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Hockey Friends, Foes Rally Support to Give Ryan Hope
Written by feed    Tuesday, 09 March 2010 15:55    PDF Print E-mail

Filed under: Minor League Hockey


On Feb. 3, Jeff and Dorie Christian picked up their 8-year-old daughter Ryan, their only child, from school and spent the rest of the day as a family. In their latest hometown of Independence, Mo. -- Jeff is a 20-year pro hockey player now playing in the Central League -- the Christians went to Walmart and watched Ryan practice with her basketball team.

"Just a nice, normal, beautiful day," said Jeff, a 1988 second-round pick of the New Jersey Devils and now a player-assistant coach with the Missouri Mavericks.

The next day, Ryan came home early from school complaining of headaches. When her mother attempted to wake her a few hours later for a doctor's appointment, the young girl was unresponsive. Ryan was taken to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., where doctors stabilized her and performed a CAT scan and MRI. While at the hospital, she began to suffer seizures caused by extremely high blood pressure. More tests followed until the answer finally came.

Ryan had a tumor on her adrenal gland that needed to be removed -- immediately. The diagnosis was Pedriatric Adrenalcortical Carcinoma, cancer near her kidney that is considered to be a one-in-a-million case. Today, she is under the care of the renowned physicians at St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis.

 

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Hi, My Name Is ... Danny Biega
Written by feed    Tuesday, 09 March 2010 14:25    PDF Print E-mail

Filed under: NHL Draft, College Hockey

Every Tuesday, FanHouse profiles the top NHL prospects playing college hockey.

There aren't many players in college hockey who haven't been eligible for the NHL Draft yet. Even most kids who go straight to college hockey out of high school -- bypassing a year or two of junior hockey -- are old enough to be drafted before they start college.

One of the exceptions to this general rule is Harvard freshman defenseman Danny Biega. The blue-liner should be a second- or third-round pick this summer, and he has only helped himself with a steady first season for the Crimson.

 

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Big Names on NCAA Hockey Bubble
Written by feed    Tuesday, 09 March 2010 12:25    PDF Print E-mail

Filed under: College Hockey

With nearly two weeks to go before a less-publicized but still-significant Selection Sunday, college hockey teams around the country are preparing for their final auditions.

A computer ranking -- reproduced publicly and called the "Pairwise" -- is used to determine the field of 16 for the Division I men's tournament, but teams are fully aware of what has to be done for them to secure a bid.

Five conferences will each send an automatic qualifier to the tournament, with the other ten bids given to the top at-large candidates. As conference tournaments get fired up all over the country this weekend, there are more than 20 teams who think they have a real shot at making the NCAA Tournament. Not only that, but longtime powers Boston University (defending national champion) and Michigan are not likely to make the tournament unless they win their league playoffs and get an autobid.

 

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Video: Alexander Semin Goes Down In Shootout Attempt
Written by feed    Tuesday, 09 March 2010 11:55    PDF Print E-mail

Filed under: Capitals, Stars, NHL Videos

On Monday, we showed you the good fortune of Montreal's Brian Gionta in the shootout when Anaheim goaltender Jonas Hiller accidentally dropped the puck into the net, giving the Canadiens the eventual game-winning goal.

Later that night, Washington's Alexander Semin provided us with some unintentional comedy during his shootout attempt against the Dallas Stars.

 

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Duncan Keith, Norris Trophy Candidate
Written by feed    Monday, 08 March 2010 16:25    PDF Print E-mail

Filed under: Blackhawks

CHICAGO -- Duncan Keith winced and appeared flattered at the same time when it was mentioned that he is a leading candidate for the Norris Trophy.

"That's, um, nice to be mentioned, especially when you think about all the great defensemen in the league and all the legends who've won the award," said the reserved, thoughtful Keith. "But I'm not real comfortable talking about that kind of stuff."

Why?

"Because I haven't done anything yet."

The pride of Winnipeg means, naturally, that he has not led his Chicago Blackhawks to a championship. Give Keith points for being humble and team-spirited -- as if he hasn't racked up enough points this season.

 

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NHL Discipline Still Marred by Inconsistency
Written by feed    Monday, 08 March 2010 14:55    PDF Print E-mail

Filed under: Bruins, Flyers, Oilers, Panthers, Penguins, Wild, NHL Videos, NHL Discipline

While everyone is yelling for Pittsburgh Penguin Matt Cooke to be suspended -- rightfully so -- for his dirty hit on Boston's Marc Savard Sunday, we should all take some stock as to how we got here.

Over the last ten months or so, numerous incidents have called into question the NHL's ability to hold any sort of consistent line on supplementary discipline. It's reached a point of frustration, and it's nearly impossible to predict how hard the hammer will drop on Cooke for his hit.

As the NHL's general managers convene for more meetings this week, this issue figures to be on the frontburner. It's unfortunate, but it's also something they should have already dealt with.

 

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