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KHL Players of the Month for December, 2018!  

Goalie (top left): Henrik Karlsson (Barys Astana)

Defenceman (top right): Vojtěch Mozík (Vityaz Moscow Oblast)

Forward (bottom left): Vadim Shipachyov (Dynamo Moscow)

Rookie (bottom right): Kristian Vesalainen (Jokerit Helsinki)

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Albany Devils January Review

Next man up. The rally cry has served the Albany Devils well in January and heading into the American Hockey League All-Star break. Callups of Luke Gazdic, Steven Santini, Seth Helgeson, Karl Stollery and Blake Coleman, along with injuries to Joseph Blandisi, John Quenneville, Jan Mandat and...

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John Hynes: AHL reinforcements possible

John Hynes alluded to possible call ups for the Devils after Monday’s 3-0 loss to the Florida Panthers at the Prudential Center. “Yeah, for sure, it’s something we’ll talk with Ray (GM Ray Shero) about and as a coaching staff. We have an opportunity to maybe have some guys come up from the American League and play, change some lines. It’s not like we’re going to sit on our hands.”

The Albany Devils are currently in second place in the American Hockey League’s North Division and have some promising young pieces to choose from, including rookie John Quenneville who saw two games earlier in the season before being returned to Albany.

Quenneville, the Devils former first round pick (30th overall, 2014) is currently enjoying an outstanding rookie season in Albany with 10 goals and 17 assists in just 33 games and earlier was named to the AHL all-star team along with fellow A-Dev, Joe Blandisi.

Blandisi is unlikely to be one of the call-ups for the Devils as he is currently on the shelf with an injury.  Forwards Blake Pietila and Coleman are also possibilities to join the big league club as well, depending on what head coach Hynes is looking for.

The Devils could also use insurance on their blue line with injuries to Andy Greene (upper body injury), John Moore (concussion), and Yohann Auvitu (lower body injury) with only Greene seemingly close to returning. 

After recalling Seth Helgeson and Steven Santini, the only defenseman that the Devils would consider calling up at this point would be Vojtech Mozik.

Mozik was called up earlier this year but did play in any games, previously played in seven contests last year for New Jersey.

The Devils, who currently sit 29th in goals for this year, are looking for any sort of help they can find to kick start their offense, which only has Taylor Hall making any sort of inroads in the offensive zone.

Hynes has been pleading for the Devils to want it more than the other team and reiterated that stance on Monday night.

“It comes down to work ethic,” Hynes said. “It comes down to being able to check, shoot the puck, retrieve the puck. We have to get more passionate in that area.”

The Devils head coach could be hoping that the youthful injection that has served the AHL’s youngest team well, could be the fuel that kickstarts an anemic Devils team who has continually had trouble exiting the defensive zone and gaining entry into the offensive zone.

That is in large part due to the lack of skilled puck moving defenseman on the back end.  With Moore injured, most of that job falls to Damon Severson, Kyle Quincey and Jon Merrill.  

While Severson has shown flashes of being able to do that, it’s easy to forget he’s just a third year pro and only 22 years old learning the hardest position in hockey.  

Merrill has started to come around after a deep early season funk, but still isn’t expected to be a big point producer at this level.  

Quincey however has been a poor fit for the Devils after signing a contract late in the off-season just ahead of camp and his roster spot could be the one that is up for grabs when Greene returns, or reinforcements from Albany arrive.

The Devils practice tomorrow at 1 PM ET before heading out to Edmonton for the start of a four game road trip, so we should have a clearer picture on the Devils call-ups at that time.

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1st 10 Results Of Player Jersey #s By Sport On Google: #53

Hockey: Shayne Gostisbehere (Philadelphia Flyers), Gabriel Carlsson (Columbus Blue Jackets), Victor Mete (Montreal Canadiens), Brandon Mashinter (Chicago Blackhawks), Casey Cizikas (New York Islanders), Bo Horvat (Vancouver Canucks), Jeff Skinner (Carolina Hurricanes), Seth Griffith (Boston Bruins), Brandon Mashinter (San Jose Sharks) & Vojtech Mozik (New Jersey Devils).

Baseball: Melky Cabrera (Chicago White Sox), Melky Cabrera (2016 MLB All-Stars), Alex Cobb (Tampa Bay Rays), Zach Britton (Baltimore Orioles), Joaquin Benoit (Washington Nationals), Melky Cabrera (Kansas City Royals), Ken Giles (Houston Astros), Zach Britton (2016 MLB All-Stars), Trevor Cahill (Oakland Athletics) & Esmil Rogers (New York Yankees).

Basketball: Darryl Dawkins (Philadelphia 76ers), Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats), Alan Ogg (Miami Heat), Brennan Besser (Duke University Blue Devils), Rick Robey (University Of Kentucky Wildcats), Darryl Dawkins (Maynard Evans High School Trojans), Pat Garrity (Notre Dame University Fighting Irish), Artis Gilmore (Kentucky Colonels), Artis Gilmore (San Antonio Spurs) & Cliff Levingston (Chicago Bulls).

Football: LaRoy Reynolds (Atlanta Hawks), Maurkice Pouncey (Pittsburgh Steelers), Fred Hansard (Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions), Kyle Van Noy (New England Patriots), Sio Moore (Houston Texans), Nick Perry (Green Bay Packers), Malcolm Smith (Oakland Raiders), NaVorro Bowman (San Francisco 49ers), A.Q. Shipley (Arizona Cardinals) & Harry Carson (New York Giants).

Soccer: Ovie Ejaria (Liverpool F.C.), Joao Teixeira (Liverpool F.C.), Daniele Verde (A.S. Roma F.C.), David Henen (Everton F.C.), Tosin Adarabioyo (Manchester City F.C.), Sergio Da Conciecao (S.S. Lazio S.P.A.), David Ospina (Colombia) & Yigithan Guveli (Fenerbahce S.K.).

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Czechs eliminate USA in hockey at 2018 Winter Olympics

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Czechs eliminate USA in hockey at 2018 Winter Olympics

Kevin Allen  |  USA TODAY Sports

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — It was if the U.S. men’s hockey players and coaches didn’t know how to react to their 3-2 shootout loss to the Czechs in the Olympic quarterfinals.

They were clearly disappointed to be eliminated from the competition, and yet there was pride in how they played overall and a feeling that they did all they could against the unbeaten Czechs.

“We played five games and we lost one game in regulation,” U.S. coach Tony Granato said. “That was some pretty good hockey we played.”

Four years ago, when the Olympics was an NHL tournament, the Americans won an important Olympic game 3-2 against the Russians with T.J. Oshie scoring four shootout goals. This time the Americans lost a shootout thanks to Czech goalie Pavel Francouz’s brilliance.

After U.S. forward Jim Slater scored a shorthanded goal to tie the game at 10:23 of the second period, the Americans and Czechs played a scoreless tug-of-war the rest of the way.

The Americans came close to going ahead with less than three minutes left in regulation when Brian O’Neill rang a shot off the crossbar. They received another opportunity when Czech Vojtech Mozik was whistled for slashing with 1:20. But the Americans couldn’t cash in against Francouz.

“The goalie made some saves, but we didn’t stop coming,” U.S. forward Troy Terry said. “That was kind of a theme for the tournament.

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In the shootout, U.S. goalie Ryan Zapolski stopped four of five shootouts, giving up a lone goal to Petr Koukal, a 35-year-old veteran who has never scored 20 goals in his European career.

The Americans used Chris Bourque, Mark Arcobello, Ryan Donato, Terry, and Bobby Butler, and none could find the net against Francouz in the shootout.

“It probably would have been worse if we lost in overtime,” Zapolski said. “A shootout can go either way.”

With the NHLers not here, there was no Oshie this time.          

Terry, who won a World Junior gold medal for USA with shootout heroics, said the Americans were thrown off because Francouz wears his catching glove on his right-hand. Most goalies wear it on their left hand.

“Their goalie is really quick,” said Terry, a Anaheim Ducks’ prospect. “(I) tried to fake a shot and get him moving, and then pull it back. But he made a big play.”

Terry said the lack of goals in the shootout was frustrating because Zapolski had some big saves in the game. Usually if a goalie stops four of five in the shootout, he has an excellent chance of winning.

“We definitely gave everything we had,” U.S. forward Brian Gionta said.  “We were that close to moving on.”

Because USA won’t play for a medal, the roster selection will be second-guessed.

When the team was announced, one criticism was that there were not enough college players.

As it turned out, college players Terry and Donato were USA’s best offensive players. Boston University’s Jordan Greenway was a presence, difficult to play against.

Maybe another college scorer or two could have helped the offense, but int he USA’s last two games it was clear why the late U.S. general manager Jim Johannson wanted a few college players sprinkled in with a veteran group. He wanted college players for points and veterans for the poise.

It was the European leaguers, particularly O’Neill, Bobby Sanguinetti, Chad Billins — plus American Leaguer Chris Bourque — keeping the Americans in games.

“We played well enough to keep going, but we are not,” Granato said.

Granato said the only thing he shootout was whether he should have used Brian Gionta, 39, because of his experience.

“We had 25 players, a team that was built to represent our country the way it was represented. Play hard. Compete. Leave it on the ice. We did that,” Granato said. “We have a lot to be proud of. Did we like that it went to a shootout and we didn’t move on? No. But those are the rules. As we watched the clock wind down in the overtime period, it’s hard to believe that the way the game was played, and how hard the teams were competing, it was going to that.”

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Pyeongchang 2018 - 5 reasons Team USA was humbled at the Olympics

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Pyeongchang 2018 - 5 reasons Team USA was humbled at the Olympics

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Greg WyshynskiESPN

It ended not with a miracle, but with a mewl: The United States men’s team, a hockey superpower, was sent packing one game before the medal round by the Czech Republic on Wednesday.

In Sochi, it was T.J. Oshie who saved the Americans’ collective bacon with a shootout performance for the ages. In Pyeongchang, it was five different U.S. skaters attempting to match the Czechs and win the game in the shootout.

The Americans went 0-for-5. And just like that, Team USA was eliminated, having gone 1-1-1 in Group B, then defeating Slovakia 5-1 in the qualifying round before getting humbled by the Czechs in the quarterfinals.

A shootout loss to the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals has ended the United States’ run in the Olympic men’s hockey tournament.

While fans were left lamenting a cruel exit at the hands of the Czech Republic in the Olympic quarterfinals, the U.S. men’s hockey team reflected on an Olympic journey that has been “one of the best moments of our careers.”

The lack of NHL players for the men’s Olympic hockey tournament has generated much ire. But if the NHL is to take part in future Olympics, there’s a substantial change that could make it more palatable to the league — and more fun for fans.

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How did we get here? Why wasn’t Team USA … better than this?

Here are five reasons:

1. The blown power play

The worst part about that 3-2 shootout loss to the Czechs was that the game never should have reached a shootout. Vojtech Mozik took an ill-advised slashing penalty with 1:20 left in regulation and the game tied 2-2. The U.S. power play was clicking at over 20 percent for the tournament. The Americans not only finished the third period on the power play — they also started overtime with a 4-on-3 man advantage for 40 seconds.

They didn’t register a shot.

“We couldn’t put it together. We looked scrambled in that key moment,” captain Brian Gionta said in an understatement.

It’s hard to boil a game down to one moment, especially a game in which the Czechs had the better of the play. But with one goal separating them from the medal round, it’s hard not to view this as the biggest blown opportunity of the tournament for the Americans.

Yes, even more than their loss to Slovenia.

The Czech Republic’s Petr Koukal netted the quarterfinal-game-winning goal against Team USA’s Ryan Zapolski during a shootout. The game went to OT after the U.S. failed to capitalize on a late power play. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

2. The Slovenia loss

In the end, Team USA’s stunning 3-2 loss to Slovenia in the tournament opener didn’t dramatically alter its seeding — because of goal differential, it was likely headed to a first-round matchup with Slovakia anyway. But the nature of the loss was a humbling one for the Americans: after absolutely dominating play for about 30 minutes and expending all of their energy, they allowed Slovenia to hang around and then eventually gave up three unanswered goals to lose in overtime.

With a team assembled from disparate parts, getting off the blocks with a successful effort was paramount. This was the opposite.

3. Preparation

It turns out teams need more than Google Hangouts, WhatsApp chats and five practices to jell before the Olympic tournament.

Coach Tony Granato and his staff faced an unenviable task in getting Team USA on the same page in short order. This wasn’t a bunch of guys from the NHL; this was a collection of players from the KHL, Finland, Germany, the AHL, the NCAA, unemployment and other far-flung regions. Which is to say that getting them all in the same place for a few practices before the Games was near impossible.

Remember when Team USA and Canada would hold Olympic camps during the summer, before the Games? Good times. Unfortunately, the NHL’s waltz with the International Olympic Committee made that kind of long-term planning rather difficult for these games.

4. They needed more Ryan Donatos

One of the true silver linings for Team USA in the 2018 Winter Games was the play of its college players. Ryan Donato of Harvard led the team with five goals and an assist. Troy Terry of Denver had five assists. Jordan Greenway of Boston University had a goal — but more important, he was a dominating physical presence.

Ryan Donato, a forward from Harvard, led Team USA with five goals and an assist during the tournament. Jamie Squire/Getty Images

“They are fearless. They are just kids having fun. A lot of guys are 12-13 years older than them, and when you see the fun and the attitude they play with, it rubs off on a lot of us,” goalie Ryan Zapolski told ESPN.

So why weren’t there more of them?

It was a calculated decision by the late Jim Johannson, GM of Team USA, and his brain trust. They felt a team made up of veteran players — ex-NHLers and AHLers who played overseas and were familiar with the larger ice surface — would be the safest play. They trusted them more. Yet the kids were the only bright spot on this team offensively.

Find more stories about the men’s and women’s hockey tournaments in Pyeongchang here.

Imagine Team USA in this tournament with center Casey Mittelstadt, the Buffalo Sabres‘ blue-chip prospect currently with the Minnesota Gophers? Or Kieffer Bellows, a forward for the Portland Winterhawks? Or forward Brady Tkachuk of Boston University? Or defenseman Adam Fox of Harvard?

Yes, between world juniors and the Olympics, they would have missed a chunk of the school year, and two tournaments in two months is a lot of hockey. But why not bring some of the most talented players eligible for Team USA to South Korea?

“I look at it two ways,” Johannson told USA Today last month. “How much hockey is too much hockey for these guys? And secondly, there is a big difference from what the world juniors are and what the Olympics will be. The world juniors is energy hockey and the Olympics will be played by older, experienced guys who play heavy hockey. [Mittelstadt] is obviously a wonderful talent, but I don’t know that the Olympics are right for him at this time in his career.”

5. They were hamstrung from the start

I give Johansson, Ben Smith (director of player personnel), Granato and his staff an enormous amount of credit. The IOC and the NHL forced them to scramble and scrape together a team, figure out how they wanted to play and then populate the roster with random “where are they now?” players straight out of a 1990s sports comedy montage.

We all know the Team USA that should have been here. This should have been a team that included Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, and Johnny Gaudreau, as well as Patrick Kane, Phil Kessel and Joe Pavelski.

Oh, what could have been …

Team USA made a few mistakes, in construction of the roster and execution on the ice. But in the end, they were just cooking with the ingredients they were able to scrounge up in a pinch. Hence, the bitter aftertaste.

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2018 Olympics Czech Republic Roster

Alpine Skiing

Ondrej Berndt (Jablonec Nad Nisou)

Filip Forejtek (Svaty Petr)

Adam Kotzmann (Sumperk)

Jan Zabystran (Chomutov)

Jan Hudec; Jr. (Sumperk)

Gabriela Capova (Ostrava)

Martina Dubovska (Trinec)

Ester Ledecka (Liberec)

Katerina Paulathova (Havirov)

Biathlon

Michal Krcmar (Nove Mesto Na Morave)

Ondrej Moravec (Letohrad)

Jaroslav Soukup (Jicin)

Michal Slesingr (Jablonec Nad Nisou)

Adam Vaclavik (Jilemnice)

Marketa Davidova (Janov Nad Nisou)

Lea Johanidesova (Usti Nad Orlici)

Jessica Jislova (Jablonec Nad Nisou)

Eva Puskarcikova (Jablonec Nad Nisou)

Veronika Vitkova (Vrchlabi)

Veronika Zvaricova (Krnov)

Cross Country Skiing

Miroslav Rypl (Liberec)

Martin Jaks (Plzen)

Petr Knop (Jablonec Nad Nisou)

Michal Novak (Vitkovice)

Ales Razym (Liberec)

Barbora Havlickova (Liberec)

Petra Hyncicova (Liberec)

Katerina Berouskova (Plzen)

Karolina Grohova (Dvur Kralove Nad Labem)

Petra Novakova (Karlovy Vary)

Freestyle Skiing

Nikol Kucerova (Turnov)

Nordic Combined

Lukas Danek (Harrachov)

Ondrej Pazout (Turnov)

Miroslav Dvorak (Liberec)

Tomas Portyk (Jilemnice)

Ski Jump

Roman Koudelka (Turnov)

Cestmir Kozisek (Lomnice Nad Popelkou)

Viktor Polasek (Harrachov)

Vojtech Stursa (Liberec)

Lukas Hlava (Harrachov)

Bobsleigh

Jakub Havlin (Prague)

Jakub Nosek (Prague)

David Egydy (Prague)

Jaroslav Kopriva (Prague)

Jan Sindelar (Prague)

Jan Vrba (Prague)

Dominik Dvorak (Prague)

Dominik Suchy (Prague)

Figure Skating

Anna Duskova (Prague)

Cortney Mansour (Prague)

Speed Skating

Michaela Sejpalova (Prague)

Nikola Zdrahalova (Dvur Klalove Nad Labem)

Karolina Erbanova (Vrchlabi)

Martina Sablikova (Nove Mesto Na Morave)

Hockey

Josef Jandac (Prague)

Roman Cervenka (Prague)

Michal Birner (Litomerice)

Dominik Kubalik (Plzen)

Ondrej Nemec (Trebic)

Jan Kolar (Pardubice)

Patrik Bartosak (Koprivnice)

Pavel Francouz (Plzen)

Dominik Furch (Prague)

Petr Koukal (Zd’ar Nad Sazavou)

Jan Kovar (Pisek)

Michal Jordan (Zlin)

Roman Horak (Ceske Budejovice)

Adam Polasek (Ostrava)

Michal Repik (Vlasim)

Jiri Sekac (Kladno)

Vojtech Mozik (Prague)

Lukas Radil (Caslav)

Ondrej Vitasek (Prostejov)

Milan Gulas (Ceske Budejovice)

Tomas Zohorna (Chotebor)

Michal Vondrka (Ceske Budejovice)

Tomas Kundratek (Prerov)

Tomas Mertl (Ceske Budejovice)

Jakub Nakladal (Pardubice)

Martin Erat (Trebic)

Luge

Jaromir Kudera (Bratrikov)

Ondrej Hyman (Jablonec Nad Nisou)

Lukas Broz (Jablonec Nad Nisou)

Antonin Broz (Jablonec Nad Nisou)

Matej Kvicala (Prague)

Tereza Noskova (Smrzovka)

Snowboarding

Petr Horak (Kladno)

Jan Kubicik (Prague)

Vendula Hopjakova (Prague)

Katerina Louthanova (Dolni Morava)

Sarka Pancochova (Moravia)

Ester Ledecka (Prague)

Eva Samkova (Vrchlabi)

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Albany Devils October Review

Firing out of the starting gate, the Albany Devils jumped out to a historically great October. The Devils' 5-0 start is the best in Albany American Hockey League history. Prior to that, the 1993-94, 1996-97 and 1998-99 Albany River Rats had all started 3-0, while the 1994-95 squad began with a...

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New Jersey Devils 2015 Training Camp Primer

There aren’t too many jobs truly up for grabs as the New Jersey Devils prepare to begin their first training camp under new head coach John Hynes and new GM Ray Shero, but things can change as quick as a heartbeat as we all know in the NHL. There are certainly young players that are...

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