Teemu is wondering if he should say hello, but doesn’t remember which Sedin that is.
Teemu Selanne #8 of the Anaheim Ducks poses with his goal scoring puck as he reached 19th on the all-time NHL scoring list with 1399 points in a game against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on March 12, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. Selanne also became all time NHL points leader for Finnish born players.
Selanne had his 656th goal tonight, a game winner. He is now tied with Brendan Shanahan for 12th leading scorer in NHL history.
From the OC Register, Teemu Wins A Pig!
The team captained by Teemu Selanne defeated the team captained by Corey Perry on Saturday during the Ducks’ annual skills competition at Honda Center.
Nearly 5,000 people attended the event, which included the players taking part in a variety of All-Star weekend-style skills tests.
With his team victorious for the second consecutive year, Selanne was presented with the giant ceramic pig that commemorates the occasion. The story behind the pig’s existence is, frankly, a little cloudy. It’s a team secret.
“It’s great that so many showed up again,” Selanne said afterward, still clutching the pig. “It’s nice to have fun and give a little extra for the fans.”
The winning captain then was asked about the emotion of lifting the giant pig for a second season in a row.
“It was similar to when I hoisted the Stanley Cup, you know?” Selanne joked. “This is pretty heavy, too. You have to earn this. This little pig came home, so it’s good.”
Among the highlights Saturday, Cam Fowler was crowned the fastest skater, edging out Lubomir Visnovsky; Ryan Getzlaf had the hardest shot at 99.3 mph; and Perry and George Parros tied as the most accurate shooter, both hitting all four targets in four tries.
There was some controversy, however, when each of Perry’s shots didn’t break the Styrofoam bull’s-eye.
“Corey Perry shoots his muffins,” Selanne said. “He couldn’t even break the coin.”
-Teemu will play his 1300th game tonight
-Jaroslav Halak returns to Montreal tonight. Should be interesting to see how that goes
-James Neal’s status of being out weeks turned into just hours.
First test on Neal showed fracture. MRI showed pre-existing condition. Has bone bruise but can play. For Neal, with time it will get better. He felt relieved. Just bone bruise should heal as days go by.
He and Craig Adams should be good to go tonight. Paul Martin who is battling the flu will be out
-Jordan Eberle is out 2-3 weeks with a knee injury
-Gilbert Brule was picked up by the Phoenix Coyotes off re entry waivers from Edmonton
-Wild news: Matt Cullen will play his 1000th game, PM Bouchard is out with concussion like symptoms and has been shut down
-Pavel Datsyuk is out with an upper body injury
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Back issues hurt, but making fun of Mrs Penner’s pancakes? Funny
- Crazy story from the Pat Jablonski chuck a puck fundraiser
http://www.startribune.com/local/west/136948448.html
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