Lighthouse Hockey: FanShots

Cooke/Thornton-Retribution Fight

2010-03-19T01:08:19Z

Cooke/Thornton-Retribution Fight

Clear win for Thornton, but not nearly enough for Cooke Cooke eemed to be upset that Thornton wasn't adhering to the "don't beat them while they're on the floor code. Maybe next time! I wish this game was on versus or something!

Hawk defensemen dropping like flies.

2010-03-18T20:54:37Z

Hawk defensemen dropping like flies.

NHL Least Valuable..Some of our usuals made it!

2010-03-18T16:13:42Z

NHL Least Valuable..Some of our usuals made it!

Surprising about the penalty killing piece considering that was the argument for keeping some of these guys in the lineup anyway.

de Haan Surgery/Rehab Update

2010-03-18T15:16:22Z

de Haan Surgery/Rehab Update

Sounds like things are going well, according to the local Kemptville EMC.

I liked this:

"They (Islanders) paid for everything. That's pretty good for a player who hasn't even signed a contract," [the elder] de Haan chuckles.

The Rivalry Enters Another Dimension

2010-03-18T08:09:29Z

The Rivalry Enters Another Dimension

Hopefully for the Rangers, it's the Twilight Zone.

Members of Norway's U-18 team meet Lord Stanley. Cool photo from their trip to the U-18 Tournament...

2010-03-18T01:09:54Z

Members of Norway's U-18 team meet Lord Stanley. Cool photo from their trip to the U-18 Tournament in Fargo. Lets be honest, this is the closest any of them will ever get to it.

Freddy did a job:Samuelsson out three weeks

2010-03-17T23:54:30Z

Freddy did a job:Samuelsson out three weeks

Bridgeport chat with Fornabaio at 1:30

2010-03-16T17:25:21Z

Bridgeport chat with Fornabaio at 1:30

Mikchael Fornabaio at the Connecticut Post is doing this online chat every Tuesday. Click the link for a replay and some nice Bridgeport nuggets.

Hockey's Future Islanders Top 20 Prospects, Spring Edition

2010-03-16T01:28:40Z

Hockey's Future Islanders Top 20 Prospects, Spring Edition

1 De Haan
2 Joensuu
3 Hamonic
4 Petrov
5 MacDonald
6 Schremp
7 T. Smith
8 Gregoire
9 Rakhshani
10 Ness
11 Koskinen
12 Nilsson
13 Trivino
14 Cizikas
15 DiBenedetto
16 Day
17 Donovan
18 Poulin
19 Kohn
20 Kessel

Some surprising things here - I didn't think both Schremp and MacDonald still qualify as prospects. Joensuu jumps up a couple of spots to 2nd, which is deserved after how he's played the second half of the year. Smith at 7 is a head scratcher. He hasn't played well this year and is really pushing the age limit to be called a prospect. How is he in the top 20 and Matt Martin, Anders Lee or David Ullstrom not? Donovan should be higher. I might to an airing of grievances fan post later...

NEVER date within the division...especially not you-know-who!

2010-03-15T06:44:22Z

NEVER date within the division...especially not you-know-who!

"You never forget something like that," Martin said. "We all kind of thought that was a dirty hit,...

2010-03-15T06:08:55Z

"You never forget something like that," Martin said. "We all kind of thought that was a dirty hit, and tonight I think we did a good job of keeping him quiet. You've got to be there for your teammates. We're a family."

Okposo said he'll never forget the incident but added that he tried to push it to the back burner during the game. "The guys really stuck up for me by finishing their checks against him tonight," he said. "It was nice to see."

Matt Martin and Kyle Okposo talk about facing Dion Phaneuf for the first time since the preseason headshot when Phaneuf was still hunting heads for the Flames. [Newsday, sub.]

Matt Martin is not flying with the Islanders tonight for their West Coast trip. He is returning to...

2010-03-15T01:24:08Z

Matt Martin is not flying with the Islanders tonight for their West Coast trip. He is returning to Bridgeport.

Botta's Twitter, well that was quick.

Grapes purees Cooke. Also saw last week's CC. He is excited about the Sutton deal from Ottawa's...

2010-03-14T10:26:41Z

Grapes purees Cooke. Also saw last week's CC. He is excited about the Sutton deal from Ottawa's perspective. He thinks a lot of Andy and thinks Ottawa got a great deal...and by implication, we did not.

A Glimpse of Pronger's Future?

2010-03-12T16:53:37Z

A Glimpse of Pronger's Future?

Wow. Is this undressing going to happen more and more as he ages? Yes, yes I think so.

No wonder he's worried about a head hit rule affecting his game.

Snow Speaks on the Rebuild

2010-03-12T04:23:14Z

Snow Speaks on the Rebuild

Very helpful transcript of tonight's MSG interview with Snow on the rebuild. I swear, it's as if I asked and received.

Sid Gets His Stuff Back

2010-03-11T10:29:58Z

Sid Gets His Stuff Back

A moment in Canadian history preserved.

Hockey and Canadian Bladder Control

2010-03-11T10:25:47Z

Hockey and Canadian Bladder Control

Makes me wonder how many Canadians wet their pants when Sid scored!

Gordon in goal: This is fun. A news clip on the Nordiques' woes from the 1989-90 season shows...

2010-03-08T17:10:33Z

Gordon in goal: This is fun. A news clip on the Nordiques' woes from the 1989-90 season shows highlights of our own Scott Gordon tending goal as part of the slaughter. The Nordiques went 12-61-7 that season and gave up 407 goals.

Gordon appears at 0:51 and in a stretch at 1:21 of the video.

Islanders goalie prospect Stefan Ridderwall chased by Elitserien team Tirma

2010-03-06T04:35:15Z

Islanders goalie prospect Stefan Ridderwall chased by Elitserien team Tirma

Swedish hockey news site hockey.expressen.se is reporting Stefan Ridderwall might be going from Djurgarden to Timra. Ridderwall's contract is up at the end of the year, and he has had a bounce back performance after a mediocre season last year.

I don't know how Ridderwall fits into the Islanders plans anymore, he seems to be the forgotten goalie prospect. He's still only 22 (Just turned 22 today). He's definitely resurrected his career this season, and at this point in his career he's probably a step up over Lawson and Munroe in Bridgeport for next year. But at the same time he's gone way down the Islanders pecking order in goal behind Koskinen, Nilsson and Poulin. Thoughts anyone?

Hockey and Canadian Politics

2010-03-05T12:28:56Z

Hockey and Canadian Politics

Many Canadians believe that Prime Minister Harper postponed the opening of Parliament to boost his polling numbers in the wake of Olympic victory--and avoid an embarrassing vote on Afghanistan.