Also a look back at what 2018 brought the fans at Ricoh Coliseum.
The Toronto Marlies closed out 2018 with a 5-4 in overtime win against the Charlotte Checkers where Michael Hutchinson started his first game in net for the Marlies since being acquired from the Florida Panthers.
No, it wasn’t pretty but the black and gold closed out the year with a win, riding a 6 game winning streak, defeating Minnesota 3 – 2. The Goaltending, Sidney Crosby, Phil Kessel and the Power Play (PP) all continued to sparkle.
Pompoms and tigers and suede, oh my!
The holiday season may be over, but that doesn’t mean the fun has ended. Before we can get into what I know you’re all here for (pompoms and satin pants), we have to talk about something else: tigers.
Celebrate the year that was 2018 by revisiting some of the best PPP content we published last year.
On the Wednesday evening before Christmas I helped my parents decorate their Christmas tree. While I did, the TV played the first period of the first pre-tournament game of the 2019 World Junior Hockey Championship.
Lightning outlast clutch-n-grab Ducks to complete 2018.
TB-2
ANA-1 (OT)
Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed 1 goal on 36 shots to win a pretty pitched goaltending duel with Gibson at the other end.
Hello faithful PPP reader and kitten enthusiast.
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We are planning a site meetup Sunday January 20th to attend together the CWHL All-Star Game at the Scotia Bank Arena in Toronto.
Team Canada hopes to ring in 2019 with a big win.
Canada vs. Russia
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Rogers Arena
Broadcast: TSN 1 & TSN 4 / NHL Network
Our comprehensive tournament preview is here.
In a good year, you might get the chance to do something new and maybe a little scary. In 2018, I got to do that twice – first with the book coming out, and then with my jump over to The Athletic. For extra fun, both happened at roughly the same time.