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Biscuits and Breezers

           Welcome to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! Since the 2011-2012 NHL season is officially closed and done we will be talking about a few different things like the draft, Awards Night, and just buzz around the NHL community! In this blog we will be talking about Anaheim's contract deal, Dallas' contract deal, and Scandinavian Hockey Consulting's player move to California. Starting off with Anaheim. The Anaheim Ducks have just signed a three year entry-level contract with Swedish left wing Max Friberg. Max was selected 5th round 143 overall in the 2011 NHL Draft and represented Team Sweden in the 2011 and 2012 World Junior Championships. He is a native of Skovde, Sweden and is 5ft. 10in and is 194lbs. In the 2011-2012 season Max played with the Timrå Elitserien team and had 5 goals in 48 games played, 5 assists, 10 TPs, 8 PIMs, and a +/- of -3. He is definitely a player who will play both ways and work the boards as well as move the puck down the ice. Max has speedy skates and great vision on the ice. I would hope that all my wonderful fans and viewers who happen to like the Ducks will make a warm welcome to Max and continue to follow him in the future!

    Now we move onto Dallas' recent signing. The Dallas Stars have also signed a scandinavian player by the name of Jyrki Jokipakka. Jyrki is a Finnish defenseman that was drafted in the 7th round 195th overall. The Stars have signed a three year entry-level with Jyrki through the 2014-2015 season. Jyrki is a native of Tampere, Finland and is 6 ft. 3in and is 198lbs. In the 2011-2012 season, he played on the Ilves SM-liiga team and had 9 goals in 52 games played, 8 assists, 17 TPS, 18 PIMs, and +/- of -4. Jyrki is a strong defenseman with great vision on the ice and will make sure that if the puck is coming his way it will not pass the blue line. He also played on the Finland U20 International Jr. and WJC-20 teams on the 2010-2011 season. Like I said before with Max, I hope all of my fans and viewers that like the Stars will give a warm welcome to Jyrki and follow him in the future!

    Continuing on with the contract deals, the Scandinavian Hockey Consulting group is sending a Swede over to California. Dennis Andersson is a former Rogle J20 defenseman who is going to spend the 2012-2013 season with the San Diego Seagulls of the WSHL. He moves the puck well and is a very big physical player who is very solid at both ends of the rink. We all wish you luck and hope you the best with your future hockey career!

   Now, we move onto the "Players of Today". For the European pick we have French professional player Luc Tardif Jr. For the NHL player we have Phoenix Coyotes' left wing Taylor Pyatt. For the goalie pick we have Wenatchee Wild goaltender Robert Nichols.

   Let's start off with the European player, shall we? Luc Tardif Jr. is from Rouen, France and is currently playing with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. Luc is 6ft. 4 in, 223lbs, and is a left/right winger. In the 2011-2012 season, he had 5 goals in 22 games played, 3 assists, 8 TPs, 20 PIMs, and a +/- of -1. Luc is signed with the French team Grenoble for the 2012-2013 season. Luc is a very good player who moves the puck well and can make amazing plays. Good luck Luc with Grenoble and in your future hockey career!

 

   We have come to the NHL player. Taylor Pyatt is 6ft. 4 in, 228lbs, and is from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He was drafted in the 1st round 8th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. In the 2011-2012 season, Taylor had 9 goals in 73 games played, 10 assists, 19 TPs, a +/- of -4, 23 PIMs, 0 power play goals, 0 shot handed goals, 1 game winning goals, 111 shots on goal, and an 8.1 S%. Taylor played for the Islanders for 1 season, 4 seasons with the Sabres, 3 seasons with the Canucks, and currently 3 seasons with the Coyotes.  He played 3 seasons with the Sudbury Wolves in the OHL, 1 season with the Thunder Bay Kings of the TBAHA, 1 season with the Rochester Americans in the AHL, and 1 season with the Hammarby IF Stockholm-Sweden-2 team. He is very good forward who makes very good plays and can carry the puck well. Good luck Taylor in your career and season in the NHL and in your future hockey career!

    Lastly, we have the goalie pick. Robert Nichols is from Dallas, Texas,USA, is 5ft. 11in, and is 180 lbs. Playing goalie for the Wenatchee Wild, Robert had 34 games played, 2059:33 minutes played, 24 wins, 6 loses, 4 overtime loses, 10 shutouts, 51 goals against, 1.49 goals against average, 772 saves, and a save percentage of .938. Robert is a very good goalie who covers the crease well and has butterfly techniques that are quite good. Good luck Robert with your goaltending career and your future hockey career!

   Thanks for reading another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! Every blog will be filled with updated hockey news, player reviews, and much more! Until next time, don't get your breezers in a bunch because hockey is always around the corner. Remember it's always a great day for hockey and it's a lifestyle not just a sport!