http://www.okchockey.com/ OKC Hockey for Oklahoma hockey fans. Youth hockey, adult hockey, and pro AHL hockey forums and news. en Sat, 19 May 2012 09:23:49 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.okchockey.com/images/misc/rss.png http://www.okchockey.com/ http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4919-Barons-bounce-Marlies-5-1-even-series&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 05:33:46 GMT Oklahoma City, OK - Prior to Game 1 of the AHL's Western Conference Final, the Oklahoma City Barons knew exactly what was required to beat the Toronto Marlies. "Special teams are going to be huge," said Head Coach Todd Nelson at Thursday's morn...

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Netflix is currently streaming the whole series. ]]> Open Topic JT1138 http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4918-Anyone-watch-Trailer-Park-Boys http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4917-IN-GAME-BLOG-Barons-vs.-Marlies-Game-2&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 01:13:59 GMT FIRST PERIOD 10:37: Bryan Rodney's hooking penalty gives Toronto its first power play opportunity of the night. 14:48: Nicolas Deschamps takes a slashing penalty to put OKC back on the power play. 15:37: The Barons move the puck around ex...

Click Here For More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4917-IN-GAME-BLOG-Barons-vs.-Marlies-Game-2 http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4916-Jersey-Fouls-Penner-Pancakes-Attack-of-the-FrankenJerseys-Winnipeg’s-beer-tribute&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:45:27 GMT Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may... Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com for inclusion in future installment. Well, this was bound to happen. Perhaps no other athlete has been defined by a particular food item like Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Penner has been with pancakes. At least not since David "Morning Kegger" Wells of the NY Yankees. Ever since he was "injured" while eating a stack of pancakes , Penner has been associated with flapjacks and has been more than willing to embrace the meme for a good cause. John Hoven ( a.k.a. The Mayor ) passed this along before Game 3 of the Western Conference Final. Foul? Well, yes, but we respect someone for using the official (or close to official) nickname of a player. But for the record: We're not sure how a couples' jersey in which the other one reads "MRS. BUTTERWORTH" would affect the acceptability of the original jersey. ( Coming Up: God-awful Devils/Rangers FrankenJersey, and another one from Dallas; the Jets celebrate return of hockey and beer; Danny Briere Fouls; and a rather offensive Flames fan.)

Click Here to Read More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4916-Jersey-Fouls-Penner-Pancakes-Attack-of-the-FrankenJerseys-Winnipeg’s-beer-tribute http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4915-Oilers-torched-for-Renney-firing-Milan-Hejduk-back-Alex-Radulov-fallout-(Puck-Headl&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:45:27 GMT Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the... Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Look, JGL: "Inception" was the bomb. You were Han Solo in "500 Days of Summer." You probably become Batman when Bane breaks Bruce Wayne's back (/speculation). But please do not wear the Lakers gear to the Kings game. That said, feel free to wear the Kings gear to the Lakers game, if there are still going to be Lakers games this spring. • The Ryan Suter watch begins next week. Hold onto your butts. [ Malik ] • Shea Weber on Alex Radulov's quasi-suspension in Round 2 for the Nashville Predators: "You feel a little bit betrayed, but I am sure he feels bad about it now and he looks back on it and wishes it didn't happen. Those are the things you can't take back and we've got to move forward." [ Examiner ] • Pekka Rinne on Radulov and the curfew issue: "It didn't affect as much as media made it seem like. The way I see it, Radulov joining the team mid-season affected the atmosphere more than the incident that happened in the playoffs." [ On The Forecheck ] • Milan Hejduk is back with the Colorado Avalanche for one year and $2 million. Says Dater: "Yeah, I'm a little concerned about where/what Hejduk's role might be. I mean, it's a little worrisome to think he'll be relied upon perhaps as a top-six forward. And yet, would he really be effective on a third or fourth line? Those are questions Joe Sacco will have to grapple with next season." [ All Things Avs ] • Great work here by Nick Cotsonika on burgeoning New York Rangers star and rookie sensation Chris Kreider. [ Y! Sports ] • Ryan Callahan says his left hand isn't injured, despite blocking a shot with it back in the Ottawa series. [ NYDN ] • Darryl Sutter, on the growth of Los Angeles Kings forward Dwight King: "Growth?" Sutter said. "He's still 232 (pounds). After games, he's 228." [ LA Kings Insider ] • Kerry Fraser on embellishing players in the postseason: "The Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs is not the time for the referees to strap on the six guns in an effort to clean up embellishment in Dodge. The refs must however, ramp up their radar and if any doubt is created in their mind as to the legitimacy of a foul, then I would suggest they keep their arm down and play on. I also hope they will seize every opportunity to enforce obvious embellishment by calling a penalty (whether as a 'stand alone' penalty or a coincidental minor when embellishment occurs as the aftermath to a legitimate foul)." [ TSN ] • John MacKinnon torches the Edmonton Oilers for firing Tom Renney. "This move — anticipated as it was — was a long, slow slap in the face to a coach who deserved better. If you're the incoming man, it would be wise to at least ponder the fashion in which the Oilers will ultimately dump you. That might help you decide whether you want to accept the job in the first place." [ Journal ] • David Staples does much the same: "My bottom line on Renney? He* earned a new deal. He made a few big miscalculations, but much more was going right than wrong under his direction." [ Cult of Hockey ] • From Black Dog: "The Oilers are like the opposite of that and maybe this should be their master plan. Howson has already destroyed Columbus. Maybe Messier can take over the Rangers and Prendergast can move to Chicago. Let Tambo move back to Vancouver and Buchberger coach the Avs. Let them go forth and multiply and take their special brand of incompetence to the rest of the league, like the Black Plague, destroying franchises as they alight from their private jets, just as flea ridden rats destroyed cities as they swarmed ashore from ships manned by infected doomed sailors." [ BDHS ] • Ellen Etchingham on the Los Angeles Kings: "These Kings, they just look so brilliant. So clearly and completely and definitively ass-whoopingly eye-catchingly heart-liftingly brilliant. They play the way I'd always hoped a Cup-winning team would play. They play like they are actually so much better than everyone else that they ( *gasp* ) deserve to win. There's still a part of me that can't wholly believe they're for real. There's a part of me that's still tensed for the inevitable fall. But, nevertheless, I hope. I would like to see a team take the Cup this decisively, in less than twenty games. I want to see a juggernaut victory." [ Backhand Shelf ] • Alex Ovechkin was named the 11th most marketable athlete internationally in 2012. [ Alex Ovetjkin ] "A finalized lease agreement with a potential Phoenix Coyotes buyer has yet to emerge publicly but a Glendale City Council majority appears poised to approve a $17 million fee to operate the city-owned arena." [ AZ Central ] • Hopefully, when Daniel Alfredsson says he may have played his last competitive game, he means all 82 games next season for the Ottawa Senators (plus playoffs) are blowouts. [ Senators Extra ] • Finally, the New York Mets all wore hockey jerseys on their road trip to Canada. Expected to see more Islanders sweaters, given that both franchises have been living off the glory of the 1980s for decades… ( Kukla )

Click Here to Read More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4915-Oilers-torched-for-Renney-firing-Milan-Hejduk-back-Alex-Radulov-fallout-(Puck-Headl http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4914-Unbeatable-Kings-fated-for-Stanley-Cup-final-(Yahoo!-Sports)&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 10:05:34 GMT Los Angeles continued its dominant roll with a Game 3 decision over Phoenix in the West final, moving within one win of a title shot and a chance at... Los Angeles continued its dominant roll with a Game 3 decision over Phoenix in the West final, moving within one win of a title shot and a chance at history.

Click Here to Read More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4914-Unbeatable-Kings-fated-for-Stanley-Cup-final-(Yahoo!-Sports) http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4913-Captain-calls-Game-1-loss-embarrassing&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 10:05:34 GMT Oklahoma City, OK - Prior to Game 1 of the AHL's Western Conference Final, the Oklahoma City Barons knew exactly what was required to beat the Toronto Marlies. "Special teams are going to be huge," said Head Coach Todd Nelson at Thursday's morn...

Click Here For More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4913-Captain-calls-Game-1-loss-embarrassing http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4912-Renney-will-not-return-as-Oilers-coach-(AFP)&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 03:47:24 GMT Tom Renney's coaching contract will not be renewed by the Edmonton Oilers, the National Hockey League club announced, ending his two seasons of guiding the team.

Click Here to Read More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4912-Renney-will-not-return-as-Oilers-coach-(AFP) http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4911-IN-GAME-BLOG-Barons-vs.-Marlies-Game-1&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 02:36:35 GMT SECOND PERIOD 9:13: Barons fails to score on the PP for the fourth time, but they were able to make some progress with sustained pressure in the... SECOND PERIOD 9:13: Barons fails to score on the PP for the fourth time, but they were able to make some progress with sustained pressure in the Marlies zone throughout nearly the entire two minutes.11:13: Holzer clears the puck over the g...

Click Here For More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4911-IN-GAME-BLOG-Barons-vs.-Marlies-Game-1 http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4910-Tom-Renney-out-as-coach-of-the-Edmonton-Oilers-(The-Associated-Press)&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 23:18:56 GMT EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Tom Renney is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers. Click Here to Read More...... EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Tom Renney is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers.

Click Here to Read More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4910-Tom-Renney-out-as-coach-of-the-Edmonton-Oilers-(The-Associated-Press) http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4909-Oilers-will-not-renew-coach-Renney-s-contract-(Reuters)&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 23:18:56 GMT (Reuters) - The struggling Edmonton Oilers will not renew head coach Tom Renney's contract after two losing seasons, the National Hockey League (NHL) team said on Thursday.

Click Here to Read More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4909-Oilers-will-not-renew-coach-Renney-s-contract-(Reuters) http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4908-Organizational-Announcement&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 23:18:56 GMT Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini has announced that the club will not renew the contract of Head Coach Tom Renney. Tambellini will... Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini has announced that the club will not renew the contract of Head Coach Tom Renney. Tambellini will share more details when he talks to reporters at 5pm this afternoon at Rexall Place. Immedia...

Click Here For More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4908-Organizational-Announcement http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4907-Oilers-coach-Tom-Renney-will-not-return-to-team-(The-Associated-Press)&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 22:28:11 GMT EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers are searching for a new coach after deciding to let Tom Renney go following two losing seasons. Click... EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers are searching for a new coach after deciding to let Tom Renney go following two losing seasons.

Click Here to Read More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4907-Oilers-coach-Tom-Renney-will-not-return-to-team-(The-Associated-Press) http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4906-Oilers-coach-Renney-won-t-return-(The-SportsXchange)&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 22:28:11 GMT Tom Renney will not return as the Edmonton Oilers head coach next season, the team announced Thursday. Click Here to Read More...... Tom Renney will not return as the Edmonton Oilers head coach next season, the team announced Thursday.

Click Here to Read More... ]]> Oilers and Barons News Feed Oilers Barons News http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4906-Oilers-coach-Renney-won-t-return-(The-SportsXchange) http://www.okchockey.com/showthread.php?4905-Tom-Renney’s-contract-not-renewed-by-Edmonton-Oilers-who-might-replace-him-(Puck-Da&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 22:28:11 GMT After Canada was eliminated from the IIHF world championships, the Edmonton Oilers braintrust of Kevin Lowe and Steve Tambellini finally found some... After Canada was eliminated from the IIHF world championships, the Edmonton Oilers braintrust of Kevin Lowe and Steve Tambellini finally found some free time to announce that Oilers head coach Tom Renney's contract won't be renewed . This wasn't exactly unexpected news , as Renney went 57-85-22 in two seasons with the Oilers, presiding over a roster of extremely talented young players, well-compensated veterans and significant holes in the lineup. After the season, Tambellini said Renney was the Oilers coach "right now," which is like referring to your significant other as "my current wife and/or husband." The time had arrived to make a decision, if for no other reason than to give Renney and his staff a chance to find work and to jump into the pool with the other teams seeking coaches. So who's next in line for this gig?

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