Alumni in the Pros - March 2007

DisplacedCornellian · March 31, 2007, 01:03:14 AM

McKee got another start for Portland tonight, stopping 36 of 37 shots. He was named first star of the game.

Rita · March 31, 2007, 01:48:35 AM

In the SJ v. Phoenix game, the Cache Casino Impact Hit of the Night goes to Douglas Murray.

After being a scratch for the last 10-12 games or so, Douglas got some ice time tonight and made sure he got on the score sheet with a second period fight with Gratton. SJ wins 4-2.

Chris 02 · March 31, 2007, 10:00:24 AM

[quote Rita]In the SJ v. Phoenix game, the Cache Casino Impact Hit of the Night goes to Douglas Murray.

After being a scratch for the last 10-12 games or so, Douglas got some ice time tonight and made sure he got on the score sheet with a second period fight with Gratton. SJ wins 4-2.[/quote]

Probably he got on the ice because of this (from the NHL.com recap via AP)
"Sharks D Craig Rivet, who has six points and a plus-5 rating in 13 games since joining the club in a trade with Montreal, sat out with a minor groin injury."

CU at Stanford · March 31, 2007, 10:08:22 AM

DougLAS played well according to the commentators on Fox Sports/Bay Area. He did get on the score sheet with that 5-min penalty for fighting. Don't mess with our Doug!!

Yeah, according to the SF Chronicle, this was Doug's first game after being "scratched" for the previous 13.

jkahn · March 31, 2007, 10:30:34 AM

I turned the game on during Doug's fight. According to the announcers, Doug had 3 or 4 really hard hits against Phoenix (the box score credits him with only two) and Gratton wanted to address that. Watching the replay, Gratton cross-checked Murray twice from behind to get things started (and Gratton got an extra 2 minutes). Gratton, a forward with 1 goal, 1 assist and 173 penalty minutes, played less than four minutes. Doug had a slight advantage in the fight with some good early blows, but it was a fairly even match.

redhair34 · March 31, 2007, 12:21:45 PM

[quote jkahn]I turned the game on during Doug's fight. According to the announcers, Doug had 3 or 4 really hard hits against Phoenix (the box score credits him with only two) and Gratton wanted to address that. Watching the replay, Gratton cross-checked Murray twice from behind to get things started (and Gratton got an extra 2 minutes). Gratton, a forward with 1 goal, 1 assist and 173 penalty minutes, played less than four minutes. Doug had a slight advantage in the fight with some good early blows, but it was a fairly even match.[/quote]

Here's the video of the fight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS_DjAf5vsc&eurl=

Josh '99 · March 31, 2007, 02:30:50 PM

[quote redhair34][quote jkahn]I turned the game on during Doug's fight. According to the announcers, Doug had 3 or 4 really hard hits against Phoenix (the box score credits him with only two) and Gratton wanted to address that. Watching the replay, Gratton cross-checked Murray twice from behind to get things started (and Gratton got an extra 2 minutes). Gratton, a forward with 1 goal, 1 assist and 173 penalty minutes, played less than four minutes. Doug had a slight advantage in the fight with some good early blows, but it was a fairly even match.[/quote]

Here's the video of the fight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS_DjAf5vsc&eurl=[/quote]It's nice to see they gave Douglas a real uniform number for a change.

French Rage · March 31, 2007, 02:45:28 PM

Gratton might have gotten a few punches in, but Doug's size and strength clearly controlled the tempo of that.

DisplacedCornellian · April 01, 2007, 10:34:30 AM

Iggulden had a hat trick last night for the Worcester Sharks as they beat Houston 7-3. He was named first star of the game.

Pretty impressive stats for McKee so far in this stint in the AHL. 3 starts, 3 wins, 3 goals allowed. 1.00 GAA, 0.962 SV%, 1 shut out.

The Rancor · April 01, 2007, 10:52:53 AM

LGR!!