Alumni in the Pros - November 2010

[nyc94]

David McKee gets a hung jury, 11-1 in favor of acquittal.

http://www.ocregister.com/news/woman-276844-mckee-prosecutors.html

[KeithK]

David McKee gets a hung jury, 11-1 in favor of acquittal.

http://www.ocregister.com/news/woman-276844-mckee-prosecutors.html

The defense attorney's statement, "With so many not guiltys, I can't imagine them trying it again now,' seems believable to me but I don't know if that necessarily follows in practice. No comment from the DA's office.

[ugarte]

David McKee gets a hung jury, 11-1 in favor of acquittal.

http://www.ocregister.com/news/woman-276844-mckee-prosecutors.html

The defense attorney's statement, "With so many not guiltys, I can't imagine them trying it again now,' seems believable to me but I don't know if that necessarily follows in practice. No comment from the DA's office.

Who knows. A guy I went to law school with was arrested for conspiracy to import cocaine the day before the bar (he made bail and passed...). He got the same 11-1 to acquit hung jury; the DA retried, disproved his alibi in the interim, and got a conviction (so much for passing the bar...). Not that the situations are totally parallel, but I'm sure both sides learned something about the trial and the retrial won't necessarily be a note-for-note remake.

[amerks127]

On a brighter note, Ben Scrivens recorded 33 saves for his first AHL victory tonight, as the Toronto Marlies defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 4-3 in a shootout.

Hamilton was also in Rochester on Friday, and Brendon Nash was in his first professional fight.

[amerks127]

Here is video of Nash's fight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMelQXkG7-M&feature=player_embedded

[Bahnstorm]

Nice piece on Moulson http://video.islanders.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=-6&id=84295

[ebilmes]

B-Sens First Quarter Grades:

#15 Colin Greening, A. He is basically Chris Kelly with more size and less speed. He's a little older than some other prospects after spending time at Cornell, but the NHL could be in his future if he continues along this path. He's as honest a player as there is and a tremendous human being off of the playing surface. He's found a home playing with Butler and Corey Locke and they are thankful to have him creating space and winning battles along the half-walls.

And this:

The biggest surprise for me is that Colin Greening has been playing as well as he had.  He's been inserted on the top line with Locke and Butler and the coach can't stop talking about how smart a player he is.  He's basically a bigger Chris Kelly with a little less speed.

There's also a video of Greening trying to defuse a situation after the Sens' goalie pummels an opposing player:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWR36Y7ccjk

[RichH]

There's also a video of Greening trying to defuse a situation after the Sens' goalie pummels an opposing player:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWR36Y7ccjk

The bonus in that clip is also hearing former Voice of the Big Red, Grady Whittenburg, one of the best in the biz.

[ebilmes]

Greening's first fight, I believe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcC0U1jKTuA

[amerks127]

Ben Scrivens stopped 32/33 shots and won his second start for the Marlies last night against Syracuse.  He was also named the game's second star.

http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007645

There's a nice write-up about his play for the Marlies here:

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/11/27/16347276.html

[Al DeFlorio]

There's a nice write-up about his [Scrivens's] play for the Marlies here:

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/11/27/16347276.html

Quote we never thought we'd see:

"Ben is playing great," Eakins said. "He is so cool in the net, so calm, where usually you see a guy that gets called up from the East Coast league, he's rattled and he's all over the net.":-P

[Trotsky]

Ben Scrivens stopped 32/33 shots and won his second start for the Marlies last night against Syracuse.  He was also named the game's second star.

http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007645

There's a nice write-up about his play for the Marlies here:

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/11/27/16347276.html

I would not have guessed Ben would ever be the Cornell goalie playing at the highest level of pro hockey.

Well done, sir.

[pfibiger]

Ben Scrivens stopped 32/33 shots and won his second start for the Marlies last night against Syracuse.  He was also named the game's second star.

http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007645

There's a nice write-up about his play for the Marlies here:

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/11/27/16347276.html

I would not have guessed Ben would ever be the Cornell goalie playing at the highest level of pro hockey.

Well done, sir.

Given that he's an ECHL callup he's likely the 2nd goaltender in Toronto, and LeNeveu's the #1 in Springfield (Blues affiliate). So at least he's not "the" and some would argue that Lenny's higher.

[Trotsky]

Given that he's an ECHL callup he's likely the 2nd goaltender in Toronto, and LeNeveu's the #1 in Springfield (Blues affiliate). So at least he's not "the" and some would argue that Lenny's higher.

Point taken, though I only meant (at the highest level).

[billhoward]

See frothing reader feedback comments at end of news story on McKee's trial in http://www.ocregister.com/news/woman-276844-mckee-prosecutors.html?wap=0. It's frightening to think many of the posters are registered voters.  

>>> This twisted woman is calibrating well below 200. She should have to pay for the Attorney fees, and pain and suffering that she caused. Her parents were probably in a supportive role throughout the whole ordeal. For all the suffering this woman has caused she should be locked up. But no she will just go on her own sweet way. Learn from this my friends. Don't go home with drunk woman even if ...

>>> Sounds like she went in the room and waited for him to come in with her

>>> a women scorned lies about rape to get back at him. Ca-raaa-zy!

One poster said for sure he could guess the gender of the one vote in favor of conviction. Also, this bizarre feedback remark that I don't understand unless "run the air conditioner" is current slang. >>> It is no surprise to me that atheletes would do something like this. My [male] friend stayed in a dorm suite with college basketball players. These guys ran the air conditioner 24/7. Also, when he told them to turn something down, they didn't listen.

Ugarte's right that a retrial might allow the prosecution to regroup and possibly turn the case around, in this case working on coherency of the complainant's statement. But an 11-1 vote to acquit is a lot different from an even split and suggests problems with the case or with the prosecutor. The complainant might also decide she doesn't want to go through the torment of preparing for trial and to some extent being on trial. Based on my long ago experience covering courts, I'm guessing the DA's office will take it under advisement for as long as it can and then in hopes it's less in public view and drop charges.