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July 1, 2011
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Making Amends
Take away the 2010 from the Calgary 2010-11 season and the Flames finished among the top few teams in the league. Buoyed by the dismissal of GM Darryl Sutter in December, the Flames went on a run of securing points in 19 of 22 games to climb back into the playoff race in the Western Conference. Calgary had points in 33 of 44 games during the 2011 portion of the season. What started out as a pop-gun attack turned into the league’s top offense in the second half. Calgary averaged 3.42 goals per game starting with a 3-2 win over Dallas Dec. 23 and ranked seventh overall on the season at 2.94 goals per game. Jarome Iginla had a three-year high of 43 goals and five other players hit career bests in goals.…
TIM THOMAS
BOSTON – When Tim Thomas and Mark Recchi, combined age 80, took the podium after Game 3 of the final, Thomas quipped, “Don’t call us ‘old man’ because we’ll both answer.” Much was made of the historical landmarks the 43-year-old Recchi set this spring – oldest player to score in a Stanley Cup final, oldest player to score a power play goal, oldest player to stick his finger in an opponent’s mouth, oldest player to get reamed out by his coach for sticking his finger in an opponent’s mouth. All of them were impressive and might just have earned Recchi a contract for another season. But Thomas was certainly no slouch when it came to geriatric accomplishments either. In fact, the 37-year-old is the oldest goalie to appear in a Stanley Cup final…
Ready To Roar In Pennsylvania
Starting a top-flight NCAA hockey team is not for the faint of heart, but the engineers behind Penn State’s upcoming entry had at least one natural advantage to work with: The Nittany Lions name is golden in college sports. The team will play one year of club hockey before starting an official Div. I campaign – most likely in a new Big Ten conference – but recruiting is in full swing for 2011-12 and beyond. “My dad is an alum and we’ve been waiting for this move to come for awhile,” said defenseman Brandon Russo, who played for Indiana in the United States League this year. “They have every other sport and do great, so why wouldn’t they do hockey? I was already sold.” Russo, 19, is the youngest player to commit…
Ready To Rock
The St. Louis Blues’ season was certainly impacted by the 311 man-games they lost, a number that ranked amongst the league’s most banged-up teams. Despite that, the Blues were one of the stingiest squads, allowing a measly 27.7 shots per game, good for second in the NHL. Their sturdy team defense, coupled with Jaroslav Halak’s potential to carry a team for prolonged periods, provides Blues fans with reason to expect more in 2011-12. But those aren’t the only reasons. It’s unimaginable to think St. Louis will be as black and blue again, so that alone will help the team’s fortunes. And while the Blues already had a power play quarterback in the making with Alex Pietrangelo and a feisty power forward in David Backes, the fact they’ll have Kevin Shattenkirk and Chris…
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