#toni lydman

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Where every player played during the 2004-05 NHL lockout: Calgary

Czech Extraliga: Andrew Ference (H.K. České Budějovice) GET: Chris Clark (Storhamar Drager) SL: Martin Gélinas (Hockeyclub Nach Vorne-Morges) Ligue Magnus: Steve Montador (Scorpions De Mulhouse) & Steven Reinprecht (Scorpions De Mulhouse) SEL: Miikka Kiprusoff (Timrå I.K.) & Marcus Nilson (Djurgårdens I.F. Ishockeyförening) Liiga: Toni Lydman (H.I.F.K.) & Ville Nieminen (Tampereen Tampere) NL: Chris Clark (S.C. Bern), Shean Donovan (Genève-Servette C.D.H.) & Martin Gélinas (C.D.H. Lugano) AHL: Mike Commodore (Lowell Lock Monsters), Brennan Evans (Lowell Lock Monsters), Nicholas Kobasew (Lowell Lock Monsters), Matthew Lombardi (Lowell Lock Monsters/Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights) & Lynn Loyns (Lowell Lock Monsters) Didn't Play: Jarome Iginla, Jordan Leopold, Robyn Regehr, Chris Simon, Rhett Warrener & Stéphane Yelle

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Save Pond Hockey is an Helsinki-based organization dedicated to uniting the global hockey community against the climate crisis. Many iconic Finnish players have joined Save Pond Hockey as ambassadors and some big names will be taking part in the game in Helsinki.

The game will be gender neutral and will feature current and former Naisleijonat (Finnish women’s national team) players Minttu Tuominen, Annina Rajahuhta, Saara Niemi, and Tiia Reima. Other big names include former NHL-ers Jere Lehtinen, Esa Tikkanen, and Niklas Hagman, among many others. Special shoutout to American expat Caroline Shaunessy of HIFK for being the only non-European to participate!

savepondhockey 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🏒 LEGENDS ON ICE 2020!!! ❄️ Check out the team rosters of the Opening Game for Saturday's 2020 Helsinki Save Pond Hockey Tournament at Brahenkenttä!!! #SavePondHockey takes on the @liiga.fi Climate Champions!! Great to have so many stars joining us to unite the hockey community against climate change!! Puck drops at 10:00 and the event is free to the public. See you on the ice!!⁣ 🏒❄️🏒❄️🏒❄️🏒❄️🏒⁣

[andrewuttaro]

New Look Sabres: GM 16 - TBL - Sweden Pt. 1

3-2 Loss to the Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning have dominated the Atlantic division in the Eichel Era so far but particularly Buffalo. Since our sweet boy Captain Jack entered the league in 2015-2016 Buffalo has gone 4-10-2 against the Bolts. When Joe Yerdon pointed this out it wasn’t anything about Eichel, it was the recognition of an opportunity this two-game series against the Bolts in Sweden presented: a big stage against a tough opponent to prove this Sabres team is not the same one of old. I’m bias in the matter, I happen to think we are looking at a transformed hockey team in Buffalo, but one or two wins on this international stage might go a long way to prove the point. That point was not proven against hot teams in Washington or New York, but you can’t change the past. To think of this Lightning club as the proverbial goliath of the Cap Era that it probably is maybe the first instinct, but it wasn’t necessarily the current form of the team coming into these games. They were a shade under .500 at 6-5-2 coming into these two games so there is palpable opportunity here to get a few points against a squad that you got to believe will take over the division as the season goes on. Opportunity one missed. But first, let’s talk about what might just be the greatest game against the Lightning the Sabres have ever put together. There are not a lot to choose from with these two sides normally being good at different times and dog walking the other depending on who it is. Let’s go back to February 2008: just far back enough for the Buffaslug but recent enough to be on MSG network. The Sabres are down 2-0 with about 18 minutes left in the third period. Derek Roy scores the Sabres first goal before Tampa seemingly puts the game out of reach at 3-1 with a little over six minutes left. Toni Lydman gets Buffalo to within one before Tomas Vanek, the new sacred cow of the organization after a disastrous off season, sinks the equalizer and sends it to overtime where he taps in his second of the night to win it 4-3. Those of you who submitted your thoughts on the best games between these two teams agreed Vanek was on fire in this game. Alright, back to the present: the Sabres stayed with the Lightning this afternoon but ultimately fall 3-2 in regulation.

Nikita Kucherov and Alex Killorn scored goals in the first period to give Tampa the early 2-0 lead in Stockholm but the story of the first period and probably this whole game was the hit on Vladimir Sobotka. Sobotka had just taken a shot by the blue line and was staring naturally downrange. Nikita Kucherov slows up a little before going table-top-mode into the unsuspecting number 17. Vladdy did what anyone would do in the situation: rollover top to avoid blowing out a knee. He ended up landing headfirst on the ice before getting a little check from Kucherov as a parting gift. There was no call and Sobotka did not return to the ice for the rest of the game. Early reporting tells us he may have tweaked a hip. Even good ole boy Pierre McGuire on the NBCSN broadcast was like “Yeah, that’s no good.” These two games count in the standings, so the league sent over a staff of NHL trained officials and they all very much looked it in this game. Ralph Krueger gave them what for too. He cussed out all three assembled on-ice refs as Sobotka was helped off the ice. The thing that was audible on the broadcast was “Figure it out, you all got eight eyes!” We could talk about how bad officiating was in this game, and it was bad, but that isn’t just us. Officiating has been bad across this league this season and for at least a couple years now. Part of me wants to blame it on the thousand interpretations and minutia of how rules are actually enforced but that would blame it on something other than the ones who deserve it: a league that just doesn’t want to make a tough decision if it doesn’t make them money. If your commissioner is going to extoll the “success” of the new offsides rules staring directly at four blown calls each week then you just got to come to terms with it being junk league. I’ve come to terms with it: it’s a junk league.

I listened to most of this game on the WGR 550 radio side. It was not ideal. Don’t get me wrong, I love Rick Jeanneret and how can you not love 716 Sports Bar, but Rob Ray and RJ sounded like they were calling a backroom poker match in Vegas. You couldn’t hear any game action… which I suppose makes sense since the game was in Sweden and unless a goal is scored all you hear is the dull roar of people talking in a restaurant in the background. If you were there I’m sure it was a fun time, but I think we can utilize RJ’s talent a little bit better than stumbling through a game watching on a bar screen like any filthy peon like myself. The man is a legend, if you’re not going to fly him there give him some respect and have him call the game without the distracting background bar noise. But yes, goals on the radio are actually great, even broadcast live from 716. Rasmus Ristolainen took a shot from the blueline and it ended up in the net. On the radio it sounded like Risto got credit at first, but Sam Reinhart tipped it in to cut the Lightning lead in half. The Sabres had not scored in almost six periods, three buildings and two continents so that was refreshing to hear just to hear. The shooting percentage drop-off team wide has come home to roost. If you’ve been watching this trend unfold you’ve probably been biting your lip like me. I like to think of myself as the go-to Buffalo Sabres optimist, I even said this team is a transformed team earlier in this same postgame reaction but shooting percentage consistency is something good teams figure out. You’re not going to convert every opportunity but as the great one Michael Scott once said: you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Throughout this game Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel were the offense of this team. Of course our favorite checking line the Roaring Twenties got their chances too but for the most part any recovery of the cratering shooting percentage was going to come from one of those guys. Equal time: Olofsson and Montour looked hot tonight as well.

Entering the third period down 2-1 it was clear we had something of a low-grade goalie duel on our hands. Andrei Vasilevskiy needs no introduction, he’s the last defense of a club that has the firepower to sleepwalk its way to a President’s Trophy; but Linus Ullmark, NATIVE OF LUGNVIK, SWEDEN HIMSELF, was up to the task. He blocked bangers from every star on this Bolts roster and this game was close because these two came to duel! When Yanni Gourde tapped in a rebound 7:45 in the third to put the Bolts up 3-1, Ullmark only let it in because his team was playing U10 lacrosse defense. Before the Pat Maroon assist materialized Henri Jokiharju was the only guy on the puck carrier doing what can best be described as a reverse hip check. It was weird and it was awful timing considering we were starting to see those Third Period Sabres we’ve caught from time to time. Turns out those comeback kids were waiting in the wings; about four minutes later Sam Reinhart struck again. This time hip-checking Henri got an assist and this time it felt deserved after a sequence of events that saw Victor Olofsson laying in the opposition net mere seconds before the shot that would once again bring his team within one. Reinhart’s quick release shot went through the woods, a five hole and in! And so we got a reminder of what this club looks like when they push hard. They weathered a Lightning powerplay that came shortly thereafter, and our very own penalty-drawing machine Jeff Skinner even drew a powerplay to contribute to the cause. Ultimately it came up short and the max number of points the better blue team can take home from Sweden is now two.

The four-game losing streak stings a bit, I’m not going to lie, but at least we’ve gotten the insider reports of Botterill looking to make a trade. Good job, Jason! You’ll get the full A when you actually make a move. Three months of sitting on your hands is what made last season blow up in spectacular fashion, don’t make the same mistake again. Also: the team being in Sweden gives us some prime content from a club loaded in Swedes. Apparently Linus Ullmark knows of a great candy shop in Stockholm. Casey Mittelstadt misses his roommate Rasmus Dahlin a little bit according to an interview. Dahlin, the source of 70% of his Instagram content, is busy with family and… a Swedish girlfriend!? Fun times in Scandinavia, eh? Like, comment and share this blog for more of such fun. Rather, follow me on twitter @UttaroSports. I retweet the bajebus out of that stuff. Let’s hope this fun European trip can produce some points tomorrow! That would make the plane ride home that much better, eh?

Thanks for Reading.

P.S. Pierre McGuire is not a fun guy for color commentary in case you needed a reminder.

[paradoxicalca]

Klingberg to play in Finnish Liiga alumni All-Stars game

For us Finnish hockey fans this is pretty cool! In August we get to see John Klingberg play in Finland again. He played 20 Liiga games with Jokerit in 2011-12, and as an awesome gesture he will return to play in the Liiga Alumni game.The game will be played August 16th at Lahti ice rink, and profits go to the support of youth hockey. The teams will be Häme region against the rest of Finland. Häme (Tavastland in Swedish, Tavastia in Latin, dunno in English) is a region in Finland, and in 2019 HPK, a team from Häme won the Liiga championship bowl Kanada-malja.Source in Finnish: https://ift.tt/2LgOosp in addition to Klingberg the Dallas Stars seems to be pretty strongly presented at the Liiga Alumni game as 30% of active players and over 40% of retired players are or have played in the Stars.Active players in alphabetic order:Aleksander BarkovValtteri FilppulaMiro HeiskanenRoope HintzJulius HonkaHenri JokiharjuJussi JokinenKaapo KakkoOliwer KaskiJoel KivirantaJohn KlingbergLeo KomarovJesperi KotkaniemiPatrik LaineKevin LankinenEsa LindellMikko RantanenJuuse SarosTeuvo TeräväinenJoni TuulolaJuuso VälimäkiAnd retired players:Kari Eloranta, Niklas Hagman, Sami Helenius, Raimo Helminen, Marko Jantunen, Niko Kapanen, Veli-Pekka Ketola, Jari Kurri, Jere Lehtinen, Juha Lind, Jyrki Lumme, Toni Lydman, Antti Miettinen, Ville Nieminen, Janne Niinimaa, Petteri Nummelin, Teppo Numminen, Janne Ojanen, Lasse Oksanen, Marko Palo, Reijo Ruotsalainen, Esa Tikkanen, Marko Tuulola, Jarkko VarvioSo many interesting line combinations in there to choose from! Klingberg to play in Finnish Liiga alumni All-Stars game Source

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HIFK haluaa takaisin huipulle - Peltonen isossa roolissa

Peltosella ja Lydmanilla on hyvä paikka kehittää Helsinkiläistä jääkiekkoa (Faneille.com)

HIFK on rämpinyt odotuksiin ja resursseihin nähden syvällä suossa viime kaudet SM-liigassa. Nyt Nordenskjöldinkadun kissapetoluolassa päätettiin laittaa koko paletti uusiksi ja satsata Suomessa ennennäkemättömästi omien talenttien kehittämiseen.

Antti Törmänenkiinnitettiin pitkällä sopimuksella…

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Abdelkader Suspended

Justin Abdelkader has been suspended for two games for his hit on Toni Lydman during May 4th's game.

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=0&id=245671&cmpid=nhl-twt

[goalhofer]

Toni Lydman vs. Brad Boyes February 1, 2007.

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Lady Ducks Fashion Show

[fromthe-point]

Anaheim Ducks scratches:

Brad Staubitz

Toni Lydman

[faneille]

Video: Törmänen nostamaan HIFK:ta takaisin huipulle

Tom Nybondas ja Antti Törmänen sopimuksen julkaisun jälkeen (Faneille.com)

HIFK:n päävalmentajan palli ei ole viime vuosina hirveästi ehtinyt aiemman istujan jäljiltä lämmetä, kun siihen on saapunut jo uusi mies istumaan.

”Nyt se aika on ohi”, totesi HIFK:n urheilujohtaja Tom Nybondas, kun hän esitteli torstaina IFK:n uuden – kolmivuotisella sopimuksella värvätyn päävalmentajan Antti Törmäsen.

Mi…

[goalhofer]

Where Every Player Played During The 2004-05 NHL Lockout: Calgary

Didn't Play: Jarome Iginla, Jordan Leopold, Robyn Regehr, Stéphane Yelle, Rhett Warrener & Chris Simon

AHL: Dean McAmmond (Albany River Rats), Matthew Lombardi (Lowell Lock Monsters), Nicholas Kobasew (Lowell Lock Monsters), Lynn Loyns (Lowell Lock Monsters) & Mike Commodore (Lowell Lock Monsters)

NL: Shean Donovan (Genève-Servette C.D.H.) & Chris Clark (S.C. Bern)

Ligue Magnus: Steven Reinprecht (Scorpions De Mulhouse) & Steve Montador (Scorpions De Mulhouse)

SEL: Marcus Nilsson (Djurgårdens I.F. Ishockeyförening) & Miikka Kiprusoff (Timrå I.K.)

Czech Extraliga: Andrew Ference (H.K. Motor České Budějovice) & Roman Turek (H.K. Motor České Budějovice)

SL: Martin Gélinas (C.D.H. Forward Morges)

Eliteserien: Chris Clark (Storhamar Ishockey)

Liiga: Toni Lydman (H.I.F.K.)

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Anaheim has scratched Rakell and Lydman tonight!

[nhlhcky]