St. John's Ice Caps: 2014-15 Season

[Jetabre]

Hellofagoalie!

 

[Aavco Cup]

Very nice!

Ben Walker with the GWG. Rogers going crazy on the broadcast. Edit: that's Walker's first pro goal - he drew into the line-up because O'Dell and Klinger were sick. Must be a great feeling to have your first goal be a GWG in OT.

33 shot SO for Helle.

Nice Celly
@IceCapsAHL: Ben Walker, OT hero with his first pro goal. IceCaps beat @monarchshockey 1-0! http://t.co/411mFp4GLS

 

[jetdiehard]

So nice for Walker, I really liked him when he was out at the Ice Plex with all the rookies.
You had to notice Walker as he was an extremely gutsy performer.

 

[Guardian17]

Hellebuyck named to the AHL Allstar team

Great News!

 

[Aavco Cup]

@IceCapsAHL: WATCH | @FireHazard21 notches the OT winner as #IceCaps knock off first place @MonarchsHockey 1-0 https://t.co/kjoTpy6aVs

 

[Jetabre]

Sorted the AHL goaltenders for SV%..

Has one of the larger sample sizes on the year, impressive stuff Hellebuyck is doing. Especially considering we all know the team around him is less than stellar.

 

[Whileee]

Sorted the AHL goaltenders for SV%..

Has one of the larger sample sizes on the year, impressive stuff Hellebuyck is doing. Especially considering we all know the team around him is less than stellar.

...after a bit of a lull in the latter part of December, he's started the new year in style - 2 wins and 0.960 save%.

 

[jetsforever]

hellesaviour justifying his all-star selection

 

[truck]

Noteworthy, a .928 save percentage led the AHL last year - .926 would have been tied for second.

I he sustains his current pace he will likely finish within the top 5.

 

[Romang67]

So...

When do you guys think Budaj wins his first game?

 

[truck]

So...

When do you guys think Budaj wins his first game?

Imagine if he didn't win a game all season, then retired.

That would be a horrible, sad, unfortunate and somewhat pathetic story.

 

[Romang67]

Imagine if he didn't win a game all season, then retired.

That would be a horrible, sad, unfortunate and somewhat pathetic story.

Thing is, though it sounds ridiculous, it's really not impossible. The Ice Caps have very few wins that aren't backed by a very good goaltending performance, and a fair amount of losses that are. Also, Budaj has started 4 games since a bad loss on November 7th.

So, Hellebuyck is the de facto starter, and will probably get ~80% of the remaining games. That leaves Budaj with roughly 8 more games this season. He SHOULD get a win, but will he?

It's a good trial by fire for Connor though!

 

[Aavco Cup]

Budaj = mentor for Helly
Pavelec = mentor for Hutch

Our team mentor budget is more than $5M

 

[Romang67]

Budaj = mentor for Helly
Pavelec = mentor for Hutch

Our team mentor budget is more than $5M

Wily veteran and locker room presence Chris Thorburn bumps the number up to almost $6.5M!

 

[truck]

Budaj = mentor for Helly
Pavelec = mentor for Hutch

Our team mentor budget is more than $5M

More than a couple reporters (and Pav) have suggested there is no mentoring going on in Winnipeg.

 

[Aavco Cup]

More than a couple reporters (and Pav) have suggested there is no mentoring going on in Winnipeg.

Our local reporter are so accurate

 

[ps241]

So in those highlights it pretty easy to see Hellebuyck is more than just a big bodied positional goalie. Dude has some serious cat like reflexes as well and looks like the total package.

 

[ps241]

Wily veteran and locker room presence Chris Thorburn bumps the number up to almost $6.5M!

lol

 

[truck]

Our local reporter are so accurate

Pav said it himself. He laughed off the question and said Hutch didn't need his help.

 

[StronGeer]

Pav said it himself. He laughed off the question and said Hutch didn't need his help.

No ****. I hope they're on opposite sides of the locker room.

 

[Whileee]

So in those highlights it pretty easy to see Hellebuyck is more than just a big bodied positional goalie. Dude has some serious cat like reflexes as well and looks like the total package.

.... dare I say, "Rinne-esque"?

 

[Aavco Cup]

Pav said it himself. He laughed off the question and said Hutch didn't need his help.

I watched it on Jets TV. Loved the question.

 

[ps241]

.... dare I say, "Rinne-esque"?

Just listening to the Rona Round Table and RR was chatting with a reporter from St John's who covers the team. He had very high praise Helly and said he is the real deal. To your point about Rinne he said Connor is obviously big and very athletic. The reporter was chatting with the goaltending coach for St John's Dusty Imoo and the coach mentioned Helly is a very quick study. Also the reporter said Connor is an extremely hard worker (first on last off at practice).

 

[fmrdh]

If the IceCaps had Budaj and Olkinuora as their 2 goalies this season, is it fair to say that they would probably be the worst team in the league?

 

[YWGinYYZ]

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