Tuesday, April 28, 2009

NHL Playoff Hockey Pool 2009 - Round 2

Here we go, Round 2! Please enter your predictions no later than 7:00pm ET (5:00pm pacific) Thurs April 30th, prior to the start of the Canucks vs Blackhawks game 1.

Round 2

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Series 'I' - #1 Boston Bruins vs. #6 Carolina Hurricanes
Series 'J' - #2 Washington Capitals vs. #4 Pittsburgh Penguins

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Series 'K' - #2 Detroit Red Wings vs. #8 Anaheim Ducks
Series 'L' - #3 Vancouver Canucks vs. #4 Chicago Blackhawks

Bonus

Predict the total amount of goals scored for both series's in the Western Conference Semi Final round 2? For clarity: total amount of goals scored by ALL 4 teams for ALL GAMES in the Western Conference in round 2.

* In the event that nobody predicts correctly, the closest prediction(s) without going over wins the bonus.

Canes, Caps win Game 7's

Wow, what a finish to both these series!

Congratulations to Huggylicious, the only one to guess the Game 7 Bonus for the Canes vs Devils series. He took Joni Pitkanen who had only one second more ice time then the next player. Can you feel the excitement?

Round 1 ends with a 3 way tie for 1st place between Rajwinda, Red, and Huggylicious, all with 90 points. But don't worry, with each round of the playoffs correct predictions are worth increasingly more, meaning it's still anybody's game to win, even Shane's ;)

I'll post the round 2 match up a little later so get your predictions ready for round 2!

Monday, April 27, 2009

Presidents Trophy Winners Done! Flamers Out!

Oh man, there are some moments I love watching playoff hockey, but few are better than watching as the Flamers from Calgary go down in... well flames! HAHAHAHAHA

Maybe it's just me, or maybe it's the Calgary Flames fan/bar owner of the bar I just came home from, but I'm feeling pretty good tonight considering my team is nowhere to be found in the playoffs!

Combined with a San Jose (choke) first round exit at the hands of the "red hot" Anaheim Ass-Clowns, errr I mean Ducks, this sets up the 2nd round in the West as follows:

Ducks vs Wings
Canucks vs (2009 Stanley Cup Winning) Blackhawks

Yeah, there are few things better than a Flames loss. In fact there is nothing better than a Flames loss other than it being at the hands of the Oilers, however I will take a big Hawks win over the Flamers from Cow-Town followed by a hard fought win over the Nucks from Van-City.

Good luck Canuck fans, this should be a good tilt!

Let's hope for a couple great game 7's tomorrow, remember to get your game 7 bonus predictions in if you haven't already.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Game 7 Bonus - Devils vs Hurricanes

Oh yeah! Another Game 7 all set and ready to roll! This can mean only one thing, another Game 7 Bonus!

Predictions must be entered no later than 5:30pm ET, Tuesday April 28th. As usual please leave them in the form of a comment.

Game 7 Bonus: Devils vs Hurricanes

What "skater" will lead both teams in ice time in game 7?

Game 7 Bonus - Capitals vs Rangers

This is the first Game 7 of the 2009 Playoffs and the first chance at some bonus points for the pool! Predictions must be entered no later than 5:00pm ET, this Tuesday April 28th. Please leave your prediction in the form of a comment bellow. Remember to comment using your handle.

Game 7 Bonus - Capitals vs Rangers

Who will score the series winning goal?

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Wings - 3rd team to use the brooms

Following the lead of the Canucks and Bruins, The Detroit Red Wings completed the sweep of the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight. Columbus, making their first trip to the post season in franchise history this season, failed to win a game against the defending Stanley Cup champions.

What does this mean to us? Well, the 6 way tie for the lead becomes a 5 way tie since I decided to take Columbus. What can I say, Columbus had great goaltending and Detroit didn't down the stretch. I thought the Wings were ripe for an upset. At least it shows that I'm not rigging the pool!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Habs are out!

Well the Habs take one on the chin tonight as the bastards from Boston put the brooms to Les Canadiens. I can't stand the Bruins, but what do you do.

Red's one day lead in the pool has now turned into 2nd last place only because of the other Habs fan Shane who still has yet to get a point and still occupies the bottom spot.

Will Detroit sweep tomorrow? We'll see.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Canucks Sweep Round 1

Well, well, well, for the first time in franchise history the Canucks have swept a series. I have to say I didn't think they were going to pull it off but they did and in o.t. no less.

As for the pool, the leaderboard has been updated. Congratulations to Red who has taken the first lead after selecting Vancouver to win and guessing the Bonus correctly choosing Rick Rypien to lead the Canucks in penalty minutes. He finished with 12 PIM in 4 games.

After one series being complete Red sits alone in 1st with 20 points, followed by a 6-way tie for 2nd spot all with 15 points and lastly Shane (the only one to pick the Blues to win) with 0 points alone in 8th spot. Nobody predicted a 4 game series sweep.

Things should start to get interesting as a few more playoff series are likely going to wrap up within the next few days, and remember for ALL game sevens throughout the post season there will be a "game 7 bonus" that you will need to enter no later than 2 hours prior to the start of the game. I will post the bonus question asap following game 6 and email all the participants as well.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

NHL Playoff Hockey Pool 2009 - Round 1

Alright, here we go this is the first round of the playoffs, the match-ups are set, and the excitement is building! Can you feel the playoff fever?

To officially enter your predictions you must leave them in the form of a comment so they will be time stamped and available for all participants to see. This way if I don't update the standings right away they will be visible.

You can leave a comment by clicking the "comment" link following this post. If you comment as "anonymous" make sure you include your "handle" along with your predictions so we know who is who.

Remember, predictions need to specify the best of 7 series winner and the number of games for each series. Predictions must be made no later than 2 hours before the earliest game starts on Wednesday April 15th. Good luck!

Round 1

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Series 'A' - #1 Boston Bruins vs. #8 Montreal Canadiens
Series 'B' - #2 Washington Capitals vs. #7 New York Rangers
Series 'C' - #3 New Jersey Devils vs. #6 Carolina Hurricanes
Series 'D' - #4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. #5 Philadelphia Flyers

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Series 'E' - #1 San Jose Sharks vs. #8 Anaheim Ducks
Series 'F' - #2 Detroit Red Wings vs. #7 Columbus Blue Jackets
Series 'G' - #3 Vancouver Canucks vs. #6 St. Louis Blues
Series 'H' - #4 Chicago Blackhawks vs. #5 Calgary Flames

Bonus

Since the majority of people in this Pool are Canucks fans the round 1 bonus is going to focus on the Canucks playoff series:

Who will lead the Canucks in penalty minutes in round 1?

If there is a tie for penalty minutes, the players sharing the lead will all count as correct.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

NHL Playoff Hockey Pool 2009 - Rules

After some thought I have come up with a format for the pool. I want to make it simple for me to manage and easy for the participants as well since we all have busy lives, while still keeping it interesting.

Here are the rules:

Once the playoff match ups are set, each participant will need to submit all there picks for round 1 of the 2009 NHL Playoffs no later than 2 hours before the start of the first game. They will select a winner for each best of 7 playoff series as well as predict how many games the series will last. For example let's say this is a 1st round match up:

San Jose (1) vs Anaheim (8)
Prediction: San Jose wins series 4-2


Bonus:

Throughout the playoffs there will be a series of bonus predictions pertaining to teams, stats, players, or trivia and extra points will be awarded. For example:
How many goals will Joe Thornton score in the first round?
or Who will lead in playoff scoring?

Game 7 Bonus:

For all game 7's throughout the playoffs there will be an additional game 7 bonus prediction and will be posted asap following game 6 and will close 2 hours before game 7 starts.

Scoring System:

Round 1:
Correct series winner + correct number of games played = 20 points
Correct series winner + wrong number of games played = 15 points
Wrong series winner + correct number of games played = 5 points
Wrong series winner + wrong number of games played = 0 points
Bonus = 5 points
Game 7 Bonus = 5 points

Round 2:
Correct series winner + correct number of games played = 30 points
Correct series winner + wrong number of games played = 20 points
Wrong series winner + correct number of games played = 10 points
Wrong series winner + wrong number of games played = 0 points
Bonus = 10 points
Game 7 Bonus = 10 points


Round 3 - Conference Finals:
Correct series winner + correct number of games played = 40 points
Correct series winner + wrong number of games played = 25 points
Wrong series winner + correct number of games played = 15 points
Wrong series winner + wrong number of games played = 0 points
Bonus = 15 points
Game 7 Bonus = 15 points

Round 3 - Stanley Cup Finals:
Correct series winner + correct number of games played = 60 points
Correct series winner + wrong number of games played = 35 points
Wrong series winner + correct number of games played = 25 points
Wrong series winner + wrong number of games played = 0 points
Bonus = 25 points
Game 7 Bonus = 25 points

The winner will receive praise from all other participants plus their picture up in lights atop this blog through the summer until the start of the 2009/2010 NHL regular season (providing I have a picture of the winner).

Leave a comment to join up!

Monday, April 6, 2009

Drummer John's NHL Playoff Hockey Pool 2009

Welcome to my NHL Playoff Hockey Pool blog page. I am planning on hosting a pool here for this seasons playoffs. I haven't got all the rules worked out yet, but I am working on them and will post them as soon as they are complete.

This pool will be more of a predict the score/winner/series winner sort of thing so it will be pretty simple and won't take a lot of time out of anyone's day. The idea I have is we will start with the 8 playoff match ups. Each player in the pool will make predictions at the start of each series of what team will win the series and in how many games, and maybe even the score of each game earning more points the more accurate the prediction. But as I said, I will get the rules figured out and post them soon.

This pool is open to my friends only or by invite, however if I don't get a lot of response I will allow others to join. Leave me a comment if you're interested in joining!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Jds308

Round 4 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Penguins
10
6

Bonus 1

Crosby

Bonus 2

33

Points:
60



Round 3 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)vs Blackhawks (4)Blackhawks
6
Penguins (4) vs Hurricanes (6)
Penguins
6
Bonus
Seabrook

Points:
25



Round 2 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Ducks (8)

Red Wings
Ryan
7

Canucks (3)vs Blackhawks (4)
Blackhawks
6
Bruins (1)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Bruins
Pitkanen
6

Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Capitals
5
7

Bonus
68

Points:
50
30


Round 1 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Sharks (1) vs Ducks (8)
Sharks
4-2
Red Wings (2)vs Blue Jackets (7)
Blue Jackets
4-3
Canucks (3)vs Blues (6)
Canucks
4-3
Blackhawks (4)vs Flames (5)
Blackhawks
4-2
Bruins (1)vs Canadiens (8)
Bruins
4-2
Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Rangers (7)

Capitals
Ovechkin
4-2

Devils (3)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Devils
Martin
4-1

Penguins (4)vs Flyers (5)
Flyers
4-3
Bonus
Burrows

Points:
60
10

Wildeman

Round 4 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Detroit
15
7

Bonus 1

46

Bonus 2

Osgood

Points:

25


Round 3 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)vs Blackhawks (4)Blackhawks
7
Penguins (4) vs Hurricanes (6)
Penguins
7
Bonus
Lidstrom

Points:
40



Round 2 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Ducks (8)

Red Wings
selanne
6

Canucks (3)vs Blackhawks (4)
Blackhawks
7
Bruins (1)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Bruins
Lucic
7

Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Penguins
4
7

Bonus
92

Points:
60
20


Round 1 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Sharks (1) vs Ducks (8)
Sharks
4-1
Red Wings (2)vs Blue Jackets (7)
Red Wings
4-2
Canucks (3)vs Blues (6)
Canucks
4-2
Blackhawks (4)vs Flames (5)
Blackhawks
4-1
Bruins (1)vs Canadiens (8)
Bruins
4-1
Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Rangers (7)

Capitals
Semin
4-2

Devils (3)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Devils
Martin
4-2

Penguins (4)vs Flyers (5)
Flyers
4-3
Bonus
O'Brien

Points:
75
0

Brain

Round 4 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Penguins
3
7

Bonus 1

Crosby

Bonus 2

32

Points:
35
25


Round 3 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)vs Blackhawks (4)Red Wings
6
Penguins (4) vs Hurricanes (6)
Penguins
6
Bonus
Lidstrom

Points:
65



Round 2 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Ducks (8)

Red Wings
R Neidermayer
4-2

Canucks (3)vs Blackhawks (4)
Canucks
4-2
Bruins (1)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Hurricanes
Staal
4-3

Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Capitals
3
4-1

Bonus
76

Points:
50
20


Round 1 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Sharks (1) vs Ducks (8)
Sharks
4-3
Red Wings (2)vs Blue Jackets (7)
Red Wings
4-2
Canucks (3)vs Blues (6)
Canucks
4-2
Blackhawks (4)vs Flames (5)
Blackhawks
4-2
Bruins (1)vs Canadiens (8)
Bruins
4-3
Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Rangers (7)

Rangers
Ovechkin
4-2

Devils (3)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Devils
Staal
4-2

Penguins (4)vs Flyers (5)
Penguins
4-2
Bonus
O'Brien

Points:
75
10

Red

Round 4 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Red Wings
11
6

Bonus 1

48

Bonus 2

Cleary

Points:
0
0


Round 3 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)vs Blackhawks (4)Red Wings
6
Penguins (4) vs Hurricanes (6)
Penguins
6
Bonus
Letang

Points:
50



Round 2 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Ducks (8)

Red Wings
Getzlaf
6

Canucks (3)vs Blackhawks (4)
Canucks
7
Bruins (1)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Bruins
Cullen
7

Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Penguins
5
6

Bonus
85

Points:
40
10


Round 1 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Sharks (1) vs Ducks (8)
Sharks
4-2
Red Wings (2)vs Blue Jackets (7)
Red Wings
4-2
Canucks (3)vs Blues (6)
Canucks
4-3
Blackhawks (4)vs Flames (5)
Blackhawks
4-2
Bruins (1)vs Canadiens (8)
Canadiens
4-3
Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Rangers (7)

Capitals
Green
4-1

Devils (3)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Devils
Staal
4-2

Penguins (4)vs Flyers (5)
Penguins
4-3
Bonus
Rypien

Points:
80
10

Buck

Round 4 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Penguins
17
7

Bonus 1

Malkin

Bonus 2

42

Points:
60
25


Round 3 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)vs Blackhawks (4)Red Wings
6
Penguins (4) vs Hurricanes (6)
Penguins
6
Bonus
Gonchar

Points:
50



Round 2 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Ducks (8)

Ducks
Marchant
7

Canucks (3)vs Blackhawks (4)
Canucks
7
Bruins (1)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Bruins
Kessel
6

Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Penguins
5
6

Bonus
74

Points:
20
10


Round 1 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Sharks (1) vs Ducks (8)
Sharks
4-3
Red Wings (2)vs Blue Jackets (7)
Red Wings
4-2
Canucks (3)vs Blues (6)
Canucks
4-2
Blackhawks (4)vs Flames (5)
Flames
4-3
Bruins (1)vs Canadiens (8)
Bruins
4-2
Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Rangers (7)

Capitals
Gomez
4-2

Devils (3)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Devils
Brind'Amour
4-3

Penguins (4)vs Flyers (5)
Penguins
4-3
Bonus
Ohlund

Points:
75
5

Rajwinda

Round 4 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Penguins
7
7

Bonus 1

Crosby

Bonus 2

28

Points:
60
25


Round 3 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)vs Blackhawks (4)Blackhawks
6
Penguins (4) vs Hurricanes (6)
Penguins
7
Bonus
Lidstrom

Points:
40



Round 2 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Ducks (8)

Red Wings
Perry
6

Canucks (3)
vs Blackhawks (4)
Canucks
6
Bruins (1)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Bruins
Kobasew
6

Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Capitals
4
7

Bonus
51

Points:
20
20


Round 1 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Sharks (1) vs Ducks (8)
Sharks
4-1
Red Wings (2)vs Blue Jackets (7)
Red Wings
4-2
Canucks (3)vs Blues (6)
Canucks
4-3
Blackhawks (4)vs Flames (5)
Flames
4-2
Bruins (1)vs Canadiens (8)
Bruins
4-2
Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Rangers (7)

Capitals
Ovechkin
4-3

Devils (3)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Devils
Martin
4-2

Penguins (4)vs Flyers (5)
Penguins
4-2
Bonus
O'Brien

Points:
75
15

Shane

Round 4 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Red Wings
7
6

Bonus 1

Franzen

Bonus 2

34

Points:
0
0


Round 3 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)vs Blackhawks (4)Red Wings
6
Penguins (4) vs Hurricanes (6)
Penguins
7
Bonus
Lidstrom

Points:
65



Round 2 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Ducks (8)

Red Wings
Zetterberg
5

Canucks (3)vs Blackhawks (4)
Blackhawks
6
Bruins (1)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Hurricanes
Corvo
6

Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Penguins
6
7

Bonus
83

Points:
90
20


Round 1 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Sharks (1) vs Ducks (8)
Sharks
4-0
Red Wings (2)vs Blue Jackets (7)
Blue Jackets
4-2
Canucks (3)vs Blues (6)
Blues
4-2
Blackhawks (4)vs Flames (5)
Blackhawks
4-1
Bruins (1)vs Canadiens (8)
Canadiens
4-2
Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Rangers (7)

Capitals
Naslund
4-1

Devils (3)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Devils
Martin
4-2

Penguins (4)vs Flyers (5)
Penguins
4-1
Bonus
Burrows

Points:
45
0

Huggylicious

Round 4 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Penguins
3
6

Bonus 1

Crosby

Bonus 2

26

Points:
35



Round 3 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)vs Blackhawks (4)Red Wings
5
Penguins (4) vs Hurricanes (6)
Hurricanes
6
Bonus
Lidstrom

Points:
85



Round 2 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Red Wings (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Ducks (8)

Ducks
Franzen
7

Canucks (3)vs Blackhawks (4)
Canucks
6
Bruins (1)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Bruins
Larose
6

Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Penguins (4)

Capitals
5
7

Bonus
107

Points:
0
30


Round 1 Match-Ups
Prediction
Games
Sharks (1) vs Ducks (8)
Sharks
4-2
Red Wings (2)vs Blue Jackets (7)
Red Wings
4-1
Canucks (3)vs Blues (6)
Canucks
4-2
Blackhawks (4)vs Flames (5)
Blackhawks
4-2
Bruins (1)vs Canadiens (8)
Bruins
4-1
Capitals (2)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Rangers (7)

Capitals
Pitkanen
4-2

Devils (3)
Game 7 Bonus
vs Hurricanes (6)

Devils
Semin
4-2

Penguins (4)vs Flyers (5)
Flyers
4-3
Bonus
O'Brien

Points:
80
10