Hello everyone! How are you? It has been a few days since I have posted a blog bit. What can I say? A lot has happened. Canada and the USA were bumped out of the World Championship for a medal and Russia ended up beating Slovakia for the Gold! Phoenix avoided a sweep to Los Angeles winning game 4 of their series and New York is leading their series 2-1 after a 3rd period scoring spree in game 3. Below check out the highlights and fun facts!
Russia's winning 2010 Team!
Russia took GOLD for the 1st time since 2009! Beating Slovakia 6-2. This tournament is the deciding factor for the seeding process at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in Russia. Meaning Russia will be seeded 1st in their home country. What fun! Evgeni Malkin scored the final goal of the series in the dying seconds of the 3rd period. When the medal presentation happened Slovakia received their medals with jerseys bearing the name of former Slovakia superstar Pavol Demitra. The jerseys simply said "Demitra" All in all it was a great tournament. Alex Ovechkin and Alex Semin joined there Russian teammates late in the tournament after the Washington Capitals NHL playoff bid ending. Detroit Red Wing scored 1 goal and recorded 2 assists in the Russian win. All in all it was a great tournament and with some surprising wins and surprising early exits by countries it will continue to surprise!
Evgeni Malkin not only took home gold but also took home the record for most points in the tournament.
Gretzky was the 1st player ever to win both the NHL and World Championships scoring race in the same year. Evgeni Malkin is the 2nd. Gretzky in 1982, Malkin in 2012.
Captain Callahan & King Henrik happy about their win.
The New York Rangers once again lead their series. With a 3-0 win on Saturday the team leads 2-1 in the series. It was a game clearly both teams wanted to win. In what has been dubbed "the Battle of the Hudson River"these 2 teams are out to win and so are their fans! It was a scoreless 1st and 2nd period. New Jersey was trying taking 11 shots in the 1st period and 15 shots in the 2nd period. New York only took 5 shots in the 1st and 9 in the second. It wasn't until the 3rd period fans saw action. Ranger Dan Girardi scored early in the 1st period to give his team the lead. Playoff hot shot Chris Krieder scored the 2nd goal for his team less then 2 minutes after Girardi. New Jersey in a desperate attempt not to lose pulled their goalie with over 2 minutes left. It proved pointless and New York Ranger Ryan Callahan scored into the empty net with 2:13 left in the period. Game over! New York wins 3-0 and King Henrik stopped 36 shots for the win. Game 4 in New Jersey. Let's take a minute to talk about Chris Kreider. The kid is 21. Kreider has played 15 games total in the NHL and all 15 games have been played in the 2012 playoffs. With 5 goals and 2 assists to his record so far, Kreider is proving to be a force to be reckoned with. Drafted by the New York Rangers 19th overall in 2009, Kreider signed an entry level contract with the team on April 10th 2012. Chris practiced with the team the next day and played his 1st game in the 16th of April. One week and 3 game later Kreider scored his 1st NHL playoff goal! Keep an eye on this kid! Below check out not only pictures from Game 3 in New Jersey but 3 Chris Kreider goals including his first ever NHL goal. Enjoy!
Dan Girardi scoring the game winning goal.
Chris Kreider scoring the insurance goal for the Rangers.
Handsome King Henrik (Henrik Lundqvist) talking the press after winning!
Coyotes celebrated a win!
The Phoenix Coyotes avoided a Western Finals sweep with a win in game 4 against the powerhouse team the Los Angeles Kings. Coyote Captain Shane Doan scored both goals for his team and Jonathan Quick did something rarely seen: he let in more goals in a game then his opposing netminder. Quick stopped 19 of 21 shots while Phoenix Coyote netminder Mike Smith finally got a well deserved win stopping 36 shots. This game was won by the Coyotes in the Staples Center in Los Angeles which forces game 5 in Phoenix. Doan scored the 1st goal late in the 1st period. Doan scored the 2nd Coyote goal with 11:10 gone in the second period. Los Angeles was never able to come back. Coyotes win! Below check out photos from the game, Doan's second goal of the night and a wild Mike Smith save!
Shane Doan's backhander scores........
Shane Doan gets to celebrate his backhander goal!
Coyote goalie Mike Smith stopped everything that came his way.
A very rare sighting: Jonathan Quick on the bench.
Tomorrow consists of only one game
New York Rangers take on New Jersey Devils at 5:00 Enjoy X
And don't forget to register for the Scotiabank Marathon on June at http://canucksautism.ca/get-involved/scotiabank-half-marathon-and-5k-charity-challenge/.
New York Rangers take on New Jersey Devils at 5:00 Enjoy X
And don't forget to register for the Scotiabank Marathon on June at http://canucksautism.ca/get-involved/scotiabank-half-marathon-and-5k-charity-challenge/.
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