mizwiz
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I'll take the reindeer, please.
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Post by mizwiz on Apr 3, 2009 11:48:43 GMT -5
Gunnar is a swedish name
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Post by mscaniac on Apr 3, 2009 12:04:14 GMT -5
I wonder what made them choose it. Tim is from Farminton, MN.. sure not Swedish. Mayb he wife is or maybe they just chose it out of a baby book.. lol.. very cool name though. |
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Post by Melindaaaaaa [26] on Apr 3, 2009 12:08:30 GMT -5
Lol.. we kind of stuck that in the game day thread from last night and I remarked on how cool I thought the baby's name was. Sounds like a hockey player name to me! Whoops. |
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Post by dewaltgirl on Apr 3, 2009 12:41:26 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure his wife is from Kansas. Think they met when he was playing in Topeka, so hmm. Maybe it's a family name or from her favorite soap opera. Haha. I will ask next time I talk to him.
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Post by mscaniac on Apr 3, 2009 12:45:03 GMT -5
No need to wait until then DG.. Tim explains
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World welcomes another Conboy
Submitted by chipalexander on 04/03/2009 - 13:14
Tags: Canes Now
The Canes' Tim Conboy thought the timing would be just right and he'd be able to play Thursday against the New York Rangers.
But Gunnar Price Conboy had other plans.
Gunnar Price was born at 8:20 p.m. Thursday night at Rex Hospital, while the Canes were beating the Rangers 4-2. He's the first child for Tim and Sheena Conboy and weighed in at 9 pounds, 2 ounces.
"It's pretty exciting," Tim said today. "I was going to try and make it to the game. We got to the hospital at 6 a.m. They took a look and thought maybe 2 o'clock and I might get to the game.
"But I was able to be there with her and witness the birth. The boys got the two points. It was a happy night for everybody."
Both Sheena and the baby are healthy, Tim said. As for the name, Conboy said he and his wife both are Irish and said it translates to "bold warrior."
"A little bit like I play, kind of," Conboy said with a smile.
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Post by dewaltgirl on Apr 3, 2009 13:11:11 GMT -5
All together now, AWWWWWWWW
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Post by mslarose27 on Apr 3, 2009 17:57:37 GMT -5
Awwwww! I do adore that one.
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Post by mscaniac on Apr 9, 2009 7:29:53 GMT -5
Gleason and Ruutu in their first playoffs. Nice article.
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Originally Posted by Paul Branecky
Gleason, Ruutu Finally get to Playoffs
Having won the Stanley Cup just three years ago, the Canes have a number of players with significant playoff experience.
Rod Brind’Amour and Ray Whitney, two important leadership components of the 2006 team, haven’t gone anywhere. Eric Staal and Cam Ward have only been in the playoffs once, but accomplished more in that year than most do in a career.
Frantisek Kaberle, Chad LaRose, and Niclas Wallin are still around. Erik Cole and Matt Cullen left the team for one reason or another, but not for long.
Although it was with other clubs, Joe Corvo, Patrick Eaves and Sergei Samsonov have all been to the finals. Joni Pitkanen made it to the final four with Philadelphia prior to the lockout.
When looking at the experience of this team, almost all the core players have been there before – except for two.
Tim Gleason and Tuomo Ruutu will make their first appearance in the NHL postseason next week. At 26 years of age and in only their fifth year in the league, they aren’t old by any means. Still, given how important they are to the success of this year’s team – Ruutu plays on the top forward line and Gleason on the top defensive pairing – the opportunity seems like a long time coming.
“It’s huge,” said Ruutu of finally getting to the playoffs after missing out three times with Chicago and once with Carolina. “It’s been frustrating because you play to win, and I want to test myself and see how I’m going to do.”
“It’s a really fun time of year,” said Gleason, who spent his first two seasons with Los Angeles before coming to the Hurricanes. “I’m looking forward to my first time and my first opportunity here.”
What’s ironic about those two never having been to the playoffs is that, out of everyone on the team, their game may be most suited to them. Both play a grinding, physical style that should help the Canes immensely in the second season.
“You would expect that kind of hockey,” said Coach Paul Maurice. “They bang a little bit and compete real hard on a nightly basis. I’m not expecting a whole lot of nerves out of those two guys because that hockey is built for them.”
Missing the cut last season was especially difficult for Gleason and Ruutu, who were preparing for the playoffs last season before a late charge by division rival Washington knocked them out in the final days of last season – a campaign in which they had been pacing the Southeast virtually the entire way.
While that stung at the time, it may have played a key role in what has happened in 2009.
“Last year, to be honest, was the biggest disappointment I’ve ever had,” said Ruutu. “We were so close to the playoffs and I was so excited about it, and all of the sudden you’re out by two points. I think that’s probably been the difference this year. Guys remember that feeling in the locker room. It drives you and makes you try even harder.”
Although they’ve never been there in the NHL, both players have had success in other leagues and formats.
Ruutu has excelled in eight major international tournaments with his native Finland, winning one gold, one silver and two bronze medals while twice serving as a team captain and twice leading the team in scoring.
Gleason, a big time point producer in junior hockey, racked up 20 points in 16 playoff games for the Windsor Spitfires in 2002 – a notable increase in his points-per-game pace from the regular season and an indication that he can step it up when it matters most.
“I don’t know what the playoffs are like obviously, but I’m familiar to what the playoffs are,” said Gleason. “Even though I haven’t played, I watch, and I’ve been in playoffs prior to that in other leagues.”
With the combination of veteran savvy from the older players and first-time enthusiasm from those two, the Canes have a mix that they like heading into this year’s postseason.
“There’s some excitement there on both ends,” said Maurice. “The guys that have been to the playoffs know how fun this is, and then there’s a little wide-eyed excitement about getting into it. They’ve earned it, they’ve played well to get there and it will be exciting for them.”
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Post by mscaniac on Apr 11, 2009 13:59:01 GMT -5
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Post by dewaltgirl on Apr 11, 2009 14:44:37 GMT -5
I would totally give the Bromance award to Corvo and Cole but don't have time to explain that....and worst jumbotron thing? Scorvo by far!!!
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Post by Treici on Apr 11, 2009 14:45:43 GMT -5
ROFLMFAO at the "Bromance" photo. That is just awesome!  |
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Post by Treici on Apr 11, 2009 14:46:56 GMT -5
I would totally give the Bromance award to Corvo and Cole but don't have time to explain that....and worst jumbotron thing? Scorvo by far!!! Scorvo?? A little too close to scurvy. LOL |
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Post by Melindaaaaaa [26] on Apr 11, 2009 15:13:10 GMT -5
Oh. My. God.
I laughed so hard at the end of that.
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Post by jazzowness on Apr 11, 2009 15:41:32 GMT -5
I would totally give the Bromance award to Corvo and Cole but don't have time to explain that....and worst jumbotron thing? Scorvo by far!!! You should explain sometime...cause for me, it is BY FAR Cole and Staal. Almost every single quote from either one of them involves the other. And my favorite quote for years to come will be the one about Cole fluffing Staal's pillows and ordering him ice cream. :] |
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Post by mscaniac on Apr 11, 2009 15:56:12 GMT -5
How about the game where not only did Cole pick up Staal's water bottle when he dropped it... he then proceeded to squirt the water in Staal's mouth for him! LMAO!!!
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