Posts Tagged ‘John Tavares’
John Tavares Selected First Overall in 2009 NHL Draft
What Steven Stamkos is to last year’s NHL draft in Ottawa, John Tavares is to this year’s draft in Montreal. The New York Islanders, who finished dead last in the NHL last season, selected John Tavares with the first pick of the draft. Tavares is an 18-year old center who most recently played for the OHL’s London Knights. “Yeah, I …
by Derek Johnson on June 26th, 2009 5 Comments »
Tavares Breaks OHL Goal-Scoring Record
John Tavares is still making a case for being selected first overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. His chances of beating out Victor Hedman vastly improved when he scored a hat trick on Sunday, leading his London Knights to a 4-3 win over the Windsor Spitfires. With the three goals scored on Sunday, Tavares now has 215 career goals …
by Derek Johnson on March 9th, 2009 1 Comments »
Looking Back: The World Junior Hockey Championship
The World Junior Hockey Championship. A great array of talent from team prospects and draft-eligible players to see what they can do. This tournament holds hockey’s future, and that future looks bright. Now I will be one of the first people to tell you I believe the World Juniors are better than the NHL. The flow of play is faster, …
by Mike Cosentino on January 9th, 2009 Leave a comment »