Local players in the pros

Vanek has been a BEAST today. :shock:

Goal and 3 assists

Edit: make that 2 goals 3 assists aftet the empty nettet…wow

I’m guessing he went hard core workout mode in the offseason. He looked trimmer and much faster on his skates.

He’s a unique talent even among NHL players. The numbers he’s put up in Buffalo over his career are all the more impressive considering he hasn’t been the benefactor of similarly gifted offensive linemates.

Can we at least get this in the correct forum? Is it really that hard?

I’m very detail-oriented.

Parise with his first goal in a Wild uniform tonight.

@sec 16 row16 seat 16 17 wrote:

big stu with a scuffle tonight.

Yep, he got 17 PIM for that one

Vanek with a sick 3rd goal tonight to get the hatty vs. Bos. The 8th of his career.

CC: Jup/Greayeagle/Bert

Can we get this into the correct forum please? :lol:

I hate to be annoying, but (for me) seeing this in General Discussion =

He got a third A on the ENG.

Maybe not then – before they went to interview him I could have sworn they said he got the third but you’re right that doesn’t seem to be the case.

@gopher6 wrote:

@gopherguy13 wrote:

@Slap Shot wrote:

Vanek with a sick 3rd goal tonight to get the hatty vs. Bos. The 8th of his career.

Along with 2 apples tonight, as well. He’s having a great start to the year!

http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400442566″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

You weren’t hearing things. The TV guy did say he had 3+3=6 but corrected himself later.

Still that was a heck of a game. Buffalo jumping out to the 1-0 lead, then three straight goals by Boston, then Buffalo roars back due to stupid penalties… Made better by the fact that I dislike Boston and like Vanek and Leo (and Buffalo by extension).

@5 O.T. wrote:

@Slap Shot wrote:

btw, best source for tracking Minnesotans/Gophers/WCHA/NCAAers the pros?

On the Gopher Sports site there is a blog that posts highlights and statistics. They will be posting on a weekly basis information on all former Gopher hockey players and the various leagues they play in (NHL,AHL,ECHL,CHL and Europe/others). Up to date statistics too. Very nice.

http://www.gophersports.com/blog/hockey/” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

Scroll down about half way for listings.

Who says the Gopher program doesn’t produce professional hockey players? Saver….I’m looking at you. :club:

Thanks. Surprised Taffe hasn’t been up yet, but it seems to be an annual grind for him.

Good question. 180 NHL games since ’02-’03 with 46 career points, but he’s logged nearly 70+ games each year combined NHL/AHL so injuries don’t seem to be the culprit.

Taffe was just in the AHL all star game.

Kent Patterson called up from the CHL to the AHL affiliate of the Avs for the weekend. Don’t know if he’ll get a start or just back-up.

@Hobey Baker wrote:

@Slap Shot wrote:

Schroeder with the OTSO winner tonight with VAN vs CHI on his first attempt, Leddy missed to tie with his very first OTSO attempt.

I thought Lucia didn’t develop NHL talent????

Vanek, Martin, Ballard, Goligoski, Leddy, Bickel and the list goes on and on.

Well yeah, but those guys would have been good regardless of where they went, or whatever it is they say. :blahblah:

(Probably true for Vanek)

@Hobey Baker wrote:

@Slap Shot wrote:

Schroeder with the OTSO winner tonight with VAN vs CHI on his first attempt, Leddy missed to tie with his very first OTSO attempt.

I thought Lucia didn’t develop NHL talent????

Vanek, Martin, Ballard, Goligoski, Leddy, Bickel and the list goes on and on.

2-4 years ago a lot of people would look at that list and say they left early because they weren’t developing here.

Vanek keeps on rolling.

1G and 2A’s so far today. Game is not quite half over.

I’m happy for any Minnesotan getting to the pros, but I wish Jordon Schroeder had not gone to the U. Reading in the paper today how happy they are at what a gritty player he is makes it clear he was playing it safe at the U. In college, he was the antithesis of grit.

This Topic is in the wrong place.

However…

https://twitter.com/Buccigross/status/303672554462269440″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

Bickel just wanted to take on Finley and the refs stepped in. Hopefully they get to go later tonight. Go Stu

@JC65 wrote:

You can take the kid out of Grand Forks…

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/t-j-oshie-dogs-allegedly-trash-penthouse-blues-153032491–nhl.html

The writer neglected to mention the damage from all of the dog crap and dog juice. :puke:

Bickel placed on waivers by Rangers.

Leopold traded from Sabres to the Blues today.

Bjugstad with more body checks tonight than the whole season with Gophers :wink:

Nate Schmidt gets an assist in 1st game with Hershey tonight.

Quote of the day on NHL.com

Geico Quote of the Day

You don’t score goals in this League unless you have that competitive edge. That’s just white noise when people talk about him not being competitive. He’s never going to be a player that is going to run guys over or put guys through the glass, but he gets in there and he’s pretty strong when he gets in battles.
— James van Riemsdyk on Leafs teammate Phil Kessel, whose two goals lifted Toronto to a 4-3 win over the Rangers on Monday

Good news is the Wild/’Hawks are the lead of the day. The bad news is they have two No Names in the picture.

Drew LeBlanc is debuting with the Blackhawks tonight.

@gopherguy13 wrote:

@The Exiled One wrote:

Drew LeBlanc is debuting with the Blackhawks tonight.

He’s had a hell of a month or so. Frozen Four, Hobey, and now he gets to suit up with the likes of Toews, Kane, Hossa, etc.

Not bah, eh? He’s actually on a line with Kane (1.24 ppg) and Sharp (0.69 ppg), so he has a very good chance of tallying a point tonight.

Phil the Thrill just got number 20 on the shortened season and Goligoski scored on his own net.

P.S. I still don’t know if WCHA Minnesotans means they have to be former WCHA players from Minnesota or what we were going for here…

@frozen4champs wrote:

Couple of other notable former Gophers this year.

Vanek ended up with 20 goals and 21 assists for 41 points in 38 games.
Wheeler had 19 goals and 22 assists for 41 points in 48 games.

I can do a little elaboration on that.

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[attachment=0:3uvdt98m]NHL Stats2012-2013-Regular Season-Skaters.pdf[/attachment:3uvdt98m]
[attachment=2:3uvdt98m]NHL Stats2012-2013-Ranks-Totals.pdf[/attachment:3uvdt98m]
[attachment=3:3uvdt98m]NHL Stats2012-2013-Ranks-Per Game.pdf[/attachment:3uvdt98m]
[attachment=4:3uvdt98m]NHL Stats2012-2013-Ranks-Per 20 Minutes.pdf[/attachment:3uvdt98m]

Edit: Corrected for rankings errors in Regular Season-Skaters file. Should be good to go now.

U.S. – Germany just starting on NBC Sports network

@streakygopher wrote:

@Iceburg wrote:

U.S. – Germany just starting on NBC Sports network

Lot of WCHA names on this team.

And Oshie will be joining them next game

Nate Schmidt with a great assist in tonight’s exhibition game.

Nick Bjugstad starts the season on IR with a concussion

Update on Schmidt:

He’s played 3 games for Caps since being called up and is a -2 with 7 SOG. He played over 20 minutes last night so he seems to be gaining the trust of the Caps coaching staff. I asked a few Caps fans on the HFBoards to comment on his play so far and here’s what they had to say.

“He’s been good, he’s using his skating and vision to make some pretty good pinches. No egregious defensive mistakes.”

“He played 20 minutes, I think, because there was a lot of 4 on 4 early in that game and he gets primary ice time in that it seems. He is on the 3rd pair and under normal conditions would not have played quite that much but I think he looks like a real good player coming”

Pretty positive reviews from a fan base that is pretty upset with most of their team this year.