Presse et Milestone

30-1-2011 Media glorifies the San Jose Sharks

The media is impressed by the team's 6 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager a and headcoach Todd McLellan

31-1-2011 Media criticises the New York Islanders

Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the New York Islanders after a dreadful 11 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Doug Weight openly. Garth Snow has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.

1-2-2011 Marco Sturm reaches a milestone !

Marco Sturm() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a feed by Zdeno Chara. In a game like this, it was nice to set that milestone, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter.

A native of Germany, Marco Sturm was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 907 NHL games during his career, notching 250 goals and adding 250 assists along with 422 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing has played 52 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 16+18=34 with 24 PIM.

1-2-2011 Media criticises the New York Islanders

We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said New York Islanders coach Scott Gordon after today's game against the New York Rangers. The New York Islanders have now a 12 game winless streak.

3-2-2011 Media criticises the New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are stumbling in a 13 game winless streak. New York Islanders defenseman Bruno Gervais commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.

4-2-2011 Media criticises the Toronto Maple Leafs

Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Toronto Maple Leafs after a dreadful 11 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Jean-Sébastien Giguère openly. Brian Burke has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.

7-2-2011 Shane Doan reaches a milestone !

Shane Doan() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a feed by Derek Morris. I wouldn't have been able to do this without my great teammates, he said to the press.

A native of Canada, Shane Doan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 1100 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 430 assists along with 992 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 53 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 24+28=52 with 36 PIM.

7-2-2011 Scott Gomez reaches a milestone !

Scott Gomez() notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a goal by Ray Whitney. For me this is dream come true, the player said in an interview..

A native of USA, Scott Gomez was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 830 NHL games during his career, notching 178 goals and adding 500 assists along with 552 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 46 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 18+23=41 with 28 PIM.

8-2-2011 Media criticises the Toronto Maple Leafs

Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Toronto Maple Leafs after a dreadful 13 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Jean-Sébastien Giguère openly. Brian Burke has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.

11-2-2011 Daniel Brière reaches a milestone !

Daniel Brière() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Ryan Getzlaf. In a game like this, it was nice to set that milestone, he commented to the media..

A native of Canada, Daniel Brière was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 718 NHL games during his career, notching 212 goals and adding 288 assists along with 590 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 52 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 14+23=37 with 54 PIM.

11-2-2011 Dainius Zubrus reaches a milestone !

Dainius Zubrus() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a goal by Joffrey Lupul. In a game like this, it was nice to set that milestone, he commented during a post game radio interview..

A native of La-la-land, Dainius Zubrus was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 957 NHL games during his career, notching 189 goals and adding 311 assists along with 612 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 53 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 13+22=35 with 28 PIM.

12-2-2011 Media criticises the New York Islanders

It isn't the happiest time for the New York Islanders as they are on a 16 game winless streak. New York Islanders coach Scott Gordon had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

13-2-2011 Pavol Demitra reaches a milestone !

Pavol Demitra() scored the 800th point of his career in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars on a goal by Anton Babchuk. There's no 'I' in team and we have to get everyone playing the same system. It's not enough to just play a solid 20 or 40 minutes of hockey - you have to play 60. Hey, you know what? I forgot the question, he said after signing autographs for some kids..

A native of Slovakia, Pavol Demitra was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 9th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 903 NHL games during his career, notching 316 goals and adding 484 assists along with 300 penalty minutes. The 36 year old left wing has played 56 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 12+20=32 with 16 PIM.

13-2-2011 Media criticises the Edmonton Oilers

We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said Edmonton Oilers coach Tom Renney after today's game against the Washington Capitals. The Edmonton Oilers have now a 6 game winless streak.

17-2-2011 Media criticises the New Jersey Devils

It isn't the happiest time for the New Jersey Devils as they are on a 11 game winless streak. New Jersey Devils coach John MacLean had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

20-2-2011 Teemu Selänne reaches a milestone !

Teemu Selänne() scored the 1300th point of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a goal by Pavel Datsyuk. It is just part of my job, he said with a wink..

A native of Finland, Teemu Selänne was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1233 NHL games during his career, notching 630 goals and adding 670 assists along with 529 penalty minutes. The 40 year old right wing has played 47 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 24+16=40 with 8 PIM.

21-2-2011 Bill Guerin reaches a milestone !

Bill Guerin() scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Atlanta Thrashers on a goal by Steven Stamkos. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, was the comment released to the press after the game..

A native of USA, Bill Guerin was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 1321 NHL games during his career, notching 448 goals and adding 452 assists along with 1762 penalty minutes. The 40 year old right wing has played 58 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 19+25=44 with 102 PIM.

21-2-2011 Media praises the Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild are flying high with a 6 game undefeated streak. Minnesota Wild left wing Robbie Schremp commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...

21-2-2011 Media praises the Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks are flying high with a 16 game undefeated streak. Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith commented about their recent success: It's just so exciting to come to the rink these days. I mean, we're even enjoying practice!

23-2-2011 Alexander Ovechkin reaches a milestone !

Alexander Ovechkin() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a feed by Saku Koivu. I just feel so happy now, this comes at a good time for me, he pointed out to the gathered press corps.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 456 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 298 assists along with 311 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 60 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 31+38=69 with 6 PIM.

23-2-2011 Martin Havlat reaches a milestone !

Martin Havlat() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Colorado Avalanche on a goal by Colin Wilson. This one is for the fans who are paying my salary, he read from a prepared statement..

A native of Czech, Martin Havlat was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 601 NHL games during his career, notching 206 goals and adding 294 assists along with 304 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 58 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 19+31=50 with 24 PIM.

24-2-2011 Steve Sullivan reaches a milestone !

Steve Sullivan() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a goal by Andrei Kostitsyn. The puck has been bouncing for me lately, he said after signing autographs for some kids..

A native of Canada, Steve Sullivan was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 9th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 910 NHL games during his career, notching 274 goals and adding 426 assists along with 525 penalty minutes. The 36 year old left wing has played 64 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 18+22=40 with 10 PIM.

25-2-2011 Jarome Iginla reaches a milestone !

Jarome Iginla() notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars on a goal by Jeff Skinner. It's always nice to give a good pass..., he said after the game in the dressing room..

A native of Canada, Jarome Iginla was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 1087 NHL games during his career, notching 469 goals and adding 500 assists along with 759 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 63 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 28+21=49 with 33 PIM.

25-2-2011 Jason Arnott reaches a milestone !

Jason Arnott() scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a feed by Andrei Kostitsyn. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, he said with a wink.

A native of Canada, Jason Arnott was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 1161 NHL games during his career, notching 396 goals and adding 504 assists along with 1201 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 62 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 13+14=27 with 25 PIM.

26-2-2011 Jason Spezza reaches a milestone !

Jason Spezza() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a feed by Keith Ballard. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, were his words after the game.

A native of Canada, Jason Spezza was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 499 NHL games during his career, notching 180 goals and adding 320 assists along with 342 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 35 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 9+16=25 with 20 PIM.