I am enthused to
see the Sound Tigers come together recently to improve their record to
15-12-1-2. Thats good enough for second
in the Northeast Division and eigth in the Eastern Conference. This improvement comes off home at home wins
vs. the rival Whale. Kevin Poulin was
awesome, including a 36 save shutout in game 2 of the series. It's his 3rd straight win, getting him to
the 9-5-2 mark. Several players have
stepped up and added scoring recently.
Chad Costello's 1st AHL goal was a game winner with Donovan, Persson,
Niederreiter, Ullstrom, McDonald and Sundstrom getting points for Bridgeport.
Moving to the
2013 World Juniors, the Isles prospects are making an impact. The New York Islanders report, " Strome
scores 3 pts, hits +4. Reinhart grabs an A, goes +2. Pokka picks up A. Isles
prospects playin well." These are
the fruits of the draft and signs of solid depth in the Isles organization.
We have another
proposal of the CBA from the NHL to the PA in play this evening. Once again, I have read about some positive
elements on behalf of the league, but they may very well be buckling to the
pressure imposed by the Owners desire to have a season. We shall have to see how the PA responds. Lets hope for productive negotiations so we
can try to recover our fandom by starting to forget the mess caused by the
lockout. The bad taste won't go away
easily for most, and for some it may already be too late.
I just want a
return to an NHL season to help me forget the family health challanges I have
been enduring latey. It would be nice
to see some friends again and cheer for my team. Lets continue to see the Isles develop, put some prospects into the line up, go for a free agent or two and make some trades to get back to where the team needs to be.
Sound Tigers
Notes:
12/27
BST vs. Whale
Forwards:
Persson-Cizikas-McDonald, Ullstrom-Sundstrom-DeFazio, Combs-Watkins-Costello,
Gallant-Campbell-Riley.
Jack Combs, Chad
Costello & Jordan Hill in the lineup. Nathan McIver sits, as does Nino
Niederreiter (clipped w/ a high stick last night). Mike Halmo is the final BST scratch.
Starters:
Persson-Cizikas-McDonald, Cantin-Landry. Poulin in net (8-5-2, 3.14 GAA, .905
SV%).
Sound Tigers WIN!
@KevinPoulin60 unofficially with 36 saves and the shutout, Sound Tigers beat
the Whale 3-0 and sweep the home-and-home!
Poulin had this
to say on Twitter after the game, " That rink as never been so quiet
#poulinyousuck #whogotthelastlaugh #booyahhh"
12/26
BST vs. Whale
Forwards:
Persson-Cizikas-McDonald, Ullstrom-Sundstrom-Niederreiter,
Halmo-Watkins-DeFazio, Gallant-Campbell-Riley.
Sound Tigers
starters: Persson-Cizikas-McDonald, Donovan-Wishart. Kevin Poulin in net.
Niederreiter took
a high-stick, left game in 2nd period.
Sound Tigers WIN!
Ullstrom w/ an empty-netter at the buzzer, Ullstrom posts a 4-point night, BST
win 5-2 over the Whale!
12/22
BST vs. ADK
Sound Tigers
scratches - Hamonic, Campbell, de Haan, Cantin, Backman, MacKay, Nelson, Halmo,
and Kabanov.
Sound Tigers
furious charge in the final moments falls just short. Munroe w/ a pair of big
saves late, Phantoms beat Sound Tigers 3-2.
NHL Notes:
The NHL submitted
a new CBA proposal to the NHLPA.
BD Gallof
reposted the following:
' NEW YORK (December 28, 2012) -- Bill Daly, Deputy Commissioner
of the
National Hockey League, released the following statement regarding a new
proposal to reach a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the National
Hockey League Players' Association:
“In light of media reports this morning, I can confirm that we
delivered to the Union a new, comprehensive proposal for a successor CBA
late yesterday afternoon. We are not prepared to discuss the details of our
proposal at this time. We are hopeful that once the Union's staff and
negotiating committee have had an opportunity to thoroughly review and
consider our new proposal, they will share it with the players. We want to
be back on the ice as soon as possible.” '
National Hockey League, released the following statement regarding a new
proposal to reach a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the National
Hockey League Players' Association:
“In light of media reports this morning, I can confirm that we
delivered to the Union a new, comprehensive proposal for a successor CBA
late yesterday afternoon. We are not prepared to discuss the details of our
proposal at this time. We are hopeful that once the Union's staff and
negotiating committee have had an opportunity to thoroughly review and
consider our new proposal, they will share it with the players. We want to
be back on the ice as soon as possible.” '
Per Darren
Dreger, "Among the changes in the new proposal, the NHL adjusted its max
contract length from 5 to 6 yrs. Boosted the variance from 5% to 10%."
"Conference
call tomorrow will involve several reps from both sides to go over NHL
proposal, answer questions, make clarifications, etc."
Per Nick Kypreos,
"Good sign NHL owners aren't willing to burn season but latest offer not
close 2 getting deal done. NHLPA counter offer already in works."
Per Tom Gulitti,
"Told that NHL expressed to NHLPA at start of proposal drop dead date for
start of 2012-13 -- Saturday, Jan. 19."
Per Rob Del Muro,
"Last years stanley cup champs had only 6 more regular season wins than
the Islanders."
2013 IIHF IH U20
WC Notes:
12/28
Per Bob McKenzie,
"CAN wins 6-3. RNH and Strome with beautiful 3rd period goals. Gritty
comeback effort, playing with 10 F.
Mark Scheifele and Ryan Strome up front were outstanding, Xavier Oullet
and Morgan Rielly were offensive forces from the blueline."
Per TSN,
"Strome has had a point in all 6 pre-lim games (6G, 6A) and has a point in
7 of 8 career World Junior games (6G, 7A)."
Bob McKenzie
adds, "RUS holds on for 2-1 win over USA. Tkachyov scores GWG on great
rush/net drive by Nichushkin. RUS dodges bullet on late/dumb penalty. Terrific goaltending by RUS Makarov and USA
Gibson. Three goals given up on 72 SOG. That's a combined SPct of .950."
12/27
Per Bob McKenzie,
"USA beats GER 8-0. Third period goals by J.T. Miller (NYR) and Seth Jones
(2013 draft eligible)."
12/26
Per Christian
Arnold, "Canada beat Germany earlier this morning 9-3. Isles prospect Ryan
Strome had 1 goal and 2 assists for 3 points."
"Isles
prospect Ville Pokka had an assist in Finland's 5-1 win over Latvia."
Other Notes:
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