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Monday, 18 October 2010 05:33

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins

-Tim Wallace had two goals and led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 win against the Charlotte Checkers. Dustin Jeffrey added three assists while teammate Brett Sterling had a goal and an assist. John Curry made 18 saves in the victory.

-Happy 52nd birthday to former Penguins defenseman Kjell Samuelsson (right). Acquired midway through the 1991-92 season along with Rick Tocchet, Ken Wregget and a draft pick in a deal which sent Mark Recchi, Brian Benning and a draft pick to the rival Flyers, Samuelsson spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins. He finished 1991-92 by playing in 20 games and scoring three points for the Penguins. In the 1992 postseason he saw action in 15 games, scored three points and helped the franchise win its second consecutive Stanley Cup title. His first full season in Pittsburgh 1992-93, he played in 63 games, scored nine points and helped the club claim its only Presidents' Trophy. In that spring's postseason, he appeared in 12 games and recorded three assists. Samuelsson, who was not related to Penguins defenseman Ulf Samuelsson, was limited to 59 games and 13 points in 1993-94. He played in all six of the Penguins postseason games in 1994 but failed to record a point. His final season with the Penguins was the lockout-shortened 1994-95. He played in 41 games and scored seven points. The 1995 playoffs saw Samuelsson appear in 11 games and record one assist. In the 1995 offseason, he rejoined the Flyers as a free agent. In 183 regular season games with the Penguins, Samuelsson, a defensive specialist, scored 32 points. In 44 postseason games with the Penguins, Samuelsson recorded seven assists.

-Former Penguins coach Kevin Constantine has been hired as head coach of HC Ambri Piotta SA of the Swiss National League.

Atlantic Division

-If you can imagine such a thing, the Flyers seem to have a problem with discipline.

-The Islanders placed goaltender Nathan Lawson on waivers.

Northeast Division

-Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta (right) was fined by the NHL for attempting to headbutt Devils forward Travis Zajac last Wednesday.

-After winning the Calder Trophy in 2009-10, Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers is starting 2010-11 in a pretty bad slump.

-It looks like Tim Thomas is once again the Bruins' top goaltender.

Southeast Division

-The Capitals demoted defenseman Brian Fahey to Hershey of the AHL.

Central Division

-The Blackhawks demoted defensmean Nick Leddy to Rockford of the AHL.

-The Predators demoted goaltender Mark Dekanich to Milwaukee of the AHL.

-The Blues demoted forward Ryan Reaves to Peoria of the AHL.

Northwest Division

-Mason Raymond had two goals and an assist for the Canucks in a 5-1 defeat of the Hurricanes. Former Penguins forward Mikael Samuelsson added a goal and two assists for Vancouver while teammate Henrik Sedin recorded two assists. Cory Schneider (above) made 32 saves in the win.

-Check out this pass by Vancouver's Tanner Glass to set up Samuelsson:

-Check out this rocket of a one-timer by Vancouver's Ryan Kesler:

-Carolina's Cam Ward had issues with this puck:

-Wild coach Todd Richards went all Herb Brooks on his team during Sunday's practice.

Pacific Division

-Corey Perry (above, with Phoenix's Oliver Ekman-Larsson)  had a goal and an assist for the Ducks in a 3-2 defeat of the Coyotes. Bobby Ryan added three assists for Anaheim while teammate Ryan Getzlaf added two assists of his own. Jonas Hiller made 36 saves in the win. Eric Belanger had a goal and an assist Phoenix.

-Check out this ridiculous pass by Ryan to set up Toni Lydman:

-Check out this save Hiller made on Phoenix's Wojtek Wolski:

-Check out this goal Anaheim's Ryan Carter almost scored:

-The Stars recalled forward Aaron Gagnon from Texas of the AHL.

Patrick Division

-Nathan Longpre had a goal and an assist for the Robert Morris men's team in a 3-2 win against Air Force at Consol Energy Center.

-Daneca Butterfield made 25 saves for the Robert Morris women's team in a 4-3 loss to Northeastern, also at Consol Energy Center.

(Photos: Samuelsson-Penguins Hockey Cards; Kaleta-Rick Stewart/Getty Images; Hurricanes/Canucks-Rich Lam/Getty Images; Coyotes/Ducks-Harry How/Getty Images)

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written by mombert41, October 18, 2010 - 03:49 PM

Attended my first AHL game yesterday, Pens/Checkers in Charlotte. At 3 hours away, it is my closest hockey venue and I’m confused to why the new fans in a new town, with no history on the 2nd home game would be chanting “Curry…Curry..you know what…” when he made saves and when the Pens scored. Great game, though. That made 3 Pens wins in 3 days!

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written by bastage42, October 18, 2010 - 04:00 PM

I read a comment somewhere said that the Wild will think that skate was like a field trip compared to if/when Michael Therrien takes over the bench. Amusing thought. Unless you play for the Wild ...

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