The Heroes of Hockey
Conglomerate in association
with the Hamburg
Kings
Hockey Organization,
and the Bravo Co.
Platoon...
Salute
the
2003-2004 NHL Stanley Cup
And further salutations to
David John
Andreychuk #25,
the 16th overall pick by Buffalo Sabres in the 1982 NHL Draft,
for winning his first Cup in
22 NHL seasons.
...And
finally, with
typically subdued pleasure
but full ceremony nonetheless,
please *salute* the
Fifth
Annual Heroes of Hockey
Grand Champion®:
#15 Steve Deisig
Congratulations
on his second Championship.
aptain's Logue15 June 04:
SATURDAY 5 JUNE 2004 - "NHL TAKES
STAND ON CONTROVERSIAL CALL, ANNOINTING FLAMES WORLD CHAMPIONS"
Ladies and gentlemen of Canada and North America, I can hardly believe
I have the pleasure to type this: The Calgary
Flames have won the Stanley Cup! Bedlam on the Red Mile all along
17th
Avenue! After a decade of waywardness, Canada's trophy is coming
home!
What a heartbreaker for America as Tampa loses in the
final minutes of Game 6 by the score of 3-2 off a controversial goal by
"The Eliminator" Martin Gelinas. With time winding down to under
5 minutes remaining in regulation, Oleg Saprykin's centering pass
through the slot deflected off
the inside of the charging Gelinas's left skate and barely crossed the
goal line
before immediately being kicked back by Nikolai Khabibulin.
Following the next stoppage in play a minute later, the officials
called for an immediate booth review amid protests from both benches.
Pengrowth Saddledome went eerily silent for the first time all night,
as everyone nervously endured the long delay while the officials at the
League offices in Toronto reviewed the play. How was it possible
for 19,221 people not to make a sound?
Everyone who was tuned in across the
continent was acutely aware that
the balance of the Stanley Cup was riding on this pivotal call.
Only one television replay angle had an unobstructed view of the play,
and even that was a close call. The judges surely burned out a couple
of hard drives with all the rewinding, frame advancing, and
ultra-super-slow-motion analysis. However, after several
viewings, the consensus seemed to indicate that the puck was
completely surrounded by the white paint of the interior of the net,
indicating a valid goal.
After nearly 10 minutes that felt twice as long, the official word
blazed along encrypted satellite waves from Ontario to Alberta, to the
booth atop the arena, and finally down to the officials' crease at ice
level. With a nod, and a nonchalant hand off of the telephone
receiver back through the hole in the glass to the timekeeper, referee
Bill McCreary immediately twisted at the waist and shot his charged
right arm towards the circle at center ice.
The building, city, and entire dominion of Canada erupted. There
would be no more silence for weeks.
Immediately following the
final horn, insanity erupted on the ice, in the stands, in the parking
lot outside, down the streets, rippling across the
province, nation, and hockey world. Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jarome Iginla was summoned to center ice,
and was presented with the 111-year old Cup, holding it high over his
shorn head in celebration, just beyond the reach of the tallest
Lightning player.
This was history. But more importantly, this was a major call -
the most important of the entire season - and the suits in the NHL
showed they had the guts to do the right thing; to make the right
call. The League had
demonstrated for the
first time that it had the authority, and more meaningfully, the
wherewithal to exercise it, when
a tough decision needed to be made, even though it went against the
factors of
television market size, payrolls, and feel-good stories. Screw Dave Andreychuk's Cup-less
existence. What's more important? His career devoid of
validation, or a tainted trophy? Perhaps the NHL learned its
lessons from past mistakes.
While this doesn't make up for the embarrassments in the '99 Finals
(see: the League's ex-post facto goal crease rule revision), or
the 2000 puck-through-the netting fiasco in Philadelphia, or even the
forward lateral "Homerun Throwback" in Nashville (oh wait, perhaps I've
gone too far) - both calls made against the Buffalo Sabres, and in the
safety of hindsight, both were incorrect - we can all at least reclaim
some faith in the governing leaders of the NHL.
If this call hadn't been made the way it was, it would have been
painfully clear that the League has no control over its own game, and
that there is absolutely no
hope for the future of the NHL specifically, and the game of ice hockey
in general. Thank goodness for the NHL's upholding of values
involving righteousness, vision, leadership,
and the resounding belief in fair play.
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HoH
: HoF
Heroes
of Hockey Hall of Fame
Most
Honoured Members of the
Hamburg
Kings' Organization
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| 1989 |
Brown, Michael #17
Zeke Anderson Trophy winner (Team MVP, Season)
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| 2000 |
Latona,
James #9, Captain
Innaugural Grand Champion,
Heroes of Hockey Playoffs Competition
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| 2001 |
Blaser,
Kristofer #17, Alternate Captain
Grand Champion, Heroes of Hockey Playoffs Competition
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| 2002 |
Deisig,
Steven #15
Grand Champion, Heroes of Hockey Playoffs Competition
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| 2003 |
Blaser,
Kristofer #17, Alternate Captain
First-Ever Two-Time Grand Champion,
Heroes of Hockey Playoffs Competition
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| 2004 |
Deisig,
Steven #15
Two-time Grand Champion,
Heroes of Hockey Playoffs Competition
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*
Fading into the harsh light of reality, the grim truth is that the Red Mile has turned blue, the League
fumbled the ball, and Stanley is retiring to Florida. What an end
to a long season.
2003-'04 began way back on Oct 8th, 2003, at a time when only one half
of Bravo was 29, and the same proportion resided in Western New
York. 1,319 games
later, the campaign ended
within minutes of the 8
month mark, and we find ourselves in different places, shaking our
heads at the outcome.
The Stanley Cup in Florida?!
[While I know you're all well
aware of this by now, for history's sake, I will recap the final game
of the postseason, as if it actually were still a fresh memory.
Thank you for playing along.]
So, in front of two dueling television sets 631 kilometers apart, all
of Bravo Co. tuned in together and watched as Tampa disassembled
Calgary, 2-1, in the decisive Game 7, anointing the Bolts as only the
second warm-weather team to claim hockey's holy
grail (after Dallas's larceny 5 years ago).
Upstart Ruslan Fedotenko scored both goals while Nikolai Khabibulin had
to stop
only 16 shots en route to victory. Scoring chances were at a premium,
as both teams combined for only 32 shots,
setting a new record for fewest in a Stanley Cup Finals game.
Lovely.
Another record that fell was
claimed by Miika Kiprusoff, with 1,655 postseason minutes played,
setting a new standard for goaltenders in a single playoff year,
breaking the old mark of 1,544 held by both Kirk McLean and Ed
Belfour. Also, his 26
games played ties
another record, now shared with Ron Hextall in that amazing postseason
of 1987.
So what went wrong for Canada's team? Well, for starters, their
Captain (i.e. leader) Jarome Iginla, all but disappeared in the final
two games. Their breakouts and forechecks were non-existent,
their penalty kill was horrendous, and they couldn't make or receive
passes beyond 15 feet. Perhaps playing against four division champions (beating three),
all who busted the century barrier in points (Detroit - 109, San Jose -
104, Vancouver - 101, Tampa - 106), as well as tying the all-time
league record by playing in 26 postseason games, was just too much for
them, and the Flames ran out of fuel.
And of course, the key players
for the Bolts stepped it up and showed why they call these groups,
"teams". Habby, Vinny, Marty, Andy, and St. John Smythe Trophy-winner and young French-Canadian stud, Brad Richards
(the playoff leader with 26
points) stepped up when it
mattered most and everything was on the line. While I thought The Flames were clearly
the
better team through the first five games, in the end, I'm not too big
to admit that Tampa really
earned the silver bowl. And with their youth, they could be
formidable for some time. Afterall, don't forget, that this is
the same team that Gretzky once happily suited up for. (Brent
Gretzky that is.)
So what does this all mean?
Well, for starters,
Flames in nine! Beyond that, perhaps this absolves the so-called Sunbelt teams
for two years of runner-up status (see:
Carolina and Anaheim), and
lends a little credibility to the notion that a team in a
non-traditional market can actually climb the mountain. Somewhere, an NBA scout is in search of
the next Vinny Lecavalier of
basketball.
The Cup had a busy schedule
ahead of it. Last Tuesday morning, it boarded a
cross-country flight to Los Angeles, along with Lecavalier, St. Louis, and Richards, to tape a segment
on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Anybody catch this? Nice
of them to send English-speaking ambassadors...
And for the feel-good story the League's been shoveling on us, after a
record 1,758 games of utter futility, 'Diamond' Dave Andreychuk's quest
for a sip from the Dominion Challenge Cup ends happily after 22
seasons. While the NHL was really playing up this story in the
media, I gotta ask, is
Andreychuk really the kind of guy that they want as their center of
attention? No offense, but he's old, not particularly telegenic,
has hands that rival only Pete Metzelaars, barely skates (or moves)
when he's on the ice, and basically, has no personality to speak of. Oh
well, I had to ask.
I found this snippet of his bio that the league has been advertising,
and I have to wonder if it's really "feel good":
"The Hamilton, Ontario native, who
has been
chasing the Cup for more than half his lifetime, was so unsure of his skills that he
never bothered to
show up at the NHL draft more than 20 years ago. Instead he was
working
in a veterinarian's office, cleaning the animal cages, when the Oshawa
Generals' centerman was
selected in the first round by the Buffalo Sabres."
Can you believe we wasted a first rounder on this guy? Yeah, GM
Scotty Bowman was a genius alright. It only took 22 years for his
pet janitor to finally pay off.
(Then again, look at who was still available after Andy's 16th overall
selection in '82: Murray Craven, Ken Daneyko, Pat Flatley, Gary
Leeman, Tomas Sandstrom, Lyndon Byers, Pat Verbeek, Ken Wregget, Troy
Loney, Dave Kasper, Mario Gosselin, Kevin Dineen, Corey Millen, Ulf
Samuelsson, Vladimir "Rosey" Ruzicka, Dave Ellett, Bob Rouse, Ray
Ferraro, Dean Evason, Claude Vilgrain, Ron Hextall, Tony Granato, Bob
Sweeney, Dougie Gilmour, and Dave Brown - maybe not the deepest draft
in history...)
Anyhow, as the annual rite of passage of any Buffalo fan, I would be
remiss not to try and somehow paint our hapless squad in a good light
and to glean some connection between the League Champions and our team (inevitably a mutually exclusive
relationship).
Here's the best I could come up with...
Buffalo Sabre Records held by Dave
Andreychuk: Most goals
in one game (5 vs. Boston, Feb. 6, 1986),
most career power-play goals (161), most career points by left wing
(804), most career assists by left wing (436), most power-play goals in
a season (28 in 1991-'92), most power-play goals in one game (4 vs. Los
Angeles, March 19, 1992), most assists by a left wing in a season (51
in 1985-'86), most assists by left wing in a game (5 vs. New Jersey,
Jan. 15, 1992), and most career regular-season OT goals (4, tie).
OK, not so good? How about this...
The Lightning are to the Sabres as the Chargers are to the Bills.
Tampa has even been accused of being "Buffalo South". So by
association, their championship is virtually ours.
Virtually. Case in point? For starters, former Sabre winger
and coach Rick Dudley built the Bolts from the ground up. We've
already mentioned Dave Andreychuk,
but what about former defenseman Cory Sarich pitching in. Also, Head
Coach John Tortorella was mired in the Buffalo system for most of his
career, either as an assistant or associate coach, or leading the
Amerks to faded glory. And how could anyone forget about longtime
former player and coach Craig Ramsay, the associate coach of the
Bolts. And forward Tim
Taylor is the brother of current up-and-comer (yeah, right) Chris
Taylor. They're practically the same person. Need more
eerie parallels? Dmitry
Afanasenkov sure sounds a lot
like "Afinogenov". And don't even get me started on how
"Lecavalier" is practically spelled "LaFontaine"...
Also in my research, I found another story that may hit close to home
for at least one of us (though I'm not exactly sure why they bothered
to send a reporter to this particular venue):
"While
the Times Forum raged like a beehive Monday night, the buzz
of Game 7 reached throughout all of Tampa Bay. At the Falkenberg
Road Jail, whoops went up in Pod 4-A when the
Lightning scored during the first period. "Go Lightning, man!"
said inmate William DeJesus, 23, giving a thumbs
up. [Though the article didn't
specify where exactly, the
thumb was going up.]
Inmates at Hillsborough's jails normally get only public television,
but Sheriff Cal Henderson decided to let them watch the final Lightning
game, much as inmates were allowed to watch the 2003 Super Bowl.
About a third of the 72
inmates in the pod gathered around two overhead
color TVs. Inmate Kevin Palmer, 38, has never ice skated in his
life. But he
perched himself in front of the television."
Criminals. Is there any story they can't add color to?
I still can't get over how a 12-year old team, who haven't paid their
dues, can be champions already. I guess this is how purists of
the generation before ours probably viewed the Islanders and Oilers
dynasties. It's unfair really. Aside from teams who've won
within the last 15 years or so, the retarded leader board stands as
follows: It has now
been 43 seasons since the Chicago Blackhawks won their last Stanley
Cup, and 37 years for
Toronto, 32 for
Boston, 29 for Philadelphia,
and 21 for the Islanders.
The rest of the League's have-nots:
Newer teams with excuses: San Jose (inception: 1991), Anaheim (1992), Ottawa (1992), Florida (1994), Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), Minnesota
(2000) have obviously never won.
Mid-era expansion teams:
Phoenix
(Winnipeg) and Carolina (Hartford) both added in 1979, are also winless.
The Worst of the Worst - Teams that have existed longest, and yet, have
upheld the ultimate futility: St. Louis (37 years), Los Angeles
(37), Vancouver (34), Washington (30), and of course, Buffalo (34 years).
Tell me again, what's so bad about the Bolts' suffering for a dozen
seasons?
Anyhow, as I usually do at this time of year, I would be remiss not to
mention our own contest, and how these events have affected our status
as Heroes. What a race and photo finish this came down to.
I must commend Team Deisig on making it such a sporting and heated
contest. Seriously, I'm always thankful when it comes down to the
Finals in determining our Champion. Otherwise, we'd have the
anti-climactic dreck that we experienced last year. This is how
hockey is supposed to be - two teams battling it out for
everything. One goes home with it all; the other has a
lifetime of wondering to look forward to. Two boys enter,
one man leaves.
That said, it was a rather stratified field this year - Teams Latona
and Deisig fighting it out for supremacy, Teams Blaser and Damstetter
just trying to hang on and not be left behind the field. And of
course, Team Loonie adhering to its statistically expected margin of
50%. Nearly perfect.
Perhaps in the biggest disappointment, Team Blaser fell from its
long-established high standards, all the way down to utter
mortality. While we certainly expected more from our defending
champion, considering we have to play against him, we'll take what we
can get. Interestingly, Teams Blaser and Damstetter fielded
identical records this year, matching each other exactly in every round.
Therefore, by virtue of their identical finishes in last place, on
behalf of the Heroes of Hockey, I'm pleased to present both teams an equal share of the not-so-coveted Muldowney Trophy, for holding fort in the
basement of credibility and pride.
Congratulations on both of your shared and utter failures this playoff
season.
[Note: The Joseph T. Muldowney Memorial Trophy was actually the
back-up award originally conceived. The original plan was to
present the John C. Collins Toilet Paper Roll Trophy to the team or
teams finishing in last place, however, the rights to that particular
award were not able to be secured. So by default, we threw this
thing together at the last minute...]
And with the official end to hockey this season, we're left with many
questions about the next. When, or even if, it will ever come,
and beyond that, what will the repercussions be, and how will the
talent level and end product on the ice be affected? At the time
of this writing, the NHL and the PA have exactly 3 months until the
current collective bargaining contract expires at the stroke of
midnight (hmmm, "stroke of
midnight"...). Both sides are apparently deadlocked at the
bargaining table, believing they cannot budge any further with their
respective demands. Owners
are claiming 19 of 30 teams
lost a combined $270 million last season, while the Players insist that
the NHL simply operates in a free market system that therefore doesn't
require a salary cap. Whose right? Who knows? Who
cares?
And once again, in the end, bookended by the millionaires on both
sides, only one group ultimately suffers: the fans. It's
hard to believe that in this industry of "entertainment" that adds
little value to the outside world, everyone involved neglects the
entire reason for the business: Entertaining the
spectators. Or at
least, what remains of them.
Despite a relatively strong showing for Game 7, the average television
ratings for the five Stanley Cup Finals games on ABC were the lowest
since the network foolishly paid for the honors in 2000. The
Stanley Cup-deciding game scored only a 4.2 rating and a 7 share, down
9% from last year's "electric" (ha!) NJ-Anaheim Game 7. The game drew only a fifth of the audience
that tuned into the Belmont Stakes, aired hours earlier. Still, the ratings were above the
five-game
average of 2.6.
Interesting to note however,
was that it posted an
all-time best 28.1 local
rating in the Tampa/St.
Petersburg/Sarasota market, obviously tops in the country.
Runners up? Orlando (11.1), followed by Detroit (10.6),
Philadelphia (9.8), Buffalo (8.9) (!),
and Fort Myers (8.0). Though Nielsen doesn't provide ratings for
Canada, the Canadian Press
wire service reported that 4.87 million Canadian viewers tuned in,
making it the second-highest rated game for CBC, just behind 1994's
NYR-VAN Game 7
(4.9 million).
The reason I cite all these relatively meaningless TV statistics is
that they provide a good barometer for the popularity of the sport in
general, and also, as bad an omen as these are indicating, TV is still
an important means of revenue for the sport and will be a key factor in any new collective
bargaining agreement. NFL
teams each earn about $77 million a year through TV
revenue, compared to
the $2 million each NHL team is due next season. However, marquee
players
in both leagues have similar salaries, and the average hockey salary is actually higher.
In previous Logues, I've already touched upon my opinions why hockey is
suffering and why fans are dropping out in fvor of cheap alternatives
like Arena Football, pro wrestling, or NASCAR. However, I keep
hearing from traditional sources that the dullness of the game is the
reason. While it's true scoring has dropped, I'm not so sure
anymore that that's the
problem. Afterall, isn't pro soccer the most popular game on the
planet? There's a hell of a lot less scoring in that snoozefest
(no offence intended for you San Jose Earthquakes fans...). Maybe
the alternative is really true, and the sport has simply priced out
most fans. Time will tell, but if the rumors have any validity to
them, like the Lightning, Team Deisig could be reigning champs for the
long haul, as the Stanley Cup and our HoH Grand Championship might not
be up for grabs for quite some time.
It should come as no surprise
that most
of what's been written above was actually composed exactly one week
ago, just as
the hockey world was ablaze and the Cup still devoid of most
fingerprints. Perhaps my extended delay in publishing this final
installment of this year's
HoH page was my way of lessening the wait between this season and the
next, whenever that may be. You're welcome.
All I can say, for now at
least, was that this was
definitely an enchanted postseason. The contests that began as we
were about
to make the long exodus out of Canada, more than two months ago, saw us
through quite a few major events
in the timeline of our lives. It's easy to call this moment bittersweet, but the more pressing issue
is, now what do we do?
I'd certainly like to give the requisite thanks to everyone for joining
in the HoH Competition this year; however, it was probably the worst
year ever in terms of group participation. If not for S.F.
Deisig, the majority of this season would have really been me posting
for no one but myself. Like the NHL, if our league has any hope
of continuing, we're really going to need better collective
participation. And in a way, that's such a shame, as I truly
believe that the work I've put into the site this year has really made
it grow in quality (in addition to the obvious quantity) to a degree
that hasn't been seen before. There's nothing as dejecting as
effort wasted in vain. As I've said before, the whole is always
greater than the sum of its parts, and that will always prove true in
our case. While this forum provided me with a great outlet to
channel my psyche into during this unusual (and largely, unpleasant)
Springtime, we're now faced with
the reality of the long, hot
summer and year ahead.
Which segues us into the immediate
agenda of the future: I'm happy to report that I will be visiting
our hometown during Independence Weekend, between the dates of July 2nd
through the 7th. I fully anticipate reconvening with all of
you. (Besides, I'm pretty sure that I'll probably need a massage
by then...)
Gazing even further into the future, and hoping there is a hockey
season next year at this time, just as the NHL does for Olympic
participation, it will be my extreme pleasure to pause our HoH Playoff
Competition, while we take
time out for Bravo Summit: 2005,
where ever we may find
ourselves. Fantastic. Outstanding. Considering the darkened corners of my
mind that I've been visiting recently, the year ahead can be filled
with nothing but optimism.
And so with these final words, I happily conclude the longest
Captain's Logue in history, and turn out the lights on our 2004
competition. Gentlemen, this year so far has been fascinating and
uniquely intangible, and if nothing else, it's been real. (Too
real?)
I wish you all the best during this sabbatical, and mandate that we all
remain in contact. You know my number. Godspeed for the
last half of '04 and beyond. Bravo. Dismissed.
- James Latona, #9
League Commissioner, Heroes of Hockey
Webmaster, Heroes of Hockey Home Page
Team
Captain/President/CEO/Co-Founder/Center, Hamburg
Kings Hockey Club
Lieutentant, Bravo Co.
Hero (of Hockey)
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from behind a newspaper
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The Long Goodbye to Hockey
By
CHRIS BLAZER
Editorial
Kolumnist
6/7/04
Hard to believe
that two months have passed since we made our initial predictions in
this year's Heroes of Hockey Competition. I harken back to a posh
hotel suite in beautiful Montreal, sometime prior to 6am, making
weary-eyed predictions. Wow. A lot has transpired since
then.
So now
the seventh and deciding game of the Stanley Cup Finals is upon
us. And with a labor dispute more than likely in the near future,
this could be the last hockey we see for a while (save for this summer's "World
Cup"). I think growing up in
Buffalo instilled in us all, an appreciation for the NHL. It's
sad to think how non-existant the game is in other parts of the
nation. The television ratings are horrible. I read that
Game Two (or Three) of the finals this year was the second lowest-rated
program in the history of prime time network television! [Uh, he probably read
it here, since I posted this in the 1 June and 28 May editions of the
Captain's Logue! - Ed.]
I know
I picked the Lighning to win this thing in seven games, and it would be
nice (if not comical) to see "Diamond" Dave hoist the Cup, but I have a
hard time thinking that a city like Tampa Bay (or Dallas!) could get
their hands on the Cup before Buffalo. I hate to agree with Bucky
Gleason, but it just doesn't seem fair. I mean,
really, this is only their 12th season!
On a
side note, I'm sure you've all heard the news that "Tour of Duty:
Season One" is coming out on DVD tomorrow. Well, as I perused the
Sunday edition of The Buffalo News yesterday, I was delighted to see
that there is another major release tomorrow. Yup, it's
true..."The A-Team: Season One" will also be gracing the shelves
tomorrow at a store near you. [Note: I don't
know why this is "News" for our Alternate Captain. I've had it on
the News page since last Friday! Like I mentioned before,
methinks certain people aren't reading all of the site before
"breaking" a news story... - Ed.]
My trip to Media Play or Wal-Mart is getting more
expensive all the time!
And on
behalf of Bravo Company, I would also like to take this opportunity to
salute President Ronald Reagan. A truly great man who lived the
American Dream.
©BPI
2004
A
continuing, albeit sporadic, series from the mind of K. Blaser tracking
ongoings both in and around the NHL.
The
preceding has been an unpaid and unsolicited presentation from K.
Blaser
& BPI.
LPL
& The Heroes of Hockey Organization do not necessarily share in
these
views presented,
and
make no guarantees as to their accuracy or degree of sanity.
By
reading "The Alternate Kaptain's Korner", you acknowledge that it is
done
at your own risk and that you assume
full
responsibility for all risks associated, and understand that it is not
related to the remainder of this website.
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The
Annual Latona/Deisig/Blaser/Damstetter
2003-2004
NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions
All Standings Final
as of Monday, 7-JUN-2K4, 10.51pm EDT
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OFFICIAL
SCOREBOARD
|
|
Total
Points Accrued:
|
LATONA
41
|
DEISIG
44
|
BLASER
33
|
DAMSTETTER
33
|
LOONIE
23
|
|
Projected Total Points:
|
41
|
44
|
33
|
33
|
23
|
|
Total No. of Series
Played:
|
15
|
Win-Loss Record:
|
11-4
|
12-3 |
9-6 |
9-6 |
7-8 |
|
Winning Percentage:
|
73%
|
80%
|
60%
|
60%
|
47%
|
|
Total Base Points
Available:
|
45
|
|
% of Base Points
Accrued:
|
91%
|
98%
|
73%
|
73%
|
51%
|
|
Total Base+Bonus Points
Available:
|
75
|
|
% of Base+Bonus Points
Accrued:
|
55%
|
59%
|
44%
|
44%
|
31%
|
|
Exact Predictions:
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
| Exact Winning Percentage: |
27% |
27% |
20% |
20% |
7% |
|
% of Exact Predictions
per Total Wins:
|
36%
|
33%
|
33%
|
33%
|
14%
|
|
Days Since
End of Rd. 1 thru End of Last:
|
48 |
Number of Days in Lead or Tied for Lead
Since End of Round 1 thru end of Last: |
16 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| % of Playoffs Tied or Leading: |
33% |
67% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Bonus Allocation:
|
|
Stanley
Cup Winner
Bonus (if applicable):
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Conn Smythe Trophy
Winner Bonus
(if applicable):
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Conference
Quarterfinals (Sweet
Sixteen)
Eastern Conference |
Latona
|
pts. |
Deisig
|
pts. |
Blaser
|
pts. |
Damstetter
|
pts. |
|
pts. |
|
| Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning (1) vs.
NY Islanders (8) |
TB in 6
|
3 |
TB in 5
|
5 |
TB in 5
|
5 |
TB in 4
|
3 |
NYI in 7
|
0 |
| Lightning win
series
4-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Boston Bruins (2) vs. Montreal Canadiens
(7) |
BOS in 7
|
0 |
MTL in 6
|
3 |
BOS
in
7
|
0 |
BOS
in
4
|
0
|
MTL in 5
|
3 |
|
Canadiens win series 4-3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Philadelphia Flyers (3)
vs. New Jersey Devils (6) |
PHI in 5
|
5 |
PHI in 6
|
3 |
NJ
in 6
|
0 |
NJ in 5
|
0 |
PHI in 6
|
3 |
|
Flyers win series 4-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Toronto
Maple Leafs (4) vs. Ottawa Senators (5) |
OTT in 7
|
0 |
TOR in 5
|
3 |
TOR in
6
|
3 |
TOR in
5
|
3 |
OTT in 6
|
0 |
| Maple Leafs
win
series 4-3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Western Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Detroit Red
Wings (1)
vs. Nashville Predators (8) |
DET in 4
|
3 |
DET in
4
|
3 |
DET in
5
|
3 |
DET in
4
|
3 |
DET in
7
|
3 |
| Red Wings win
series 4-2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| San Jose Sharks (2) vs.
Saint Louis Blues (7) |
SJ in 6
|
3 |
SJ in 5
|
5 |
SJ in
4
|
3 |
SJ in
4
|
3 |
STL in 7
|
0 |
|
Sharks win series 4-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vancouver Canucks (3) vs.
Calgary Flames (6) |
CGY in 6
|
3 |
VAN in 6
|
0 |
VAN in 7
|
0 |
VAN in 4
|
0 |
CGY in 6
|
3 |
| Flames win
series 4-3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Colorado Avalanche (4) vs.
Dallas Stars (5) |
DAL
in 7
|
0 |
COL in 6
|
3 |
COL in
6
|
3 |
COL in 5
|
5 |
DAL
in 6 |
0 |
| Avalanche win
series 4-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Round 1 Totals: |
|
17 |
|
25 |
|
17 |
|
17 |
|
12
|
|
% of
unadjusted
points accrued this round:
|
71%
|
104%
|
71%
|
71%
|
50%
|
|
Unadjusted
points
available this round:
|
24 |
|
% of
unadjusted
points accrued per tournament total:
|
38%
|
56%
|
38%
|
38%
|
27%
|
|
Total
Unadjusted
points available in tournament:
|
45 |
Conference
Semifinals (Elite
Eight)
|
Eastern Conference |
|
pts. |
|
pts. |
|
pts. |
|
pts. |
|
pts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tampa Bay
Lightning (1) vs. Montreal Canadiens (7) |
TB in 6
|
3 |
TB in 5
|
3
|
TB in
6
|
3
|
MTL in 6*
|
0
|
MTL in 6
|
0
|
Lightning
sweep series 4-0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Philadelphia
Flyers (3) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
(4) |
PHI in 6
|
5
|
PHI in 6
|
5
|
TOR in 5
|
0
|
PHI in 4* |
3
|
PHI in 4
|
3 |
| Flyers win
series 4-2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Western Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Detroit Red Wings (1) vs. Calgary
Flames (6) |
CGY in 6
|
5
|
DET in 5
|
0
|
DET in 7
|
0
|
DET
in 4* |
0
|
DET
in 4 |
0
|
Flames win
series 4-2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| San Jose Sharks (2) vs. Colorado Avalanche (4) |
SJ in 7
|
3 |
SJ in 7
|
3
|
COL in 7
|
0
|
COL in 5* |
0
|
COL
in 5 |
0
|
| Sharks win
series 4-2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Round 2 Totals: |
|
16 |
|
11
|
|
3
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
Cumulative Score After 2 Rounds:
|
|
33
|
|
36 |
|
20
|
|
20
|
|
15
|
|
% of
unadjusted
points accrued this round:
|
133%
|
92%
|
25%
|
25%
|
25%
|
|
Unadjusted
points
available this round:
|
12 |
|
% of
unadjusted
points accrued per tournament total:
|
36%
|
24%
|
7%
|
7%
|
7%
|
|
Total
Unadjusted
points available in tournament:
|
45 |
|
No.
of Days Tied for
or in Lead
Since End of Round 1:
|
0 |
14 |
0 |
0
|
0
|
| % of Playoffs Tied or Leading Since
End of Round 1: |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| *Denotes
picks in
absentia were substituted in accordance with Section III: Rule 9,
Amendment
4 |
Conference
Finals (Frozen Four)
| Eastern
Conference |
|
pts. |
|
pts. |
|
pts. |
|
pts. |
|
pts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tampa Bay
Lightning (1) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (3) |
TB in 5
|
3 |
TB in 6
|
3 |
TB in 6
|
3 |
TB in 7* |
5 |
TB in 7
|
5 |
| Lightning win
series 4-3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Western Conference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| San Jose Sharks (2) vs. Calgary
Flames (6) |
CGY
in 6 |
5 |
SJ
in 5 |
0 |
CGY
in 6 |
5 |
CGY in 5*
|
3 |
CGY
in 5 |
3 |
| Flames win series 4-2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Round 3 Totals: |
|
8 |
|
3
|
|
8
|
|
8
|
|
8 |
Cumulative Score After 3 Rounds:
|
|
41
|
|
39
|
|
28
|
|
28
|
|
23
|
|
% of
unadjusted
points accrued this round:
|
133%
|
50%
|
133%
|
130%
|
130%
|
|
Unadjusted
points
available this round:
|
6 |
|
% of
unadjusted
points accrued per tournament total:
|
18%
|
7%
|
18%
|
18%
|
18%
|
|
Total
Unadjusted
points available in tournament:
|
45 |
|
No. of Days Tied for or in Lead Since End of Round 2:
|
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| % of Playoffs Tied or Leading Since End of Round 2: |
0% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| *Denotes
picks in
absentia were substituted in accordance with Section III: Rule 9,
Amendment 4 |
Stanley
Cup Finals
Eastern Conference vs. Western
Conference |
|
pts. |
|
pts. |
|
pts. |
|
pts. |
|
pts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tampa
Bay Lightning (1)
versus
Calgary
Flames (6)
|
CGY
in 6 |
0
|
TB in 7
|
5
|
TB in 7 |
5
|
TB in 7 |
5
|
CGY
in 4
|
0 |
|
Lightning win Championship 4-3
|
|
Conn Smythe Trophy Winner:
Brad Richards, TB
|
|
|
% of
unadjusted
points accrued this round:
|
0%
|
167%
|
167%
|
167%
|
0%
|
|
Unadjusted
points
available this round:
|
3
|
| No. of Days Tied for or in Lead Since
End of Round 3: |
16
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| % of Playoffs Tied or Leading Since End of Round 3: |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
*Bonus*
Scoring
|
Stanley
Cup Champions |
Conn Smythe Trophy Winner
|
| LATONA |
x-Detroit
Red Wings
|
x-Tomas
Holmstrom, Detroit
Red Wings
|
| DEISIG |
x-Detroit
Red Wings |
x-Niklas
Lidstrom, Detroit
Red Winggs |
| BLASER |
x-Toronto
Maple Leafs |
x-Martin
St. Louis, Tampa Bay
Lightning
|
| DAMSTETTER |
x-Detroit
Red Wings |
x-Adam Oates, Edmonton Oilers
|
| Loonie |
x-Philadelphia
Flyers
|
x-Robert
Esche, Philadelphia
Flyers
|
|
|
|
Point
Distribution: (See also Section
III: Rule 8 for full Scoring details)
+3 pts series winner
+2 Bonus pts correct
no.
of games for winner
+5 Bonus pts Stanley
Cup
Champion
+5 Bonus pts Conn
Smythe
Trophy Winner |
Key:
xxx -
Selection Active
xxx - Selection
has been eliminated from tournament
xxx -
Selection Correct
^ - Selection
Incorrect, but qualified for the Finals |
|
CAREER STATS
(Dynamic):
|
|
No.
|
Player |
Grand
Championships:
|
Seasons
Played:
|
Total
Points:
|
Avg. /
Season:
|
Total
Series
Played:
|
W-L
Record:
|
Win %:
|
Exact:
|
Exact
%:
|
Exact
per
Win
%:
|
Days
Tied for
or in Lead:
|
% Playoffs Tied for or in Lead:
|
|
9
|
LATONA |
1
|
5
|
162
|
32
|
75
|
42-33
|
56%
|
18
|
24%
|
43%
|
62 |
27%
|
|
15
|
DEISIG |
2
|
5
|
183
|
37
|
75
|
45-30
|
60%
|
19
|
25%
|
42%
|
50
|
22%
|
|
17
|
BLASER |
2
|
5
|
179
|
36
|
75
|
48-27
|
64%
|
15
|
20%
|
31%
|
121 |
52%
|
|
11
|
DAMSTETTER |
0
|
4
|
121
|
30
|
60
|
37-23
|
62%
|
5
|
8%
|
14%
|
0 |
0%
|
.74
|
LOONIE |
0
|
3
|
71
|
24
|
45
|
21-24
|
47%
|
4
|
9%
|
19%
|
30
|
22%
|
Captain James L. Latona, #9 (41 Pts.)
Alternate Captain Kristofer M. Blaser,
#17
(49 Pts.)
Steven F. Deisig, #15 (35 Pts.)
Alternate Captain Kristofer M. Blaser,
#17
(35 Pts.)
Steven F. Deisig, #15 (44 Pts.)
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