Adam Oates has some strong opinions about what transpired in Vancouver late Saturday night in a heated game between the Canucks and Calgary Flames. Prior to Saturday nights game, Calgary coach Bob Hartley submitted an opening lineup that included enforcers Kevin Westgarth and Brian McGrattan, leaving Tortorella with a decision to make. To no ones surprise, Tortorella sent the toughest guys on his team...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Henrik Sedin's NHL ironman streak is ending at 679 games. He last missed a game 10 seasons ago....
Plus, Joe Thornton thought Saturday night in Vancouver was "great."...
Programming note: Flames-Sharks coverage begins Monday at 7 p.m. with Sharks Pregame Live on Comcast SportsNet California SAN JOSE There hasnt been a whole lot of interest or intrigue surrounding the Calgary Flames this season, as they are buried in the Pacific Division standings and are already a virtual lock to miss the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Thats not the case as they visit San...
s the NHL's sixth-longest Iron Man streak of all-time, and the second-longest active one, just behind Jay Bouwmeester of the St. Louis Blues, who's at 683. Unfortunately, Henrik won't be getting to 680. For the first time since February 23, 2003, the Canucks will play Tuesday night in Edmonton without the eldest Sedin. Thank God. Henrik has looked near death for weeks. Midway through the first period...
dressing room. The opening minutes of the NHL game, which the Canucks won 3-2 in a shootout, was like a scene from the movie ''Slap Shot.'' It brought back memories of when teams such as the Broad Street Bullies and Big Bad Boston Bruins hit the ice. ''I don't think anybody expected that,'' said Flames defenseman Chris Butler, one of eight players ejected from the game. ''It's been a while since something...
t have thought it would take until game no. 50 of the season for him to really blow up at something. But that's what happened on Saturday night after full-on line brawl erupted two seconds after the opening face-off with the Calgary Flames. Incensed at the starting five Bob Hartley put on the ice to begin the game, Tortorella tried to get into the Flames' dressing room at the end of the first period,...
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Phoenix Coyotes have found some traction after enduring rough stretches. Seeking its first five-game winning streak in seven years, Toronto pits its rejuvenated offense up against a Phoenix team that is playing much better defensively Monday night in Arizona. The Maple Leafs (25-20-5) have won four in a row following a four-game slide in which they were outscored 21-7. Toronto,...
Vancouver Canucks coach John Tortorella is scheduled to have an in-person hearing with the NHL on Monday stemming from Saturday night's brawl, according to Le Journal de Montreal. Tortarella is expected to be fined and/or suspended for his role in the fight involving the Calgary Flames in which eight players were ejected. The brawl took place just two seconds into the game when Calgary coach Bob Hartley...
ll see, something Tortorella has done before.) The result was a line brawl between the teams, with Tortorella chasing Hartley and the Flames coaches back to their dressing room between periods. It’s not the first time he and Hartley had a discussion off the ice. In Oct. 2005, Tortorella was coaching the Tampa Bay Lightning and Hartley was the coach of the Atlanta Thrashers. Eric Boulton of the Thrashers...
This opens the door for significant punishment....
CHICAGO Brad Marchand didnt need to be reminded that he completely disappeared during last years Stanley Cup Final against the Chicago Blackhawks. He mustered exactly zero points and finished with a minus-3 rating after serving as one of the difference-makers two years prior against the Vancouver Canucks, and spent an entire summer thinking bout. So Marchand was ready to go when the puck was dropped...
last game started with a brawl, but ended like most of their performances over the last three weeks - in defeat. The San Jose Sharks enjoyed a much more effective eruption from Joe Pavelski. The woeful Flames may be looking for a different way to get themselves going Monday night as they attempt to slow down one of the NHL's hottest scorers and earn a rare win in San Jose. In an effort to create a...
He argued with the Calgary Flames outside their dressing room during the first intermission of Saturday's game....
The Vancouver Canucks knew what was coming as soon as coach John Tortorella read out the starting lineups. Calgary Flames coach Bob Hartley was sending out his fourth line and Tortorella was going to do likewise. Chris Higgins scored in the fifth round of the shootout on a night that featured a nasty line brawl off the opening faceoff and the Canucks defeated the Flames 3-2. Higgins beat Flames goalie...
s Chris Butler, Blair Jones, Ladislav Smid and Kevin Westgarth, and Vancouver...
locker room after the first period of Saturday night's NHL game, it wasn't the first time such a thing had happened at Rogers Arena. In March 1999, Montreal Canadiens forward Shayne Corson drew a five-game suspension for trying to break into the Canucks' room to attack defenseman Ed Jovanovski. Tortorella isn...
s Chris Butler, Blair Jones, Ladislav Smid and Kevin Westgarth, and Vancouver...
Also included: An injury update on Henrik Sedin....
And the Vancouver Canucks left winger even started against the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. But his official ice time wound up being 0:02 as the Canucks and Flames opened the game at Rogers Arena with an old-fashioned line brawl. Vancouver won 3-2 on a decisive shootout goal by left winger Chris Higgins after, eventually, a hockey game broke out. But not before Vancouver coach John Tortorella...