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Avalanche Game 70 Recap: Elite 8
The Colorado Avalanche have reached the playoffs for six straight years, and a seventh is very inevitable. The Avs are on a big time roll--winning seven straight games, including sweeping a four game road trip in Western Canada and St. Louis. Following this stretch, the Avs returned to home sweet home--Ball Arena--and our opponents: the Columbus Blue Jackets. This is the first of two meetings against Columbus, and the first time the two teams are facing off on American soil since the 2021-22 season.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Avalanche Game 69 Recap: The Moose is Loose
Well, at least I got the title right this time. Game 68 (not Game 67 as I erroneously called it) saw the Colorado Avalanche win over the Edmonton Oilers in the literal final second of overtime. The Avs are back on American soil, but are still outside the confines of Ball Arena. We are again playing against a team we beat in the 2022 playoffs: the St. Louis Blues. The Blues have been on a bit of a decent roll, but the Avs' roll is just that much bigger.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Avalanche Game 68 Recap: Oops, He Did It Again!
My birthday is on March 18, but for the first time in four years, the Colorado Avalanche do not play on that day. With this game landing just two days before that date, this serves as an early birthday game for yours truly, and our opponents: none other than the Edmonton Oilers. Let me say this. I've scoffed at a lot of things regarding the Avalanche's schedule. Our first three games being on the road, that's fine. Even the fact that we've played more games than a lot of other temas in the league is no biggie. However, the fact that I had to wait until Game 68 to see us finally face the Oilers? I'm sorry, I just can't forgive that.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Keeps Skating in 9-3 Loss to Greeley
https://richmonetti.smugmug.com/JJBoysBBvNS/i-bQJrJ7W/A Please see tip, pledge and subscribe button below The last time John Jay faced Horace Greeley, the Wolves jumped out to a four goal lead and ultimately lost. So on Friday January 20 at the Brewster Ice Arena, the tables were turned and the Quakers had a 4-0 first period lead. Maybe on script, John Jay scored first in the second, but a replay was not to be.
By Rich Monetti2 years ago in Unbalanced
After Strong Start Bisons Fall 9-3 to Pawling
Please look for tip, subscribe and pledge button below On Friday January 12, the BYSNS Bisons faced a tough Pawling team at the Brewster Ice Arena and skated to a very exciting start. A 3-2 lead late into the first, the Bisons were definitely holding their own. But the Tigers ended the period with a 4-3 lead and the momentum didn’t stop.
By Rich Monetti2 years ago in Unbalanced
Edmonton Was Connor Brown
Last night, something that was simultaneously quite trivial and also monumental took place. The Edmonton Oilers were facing the Washington Capitals. Edmonton was without Mattias Ekholm due to illness, and therefore Troy Stecher, acquired on the cusp of the trade deadline from the Arizona Coyotes, stepped into his role. His performance was lackluster to say the least. Edmonton’s power play performed with considerable gusto to produce the first goal, largely by virtue of the fact that The German Genius, Leon Draisaitl, was granted an improbable trio of attempts to bury his patented one-timer behind Kemper, the Washington gardien de but, and succeeded the third time. That was followed by a goal by St. Connor McDavid, who has seemed more interested in breaking assist records thus far than scoring goals. He was left unmolested by the Washington defense and sauntered in to embarrass Kemper nonetheless. The inscrutable and fickle gods of hockey seemed to be smiling upon Edmonton’s cause.
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Unbalanced
Avalanche Game 67 Recap: Lonely at the Top
We had the Vancouver Canucks right where we wanted them! The Colorado Avalanche were coming off a big blowout win over the Calgary Flames to start this four-game road trip, but we could be right back to work, as that was the first game of a back-to-back set. The Avs headed west to face the Vancouver Canucks for the final time this regular season. The Canucks are the #1 team in the entire Western Conference, but the Avs are batting 1.000 against the Nucks this season, having won both meetings. This meeting is the only one in Vancouver, though this could be a playoff preview.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Avalanche Game 66 Recap: Welcome to the Club
The Colorado Avalanche's first game after a very fruitful trade deadline was an overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild, the team's third straight win. The club's groove appears to be back, with the winning tear starting in the second half of February. The Avs are back on the road for the next four games, with the first three games taking place in Western Canada. Avs fans are hoping that this road trip fares better than our last one, and the first leg of this four game swing takes place in Hart Country: Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Mia Puccio has let Fun and Hard Work Guide Her to Becoming an Academic All American
Click for Slideshow On the John Jay fields of play, if Mia Puccio isn’t moving she’s probably not having fun. So sitting still in the classroom must drive her crazy. But the sedentary change in venue doesn't detract from putting all that kinetic energy to good use. “I like working hard,” said Puccio, and the three-sport athlete has now been rewarded for her drive.
By Rich Monetti2 years ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Gives Second Seeded Byram Hills a Run for Money in First Round Loss
Byram Slideshow On Tuesday February 20, John Jay faced Byram Hills at the Brewster Ice rink and at 6-14, the Wolves were the clear underdogs to the second seed. Still, the boys scored first and held a 2-1 lead deep into the second. So the glass slippers were out for a potential Cinderella run, but in the end, the shine on the Bobcats’ footwear proved too much.
By Rich Monetti2 years ago in Unbalanced
Lovin’ the PWHL. Top Story - March 2024.
The inaugural season for professional women’s hockey is well underway and I, like many North American sports enthusiasts, have cottoned on to the excitement of the games and the fanfare. Most of the women playing are relatively well-known through previous media exposure during Olympic games, World Championships and Rivalry matches between Canada and the United States. Yesterday, March 8, being International Women’s Day, I decided that I would pay tribute to the women of the world in my own little sports-minded way, and watch a PWHL game between the teams from Toronto and Montreal. Casually observing the new teams since the start of the season, I had suspected that the Women’s league was somehow different from the NHL and other men’s hockey leagues around the world. Sometimes these differences don’t show up during the Olympic games or World Championships because of the media focus on winning gold medals and the like. However, during a regular season hockey game, be it a men’s game or a women’s game, one gets a chance to really notice what the respective games are all about. I would therefore like to weigh in on what have formerly been suspicions but now are being seen as true differences between men’s and women’s professional hockey.
By John Oliver Smith2 years ago in Unbalanced
