After finishing with a 31-40-8 record last season and missing the playoffs, the Columbus Blue Jackets were a team that was not a part of everyone's radar. Fast forward to this season, the team has a record of 28-7-4 and fresh off an almost record breaking 15 game winning streak, the Blue Jackets are a team to watch for in the Eastern Conference. The question on a lot of people minds are is the team a contender come playoff time or are they a pretender? On offense, the team has proven that they can score goals at will and they have scored a lot of them this season. Led by right winger Cam Atkinson who leads the team in goals with 19 and in points with 39, the team has a lot of talent on offense which shows every night with the team scoring …show more content…
The defense has done a pretty good job this season keeping the puck out of the net, giving the offense a chance to keep a lead, and not allowing other teams to have chances to do any damage on them. The main reason by far of why the team is doing so well this season is the amazing goaltending by possible Vezina-winning goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. He is the league leader in wins with 26, fifth in the league in shutouts with 3, fourth in the league in save percentage with a save percentage of .931, and fifth in the league in Goals against with an average of 2.00 Compared to last season which is a season Bobrovsky would love to forget, he has a huge turnaround this season. He has been making great saves, not allowing a lot of goals, keeping the team in the game almost every night, and allowing the team the best chance to win. During the winning streak, the team showed why they are one of the best teams in the NHL dominating every team that they have faced in the month of December winning every game in that month only to have the streak broken by the Washington Capitals on January
They also provide a rather rigid out-of-bounds border that hockey players strategically use to their skating advantage. Probably the second most popular thing that excites fans after a thrilling goal is a hard check against the dashing boards.
Fortunately for the NHL, they had/ have the Chicago Blackhawks, the Franchise to bring hockey back. The Chicago Blackhawks started the 2012-2013 series with a 24 point streak, meaning that they went 24 games with at least 1 point gained in each game. As many people don’t pay attention until the season has hit 20 or so games, the Hawks, had come to break the lockout of that particular attention span causing more attention towards not only the NHL , but for the Blackhawks themselves. As fans joined the progressing bandwagon, the NHL was gratefully coming out of the “drought” with numourus sponsorships with companies, and gaining profit from their
The Chicago Bears are known for having up and down years. But in the past they have showed that they can become the big powerhouse in the NFL. They have a very rich past and will sure to have a very rich future. The Bears are one of the greatest legendary teams there is.
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In December of their first season they opened on a high note defeating by 27 points
good like Andrew McCutchen then yes they will most likely make it but if not then they
-Winter Olympics: When USA Hockey Team Beat Soviets in 1980, We Knew It Would Last
The most memorable moment in hockey history came thirty-four years ago with the 1980 Miracle on Ice. The Americans defeating the dominant Soviet team at the Olympics was not only an important triumph for USA Hockey, but for the entire nation. Contrary to popular belief, the underdog win was not only the result of a miracle; it was also the result of a hard-working team led by Coach Herb Brooks. With increasingly negative views on the position of the United States in the Cold War, the Miracle on Ice and the gold medal win lifted the spirits of the nation and brought hockey into the American spotlight.
“‘They score! Henderson has scored for Canada!’” Foster Hewitt wordlessly described” (Pelletier) when Paul Henderson scored the series-winning goal. This allowed Canada to win the 1972 Summit Series, a moment that no one would ever forget since it all happened during the climax of the Cold War. Prior to this, the Soviets had won the previous three Olympic gold metals since Canada could not use its NHL players. Thus, this provided Canada with the chance to play hockey against the USSR using its best players. This raised the question: if Canada were able to send its best players, would it still be enough to beat the Soviets? Everyone in Canada was certain that the Soviets would not win a single game, but little did they know they underestimated the extent of the Soviets abilities. Tied in the last few minutes of game eight, Canada had to score or they would lose the series. However, when Paul Henderson scored the game-winning goal, never before had a single sporting event meant so much to Canadians. Therefore, Paul Henderson’s goal is a defining moment for Canada in the twentieth century becauseit provided Canada with the opportunity to evolve hockey, proved that Canada and our democratic society were superior to the USSR and their communist society, and brought citizens together to unify Canada as a nation.
Before the 1980 Winter Olympics began, the US Olympic hockey team was not expected to do as well as they did. They had many powerhouse teams to beat and the team was just a bunch of college kids who wanted to play hockey. In the end, they had performed one of the greatest upsets in the history of hockey by defeating the USSR, the whom many thought of as the greatest hockey team in the world.
Hagg had a bunch of great hits, blocks on shots and also made a great pass to Jori Lehtera that led to the game-winning goal. He was also smart to just hold onto the puck for as long as he could at the end of the game. The pairing of Hagg and Gostisbehere is definitely the Flyers' top defensive pairing this season. It's incredibly important to see how Gostisbehere has been able to be a part of the offense, especially with a partner like Hagg who is playing so
The Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians meet for a best-of-seven American League Championship series with the winner advancing to the World Series. In the AL wildcard game, the Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles to advance to the American League Division Series against the Texas Rangers and proceeded to sweep the AL West champions. The Cleveland Indians swept the AL East champion Boston Red Sox handily to face the Blue Jays. The main question for the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 is which Corey Kluber will show?
The focus now, for all involved, must quickly shift to the continuation of a brutal road trip the team currently finds itself on, as they play game four of the nine-game bender, tonight in Dallas against the Stars. After winning the first two, 3-1 in Detroit and 3-0 in Montreal,
There is no questioning that physics is important in the game of hockey. It explains how all the aspects work including skating, shooting, checking, protective gear and goaltending. It also allows for scientific discoveries which continue to improve the sport in multiple ways. Without a doubt, physics is indeed everywhere.
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