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Final Central Scouting Rankings Of Draft Eligible Players

by Paul on 04/24/13 at 11:35 AM ET
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from Mike Morreale of NHL.com,

The team holding the top pick in the 2013 NHL Draft will need to consider one important question prior to stepping to the podium to announce its selection on June 30 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

What do we need right now?

Is it a poised and polished minute-munching, two-way defenseman? Or a sublimely skilled center? There are no wrong decisions at the top this year.

NHL Director of Central Scouting Dan Marr and his staff made that point loud and clear Wednesday with the release of Central Scouting's final rankings of the top draft-eligible skaters and goaltenders from North America and Europe.

While there was much debate and discussion regarding the top-three North American skaters on the board, Central Scouting ultimately decided that no change was necessary from the midterm list released in January.

Portland Winterhawks defenseman Seth Jones remains No. 1, followed by Halifax Mooseheads teammates center Nathan MacKinnon at No. 2 and left wing Jonathan Drouin at No. 3.

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The Real Story On Devils’ Prospect Stefan Matteau

by Paul on 04/22/13 at 05:39 PM ET
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from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,

Devils 2012 first-round draft pick Stefan Matteau did not quit his junior team, his agent Pat Brisson said this afternoon.

There were multiple initial reports that Matteau, 19, quit the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada after being benched for the third period of the Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Baie-Comeau in Game 2 of the QMJHL semifinals. Armada GM Joël Bouchard announced today that the team had released Matteau.

Brisson said that Matteau was actually released after Saturday night’s game.

“The team decided to release Stefan. He didn’t quit,” Brisson said. “They made a decision. People read the headlines at first that Matteau quit and drives back with the fans. The team made a decision to release him. Joël was firm about it. They gave him a plane ticket to go back from Baie-Comeau to Montreal and he decided to ride back on the bus. His father (Armada assistant coach and former NHLer Stephane Matteau) decided to drive back with him.

“So, the issue of him being on the fan bus, under the circumstances he decided to ride right back rather than wait until the next day and fly back. He decided to ride back with his dad.”

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added 8:59pm, The GM of Armada explains the process in the CBC video below...

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Joe Sacco Named Team USA Head Coach For World Championship

by Paul on 04/15/13 at 05:04 PM ET
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from USA Hockey,

Joe Sacco (Medford, Mass.), the head coach of the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche, has been named head coach of the 2013 U.S. Men's National Team that will participate in the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship May 3-19 in Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden, it was announced today by USA Hockey.

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The Brent Sutter, Farley The Fox Tussle

by Paul on 04/13/13 at 08:46 AM ET
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from Scott Fisher of the Calgary Sun,

It may not have been caught on film, but Calgary Hitmen mascot Farley the Fox is licking his wounds after his own scuffle with an opposing coach.

Farley was celebrating after the Hitmen eliminated the Rebels in Game 5 at the Saddledome Thursday night when he fell off a ledge above the Rebels’ tunnel and onto head coach Brent Sutter.

“He fell right in front of me and then went into my feet and my legs and pushed me back,” said the former Flames bench boss. “My first reaction was he was trying to jump on me.

“It happened so quickly. Your first reaction is to defend. I didn’t know if he was going to jump on me or what he was going to do. So I took a step in and booted him.

“Then, I realized what I was booting. I said ‘Geez, it’s Farley.’ So I ripped his head off to make sure he was OK and so he could hear me to tell him, ‘You gotta get out of here.’ ”

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The Latest NHL/Sochi Talk

by Paul on 04/12/13 at 03:03 PM ET
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added 3:30pm, Read a statement below on today's meeting.

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A Match Made In Hockey Heaven: USA Hockey & Israeli Air Force Technology

by Paul on 04/12/13 at 10:24 AM ET
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USA Hockey is on fire.

And while victory is complex and multi-faceted in the game of hockey, there’s strong evidence that program’s secret sauce involves technology originally used to teach Israeli fighter pilots about aerial combat.

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Gold For Team USA In The Women’s World Championship

by Paul on 04/10/13 at 08:43 AM ET
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For a recap of Team USA's 3-2 victlry over Team Canada, check out Roy MacGregor of the Globe and Mail.

Here is Amanda Kessel's game winning goal early in the 3rd period.

 

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Hockey Players With Basketball On Their Mind

by Paul on 04/08/13 at 11:47 AM ET
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There are 19 players who played their college hockey at Michigan who are currently in the NHL or played with a team in the NHL this season.

I am sure the players listed below (via CBS Sports) will be thinking Go Blue tonight and will be watching the game if possible.

So what do you think about the game tonight, Louisville or Michigan?

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Another Cut Tendon Injury

by Paul on 04/08/13 at 10:32 AM ET
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from the PostStar,

The Sound Tigers won 4-1 behind two goals from David Ullstrom, but the Phantoms also lost left wing Eric Wellwood to a severe lower leg injury in the second period.

Wellwood fell into the boards on a penalty kill and caught the back of his right leg with his own skate, cutting tendons. He skated to the bench, then off the ice with the trainer while the puck was still in play, leaving a trail of blood. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for surgery.

“They’ll obviously close up the wound with the vascular injury and he’ll have surgery again (Monday) morning if there’s any need to have surgery pertaining to the tendons,” head coach Terry Murray said in a phone interview. “I don’t think anyone really saw it. It was away from the play. In conversation, everyone figures it was an accident that happened to himself. The play was already in the offensive zone and this happened in the neutral zone, so we’re not sure exactly what took place.”

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South Korea’s Hockey Hope

by Paul on 04/07/13 at 06:48 PM ET
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from Rick Westhead of the Toronto Star,

It’s just not the nation you’d expect for a lanky forward who first drew the attention of NHL scouts on rinks in southern Ontario’s Mennonite country.

Radunske, a blond 29-year-old, has become the first professional athlete without Korean lineage to become a citizen of South Korea.

The country of 50 million will be host of the Winter Olympics in 2018 and while it boasts homegrown stars in sports such as baseball and tennis, it’s hardly known as a hockey powerhouse.

Radunske’s newly awarded citizenship is rare in a country that’s historically wary of outsiders and reflects the importance South Korea has placed on achieving a respectable performance in arguably the Winter Games’ most popular sport.

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