Cost Efficiency: Duncan Keith Leads the Pack
As of the Olympic break, Duncan Keith (Chicago Blackhawks) is the most cost effective player among the top 50 scorers. Bobby Ryan, from the Anaheim Ducks, leads the top 50 in goals per dollar ($68,642.90). Keith, however, leads in points per dollar, as well as assists per dollar.
Categories: Cost Efficiency, NHLHS Features Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Alexandre Burrows, Antoine Vermette, Anze Kopitar, Bobby Ryan, Brad Richards, Chicago Blackhawks, Corey Perry, Daniel Alfredsson, Daniel Sedin, Dany Heatley, Duncan Keith, Dustin Penner, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Henrik Sedin, Henrik Zetterberg, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jarome Iginla, Jeff Carter, Joe Thornton, Jonathan Toews, Jussi Jokinen, Loui Eriksson, Marian Gaborik, Martin St.Louis, Michael Cammalleri, Mike Green, Mikko Koivu, Nicklas Backstrom, Nik Antropov, Patrick Kane, Patrick Marleau, Patrick Sharp, Paul Stastny, Pavel Datsyuk, Ray Whitney, Rich Peverley, Rick Nash, Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, Shane Doan, Sidney Crosby, Stephen Weiss, Steven Stamkos, Tim Connolly, Tomas Plekanec, Travis Zajac, Vincent Lecavalier, Zach Parise
Sunday NHL Morning Papers (Western Conference)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Alexander Semin, Andrew Brunette, Antti Miettinen, Antti Niemi, Anze Kopitar, Barry Trotz, Brad Richards, Brad Richardson, Chris Mason, Dan Ellis, Darryl Sutter, Eric Fehr, Evgeni Nabokov, Ilya Bryzgalov, James Wisniewski, Joe Pavelski, Ladislav Smid, Marty Turco, Mikko Koivu, Nicklas Lidstrom, Pekka Rinne, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Miller, Ryan Stoa, Steve Mason, Steve Staios, Taylor Chorney, Todd Richards
Tuesday NHL Morning Papers (Western Conference)
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Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Alex Auld, Alex Burrows, Antti Niemi, Anze Kopitar, Corey Crawford, Dave Tippett, Jason Arnott, Joel Quenneville, Josh Harding, Matt Greene, Patrick Kane, RJ Umberger, Ron MacLean, Ryan Miller, Steve Ott, Terry Murray, Todd Richards
The Man Behind the Mask: Jon Quick
The second installment of “The Man Behind the Mask” takes a look at the road to the National Hockey League for Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick. We hope you enjoy this weekly installment only on NHL Hot Stove.
Jonathan Quick rose quickly through the ranks on his road to the National Hockey League. Born in Hamden, Connecticut on January 21st, 1986, this east coast native now shoulders the load for the youngest team in the League.
Selected in the third round (72nd overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Quick emerged as one of the leagues young, up-and-coming netminders in the game today. So much so that Team USA selected the 23-year-old with hopes of him getting his feet wet in international competition.
His journey began on his high school team in Hamden where they named him to the New Haven Register All-Area Ice Hockey team. He then starred in the famed Avon Old Farms hockey, similar to another famous USA Hockey Hall of Famer, Brian Leetch.
While at Old Farms, Quick led the team to two straight New England Prep Championships holding the all time New England prep school record for most shutouts in a season (9) during his senior year. His stay there showed signs of things to come.
Categories: 30 Team Series, The Man Behind the Mask Tags: Anze Kopitar, Brian Leetch, Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown, Jon Quick, Jonathan Bernier, Los Angeles Kings, Ryan Smyth
Here’s to a New Year Without Head Shots
I am certain that an opinion piece of this nature will upset each team’s fans but these head shots have got to stop. Of course, we are all hockey fans and love the big hit, some live for it but there needs to be a line drawn with the increasing speed to the game. These hits need to stop or else hockey becomes a survival of the fittest in which young players stand little chance of establishing a career due to playing scared due to footage from the last gruesome head shot.
While the League’s general managers mull over a rule change, I would like to propose a rule change of my own. Repeat dirty hits will lead to a permanent suspension from the League. The OHL instilled a similar rule when they banned Michael Liambas, a notoriously dirty player, from playing in their League following a career ending hit against Ben Fanelli. This instance marked just another time Liambas made a questionable hit, you cam see another one on first overall pick John Tavares here. The NHL made a similar move with former NHL pugilist Ryan Hollweg, essentially calling any hit remotely borderline until he played his way out of the league.
The moral of my rant will be that these types of players simply do not deserve a paycheck in the National Hockey League. A League where the rest of the world comes to play and play for the sport’s greatest trophies. What kind of message does it send when careers start to end due to these injuries? Do we need Sidney Crosby or Alexander Ovechkin seriously injured before we start to see lifetime bans?
My nominees for a lifetime ban…
Categories: 30 Team Series, Around the League Tags: Alexei Cherepanov, Andrew Peters, Anze Kopitar, Brandon Sutter, Brent Sutter, Chris Drury, Chris Pronger, clar, Clarke MacArthur, Curtis Glencross, David Booth, Dion Phaneuf, Jarkko Ruutu, Jaromir Jagr, Michael Liambas, Mike Richards, Patrick Kaleta, Paul Mara, Petr Prucha
