Category Archives: NHL

DU Pioneers’ new hockey coach has Paul Stastny’s stamp of approval

Paul Stastny

Avalanche center Paul Stastny, a former University of Denver star who helped lead the Pioneers to the 2005 NCAA title as a freshman, was hoping Seth Appert would succeed longtime DU coach George Gwozdecky.

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Lightning’s Ben Bishop might face former team

Ben Bishop

Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop swears if he plays tonight against the Senators at the Tampa Bay Times Forum he will treat it like any other game.

“I don’t want to make it out to be a bigger deal than it is,” he said. “It’s a big game for our team, and that’s the most important thing.”

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‘Big boy’ Ben Bishop starts for Lightning at Capitals

Ben Bishop

Jon Cooper knows the Tampa Bay Lightning’s upcoming schedule. After Sunday’s game at the Washington Capitals, the Lightning host the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.

The same Senators that goaltender Ben Bishop played for prior to a deadline trade to Tampa Bay. Even with that matchup looming, Bishop gets the nod for his third straight start against the Caps.

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Mayfield Makes The Jump

Scott Mayfield

Islanders prospect Scott Mayfield is one step closer to fulfilling his lifelong dream of playing in the NHL. The Islanders announced Friday that Mayfield had agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level deal, and will begin his professional career this week with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

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G Ben Bishop earns shutout in Tampa Bay debut in 5-0 win over reeling Hurricanes

Ben Bishop

Ben Bishop made quite a first impression on his new Tampa Bay teammates.

The tall goalie earned a shutout in his debut with the Lightning, leading them to a 5-0 rout of the reeling Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.

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What is Stastny Worth? Trade Comparables 2008-Present.

Paul Stastny

With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, one name that continues to be floated as a trade possibility is that of Paul Stastny. Since O’Reilly started earning his character bucks and Duchene continues to have a strong bounce-back year, Stastny has been relegated to the third best center on the Avs roster.

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Senators trade goalie Ben Bishop to Lightning for centre Cory Conacher and a pick

Ben Bishop

Senators general manager Bryan Murray made just one trade at Wednesday’s trade deadline, but it was significant.

Ottawa traded goaltender Ben Bishop to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for rookie forward Cory Conacher and a fourth-round draft pick.

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Bollig Back to Rockford

Brandon Bollig

The Chicago Blackhawks have reassigned forward Brandon Bollig to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.

Bollig, 26, has appeared in 17 games with the Blackhawks this season, recording 47 penalty minutes.

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Avalanche puts Stastny, Hejduk on IR, calls up two forwards

Paul Stastny

To make room for them on the 23-man roster, forwards Paul Stastny (foot) and Milan Hejduk (shoulder) were placed on injured reserve.

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Stand tall: Bishop makes 24 saves in Senators 3-0 win over Rangers

Ben Bishop

Ben Bishop stood tall, figuratively and in stature, on Thursday.

The six-foot-seven goaltender was visibly pleased with his 24-save shutout in the Ottawa Senators’ 3-0 win over the New York Rangers.

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