Posts Tagged ‘Jerseys’
Detroit Red Wings To Supply Players To Olympics
Although quite physically damaged at the moment, the Detroit Red Wings should be supplying the Olympics with a few choice players.
Sweden will be defending their gold medal. Although currently on the injured list, Niklas Kronwall will be playing for Sweden. Also suiting up for Sweden will be Henrik Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom. However, Johan Franzen is not expected to be fit to play for Sweden. Another Swedish player, Tomas Holmstrom, was a long shot, however, with a strong start to the season he is being considered.
Despite a broken wrist that will keep him out of play until mid-December, Valtteri Filppula is expected to play for his homeland of Finland. Brian Rafalski will play for team USA and Pavel Datsyuk will play for Russia.
Not a bad showing for an injured group of guys!
Will There Be Any Ducks At The Olympics?
Although Anaheim has had a disappointing season so far with a record of 12-13-7 with 31 points more than one third of their roster could be selected to trade their Anaheim Jerseys for Olympic Jerseys.
It looks as though Scott Niedermayer will be considered for captain of the Canadian team. Corey Perry is likely to clinch a spot on the team also. Evgeny Artyukhin would be suiting up for the Russian team. Other members of the Ducks to go back to overseas roots will be Jonas Hiller for Switzerland, and Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu will play for Finland. For team USA, possiblities include Bobby Ryan and Ryan Whitney.
Only time will tell which of the Anaheim Ducks will actually be suiting up for the 2010 winter games in Vancouver in February. Good luck to all the Mighty Ducks who are choosen to represent their countries in these pretigeous games.
Will Flames Kiprusoff Play for Finland in Upcoming Olympics?
With the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic games coming up, Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames is saying that he will only play for his home country, Finland, if he is named the number one goalie for the team. The 33-year old from Turku, Finland missed out on the 2006 winter Olympics and winning a silver medal when he bowed out of those games.
Antero Niittymaki suited up for Finland in the 2006 Olympics. Whether or not Finland would have done any better with Kiprusoff in the net is anyone’s guess. We will have to wait and see if we see a Kiprusoff jersey in the Finns’ net in Vancouver.
Hurricanes Goalie Cam Ward Out for 3-4 Weeks
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward remains in a Columbus, Ohio hospital after a skate laceration to his upper leg during a game with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ward’s leg was stitched up, however, he will be kept in hospital until Monday. Ward stretched to make a save while Rick Nash, captain of the Blue Jackets, skated through the crease. It seemed that Nash nicked Ward’s leg with his skate.
Ward was injured during the first period on Saturday night’s game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Hurricanes lost 3-2 to the Blue Jackets. Michael Leighton relieved Ward and stopped 19 shots. Unfortunately, he gave up three goals early in the third period.
Cheap Shot on Tucker!
Colorado Avalanche trainers look at Darcy Tucker #16 of the Avalanche after tucker was injured against the Carolina Hurricanes at the Pepsi Center. Hejduk scored on a power play at the 10-minute mark after Ruutu was assessed a major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct for his hit against Tucker, who was knocked out by the blow.
Tucker was immobilized on a stretcher board and taken by ambulance to the hospital for further evaluation. The Avalanche later reported that he suffered a concussion but had regained consciousness and was fully alert. The Colorado Avalanche went on to win the game 5-4 over the Hurricanes bringing their standings to 7-1-2.
Stanley Cup Champions Still On Top!
Stanley Cup Champions Pittsburgh Penguins still on top after 9 games played. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is 8-0. Fleury has been doing everything but stand on his head. Malkin and Crosby are leading the way, however, all four lines are playing spectacularly.
However, following a broken left wrist suffered against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night, the Penguins will once again have to rediscover life without Sergei Gonchar. The high-scoring defenseman will miss the next four to six weeks.
Leafs Can’t Buy a Win!
Toronto Maple Leafs players Jason Blake #55 and Lee Stempniak #12 crash into Michal Rozsival #33 and Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers during a game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on October 17, 2009. Rangers drop Leafs for the seventh-straight win. Perhaps it’s time for a change in their coaching staff.
Hopefully when the new players of the team start playing as a team instead of as individuals, they will come together and bring back the old Toronto Maple Leafs from the good old days! Even though the Leafs haven’t won a Stanley Cup since 1967, their fans still like to support them by wearing their Toronto Maple Leafs hockey jerseys.