Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts

CBC opening for game 3


Here was the opening of last night's game on CBC - unfortunately I am not able to watch CBC anymore because I got rid of my Midcontinent last July and got DirecTV

Based on how the New Jersey Devils have played there may only be one more game left, because the Los Angeles Kings have been relentless and have taken the games to the Devils.
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Kings take 2-0 lead in series against Devils


Los Angeles Kings forward Jeff Carter scored the game winning goal at the 13:42 mark in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 2-0 series lead against the New Jersey Devils. The Kings have gone an impressive 14-2 in the Stanley Cup playoffs and have not lost since the first round of the playoffs. What is even more impressive is that the Kings have not lost on the road during this years Stanley Cup Playoffs. Let me just say - I think the Devils will be hard pressed to win four of the next five games against the Kings. I wouldn't be surprised if the Kings sweep the Devils at home. With their win on the road the Kings have now won 10 out of 10 games on the road - that's an impressive feat and only three other teams have done that during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
But to go a perfect 10-for-10 away from the land of the rich and famous, well, that seemed like a dream, or a Hollywood script. Nevertheless, that's just what the Kings did with Jeff Carter's game winner 13 minutes and 42 seconds into overtime for a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on Saturday.

The Kings not only extended their record to 10 consecutive wins to start a postseason, they became only the fourth team to win 10 road games in a playoffs, matching the 1995 and 2000 Devils as well as the 2004 Calgary Flames. [Tim Wharnsby, CBC]

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The 1st Annual Northland Hockey Academy 4-Day Skills & Drills FULL DAY CAMP

The Northland Hockey Group presents…
The 1st Annual Northland Hockey Academy 4-Day Skills & Drills FULL DAY CAMP
June 25-28, 2012 at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minnesota.
For boys and girls born from 1995-2005
MAIN INSTRUCTOR: Jeff Carlson and his staff
Director of Storm Hockey School (formerly Top Gun Hockey Camp since 2003, as well as other professional positions as a hockey instructor for summer camps, day camps, skills clinics and training schools since 1990.
Regional Coordinator/Instructor for Northern Edge Elite Hockey Schools since 2005.
President of Stonebriar Ice Hockey Association from 2003-2010, coaching several team from Mites thru Bantams, AA to house league levels. From 1995-2003, Head Coach/Asst Coach of several teams from Midget AA to Mite house league in New York City and Los Angeles metro areas.
GOALIE INSTRUCTOR: Scotty Buchholz
Former North Dakota All State Goalie!!!
The Academy will have a low instructor/player ratio!!!
LOCATION: SANFORD CENTER in BEMIDJI, MN (Home of the D1 Hockey Bemidji State Beavers)
Sanford Center - Bemidji
1111 Event Center Drive
Bemidji, MN 56601
INCLUDES: Many reasons to attend in 2012
12 hours of detailed on ice and 10+ hours of detailed Off-Ice instruction.
Four days of skating in the state of the art Sanford Center in Bemidji
Northland Hockey Academy Jersey
Lunch
Fun Galore
More
FEE: Low Price
Only $295 per player, Goalies are only $195 (Mail your check before June 15th)
LIMITED: Be sure to register before June 18th!!!
Each Camp Group is limited to 30 skaters and 4 goalies. We will have many instructors, plus goalie instructor for all On-Ice sessions.

FULL DAY CAMP: (Example only - Group 1)
8:00AM - Drop off
9:00-10:30AM – On-Ice
10:45-11:30PM – Plyometrics & Off-Ice Skills (stick handling, quick fee etc.)
11:30-12:00PM – Lunch (Provided by local vender - INCLUDED)
12:00-12:30PM – Instructional Video & Classroom Hockey Education
1:00- 2:30PM – On-Ice (Individual Skills: Stick Handling, Shooting, Passing, Checking)
2:45- 4:00PM – Plyometrics & Off-Ice Skills (stick handling, quick feet etc.)
4:00PM – Pick up
DORM STAY AVAILABLE: Need to travel we can help you out!!!
Available for only $22 per night or a tad more if you want breakfast and supper included. Lunch is provided by the Northland Hockey Academy.
HOW TO REGISTER: Register at www.northlandhockeygroup.com
HOW TO PAY: Mail a check by June 15th so we receive it by June 18th.
Mail to…
Northland Hockey Group
P.O. Box 490324
Blaine, Mn 55449

QUESTIONS?: Let us know.
We are confident that your child will love this camp!!!
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Anze Kopitar's game winning goal


Here is the game winning goal in over time by the Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar. Kopitar shows his speed as he gets  behind the New Jersey Devils defense - it was off to the races - not much the goalie New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur could have done there. That was the ninth win on the road for the Los Angeles Kings during the Stanley Cup playoffs - the Kings have yet to lose in nine games that they have played on the road during the playoffs.
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Game one in the books - Kings up 1-0


Game one of the Stanley Cup Final between the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils is in the book, the Kings won game one by a score of 2-1 on an overtime goal from forward Anze Kopitar at the 08:13 mark of overtime.Game two is on Saturday June 5th at 07:00 PM on NBC.

None of the former Fighting Sioux hockey players Travis Zajac, Zach Parise or Matt Greene showed up in the box score in last night's game.
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Dodgers exec wants Winter Classic

Dodger Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Dodger Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Oh boy most of us are probably just chomping at the bit to see this hockey game. Or not! I see these outdoor games as a distraction away from the actual hockey game. Hey I admit, that I liked the 24/7 Flyers and Rangers on HBO this past winter; that was an awesome show and you got to know the players from the two teams quite well.

But now some want to have hockey in Chavez Ravine.  Why not go for Aloha stadium in Honolulu? I can't imagine that there have been that many hockey games in Hawaii. 
LOS ANGELES --- Dodgers president Stan Kasten was hoping to capitalize on rare Stanley Cup fever in Los Angeles with a pitch to bring the NHL Winter Classic game to baseball's biggest ballpark.

Kasten, the former president of the Atlanta Thrashers, said Dodger Stadium was equipped for the finals-bound Kings to host the annual outdoor showcase event and he was exploring plans to make it happen.

"Facility-wise, we could certainly handle it," Kasten told the Los Angeles Times, saying technology existed to keep the ice playable in hot weather.

The report cited an outdoor exhibition game in 1991 in which Wayne Gretzky and the Kings played in temperatures of around 85F (29C) in Las Vegas.
Personally, I think we have overdone the outdoor hockey game - just a bit - how many more of them do we need to have? Next season, there are at least three outdoor games in college hockey that I can think of off the top of my head. Do we really need anymore of these things? How much is enough? At what point do we hit the over saturation mark?

If I had to make a choice, I would rather be able to see a hockey game in a stadium built for hockey, most of the stadiums that I watched hockey in are designed with the hockey viewer in mind. I am really not all that thrilled about trying to watch a hockey game in a baseball stadium or a football stadium where your seat is going to be a long ways away from the ice and you have a hard time seeing the puck.  Can you imagine trying to watch a hockey game in Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, ND when it 30-40 below zero, with the wind chill factored in. That might be one game I that I sit out.


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Shane Doan's second goal


Phoenix Coyotes forward Shane Doan scored two big goals to help the Coyotes beat the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 2-0 to extend the Western Conference Finals series between the Phoenix Coyotes and the Los Angeles Kings. With the victory last night by the Coyotes in Los Angeles, game five is tomorrow night at 8:00 PM Central in Glendale, Arizona, at Jobing.com Arena.
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