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In the National Hockey League (NHL), chirping is a form of trash-talking that involves players engaging in lighthearted banter or talking smack to the opposing team: Purpose Chirping can be used to get into an opponent's head, throw them off their game, or engage in lighthearted banter. Examples Some examples of chirps include calling a player's hair "lettuce" or complimenting their stickhandling capabilities with the word "dangle". Line-crossing Chirping can cross the line when it's used to demean or cause pain to someone based on their gender, sexual orientation, social or economic status, or ethnic or racial background. When chirping crosses the line, it can create an unsafe playing environment.
1990s Mario Lemieux — Pittsburgh Penguins Had cancer and multiple back surgeries not taken their toll and abbreviated Mario’s career he could have made a legitimate run at Gretzky’s scoring records. He averaged more than two points-per-game in the 90s; no other player eclipsed 1.4 points-per-game.Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster Dick Irvin had the following to say regarding Lemieux’s greatness: In the playoffs of 1991 and 1992, Mario Lemieux raised the individual aspect of the game to a higher level than anyone I’ve ever seen play. -Dick Irvin (Stu Hackel, NHL.com) January 1, 2017 Despite missing three full seasons and large chunks of two others, Lemieux still managed to win four Art Ross Trophies, two Hart Trophies, two Lester Pearson Awards and two Conn Smythe Trophies. After missing 56 games during the 1990-91 season, he registered 44 points in 23 playoff games, leading Pittsburgh to its first-ever Stanley Cup title. It was the first of two Cups Lemieux would win, doing so again the following season. Dominik Hasek — Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres Dominik Hasek was so good in the 90s that I briefly considered putting him at the top of this list. “The Dominator” was a brick wall, but one that could contort and morph like the T-1000 from Terminator 2. How good was Hasek? He won five Vezina Trophies in a decade when Patrick Roy and Ed Belfour were in their prime, and some kid in New Jersey named Brodeur was winning Cups. He’s the only goaltender in NHL history to win the Hart and Lester Pearson multiple times, doing so in back-to-back seasons (1996-97, 1997-98). He carried the 1998-99 Sabres (whose best skaters were Miroslav Satan and Michael Peca) to the Stanley Cup Final. He even took those Sabres to triple-overtime in Game Six versus the mighty Dallas Stars, a team which included Mike Modano, Brett Hull, Joe Nieuwendyk and the aforementioned Ed Belfour.His crowning achievement of the decade was backstopping (and leading) the 1998 Czech Republic team to a stunning gold medal win over Canada in the Nagano Olympics. Wayne Gretzky — Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers Though well-traveled throughout the 90s and on the “back-nine” of his career, Gretzky was still “Great” in the decade. His scoring rate of 1.372 points-per-game (878 points in 640 games) trailed only Lemieux. Only once in his illustrious career did “99” average less than a point-per-game in a season, doing so in his 20th and final year at 38 years old. Still, the 62 points in 70 games during the 1998-99 season were more than respectable. Gretzky captured two additional Art Ross Trophies in the decade, and with all due respect to Marcel Dionne, brought hockey to Southern California. Jaromir Jagr — Pittsburgh Penguins Long before he was a greybeard playing alongside guys young enough to be his children, Jaromir Jagr was a teenager excelling against grown men. That blistering speed. That incredible skill. That legendary mullet.Jagr’s speed, creativity and finishing ability would have made him a threat regardless of who was centering his line. Make that centerman Mario Lemieux and the writing was on the wall; teams would be giving up goals, and plenty of them. His 958 points (in 725 games) led all scorers in the decade. Before discrediting Jagr one iota as being “just Mario’s sidekick,” note that Jagr recorded 325 points in 221 games without Lemieux between 1997-2000. That’s an average of 120 points per 82 games. He captured the Art Ross Trophy four times, the Lester Pearson Award twice, the Hart Trophy once, and lifted the Stanley Cup in back-to-back years to begin the decade. Eric Lindros — Philadelphia Flyers Admittedly, the 1990s were the most difficult decade to assess; just too much talent spread throughout the league. It was in this decade that the parity in the NHL began to approach the levels of today’s game. This spot could have gone to nearly a dozen players, but in the end went to Lindros. What he was able to accomplish when healthy enough to play was remarkable. Lindros was the prototypical power forward. He could score at an elite level, distribute from the center position to fellow star John LeClair, and strike fear in the hearts of defensemen with his size (6-foot-4, 230 pounds) and tenacity. His battles with Scott Stevens were the stuff of legend, like Achilles and Hector on ice. Unfortunately for Lindros, he ultimately played the role of Hector. Had he not been slowed and eventually subdued by a never-ending list of injuries (including a horrific concussion sustained here), Eric Lindros could have been one of the all-time greats. Honorable Mention: Brett Hull, Steve Yzerman, Joe Sakic, Teemu Selanne, Peter Forsberg, Pat Lafontaine, Pavel Bure, Adam Oates, Ray Bourque, Brian Leetch, Chris Chelios, Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur
SUNRISE, Fla. Jesper Bratt got his second career hat trick, Stefan Noesen scored twice and the New Jersey Devils beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game series with the Stanley Cup champions. Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists for the Devils, who also won 4-1 in Florida on Tuesday. Jake Allen stopped 25 shots for New Jersey, which got three power-play scores — along with a short-handed empty-netter with 5:12 left, Bratt’s third of the night — and is now 7-2-0 in its last nine games. Sam Reinhart — the first player with 13 goals this season — and Jesper Boqvist scored for Florida, which hadn’t dropped two straight since Oct. 10 and 12. Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves. Takeaways Devils: New Jersey became the first team this season to get two goals in the final 12 seconds of periods. Both were power-play tallies; Bratt scored with two seconds left in the first, Noesen with 11 seconds left in the second. Panthers: Florida got Sam Bennett back Thursday after he missed Tuesday’s game with a minor upper-body issue. Bennett had an assist on Boqvist’s goal.
ST. LOUIS Jordan Kyrou, Alexey Toropchenko and Oskar Sundqvist scored to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night. Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington made 21 saves for his 149th career win moving him past Jake Allen for second place in franchise history, just two wins behind Mike Liut’s 151. Nick Perbix and Victor Hedman scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves for the Lightning who have lost three straight games. Kyrou scored his fourth goal of the season 8:51 into the third period to give St. Louis a 3-1 lead. Toropchenko scored his first goal of the season with 1:35 remaining in the second period to put St. Louis ahead 2-1 after Sundqvist tied the game with his first of the season 7:47 into the period. Takeaways Lightning: Felt the absence of C Brayden Point who missed the game with an undisclosed injury. Point had three goals and four assists while scoring at least one point in each of his last five games. Blues: Rallied after losing a key player to injury for the second straight game, after forward Dylan Holloway left the game late in the first period. Key moment Holloway left the bench on a stretcher with 1:11 remaining in the first period after being struck in the neck by a puck on his previous shift. As play was stopped for a potential penalty, Blues players were seen motioning and shouting for help. The Blues reported that Holloway was alert and stable and was transported to an area hospital for further observation. Referees Cody Beach and Wes McCauley sent the teams off for the first intermission immediately after Holloway was carted away. Key stat St. Louis is 5-4-0 when its opponent scores first after going just 10-29-4 when its opponent scored first last season.
EDMONTON, Alberta Jake Allen made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and 26th of his NHL career, helping the New Jersey Devils close their Western Canadian trip with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored. The Devils improved to 8-5-2. They have won three of last four after a four-game skid. Calvin Pickard made 13 saves for Edmonton. The Oilers (6-6-1) had won two straight. Takeaways Devils: Bratt also had his 12th assist of the season to give him nine points in his last eight games and 15 overall. Oilers: Forward Leon Draisaitl was held pointless after having six points in his previous two games. Key moment New Jersey took a 2-0 lead on the power play with 3:26 remaining in the second period. Nico Hischier made a nice feed into the slot to set up Bratt. Up next New Jersey hosts Montreal on Thursday night. Edmonton hosts Vegas on Wednesday night.
The 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 9, 2008, after the 2007–08 regular season. The 16 teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. The Buffalo Sabres became the second team to miss the playoffs after winning the Presidents' Trophy in the prior season. This would not happen again until 2015. The Finals ended on June 4, 2008, with the Detroit Red Wings defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games to win their eleventh championship and their fourth in eleven seasons. Red Wings winger Henrik Zetterberg was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' Most Valuable Player. Sidney Crosby and Zetterberg led the tournament with 27 points. Western Conference quarterfinals Stanley Cup Finals Main article: 2008 Stanley Cup Finals This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Both teams won their last appearance in the Finals; Detroit defeated Carolina in five games in 2002, while Pittsburgh swept Chicago in four games in 1992. The teams did not play each other during this year's regular season. May 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–4 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap May 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap May 28 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap May 31 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap June 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 3OT Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap June 4 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena Recap Detroit won series 4–2
Eastern Conference final (1) New York Rangers vs. (3) New Jersey Devils This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with New York winning the only previous series. They last met in the 1992 Patrick Division Semifinals, which New York won in seven games. New York made their third Semifinals/Conference Final appearance since the league began using a 16-team or greater playoff format in 1980. They were defeated in five games by the Montreal Canadiens in their most recent Conference Finals appearance in 1986. New Jersey made their second appearance in the Conference Final. Their most recent appearance was in the 1988 Prince of Wales Conference Final, which New Jersey lost against the Boston Bruins in seven games. New York won all six games in this year's regular season series. With a minute remaining in game one at Madison Square Garden, New York was leading 3–2. However, Devils forward Claude Lemieux tied the game on a scramble in front of New York goaltender Mike Richter. The Devils went on to win the game on Stephane Richer's breakaway goal at 15:23 of the second overtime. The Rangers evened the series winning game two in a 4–0 shutout. The series then turned to the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for games three and four. Like game one, game three went into double overtime but this time it was New York who won 3–2 on Stephane Matteau's goal at 6:13 of the second overtime period. The Devils won game four by a final score of 3–1 and evened the series at 2–2. The Devils took the series lead with a 4–1 win at Madison Square Garden in game five. Despite the fact that his team trailed in the series 3–2, Rangers captain Mark Messier made a highly publicized guarantee that New York would win game six. After trailing New Jersey by a score of 2–1 after two periods Messier himself scored a third-period hat trick to rally the Rangers to a 4–2 victory. Rangers coach Mike Keenan said of the guarantee, "Mark was sending a message to his teammates that he believed together we could win. He put on an amazing performance to make sure it happened."[6] Game seven played at Madison Square Garden, was a goaltending battle between New Jersey's Martin Brodeur and New York's Mike Richter. Brian Leetch gave the Rangers a 1–0 lead in the second period. Richter shut out the Devils for over 59 minutes before conceding a goal to Devils forward Valeri Zelepukin with just 7.7 seconds remaining in regulation. The two teams played into double overtime for the third time in the series and for the second time in the series it was Stephane Matteau who scored the game winner. Matteau scored on a wrap-around at 4:24 of the second overtime period as the Rangers won the game 2–1 and the series 4–3. Many consider this one of the greatest hockey playoff series of all time.[7] May 15 New Jersey Devils 4–3 2OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap May 17 New Jersey Devils 0–4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap May 19 New York Rangers 3–2 2OT New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena Recap May 21 New York Rangers 1–3 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena Recap May 23 New Jersey Devils 4–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap May 25 New York Rangers 4–2 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena Recap May 27 New Jersey Devils 1–2 2OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap New York won series 4–3
Edward Steven Phillip Shack (February 11, 1937 – July 25, 2020), also known by his nicknames "the Entertainer" and "the Nose", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player of Ukrainian descent who played for six National Hockey League (NHL) teams from 1959 to 1975. He spent eight and a half seasons of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967. Early life Edward Steven Phillip Shack was born in Sudbury, Ontario, on February 11, 1937, the son of Ukrainian immigrants Lena and Bill Shack. He had an elder sister named Mary As a child, he struggled in school due to illnesses between first and third grade that hampered his attendance. Consequently, he stayed illiterate and eventually dropped out altogether. He began working as a salesman for a butcher shop, but left this job to try out with the Guelph Biltmores hockey club; during his time with them, he supported himself with jobs at a meat market and on a coal truck. Shack met his wife, Norma Givens, when she worked at the Eaton’s across from the Empress Hotel in Peterborough, Ont., where the team held its training camps. The couple married in 1962 and had two children. Shack played junior hockey for the Guelph Biltmores of the OHA for five seasons starting at the age of 15. He had his best season in 1956–57, when he led the league in assists and starred in the Memorial Cup playoffs. The New York Rangers signed Shack and assigned him to their AHL Providence Reds farm team for half a season. He made the NHL in the 1958–59 season and played two years for the Blueshirts. In 1960, he was to be traded with Bill Gadsby to the Detroit Red Wings for Red Kelly and Billy McNeill, but the transaction was cancelled when Kelly decided to retire rather than accept the trade. In November of the 1960–61 season, Shack was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he played seven seasons on the left wing as a colourful, third-line agitator who was popular with the fans despite a lack of scoring prowess. Canadian sports writer Stephen Cole likened Shack's playing to that of "a big puppy let loose in a wide field". During the 1965–66 season Shack broke out, scoring 26 goals on a line with Ron Ellis and Bob Pulford. His popularity was such that a novelty song called "Clear the Track, Here Comes Shack", written in his honour and performed by Douglas Rankine with The Secrets, reached No. 1 on the Canadian pop charts and charted for 9 weeks. Shack was a member of the Maple Leafs' last Stanley Cup-winning team in 1967, although his production fell significantly and he was traded in May 1967 to the Boston Bruins for Murray Oliver and cash. Playing on the right wing on a line with Derek Sanderson and Ed Westfall, Shack's performance rebounded and he scored 23 goals. n. Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1952–53 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 21 2 6 8 43 — — — — — 1953–54 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 54 13 9 22 46 1 1 0 1 4 1954–55 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 19 6 7 13 35 2 0 0 0 4 1955–56 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 48 23 49 72 93 3 1 0 1 10 1956–57 Guelph Biltmores OHA-Jr. 52 47 57 104 129 10 4 10 14 53 1956–57 Guelph Biltmores M-Cup — — — — — 6 2 2 4 26 1957–58 Providence Reds AHL 35 16 18 34 98 — — — — — 1958–59 New York Rangers NHL 67 7 14 21 109 — — — — — 1959–60 New York Rangers NHL 62 8 10 18 110 — — — — — 1959–60 Springfield Indians AHL 9 3 4 7 10 — — — — — 1960–61 New York Rangers NHL 12 1 2 3 17 — — — — — 1960–61 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55 14 14 28 90 4 0 0 0 2 1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 44 7 14 21 62 9 0 0 0 18 1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 16 9 25 97 10 2 1 3 11 1963–64 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 64 11 10 21 128 13 0 1 1 25 1964–65 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 67 5 9 14 68 5 1 0 1 8 1965–66 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 26 17 43 88 4 2 1 3 33 1965–66 Rochester Americans AHL 8 3 4 7 12 — — — — — 1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 63 11 14 25 58 8 0 0 0 8 1967–68 Boston Bruins NHL 70 23 19 42 107 4 0 1 1 6 1968–69 Boston Bruins NHL 50 11 11 22 74 9 0 2 2 23 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings NHL 73 22 12 34 113 — — — — — 1970–71 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 2 2 4 8 — — — — — 1970–71 Buffalo Sabres NHL 56 25 17 42 93 — — — — — 1971–72 Buffalo Sabres NHL 50 11 14 25 34 — — — — — 1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 5 9 14 12 4 0 1 1 15 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74 25 20 45 84 — — — — — 1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 59 7 8 15 74 4 1 0 1 2 1974–75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 26 2 1 3 11 — — — — — 1974–75 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 8 3 4 7 10 — — — — — 1976–77 Whitby Warriors OHA-Sr. 9 5 4 9 8 — — — — — NHL totals 1,047 239 226 465 1,437 74 6 7 13 151