My Winter Holiday

In spite all my gaming in my winter holiday there was a lot that went down in the sports world. One was Canada in the World Juniors trying to win gold for five straight years and also the arrival of Mats Sundin in Vancouver. There is a good chance that Mats plays tonight against Edmonton. In the world junior Canada was perfect going coming out of the round robin and faced USA on New Year’s Eve with Canada coming back from a 3-0 defecit. Then in the Semi-Final Canada fought hard against the Russians to tie them with 5.4 seconds left in the third and stripped the Russians from going into the finals by beating them in the shootout. In the Finals, the Canadains gave it their all from the get go beating the Sweds and taking the tournament for the fifth time in a row. Canucks draft pick Cody Hodgson shined in the tournament but overshadowed by John Tavares but with Hodgson’s performance we may see him in the NHL next year playing in the blue green and white jersey of the Vancouver Canucks.

There’s your update from the Winter Break.

Roberto Luongo Injured

What looked to be a harmless butterfly move, was a desfistating site to all Canucks players and fans. Luongo had to be helped off the ice and Sanford took to the net. Only five minutes into the game and Luongo was out. But luckily, Sanford had just come off a win in Minnesota. Just yesterday, Luongo held a press conference explaining his injury. He said that his injury status is week to week and that he will work hard with the medical staff and training staff so that he will be back in the lineup as soon as possible. On the other hand, Canucks fans might get a chance to watch their prized goaltender from Manitoba, Corey Schneider, get his first start in the NHL in the regular season. But all Canucks fans just have to hope and pray that we survive in the time Luongo is out. But by the look of Sanford we might just be alright.

Sanford Stands Tall

Making just the second start of the season Curtis Sanford hadn’t played in 34 games. The whole time in net Sanford just laid back and let the Wild come for him Patience is the key. Sanford was applauded for his calm play last night recording 28 saves. He stopped 14 different players and only Mikko Koivu got the best of Sanford twice. But Sanford came back winning his first game of the season in a 3-2 game. Sanford lead his team to a triumph leading the Northwest over the Wild, Oilers, Avalanche, and the Flames. Who knows when Sanford will play again but at least we know that he is a solid backup.

Oh Bobby Luo How Do You Do

Last night the Canucks were playing the Colorado Avalanche and lost 2-1. The Avs not only ended the winning streak of the Canucks but they also ended Roberto Luongo’s shutout streak. Luongo’s shutout streak ended at 242 minutes and 36 seconds when Paul Stastny scored early in the third but Luongo was far past his previous franchise record.

Is this a November to Remember?

Alexander the Great aka. Alexander Ovechkin

Alexander Ovechkin took the stage in the world of hockey when he got drafted first overall in the first round of the 2004 Entry Draft. But he couldn’t show what he had due to the Lockout of 2005. In his first year he received the Calder Memorial Trophy leading all rookies with 52 goals and 54 assists. And in his second season he racked up 92 points. But last year, Ovechkin lead all players in points and goals leading the Capitals to a playoff appearance leading their division.

Ovechkin received

• Lester B. Pearson Award Most Outstanding Player): 2008
• Hart Memorial Trophy (Most Valuable Player): 2008
• Art Ross Trophy :2008 (112 points)
• Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy: 2008 (65 goals)

Ovechkin is an explosive player that can score, dangle and doesn’t need any enforcers to protect him because he is one powerhouse that can knock you out if your not careful. Just wait, because you never know if he can out do himself this year.

Top Ten Ugliest Hockey Jersey’s

Well, in the many years of hockey there have been teams that don’t no what should not be allowed to be put on a jersey. The teams tried to put originality on their jerseys to be different from the rest of the teams but it all ended in failure

10. First to start off this list would have to go to the Pittsburgh Penguins. They used these jerseys in the mid 90′s. But with this triangle robot penguin this just really pitiful.

9. In ninth, here comes the Tampa Bay Lightning. If they were apart of the original this jersey would be forgiven but to come up with a jersey that boring and their franchise beginning in 1992 they should have came up with a jersey that would get them known around the NHL.

8. In eighth, is the Calgary Flames. Their attempt to be original failed. Instead of the basic horizontal line or vertical line the Calgary Flames put this weird vertical line ending under the logo. But it looked unfinished and someone had fallen asleep trying to put that horizontal line.

7. In Seventh place would go to the Vancouver Canucks. Their puke yellow colour was awful enough but their logo was only a couple of lines in a shape of a V.

6. In Sixth, would have to go to the Boston Bruins. Since the NHL came out with the third jersey idea it didn’t help mostly all the third jerseys ended up on this list. Instead of sticking with the original “B” and nice colour of yellow they decided to change yellow to puke yellow and put a smiling teddy bear. I think this jersey was to supposed to be a joke.

5. Fifth place goes to the Phoenix Coyotes. The logo was to pay tribute to the history in Arizona but the coyote looked like a robot. And also the pajama like trim didn’t help at all. But luckily, with Gretzky coming in to coach he got them to change the jersey.

4. The fourth ugliest jersey would have to go to the New York Islanders. Before they released this jersey the Islanders had a pretty cool logo but they had to switch it to this logo. Fans were so mad of this change that they called it “the captain fishstick logo”. The fans would go as far to mock the jerseys at the games chanting that.

3. Third place belongs to the Dallas Stars. They had pretty nice jerseys but they had to ruin the record with this jersey. They tried to be creative by having stars align in a shape of a bull but in the attempt of that it failed miserably. No wonder its a third jersey.

2. Again another third jersey makes it on this list and it goes to the Los Angeles Kings. This jersey looks like a child drew this for his mom. Even though the kings rarely wore this jersey it stuck around look enough that Wayne Gretzky himself wore it. This jersey has an awful line swooping down across and apicture of a kings head.

1. The ugliest of all would have to go to the Anaheim Ducks but in that time they were called the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. I have no idea what they were going for but if you take a look at this jersey which team would actually take you seriously. The Mighty Ducks jersey was the third jersey in the 95 to 96 season and what were they thinking. It is a picture of the Mighty Ducks mascot breaking through animated ice flying through the sky. I wonder who ever approved of this jersey.