Wheat Kings Hammered by Defending MasterCard Memorial Cup ChampsBRANDON, May 15, 2010 – The Windsor Spitfires scored four unanswered goals in the first five minutes of play to open the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup, defeating the Brandon Wheat Kings 9-3 in front of a stunned crowd of 5,381 at the Westman Place inside the Keystone Centre.Although the Wheat Kings made their presence felt in the opening minute of the game with several bone crunching hits, the Spitfires put the game out of reach...Read Full Story
It would be a big fat lie to imply there was any sympathy from this fan regarding the Wildcats elimination from the Memorial Cup Tournament last night. There is no love lost between Saint John and Moncton when it comes to hockey, so it's no surprise that the Wildcats overtime loss at the hands of the Windsor Spitfires gave some of us Sea Dogs fans a great deal of pleasure. There's one banner you won't be hanging in the Coliseum Mr. Irving. To be fair to the Wildcats they played a very good...Read Full Story
In the words of Ken Danekyo, “The Devils don’t make it easy on the heart.” Shame on anyone who went to bed early Thursday night and decided to just see the game results Friday morning. Devils goalie Martin Brodeur said he wanted a Game 7 to remember and a memory is exactly what he got. [...]Read Full Story
Adam Henrique did not want any part of the family business.
His Dad owned and worked on a tobacco farm in Burford, Ont., just outside of Wayne Gretzky’s hometown of Branford. The New Jersey Devils rookie centre spent enough time working alongside his father in the summer to know that hockey was a worthwhile pursuit.
“He made it hard on us,” Henrique recalled on a visit to Toronto to play the Maple Leafs earlier this week. “I didn’t want to be a farmer when I grew up. I think working there in...Read Full Story
The injury bug hasn’t been kind to the New Jersey Devils this season. After Travis Zajac had to undergo Achilles surgery during the off season, the center position already took a pretty big hit. In steps Jacob Josefson. His performance on the ice during training camp was admirable and looked to be a positive for the Devils as they were searching to fill a pretty big hole in the roster. After an awkward fall into the boards, Josefson broke his clavicle and will now be out for an extended...Read Full Story
NEWARK N.J. -- For the second time this season, Adam Henrique not only scored an overtime winner, he scored an overtime winner in an elimination game. With this goal only 1:03 into overtime, Henrique launched the New Jersey Devils back to the Stanley Cup ...
Last year, it was Nathan Horton for the Boston Bruins. This year, it is Adam Henrique for the New Jersey Devils. They now share at least one more common thread other than each having played for Peter DeBoer. In both cases, the player in question had never previously partaken in a Stanley Cup playoff game. Yet by the end of three rounds, all within one season, they had ended a Game 7 overtime thriller in the Eastern Conference finals and...
Devils rookie center Adam Henrique doesn't get flustered. Coach Pete DeBoer said today he's never seen Henrique, 22, nervous. "Not once. He's unflappable," DeBoer said. "He might've been in a card game with Kovy once and he was nervous.
Adam Henrique wasn’t being rude — he is unfailingly polite ... there are very few names etched on it who haven’t gone onto long careers. “I hope for the best,” Henrique said, “but right now, I’m hoping to win some bigger trophies.”
The New Jersey Devils will vie for a potential fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history after defeating the New York Rangers in six games in the Eastern final, courtesy of rookie Adam Henrique's goal early in overtime.