Dominik Hasek Signed Puck

The Dominator. After his contract with the Wings expired, Hašek announced his intention to play for a Stanley Cup contender, and specifically named the Ottawa Senators as a possibility.  On July 6, 2004, after trading Patrick Lalime to the St. Louis Blues, the Senators signed Hašek to a one-year deal.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Hašek toured with the Primus Worldstars. Similar to the tour Wayne Gretzky and IMG formed during the 1994–95 NHL lockout, the Primus Worldstars Tour ran December 7–23, playing in seven different countries (Riga, Latvia; Moscow and St Petersburg, Russia; Bratislava, Slovakia; Bern, Switzerland; Karlstad, Jonkoping and Linkoping, Sweden; Oslo, Norway; Katowice, Poland) in ten scheduled games. The tour competed against all-star teams or club teams of each country.

Hašek played increasingly well for the Senators up until the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. During the season, he reached 300 career wins, and his GAA and save percentage were the second-best in the league. Upon departure to Turin, Hašek's equipment was accidentally left behind in Ottawa. This caused Hašek to miss a number of practices with the Czech National team. At the Winter Olympics, he injured his right adductor muscle while making a save in the first qualifying match against Germany, forcing him to leave the game after only 9 minutes and 25 seconds.  Hašek's injury caused him to miss the rest of the regular season and post-season, despite several rumours that he would return in time for the playoffs. He said that if he were to be re-signed, he would play for a base salary of $500,000 with bonuses.  After the Senators were eliminated in the second round, they opted not to re-sign Hašek, despite Hašek's willingness to take a pay cut.

Newly acquired Dominik Hasek Ottawa Senators Autographed puck

Format Changes

I'm back, and I have a fresh new idea for the site.  I'm going to chronicle my vast collection o hockey memorabilia.  That includes, jerseys, puck, cards, and other items I have accumulated over the past three decades.

I have a bunch of cool Ottawa Senators stuff, lots of classic hockey cards from the 70s and 80s, and of course my ever expanding Alexandre Daigle collection.

Stay tuned.

Jordan Eberle Edmonton Oilers Jersey

The next Joe Sakic?  To say that Jordan Eberle is a clutch performer would be an understatement.  But can he reach the status of a Joe Sakic, Trevor Linden, or even a Steve Yzerman in the years to come?  Well he does have the potential.  And being on a great rebuilding team like the Oilers surrounded by a boat load of young talent (like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall, Nail Yakupov, Justin Schultz, and Devan Dubnyk) along with some seasoned veterans (like Ryan Smyth, Shawn Horcoff, and Ales Hemsky) can't hurt his chances for success.

He was selected in the first round, 22nd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.   During his four-year junior career with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL), he won the CHL Player of the Year Award in 2010, the Doc Seaman Trophy as the scholastic player of the year in 2008 and was a two-time First Team East All-Star in 2008 and 2010. In his second season in the NHL, Eberle was named to the All-Star Game and led the Oilers in goal- and point-scoring.

Internationally, he has competed for Canada in two World Junior Championships, winning gold and silver in 2009 and 2010, respectively. He was named Tournament MVP and Best Forward at the 2010 World Junior Championships and is Canada's second all-time leading scorer at the tournament with 26 points, 5 behind Eric Lindros.  Let the numbers speak for themselves.

Jordan Eberle
Center
Born May 15 1990  -- Regina, SASK 
Height 5.10 -- Weight 174 -- Shoots R


Selected by Edmonton Oilers round 1 #22 overall 2008 NHL Entry Draft

                                            --- Regular Season ---
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM
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2006-07  Regina Pats                 WHL    66   28   27   55   32
2007-08  Regina Pats                 WHL    70   42   33   75   20
2008-09  Regina Pats                 WHL    61   35   39   74   20
2008-09  Springfield Falcons         AHL     9    3    6    9    4
2009-10  Regina Pats                 WHL    57   50   56  106   32
2009-10  Springfield Falcons         AHL    11    6    8   14    0
2010-11  Edmonton Oilers             NHL    69   18   25   43   22
2011-12  Edmonton Oilers             NHL    78   34   42   76   10
2012-13  Oklahoma City Barons*       AHL    34   25   26   51   10
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         NHL Totals                        147   52   67  119   32

Jordan Eberle Edmonton Oilers Jersey

Bonus Video

Who can ever forget the greatest goal scored in World Junior History, maybe the most exciting goal in Canadian history.  I rank it ahead of "Crosby's Golden Goal" and Paul Henderson's "Goal Heard 'Round The World" just because of the pure excitement of it.