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<title><![CDATA[The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic ]]></title>
<link>http://beautifulwreck1.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/the-lives-they-left-behind-suitcases-from-a-state-hospital-attic/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>beautifulwreck</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I read the book: beautiful, haunting, informative, heartbreaking. Now the book is in paperback and  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Race To The Goal Line]]></title>
<link>http://thinairsports.com/2009/03/14/race-to-the-goal-line/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alaina Scarano-Isbouts</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Martin Brodeur can break the record for Most Career Wins tonight in Montreal. 86 &#8211; the number ]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_395" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><strong><strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-395" title="martin-brodeur-pic21" src="http://thinairsports.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/martin-brodeur-pic21.jpg?w=300" alt="     Martin Brodeur can break the record for Most Career Wins tonight in Montreal." width="300" height="250" /></strong></strong><p class="wp-caption-text">     Martin Brodeur can break the record for Most Career Wins tonight in Montreal.</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>86</strong> &#8211; the number Sidney Crosby wears on his back to signify the year he was born.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span><strong>46</strong> &#8211; the age of Chris Chelios. </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span><strong>48</strong> &#8211; the number of goals Alexander Ovechkin has scored as I type this (it will probably be more by the time I’m done). </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span><strong>11</strong> &#8211; the number of points the Colorado Avalanche are short of a playoff spot. </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>These are just a few numbers being thrown around in the league.  But lately, another number has become the focus of everyone’s attention.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span><strong>551</strong> &#8212; the magic number.  <!--more-->Because, as all hockey fans know, New Jersey netminder Martin Brodeur is now at 550 career wins.  One more win will tie the record of Patrick Roy, who is often regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time, if not the greatest.  The Devils are traveling to Montreal for a game on Saturday against the Canadians, where it is more than likely we will see Brodeur make history.  Among teams in the Eastern Conference qualified for the playoffs if they were today, the Canadians have the 2nd lowest goals for (204) &#8212; while the Devils have the 2nd lowest goals against (166).</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>And of course the ironies don’t stop there.  Brodeur was raised about 20 minutes away from the Canadian’s old arena, and in his childhood home in St. Leonard, his room was plastered with photos of Roy.  Roy played for Montreal (although he was with the Avalanche when he hit his marks).  And Roy will be sitting there in the stands in Montreal when the Devils roll in to town Saturday night. </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Now while I don’t speak for all hockey fans or even all Avalanche fans (despite what I wish and what I might say here on Thin Air Sports), there is a small piece of me that wishes Brodeur wouldn’t break the record.  This is something a bit sacred, if you ask me.  Most career wins is one of the most revered titles in hockey, and most definitely the most revered among goaltenders. </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>That’s not to say Brodeur doesn’t deserve it, but does it have to be Patrick Roy he surpasses?  In the beginning of the season when NHL.com introduced the “Record Tracker” portion of its Stats page, it was widely known that Broduer would likely break Roy’s record as winningest goalie.  And then the Hockey Gods seemed to decide that wasn’t such a good idea &#8212; and Brodeur tore a tendon in his left biceps.  This freak accident for a goaltender put Brodeur out of 50 games.  But now Brodeur is back on track to fly past Roy.   But now it seems to be a kick to Avs fans while we are already down&#8230; as far down as we can get (still 15th in the West).  Joe Sakic is injured (present tense &#8211; he hasn’t returned yet).  Paul Stastny was injured.  We still have no idea who our goalie is.  And we have watched any hopes that we might have for a playoff run, however short, drift away from us like a puck drifting towards the empty net that you just know you can’t get to in time.  The Hockey Gods have now ruled against Roy.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>But now this &#8212; Martin Brodeur passing up Patrick Roy.  And that’s not the only record he’s on track to break.  Brodeur is currently just three shutouts behind Terry Sawchuk (who holds the record with 103) for the title of most career shutouts.  Really Marty, give someone else a chance.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>The year is now 2009, and these statistics are extremely different now than even just a decade ago. With all of the rule changes that have gone into affect around the lockout, there just isn’t a way to compare today’s players with the players from 50 years ago.  Passing rules have changed.  Equipment size has changed.  Net size changed.  Puck handling rules have changed.  And now, if the GMs get their way, fighting will change.  It’s easier to score now because fans didn’t want to see shutouts &#8211; they wanted to see shootouts.  Analysts can’t compare Crosby to Gretzky anymore because &#8211; you know what? &#8211; it was a lot harder to score 50 goals or reach 100 assists in a season when Gretzky was doing versus now that Crosby is doing it.  But whether it’s fair or not, a W is still a W.  And Brodeur is about to have 551 Ws to his name.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On different levels completely, there are other netminders across the league also demanding attention.  Just across the river from Brodeur lies Henrik Lundqvist, sleepily making history in his own right.  Lundqvist was the first goalie in history to win 30 games in each of his first four seasons, and he’s accomplished all four seasons with the New York Rangers.  Lundqvist, like Brodeur and everyone else in the world, grew up idolizing Roy.  He was also a fan of Hasek the Spastic &#8211; but we won’t go there.  There’s no way you can idolize or analyze a man who flails aimlessly in front of the net and makes it work.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Also in the east, where apparently goalies are attention-deprived, another Martin is grabbing headlines.  After being pulled from his post back in the beginning of February, Martin Biron has gone 6-2-0 to prove his work as the go-to guy in Philadelphia.  According to Biron, March and April are the most fun months to play hockey &#8212; so we’ll see what he’s got in store for Philly fans (and haters, like myself) in the future.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>On a more depressing note, in the West, the Stars are putting all of their playoff hopes and dreams in the the glove of one man &#8211; Marty Turco.  Right.  Get out the clubs now, Brad Richards &#8212; and reserve a tee time early so Modano can get home to his new wife.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>All in all, maybe I shouldn’t be one to point fingers.  After all, what do you think Andrew Raycroft will be doing come mid-April? </span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[WHY I DISLIKE THE AVS FRANCHISE]]></title>
<link>http://crashingthegoalie.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/un-retiring-number/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ron Spence</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[by Ron Spence There&#8217;s only one NHL franchise that I dislike &#8211; the Colorado Avalanche.  I]]></description>
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<div>There&#8217;s only one NHL franchise that I dislike &#8211; the Colorado Avalanche. </div>
<div>I don&#8217;t dislike the players and I don&#8217;t dislike Colorado, Denver or Coors beer. It&#8217;s the Ascent Entertainment Group that I dislike.</div>
<p>The Colorado Avalanche were the Nordiques first, and played in Quebec City.</p>
<p>In May, 1995, the COMSAT Entertainment Group purchased the team and moved them to Denver to start the 1995-96 season. </p>
<p>COMSAT had another franchise, the NBA&#8217;s Denver Nuggests, and they organized the two under a separate subsiduary, Ascent Entertainment Group Inc., and went public, selling 20% of their stock on NASDAQ. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s not the purchase of the Nordiques, and their relocation, that I object(ed) to, but the Av&#8217;s refusal to acknowledge the franchise&#8217;s former stars &#8211; their builders.</p>
<p>Colorado un-retired four players&#8217; numbers: <a title="jc tremblay" href="http://www.HockeyDb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5453">J.C. Tremblay</a>&#8217;s #3, <a title="marc tgardiff" href="http://www.HockeyDb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5308">Marc Tardif</a>&#8217;s #8, <a title="michel goulet" href="http://www.HockeyDb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1985">Michel Goulet</a>&#8217;s #16, and <a title="peter stastny" href="http://www.HockeyDb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5156">Peter Stastny</a>&#8217;s #26. </p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>PETER STASTNY</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://crashingthegoalie.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/stastny.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3107" title="stastny" src="http://crashingthegoalie.wordpress.com/files/2008/11/stastny.jpg" alt="stastny" /></a>courtesy of nordiquespreservation.com</p>
<p>This slight is compounded by the fact that the Avalanche have retired <a title="ray bourque" href="http://www.HockeyDb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=520">Ray Bourque</a>&#8217;s #77. Bourque only played 94 regular season, and 34 playoff games, for the Avalanche. He was brought over from Boston in 2000 to help them win the Cup, and retired after Colorado took the Cup in 2001. </p>
<p>The only other Av to have his number retired is <a title="patrick roy" href="http://www.HockeyDb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=4688">Patrick Roy</a>, who played for the Avalanche from 1995 until 2003. </p>
<p>There are other Colorado players &#8211; Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Adam Foote, etc. &#8211; who will have their numbers retired when they retire. </p>
<p>Ironically, the Avalanche are missing out on a great opportunity.</p>
<p><a title="paul stastny" href="http://www.HockeyDb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=69840">Paul Stastny</a> is the son of Peter Stastny, who had his #26 retired in Quebec and un-retired in Colorado. And, the younger Stastny has taken his father&#8217;s number and wears it on his Avs&#8217; jersey.</p>
<p>What a ceremony the people of Denver could have. The son takes off his jersey and hands it to his father, and it&#8217;s raised into the rafters, while the father hands his son his other number that he had worn with the Nordiques, #29 (currently worn by &#8211; first year as an Av &#8211; Daniel Tjarnqvist.).</p>
<p>The Colorado Avalanche should be proud to hoist #26. Stastny spent 10 years with the Nordiques, amassing more points during the 1980s than anyone besides Wayne Gretzky.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Avs' Sakic, Smyth, Stastny return to ice ]]></title>
<link>http://hockeyreport.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/avs-sakic-smyth-stastny-return-to-ice/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>The Hockey Report</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Avs&#8217; Sakic, Smyth, Stastny return to ice &#8211; 02/11/2008 &#8211; MiamiHerald.com]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sans Sakic, the Avs are Stastny's team now]]></title>
<link>http://hockeyreport.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/sans-sakic-the-avs-are-stastnys-team-now/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>The Hockey Report</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The Denver Post &#8211; Sans Sakic, the Avs are Stastny&#8217;s team now]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Les plus talentueux]]></title>
<link>http://religionduhockey.com/2007/11/16/les-plus-talentueux/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Julien</dc:creator>
<guid>http://religionduhockey.com/2007/11/16/les-plus-talentueux/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wayne Gretzky est considéré par la plupart des connaisseurs de hockey comme le meilleur avant de l]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Wayne Gretzky est considéré par la plupart des connaisseurs de hockey comme le meilleur avant de l&#8217;histoire de la LNH. Gretzky a en effet été le joueur le plus dominant des années &#8216;80 et &#8216;90. Avec 2857 points en carrière, il est le meneur de toute l&#8217;histoire et devance le deuxième de ce classement par près de 1000 points. Il domine aussi au chapitre des buts en carrière (894) et de la moyenne de points par match (1.92) Mais est-il le joueur avec le plus de talent ayant foulé les glaces nord-américaines ? Voici une liste des joueurs qui peuvent rivaliser avec lui en terme de talent brut.</p>
<h3>Mario Lemieux</h3>
<p>Lemieux est sans conteste un grand joueur. En fait, s&#8217;il avait eu la santé, il aurait peut-être pu rivaliser avec la Merveille au niveau des records. Avec &#8220;seulement&#8221; 915 matchs de joués en carrière, il est le seul joueur du top 10 de l&#8217;histoire à ne pas avoir disputé 1000 rencontres. Sa moyenne de points par match de 1.88 est très proche de celle de Gretzky. Il faut aussi remarquer que Lemieux a joué les dernières saisons de sa carrière alors que les matchs étaient très pauvres en buts.</p>
<h3>Bobby Orr</h3>
<p>En plus d&#8217;être un joueur de renom, Bobby a changé à jamais le travail des défenseurs. Il a été le premier vrai défenseur offensif ; il pouvait transporter la rondelle sur toute la patinoire et marquer des buts d&#8217;une grande beauté. Sa carrière n&#8217;aura duré que 657 matchs durant lesquels il a récolté 915 points.</p>
<h3>Maurice Richard</h3>
<p>Sans conteste le meilleur joueur de l&#8217;histoire avant les années 1970, Maurice Richard a eu un rôle important, comme on le sait tous, pour les Québécois. Rarement aura-t-on vu un joueur alliant autant de talent, de hargne et de volonté. Les annectodes contant son courage sont multiples et amènent une fierté à tout le Québec. Malgré qu&#8217;il n&#8217;ait pas réussi à maintenir une moyenne de un point par match en carrière, il a établi de nouvelles marques pour son époque. Il a notament été le premier joueur à marquer 50 buts en 50 matchs et à &#8220;scorer&#8221; 500 fois dans sa carrière.</p>
<h3>Patrick Roy</h3>
<p>Difficile de comparer l&#8217;impact d&#8217;un joueur avec celui d&#8217;un gardien. Mais il est impossible de dire que Patrick Roy n&#8217;a pas influencé son sport. Il a popularisé le style papillon. Il est aussi le gardien avec le plus de victoires en carrière. Une autre source de fierté pour le Québec, Roy a souvent été critiqué pour ses réactions violentes et parfois exagérées ; mais cela n&#8217;enlève rien à tout ce qu&#8217;il a accompli.</p>
<h3>Sidney Crosby (?)</h3>
<p>Il n&#8217;en est qu&#8217;à sa troisième saison dans la LNH, mais déjà, on peut prédire une grande carrière à Sidney Crosby. Si un joueur de la génération actuelle peut battre les records de Gretzky, c&#8217;est bien lui. Parmi ses exploits, il a réussi à récolter 100 points à chacune de ses deux premières saisons en carrière. Il est aussi déjà capitaine de Penguins et ce à 20 ans seulement.</p>
<p><strong>Autres notables<br />
</strong>Raymond Bourque, Gordie Howe, Martin Brodeur, Ken Dryden, Peter Stastny&#8230;<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Les déceptions<br />
</strong>Dans l&#8217;histoire, plusieurs joueurs étaient voués à de grandes carrières mais n&#8217;ont finalement pas atteint leurs objectifs ; on peut notamment parler d&#8217;Alexandre Daigle et d&#8217;Eric Lindros.</p>
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<link>http://religionduhockey.com/2007/11/11/la-famille-et-le-hockey-2/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Julien</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[La suite de ce dossier ; maintenant, voici le top 5 des duos de frères du passé. #5 Frank et Peter M]]></description>
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<p><strong>#5 </strong>Frank et Peter Mahovlich<br />
Ces deux frères ont passé une bonne partie de leurs carrières ensemble. Tout d&#8217;abord, de 1967 à 1969 avec les Red Wings de Detroit puis avec le Canadien de 1970 à 1974. Ils ont aussi tous deux participés à la désormais célèbre Série du Siècle en 1972. Les deux ont remporté la Coupe Stanley, mais seul Frank a été intronisé au Temple de la Renommée.</p>
<p><strong>#4 </strong>Phil et Tony Esposito<br />
Avant de s&#8217;extasier devant les performances d&#8217;Angelo Esposito, on peut toujours se souvenir de deux des membres de sa famille, c&#8217;est à dire Phil et Tony. Avec 1590 points en carrière, le premier est un centre prolifique qui a joué pour les Blackhawks, les Bruins et les Rangers. Il a gagné de multiples honneurs, dont deux Hart et cinq Art Ross. Le second est un gardien célèbre qui est reconnu pour avoir popularisé le style papillon. Après une saison dans l&#8217;uniforme du CH, il a été échangé aux Hawks où il a passé le reste de sa carrière, remportant le trophée Calder et le Vezina à trois reprises.</p>
<p><strong>#3</strong> Anton, Marian et Peter Stastny<br />
Les trois ont été membres des Nordiques de Québec. Anton et Marian ont certes rendu de bons services à leur équipe durant quelques saisons, mais c&#8217;est le talent de Peter qui a longtemps fait levé les foules québécoises. Celui-ci a été le deuxième marqueur le plus prolifique des années &#8216;80 après Wayne Gretzky&#8230; tout une réussite !</p>
<p><strong>#2</strong> Maurice et Henri Richard<br />
Deux joueurs de légende du Canadien de Montréal, ces deux grands hommes ont changé à leur manière le hockey. Le Rocket, qu&#8217;on connait tous pour ses exploits sur glace et hors glace, a crée les premiers chambardements qui ont finalement mené à la crise d&#8217;octobre ; et ses prouesses sur la patinoire ont inspiré longuement ses coéquipiers. Il est sans conteste l&#8217;un des plus grands joueurs de l&#8217;histoire. Son frère Henri, bien que moins talentueux, ne doit pas être oublié. Il détient le record de tous les temps pour le nombre de Coupe Stanley remportées par un joueur, avec onze conquêtes. Les Richard n&#8217;ont joué que cinq ans ensemble, mais ils ont remporté la Coupe à chacune de ces saisons. Ensemble, ils ont remporté 19 fois le prestigieux trophée, un record pour un duo de frères.</p>
<p><strong>#1 </strong>Brian, Darryl, Duane, Brent, Rich et Ron Sutter<br />
Aucun de ces joueurs n&#8217;a révelutionné le hockey. En effet, le plus connu, Brent, n&#8217;a même pas une moyenne d&#8217;un point par match. Mais simplement le fait que six frères aient tous joué dans la LNH, ça tient de l&#8217;exploit.</p>
<p><strong>Autres notables<br />
</strong>Valeri et Pavel Bure (Pavel était l&#8217;un des joueurs les plus excitants des &#8217;90s, avec ses feintes à couper le souffle et sa vitesse hallucinante), Marcel et Gilbert Dionne, Jack et Steve Carlson (qui ont inspiré les frères Hansen, du film Slap-Shot), James et Bruce Norris, Lester et Frank Patrick&#8230;</p>
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<link>http://hockeyreport.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/keeping-track-of-stastny-clan/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>The Hockey Report</dc:creator>
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