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CALGARY -- On the night Calgary honoured former great Joe Nieuwendyk, an inspired new generation of exciting young centres led the Flames to a thrilling come-from-behind victory. Mike Wallace Womens Jersey . Joe Colborne scored twice and Sean Monahan had the other in a furious third period comeback that saw Calgary overcome a 3-1 deficit with less than nine minutes to go to edge the New York Islanders 4-3 on Friday. Colborne was not yet born when Nieuwendyk scored 51 goals as a rookie in 1987-88. Nonetheless, the touching ceremony made an impact on the Calgary-born 2008 first round pick acquired from Toronto at the start of the year. "You forget how good he was," said Colborne, whos first career two-goal game gives him seven goals on the season. "You hear his points and stuff and you almost forget until they walk you through his career, and that was really cool for me. "I might have felt it a little more than some of the other guys because he was one of my favourites growing up." Colborne got the Flames comeback started at 11:29 when he knocked in a rebound off the end boards after Mark Giordanos point shot missed the net. After Monahan went forehand to backhand on a pretty play in-close to tie it at 14:22, Colborne completed the comeback, deflecting in Giordanos slapshot at 15:41. "Joe Nieuwendyk started the game and Joe Colborne decided that he would finish the game," said Flames coach Bob Hartley. The win gives Calgary seven in its last eight games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. "Obviously its always fun after a win but after a game like that when youre down and you come back, it feels that much better," said Monahan, who leads the team with 19 goals. "After those couple goals by us, it felt like they stepped back a little bit. At that point when you have momentum like that, it almost feels like that next goals coming and thats what happened." Finnish rookie Markus Granlund, with his second goal in as many games, also scored for Calgary (25-31-7). The Flames, who had eight rookies in their line-up for the first time since Dec. 10, 1996, play in Vancouver on Saturday. Kyle Okposo, Colin McDonald and Brock Nelson scored for New York (24-33-9). The Islanders are 1-1-1 with one game to go on a four-game road trip. The Islanders also play in Vancouver next but not until Monday. Hartley said it was some words from veteran players at the second intermission that got his team going again. "We had a good little talk in the locker room and the boys got back and they were on their toes again," he said. "When we work, when we drive the net, were a pretty solid team. I dont care how many kids we have in the line-up. Its all about passion. "We never quit. Im pretty proud of my boys." The third period unfolded just like it did Thursday night in Edmonton when the Islanders blew a two-goal lead in a 3-2 loss. "We just stopped playing," said Okposo, who leads the team with 26 goals. "We gave up a goal and we stopped moving our feet and stopped going after them. We dominated the game for 50 minutes. Theres no reason we should lose that game." Tied 1-1, the Islanders took their first lead early in the second period on an uncharacteristic giveaway by Giordano, which led to a two-on-one goal finished off by Okposo. New York took a 3-1 lead to the third period. "We were playing well until 10 minutes left and they get one, they find a bounce off the end boards and score and we just pucker up," said Islanders defenceman Thomas Hickey. It is the 12th time the Islanders have lost a game in which they held a two-goal lead. "You look at it and were in the playoffs if we dont do that. But you cant even make that excuse. The good teams find a way to win those and were not doing that right now," said Hickey. After winning his first NHL game on Wednesday, Ortio had 23 saves in his third NHL start to improve to 2-1-0. Nilsson made 19 saves for New York and fell to 2-4-2. The Flames are 9-4-0 in their last 13 games. "Tonight was far from being the perfect game, lets be honest. It was an exciting game but Im not happy," said Hartley. "But that third period, just like the fans, Im thrilled. This building was electric in the third period. It was such a great atmosphere on the bench. "To feel the fans, it seemed like the entire crowd was sitting on the bench with us." Granlund opened the scoring at 2:01 with the second NHL goal of his career and second in as many games, this time shorthanded. Notes: Several of Nieuwendyks teammates from the Flames Stanley Cup winning team in 1989 were part of the ceremony for the Flames Forever a Flame recognition... Calgary D Tyler Wotherspoon played his first NHL game. He replaced Dennis Wideman (upper body), who was hurt in Wednesdays win over Ottawa. Wotherspoon is the fourth Flame to make his NHL debut in the past nine days... Between the two teams, there were 15 rookies dressed... Also out of the line-up for Calgary was Jiri Hudler (upper body)... Calgary had eight of its own draft picks in the line-up for the first time since Mar. 3, 2009. Dan Marino Jersey . Toews was drilled by Penguins defenceman Brooks Orpik with 6:30 remaining in the second period on Sunday night. The two were going for a loose puck. Lamar Miller Elite Jersey . With four remaining Olympic berths up for grabs, Canadas Peng Peng Lee, Kristina Vaculik, Victoria Moors, Talia Chiarelli, Brittany Rogers and Madeline Gardiner finished second overall with a combined 221. A gut-wrenching 2011 is over for Sam (Hands of Stone) Stout. Now its time to get back to work. The lightweight from London, Ont., returns to the cage Saturday night at UFC 142 in Brazil for the first time since coach, brother-in-law and friend Shawn Tompkins died unexpectedly in August of a heart attack during a training trip to Hamilton. Tompkins was just 37. Stout, who had a highlight-reel win at UFC 131 in June, called 2011 "a big roller-coaster ride." "Theres been some really high highs and some really low lows and thats a bit of an understatement even," he said. "Its been a very difficult year for me and a very great year for me." Stout (18-6-1) takes on Brazilian Thiago Tavares (20-4-1) at UFC Rio at HSBC Arena on the undercard of the featherweight title fight between champion Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes. Stout was due to meet Dennis Siver on Oct. 29 at UFC 137, but withdrew because mentally he wasnt ready. Donald (Cowboy) Cerrone stepped in for him, stopping the German in dominant fashion. "It was a little too soon for me," said the 27-year-old Stout. Tompkins death came two months after a career high for Stout, who stopped veteran Yves Edwards in the first round at UFC 131 in Vancouver with what UFC president Dana White called "one of the most vicious knockouts in UFC history. If not the most vicious." Stout, crediting a pre-fight tip from Tompkins, knocked Edwards him senseless with a looping left hook to the jaw. Edwards (40-17-1) toppled backwards and didnt move. Stout closed for the kill, but held back from punching when he saw Edwards was out. The sudden, savage end earned Stout a $70,000 bonus for knockout of the night. But all the good times were swallowed up when Tompkins passed away. Stout looked to find his balance and says Dale Hunter, a friend and former coach of the London Knights who is now behind the Washington Capitals bench, helped him get there. "One time he said to me, No matter what happens, dont let your peaks get too high and dont let your valleys get too low. So thats what Ive been trying to think about." Still, he acknowledges it has been one day at a time. "It took me a while to really start to think about how Im going to deal with fighting without Shawn, because hes been in my corner for every fight Ive ever had. Thats dating back to my first amateur kickboxing fight. Ive never once trained for a fight without him, Ive never fought without him being there. "Its definitely going to be on my mind the day of the fight but Im going to make him proud. I know hes still here in spirit and he wouldnt want me to let his passing affect my career and slow me down. He would want me to keep moving on and keep doing whaat he trained me to do. Ryan Tannehill Camo Jersey. ." The cageside bond between the two was easy to see. Tompkins would yell out instructions and Stout, without thinking, would immediately put them into effect. Stout will have fellow fighter Mark (The Machine) Hominick and jiu-jitsu coach Keebo Robinson with him in Brazil. Stout has also won four UFC fight of the night bonuses -- money that helped him pay for his Dads driveway, buy his car outright, put a down payment on a house and open a gym. This time he landscaped his backyard, made some investments and "had a pretty fun summer" travelling. That included a trip to New York to visit Brandon Prust, a close friend who plays for the Rangers. He shared the wealth prior to UFC 131, joining Tompkins to take part in an event to raise money and awareness for anti-bullying and abuse against women. Stout, who spent part of his training camp in Las Vegas where he used to stay and train with Tompkins, says he is ready physically and mentally for Brazil. "Ive had a lot of obstacles to deal with but for some reason Ive got a really good feeling about this one." Tavares is a talented if hot-and-cold fighter who has alternated wins and losses recently. He is coming off a second-round TKO over Spencer (The King) Fisher at UFC 137 in Rio in August. A muscular lightweight, Tavares has three fight of the night bonuses of his own. But its hard to know which Tavares will show up. "Ive seen him come out and look like hes unstoppable, like hes going to run through everybody in the division," said Stout. "Then Ive also seen him come out and not be as impressive. Hes been knocked out twice -- once by a guy I beat, Matt Wiman ... I feel like I have better striking than him (Wiman) so if he can knock him out, I dont see any reason why I shouldnt be able to." Assuming he gets through Tavares, Stout can see a Cerrone fight on the horizon. Cerrones title aspirations were dented somewhat when he was beaten comprehensively by Nate Diaz last time out. Stout, who is 6-5 in the UFC but 4-1 in his last five fights, is also looking forward to competing in Brazil. "I think its going to pose some interesting challenges but also I think its going to be a great experience. Going to Brazil has always been on my bucket list." "I like to experience as much as I can in martial arts," he added. "Ive fought in Japan, Ive fought in the U.K. a couple of times. Brazils just another conquest for me. Going from winter in Canada to summer in Brazil will be one of the challenges, as will the late start time of the card although he reckons the Brazilians may feel that more than the visitors. Stout plans to stay on Eastern time this week. jersyes nfl wholesale ' ' ' |
