Jim Robson semi-final: Broome Dusters vs. Philadelphia Firebirds

[VanIslander]

Jim Robson division:



Broome Dusters

coach Peter Laviolette

Cy Denneny - Frank Nighbor - Punch Broadbent
Herbie Lewis - Mark Messier (C) - Didier Pitre
Bob Pulford - Joe Nieuwendyk (A) - Jack Darragh
Don Marshall - Leon Draisaitl - Blake Wheeler
Joe Primeau, Terry O'Reilly

Moose Johnson - Jacques Laperriere
Babe Siebert (A) - Tom Johnson
Babe Pratt - Leo Boivin
Gennady Tsygankov

Terry Sawchuk
Rogie Vachon



vs.



Philadelphia Firebirds

coach Pat Burns

Bill Barber- Wayne Gretzky (C) - Ziggy Palffy
Alexander Yakushev - Patrice Bergeron - Pavel Bure
Claude Giroux - Dave Keon (A) - Yvan Cournoyer
Wendel Clark - Pat LaFontaine - Ed Litzenberger
Justin Williams, Milan Novy

Scott Stevens (A) - Rob Blake
Zdeno Chara - Eric Desjardins
Gary Suter - John Carlson
Carol Vadnais

Billy Smith
Jonathan Quick

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[VanIslander]

Post your special teams, links, photos, comments, etc.

 

[VanIslander]

• PP1: Draisaitl - Messier - Wheeler - Siebert - Pitre
• PP2: Denneny - Nighbor/Nieuwy - Darragh - Pratt - Moose Johnson
• PK1: Nighbor - Pulford - Johnson - Johnson - Sawchuk
• PK2: Marshall - Nieuwendyk - Boivin - Laperriere - Sawchuk

 

[VanIslander]

Are there two teams with more championship experience than these two teams?

 

[GKJ]

These are my special teams:

PP1:
Gretzky (behind net)
Yakushev - Lafontaine
Bure - Blake

PP2:
Palffy
Giroux - Chara (net front) - Cournoyer
Barber

PK1:
Bergeron - Gretzky
Stevens - Blake

PK2:
Keon - Bure
Chara - Desjardins

Also my captains:
Wayne Gretzky - Captain
Scott Stevens - Alternate
Dave Keon - Alternate

 

[Habsfan18]

Good luck, GKJ!

I’ve been swamped as of late, but plan on posting some thoughts tonight or Friday at some point.

 

[GKJ]

Good luck, GKJ!

I’ve been swamped as of late, but plan on posting some thoughts tonight or Friday at some point.

Yeah I haven’t been up on as much as I wanted to be either

 

[VanIslander]

Lou Lamoriello in New Jersey put it best:

Nieuwendyk was regarded as a leader throughout his career. He was the captain of the Flames for four seasons, and his teammates in Dallas praised him as a player who would help guide the younger players as they began their careers. His presence was considered an important factor in New Jersey's 2003 Stanley Cup championship. Devils' general manager Lou Lamoriello praised his impact both on and off the ice: "Certainly (the tangibles were) the quality player he was even at that time, how good he was defensively as well as always finding a way to get big goals. It was also about how good he was on faceoffs. And the intangibles, which are really more tangible than anything, are what he brought in the locker room from leadership and unselfishness. It was obvious that when he didn't play he was still so active in his support. He's genuine in every sense of the word. He was a true team player."

 

[Habsfan18]

My apologies to everyone for the lack of activity on my end. Was swamped with work and other things, and now I’m just getting back from a 3-day vacation to Niagara Falls with my son and wife. I had hoped to analyze the series but real life obviously took priority.