Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose, and the National Hockey League
By patti dawn swansson —
Well, here’s a real shocker: The Winnipeg Jets soiled the sheets—again—and Claude Noel doesn’t know why.
Claude Noel never knows why. After most losses, the Winnipeg Jets head coach tells us he doesn’t know why his team plays the way it plays. He tells us it’s been that way for 2 1/2 seasons now…but he doesn’t know why. [Read more…]
Michael Dal ColleLeague: OHL Team: Oshawa Generals
Position: Center Shoots: Left
DOB: June 20, 1996 Birthplace: Vaughan, ON
Height: 6’2 Weight: 184
2012-13 Stats: Games: 63 G: 15 A: 33 Pts: 48 PIM: 18 Plus/Minus: +18
2013-14 Stats: Games: 67 G: 39 A: 56 Pts: 95 PIM: 34 Plus/Minus: +8
Michael Dal Colle plays in the Ontario Hockey League for the Oshawa Generals. [Read more…]
Are the Winnipeg Jets sitting back with the lead in the third? If so, do they really have a choice?
I always find it amusing when fans and media panic about the third period push back by teams trailing going into the third period. [Read more…]
Sam Bennett —League: OHL Team: Kingston Frontenacs
Position: LW Shoots: Left
DOB: June 20, 1996 Birthplace: Richmond Hill, ON
Height: 6′ Weight: 180
2012-13 Stats: Games: 60 G: 18 A: 22 Pts: 40 PIM: 87 Plus/Minus: -2
2013-14 Stats: Games: 57 G: 36 A: 55 Pts: 91 PIM: 118 Plus/Minus: +34
There are many brilliant coaches in the NHL that prepare their teams for every situation imaginable except for one. Injuries. How many times have you been watching a hockey game and your favorite team finds out that one of the defencemen got dinged in the first period and won’t be available for the rest of the game? [Read more…]
