Atlantic Division Draft Review
NHLHS Corrospondent Mike Murangi, who covered the draft for NHLHS, breaks down the Atlantic Division in his draft review.
Atlantic Division Draft Review:
Coming to Los Angeles, two Atlantic Division teams did not have first round picks. The New Jersey Devils sent their pick to the Atlanta Thrashers in the Ilya Kovlchuk deal, and the Flyers traded their pick to the Anaheim Ducks in the Chris Pronger deal.
One trade worked; one did not.
In this article, I will review the first-round pick or top pick for each of all five Atlantic Division teams, and late-round picks that may be gems. I will release each of the other five divisions over the next few days. I would love to hear feedback about what you think, or if you have a question about your favorite team please email me at MMurangi@nhlhotstove.com .
Here is the review:
Categories: Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Atlanta Thrashers, Beau Bennett, Chris Pronger, Dylan McIlrath, Emmerson Etem, Ilya Kovlchuk, Jonathon Merrill, Kirill Kabanov, Nino Niederreiter
The Draft With Little Fanfare
NHLHS Entry Draft Correspondent Mike Murangi recaps what was the NHL Entry Draft weekend from Los Angeles.
Staples Center, Los Angeles Ca,- The 2010 NHL entry draft was one of the dullest drafts in recent memory. Going into Friday, there were two large trades, and several star players on the block. After Friday, every one of those players were still with their current clubs.
Categories: NHLHS Features Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Beau Bennitt, Bob Murray, Boston Bruins, calvin pickard, Cam Fowler, David Rundbland, Derek Forbort, Dyllan Mcllrath, Edmonton Oilers, Emerson Etem, Erik Gudbranson, Florida Panthers, Keith Ballard, Kirill Kabanov, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Kings, Mark Visiten, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin, Vancouver Canucks
NHLHS Mock Draft: With the Number Twelve Pick…
NHLHS Mock Draft is our latest feature where we collectively predict the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The draft is a crapshoot and we will be wrong… …but we thought it would be fun to try.
With the 12th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Anaheim Ducks select…
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Categories: 30 Team Series, Anaheim Ducks, Around the League, By Teams, NHLHS Features, Pacific, Western Conference Tags: Anaheim Ducks
Ushering in a New Generation: Toronto Maple Leafs
Ushering in a New Generation, features our talented writer Katlyn Gambill taking a deeper look into team success based on a player’s age. Today, she looks at the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are the sixteenth oldest team in the league.
At an average player age of 27.52 years, the Toronto Maple Leafs are on the younger side of the league. Unfortunately though, they could not use their youth to their advantage this season.
Categories: 30 Team Series, NHLHS Features, Ushering in a New Generation Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Brian Burke, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Dion Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjostrom, Ian White, Jamal Mayers, Jarome Iginla, Jason Blake, Jonas Gustavsson, Luke Schenn, Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Phil Kessel, Tomas Kaberle, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vesa Toskala, Wayne Primeau
The Man Behind the Mask: Ilya Bryzgalov
The NHLHS Man Behind The Mask series is a profile on some of the best goalies in the league to ever wear the “mask”. We hope you enjoy the latest installment of the NHLHS MBTM series.
Mature for this league, although some may differ when it comes to age. Either way, neither have prevented Coyotes number one goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov from performing as nothing short of outstanding.
His performance during last year’s IIHF World Championship tournament opened some eyes to the fans who are not as open to the small market teams and their players.
Bryzgalov helped Russia capture gold with a stellar performance during the tournament. Carrying that momentum into this season has provided the Coyotes with a man who can now place his name among the tops in the league within the position.
This year, Ilya Bryzgalov has helped his Phoenix Coyotes into their first playoff birth in many years. He has been rewarded from his outstanding play as being one of the three finalist for the Vezina trophy. The other two: New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Broduer and Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller. Not to shabby to be part of that group of goalies.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League, Buffalo Sabres, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Northeast, The Man Behind the Mask Tags: AHL, Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Martin Broduer, Martin Gerber, NHL Entry Draft, Phoenix Coyotes, Ryan Miller
Three is the Magic Number
The fun part of the blog <or where music and sports will collide for the day>:
Give me a little room here– it has been a while… but… <deep breath> ….
Did you watch School House Rock? No matter… Either way… Three is the Magic Number.. The song is originally a School House Rocks production that will run you through the combinations… past, present, the future; faith, hope and charity; the heart, the brain and the body give you three, as a magic number.. then it’ll run you through the times table. <Yep it is as good for teaching as it is sounds… so here as it has been, a couple times, now on Twitter, the only live link I have to Embrace doing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL659ziEyT8 >
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Los Angeles Kings, NHLHS Features, Pacific, Western Conference Tags: Alexander Frolov, Anaheim Ducks, Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown, Heidi Androl, Jack Johnson, Jason Spezza, Jim Fox, Jonathan Bernier, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, Norris trophy, Raitis Ivanans, Vancouver Canucks, Zach Parise
Blake Breathes Life Into Ducks’ Playoff Hopes
“The good thing for us is we’re not even worried about who we’re playing right now,” Anaheim Ducks’ forward, Jason Blake said. “We’re just worried about ourselves. If we keep playing the way we’re playing, and the goal tending has been great, it’s giving us a chance every night.”
In a game highlighted by Anaheim players equaling records, the Ducks topped the Avalanche 5 – 2 in Colorado. This is the team’s 7th victory in 9 games and puts Anaheim at 7 points behind the 8th ranked Colorado team in the race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Categories: Anaheim Ducks, Around the League, By Teams, NHLHS Features, Pacific, Western Conference Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Brendan Mikkelson, Cody McLeod, Colorado Avalanche, Craig Anderson, Curtis McElhinney, Darcy Tucker, Jari Kurri, Jason Blake, Jonas Hiller, Milan Hejduk, Saku Koivu, Scott Neidermayer, Steve Eminger, Teemu Selanne, Todd Marchant
Bonino Shines In Ducks’ Win Over Stars
On a night devoted to honoring future Hall of Famer, Teemu Selanne for his latest achievement, rookie centerman, Nick Bonino stole a piece of the spotlight.
Following a touching, pre-game ceremony given to honor the Finnish Flash becoming only the 18th player to score 600 goals in his career, recently signed, Bonino notched his first goal in an Anaheim Ducks’ uniform and his first goal as a National Hockey League player. The goal came at 8:11 of the second period with a little help from line-mates Selanne and Corey Perry. It was the opening goal of the night for the Ducks and helped to carry the team to a 3 -1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Categories: Anaheim Ducks, Around the League, By Teams, NHLHS Features, Pacific, Western Conference Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Brad Richards, Chris Pronger, Colorado Avalanche, Corey Perry, Curtis McElhinney, Dallas Stars, James Neal, James Wisniewski, Jonas Hiller, Kari Lehtonen, Kyle Chipchura, Loui Eriksson, Lubomir Visnovsky, Matt Beleskey, Nick Bonino, Ryan Getzlaf, Steve Eminger, Steve Ott, Teemu Selanne
