Olympics 2010 Break
The Olympic break is here for the NHL. That's it for February. March 1st will feature the 90s rivalry of Detroit-Colorado and 24 other teams will resume play on the 2nd.
I've had a surprising amount of email about the Olympics and fighting, asking me if I think there will be any fights. In a word: no. It's not so much about the ejection as it is an all-star round robin, then single-elimination tournament.
If there is one player who might drop his gloves a little easier than the rest, it's Team USA's David Backes. He has four fights this season, three against Team Canada members. He's also fought in international play before, when he took on Team Finland's Anssi Salmela in the 2008 World Championship.
Last weekend jitters
There was a lot of activity this past weekend. A few notes:
- Krys Barch and Paul Bissonnette fought twice Saturday. Both scraps were pretty good, but the first was the highlight of the night.
- Adam McQuaid easily handled a willing Victor Oreskovich.
- Cam Janssen levelled Matt Bradley (late) before dispatching of Quintin Laing.
- On Sunday the two league leaders in fighting majors played each other, but fought different opponents. Zenon Konopka had a lengthy fight with Aaron Voros while Brandon Prust went with Matt Walker.
- Darcy Hordichuk went after Derek Boogaard. Again. This time it was clearly for a hit Boogaard laid on Ryan Kesler, not because the "coach told him to".
Over the break
Just because the NHL is on break, doesn't mean any other league is. There's still lots of hockey going on and we'll be covering it just the same as always. I'll also upload some vintage clips, plus fill the logs from a few years back each day.
Videos added
Kyle Chipchura vs Gilbert Brule Feb 14, 2010
Mike Brown vs Ladislav Smid Feb 14, 2010
Troy Brouwer vs Anton Stralman Feb 14, 2010
Darcy Hordichuk vs Derek Boogaard Feb 14, 2010 x2
Aaron Rome vs James Sheppard Feb 14, 2010 x2
Matt Walker vs Brandon Prust Feb 14, 2010
Zenon Konopka vs Aaron Voros Feb 14, 2010
Matt Beleskey vs Curtis Glencross Feb 13, 2010
Cody McLeod vs Richard Clune Feb 13, 2010 x2
Troy Bodie vs Adam Pardy Feb 13, 2010
Quintin Laing vs Cam Janssen Feb 13, 2010 x2
Krys Barch vs Paul Bissonnette Feb 13, 2010
Adam McQuaid vs Victor Oreskovich Feb 13, 2010 x2
Matt Corrente vs Tom Kostopoulos Feb 13, 2010
Krys Barch vs Paul Bissonnette Feb 13, 2010
James Neal vs Martin Hanzal Feb 13, 2010
Ian Laperriere vs Ryan O'Byrne Feb 13, 2010
Nate Thompson vs Matt Martin Feb 13, 2010
Jody Shelley Moved Before Freeze
Jody Shelley was traded to the New York Rangers yesterday, right before the Olympic break roster freeze.
Donald Brashear cleared waivers and was assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack this morning.
Brashear asked to be traded and knew he likely wouldn’t play as a Blueshirt again:
“It just shows me they don’t believe in me,” Brashear told The Record. “I ask for a trade, that’s more likely why I’m not playing any games. Usually, when you ask for a trade, they don?t play you.”
By bringing in Shelley, it’s unlikely Brashear will be recalled to play for the big club, but the Rangers may recall him in the hopes that a team claims him on re-entry waivers.
The Rangers traded a sixth round pick for Shelley.
Another fan favorite on this website went through waivers the past day. The Detroit Red Wings have said goodbye to Brad May. May has 10 of the Wings 18 fighting majors. There’s been no reports of any team claiming him by the noon deadline today, and it is expected he’ll be assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Videos added
Colton Orr vs Cam Janssen Feb 12, 2010
Colton Orr vs Cam Janssen Feb 12, 2010
Chris Drury vs Matt Cooke Feb 12, 2010
Ryane Clowe vs Jonathan Ericsson Feb 11, 2010
Shawn Thornton vs Matt Walker Feb 11, 2010
Tanner Glass vs Nick Tarnasky Feb 11, 2010
Jean-Francois Jacques vs George Parros Feb 10, 2010
Matt Martin vs Tyler Kennedy Feb 10, 2010
Some reads
Shawn Thornton’s fists timely
Expect Derek Boogaard’s fists to be back with Wild next season
Sens days far from McGrattan’s mind
Canada sporting a new attitude
Super Saturday
Big, big day in the NHL yesterday. 14 games with a total of 16 fights.
The highlight of the night was another round of Matt Carkner vs Colton Orr. The third installment of this series went to Orr. All three bouts have been decisive and the Leaf now takes the lead in the rivalry.
Drew Stafford and R.J. Umberger had a surprisingly good scrap. After battling earlier in the game, the two came together along the boards. As they separated Stafford removed his visored helmet and Umberger removed his own lid before the two traded punches.
There were two twofers last night as well. Brandon Prust continues to be very busy as a Ranger and dropped the gloves twice with Andrew Peters. Prust now has three fights in three games for New York and is tied with Zenon Konopka for the league lead with 21 FMs.
Wade Belak and Jody Shelley also fought twice down in Nashville. The first scrap was a long one, and one of Belak’s best of the season.
While there were only two games early today, on Super Bowl Sunday, each of those games had a fight. For most, there will be plenty of time to heal during the Olympic break.
Videos added
Blake Wheeler vs Ryan O’Byrne Feb 7, 2010
Craig Adams vs Mike Knuble Feb 7, 2010
Andrew Ladd vs Eric Brewer Feb 6, 2010
Cam Barker vs Barret Jackman Feb 6, 2010
Jody Shelley vs Wade Belak Round 2 Feb 6, 2010
Jody Shelley vs Wade Belak Round 1 Feb 6, 2010
Drew Stafford vs R.J. Umberger Feb 6, 2010
Steve Montador vs Jared Boll Feb 6, 2010
Paul Bissonnette vs Krys Barch Feb 6, 2010 x2
Dominic Moore vs Zach Bogosian Feb 6, 2010
Keith Ballard vs Ron Hainsey Feb 6, 2010
Andrew Peters vs Brandon Prust Round 2 Feb 6, 2010
Andrew Peters vs Brandon Prust Round 1 Feb 6, 2010
Ales Kotalik vs Stephane Veilleux Feb 6, 2010
Cory Sarich vs Todd Fedoruk Feb 6, 2010
Matt Carkner vs Colton Orr Feb 6, 2010
Bill Guerin vs Ryan White Feb 6, 2010
Darcy Hordichuk vs Shawn Thornton Feb 6, 2010
Some reads
‘A terrific rivalry’
Should Sean Avery’s taunting of NJ Devils’ Ilya Kovalchuk merit a misconduct penalty?
Senators underwhelmed by Raycroft
Instant Action
Dion Phaneuf and Brandon Prust didn’t take long to make an impression on their new teams.
After being challenged by Colin White just under seven minutes into his first game in Toronto, Phaneuf accepted and dropped the gloves, helping fire up the home crowd. PL3 and Jay Rosehill had a great bout later in the period.
Prust, probably looking to remind his new team how he plays, went after Brandon Segal after Segal threw a hit on a Ranger.
In other action, Steve Ott went after Cal Clutterbuck twice for tossing the body around on the Stars’ stars.
Videos added
Brandon Prust vs Brandon Segal Feb 2, 2010
Cal Clutterbuck vs Steve Ott Feb 2, 2010
Cal Clutterbuck vs Steve Ott Feb 2, 2010
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond vs Jay Rosehill Feb 2, 2010
Colin White vs Dion Phaneuf Feb 2, 2010
Darcy Hordichuk vs Colton Orr Jan 30, 2010
Aaron Voros vs Cody McLeod Jan 31, 2010
Sheldon Souray vs Jarome Iginla Jan 30, 2010
Shawn Horcoff vs Mark Giordano Jan 30, 2010
Jared Boll vs Brad Winchester Jan 30, 2010
Wayne Simmonds vs Mark Stuart Jan 30, 2010
Some reads
Ott going toe-to-toe helped pump up Stars
Zdeno Chara casts some light on finger injury
Face it: Fighting helps the Flyers
Ask the Sharks: Jody Shelley
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