The Memorial Cup thread

[juliansteed]

I saw a highlight of Cizikas going off the ice with some help. Am I right to assume he's okay?

I didn't see the game but didn't hear of anything. Usually no news is good news.

 

[dash]

That Cizikas is a heck of a player, he's got a motor that just won't quit. One of those "it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog" type of guys.

 

[puckhead]

Steven Anthony signs his first pro contract w/ the Canucks.
heck of a week for the kid.

CapGeek.com :: It's a numbers game :: NHL Player Contract Salary History :: Steven Anthony

 

[juliansteed]

Steven Anthony signs his first pro contract w/ the Canucks.
heck of a week for the kid.

CapGeek.com :: It's a numbers game :: NHL Player Contract Salary History :: Steven Anthony

Good for Steven. Now hopefully he'll be ready to play on Sunday for the 1st time since Game 1 of the QMJHL finals. I suspect that he will.

 

[juliansteed]

It was 2-0 Owen Sound after 1, but Kootenay has scored 3 unanswered goals in the 2nd and now lead 3-2 about half-way through the second.

 

[puckhead]

It was 2-0 Owen Sound after 1, but Kootenay has scored 3 unanswered goals in the 2nd and now lead 3-2 about half-way through the second.

whatever d-man Eakin beat on that shorthanded goal (the one that tied it at 2) should go straight to beer leagues. that was awful.

 

[dash]

Caps fans are going to love that ginger...

 

[puckhead]

4-2 now.... Kootenay just getting stronger.
OS players dropping like flies on the last couple of shifts.


and I found my goat from goal #2
-2 through 2


update; eakin with another (off of another OS turnover) 5-2 now

 

[juliansteed]

whatever d-man Eakin beat on that shorthanded goal (the one that tied it at 2) should go straight to beer leagues. that was awful.

I actually didn't see it. I tuned in and it was just going to intermission and I caught the score. Then I didn't feel like listening to Kypreos so I switched to something else and sort of got distracted then by the time I switched back they just made it 3-2. 5-2 now. The Owen Sound coach is going to be criticized quite severely for switching to 1 of his other goalies for this game I think.

 

[dash]

Hey puck, how is Max Reinhart looking tonight?

/I'm stuck at work...

 

[puckhead]

Hey puck, how is Max Reinhart looking tonight?

/I'm stuck at work...

funny you should mention it... he just sniped #6.
another powerplay turnover at the blueline for OS, sets up a 2 on 1, and Max was the triggerman.


Halmo scores on the PP a minute later, so it's 6-3, about 15m left

 

[ritari330]

Caps fans are going to love that ginger...

 

[puckhead]

Eakin seals it with an empty netter, and Owen Sound is the first team to go home.
7-3 with 2m to go.... rough stuff at every whistle now.
Mark Reeds (OS coach) is going to have to answer for staring Stajcer in place of Binnington - who has had the best stats throughout the tourney.

Kootenay to face Mississauga tomorrow.

 

[juliansteed]

Caps have a pretty decent prospect on the Sea Dogs in Stanislav Galiev. Will they meet in the finals?

 

[ritari330]

Caps have a pretty decent prospect on the Sea Dogs in Stanislav Galiev. Will they meet in the finals?

Ah, that's right. I had kinda forgoten about Galiev, but I think it'd be really fun to see that. They'll most likely be teammates next season in Hershey anyway, why not get more acquainted by playing on a big stage.

 

[Destroydacre]

One of those roughings was offset by Czerwonka, so someone else served that 2?
I think a distinction is made between a double minor for roughing (ie... serve 4 minutes) and two distinct penalty calls at the same stoppage (even if they are both for rouging).

that's the only theory I can come up with, anyways.

You might be right, I'm not sure if there's any kind of distinction. Just seemed weird.


Great win from Kootenay tonight. The team from the 2nd period on is the one that blew through the WHL playoffs. They still aren't at their best, they had some defensive lapses and bad penalties, but for the most part they were very impressive over the last 40 minutes. I feel kind of bad for Owen Sound. They were pretty beat up.

Hopefully Kootenay will knock out Mississauga next and make the final a matchup of league champions. Kootenay can definitely take out the Majors if they bring their game from the final 40 tonight for all 60 tomorrow.

 

[dash]

Hopefully Kootenay will knock out Mississauga next and make the final a matchup of league champions. Kootenay can definitely take out the Majors if they bring their game from the final 40 tonight for all 60 tomorrow.

This - I don't like Dave Cameron (head coach of Mississauga), the guy is this close to having a coronary behind the bench.

 

[BostonAJ]

I hate living in The States sometimes.

 

[dash]

I hate living in The States sometimes.

I've probably seen more of the States than the average American, but I've never been to Boston and it's definitely on the bucket list.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Why can't NHL network show this game live. I mean what's the point of talking about a game that's on another network for 2 1/2 hours?? I don't get it.