Minnesota, Iowa, and St. Louis contribute to Utah win
Hockey Club 5 – Blues 3 (empty net, penalty shot) Location, location, location is important…In Iowa, home of the Minnesota AHL farm team, last night the Utah Hockey Club (not sure how to refer to them yet) earned their first win of their inaugural season, albeit a preseason contest.
The first score comes from an un-drafted lefty who notched 21 goals last season for Arizona, Michael Carcone in a NHL career barely over 100 games has etched himself in Hockey Club history by scoring twice including the empty net tally in Utah’s first ever NHL exhibition.
Knights 4 – Sharks 2 (empty net) Heralded Macklin Celebrini did what he will probably do all season, scored and assisted on the power as he help drive San Jose in a 3-2 game before his team surrendered the empty net goal.
Stanley Cup Champions
Panthers 3 – Predators 2
Panthers 6 – Predators 2 Florida begins where they left off, winning, as visiting Nashville lost both games to the defending champs.
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Former Sabres 3x 20-goal scorer left winger Evander Kane has been scheduled for multiple surgeries and will miss the start of Edmonton’s season with an indefinite recovery time frame, obviously not a FHL keeper this year.
There is still time to join a FHL, and time is what you will have to invest in order to successfully manage your team, at least 5-10 minutes each day to win the week, the more weekly wins the better your shot at a playoff seeding.
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There was an odd first goal scored in that Hockey Club vs Blues game.
Excerpted from http://www.si.com:
In their unofficial debut as a team against the St. Louis Blues, the unofficial first goal from Utah was a bit of a disaster. Already down by a goal in the second period, Utah pulled their goalie for the extra attacker as the Blues had a delayed penalty upcoming.
With the goalie out, Utah attempted to work the puck around the Blues’ zone, but a simple pass from Milos Kelemen missed the stick of Dylan Guenther. The loose puck drifted into Utah’s zone and slowly rolled into the wide-open cage.
The own goal was credited to Blues’ defenseman Anton Malmstrom and gave them a 2-0 lead. The Blues had some fun with the moment, sending congratulations to Utah on their first goal in franchise history.
The “own goal” can be witnessed here:
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I did not know this had happened, great eye P_g, it is a peculiar trivia point the “own goal” is not credited to Utah so statistically and technically Utah scored when they did, regarding team records.
I have seen and read some strange things in hockey, this is a good one, a limoges another term for “own goal”, it does not minimize Utah’s efforts imho.
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