Saturday, January 3, 2009

Tavares Musical Interlude

The Musical Group, Tavares

"Heaven Missing an Angel"



"More Than a Woman"

RaRa Note: I prefer the #5 version from the movie Short Circuit.



"She's Gone"



"Never Had a Love Like This Before"

NHL Standings as of 01/02/2009!

Awwww, the Rangers are in 4th place. One more loss could find them in 6th place.
EASTERN CONFERENCE (42)
1. Boston - 62 [38] -------- vs. 8. Pittsburgh - 42 [38]
2. Washington - 53 [39] ---- vs. 7. Carolina - 43 [39]
3. Philadelphia - 49 [38] -- vs. 6. New Jersey - 47 [37]
4. NY Ranjerks - 49 [39] --- vs. 5. Montreal - 48 [37]
OUT OF PLAY-OFFS
9. Buffalo - 41 [38] -1
10. Florida - 37 [37] -5
11. Toronto - 36 [38] -6
12. Ottawa - 31 [35] -11
13. Atlanta - 31 [39] -11
14. Tampa Bay - 30 [37] -12
15. NY Islanders - 28 [39] -14
WESTERN CONFERENCE (40)
1. San Jose - 61 [37] -- vs. 8. Columbus - 40 [38]
2. Detroit - 55 [37] --- vs. 7. Phoenix - 43 [39]
3. Calgary - 48 [37] --- vs. 6. Anaheim - 43 [39]
4. Chicago - 47 [35] --- vs. 5. Vancouver - 46 [40]
OUT OF PLAY-OFFS
9. Colorado - 39 [38] -1
10. Minnesota - 38 [36] -2
11. Edmonton - 37 [36](17W) -3
12. Dallas - 37 [36](16W) -3
13. Nashville - 37 [37] -3
14. Los Angeles - 36 [37] -4
15. St. Louis - 31 [38] -9
564 games played - 137 into OT - 24.3%.
137 OT games - 76 end in shootout = 55.5% OR 13.5% of ALL games end
in shootout.
Yesterday - 40 goals scored in 6 games = 6.67 goals per game.
Total - 3,295 goals scored in 564 games = 5.84 gpg.
3,295 goals minus 76 SO goals = 3,219 = 5.71 gpg minus shootout.
There have been 69 shutouts = 1 per 8.17 games.
The eastern conference is 55-59-15 for 125 out of a possible 258
points against the western conference. That equates to 48.5%.
The Isles have scored 102 goals = 2.62 gpg.
The Isles have allowed 141 goals = 3.62 gpg.

Esoteric Attendance Report

Last night, there were 3 out of 6 games played with more than 2,000
empty seats, or 50.0%.
Out of 564 games played, there have been 150 played with MORE than
2,000 empty seats, or 26.6% of all games played.
There have been 34 east vs. west games out of 129 played on this
list, for a 26.4%.
There have been 36 divisional games played on this list, or 6.4%.
There have been 41 games played at less than 75% capacity, or 7.2%.
Out of 150 games, the Islanders appear 12 times on this list, or 8.1%
and 2.2% out of 564 games.
** = new statistic.

Team leaders at more than 2,000 HOME empty seat games (150):
18 - Atlanta.
17 -
16 - Phoenix, Carolina.
15 -
14 - Columbus.
13 - Tampa Bay, Los Angeles.
12 - NY Islanders, Florida.
11 -
10 - Nashville, New Jersey.
9 - Colorado.
8 - / 7 - / 6 - / 5 - / 4 -
3 - Dallas.
2 - Boston, St. Louis.
1 -

Team leaders at less than 75% capacity games (41):
6 - Columbus, Atlanta.
5 - NY Islanders, Florida.
4 - Nashville, Tampa Bay, Carolina.
3 - New Jersey.
2 - Phoenix.
1 - Los Angeles, Colorado.

Team leaders at more than 2,000 TOTAL (home and away) empty seat
games (300):
23 - Atlanta.
22 - Phoenix, Carolina.
21 - Columbus.
20 - Florida.
19 - Nashville.
18 - Tampa Bay.
17 - NY Islanders, Los Angeles.
16 -
15 - Colorado.
14 -
13 - New Jersey.
12 - / 11 - / 10 -
9 - Minnesota.
8 - Dallas, San Jose.
7 - St. Louis, Vancouver.
6 - Edmonton, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Toronto.
5 - Calgary, Boston, Buffalo.
4 - Montreal, Pittsburgh, Washington.
3 - Anaheim, NY Ranjerks.
2 - Chicago.
1 -
0 - Detroit.

smallest crowd:
15. 10/23 - I-Dallas @ NY Islanders-16,234 - 10,183 = 6,051 = 62.7%.
lowest % of attendance:
41. 11/2 - D-Florida @ Atlanta - 18,545 - 10,584 = 7,961 = 57.1%.

Stolen from Forever1940

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A pair of third period milestones, but in the end an 11th straight road loss. On to the trick:

1. Moments after ex-Isle Olli Jokinen had given the Coyotes a 4-1 lead, Josh Bailey struck for the first NHL goal of his career. It came in his 25th NHL game. Bailey also was _+2, had four shots on goal and won 12 of 15 draws.

2. The game looked out of reach, but Richard Park scored twice in the final 3:06 to make the final minutes interesting. Doug Weight assisted on both goals for the 1000th and 1001st points of his NHL career. It was his 6th two-point game of the season. Weight leads the Isles in both assists (25) and points (32).

3. Weight reaches the milestone in 1167 games. He did it against one of his favorite opponents; Weight now has 63 points in 58 career games against the Jets/Coyotes.

and a few more...

4. The Isles are now 1-6-2 all-time in Phoenix, winning only in 2004.

5. The Isles have now scored four 6th attacker goals and allowed 1 in the last four games.

6. Guerin and Okposo each recorded assists to extend their point streaks to 5, but Comeau's point streak stopped at four, while Comrie's goal streak ended at 3. Comrie wnet down fighting -- a game-high 7 shots on goal; it's the 2nd straight game he's had 7 SOG's.

7. Rick DiPietro made 28 saves in his 5th start of the season. He recorded an assist for the second straight appearance, extending his club records for assists and points by a goalie to 15.

8. Lots of crooked numbers on the Isles +/- tonight. Gervais, Park, Guerin and Campoli were all +3 while Bailey was +2. However, Meyer was -4, Witt, Jackman, and Comrie were -3, Comeau and Bergenheim were -2. Only two crookeds for the Yote's: Michalek was +3 while Morris was -2.

9. When all was said and done, the Isles dropped to 6-12 in one-goal games (includes 4 ot/so losses). The 8 regulation one-goal losses share the league lead.

10. Up next: the road trip doesn't get any easier as the Isles head to the Tank to face the Sharks. The Sharks are 18-0-2 at home this season and haven't been beaten in regulation at home in over 10 months (26-0-3). The Sharks are 28-4-5 overall. A difficult task to be sure. But that's why they play the games.

The Captains Game Report - Nassau Coliseum



Dec 31, 2008

Islanders 4 Florida Panthers 2 FINAL

Where do I begin?

Happy New Year to all !

Lets Go Tampa and Lets Go Atlanta tonight !!! We gained back two
of the points of the three point lead we have in the Tavares derby.

No wonder none of my "Mitch Fritz" text messages made it on the
scoreboard today. Mitch was waived today - and likely winds up in
Bridgeport. I am unhappy about this. We need a big time goon to go
up against Daniel Carcillo in PHX on Fri. Is Jackman going to be the
guy to get beat up again?

The ones that made it up ?


" Happy New Year"

"RaRa luvs the Lighthouse"

My theory - is that they take some early texts - those made early in
the night and loop them. Some guy named Tristan's name was up there
32 times. Then some attendant adds a few in - after scanning them
for things which might be offensive or not "Wang Approved" so
patience and an early arrival are key.

National Anthem singer - Alyssa Cavallano - a teenage girl who gave
a worthy effort - Happy New Year Alyssa !

Your State Farm Agent of the game ? Sandra Simpson of Wantagh.

Brithday of the day on the big screen ? Jason Sirianni - six years
old today and IN THE HOUSE!

Tuscan Dairy goal for first Comrie goal = Section 205 Row H Seat 7

The Scotto Brothers fan of the game - getting a certificate for
dinner for two at Fox Hollow Inn was in seat 6 Row C Section 124 x

Second goal by Comrie - SECTION 303 !!!! However, Row S seat 6 was
your winner - not us.

Bergenheim goal Section 337 Row F Seat 2 was the Tuscan Goal
winner of a Bergie autographed puck

The choice of songs for the Islanders to skate onto the ice to for
the third period

* Next to you - Buckcherry

* Tick Tock Boom - Hives

* Stay with me - Finch

GUess what won ? ( will disclose at end of report.)

Instead of the Lucky Puck Shuffle - with the three pucks ( one with
an Islander Logo) - having to guess which one has the logo after the
shuffle......was called the "Stonebridge Champagne Shuffle" tonight -
in honor of Stonebridge Golf Course in Hauppauge. There were 4
bottles. Will disclose winner at end of report.

The Ice Girl 50/50 raffle was won by ticket number 488597 $ 1,065
was the winning amount. Our friend Dave O had ticket number 488598.

Last goal was Sectoin 104 Row J - Mark Streit

Comic Book Characters in attendance: Spiderman, Wolverine, Captain
America, the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man.

Hall of Fame announcers to make the scoreboard - Jiggs McDonald
(Back from Thailand !)

Also, one of the NY Lottery ladies - sorry - forgot which one -
hosted the between periods on ice gig where they give out prizes for
those who shoot the puck in the net from center ice.

My son's potential last game of the year before he heads back to
Chicago - is a winner. Suppose that his record - combined with
Roger's (who was in attendance) - they canceled each other out.

The game ? Not such an interesting game. We had a goal disallowed
and Comrie's first goal had to be reviewed. I am more interested in
game operations than the game these days. Have to get Tavares and
today's result is not helping.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL !!

Pat
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Winning Song - Tick Tock Boom.

Champagne Puck Shuffle - Bottle # 1 was the correct answer. The dude
in the stands picked Bottle 4 - but they gave the prize anyway.