This was Hall-of-Fame week for the National Hockey League. The Sabers, Ducks, and Sharks all keep their spots on the top, while the Coyotes and Flyers still bring up the rear. Where does your team finish?
Author: matt Jordan
Matt is an in-studio producer for three radio stations in a six station cluster. He has produced and co-hosted three sports talk shows, with one of them becoming number one in the market. He also is a play by play announcer for the Florence Redwolves, who play in the Coastal Plain League, the nation's hottest College Summer League. He is in his fourth season. He also was the PA Announcer for the Florence Phantoms indoor football team.
In his spare time Matt enjoys reading, writing, playing RTS video games, debating on religion, and good music. He is currently writing a play, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2009. Matt also writes for Medusa's Kiss magazine.
For those of you have lived under a rock since mid-September, there is a little game this week that has some significance on the National Championship picture. That little game? Ohio State takes on Michigan. Sure, it’s been covered from every angle, and no, I’m not going to waste more time on covering the game. Instead, here are a few games that you might have not heard about this week.
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A Look Ahead
As we honor Patrick Roy, Herb Brooks, Dick Duff, and Harley Hotchkiss for their lifelong achievements in hockey, some can’t help but to wonder who will go in as the class of 2007. There are still some major names, like Mike Richter, Steve Larmer, and more that are still out there. Then there are the guys, like Al MacInnis, Pavel Bure, Ron Francis, and Mark Messier, who should be going into the Hall on their first try. Here now, is how the 2007 Hall class is handicapped.
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NHL Power Rankings for Nov 13 2006
Anahiem has been a busy team, making three trades this week. Stanislav Chistov went to Boston, Todd Fedoruk is back with the Flyers, and Colorado got a second round pick from the Ducks. The moves were done after they vaulted to number one in this weeks rankings, while the Sabres stand pat at number two. At the bottom, the Coyotes and Flyers still bring up the rear. Where does your team rank?
It’s that time of the week again, no, not the beer pong league night. It’s time for the NHL power rankings. The Avalanche, Red Wings and Maple Leafs all made some major noise this week, while the Devils are dropping faster then Clemson out of the AP poll.
Note to Clemson, you guys might want to think about changing your play calling. On that note, where does your favorate team rank?
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NHL True or False
The season is only a little less then a quarter over. However, that still doesn’t stop the crazy rumors from flying around, especially while Larry Brooks somehow finds himself still employed. It’s time to either prove or debunk these rumors, with a little true or false.
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Ten Young Players to Watch in the NHL
With the NHL season underway, the crop of good young players seem to be endless. Evgeni Malkin has finally come from Russia and made a huge impact on the league. In Denver, the latest son of hall-of-fame forward Peter Stastny is looking like his father, even wearing his number. Matt Careland is shoring up San Jose’s blue line with his prowess. Don’t forget about the sophomores. Guys like Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, and Marek Svatos are genuine superstars, and are making an impact on their teams. With all this young talent in the league, here are ten players to watch in the years to come.
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2006-2007 Big South Preview
Every year, there is a mid-major conference that everyone says will pull at least one upset in the big dance. This year, that conference is the Big South. Teams like Winthrop and Coastal Carolina are almost dead locks to make the tournament. The Eagles came within one shot of sending Tennessee home last year, and Torrell Martin has already stated that it won’t happen again. How do these teams stack up?
Was he burnt out or was he forced out? That is still the question just two days after Flyers general manager Bobby Clarke abruptly resigned after the team’s worst start in over fifteen years. Clarke has seen everything there is to see with the Flyers, the cup years when he was a player, the Lindros mess, and now this disaster.
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Thug U Strikes Again
The single most disgraceful act in college sports happened this weekend. Something so heinous, it’s almost shameful to admit to being a fan of sports. Of course by now, you know I’m talking about Miami taking on Florida Atlantic. Even with the idiotic behavior with the players, the more shocking thing might be the dumb comments by color commentator Lamar Thomas, an ex-Hurricanes player. Thomas went on to say the following, “Now, that’s what I’m talking about. You come into our house, you should get your behind kicked. You don’t come into the OB playing that stuff. You’re across the ocean over there. You’re across the city. You can’t come over to our place talking noise like that. You’ll get your butt beat. I was about to go down the elevator to get in that thing.”