Posted on 06/19/2014 9:04:17 AM PDT by airborne
NEW YORK – Current and former NHL stars, including members of the 2014 Stanley Cup® champion Los Angeles Kings, headline the lineup of presenters, nominees and special guests for the 2014 NHL Awards™, the National Hockey League's celebration of the best of the 2013-14 season, on and off the ice. Hosted by renowned television and radio broadcaster George Stroumboulopoulos, the 2014 NHL Awards will broadcast live from the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN in the U.S. and on CBC in Canada.
Current and former NHLers P.K. Subban, Chris Pronger, Rich Peverley, Danny DeKeyser, Michael Peca and Luc Robitaille will present alongside notable hockey fans David Boreanaz ("Bones"), Cuba Gooding Jr. ("The Butler"), Retta ("Parks and Recreation"), Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family") and David Walton ("About a Boy"). Longtime hockey fans Michael J. Fox ("Family Ties"), Susan Sarandon ("Tammy"), James Lipton ("Insider the Actor's Studio"), Kevin Connolly ("Entourage") and Whoopi Goldberg ("The View") also will be featured during the broadcast in pre-taped segments.
On the heels of winning their second Stanley Cup in three years, members of the Kings, including forwards Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar, will make a special appearance with the iconic trophy.
Also scheduled to present are NBC's Doc Emrick and Eddie Olczyk, who will announce the winner of the EA SPORTS' NHL 15 Cover Vote, with a special appearance by the hip-hop dance crew Jabbawockeez, who perform their show "PRiSM" nightly at Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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I like the draft picks because they’re mostly forwards. It will be interesting to see how these guys turn out. I find the children of former NHLers generally have better training at an earlier age. That makes it harder to see if they’ve simply maxed out their talent level or are actually more talented. It’ll be fun watching them.
From what I’ve read this new guy, Hornqvist, likes to get in front of the goalie and works hard crashing the net.
If so, that’s the kind of stuff we need.
And everyone drafted is 6 feet or taller. Another good direction. Now, three months of no hockey. Bummer!
Hornqvist has below average hands, below average shot, below average skater, average in the defensive zone. He works his butt off. He is the best net guy in the league currently. His net presence is what gets him his goals, so he is invaluable in that aspect. But. The rest of his game - it isn't that good. Honestly, he held back his lines at even strength here in Nashville consistently because he isn't good with the puck in any facet, unless he is in front of the goalie. He should do really well in Pittsburgh (as he did here) because he will be able to do his job, work hard, and score dirty goals. Just don't expect much else. He will fit better as a third liner, but he will do fine on the second line. Due to the nature of his game, he would have 20 game stretches with no goals, then score 8 in 15 games. Love the guy. Hard worker. But his talent level, not even comparable to Neal.”
He seems to have been this way forever. The same evaluation of him as a young player came from a Swedish fan.
Good information. Thanks. (I think).
Hopefully playing with Crosby, Malkin and the Penguins organization will bring out the best in him.
Niskanin and Orpik to the Capitals.
Engelland, Vitale and Jokinen gone.
It’s a fire sale in Pittsburgh!
Thomas Vanek signs with Minnesota for three years.
Iginla is in Colorado and Miller is a Canuck.
So much movement today it’s crazy!
Unfortunately, Iginla seemed to score a goal a game against Minnesota when he was with Calgary. Now we see him again.
The “Hossa Effect”.
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