Happy Monday to you. Here's what's happening....
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Today is November 28th, the 332nd day of 2011. There are 33 days left in the year.
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Capitals fire Boudreau, hire Hunter.
Maurice dismissed by Carolina.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com.
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Today's Birthdays -- Singer Randy Newman is 68; Musician Paul Shaffer (Late Show With David Letterman) is 62; Actor Ed Harris is 61; Actress S. Epatha Merkerson (Law and Order) is 59; Actor Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire) is 52; TV host and comedian Jon Stewart is 49.
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Tampa, FL. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the road tonight against the Minnesota Wild. Read the preview of the game right here.
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Today is Cyber Monday. So here we go....
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U.S. National Sled Hockey Team Defeats Norway, 5-1,
at 2011 World Sledge Hockey Challenge
Landeros Notches Three Points in Victory
CALGARY, Alta. - Nikko Landeros (Berthoud, Colo.) scored two goals and added an assist, as the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team defeated Norway, 5-1, in its first game of the 2011 World Sledge Hockey Challege here tonight at the WinSport Canada Ice Complex.
"Overall, I'm really happy with how we played in our first game of the tournament," said Jeff Sauer, head coach of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. "We picked our intensity up in the third period and were able to get the win."
Dan McCoy (Cheswick, Pa.) opened the scoring for Team USA at 8:28 of the first period when he collected a pass from Landeros in the slot and fired a shot into the top corner of the net. Then, the U.S. extended its lead to 2-0 five minutes later with a goal from Taylor Lipsett (Richardson, Texas).
The two teams traded goals in the second period, with Landeros tallying his first goal of the game for the U.S. at 9:14. Norway responded with a tally 43 seconds later to make the score 3-1 heading into the final frame.
Greg Shaw (Park City, Utah) connected off of a pass from Tim Jones (Mt. Ephraim, N.J.) at 12:55 of the third period to give Team USA its second three goal lead of the game. Landeros rounded out the scoring less than two minutes later with a hard wrist shot to the top right corner of the net.
Steve Cash (Overland, Mo.) made 12 saves in 57:24 of action in goal for the U.S., while Jen Yung Lee (San Antonio, Texas) made one save in the waning minutes of the third period.
The U.S. National Sled Hockey Team will continue tournament play today (Nov. 28) against Japan at 2 p.m. EST. A full schedule is below.
NOTES: Greg Shaw was named Team USA's Player of the Game ... The U.S. went 0-for-2 on the power play, while Norway went 0-for-4 with the man advantage ... Follow @USAHockeyScores on Twitter for live scoring updates during the tournament. Scores will be designated with #WSHC. For the full U.S. National Sled Hockey Team roster, click here ... Team USA finished third at last year's World Sledge Hockey Challenge, which took place in April 2011 in London, Ont. ... The IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championship will take place this spring in Hamar, Norway ... Jeff Sauer, longtime men's collegiate head coach at the University of Wisconsin and Colorado College, is serving as head coach of Team USA, while Guy Gosselin, regional manager of USA Hockey's American Development Model, is taking on the role of assistant coach. The 2011 World Sledge Hockey Challege features teams from the Canada, Japan, Norway and the United States.
GAME SUMMARY
Scoring By Period
USA 2 - 1 - 2 - 5
NOR 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
First Period – Scoring: 1, USA, McCoy (Landeros), 8:28. 2, USA, Lipsett (McKee, Salamone), 13:45. Penalties: USA, Salamone (t-boning), 0:35; USA, Page (interference), 17:14; NOR, Jacobsen (holding), 18:12.
Second Period –Scoring: 3, USA, Landeros (Shaw, Roman), 9:14; 4, NOR, Vaernes (Pedersen, Jacobsen), 10:07. Penalties: USA, Chance (holding), 3:45; USA, Emmerson (t-boning), 13:26; NOR, Pedersen (roughing), 19:53.
Third Period - Scoring: 4, USA, Shaw (Jones, Page), 14:37; 5, USA, Lanaderos (unassisted), 14:37.
Shots by Period
1 2 3 Total
USA 6 5 5 16
NOR 3 7 4 14
Goaltenders (SH/SV) 1 2 3 Total
USA, Cash, 57:24 3/3 7/6 3/3 13/12
USA, Lee, 2:30 -- -- 1/1 1/1
NOR, Hamar, 60:00 6/4 5/4 5/3 16/11
Power Play: NOR 0-4; USA 0-2
Penalties: NOR 2-4; USA, 4-8
Team USA 2011 World Sledge Hockey Challenge Schedule
Nov. 27 - Dec. 3 • Calgary, Alta. • WinSport Canada Ice Complex
Date Opponent Time (EST)/Result
Sun., Nov. 27 Norway W, 5-1
Mon., Nov. 28 Japan 2 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 30 Canada 9 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 1 Semifinal #1 2 p.m.
Semifinal #2 9 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 3 Third-Place Game 2 p.m.
First-Place Game 6 p.m.
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On Black Friday I found a lot of things I was looking for. (And some pepper spray I wasn't looking for.)
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Lulay named Most Valuable Player.
Andrew Harris named Most Valuable Canadian.
Brown's career ends in disappointment.
Visit the leagues' official website, http://www.cfl.ca/.
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Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean on this date in 1520 after passing through the South American strait. The strait was named after him. He was the first European to sail the Pacific from the east.
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The 2011 NFL season is underway. Here's the week twelve results:
Week 12
Thursday, November 24th
Green Bay 27 at Detroit 15
At Dallas 20, Miami 19
At Baltimore 16, San Francisco 6
Sunday, November 27th
Houston 20 at Jacksonville 13
At NY Jets 28, Buffalo 24
At Cincinnati 23, Cleveland 20
At Atlanta 24, Minnesota 14
Arizona 23 at St. Louis 20
Carolina 27 at Indianapolis 19
At Tennessee 23, Tampa Bay 17
At Oakland 25, Chicago 20
Washington 23 at Seattle 17
Denver 16 at San Diego 13
New England 38 at Philadelphia 20
Pittsburgh 13 at Kansas City 9
Monday, November 28th
NY Giants at New Orleans 8:30 PM
Week 13
All Times Eastern
Thursday, December 1st
Philadelphia at Seattle 8:20 PM
Sunday, December 4th
Carolina at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM
Atlanta at Houston 1:00 PM
NY Jets at Washington 1:00 PM
Indianapolis at New England 1:00 PM
Oakland at Miami 1:00 PM
Denver at Minnesota 1:00 PM
Tennessee at Buffalo 1:00 PM
Kansas City at Chicago 1:00 PM
Baltimore at Cleveland 4:05 PM
Dallas at Arizona 4:15 PM
Green Bay at NY Giants 4:15 PM
St. Louis at San Francisco 4:15 PM
Detroit at New Orleans 8:20 PM
Monday, December 5th
San Diego at Jacksonville
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On this date in 1582, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway were married.
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Nashville, TN. -- Buccaneers players and coaches left LP Field on Sunday still screaming for a measurement, but you don't need to stretch the yardsticks to know why they came up short.
In a game played on a cold and rainy day under a bruised sky, the Bucs committed five turnovers — fumbling five times and losing four — to fall 23-17 to the Titans.
Read the rest here.
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English poet, painter and engraver William Blake was born on this date in 1757. Two of his best known works are "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience."
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See all the dials and switches? That helps the fire fighters fight fires.
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Today (Monday) Is Cyber Monday: A survey by comparison shopping site PriceGrabber found that 39% of consumers who plan to shop over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend said they intended to do so on Cyber Monday. That's up 2 percentage points from last year.
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Today in Elvis History:
1956 - In Memphis, TN, Elvis Presley went to a matinee showing of "Love Me Tender."
1957 - Elvis Presley went to see Pat Boone's new movie "April Love."
1964 - Elvis Presley's song "Ask Me" hit #12 in the U.S.
1970 - Elvis Presley's single "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" hit #11 in the U.S.
1970 - Elvis Presley's single "I've Lost You" hit #9 in the U.K.
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A group of scientists has developed robot prison guards. The five-foot robots run on wheels and will mostly be used at night during a testing period at a South Korean prison. The robots' sensors will enable them to detect abnormalities such as suicidal behavior and violence and report it to officers in charge.
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Today in Beatles History:
1970 - George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" was released.
1979 - Ringo Starr's (Beatles) home in Los Angeles, CA, burned down.
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As we all know, Frosty the Snowman was a jolly happy soul. But was he too jolly? Police in Chesterton, Maryland, believe so, and on Saturday arrested Frosty for disorderly conduct at the annual Christmas parade.
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Today in Sports History:
1929 - Ernie Nevers (Chicago Cardinals) set an NFL record when he scored 40 points in a game. He scored six touchdowns and kicked four extra points.
1948 - Dippy Evans (Chicago Bears) became the first NFL player to score two touchdowns on recovered fumbles in a game.
1969 - The New York Knicks set an NBA record when they won their 18th consecutive game.
1977 - Larry Bird was introduced as "College Basketball's Secret Weapon" with a cover story in Sports Illustrated.
1979 - Billy Smith (New York Islanders) became the first goalie in NHL history to get credit for a goal. Smith was the last Islander to touch the puck before Rob Ramage (Colorado Rockies) put it into his own net.
1982 - Ron Sutter began his NHL career as a Philadelphia Flyer. With his start a record was set when 5 brothers all played in the NHL. His brothers were Brian (St. Louis), Darryl (Chicago), Brent (Islanders) and Duane (Islanders). Ron's twin Rich signed with Pittsburgh a year later to make it six Sutters brothers in the league at one time.
2002 - Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards) announced that he would retire for the third and final time at the end of the NBA season.
2002 - The Dallas Mavericks lost their first game of the season to the Indiana Pacers. The Mavericks had won the first 14 games of the season.
2002 - LeAnne Rimes performed at the half time show at the Dallas Cowboys-Washington Redskins Thanksgiving Day game.
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While many Americans were busily chowing down on turkey and shopping for crazy deals, Breaking Dawn was busily bringing in another $62.3 million between Wednesday and Sunday. That performance brings its total to $221.3 million. The Muppets pulled in a respectable $42 million over the holiday weekend.
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Coming up:
Tonight --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild 7:30pm EST
Tuesday --
Nothin' Doin'
Wednesday --
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lighting at Detroit Red Wings 7:30pm EST
Thursday --
Nothin' Doin'
Friday --
Nothin' Doin'
Saturday --
Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Eels 3:30pm EST
EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Florida Eels 6:15pm EST
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers 7:00pm EST
Sunday --
Empire South Hockey - Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Eels 12:15pm EST
NFL Football -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers 1:00pm EST
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That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by, I hope that you'll do so again tomorrow. Thanks again!
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