Checkers V: Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Edition

[Roboturner913]

How is this even happening? All these years we thought we sucked at drafting, turns out we just sucked at coaching across the organization

 

[WreckingCrew]

Jurco had a 5 point night...hell of a game...very brutal and pitifully officiated. Bishop got tripped at full speed and went bottom first into the boards and was down for 5 min, needed help off the ice (no penalty of course). Both the Bears PP goals were awful calls (especially the 5 min where the guy tried to cut a cutesy move and got shoulder to chest laid out), and the 3rd came after 4 uncalled penalties left them wide open in front of Ned. We piled on goals in the 3rd because all Hershey cared about was laying cheap shots, and we just kept pressing. Saarela got cross-checked onto the ice, then 6 times while down (apparently only a 2 min penalty) and Carrick stepped in and beat the snot out of the guy. Like Capitals, like Bears with that goonery. Boys played a hell of a game and stood up for each other and didn't let the cheap shots shake them or kill their focus.

Oh, and Necas is perfecting that OV PP move of scoring one-timers from the left circle. And Gauthier is definitely showing lots of signs of improvement, I can't believe how he roofed in a shot from practically along the red line.

 

[Roboturner913]

sounds like Hershey could use a couple more good ass-kickings

 

[HisIceness]

The Charlotte Checkers are good at Ice Hockey.

 

[emptyNedder]

For most of the season the offense was driven by Poturalski and Kuokkanen. Bean has been a catalyst from the blue line. All three were out of today's game and the team nets 7 goals against a goalie who came in with a .941 save%. Vellucci is some kind of jedi master.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Just paid for the AHL package, and just watched the replay of tonight's game. Jurco looked great.

 

[emptyNedder]

Just paid for the AHL package, and just watched the replay of tonight's game. Jurco looked great.

Good investment. Since the Canes don't play again until next weekend and the Checkers play Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

[SaskCanesFan]

This is pretty cool, actually. I'd like to see something like this at the PNC.

Wait, are the AHL finals best of 5? Looks like it on there

 

[A Star is Burns]

Wait, are the AHL finals best of 5? Looks like it on there

One assumes that the Calder Cup picture represents the 4th win of that series

 

[HisIceness]

One assumes that the Calder Cup picture represents the 4th win of that series

This is the correct answer.

 

[emptyNedder]

Wait, are the AHL finals best of 5? Looks like it on there

The first round was best of five. The remaining rounds are all best of 7.

 

[SaskCanesFan]

The first round was best of five. The remaining rounds are all best of 7.

I see my problem now. There's only 14 squares and I didn't realize the last win is the Cup logo itself

 

[The Faulker 27]

Here's the beaut by Gauthier. I can't imagine a world where this kid doesn't eventually make it to the NHL.

 

[My Special Purpose]

Anybody in Central PA want to meet up at Giant Center either of the next two nights?

 

[MinJaBen]

 

[tarheelhockey]

Isn’t that the second Checker to be suspended in like a week?

The hell’s going on with the AHL playoffs?

 

[Unsustainable]

Isn’t that the second Checker to be suspended in like a week?

The hell’s going on with the AHL playoffs?

Dirty plays not being called and players losing it and getting dirty back.

 

[My Special Purpose]

I'll be at the game tonight, so in 10 years, when we're measuring Sellgren for his statue outside PNC, I'll be able to say I was at his North American debut.

 

[Tryamw]

I'll be at the game tonight, so in 10 years, when we're measuring Sellgren for his statue outside PNC, I'll be able to say I was at his North American debut.

Take Pictures...

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Isn’t that the second Checker to be suspended in like a week?

The hell’s going on with the AHL playoffs?

It's the AHL.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Isn’t that the second Checker to be suspended in like a week?

The hell’s going on with the AHL playoffs?

3rd actually...Sangs got 1 game for a hit to the head (didn't see it so can't comment), at the same time Carrick got 3 games for leaving the bench during the resulting altercation (3 Providence guys simultaneously beating the crap out of Sangs got no supplemental discipline).

The Robertson suspension is absolute BS (really it's more like a 2 game suspension since he missed 45 min of that game too)...it's essentially the same thing that happened to Aho last year vs Giordano, guy tried to pull a cute move cutting across the center, Robertson was there ready for a hit and I thought got shoulder to chest (which may have rolled up into the head because of the position the guy put himself in). It happened very quickly so I'd need to see it again in more slow-mo replay, but if Giordano got 0 min, Robertson should have had 0 min.

Not sure what Lewington on Hershey got suspended for since he had no penalties called in the game. Only thing I can think of is if he was the one who tripped Bishop into the boards that took him out of the game (which didn't even get a 2 min penalty)?

 

[emptyNedder]

Anyone know if Poturalski has a sustained injury or if he was only out for game 2?

 

[Unsustainable]

 

[Unsustainable]

Tied game

 

[Unsustainable]