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monochameleon · 12-14-2015, 05:19 PM

PREMIER LEAGUE HOCKEY NEWS OF THE WEEK

Montreal and St. Paul Make Trade (20/11/1985)
The Champions and Cardinals made a swap this morning. Montreal sent depth centre Jamie Carrick (32) to St. Paul for Loik Morin, a 30-year old defender. Carrick, a New Brunswick native, scored 14 points with the Champions this year - something that they are apparently willing to exchange for the fast-skating, physical play offered by Morin. Josse Estramboz, GM of the Cardinals, said that they are hoping Carrick can help bolster St. Paul's scoring chances, as the Cards currently sit 13th in the league for goals scored.

Noah Ness out with sprained wrist (22/11/1985)
The Montreal Champions may live to regret trading away Jamie Carrick as first-line center Noah Ness sprained his wrist when he collided with the Chicago Cougar's Andrew MacAskill during the second period of last night's 4-1 loss to Chicago. Clint McConnell will take over first-line duties. Ness is expected to be out for at least a month, adding even more to the Champions injury woes after last week they lost winger Kevin Bowman.

Scores:
Sunday November 17th 1985
Vancouver Giants 3 - 3 Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Calgary Mustangs 1 - 4 Colorado Eagles
Ottawa Nationals 5 - 3 Seattle Nightmare
Michigan Stags 3 - 3 St. Paul Cardinals
Chicago Cougars 4 - 2 Montreal Champions
Manitoba Vikings 2 - 4 Toronto Aces

Monday November 18th 1985
San Francisco Arrows 4 - 2 Montreal Champions
Toronto Aces 3 - 3 Los Angeles Sharks
St. Paul Cardinals 0 - 2 Michigan Stags
New York Centrals 3 - 6 New England Whalers
Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2 - 1 Chicago Cougars
Vancouver Giants 0 - 4 Manitoba Vikings
Quebec Nordiques 4 - 5 Calgary Mustangs

Tuesday November 19th 1985
no games played

Wednesday November 20th 1985
Colorado Eagles 3 - 1 San Francisco Arrows
Los Angeles Sharks 0 - 0 Charlottetown Islanders
New England Whalers 1 - 4 Chicago Cougars
Calgary Mustangs 4 - 3 Michigan Stags

Thursday November 21st 1985
Seattle Nightmare 4 - 1 Vancouver Giants
Manitoba Vikings 3 - 2 Ottawa Nationals

Friday November 22nd 1985
San Francisco Arrows 5 - 1 Ottawa Nationals
Colorado Eagles 0 - 3 Charlottetown Islanders
St. Paul Cardinals 6 - 3 Lehigh Valley Phantoms
New York Centrals 4 - 2 Los Angeles Sharks
Quebec Nordiques 1 - 4 New England Whalers
Montreal Champions 1 - 4 Chicago Cougars

Saturday November 23rd 1985
Seattle Nightmare 0 - 2 Quebec Nordiques

Center Ice Game of the Week
Toronto Aces 3 - 2 Michigan Stags
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids

The Michigan Stags, locked in a battle in the most competitive division in the league - Mountain East - have had a see-sawing sort of a week. The Stags went from a 3-3 draw with the Cardinals on Sunday only to beat them at home 2-0 on Monday, before losing on Wednesday to Calgary 4-3. After such a busy week, the Stags were looking tired when they finally skated out onto home ice against the Aces. Toronto, themselves finding competition fierce in the Atlantic East where they, the Whalers and the Islanders are engaged in a three-way tussle for the division championship, had a tie with LA and a win over the Vikings to prepare them for this clash and a little more rest.

In many ways, that rest proved the difference. The Aces were the more physical team - they outhit the Stags 24-16. They were the faster team, they clearly had more energy, and they nearly doubled the Stags shots on net - 20-39. In the end, it was less a surprise that the Aces won, more just a surprise that they didn't win by more.

The first period went scoreless, with one powerplay that Michigan failed to capitalise on. As soon as the Stags had a man in the box, though, the Aces made the most of it. Guy Roy teamed up with Emmanuel Desrochers to execute a perfect odd-man play in between the hashmarks and put a one-timer straight on net to get the powerplay marker. Within a minute, Desrochers was at it again, setting up Ben Magnus for the first of two goals for the period. The Stags Dylan MacCulloch scored at the 12 minute mark, but by the end of the period the score was 3-1 and the difference between the two teams could not be overstated. The Stags were skating with no energy, running shorter shifts and changing more often.

The Aces, however, were content to run down the clock, and even though Thierry Lockett scored in the third for the Stags, the Aces never seriously looked threatened. With that one exception, Toronto's defence was solid against the exhausted Stags, and the time ran out with the score at 3-2.

The Stags have a brief rest before getting stuck back into it with Lehigh Valley on Sunday before hosting Quebec on Monday. The Aces will complete their road trip with a game against Montreal on Monday before heading home to host Vancouver on Thursday.

Next week on Center Ice, the Cougars host the Sharks at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago.

12-14-2015, 05:19 PM	#46
monochameleon Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 114	Sunday November 17th - Saturday November 23rd 1985 PREMIER LEAGUE HOCKEY NEWS OF THE WEEK Montreal and St. Paul Make Trade (20/11/1985) The Champions and Cardinals made a swap this morning. Montreal sent depth centre Jamie Carrick (32) to St. Paul for Loik Morin, a 30-year old defender. Carrick, a New Brunswick native, scored 14 points with the Champions this year - something that they are apparently willing to exchange for the fast-skating, physical play offered by Morin. Josse Estramboz, GM of the Cardinals, said that they are hoping Carrick can help bolster St. Paul's scoring chances, as the Cards currently sit 13th in the league for goals scored. Noah Ness out with sprained wrist (22/11/1985) The Montreal Champions may live to regret trading away Jamie Carrick as first-line center Noah Ness sprained his wrist when he collided with the Chicago Cougar's Andrew MacAskill during the second period of last night's 4-1 loss to Chicago. Clint McConnell will take over first-line duties. Ness is expected to be out for at least a month, adding even more to the Champions injury woes after last week they lost winger Kevin Bowman. Scores: Sunday November 17th 1985 Vancouver Giants 3 - 3 Lehigh Valley Phantoms Calgary Mustangs 1 - 4 Colorado Eagles Ottawa Nationals 5 - 3 Seattle Nightmare Michigan Stags 3 - 3 St. Paul Cardinals Chicago Cougars 4 - 2 Montreal Champions Manitoba Vikings 2 - 4 Toronto Aces Monday November 18th 1985 San Francisco Arrows 4 - 2 Montreal Champions Toronto Aces 3 - 3 Los Angeles Sharks St. Paul Cardinals 0 - 2 Michigan Stags New York Centrals 3 - 6 New England Whalers Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2 - 1 Chicago Cougars Vancouver Giants 0 - 4 Manitoba Vikings Quebec Nordiques 4 - 5 Calgary Mustangs Tuesday November 19th 1985 no games played Wednesday November 20th 1985 Colorado Eagles 3 - 1 San Francisco Arrows Los Angeles Sharks 0 - 0 Charlottetown Islanders New England Whalers 1 - 4 Chicago Cougars Calgary Mustangs 4 - 3 Michigan Stags Thursday November 21st 1985 Seattle Nightmare 4 - 1 Vancouver Giants Manitoba Vikings 3 - 2 Ottawa Nationals Friday November 22nd 1985 San Francisco Arrows 5 - 1 Ottawa Nationals Colorado Eagles 0 - 3 Charlottetown Islanders St. Paul Cardinals 6 - 3 Lehigh Valley Phantoms New York Centrals 4 - 2 Los Angeles Sharks Quebec Nordiques 1 - 4 New England Whalers Montreal Champions 1 - 4 Chicago Cougars Saturday November 23rd 1985 Seattle Nightmare 0 - 2 Quebec Nordiques Center Ice Game of the Week Toronto Aces 3 - 2 Michigan Stags Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids The Michigan Stags, locked in a battle in the most competitive division in the league - Mountain East - have had a see-sawing sort of a week. The Stags went from a 3-3 draw with the Cardinals on Sunday only to beat them at home 2-0 on Monday, before losing on Wednesday to Calgary 4-3. After such a busy week, the Stags were looking tired when they finally skated out onto home ice against the Aces. Toronto, themselves finding competition fierce in the Atlantic East where they, the Whalers and the Islanders are engaged in a three-way tussle for the division championship, had a tie with LA and a win over the Vikings to prepare them for this clash and a little more rest. In many ways, that rest proved the difference. The Aces were the more physical team - they outhit the Stags 24-16. They were the faster team, they clearly had more energy, and they nearly doubled the Stags shots on net - 20-39. In the end, it was less a surprise that the Aces won, more just a surprise that they didn't win by more. The first period went scoreless, with one powerplay that Michigan failed to capitalise on. As soon as the Stags had a man in the box, though, the Aces made the most of it. Guy Roy teamed up with Emmanuel Desrochers to execute a perfect odd-man play in between the hashmarks and put a one-timer straight on net to get the powerplay marker. Within a minute, Desrochers was at it again, setting up Ben Magnus for the first of two goals for the period. The Stags Dylan MacCulloch scored at the 12 minute mark, but by the end of the period the score was 3-1 and the difference between the two teams could not be overstated. The Stags were skating with no energy, running shorter shifts and changing more often. The Aces, however, were content to run down the clock, and even though Thierry Lockett scored in the third for the Stags, the Aces never seriously looked threatened. With that one exception, Toronto's defence was solid against the exhausted Stags, and the time ran out with the score at 3-2. The Stags have a brief rest before getting stuck back into it with Lehigh Valley on Sunday before hosting Quebec on Monday. The Aces will complete their road trip with a game against Montreal on Monday before heading home to host Vancouver on Thursday. Next week on Center Ice, the Cougars host the Sharks at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago.