This explains why Crosby has more games played than Ovechkin has because Crosby has had more success than Ovechkin has in the playoffs. Crosby set a NHL record for being the youngest player to become a captain. While Ovechkin become an assistant captain 2 years into his career, he then became his team’s captain a couple of years later. Crosby and Ovechkin may seem very similar to each other when looking at the amount of times they have made the post season and that both are captain for their team, but they are not. The difference between the great players and the extraordinary players is that the great players have the ability to lead their team as a captain, labeled “C” on the left corner of their jersey, as far as they can go in the post season.
It is this loss of power and control that Americans were so accustomed to that served as a microcosm of the U.S. – Soviet Hockey rivalry. Despite winning only 1 medal since their gold in 1960, compared to the Soviet’s four-straight gold, the U.S. hockey team would have to stay true to old American values such as hard work and perseverance; values that are all necessary to achieve what’s known as the ‘American Dream.’ Not nearly as talented as some countries, but with a strong work ethic, the U.S. Hockey team became capable of reaching their peak physical shape. However, despite their hard work and peak
Champions At Last The Los Angeles Kings had the greatest Stanley Cup Championship run in the history of the National Hockey League. During the 2011-2012 season the Los Angeles Kings were an up and coming team with bright and young athletes. Anemic scoring and inconsistent play lead to the mid-season firing of Head Coach Terry Murray and the hiring of Darryl Sutter. Under the coaching of the brash personality of Darryl Sutter the Kings played a gritty and overpowering game; the playoff push was ignited. The Kings finished the regular season as the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference and finished the post-season as Stanley Cup Champions for the first time in franchise history.
"You can barely count on one hand the bad goals he's given up in the whole playoffs. We all know that teams that have won the Stanley Cup have had unbelievable goaltending. We feel like we've got that." David Krejci scored on a 5-on-3 Bruins powerplay to restore the four goal lead when he converted a perfect cross crease pass from Mark Recchi to beat Schneider. Maxim Lapierre added Vancouver's second goal of the game on a nice feed in the slot from Daniel Sedin to finish off the scoring.
Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000-2002, and their loss in the 2004 NBA finals led to O'Neal's departure from the team, in the following the 2003-2004 season. Bryant had to rebuild his image while becoming the cornerstone of the Lakers. He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons, setting numerous scoring records in the process. In 2006, Bryant scored a career-high gaining eighty-one points against the Toronto Raptors, the second highest points scored in a single game in NBA history; because of this achievement he was given the Most Valuable Player Award. After losing in the 2008 NBA Finals, Bryant led the Lakers to two consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named NBA Finals MVP on both
At eighteen he played in his first National Hockey League game with the Boston Bruins. He helped the team win two Stanley Cups. He got the Most Valuable Player Trophy three times, the Best Defenseman Trophy eight times and he won the Rookie of the Year Trophy his first year with the Bruins. Bobby Orr signed the first $1Million dollar hockey contract in 1971. He had bad knees from playing hockey his whole life.
Eric Beauregard Tutor: Melisa Brittain ENGL255 July 27, 2015 Canadian Hockey System While hockey in Canada has changed over the years, the question of whether or not it has been improved differs depending on who you ask. Hockey Canada has continued to implement different strategies in order to keep Canada progressing. While some people don’t agree with certain aspects of the hockey program in Canada, it’s hard to argue against the fact that Canada is one of the best hockey nations in the world. From the youth programs to the professional levels, hockey in Canada is as strong as ever and continues to dominate on a global stage. Children in Canada are introduced to hockey at a very young age.
He started to play ice hockey for a team when he was only six with 10 year olds and played at a level higher than his peers through his minor years of hockey. Since the jersey was too big for Wayne Gretzky he tucked it in to his pants and did this through his NHL career. By the age ten Wayne scored 378 goals and 139 assists in one season and has become a media attraction in his
(born January 17, 1982) nicknamed Flash or D-Wade, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat. Awarded 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Wade has established himself as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league. He had the top selling jersey in the NBA for nearly two years, as he led the NBA in jersey sales from the 2005 NBA playoffs, until the mid-point of the 2006–07 season. [1] After entering the league as the fifth pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, Wade was named to the All-Rookie team and the All-Star team the following eight seasons. In his third season, Wade helped lead the Miami Heat to their first NBA Championship in franchise history.
His electrifying senior season earned him accolades such as McDonald's All-American and North Carolina's Mr. Basketball to name a couple (JockBio). In the McDonald's All-American game, Paul was teammates with the teenage phenomenon LeBron James. Chris Paul showed the world what type of player he was going to be, collecting ten assists and playing to get his teammates in position to score (Wake Forest: Men's Basketball). His pass-first approach to the game was special in itself, but what separated him as a superstar was his ability to score, as well as see the floor as arguably the best passer on the floor at all times. CP3 is notorious for manufacturing baskets when there seems to be no holes in the defense.