Daily Cupcakes- January 12th, 2012
by Sandie Gauthier on Jan 12, 2012 4:00 AM MST
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In some OHL news, Joey Hishon was picked up by the London Knights, but the Colorado Avalanche have barred them access to the youngster.
Hishon Claimed By London
The OHL Trade deadline was yesterday with the Owen Sound Attack unable to swing a deadline deal for a coveted forward from an Eastern Conference squad.
In the days leading up to the deadline, the Owen Sound Attack swung a couple of deals most notably landing Kyle Hope from Oshawa on Saturday afternoon.
A complete interview with Attack General Manager Dale DeGray is posted today under " Latest Sports Stories "
In another move yesterday, the London Knights claimed Joey Hishon on waivers after the Attack made him available at the overage trade deadline.
The Colorado Avalanche of the NHL, who hold Hishon's professional rights, have denied London access to Hishon, who has not played since being injured at the Memorial Cup in May.
Cameron Gaunce 's brother is making a name for himself.
Based on mid-term ranking, the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Bureau pegged Markham native and Belleville Bulls’ forward Brandon Gaunce, 17, as the 11th best skater among North American prospects.
Compiling a team-high 20 goals and 21 assists in 39 games this season, the six-foot, three-inch, 212-pound forward was the Bulls’ first pick and second player chosen overall in the 2010 Ontario Hockey League’s priority selection.
Gaunce was also a member of Team Canada’s gold-medal winning entry last summer at the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka U-18 hockey tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic and scored a goal in the championship-clinching 4-1 win over Sweden.
Apparently the Vancouver Canucks haven't learned that making threats against an opposing player is a bad thing.
The dark underbelly of hockey showed itself again this week, and I’m not talking about the low hit by Boston’s Brad Marchand on Vancouver’s Sami Salo.
Sure, that crossed the line, and Marchand will pay the price in the form of a five-game cheque.
But something potentially much more ugly reared its head, only to have gotten lost in the shuffle.
Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault dared go where nobody should anymore when he directed some not-so-veiled threats against Marchand.
"Some day he’s going to get it," Vigneault told the Vancouver Sun. "Some day, someone’s going to say enough is enough and they’re going to hurt the kid because he plays to hurt players. And if the league doesn’t care, somebody else will."
If that sounds eerily familiar, it’s because similar words came out of the Vancouver camp more than seven years ago, leading to one of the ugliest incidents in hockey.
Lastly, SBN has finally released links that are solely for the NHL.
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I have to admit that this was my first thought.
"You're only as good as your coach wants you to be." - Bob Probert
I bet with the Avs refusing Hishon to the Junior level it means he will be out all of this year. Sad.
Hm.. What difference does it make for the Avs where Hishon is, if he is out for the season? Maybe they rightly think that their medical facilities are better than Owen Sound’s. But why would Owen Sound have claimed him, if he is out for the season? Only thing that comes to my mind is that OHL and NHL standard for “concussion syndromes” are different. And now i’m stopping answering my own questions.
it was London that claimed him, and I am banking they were hoping that he might be able to play in time for their playoff push. I think the Avs are wanting to control Hishon as much as possible
by avalanchejef on Jan 12, 2012 7:10 AM MST up reply actions
London Knights is a good team. They’ve have a lot of star NHL players there. The Caps actually told John Carlson to go play for them inside of go to college (U Mass Amherst I think it was) and he did. They liked how the Hunter brothers developed prospects. Dale Hunter and his brother owned and coached the team, at least until Dale Hunter was made head coach of the Caps. Two Caps players played for London under Hunter, Dennis Wideman and John Carlson, and they liked him and said they learned a lot there. Now whether Dale Hunter is ready to coach a NHL team is another issue, he’s made some strange decisions.
I really like the Knights. It’s good hockey. Part of it may be that if he becomes healthy, the Avs want him in the AHL?
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Jan 12, 2012 8:15 AM MST up reply actions
yes, and if he isn’t they want to make sure he’s not rushed back
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jan 12, 2012 8:25 AM MST up reply actions
These two little commenties.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 12, 2012 9:14 AM MST up reply actions
It’s up now. Sorry it’s late. I completely and totally forgot.
Duchene may be the face of this franchise, but O’Reilly is the heart. - Guitarpick8120
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 12, 2012 10:47 AM MST up reply actions
How did your interview go?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Jan 12, 2012 11:17 AM MST up reply actions
Interview part went well. Not too confident about the editing/writing test only because I failed to look through everything before I got started and screwed some stuff up. Don’t think I’ll go back for the second interview even if offered. It’s a 1.5 hour drive each way from my house. I don’t do well with traffic. Quality of life, yo.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 12, 2012 11:20 AM MST up reply actions
Mueller is in tonight, all stars slowly trickling out. I’m almost 100 percent positive that Landy is the only Av who makes it.
I’m not surprised. O’Reilly’s not a big name yet and this really is a popularity contest.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 12, 2012 10:47 AM MST up reply actions
and worth noting that 66 players have more points than Radar
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jan 12, 2012 10:51 AM MST up reply actions
And no one makes the ASG off defensive acumen (excluding goaltenders).
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 12, 2012 10:53 AM MST up reply actions
Hey now
Duke actually blocked a shot!
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Jan 12, 2012 3:02 PM MST up reply actions
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