NHL Season Update

By Matt Yoslov

So far, the NHL season has been a wild ride. With the predicted good teams doing terrrible, and the predicted bad teams doing amazing, the season has had some surprises such as rookies rising up to the occasion. Also, one of the best players today is out for months: Steven Stamkos. Here are the top 10 league leaders in each category as of 12/18/13:

Points:
1. Sidney Crosby PIT: 47
2. Patrick Kane CHI: 46
3. Evgeni Malkin PIT: 41
4. Ryan Getzlaf ANA: 39
5. Alex Ovechkin WSH: 38
5. John Tavares NYI: 38
6. Correy Perry ANA: 37
6. Niklas Backstrom WSH: 37
7. Joe Thronton SJS: 36
7. Alexander Steen STL: 36

Goals:
1. Alexander Ovechkin WSH: 28
2. Correy Perry ANA: 22
2. Alexander Steen STL: 22
3. Patrick Kane CHI: 20
4. Sideny Crosby PIT: 19
5. Tyler Seguin DAL: 18
6. Chris Kunitz: 17
6. Phil Kessel TOR: 17
7. Ryan Getzlaf ANA: 16
7. Patrick Sharp CHI: 16

Assists:
1. Henrik Sedin VAN: 18
2. Sidney Crosby PIT: 15
2. Niklas Backstrom WSH:15
3. Joe Thornton SJS: 15
4. Kyle Okposo NYI: 14
4. Kyle Turris OTT: 14
4. P.K. Subban MTL: 14
5. John Tavares NYI: 13
5. Jiri Hudler CGY: 13
5. Anze Kopitar LA: 13

+/-
1. Dustin Penner ANA: +18
2. Francois Beauchmin ANA: +17
3. Jan Hejda COL: +16
4. Hampus Lindholm ANA: +15
5. Correy Perry ANA: +14
6. Clarke MacArthur OTT: +13
7. Henrik Zetterberg DET: +12
7. Ryan Getzlaf ANA: +12
7. Chris Kunitz PIT: +12
8. Dennis Seidenberg BOS: +11

Wins
1. Corey Crawford CHI: 11
1. Ben Bishop TB: 11
2. Mike Smith PHX: 10
2. Jonathan Quick LA: 10
2. Tuukka Rask BOS: 10
2. Marc-Andre Fluery PIT: 10
3. Antti Niemi SJS: 9
3. Roberto Luongo VAN: 9
3. Josh Harding MIN: 9
3. Jaroslov Halak STL: 9

GAA
1. Jean-Sebastian Guigire COL: 1.00
2. Josh Harding MIN: 1.22
3. Frederik Andersson ANA: 1.41
4. Tuukka Rask BOS: 1.52
5. Seymon Varlamov COL: 2.00
6. Marc-Andre Fluery PIT: 2.07
7. Corey Schnieder NJ: 2.09
7. Martin Broduer NJ: 2.09
8. Ben Bishop TB: 2.12
9. Robin Lehner OTT: 2.13

SV%
1. Jean-Sebastian Guigere COL: .970%
2. Frederik Andersson ANA: .952%
3. Tuukka Rask BOS: .948%
4. Josh Harding MIN: .947%
5. Robin Lehner OTT: .945%
6. James Reimer TOR: .942%
7. Seymon Varlamov COL: .936%
7. Jonathan Bernier TOR: .936%
8. Carey Price MTL: .929%
9. Kari Lethonen DAL: .928%

Shutouts
1. Antti Niemi SJS: 2
1. Roberto Loungo VAN: 2
1. Tuukka Rask BOS: 2
1. Josh Harding MIN: 2
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NHL Season Starting

By: Matthew Yoslov

As the NHL season is aproaching, the Philadelphia Flyers have new additions along with all of the 29 other teams. The Flyers have added #40 Vincent Lecavalier from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Vincent has played his whole career and thought he was going to retire. He was signed by the Flyers on July 2, 2013. The Flyers have also signed #29 Ray Emery. Emery has played on the Flyers before and then left to Chicago. He was 19-1 last year and will be the Flyers starter. The Flyers have signed #2 Mark Streit. Streit was signed by the Flyers on June 12, 2013. He will most likely play on D-Line #1 along with Brayden Coburn or on D-line #2 with Oliver Lauridsen. The last Flyers transaction was adding #37 Kris Newbury who will be on line 3 or 4 with Zac Rinaldo who is a fighter. The players that have retired at the end of last season were: Jody Shelley PHILADELPHIA, Mikka Kiprusoff CALGARY, Ilya Kovalchuck NEW JERSEY, Eric Belanger EDMONTON, Blake Geoffrion MONTREAL, Jarod Palmer MINNISOTA, and Toni Lydman ANAHEIM. Free Agency: July 5,2013: Vincent Lecavalier PHILADELPHIA from TAMPA BAY, Danny Briere MONTREAL from PHILADELPHIA, Andrew Ference EDMONTON from BOSTON, Daniel Alfredsson DETROIT from OTTAWA, Ray Emery PHILADELPHIA from CHICAGO, Nathan Horton COLUMBUS from BOSTON, Rob Scuderi PITTSBURGH from LOS ANGELOS, Ryan Clowe NEW JERSEY from NEW YORK R, Jarome Iginla BOSTON from PITTSBURGH, Matt Cooke MINNESOTA from PITTSBURGH. July 22,2013: Jaromir Jagr NEW JERSEY from BOSTON. September 23, 2013: Brandon Morrow ST LOUIS from PITTSBURGH, Mason Raymond TORONTO from VANCOUVER. Trades: June 12: Mark Striet to PHILADELPHIA from NEW YORK I for Shane Harper. June 30: Cory Schneider to NEW JERSEY from VANCOUVER for 1st round draft pick. July 4: Loui Ericksson, Joe Morrow, Reilly Smith, Matt Fraser to BOSTON from DALLAS for Tyler Seguin, Rich Peverley, Ryan Button. July 5: Bobby Ryan to OTTAWA from ANAHEIM for Jakob Silfverberg and Stefan Noesen. That was the most important changes to the teams during the offseason.

Projected Title Winners and Polls

By: Matthew Yoslov, Michael Wallace, and David Bondi

The projected title winner for the NHL are either the Pittsburgh Penguins or the Chicago Blackhawks. The Pittsburgh Penguins finished the season with 36 wins, 12 losses, and 0 overtime losses. The only team to have 0 overtime losses out of all 30 teams in 48 games. The Penguins are tied 2-2 in a series with the New York Islanders. The Chicago Blackhawks finished with 36 wins, 7 losses, and 5 overtime losses. They had a 26 game point streak. The Blackhawks are winning the series 3-1 against the Minnesota Wild. All games are in the first round except the San Jose Sharks and the Vancouver Canucks. The Sharks swept the Canucks 4-0. The first series to be over in 2013. All series in the first round have been completed. Sharks beat Canucks 4-0, Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Islanders 4-2, Rangers beat the Caps 4-3, Red Wings beat Ducks 4-3, Bruins beat Leafs 4-3, Kings beat Blues 4-2, Senators beat Habs (Canadiens) 4-3, Blackhawks beat Wild 4-1.
Matt- Los Angeles Kings
Mike- Chicago Blackhawks
David- Pittsburgh Penguins

The projected title winner for the NBA are either the Miami Heat or the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Miami Heat won their first series by beating The Milwaukee Bucks in 4 games too none. The star player on the Heat, LeBron James won the MVP award during that season. They moved on to the Chicago Bulls in the second Round and lost the first game but, tied up the second game. They finished the Bulls off in 5 games and now moved on to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets in the first round in 4 games too 2. They moved on to the Memphis Grizzles and the series is now over and the Memphis Grizzles beat the Thunder in 5 games. The Indiana Pacers are beating the New York Knicks 3 games to 1. The Golden State Warriors are in a tight series with San Antonio Spurs and they are loosing too them 3 to 2.
Matt- Miami Heat
Mike- Indiana Pacers
David- Miami Heat
Jared- Miami Heat

The projected title winner for the MLB are either the San Francisco Giants or the Texas Rangers.
The Giants have won the World Series last year giving them an advantage for popularity, and are racking up wins at Home. Their record for Away has not been doing that good this season with more losses than wins. The Texas Rangers (so far) are the best in the west. With more wins at Home and Away the Rangers have the second highest percentage in the league.

Matt- Cincinnati Reds
Mike- Detroit Tigers
David- Arizona Diamond Backs
Jared- New York Yankees

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NHL End Of The Year Update

By: Matt Yoslov

The NHL has been trending all year long. A lockout and a new leader in point streak: Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks sadly lost their streak weeks ago in a big 7-2 loss. They were 24-0-4 at the beginning of that game. Now they are 35-6-5 with 75 points. There are 4 games left in the season for most teams. Here are the standings as of now:

bold= in playoffs
1. Pittsburgh Penguins (70 points) 35-11-0
2. Boston Bruins (59 points) 27-13-5
3. Washington Capitals (54 points) 26-18-2
4. Montreal Canadiens (59 points) 27-14-5
5. Toronto Maple Leafs (57 points) 26-17-5
6. New York Rangers (56 points) 26-18-4
7. Ottawa Senators (56 points) 25-17-6
8. New York Islanders (54 points) 24-17-7
9. Winnipeg Jets (51 points) 24-21-3
10. Philadelphia Flyers (49 points) 23-22-3
11. New Jersey Devils (48 points) 19-19-10
12. Buffalo Sabres (48 points) 21-21-6
13. Carolina Hurricanes (42 points) 19-25-4
14. Tampa Bay Lightning (40 points) 18-26-4
15. Florida Panthers (36 points) 15-27-6

1. Chicago Blackhawks (75 points) 35-6-5
2. Anaheim Ducks (64 points) 29-11-6
3. Vancouver Canucks (59 points) 26-13-7
4. Los Angeles Kings (57 points) 26-15-5
5. San Jose Sharks (57 points) 25-15-7
6. St. Louis Blues (56 points) 27-17-2
7. Minnesota Wild (53 points) 25-18-3
8. Detroit Red Wings (52 points) 22-16-8
9. Columbus Blue Jackets (51 points) 22-17-7
10. Dallas Stars (48 points) 22-20-4
11. Phoenix Coyotes (48 points) 20-18-8
12. Calgary Flames (42 points) 19-23-4
13. Edmonton Oilers (41 points) 17-22-7
14. Nashville Predators (41 points) 16-21-9
15. Colorado Avalanche (37 points) 15-24-7

That was the standings but here are the league leaders: (top 5)
Points
1. Martin St. Louis TB, 58
2. Steven Stamkos TB, 56
3. Sidney Crosby PIT, 56
4. Patrick Kane CHI, 54
5. Alex Ovechkin WSH, 53

Goals
1. Alex Ovechkin WSH, 31
2. Steven Stamkos TB, 29
3. John Tavares NYI, 27
4. Jeff Carter LA, 26
5. Patrick Kane, 22

Assists
1. Martin St. Louis TB, 42
2. Sidney Crosby PIT, 41
3. Nicklas Backstrom WSH, 40
4. Claude Giroux PHI, 34
4. Mike Ribero WSH, 34

+/-
1. Pascal Dupuis PIT, 30
2. Jonathan Toews CHI, 28
2. Chris Kunitz PIT, 28
3. Sidney Crosby PIT, 26
4. Patrice Burgeron BOS, 24

Wins
1. Antti Niemi SJ, 24
2. Evgeni Nabokov NYI, 23
2. Nicklas Backstrom MIN, 23
3. Henrik Lundqvist NYR, 22
3. Braden Holtby WSH, 22

GAA
1. Craig Anderson OTT, 1.71
2. Jonathan Bernier LA, 1.88
3. Ray Emery CHI, 1.94
4. Corey Crawford CHI, 1.98
5. Tuukka Rask BOS, 2.03

Save %
1. Craig Anderson OTT, .941
2. Sergei Bobrovsky CLB, .930
3. Tuukka Rask BOS, .927
3. Cory Schneider VAN, .927
4. Henrik Lundqvist NYR, .926

Shutouts
1. Pekka Rinne NSH, 5
1. Mike Smith PHO, 5
1. Cory Schneider VAN, 5
2. Antti Niemi SJ, 4
2. Jimmy Howard DET, 4

Rookie Leaders (top 3)

Points
1. Jonathan Hueberdeau FLA, 28
1. Cory Conacher OTT, 28
2. Nail Yakupov EDM, 26

Goals
1. Jonathan Hueberdeau FLA, 14
1. Brandon Gallagher MON, 13
2. Nail Yakupov EDM, 12

Assists
1. Cory Conacher OTT, 17
2. Brandon Saad CHI, 16
2. Alex Galchenyuk MON, 16

+/-
1. Brandon Saad CHI, 16
2. Jake Muzzin LA, 15
3. Dalton Prout CLB, 14

Wins
1. Jake Allen STL, 9
2. Jacob Markstrom FLA, 7
3. Richard Barkman MIN, 6

GAA
1. Jake Allen STL, 2.46
2. Jacob Markstom FLA, 3.17

SV%
1.Jake Allen STL, .905
2. Jacob Markstrom FLA, .904

Shutouts
1. Jake Allen STL, 1

NHL Gamecenter Review

By: Matthew Yoslov

The first picture is the home screen. The second picture is all of the games of previous days. Go ahead or as far back as you want. The third picture is highlights. You can watch highlights at anytime as long as you have wifi. The last picture are the standings. You can view them at any point and look at them as long as you can last.

Chicago Blackhawks Extend Point Streak To 24

By:Matthew Yoslov

The Chicago Blackhawks are second in the list of most games without a regulation loss with 24. Only the Philadelphia Flyers are ahead of them with 35 in 1979-80. The Flyers that year finished 48-12-20. 27-5-8 at home and 21-7-12 on the road. The Blackhawks are 11 games away from eclipsing the Flyers record. Only last week they passed the Anaheim Ducks at 17. The Flyers finished 1st in the Campbell Conference and 1st in the Patrick Division. The Blackhawks are in 1st in their division and 1st in the Western conference with 45 points (21-0-3). I think it is safe to say that the Chicago Blackhawks clinched the Division title and the President’s Trophy (best record in league).

Simon Gagne Is Back In Philadelphia

By: Matthew Yoslov
Simon Gagne is back in Philly. Gagne, who previously played 10 seasons in Philadelphia, was traded in 2010 to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Matt Walker and a 3rd round draft pick in 2011. The Flyers used that pick on current Adirondack Phantom, Marcel Noebels. Noebels is considered the next Claude Giroux. When the Phantoms were playing in Philadelphia, one more time before moving to Allentown next fall, Noebels scored the only goal for the Phantoms in a 2-1 loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Simon Gagne played for the Flyers in their 2010 Stanley Cup run against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the New Jersey Devils, the Boston Bruins, and the Chicago Blackhawks. The Flyers would lose to the Blackhawks 4-1 in the series but made a good run.

Gagne scored a goal in his return to Philadelphia yesterday against the Washington Capitals. He was named 3rd star of the game.

NHL Update, Week 5

By: Matthew Yoslov

In week 2 we have one beast team, Chicago Blackhawks (13-0-3). 29 points. You get 2 points for a win and 1 point for an OT loss, hence, 29 points. They are the best in the NHL so far. The season still has 30+ games and for Ottawa that will be a long time. Why you might ask. Their star defenseman, Erik Karlsson, is out for the season with a cut in his leg and will need surgery. He was cut by Pittsburgh forward, Matt Cooke, when he was against the boards. Here are the standings in week 2 (conference): (Bold=In Playoffs)
Eastern:
1. Montreal Canideans (23 pts)
2. New Jersey Devils (22 pts)
3. Carolina Hurricanes (17 pts)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins (22 pts)
5. Boston Bruins (20 pts)
6. Toronto Maple Leafs (20 pts)
7. Ottawa Senators (20 pts)
8. Tampa Bay Lightning (17 pts)
9. New York Rangers (17 pts)
10. Philadelphia Flyers (17 pts)
11. Winnipeg Jets (13 pts)
12. New York Islanders (13 pts)
13. Buffalo Sabres (13 pts)
14. Florida Panthers (12 pts)
15. Washington Capitals (11 pts)
Western:
1. Chicago Blackhawks (29 pts)
2. Anaheim Ducks (25 pts)
3. Vancouver Canucks (20 pts)
4. Nashville Predators (21 pts)
5. St. Louis Blues (20 pts)
6. San Jose Sharks (19 pts)
7. Pheonix Coyotes (18 pts)
8. Dallas Stars (17 pts)
9. Detroit Red Wings (17 pts)
10. Los Angeles Kings (16 pts)
11. Minnesota Wild (16 pts)
12. Colorado Avalanche (15 pts)
13. Edmonton Oilers (15 pts)
14. Calgary Flames (13 pts)
15. Columbus Blue Jackets (10 pts)
That was an update on the NHL in week 5.

Rookie Poll

By: Matthew Yoslov

NHL Lockout Is Over and an Injury Update

By: Matthew Yoslov
The NHL season finally starts after half the season was wiped out because of the lockout. The NHL lockout started at 11:59 PM ET on September 15, 2012 and ended at 4:45 PM ET on January 6, 2013. The season was originally scheduled to start on October 11, 2012, but the lockout lasted 113 days and aggravated many NHL fans. More than half the season was lost, 50.8% to be exact, resulting in the loss of 625 regular season games. Also, the Winter Classic was cancelled. It was supposed to be Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs in Detroit at Michigan University football stadium. Many star players were injured in foreign countries. For instance, Ilya Bryzgalov, #30, Flyers goalie, played in his home country of Russia, where he fractured his foot. He has returned to Voorhees, New Jersey for Flyers training camp. Daniel Briere, #48, Flyers forward, has a broken wrist and may be out for awhile. Briere played in Germany along with his teammate Claude Giroux, #28. Giroux is part of the 1st line, called the “G’Line”, along with Scott Hartnell, #19, and Jakub Voracek, #93. None of those players managed to get injured. Many players moved to the AHL, minor league, including #14 Flyers forward, Sean Couturier, and #10, Brayden Schenn. Also, Flyers defenseman Andrej Mezaros, is out with an achilles injury. He is medically cleared to play January 19th, which happens to be the day that the season is scheduled to start. Another injury for the Flyers is defenseman Chris Pronger. Pronger, also know as “Prongs”, suffered a major concussion in game 13 of the 2011-12 season. He is still recovering from that injury. New York Rangers forward, Carl Hagelin, is out for awhile with a shoulder injury. He was an impact performer for the Rangers in 2011-12. Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron was out for the playoffs last year due to an oblique injury. This will most likely delay the start of his 2013 season. Also, forward Marc Savard is out indefinitely with post-concussion symptoms. Boston goalie, Tim Thomas, is out because of his poor effort last season. He lost the starting job to Tuukka Rask. Buffalo Sabres forward Cody Hodgson is out with a hand injury. Also, Buffalo forward, Cody McCormick, is out with a finger injury and might not be ready to play at the beginning of the season. Former Flyers forward Daniel Carcillo, now a Chicago Blackhawk, is out with a torn ACL. Carcillo thinks he will be able to play in the beginning of the season, but there is no official word about his injury. Los Angeles Kings goalie, Jonathan Quick, was out with a back injury and was medically cleared to play on the 19th. Anze Kopitar, Kings forward, is out with a sprained MCL and could miss 2-3 weeks. Vancouver Canucks forward, Ryan Kesler, is out with injuries to his wrist and left shoulder. He had surgery in May of 2012, and his recovery is very slow. Washington Capitals forward, Nicklas Backstrom, is day-to-day with an unidentified injury. Columbus Blue Jackets’ number 2 overall 2012 draft is out for the season with a shoulder injury. It’s bad to see a first season player out for his first major league season. This has been an update on the NHL.