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monochameleon · 12-16-2015, 09:30 PM

PREMIER LEAGUE HOCKEY NEWS OF THE WEEK

Transactions of the Week
In a blockbuster trade, the Colorado Eagles sent veteran star Rhett Ellacott (C, 36) to the Toronto Aces in exchange for some added depth with Glenn Suiter (G, 34), Brent Murdock (C, 22) and Lukas Janicek (RW, 24). Ellacott, a long time star for the Eagles, was a surprise trade offer, but Colorado are reportedly happy with the swap, which netted them young potential in Janicek.
Murdock never even got to Colorado before the Eagles traded him on, along with Lee Lowe (C, 18) and Derek Kelly (G, 27) for Anton Nyrkov (C, 29) of the Vancouver Giants. In possibly the most one-sided trade this season, Nyrkov has scored 12 points in 60 games while Derek Kelly leads all the league's goaltenders in wins.

Finally, the Chicago Cougars acquired Jon Russel (LD, 24) from the Eagles, who got Terrance Gyrba (C, 29), Jared Kemp (LW, 23) and Lukas Axelsson (C, 20) for their troubles.

In contract news, Jamie Carrick (C, 32) resigned with the St. Paul Cardinals. He has scored 14 points in 23 games since being traded to Minnesota from Montreal.

Scores
Sunday January 26th 1986
Colorado Eagles 3 - 4 Charlottetown Islanders
Chicago Cougars 1 - 3 Vancouver Giants
Manitoba Vikings 2 - 6 Montreal Champions
Ottawa Nationals 1 - 3 Toronto Aces
Calgary Mustangs 2 - 2 Quebec Nordiques
Los Angeles Sharks 1 - 5 Seattle Nightmare
New England Whalers 3 - 5 Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Michigan Stags 3 - 5 St. Paul Cardinals

Monday January 27th 1986
New York Centrals 7 - 3 Michigan Stags
Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2 - 5 Manitoba Vikings
St. Paul Cardinals 5 - 6 Colorado Eagles
Vancouver Giants 3 - 1 Chicago Cougars
Quebec Nordiques 3 - 2 San Francisco Arrows
New England Whalers 3 - 2 Charlottetown Islanders
Montreal Champions 4 - 5 Calgary Mustangs

Tuesday January 28th 1986
no games played

Wednesday January 29th 1986
Colorado Eagles 2 - 3 Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Los Angeles Sharks 2 - 2 San Francisco Arrows
Calgary Mustangs 5 - 2 New York Centrals
St. Paul Cardinals 2 - 2 Ottawa Nationals
Michigan Stags 4 - 3 Chicago Cougars

Thursday January 30th 1986
Charlottetown Islanders 2 - 3 Manitoba Vikings
Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3 - 2 Vancouver Giants
Toronto Aces 3 - 7 Quebec Nordiques
Montreal Champions 2 - 3 Ottawa Nationals
New England Whalers 4 - 1 Seattle Nightmare

Friday January 31st 1986
New York Centrals 0 - 0 Quebec Nordiques
Colorado Eagles 2 - 3 Chicago Cougars

Saturday February 1st 1986
Charlottetown Islanders 0 - 3 San Francisco Arrows
Calgary Mustangs 2 - 2 Los Angeles Sharks

Center Ice Game of the Week
St. Paul Cardinals 0 - 1 New York Centrals
Central Park Rink, New York

The Centrals finally cracked the top of the Mountain East - now the challenge for them will be to hold on. They made a good start at it last night by winning a thriller at home, and the credit can be heaped at the feet of goaltender Tanner Simm. In just five starts at Central Park Rink this year, he has 2 shut outs, a remarkable record. In this case, the shutout came despite the fury of a St. Paul team trying desperately to gain ground on the Colorado Eagles in the race for the Mountain West.

The Cardinals had three powerplay opportunities, on which they were unable to score. Zak Makin of the Centrals netted one at 5:07 of the third period - with Nicky Jephcott, back from injury, scoring his 40th assist of the season - to put the Centrals up 1-0, a scoreline that remained for the rest of the game. The Centrals turned up their play after that - landing nine hits in the last period to finish the game with a 13-23 hit count. The Centrals piled on pressure and outshot the Cards in the last period 13-10 after trailing the shot count all game. And Simm was a complete brick wall in goal.

It was a close game and the Cardinals may feel unlucky to lose it. But as we close in on the playoffs, it's worth remembering that sometimes it's that luck that you need, and somehow it finds the better teams. The Centrals now need to stick to their guns and finish strongly to give themselves momentum for the playoffs.

Next week on Center Ice, the Sharks host the Nordiques in LA.

12-16-2015, 09:30 PM	#59
monochameleon Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 114	Sunday January 26th - Saturday February 1st 1986 PREMIER LEAGUE HOCKEY NEWS OF THE WEEK Transactions of the Week In a blockbuster trade, the Colorado Eagles sent veteran star Rhett Ellacott (C, 36) to the Toronto Aces in exchange for some added depth with Glenn Suiter (G, 34), Brent Murdock (C, 22) and Lukas Janicek (RW, 24). Ellacott, a long time star for the Eagles, was a surprise trade offer, but Colorado are reportedly happy with the swap, which netted them young potential in Janicek. Murdock never even got to Colorado before the Eagles traded him on, along with Lee Lowe (C, 18) and Derek Kelly (G, 27) for Anton Nyrkov (C, 29) of the Vancouver Giants. In possibly the most one-sided trade this season, Nyrkov has scored 12 points in 60 games while Derek Kelly leads all the league's goaltenders in wins. Finally, the Chicago Cougars acquired Jon Russel (LD, 24) from the Eagles, who got Terrance Gyrba (C, 29), Jared Kemp (LW, 23) and Lukas Axelsson (C, 20) for their troubles. In contract news, Jamie Carrick (C, 32) resigned with the St. Paul Cardinals. He has scored 14 points in 23 games since being traded to Minnesota from Montreal. Scores Sunday January 26th 1986 Colorado Eagles 3 - 4 Charlottetown Islanders Chicago Cougars 1 - 3 Vancouver Giants Manitoba Vikings 2 - 6 Montreal Champions Ottawa Nationals 1 - 3 Toronto Aces Calgary Mustangs 2 - 2 Quebec Nordiques Los Angeles Sharks 1 - 5 Seattle Nightmare New England Whalers 3 - 5 Lehigh Valley Phantoms Michigan Stags 3 - 5 St. Paul Cardinals Monday January 27th 1986 New York Centrals 7 - 3 Michigan Stags Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2 - 5 Manitoba Vikings St. Paul Cardinals 5 - 6 Colorado Eagles Vancouver Giants 3 - 1 Chicago Cougars Quebec Nordiques 3 - 2 San Francisco Arrows New England Whalers 3 - 2 Charlottetown Islanders Montreal Champions 4 - 5 Calgary Mustangs Tuesday January 28th 1986 no games played Wednesday January 29th 1986 Colorado Eagles 2 - 3 Lehigh Valley Phantoms Los Angeles Sharks 2 - 2 San Francisco Arrows Calgary Mustangs 5 - 2 New York Centrals St. Paul Cardinals 2 - 2 Ottawa Nationals Michigan Stags 4 - 3 Chicago Cougars Thursday January 30th 1986 Charlottetown Islanders 2 - 3 Manitoba Vikings Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3 - 2 Vancouver Giants Toronto Aces 3 - 7 Quebec Nordiques Montreal Champions 2 - 3 Ottawa Nationals New England Whalers 4 - 1 Seattle Nightmare Friday January 31st 1986 New York Centrals 0 - 0 Quebec Nordiques Colorado Eagles 2 - 3 Chicago Cougars Saturday February 1st 1986 Charlottetown Islanders 0 - 3 San Francisco Arrows Calgary Mustangs 2 - 2 Los Angeles Sharks Center Ice Game of the Week St. Paul Cardinals 0 - 1 New York Centrals Central Park Rink, New York The Centrals finally cracked the top of the Mountain East - now the challenge for them will be to hold on. They made a good start at it last night by winning a thriller at home, and the credit can be heaped at the feet of goaltender Tanner Simm. In just five starts at Central Park Rink this year, he has 2 shut outs, a remarkable record. In this case, the shutout came despite the fury of a St. Paul team trying desperately to gain ground on the Colorado Eagles in the race for the Mountain West. The Cardinals had three powerplay opportunities, on which they were unable to score. Zak Makin of the Centrals netted one at 5:07 of the third period - with Nicky Jephcott, back from injury, scoring his 40th assist of the season - to put the Centrals up 1-0, a scoreline that remained for the rest of the game. The Centrals turned up their play after that - landing nine hits in the last period to finish the game with a 13-23 hit count. The Centrals piled on pressure and outshot the Cards in the last period 13-10 after trailing the shot count all game. And Simm was a complete brick wall in goal. It was a close game and the Cardinals may feel unlucky to lose it. But as we close in on the playoffs, it's worth remembering that sometimes it's that luck that you need, and somehow it finds the better teams. The Centrals now need to stick to their guns and finish strongly to give themselves momentum for the playoffs. Next week on Center Ice, the Sharks host the Nordiques in LA.