Beukeboom, Thomas bring NHL bloodlines to Canada's

A memorable hockey name is coming around again.

Defenceman Brock Beukeboom was one of 40 players invited Thursday by Hockey Canada to try out for Canada's under-18 men's hockey team this summer.

He's the son of four-time Stanley Cup champion Jeff Beukeboom, whose last name (BOO-kuh-boom) was entertaining for fans to chant and yell at both Northlands Coliseum and Madison Square Garden during his 14-year NHL career.

Twenty-two players will be chosen from selection camp Aug. 1-4 in Calgary for the Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament Aug. 11-15 in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Canada is the defending champion of the annual under-18 tournament. The team will be coached by Dave Lowry of the Calgary Hitmen.

Brock isn't the only youngster with NHL bloodlines invited to camp as forward Christian Thomas is the offspring of Steve, who played 20 years in the NHL.

Carolina’s Ward Riding Over Streak

Down 3-0 in the Eastern Conference final, the Carolina Hurricanes are on the verge of elimination so you might want to take advantage of goalie Cam Ward’s current streak.

In Ward’s last seven games that fall on a Tuesday, he is 7-0 on the Over/Under.

The ‘Canes are +105 for tonight’s game and the Total is set at 5.5.

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Hockey-Broken Wings

The Detroit Red Wings’ 6-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks was a testament to their depth as the team was missing team captain and star d-man Niklas Lidstrom (lower body injury), defensive forward Pavel Datsyuk (foot) and grinder Kris Draper (lower body injury).

Detroit head coach Mike Babcock told the AP that he is hopeful that Lidstom and Datsyuk will be good to go for tomorrow’s Game 5 but ruled Draper out.

The Wings are listed at -230 for Game 5 and are listed at -175 to win the Cup this year.

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Red Wings’ Ozzie Is Good

Going into the 2009 NHL playoffs, the experts opined that the Detroit Red Wings only had one weakness–goaltending.

Well, three games into the Western Conference final, Detroit backstop Chris Osgood has flipped the proverbial bird at all the naysayers with a 10-3 postseason record, a GAA of 2.04 and a save percentage of .925.

The scene shifts to the Windy City for Game 3 tonight with the Wings listed as +105 underdogs, the Chicago Blackhawks favored at -125 and the Total at 5.5.

In Osgood’s last 20 games in Chicago, he is 3-14-3 on the Over/Under.

Blackhawks’ Goalie In The Red

Nikolai Khabibulin will be looking to backstop the Chicago Blackhawks to a win in the Western Conference final tonight–evening his team up with the Detroit Red Wings in the process.

However, Khabibulin hasn’t done well in the Motor City.


In his last nine games in Detroit, the “Bulin Wall” has cracked, going 2-7 SU but 6-3 on the Over/Under at the same time.

The ‘Hawks are listed at +175 with the Total set at 5.5.

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Fleury Flying Low

The NHL’s Eastern Conference final begins tonight with the Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins with the Pens listed at -200 and the Total set at 5.5.

In Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury’s last five home games against the ‘Canes, he has gone 0-5 on the Over/Under.

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NHL’s Frozen Four Set

And then there were four.

By virtue of the Detroit Red Wings’ 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks last night, the defending champs earned a date with the upstart Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL’s Western Conference final–the Wings are the odds-on to repeat as Stanley Cup champs at +125 while the ‘Hawks are +300.

Over in the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes are displaying shades of 2006, when they won the Stanley Cup.


The ‘Canes defeated the East’s No. 1, the Boston Bruins, 3-2 in OT and now face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern final–Carolina is a +500 longshot to win it all while Pittsburgh is +225.

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Seventh Heaven In The NHL

The second round of the NHL playoffs is close to concluding but two things remain; Game 7 for the Anaheim Ducks @ Detroit Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes @ Boston Bruins.

The Ducks are +195, the Wings are -235, the Total is set at 5.5 and judging from trends in the last 20 games, the Wings and the Under might be the way to go–Detroit has gone 14-6 and the Over/Under has gone 4-14-2.


In the case of the ‘Canes (+190) and Bruins (-230), it is Carolina that has been successful at the TD Banknorth Garden going 13-7 SU and 7-13 O/U with tonight’s Total set at 5.

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Washington Capping Comeback?

It’s been a great series, the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins but unfortunately it has to come to an end tonight.

The Caps are -130 home faves for tonight’s Game 7 while the Pens are +110.


In Washington’s last 5 Wednesday games against Pittsburgh, it is 4-0-1 SU.

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Bruins’ Ward Rolls With The Punches

After getting cold-cocked by the Carolina Hurricanes’ Scott Walker and suffering, what the AP is reporting is, a broken orbital bone, Boston Bruins defenseman Aaron Ward will play in tonight’s playoff game.

The B’s are down 3-2 series and can send it to a seventh game with a victory tonight in Carolina–Boston is a -115 road fave.

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Canucks Under Pressure

The Vancouver Canucks’ playoff lives are hanging by that proverbial thread as they are down 3-2 in their second-round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Vancouver netminder Roberto Luongo has lost two-straight and in his last 20 Monday road games has gone 3-15-2 on the Over/Under and has gone Under in eight-straight games.

The Canucks are listed at +145 and the Total is set at 5.

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Sabres Rattled

Updated February 24th, 2009

The Buffalo Sabres have lost goalie Ryan Miller, who is out indefinitely thanks to a high ankle sprain.

Miller was injured in a game against the New York Rangers on Saturday and no return date has been set.

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Ozzie Is Good In The OC

After a triple OT loss to the Anaheim Ducks last Sunday the Detroit Red Wings leave the friendly confines of the Joe Louis Arena and head out west to the Honda Center.


The Wings are -130 road faves while the Ducks are +110 ‘dogs for tonight’s game.

Chris Osgood will start between the pipes for the Red Wings and in his last 10 in Anaheim is 6-3-1 SU.

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Capital Gain

It was a barn burner at the Verizon Center last night as the home town Washington Capitals pulled out a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins–the game featured hat tricks from both the Caps’ Alexander Ovechkin and the Pens’ Sidney Crosby.


Washington paid out as a -115 fave and the Total went Over 5.5.

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Thank God It’s Monday - Stanley Cup Playoff sked tonight

A lone game on the Stanley Cup playoff sked tonight and it’s a dandy with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals facing off in Game 2 of their series–the Caps are -125 home faves and the Pens +105.


There might be value on Pittsburgh as a ‘dog however as it is 8-2 SU and 7-2 on the Over/Under in its last 10 Monday games against Washington.

Tonight’s Total is set at 5.5.

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Will Canucks Get Behind “Bulin Wall?”

Round 2 of the NHL playoffs officially gets underway tonight with the Chicago Blackhawks in Vancouver to being their series against the Canucks–the ‘Nucks are -145 to win Game 1 and take the series and the Total is set at 5.

Chicago netminder Nikolai Khabibulin was solid in the first-round, earning a decent 2.52 GAA and .914 save percentage but doesn’t have a good history against Vancouver.


In his last 20 games vs. the Canucks, Khabibulin is only 4-15-1.

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