Bridgeport and Prospect Roundup 4/3
by Mark D on Apr 3, 2011 1:28 PM EDT
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It was another good week for Bridgeport, at least in comparison to earlier in the season as they went 2-2 again this week. It also included great play by Mikko Koskinen who backstopped both wins this week while only letting in 7 goals on 97 shots across 3 games. Brian Day put up his second goal this week, and is on a better goal per game average with Bridgeport then his average with Colgate this year. Rhett Rakhshani had 4 points in two April games and has all but confirmed he will finish the season leading BP in Goals, Assists and Points.
Bridgeport started the week with a 4-1 loss to Syracuse that was a lot closer then it looked due to an empty net goal. Syracuse got two goals during the 13th minute of the 3rd period after the game had been a 1 goal affair up till then. Dylan Reese [Jeremy Colliton] scored the lone BP goal, along with being named 3rd star of the night. BP finally beat Portland and Mark Parrish 2-1 behind a 33 save performance by 1st Star Mikko. Brian Day [Tony Romano, Rob Hisey] and 3rd star David Ullstrom [Robin Figren] scored in the 3rd to put the game away.
The SoundTigers dropped a heart breaker to Springfield 3-2 after giving up 3 3rd period goals including one to Nikita Filatov. Tough night for Nathan Lawson who took the loss, as BP only managed 16 shots on goal during the game. Goals scored by Jeremy Colliton [Rakhshani,Tyler McNeely] and Justin DiBenedetto [Brett Motherwell, Aaron Ness]. They finished the week with a 4-3 win over Binghamton, in which BP lost and regained the lead 3 different times. Rakhshani was named 1st star and McNeely was named 2nd star. The goal scorers were Figren [DiBenedetto, Ullstrom] Rakhshani [Ness, Matt Donovan], Tyler McNeely [Rakhshani] and McNeely [Rakhshani, Colliton].
For those who might be interested, Brian Day and Dylan Reese both got into fights last week during the game with the Whale. It ended about as well as you might expect a fight with either man to end. [Day Fight] [Reese Fight]
Half a Kirill update
Kirill Kabanov, after being relatively quiet through the first 3 games of the series against his former team Montcon came to life in games 4 and 5 to help Lewiston win their series 4-1. Kabanov had a goal and two assists in the 4th game and a goal in the 5th game. Kirill and Lewiston move on to the 2nd round.
OHL
Oshawa continued on their merry way, dominating Kingston and only losing game 4 on their way to a 4-1 series win. Tony DeHart was named 1st star of the night in game 5 for his 2 goal, 3 assist performance. During the regular season DeHart only had 4 total goals. DeHart had 3 assists in the other two games played this week. Calvin De Haan had a goal and two assists in 3 games. De Haan was one of only 2 player on Oshawa to have a positive +/- in their 7-4 loss to Kingston.
Smart move for Mississauga resting Casey Cizikas as the Majors continued to dominate Belleville sweeping their way into the 2nd round. They only gave up 2 goals in 4 games.
WHL
Nino Niederreiter might just be a beast as Portland finished off Everett in a sweep. Nino was named 1st star in game 2, 3rd star in game 3 and the boxscore has no stars listed for game 4 but Nino was probably going to be one of them. In game 2 Nino had 2 goals and an assist, in game 3 Nino had a goal and assist and in game 4 he had a goal and 2 assists.
Medicine Hat has pushed Brandon to the edge 3-2, thanks to the play of Emerson Etem who was the first star in games 4 and 5. David Toews has been strong for Brandon as he put up 1 goal and 4 assists in 3 games this week.
College and Europe
North Dakota beat Denver 6-1 to reach the Frozen Four. Jason Gregoire had an assist and Brock Nelson returned to get a goal and assist in the win. Matt Donovan had 3 shots and was a -1 in his final college game.
Notre Dame eliminated the University of New Hampshire 2-1 to move on to the Frozen Four. Anders Lee had an assist and Blake Kessel was held pointless in his final college game.
Lulea lost their series with Skellefta 4-2. This is despite the incredible play of Anders Nilsson who turned it on down the stretch in the regular season and for the playoffs. Of their four losses, two of them were in overtime. In Game 3 Nilsson faced 44 shots and gave up 2 goals including the winner on a PP in OT. In Game 4 Nilsson had 31 saves on 33 shots and gave up the game winning goal on a shot he had no chance on. In Game 5 Nilsson gave up 1 goal on 30 shots as Skellefta also scored an empty netter to make it a 2-0 final. In Game 6 Nilsson gave up 4 goals on 24 shots in his worst performance of the semi-finals, he was still good enough to give Lulea a chance as they lost the game 3-4.
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Thanks for all of the updates
I really enjoy the prospects round up. Im hoping the Winterhawks, Generals, and Maineiacs(big Kabanov fan) win their championships so I can watch the prospects play in the memorial cup games on the NHL network. It looks like Ninos team has a good shot at that. Looking forward to the frozen four and watching the NCAA prospects too. I watched the Notre Dame game and Lee just keeps impressing me. He uses his size well, and can make some great moves and passes
by nyidangle17 on Apr 3, 2011 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Seconded
I spend a lot of time just chewing on these updates. Lot of good stuff. Cheers to Webby!
Kabanov with a big game…nice. Nino a beast…very nice.
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Thanks guys!
as always much appreciated
"In fairness, one of the defenders should have picked that guy up. But flailing around on the wrong side of the net is just as effective, I guess" AP77 on the Joy of watching Dylan Reese
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Thank you indeed.
There's a mountain of buoyant nostalgia under this team and it's going to erupt like Vesuvius when the Islanders are back in playoff contention.... Count on it.
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Apr 3, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Good Update
As the seasons of all the leagues wind down the updates get shorter and shoter. However we still have some good horses in their respective races. It’s a shame about Nilsson … I thought he’d go far … I guess goal support would of helped.
Speaking of prospects … Anyone watching the Rags and Fillies? Former prospect and Islander captain McCabe still likes to stick players in the groin. Both players got penalties due to retaliation. Screw that … anyone stick me in the groin they’re going to get more than a retaliation … obliteration is more like it.
by 19 Isle in NJ 22 on Apr 3, 2011 2:42 PM EDT reply actions
I caught the ending
Crazy game according to my roomie, the Refs called almost nothing. JVR gets raped while going in on a breakaway during the last minute and nothing was called. Dam shootout getting the Rags an extra point.
"In fairness, one of the defenders should have picked that guy up. But flailing around on the wrong side of the net is just as effective, I guess" AP77 on the Joy of watching Dylan Reese
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
I hear that
I saw that JVR take down … no call with two refs looking on … What can ya do?
One thing I have noticed … The Flyers seem to be cooling off at the wrong time.
by 19 Isle in NJ 22 on Apr 3, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
ehhh
They have a run of shootout losses recently. It’ll be interesting when they get Pronger back
"In fairness, one of the defenders should have picked that guy up. But flailing around on the wrong side of the net is just as effective, I guess" AP77 on the Joy of watching Dylan Reese
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
Actually, from my angle
that was a terrible bit of diving on JVR’s part. Pretty spectacular, but he tried to force his way past the guy and got knocked down.
There's a mountain of buoyant nostalgia under this team and it's going to erupt like Vesuvius when the Islanders are back in playoff contention.... Count on it.
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Apr 3, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
2nd look
I just saw a replay of that … If JVR was actually taken down by a hit at the speed he was going … he’d of been leveled big time. It did look like he tried to help a call a bit … even though one can argue a penalty … Refs aren’t going to call that in the last minute of a tie game… even if maybe they should under the right circumstances.
by 19 Isle in NJ 22 on Apr 3, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice to see Day get another goal, getting involved
Man, sure looked like he got jumped there in that fight! Guy comes in out of nowhere and drops the gloves on him. Heh, I’d like to see him signed purely out of selfish reasons that I’m more aware who he is than your average AHLer coming.
Lighthouse Hockey: Send us your cold, your poor, your healthy goalies.
There’s been so many guys in and out of the BP lineup, it’s nice seeing a few names I actually know.
"In fairness, one of the defenders should have picked that guy up. But flailing around on the wrong side of the net is just as effective, I guess" AP77 on the Joy of watching Dylan Reese
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Blake Kessel
you mentioned it was Kessels lst college game, I thought he hadn’t decided yet……..
For the year
"In fairness, one of the defenders should have picked that guy up. But flailing around on the wrong side of the net is just as effective, I guess" AP77 on the Joy of watching Dylan Reese
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Great season Webby!
It’s just too bad there was no non-news to report on Cody Rosen this week.
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Did we know this about Anders Lee? (via Strang)
Playing on the wing for the first time, he averaged more than a point a game with 24 goals and 20 assists in 43 games for Notre Dame. Lee also tallied twice—including the game-winner— in the team’s come-from-behind upset win over Stephane Da Costa and Merrimack College in the first round last weekend.
Also, a rare islander nicety from Ryan Lambert:
the poster boy for under-appreciated NHLer is frans nielsen. i’d guess 95 percent of people who say they’re hockey fans don’t know who he is
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by Keith Quinn on Apr 3, 2011 10:26 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Nino's playoff totals?
do you have them, seems like he is ready for the Isles
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holy shniekie
That’s impressive stuff. Yeah, small sample size and etc. yada blah blah blah… he’s not in the Hall of Fame or even TEH CORE yet. But me likey.
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Everett wasn't much of a challenge
They were 28-33-7-4 and only made it into the playoffs by 3 points. In their division the team above them had nearly 30 more points.
"In fairness, one of the defenders should have picked that guy up. But flailing around on the wrong side of the net is just as effective, I guess" AP77 on the Joy of watching Dylan Reese
Contributor to Lighthouse Hockey not sure if I'm the Sniper or the Enforcer.
Rakshani is leading rookie scorer in AHL
Although scoring in the AHL doesn’t guarentee success in the NHL (ie: Keith Aucoin) when a player transitions from collegiate hockey to professional hockey as well as Rakshani has it is a good sign. There have been so many prospects that have dominated the NCAA but find themselves overwhelmed by the bigger and faster AHL. I think Rak had one of the most impressive seasons among Islander prospects this year. With our top two lines (JT and Franz lines) returning intact next season and with Nino coming up and challenging for a spot next year it will be interesting to see what they do with Rak. I’m not sure he is ideal for a bottom six role (although his speed could be put to use forechecking/backchecking) If he returns to the bridgeport next season its not because he isn’t ready for the NHL, but because there isn’t a spot open for him yet on the big club.
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