Friday, June 22, 2012

2012 NHL Awards (Entire Show)

Here is the entire NHL Awards show from NBC Sports Network.  Aired June 19th 2012


Thursday, June 21, 2012

2012 NHL Awards

Last night in Las Vegas (again killing tradition) the NHL handed out its yearly awards, with most being first time winners.   

Jack Adams Award (Coach of the Year) 
Ken Hitchcock -St Louis Blues (1st)

Ted Lindsay Award (MVP by the Players) 
  Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh Penguins (1st)

The Hart Memorial Trophy (Regular Season MVP) 
 Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh Penguins (1st)

Art Ross Trophy (Regular Season Most Points)
 Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh Penguins  (2nd win)

The Norris Trophy (Top Defenseman) 
Erik Karlsson - Ottawa Senators (1st)


The Frank J Selke Trophy (Top Defensive Forward
Patrice Bergeron - Boston Bruins  (1st)

The Vezina Trophy (Top Goaltender) 
Henrik Lundqvist - New York Rangers  (1st)

Calder Memorial Trophy (Top Rookie) 
Gabriel Landeskog - Colorado Avalanche

William M Jennings Trophy 
(goaltenders with least goals allowed) 
St Louis Blues 
Brian Elliott (1st) and Jaroslav Halak (1st)

The Lady Byng Trophy - (Most Gentlemanly Player)
 Brian Campbell - Florida Panthers  (1st)
(the first Defenseman to win this award since Red Kelly in 1954)

The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
 (Most Regular Season Goals)
Steven Stamkos - Tampa Bay Lightning  (2nd)

The Conn Smythe Trophy (Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP)
Jonathan Quick - LA Kings (1st)



Saturday, June 16, 2012

LA KINGS Wins The Stanley Cup (FULL CEREMONY,HANDSHAKES,INTERVIEWS) 06/1...

Stat of the Day for June 16th 2012

Here are the Top Ten most watched Stanley Cup Games on network television from 1966-2011

10 - Boston vs Philadelphia  (5/19/1974) Game 6 - 7.85 million NBC
9  -  Pittsburgh vs Detroit  (6/12/2009)  Game 7 - 7.99 million NBC
8  -  Boston vs NY Rangers  (5/7/1972)  Game 4 - 8.26 million CBS
7  -  Chicago vs Philadelphia  (6/09/2010)  Game 6 - 8.28 million NBC
6  -  Boston vs Philadelphia  (5/12/1974)  Game 3 - 8.30 million NBC
5  -  NY Rangers vs Boston  (4/30/1972)  Game 1 - 8.51 million CBS
4  -  Boston vs Vancouver  (6/15/2011)  Game 7 - 8.54 million NBC
3  -  Montreal vs Chicago  (5/10/1973)  Game 6  -  9.41 million NBC
2  -  Boston vs NY Rangers  (5/11/1972)  Game 6 - 10.93 million CBS
1  -  Montreal vs Chicago  (5/18/1971)  Game 7 - 12.41 million CBS
 

Friday, June 15, 2012

2012 Stanley Cup Final - Game 6

Game 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup final was the series and Cup clinching game for the Los Angeles Kings as they took advantage of a 5 minute powerplay to score 3 goals and put the game out of reach.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

2012 Stanley Cup Final - Game 5


From June 9th 2012, Game 5 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final in Trenton NJ


Los Angeles Kings vs New Jersey Devils

LA leads series 3-1

                       

Saturday, June 9, 2012

1993 Stanley Cup Final


Today in 1993 the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4 games to 1 to win the Stanley Cup Final.

Not a great day for Kings fans


Tuesday, June 5, 2012

2012 Stanley Cup Final - Game 2

Los Angeles Kings vs New Jersey Devils in game 2 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final from Trenton NJ.

Los Angeles up 1-0 with an OT win in game 1.


Friday, June 1, 2012

2012 Stanley Cup Final - Game 1


Game 1 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final between the #8 Los Angeles Kings and #6 New Jersey Devils from Trenton New Jersey's Prudential Center Arena.

The first Stanley Cup Final to have an american born captain on both teams.

After watching this I am reminded of the article  on SI.com that said the overtime winning goal was the lipstick on a pig of a game.