7-4-2015 Media praises the Columbus Blue Jackets
When we were healthy, we were one of the best teams in the league, commented Columbus Blue Jackets coach after today's game against the St. Louis Blues. This brings their current streak to 6 games undefeated.
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7-4-2015 Daniel Sedin reaches a milestone !
Daniel Sedin(
) scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators on a goal by Vincent Lecavalier. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, he said after the game..
A native of Sweden, Daniel Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1110 NHL games during his career, notching 363 goals and adding 537 assists along with 426 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 81 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 33+38=71 with 28 PIM.
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7-4-2015 Alex Frolov reaches a milestone !
Alex Frolov(
) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Colorado Avalanche on a feed by Tyson Dalgarno. Yes, it does feel great, the happy player commented.
A native of Russia, Alex Frolov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 792 NHL games during his career, notching 221 goals and adding 279 assists along with 269 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 73 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 15+21=36 with 6 PIM.
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7-4-2015 Brenden Morrow reaches a milestone !
Brenden Morrow(
) scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a goal by Marcus Johansson. I've seen my idols break records and now I am doing the same, the happy player said in a hockey magazine..
A native of Canada, Brenden Morrow was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1067 NHL games during his career, notching 329 goals and adding 371 assists along with 1187 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 80 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 32+25=57 with 26 PIM.
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6-4-2015 Media attacks the Dallas Stars
The media is disappointed by the team's 6 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager
and headcoach
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5-4-2015 Joe Thornton reaches a milestone !
Joe Thornton(
) scored the 400th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild on a feed by Dany Heatley. I'm just happy to be playing the game, he said after the game.
A native of Canada, Joe Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1309 NHL games during his career, notching 400 goals and adding 807 assists along with 993 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 80 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 30+37=67 with 20 PIM.
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5-4-2015 League suspends Chris Stewart
The league board has suspended St. Louis Blues player Chris Stewart for 3 fighting three times in a game against Nashville Predators.
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4-4-2015 Paul Stastny reaches a milestone !
Paul Stastny(
) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the New York Rangers on a feed by John-Michael Liles. I just want to thank this great organization for presenting me with the opportunity to play in the NHL, he said at the post-game press conference.
A native of USA, Paul Stastny was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 667 NHL games during his career, notching 219 goals and adding 381 assists along with 204 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 79 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 36+44=80 with 2 PIM.
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2-4-2015 Player of the week: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week.
A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 788 NHL games during his career, notching 482 goals and adding 461 assists along with 461 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 78 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 53+41=94 with 46 PIM.
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2-4-2015 Eric Staal reaches a milestone !
Eric Staal(
) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks on a goal by Morgan Rielly. Whatever I can do to help the team is okay by me. As long as we get the 2 points that's the main thing, he commented to the media..
A native of Canada, Eric Staal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 836 NHL games during his career, notching 338 goals and adding 400 assists along with 449 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 78 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 34+38=72 with 2 PIM.
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1-4-2015 Media criticises the Buffalo Sabres
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Buffalo Sabres after a dreadful 6 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Robyn Regehr openly. has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.
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1-4-2015 Player of the month: Eric Staal (C)
NHL has awarded Eric Staal (C) of Los Angeles Kings as Player Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 7 assists for 19 points in 15 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.
A native of Canada, Eric Staal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 836 NHL games during his career, notching 338 goals and adding 399 assists along with 449 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 78 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 34+37=71 with 2 PIM.
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1-4-2015 Rookie of the month: Kent Simpson (G)
NHL has awarded Kent Simpson (G) of Chicago Blackhawks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 10 wins and allowed 19 goals in 13 games last month. He also had 2 shutout.
A native of Canada, Kent Simpson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 59 NHL games during his career, booking 4 career shutouts and allowing 126 goals. The 23 year old goaltender has played 59 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, allowing 126 goals on 1213 while booking 4 shutouts.
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