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Does Being Young Have an Advantage in Coaching?
It’s probably the question I think most about when I am around my teams. I fully believe it has its positives and negatives. Being the youngest coach not only in the Webster organization but even in the last three years of league play, sets me apart from the other coaches. I haven’t met a coach that doesn’t have a child on the team—easily putting them in the 30+ age bracket (sorry guys). I love being the young one out there, I can step on the ice during any clinic or our try hockey for free events and immediately connect with the kids much easier than any of the other coaches on the ice. Not saying it’s because I am a better coach, I’m saying it’s because of the age difference.
By Olexander Kolynycz7 years ago in Unbalanced
Game #4: Winnipeg Jets vs Nashville Predators
After having gone hard at it during playoffs in April and May of this year, with the Winnipeg Jets coming out victorious over the Nashville Predators in an intense seven game series during the 2018 NHL playoffs, their first meeting would begin at a boiling point. Revenge was in the hearts of the Nashville Predators, who came out with a 3-0 win on the scoreboard over the visiting Jets. However, in terms of other statistics, the Jets came out on top in all counts over the Predators, locking them out during all nine power plays they had throughout the game.
By Marjorie Roden7 years ago in Unbalanced
Best Hockey Goalies of All Time
Did you know that goalies used to come face to face with hockey pucks without any face masks or helmets? In fact, protective headgear was not mandatory in the NHL until the 70s, resulting in several of the best hockey goalies of all time never having to wear any protection.
By Frank White7 years ago in Unbalanced
Game #2: Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars
In most hockey games, when a player intercepts a pass from the opposing team, creates a beautiful chance for himself, gives a puckhandling display nothing short of artistry, dodges through the opposition’s players with graceful speed and beats the goaltender, his brilliance and hard work are rewarded with a goal. Unfortunately for the Jets, thanks to a rather overdramatic fall by Stars’ goaltender Ben Bishop (which was very reminiscent of elementary school playground antics), Brandon Tanev’s goal scored on the spinning forehand shot at 5:05 of the first period was disallowed, which set the tone for the remainder of the night for the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Oddly enough, on the official play-by-play as listed on the NHL.com website, the play was listed as a backhanded shot by Tanev, saved by Bishop.
By Marjorie Roden7 years ago in Unbalanced
Game #3: Winnipeg Jets Vs Los Angeles Kings
With the return of former Atlanta Thrasher Ilya Kovalchuk to the NHL, a lot of hype was surrounding the game days ahead of time, somewhat overshadowing the overall excitement of NHL hockey action returning to Bell MTS Place in downtown Winnipeg. This was due to two factors. The first was that many of the original Jets, who were with Atlanta before they made the move to Winnipeg, had played with Kovalchuk. Also, because Kovalchuk had played the last five years overseas in the KHL, people were wondering how his NHL comeback would be against the Jets. The curiosity was certainly there before the game. However, the hometown Jets did hang on for the win, coming away with a 2-1 victory in front of a very spirited hometown crowd.
By Marjorie Roden7 years ago in Unbalanced
At Least 82 Jets' Stories
As I write this, there are still two of my stories in the hopper from the previous two games the Winnipeg Jets have played awaiting approval from the moderators. As I am sure they will be posted shortly, the fans whom I have spoken with about my dedication to the coverage I am giving this season to the Jets have been asking me when the heck the stories will be made public.
By Marjorie Roden7 years ago in Unbalanced
A Bonus: Video Tidbit from the Jets' Fanfest Day
I did have a couple of younger people who were very curious about my camera when I was shooting at the Winnipeg Jets Fan Fest on September 15. I did try and do some handheld video shooting while I was there. Not the greatest footage I have ever taken in my life, which leads me to believe that if I ever get the opportunity to shoot anything at one of the practices in the future, I should make SURE I have my tripod with me! In any case, before the one child started getting overly personal with my camera and madly poking the zoom lens while I was trying to take photos, this was the bit of footage I did get.
By Marjorie Roden7 years ago in Unbalanced
Best Hockey Podcasts to Listen To
As you likely know, podcasts are one of the most popular digital audio formats around due to their convenience, streaming availability, and open opportunity for parity in programming that they offer. With the relatively low production and hosting costs of podcasting, many industrious people have found a way to create programs of various sorts. While many different types of programs are available in this format, by far the most popular is the discussion format. With the return of hockey in October, hockey fans may be looking for new programs, discussing the sport and the news within it. With the ease of accessibility offered by podcasting, you will find that there are a great many podcasts on the topic of hockey that you can sink your teeth into. Whether you are a Red Wings fan, a Vegas Golden Knights band-wagoneer, or a Habs fan, there are a number of hockey podcasts for you.
By Fred Eugene Park7 years ago in Unbalanced
Game #1: Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues
Through looking at the simple statistics during the season opening game for the Winnipeg Jets in this 2018-2019 season, the win was very decisive. The game saw five different goal scorers on the stats sheet for the Jets in Patrik Laine (power play goal), Adam Lowry (short handed goal), Blake Wheeler, Kyle Connor, and Brandon Tanev, with goaltender Connor Hellebuyck playing a nearly perfect game, only allowing one goal, keeping the other 41 shots out. However, as is the case with any hockey game, there’s far more to look at than just the final score.
By Marjorie Roden7 years ago in Unbalanced
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, Part 6 of 6 (Finally!!)
The last part of the day's action saw the players doing smaller passing plays—which were in an areas of about two meters square on the ice—which made them extremely hard to shoot. So rather than showing off a bunch of blurry Jets zipping around like my cat after she's had too much cake (yes my cat gets sugar high, she's weird...), I figured getting the shots of them zooming around doing laps was a little bit easier for me to handle. It could even be seen as a teachable moment for anyone else who may be interested in doing action photography, no matter the sport, so strap in, because a lot of camera nerdy-talk is coming up!
By Marjorie Roden7 years ago in Unbalanced
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, Part 5
Picking right where I left off with the last photo story, the one-on-one battles in the training camp continue. As usual, all of the very blurry shots have been left out, as have the ones where people walked in front of me and literally blocked my shots! Above is a shot of Dustin Byfuglien (red jersey) chasing after the speedy Marko Dano (sapphire jersey).
By Marjorie Roden7 years ago in Unbalanced
