Saturday, December 23, 2006
Slovak Legend Peter Bondra Nets Goal #500
By Jes
(I was going to rant about the Canucks loss last night, but I'm not just inspired to write about an uninspiring team.)
A nice bit of Christmas cheer for the few Blackhawks faithful and the Bondra household as Slovak legend Bondra, Peter Bondra, scored his 500th career NHL goal last night in a win against the Maple Leafs.
It's still weird to see him in a Hawks sweater, but I'm happy that he's happy and found a team that was willing to sign him. As bad as the Hawks are, they still do have a pretty decent future ahead of them and they've found new life under new coach Denis "Spin-o-Rama" Savard.
Recap from Yahoo Sports:
Bondra, who had to jump right into the fast NHL tempo while quite 'cold', has done well for the Hawks so far. In 6 games, he has 2 goals, 2 assists, and a +6.
Overall, he has 500 goals and 382 assists in 1050 Regular season games. For some reason, I've always had a thing for players who get more goals than assists, which probably explains why I was such a Brett Hull fan as a little kid.
I was shocked to find that there wasn't a single Bondra highlight on YouTube. So, I downloaded the steaming video, converted it, and uploaded it for all of you to see.
Merry JesMas ;)
PS: As an aside, the Blackhawks goal horn has to be my absolute favourite of all time. If I ever score an NHL goal, I want that horn blasting away.
PPS: I'm also a little stunned that the NHL.com store doesn't already have a Peter Bondra #500 goal shirt printed up already. Lack of projected demand?
(I was going to rant about the Canucks loss last night, but I'm not just inspired to write about an uninspiring team.)
A nice bit of Christmas cheer for the few Blackhawks faithful and the Bondra household as Slovak legend Bondra, Peter Bondra, scored his 500th career NHL goal last night in a win against the Maple Leafs.
It's still weird to see him in a Hawks sweater, but I'm happy that he's happy and found a team that was willing to sign him. As bad as the Hawks are, they still do have a pretty decent future ahead of them and they've found new life under new coach Denis "Spin-o-Rama" Savard.
Recap from Yahoo Sports:
Peter Bondra picked a perfect time to score his 500th NHL goal.While it wasn't the typical Bondra blast or speedster type goal, it was the usual 'right-place-at-the-right-time' goal Bondra has racked up a lot of over the years.
Bondra became the 37th player in league history to reach the 500-goal mark, connecting early in the third period to snap a 1-all tie and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Friday night.
Signed by Chicago as a free agent on Dec. 10, Bondra drove to the net and rammed a rebound of Jassen Cullimore's shot from the left point past Jean-Sebastien Aubin 5:37 into the third.
"It wasn't like I was sure what I was supposed to do when I scored," said Bondra, who scored his second goal in six games since joining the Blackhawks. "I felt like it was my first goal. Should I be jumping up and down or too excited?"
More importantly for the Blackhawks, Bondra's score turned out to be the game-winner in a physical, up-tempo match against a fellow NHL "Original Six" opponent.
Bondra, who had to jump right into the fast NHL tempo while quite 'cold', has done well for the Hawks so far. In 6 games, he has 2 goals, 2 assists, and a +6.
Overall, he has 500 goals and 382 assists in 1050 Regular season games. For some reason, I've always had a thing for players who get more goals than assists, which probably explains why I was such a Brett Hull fan as a little kid.
I was shocked to find that there wasn't a single Bondra highlight on YouTube. So, I downloaded the steaming video, converted it, and uploaded it for all of you to see.
Merry JesMas ;)
PS: As an aside, the Blackhawks goal horn has to be my absolute favourite of all time. If I ever score an NHL goal, I want that horn blasting away.
PPS: I'm also a little stunned that the NHL.com store doesn't already have a Peter Bondra #500 goal shirt printed up already. Lack of projected demand?
Labels: Blackhawks, Bondra, milestone, Slovak hockey
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Finally something Jes and I can agree on - Peter Bondra's greatness.
It must be the holiday season...
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It must be the holiday season...
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