Alumni in the Pros - October 2007

[Jacob '06]

[quote Josh '99][quote The Rancor]Moulson 4 games 6 points!::rock::
Iggulden 2 games 5 points![/quote]Also:  
Ryan O'Byrne has 3 assists in Hamilton's first 3 games of the season, but also 10 penalty minutes.  

Teammate Jon Gleed has 1 assist in those 3 games and has yet to take a penalty.

Mark McCutcheon has played 3 games for Lake Erie but has yet to register a point.

Dave LeNeveu has played one of San Antonio's three games thus far, giving up 34 goals on 38 shots in a 4-2 loss.  He's been outplayed (statistically, anyway) by Josh Tordjman, who's given up just two goals on 58 shots through two games played.[/quote]

Thats a pretty rough game. ;-)

[Roy 82]

[quote calgARI '07]Murray beat the crap out of Rypien tonight and it totally changed the complexion of the game in San Jose's favor.[/quote]

The fight is now up for viewing. I would agree with the assessment of "beat the crap out of" unless you don't like the sweater over the head trick:
http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/36938

[Dianne 99]

Damn it, bad timing!  I went to Saturday's game against Boston, when he didn't play at all.  Grrr.

[Doug '08]

[quote Roy 82][quote calgARI '07]Murray beat the crap out of Rypien tonight and it totally changed the complexion of the game in San Jose's favor.[/quote]

The fight is now up for viewing. I would agree with the assessment of "beat the crap out of" unless you don't like the sweater over the head trick:
http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/36938[/quote]

Rypien never had a chance in that one

[The Rancor]

[quote Josh '99]
Dave LeNeveu has played one of San Antonio's three games thus far, giving up 34 goals on 38 shots [/quote]

he's not a black hole....::innocent::

[Josh '99]

[quote Jacob '06][quote Josh '99]Dave LeNeveu has played one of San Antonio's three games thus far, giving up 34 goals on 38 shots in a 4-2 loss.  He's been outplayed (statistically, anyway) by Josh Tordjman, who's given up just two goals on 58 shots through two games played.[/quote]

Thats a pretty rough game. ;-)[/quote]Yeesh!

I'd go back and fix it, but I figure you all figured out what I meant to type for yourselves.  ::bang::

[Josh '99]

[quote Doug '08][quote Roy 82][quote calgARI '07]Murray beat the crap out of Rypien tonight and it totally changed the complexion of the game in San Jose's favor.[/quote]

The fight is now up for viewing. I would agree with the assessment of "beat the crap out of" unless you don't like the sweater over the head trick:
http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/36938[/quote]

Rypien never had a chance in that one[/quote]Murray fought a 45 year old retired football player?  That hardly seems fair.

[cbuckser]

The Iowa Stars, who had two goalies get hurt on Wednesday night, have signed David McKee to a professional tryout contract.

http://www.iowastarshockey.com/news/index.html?article_id=1146

Incidentally, Dale Purinton, who injured Philippe Sauve in a fight, was the player who hit Krzysztof Wieckowski into the boards from behind during the NHL lockout.  Purinton injured Krzysztof's head and neck on that hit from behind, and Krzysztof never played another game.

[pfibiger]

[quote cbuckser]The Iowa Stars, who had two goalies get hurt on Wednesday night, have signed David McKee to a professional tryout contract.

http://www.iowastarshockey.com/news/index.html?article_id=1146

Incidentally, Dale Purinton, who injured Philippe Sauve in a fight, was the player who hit Krzysztof Wieckowski into the boards from behind during the NHL lockout.  Purinton injured Krzysztof's head and neck on that hit from behind, and Krzysztof never played another game.[/quote]

Woah, that is a great headline:

TWO STARS INJURED IN ATTACK BY MONSTER

Iowa Stars, Lake Erie Monsters, but it reads a lot better without the locations of the teams.

[Trotsky]

O'Byrne article from The Montreal Gazette on the ECAC site today:

Feature: It's Just a Matter of Time for O'Byrne
The following feature article on former Cornell defenseman Ryan O'Byrne appeared in the October 18 issue of The Montreal Gazette. The article can be accessed via the Gazette Web site by clicking here.

JOHN MEAGHER
The Montreal Gazette

Ryan O'Byrne admits he was disappointed to be the last defenceman cut by the Canadiens at last month's training camp.

But the hulking 6-foot-6, 228-pound defenceman is determined to make the best of his situation with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

O'Byrne is off to a promising start with three assists in three games. He is also a solid plus-4 for the Bulldogs, who have posted a 2-0-0-1 record.

More importantly, from a developmental standpoint, he is logging more than 20 minutes per game.

"It's been great so far," he said. "I'm playing in all situations, power play and penalty killing. I came down with a ton of confidence, being one of the last cuts.

"Obviously, the AHL is not the NHL, in terms of calibre, but it's still a great league."

O'Byrne has a two-way contract that facilitated his return to the AHL. He accepted the Canadiens' verdict to go with veteran rearguards like Patrice Brisebois.

"The Canadiens have a lot of proven defenders up there who've played 100-plus or a 1,000-plus NHL games," O'Byrne said. "I'm only in my second year of pro, out of college.

"It's one of these things where it's not going to hurt me coming back to the AHL and playing a lot of minutes."

Canadiens brass told O'Byrne to work on his overall game in Hamilton.

"The Canadiens just told me to go back there and work on all facets of my game," he said. "They told me I had a good camp and looked strong, but they said just to work on moving the puck quicker, make sure you never get beat one-on-one, and just try to dominate games. Basically, try to be the best player on the ice some nights. Get the experience. ... Make a good first pass. Every team needs one of those guys."

O'Byrne, 23, has meshed well with defence partner Pavel

Valentenko, a 6-foot-2, 208-pound Russian who turns 20 Saturday.

"Pavel's got lots of skill and talent," O'Byrne said. "He's a big kid and he hits hard. He's going to be a good player, a very good player.

"I think we play similar styles. We're both physical players. He doesn't speak English really well, but he understands the game of hockey."

O'Byrne leads the Bulldogs in penalty minutes with 10 - all minors. Last season, he picked up seven fighting majors among his 129 penalty minutes. He said he'll fight when necessary.

"They don't talk to me about dropping the gloves, but it's part of the game," O'Byrne said. "Sometimes you've got to stand up for teammates. I've got no problem fighting. It's something I do once in a while."

O'Byrne, who had 12 assists in 80 AHL games last season, said he felt comfortable rejoining the Bulldogs, the defending AHL Calder Cup champions.

"We have a lot of returning guys, so everybody knows each other," he said.

"We all get along. Even though it's only been three games, the team is playing well."

As for the possibility of getting recalled by the Canadiens this season, O'Byrne says time is on his side.

"All I can do is wait for my chance and hope that I'm ready."

[Jacob '06]

Murray should be getting a few more minutes than normal tonight because Kyle McLaren is out for the sharks.

[ForkEmDevils]

[quote pfibiger][quote cbuckser]The Iowa Stars, who had two goalies get hurt on Wednesday night, have signed David McKee to a professional tryout contract.

http://www.iowastarshockey.com/news/index.html?article_id=1146

Incidentally, Dale Purinton, who injured Philippe Sauve in a fight, was the player who hit Krzysztof Wieckowski into the boards from behind during the NHL lockout.  Purinton injured Krzysztof's head and neck on that hit from behind, and Krzysztof never played another game.[/quote]

Woah, that is a great headline:

TWO STARS INJURED IN ATTACK BY MONSTER

Iowa Stars, Lake Erie Monsters, but it reads a lot better without the locations of the teams.[/quote]
Could be a possible LeNeveu/McKee matchup as Iowa plays San Antonio Oct 23 in Iowa.

[Avash]

[quote ForkEmDevils][quote pfibiger][quote cbuckser]The Iowa Stars, who had two goalies get hurt on Wednesday night, have signed David McKee to a professional tryout contract.

http://www.iowastarshockey.com/news/index.html?article_id=1146

Incidentally, Dale Purinton, who injured Philippe Sauve in a fight, was the player who hit Krzysztof Wieckowski into the boards from behind during the NHL lockout.  Purinton injured Krzysztof's head and neck on that hit from behind, and Krzysztof never played another game.[/quote]

Woah, that is a great headline:

TWO STARS INJURED IN ATTACK BY MONSTER

Iowa Stars, Lake Erie Monsters, but it reads a lot better without the locations of the teams.[/quote]
Could be a possible LeNeveu/McKee matchup as Iowa plays San Antonio Oct 23 in Iowa.[/quote]

Very likely. If McKee does not start, it will be former Colgate goaltender Steve Silverthorn.

By the way, 2004 Hobey Baker winner Junior Lessard also plays for the Stars... And playing defense for the Rampage in front of LeNeveu is Dylan Reese.

[Roy 82]

[quote Jacob '06]Murray should be getting a few more minutes than normal tonight because Kyle McLaren is out for the sharks.[/quote]

And he has another fight:
http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/37144

Not much swinging but he did not get the decision on this one.

Its clear that Murray has a mandate and a job to do. I hope that he is enjoying it.

[Avash]

McKee allowed 3 goals on 30 shots as Iowa lost to San Antonio 4-1 (LeNeveu did not start for San Antonio).