Group Info
about what happens after Elliott returns, B
WINTERBERG, Germany -- Maximilian Arndt drove to gold and Francesco Friedrich piloted his sled to silver Saturday, as Germany dominated a World Cup four-man bobsled race on one of its home tracks. Cheap Ray Ban Sunglasses Sale . American pilots Steven Holcomb and Cory Butner both crashed, with Holcombs second-run topple likely costing him a medal. Arndt and teammates Marko Huebenbecker, Alexander Roediger and Martin Putze finished two runs in 1 minute, 49.97 seconds. Friedrich and Jannie Baecker, Gregor Bermback and Thorsten Margis were timed in 1:50.14. The Russian team of Alexander Zubkov, Alexey Negodaylo, Dmitry Trunenkov and Aleksei Pushkarev took third in 1:50.17. Calgarys Chris Spring and his crew of Jesse Lumsden of Burlington, Ont., Ottawas Cody Sorensen and Saskatoons Ben Coakwell were seventh in 1:50.39. Justin Kripps of Summerland, B.C., James McNaughton of Newmarket, Ont., Torontos Tim Randall and Edmontons Bryan Barnett were tied for eighth place to match their career-best four-man result. Canadian teammates Lyndon Rush of Humboldt, Sask., Edmontons Dave Bissett, Calgarys Lascelles Brown and Edmontons Neville Wright also had a time of 1:50.57. Nick Cunningham was the top U.S. driver, placing 12th with push athletes Justin Olsen, Johnny Quinn and Dallas Robinson. Arndt took over the top spot in the four-man season standings, 70 points ahead of Holcomb. The 2010 Olympic champion won a four-man race at Winterberg in 2009, but hasnt medaled in four subsequent tries. Holcomb won all seven of the World Cup races in the U.S. and Canada before the holiday break, but often struggles in Winterberg. This trip so far has been no exception. He dealt with a training crash during the week, didnt medal in the two-man race on Friday and was 0.12 seconds behind Arndt after the first heat on Saturday, solidly in silver-medal position. And his times to start that second run were good enough to challenge for gold, but the sled rolled over as Holcomb tried to exit Corner 9. Holcombs final time of 1:52.32 was only good for 20th, costing him a slew of World Cup points. "Its all about character now," U.S. coach Brian Shimer said. "Life, unfortunately, gives you ups and downs, and the higher you go, the steeper you fall. Weve all been through it, and we were prepared for the low. These guys are determined, probably the most motivated theyve ever been, and whatever happens we keep looking ahead with the big picture in mind." Corner 9 also got Butner, who drove to a bronze medal in Fridays two-man race. Butner and push athletes Chuck Berkeley, Adam Clark and Chris Langton crashed in the first heat, finishing 25th and ineligible for a second run. Another four-man race in Winterberg is scheduled for Sunday. Ray Ban Sunglasses Wholesale USA .Y. - Phil Varone was the lone scorer in the shootout as the Rochester Americans edged the Toronto Marlies 3-2 on Sunday in American Hockey League action. Ray Ban Sunglasses Cheap Online .com) - The Boston Bruins announced Monday that the team has signed goaltender Niklas Svedberg to a one-year contract.ST. LOUIS - Martin Brodeur isnt sure what his future holds with the St. Louis Blues, but he is enjoying the ride.Brodeur stopped all 16 shots he faced and recorded his NHL-record 125th shutout and 691st victory as the Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Monday night.This is the first one with the Blues, so it definitely means a lot to me, said Brodeur, who played his first 21 seasons with the New Jersey Devils. When teams play the way we played today, you play so well you deserve to be rewarded defensively.Its our job as goaltenders not to give up anything. It wasnt the hardest game to play, but you still have to make the saves.The 42-year-old Brodeur turned away eight shots in the first period to keep the game scoreless, including a sliding save on a rebound shot by Nick Holden. He then made three saves in the second and five in the third.The Blues blocked 11 shots in front of him.A shutout is a shutout, and you have to make some saves, but I thought maybe it was one of his easiest ones, said Colorado coach Patrick Roy, who had 66 shutouts during his Hall of Fame playing career.Jarome Iginla said Brodeur didnt make any mistakes.He played well, the Avalanche forward said. We had some good chances, especially in the first period, and he made some good saves. I thought the first was probably our best period and could have gotten some momentum out of it. Unfortunately it didnt go that way.They were able to jump on us in the second, and they dominated the period.Dmitrij Jaskin and Chris Butler both scored in the second period, with Paul Stastny earning a pair of assists. Vladimir Tarasenko scored in the third for the Blues, who snapped a four-game losing streak (0-3-1) and avenged a 5-0 loss at Colorado on Dec. 23.Jaskin beat Semyon Varlamov in between his pads for his third goal of the season 28 seconds into the second period, and Butler backhanded a shot over Varlamovs shoulder for his first goal at 4:30 for St. Louis (22-11-3), 13-4-1 at home.Tarasenko scored his team-leading 22nd gooal from the high slot with 4:35 remaining. Ray Ban Sunglasses Clearance. St. Louis is 18-3 when scoring at least three goals.The Avalanche (13-14-8) have dropped two straight after going 4-0-2 in their previous six games. Varlamov made 22 saves.We didnt play a good game, Roy said. We were not sharp and we cannot be happy about the performance.The Blues will begin a four-game road trip on Tuesday at Nashville before heading West. They went 0-2-1 on their most recent trip, including the loss at Colorado.I think Colorado got our worst just before Christmas and they got our best today, St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said.Brodeur improved to 3-2 in six games with St. Louis, signing with the Blues to back up youngster Jake Allen after No. 1 goalie Brian Elliott went down with a lower-body injury.Elliott, who went 8-4-1 with a 1.82 goals-against average and .931 save percentage in 14 games before being injured, is set to return within days.That could make Brodeurs future with the Blues is uncertain.Asked about what happens after Elliott returns, Brodeur joked, I think Im going to Nashville. Im not sure.Im enjoying every moment of it, and whenever the decision will be made hopefully Ill be the first to know and Ill be happy or disappointed one way or the other but its been a great ride, he said.If thats my last game, thats not a bad one to leave on, but I dont feel its going to be. Im happy to be here and I think they are pretty happy to have me around, too.NOTES: The Avalanche reassigned F Dennis Everberg and G Calvin Pickard to Lake Erie (AHL), leaving them with just 20 players on the active roster for the game. ... St. Louis reassigned D Petteri Lindbohm to Chicago (AHL). ... Blues F Chris Porter left the game with a lower-body injury in the second period and didnt return. Hitchcock said Porter will be reevaluated in six weeks. . The announced attendance of 19,749 was the Blues fifth home sellout of the season. . The Avalanche will open a three-game homestand against Philadelphia on Wednesday.Wholesale China Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Nike NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Nike Basketball Jerseys Hockey Jerseys China Supply Baseball JerseysFootball Jerseys Sale Authentic College Jerseys MLB Jerseys China Stitched Soccer Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap Nike Jerseys ' ' '
miaowang123
Activity: May 25 '20
