, Peterborough Petes (62GP - 66-64-130)
OHL Max Kaminsky Trophy (Best defenseman): D Ivan Ruzicka, Ottawa 67's (66GP - 26-96-122)
OHL Goaltender of the year: G Juho Käyhkö, Saginaw Spirit (54GP - 32W - 2.16GAA - 92.4SAV% - 9SO)
OHL Emms Family Trophy (Rookie of the year): RW Dorian Snitzer, Kingston Frontenacs (68GP - 59-66-125)
OHL Red Tilson Trophy (Player of the year): D Ivan Ruzicka, Ottawa 67's (66GP - 26-96-122)
OHL J. Ross Robertson Cup Championship: London Knights (4-2 win over Ottawa)

Top 10 OHL Scorers:
1. RW Darren Sigouin, Peterborough Petes (62GP - 66-64-130)
2. LW Yiorgo Ewanchuk, Kingston Frontenacs (61GP - 55-72-127)
3. RW Dorian Snitzer, Kingston Frontenacs (68GP - 59-66-125)
4. D Ivan Ruzicka, Ottawa 67's (66GP - 26-96-122)
5. LW Reid Cuthbert, Peterborough Petes (67GP - 41-76-117)
6. C Per-Anton Holm, Brampton Battalion (61GP - 53-58-111)
7. D Frans Bergström, Kingston Frontenacs (67GP - 15-89-104)
8. LW Austin Timmins, Sudbury Wolves (67GP - 48-53-101)
9. RW Simon Kang, Kitchener Rangers (60GP - 50-48-98)
10. LW Devrin Holland, Niagara IceDogs (62GP - 44-52-96)

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WHL Regular Season Championship: Everett Silvertips (72GP - 47W - 19L - 3OTL - 3SOL - 100PTS)
WHL Bob Clarke Trophy (Leading scorer): C Mitch Currie, Portland Winterhawks (72GP - 69-80-149)
WHL Bill Hunter Trophy (Best defenseman): D Jens Ring, Prince George Cougars (64GP - 28-75-103)
WHL Del Wilson Trophy (Best goaltender): G Marco Jarl, Lethbridge Hurricanes (59GP - 36W - 1.69GAA - 94.5SAV% - 12SO)
WHL Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the year): C Mitch Currie, Portland Winterhawks (72GP - 69-80-149)
WHL Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (Player of the year): C Mitch Currie, Portland Winterhawks (72GP - 69-80-149)
WHL President's Cup Final Championship: Seattle Thunderbirds (4-3 win over Regina)

Top 10 WHL Scorers:
1. C Mitch Currie, Portland Winterhawks (72GP - 69-80-149)
2. C André Lindblad, Moose Jaw Warriors (68GP - 52-77-129)
3. RW Ondrej Prochazka, Medicine Hat Tigers (61GP -51-69-120)
4. C Adam Niemelä, Medicine Hat Tigers (64GP - 51-67-118)
5. RW Mikael Linder, Spokane Chiefs (72GP - 42-76-118)
6. C Konrad Richard, Everett Silvertips (72GP - 49-57-106)
7. D Jens Ring, Prince George Cougars (64GP - 28-75-103)
8. D Jacob Karlberg, Portland Winterhawks (65GP - 27-72-99)
9. LW Patrick McRae, Prince Albert Raiders (70GP - 42-56-98)
10. D Alex Theriau, Brandon Wheat Kings (72GP - 17-80-97)

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CHL Memorial Cup Champions: Belleville Bulls
CHL All-Star Team:
LW Charles Nadeau (VDO) - C Mitch Currie (PTD) - Darren Sigouin (PET)
D Ivan Ruzicka (OTT) - D Jens Ring (PRG)
G Marco Jarl (LET)

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NCAA Championship: Michigan State Spartans
NCAA Hobey Baker Trophy (Player of the year): C Ted Frank, Ohio State Buckeyes (46GP - 21-26-47)

NCAA Top 10 Scorers
1. LW Jeffery Bourque, Yale Bulldogs [ECAC] (50GP - 23-25-48)
2. LW P.P. Swanson, Harvard Crimson [ECAC[ (50GP - 22-26-48)
3. C Ted Frank, Ohio State Buckeyes [CCHA] (46GP - 21-26-47)
4. RW Frank Butler, Massachusetts-Lowell Riverhawks [HE] (50GP - 15-32-47)
5. D Shane Hanlon, Clarkson Golden Knights [ECAC] (50GP - 11-35-46)
6. LW Brody Colliton, Michigan State Spartans [CCHA] (50GP - 27-16-43)
7. D Danny McGinnis, MSU-Mankato Mavericks [WCHA] (50GP - 9-33-42)
8. C Drew Wagner, Maine Black Bears [HE] (50GP - 18-23-41)
9. C Solomon Pavao, Michigan State Spartans [CCHA] (48GP - 16-25-41)
10. D Joe Regan, Boston University [HE] (50GP - 13-27-40)

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AHL John B. Sollenberger Trophy (Leading scorer): C Evan McGrath, Grand Rapid Griffins (70GP - 39-62-101)
AHL Willie Marshall Award (Top goalscorer): RW Matt Foy, Bridgeport Sound Tigers (74GP - 48-52-100)
AHL Best Forward: RW Adam Mair, Rochester Americans (77GP - 40-46-86)
AHL Eddie Shore Plaque (Defenseman of the year): D Colten Teubert, Grand Rapid Griffins (70GP - 11G - 49A - 60PTS)
AHL Baz Bastien Memorial Trophy (Goaltender of the year): G Alex Auld, Binghamton Senators (59GP - 42W - 2.05GAA - 93.2SAV% - 8SO)
AHL Red Garrett Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the year): C Stephan Jakobsson, Rochester Americans (80GP - 42-51-93)
AHL Les Cunningham Plaque (Most Valuable Player): RW Adam Mair, Rochester Americans (77GP - 40-46-86)
AHL Calder Cup Champions: Bridgeport Sound Tigers

AHL Top 10 Scorers
1. C Evan McGrath, Grand Rapid Griffins (70GP - 39-62-101)
2. RW Matt Foy, Bridgeport Sound Tigers (74GP - 48-52-100)
3. C Stephan Jakobsson, Rochester Americans (80GP - 42-51-93)
4. LW Clarke MacArthur, Binghamton Senators (71GP - 46-42-88)
5. C Ryan Garlock, Norfolk Admirals (79GP - 42-45-87)
6. RW Torrie Wheat, Worcester Sharks (79GP - 28-59-87)
7. RW Adam Mair, Rochester Americans (77GP - 40-46-86)
8. LW Sergei Ostapchuk, Binghamton Senators (80GP - 42-43-85)
9. C Geoff Platt, Iowa Stars (77GP - 40-45-85)
10. LW Anton Lander, Rochester Americans (57GP - 27-57-84)

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ECHL Champions: Charlotte Checkers
ECHL MVP: D Adam Pardy, Charlotte Checkers (68GP - 24-55-79)

ECHL Top 5 Scorers
1. C Mike Pelch, Cincinnati Cyclones (66GP - 48-40-88)
2. LW Dylan MacEachern, Charlotte Checkers (68GP - 45-38-83)
3. D Adam Pardy, Charlotte Checkers (68GP - 24-55-79)
4. LW Jamie McGinn, Phoenix Roadrunners (68GP - 30-44-74)
5. D A.J. Thelen, Cincinnati Cyclones (70GP - 16-51-67)

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Czech Elite League Championship: HC Litvinov
Czech Elite League MVP: C Josef Straka, HC Litvinov (50GP - 48-40-88)

Czech Elite League Top 5 Scorers
1. C Josef Straka, HC Litvinov (50GP - 48-40-88)
2. LW Tomas Kurka, HC Litvinov (49GP - 24-43-67)
3. RW Jakub Klepis, HC Slavia Praha (45GP - 21-35-56)
4. LW Max Pacioretty, HC Trinec (50GP - 24-31-55)
5. D Jan Novak, HC Litvinov, (50GP - 13-40-53)

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Slovakian T-Com Extraliga Championship: HK Zilina
Slovakian T-Com Extraliga MVP: C Martin Cibak, HK Zilina (46GP - 17-33-50)

Slovakian T-Com Extraliga Top 5 Scorers
1. C Jaroslav Kmit, HC Kosice (49GP - 29-35-64)
2. RW Jiri Bicek, HK Zilina (50GP - 26-35-61)
3. RW Miroslav Zalesak, HC Kosice (49GP - 26-29-55)
4. LW Michal Hudec, HC Dukla Trencin (47GP - 21-30-51)
5. C Rastislav Pavlikovsky, HC Zilina (49GP - 20-31-51)

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DEL Championship: Krefeld Pinguine
DEL MVP: LW Travis Brigley, Ausburg (46GP - 45-54-99)

DEL Top 5 Scorers
1. LW Travis Brigley, Ausburg (46GP - 45-54-99)
2. C Quinn Hancock, Krefeld (50GP - 32-53-85)
3. RW Michael Wolf, Krefeld (47GP - 30-47-77)
4. RW Chris Collins, Nurnberg (50GP - 31-38-69)
5. C Dominic Moore, Hamburg (49GP - 35-33-68)

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Swiss National League Championship: ZSC Lions
Swiss National League MVP: C Martin Plüss, ZSC Lions (47GP - 30-42-72)

Swiss National League Top 5 Scorers
1. RW Patrick Thoresen, ZSC Lions (46GP - 31-44-75)
2. LW Oliver Setzinger, Zug (49GP - 30-42-72)
3. C Martin Plüss, ZSC Lions (47GP - 30-42-72)
4. LW Reto von Arx, Zug (50GP - 30-40-70)
5. LW Ethan Moreau, Rapperswil (46GP - 27-39-66)

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Swedish Elitserien Championship: Frölunda Indians
Swedish Elitserien MVP: G Johan Holmqvist (42GP - 31W - 1.92GAA - 93.9SAV% - 9SO)

Swedish Elitserien Top 5 Scorers
1. LW Fredrik Hynning, Färjestad (45GP - 23-45-68)
2. LW Fredrik Warg, Frölunda (48GP - 30-36-66)
3. C Yared Hagos, HV71 (50GP - 23-40-63)
4. C Johan Andersson, Färjestad (50GP - 30-33-63)
5. LW Niklas Nordgren, Timra (46GP - 33-27-60)

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Finnish SM-League Championship: Oulun Kärpät
Finnish SM-League MVP: C Janne Hauhtonen, Kärpät (50GP - 23-49-72)

Finnish SM-League Top 5 Scorers
1. C Janne Hauhtonen, Kärpät (50GP - 23-49-72)
2. LW Jani Rita, Kärpät (45GP - 29-34-63)
3. RW Kristian Kuusela, Pelicans (50GP - 36-27-63)
4. LW Timo Vertala, JYP (49GP - 30-29-59)
5. RW Antti Miettinen, SaiPa (45GP - 26-31-57)

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Russian Superleague Championship: Dynamo Moscow
Russian Superleague MVP: G Konstantin Barulin (41GP - 30W - 2.03GAA - 91.9SAV% - 3SO)

Russian Superleague Top 5 Scorers
1. C Konstantin Gorovikov, Salavat Yulajev (50GP - 32-32-64)
2. LW Sergei Mozyakin, Atlant (46GP - 31-27-58)
3. C Yuri Trubachev, Severstal (50GP - 32-23-55)
4. C Anton Kuryanov, Avangard Omsk (49GP - 30-24-54)
5. C John Pohl, Atlant (48GP - 23-29-52)

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Yearly World Rankings
1 (2) Sweden
2 (1) Canada
3 (3) USA
4 (4) Russia
5 (5) Finland
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6 (6) Slovakia
7 (7) Czech Republic
8 (9) Denmark
9 (8) Switzerland
10 (11) Germany
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11 (10) Austria
12 (12) Italy
13 (13) Norway
14 (14) Latvia
15 (15) Belarus
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16 (16) Slovenia
17 (17) Hungary
18 (19) France
19 (20) Kazakhstan
20 (18) Ukraine
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21 (23) Croatia
22 (21) Great Britain
23 (26) Netherlands
24 (25) Estonia
25 (22) Poland
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26 (27) Japan
27 (28) Lithuania
28 (24) Romania
29 (30) China
30 (29) South Korea
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31 (31) Belgium
32 (32) Serbia
33 (33) Bulgaria
34 (34) Spain
35 (35) Israel
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36 (36) Australia
37 (37) North Korea
38 (38) South Africa
39 (39) Iceland
40 (40) Bosnia-Herzegovina
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41 (41) New Zealand
42 (42) Turkey
43 (43) Thailand
44 (44) Singapore
45 (45) Mongolia
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46 (46) Mexico
47 (47) Malaysia
48 (48) Luxembourg
49 (49) Ireland
50 (50) Greece
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51 (51) Armenia
52 (52) Andora