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Following hundreds of thousands of votes cast online by fans, TSN revealed the Top 16 curlers for the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pintys.http://www.hockeyavalancheshop.com/Burgundy-Red-Gabriel-Landeskog-Jersey/ . Headlined by Team Canadas Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, and Ryan Harnden, the world-class roster of curlers will compete for $100,000 in prize money during TSNs annual skins game, airing live from The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre on Jan. 11-12, 2014. The TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pintys will be one of the last major curling events featuring Jacobs and his rink before they head to Russia for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The Top 16 vote-getters at each position, in alphabetical order, are as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Brad Gushue Dave Nedohin Brent Laing Ben Hebert Brad Jacobs John Morris Carter Rycroft Craig Savill Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead E.J. Harnden Mark Nichols Kevin Martin Ryan Fry Marc Kennedy Ryan Harnden The Top 16 curlers by the numbers: • 10 – World Champions • 9 – Returning All-Stars (Hebert, Kennedy, Laing, Martin, Mead, Morris, Rycroft, Savill, and Stoughton) • 7 – New All-Stars (Fry, Gushue, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Jacobs, Nedohin, and Nichols) • 6 – Olympic gold medallists • 4 – members of Team Brad Jacobs and Team Kevin Martin • 3 – members of Team Jeff Stoughton • 2 – members of Team Glenn Howard • 1 – #1 voted-in skip is Team Canadas Brad Jacobs "Between Team Canadas representatives for Sochi 2014 and a slate of World and Olympic curling champions, the depth of talent participating in the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME presented by Pintys is truly remarkable," said Shelagh Paul, Vice-President, Marketing and Communications, Travelers Canada. "With a world-class curling field now set, we join fans in counting down to what promises to be an event to remember." All-Star Draft Show The Top 16 curlers will be drafted into four All-Star teams during an outdoor broadcast airing Friday, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on TSN2 – giving fans the chance to see their favourite curlers compete with new teammates. Additional details on the draft format will be announced in the coming weeks. Avalanche Jersey . -- Brett Cecil walked into spring training last year with his career in limbo. http://www.hockeyavalancheshop.com/Burgundy-Red-Erik-Johnson-Jersey/ . The men, a Colombian and a Venezuelan, were detained Sunday in a car with several other people in the town of Moron, not far from where Ramos was held captive, national investigative police chief Humberto Ramirez told reporters. NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers escaped with two points they believed they deserved even though they gave up a goal they felt the Toronto Maple Leafs didnt earn. Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. The game was forced into overtime because of Nazem Kadris goal with 1:24 left in regulation -- one the Rangers thought shouldnt have counted. After a wraparound attempt, David Clarkson took two whacks at the puck at the right post, and Talbot appeared to cover it, but Kadri came in and poked it in under Talbots pad. The NHL reviewed it in Toronto and said the goal should stand. "In my opinion, that was the wrong call," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. "The referee told Brad (Richards) on the ice that if they didnt score on the wraparound, then it wasnt a goal. They didnt score on the wraparound. "The puck was underneath Cams pad. How (the reviewers) saw it differently, Im not quite sure. Youve just got to play through those things, and thats what we did." The Rangers held off the Maple Leafs in a spirited overtime that produced several scoring chances and then outlasted them in the shootout. Zuccarello and Stepan scored in the first two rounds, and Talbot stopped Kadri in the third to end it. Joffrey Lupul was the only Toronto player to score in the tiebreaker. Talbot was relieved the Rangers pulled out the victory. "I would have been pretty devastated, especially with the game we played," he said. "We deserved to win the game, and to get a goal like that against us could have really hurt us, but we kind of let it go, pushed forward and got the eventual game-winner." Jonathan Bernier was exceptional for Toronto, making 42 saves through overtime and allowing only J.T. Millers goal 7:04 into the third period. The Maple Leafs played their third straight shootout and lost for the second consecutive time. They are 2-5-2 in their last nine. "We played a very solid road game," Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf said. "It was very good to get a point." Talbot, starting over slumping No. 1 netminder Henrik Lundqvist for the second sttraight game, bounced back from the late goal and improved to 8-2 in his first NHL season. PA Parenteau Avalanche Jersey. He made 24 saves Sunday in a 4-1 win over Minnesota and helped New York finish its team-record, nine-game homestand 3-4-2. He nearly earned his third shutout in 12 career NHL games, all this season. The Rangers next play on Friday at Washington. Who will start in goal then for New York remains to be seen. "It is safe to say that were leaving for the holidays on a much happier note," Vigneault said. "Its going to be a pleasant three days. "My parents are 81 and 79. I havent been home for Christmas with my girls for eight years, so I am looking forward to that." Miller, recalled from Hartford (AHL) on Thursday, scored his second of the season when he came off the bench, streaked down the slot, and took a crisp pass from Chris Kreider from behind the net. Toronto nearly grabbed the lead just over four minutes into the third when Nikolai Kulemin was stopped in front and then had another drive hit the right post, slide along the goal line, and stay out. The no-goal call was confirmed by video review. Bernier kept the Maple Leafs in it, especially during the second period when the Rangers had a 22-5 edge in shots. New York was dominant again in the middle frame one night after a 17-5 advantage against Minnesota when the Rangers scored twice. "I dont think we played our best game, but we hung in there," Bernier said. "We stole a point probably." Bernier got the starting nod from coach Randy Carlyle two nights after he replaced James Reimer, who was pulled against Detroit after giving up three goals on 12 shots in the first period. Bernier made 25 saves in relief, but Toronto was beaten in a shootout. "Our goaltender stood on his head. Thats all you can ask in a game like this one," Carlyle said. NOTES: Talbot made back-to-back starts two other times this season but not on consecutive days. ... Rangers D Marc Staal took a hard skate Monday morning, while recovering from a concussion, and could be nearing a return. Staal missed his eighth game since he was struck in the head by the arm of New Jerseys Reid Boucher on Dec. 7. ... Reimer had started three straight games for the first time this season before Monday. ' ' ' |
