Spezza named AHL Player of the Week
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Springfield, MA (Sports Network) - The American Hockey League announced today that Binghamton Senators center Jason Spezza has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 26, 2004.
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Kudos to Red Wings winger Brendan Shanahan for reaching into his own pocket last week to bring in a bunch of his pals for a hockey summit in Toronto. Finally, a member of the rank and file emerges as the conscience of the game, and at a time when the NHL product desperately needs propping up in the &quot;E&quot; (for ...
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Brad Richards comes streaking across the Slovak blueline and beats defenceman Radoslav Suchy to the outside. He then passes from the low slot across to Vincent Lecavalier, who beats Jan Lasak for his first goal of the tournament.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning responded quickly to their one-sided loss to the Bruins. Brad Richards had a goal and three assists, Martin St. Louis matched a career high with his 38th goal, and Vincent Lecavalier added his 41st, leading the Southeast Division-leading Lightning past the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-1, last night.
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Dany Heatley had three goals and Jason Spezza scored the winner to send the Ottawa Senators to a 6-4 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.
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Jason Spezza scored his first goal of the season, Nick Foligno gave his father a big nod after his first career goal and the Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday night.
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Petr Prucha has two goals and assists on another, and linemates Matt Cullen and Jed Ortmeyer also have three points in the Rangers' 6-1 victory over the Bruins.
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For good parts of the past two seasons -- 2005-06 in Ottawa and 2004-05 in Binghamton, N.Y., during the NHL lockout -- Brandon Bochenski skated on a line with center Jason Spezza , taking advantage of his passing skills to put pucks past opposing goalies.
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The Red Sox will honor their top minor league players in a ceremony before tonight's game against the Devil Rays. Among those cited will be a player in a Sox uniform -- outfielder Adam Hyzdu, named Triple A Pawtucket's Player of the Year after leading the International League with a .413 on-base percentage.
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Viktor Kozlov scored four goals to offset Brendan Shanahan's 18th hat trick and help the New York Islanders take the Atlantic Division lead with a 7-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.
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When Boston College's hockey staff was putting together its roster last summer, goaltender John Muse was not even penciled in. Coach Jerry York figured he'd have Cory Schneider back for his senior season and Muse would be getting some seasoning playing juniors in Indianapolis of the US Hockey League.
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For the second straight week, a member of the Phoenix Suns has been selected as the Western Conference Player of the Week. This time, forward Shawn Marion is honored; last week, it was center Amare Stoudemire.
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In 35 American Hockey League games last season, Brandon Bochenski had 33 goals and 33 assists, an average of 1.9 points per outing.
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Tim Manthey scored a pair of power-play goals and Bryce Hollweg also scored twice, boosting Army to a 6-2 victory over Bentley last night in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals in West Point, N.Y.
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Jason Spezza scored his second goal of the game on a power play with 4:07 remaining and the Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 Saturday night in a rematch of their fight-filled game two days earlier.
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When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850). Records: Minnesota is 7-34 (last in the Northwest Division); Boston is 33-7 (first in the Atlantic Division). Scoring: Al Jefferson 20.8, Rashad McCants 15.0, Ryan Gomes 11.7. Rebounding: Jefferson 12.1, Gomes 5.3, Craig Smith 4.8. Assists: Sebastian Telfair 5.9, Marko Jaric 4.4, McCants 2.4. Head to head: ...
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Dany Heatley scored twice, Jason Spezza had 3 points and Martin Gerber won the battle of backup goalies Tuesday night in the Ottawa SenatorsÂ 4-2 victory over the host Islanders.