Around the Farm: St. Croix/Edmonton fall in WHL Finals; Only Saskatoon (McColgan/Nicholls) in Memorial Cup
Michael St. Croix (4th, 2011) and the Edmonton Oil Kings fell in Game Six to the Portland Winterhawks by a score of 5-1. The loss gave Portland the WHL Championship and a trip to the Mastercard Memorial Cup. St. Croix had an assist and was a -1 in the finale.
The Mastercard Memorial Cup is a four team tournament that comprises each of the CHL champions (WHL – Portland, QMJHL ...
Staying Alive Day 3
Portland Winterhawks 2013 WHL Champions (Andy Devlin)
In the end it was just too much everything for the Edmonton Oil Kings to overcome as they fell to the Portland Winterhawks 5-1 in game 6 of the WHL Finals and were eliminated 4 games to 2. Portland gets to move on to the 2013 Memorial Cup as the WHL Champions but this was a series that was entertaining as well as frustrating...
Around the Farm: St. Croix nets OT winner to keep Oil Kings alive; Noreau’s BAC lose in QMJHL Finals
On Friday night, Michael St. Croix (4th, 2011) kept his Edmonton Oil Kings career going for at least one more game, scoring two goals –including the overtime winner– in Game Five against the Portland Winterhawks. St. Croix’s goals (his 12th and 13th of the postseason) gave the Oil Kings a chance to tie the series in Game Six, which will be today at 4pm.
Meanwhile, Sam Noreau...
Staying Alive
Michael St. Croix (Canadian Press via Buzzing the Net)
Here's the part where doing what I do here is sometimes hard to explain to people because it is not about getting quotes or even talking to the prospects but watching the things they do in certain situations. Look if a prospect isn't a big game player here in the juniors then odds are he won't be as a Ranger. ...
Around the Farm: Noreau and St. Croix pushed to brink in respective Finals
Michael St. Croix (4th 2011) and Sam Noreau (6th 2011) were pushed to the brink of elimination in the WHL Finals and QMJHL Finals, respectively. St. Croix’s Edmonton Oil Kings dropped Game Four to the Portland Winterhawks 2-1, and now trail in the series 3-1. Noreau’s Baie-Comeau Drakkar were routed 7-4 by the Halifax Mooseheads in Game Four of the QMJHL Finals, and...
Around the Farm: St. Croix nets lone Edmonton goal in Game Three loss
Michael St. Croix scored the only goal for the Edmonton Oil Kings in their 3-1 Game Three loss to the Portland Winterhawks. The Oil Kings now trail the Winterhawks 2-1 in the WHL Finals.
Meanwhile in the QMJHL, Sam Noreau and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar finally took a game from the Halifax Mooseheads in the QMJHL Finals. Baie-Comeau now trails Halifax 2-1 after their 3-1 Game Three victory...
Around the Farm: St. Croix and Noreau drop respective Game Two’s
Michael St. Croix (4th, 2011) of the Edmonton Oil Kings in the WHL and Sam Noreau (6th, 2011) of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL both dropped their Game Two’s in their respective league finals. St. Croix was held off the score sheet with a -1 rating and 2 PIMs in Edmonton’s 3-0 loss to the Portland Winterhawks (Series tied 1-1). Noreau was also held off the score sheet withâ...
Textbook Buttkicking
Seth Jones (Portland Winterhawks)
Everything that the Portland Winterhawks did wrong in game 1 of their WHL finals with the Edmonton Oil Kings, they did right in game 2 leading to a very dominating 3-0 win to tie their series at 1-1. This was a textbook case of how to kick a team's butt in a playoff game.
Pick something from the number of shots that the Portland defense...
Around the Farm: Edmonton takes Game One; Baie-Comeau drops Game One
Michael St. Croix (4th, 2011) and the Edmonton Oil Kings took Game One from the Portland Winterhawks by a score of 4-1. St. Croix was held off the scoresheet in the victory. Game Two is tonight in Portland at 7pm.
On the other end of the continent, Sam Noreau (6th, 2011) and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar did not fair so well in their Game One, losing to Halifax 4-0. Noreau was a -1 in...
A view from the top
Michael St. Croix, Griffin Reinhart (Edmonton Oil Kings)
I kind of owe Graham Kendricks the Director of Media and Public Relations a bigger thank you than I realize as I got to sit upstairs in the auxiliary press box for game 1 of the WHL Finals between the Portland Winterhawks and the Edmonton Oil Kings. The auxiliary press box for the Rose Garden is located at top of the arena...
Dusting off the crystal ball
Michael St. Croix (Edmonton Oil Kings)
Over the years covering the New York Ranger prospects, there has been one thing that Gordie Clark and his scouts have somehow keyed on and that is selecting players from winning teams. It makes sense when you stop to think about it as players who come from winning teams already have the mindset where they expect to win.
Last year Ranger...
Around the Farm: St. Croix’s two goals send Edmonton to WHL Finals
Michael St. Croix (4th, 2011) scored the only two goals in Game 7 of the WHL Eastern Conference Finals to propel the Edmonton Oil Kings to the WHL Finals against the Portland Winterhawks. St. Croix’s ninth of the playoffs came at 14:05 of the first period, and his tenth of the postseason came at 4:33 of the second. The young winger also finished with a +2 rating. In 16 games this...
St. Croix named MVP
Last night, the Edmonton Oil Kings advanced to the WHL Championship Series with 2-0 win over the Calgary Hitmen. Michael St. Croix, (NYR 4th-'11) scored both goals en route to being named MVP of the Eastern Conference Finals.
So far this postseason, St. Croix is 10-12-22 in 16 games to lead all Oil Kings scorers.
St. Croix was recently ranked as the Rangers' 10th...
Predator 2 Hitmen 0
Michael St. Croix (Edmonton Oil Kings)
Get right to it, Edmonton/Calgary in game 7 with the winner getting to advance to the WHL Finals against the Portland Winterhawks. Cue the theme from the movie "Predator" as Michael St. Croix (NYR 2011 4th) did what he does best and that is score.
St. Croix was all the offense that the Edmonton Oil Kings would need as St. Croix...
Around the Farm: Noreau/Baie-Comeau advance to QMJHL Finals
Sam Noreau and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar advanced to the QMJHL Finals shutting out Blainville-Boisbriand in Game Six of the Semi-Finals 4-0 and taking the series 4-2. Noreau was a +1 in the clincher. Baie-Comeau will face a loaded Halifax team that boasts two of the top three picks in this year’s draft in the Finals, with Game 1 starting on Friday.
Meanwhile in the WHL, the...
Missed Opportunities
Michael St. Croix (Edmonton Oil Kings)
The playoffs no matter what level it is NHL, AHL or the Canadian juniors is a battle of survival where really the biggest key isn't having the most talent but rather how fast you can advance. There is a reason why no team has won the Stanley Cup after playing 4 playoff series of 7 games.
The schedule is brutal and if you have a chance...
Around the Farm: St. Croix nets goal as Edmonton takes 3-2 series lead
Michael St. Croix netted his 8th goal and 19th point of the WHL playoffs last night as the Edmonton Oil Kings took a 3-2 series lead over the Calgary Hitmen in the WHL Eastern Conference Finals. The winner of this series will play the Portland Winterhawks in the WHL Finals.
In the QMJHL, Sam Noreau and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar beat Blainville-Boisbriand in overtime in Game Five to...
Around the Farm: St. Croix with four points as Edmonton evens series
Michael St. Croix (4th, 2011) made his presence known last night in Edmonton, as he notched a goal and three assists as Edmonton roared back into the series in Game Four of the WHL Eastern Conference Finals. The Oil Kings, after dropping Game Three in decisive fashion, steamrolled the Calgary Hitmen last night by a final score of 7-3. St. Croix had a line of 1-3-4 and a +3 rating...
St. Croix Saves Oil Kings With Four Point Night
With the Edmonton Oils Kings staring at a possible 3-1 deficit in the WHL Eastern Conference Finals, Michael St. Croix (2011 - 4th) dropped four points (1g, 4a) on the Calgary Hitman to help his team tie the series at 2-2 with a 7-3 victory.
Here's Jesse Rubenstein of The Prospect Park on the goal...
"This time it was Foster feeding St. Croix who got the puck at...
The Wild Wild Wednesday
Michael St. Croix (Edmonton Oil Kings)
It was a very wild Wednesday evening of prospect hockey as New York Ranger and New York Islander prospects went a bit crazy as we have a little of everything for everybody. The biggest game was out west as the prospect I like to call "The Predator" was so good Wednesday that Michael St. Croix was named the "Buzzing the Net"...
Around the Farm: St. Croix’s Oil Kings in 2-1 series hole
The Edmonton Oil Kings, the top team in the Eastern Conference of the WHL, lost Game Three of the EC Finals to the Calgary Hitmen, and now trail the series 2-1. Calgary scored five goals in the second period en route to the victory. Michael St. Croix (4th, 2011) was a -2 and had 2 PIMs in the contest.
The only other prospect still alive in the playoff hunt is Sam Noreau of the QMJHL’s Baie...
Around the Farm: Noreau, St. Croix victorious last night
Michael St. Croix (Edmonton Oil Kings, WHL) and Sam Noreau (Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL) were both victorious last night. St. Croix notched an assist in Edmonton’s 6-0 win over the Calgary Hitmen to even up the Eastern Conference Finals at one game a piece. Noreau’s Baie-Comeau squad took a 1-0 series lead after their 2-1 win over Blainville-Boisbriand. Noreau was held off the...
You just knew
Michael St. Croix (Edmonton Oil Kings)
The Canadian juniors resumed their playoff action with the Edmonton Oil Kings hosting the Calgary Hitmen in the WHL's version of the "Battle of Alberta" in game one of their WHL Eastern Conference Finals. Edmonton is looking for their 2nd straight WHL Championship and a return trip to the Memorial Cup.
Game 1 was one of those...
Around the Farm: St. Croix, Noreau advance in respective playoffs
Michael St. Croix and his Edmonton Oil Kings completed the sweep of the Medicine Hat Tigers last night by a score of 4-2. With the sweep, Edmonton advances to the Eastern Conference Finals of the WHL, where they will face the winner of the Calgary Hitmen/Red Deer Rebels series. In the victory, St. Croix was surprisingly held off the scoreboard, and finished with an even rating.
In...
Around the Farm: St. Croix with two goals as Oil Kings take 3-0 series lead
Michael St. Croix continued his high scoring ways in the WHL playoffs yesterday, notching two goals and an assist (and a +3 rating) in Edmonton’s 9-2 dismantling of the Medicine Hat Tigers. Edmonton now leads the series 3-0, and go for the sweep tonight in Medicine Hat. Including yesterday’s game, St. Croix now has 12 points (6-6-12) in 8 playoff games this season.
Sam Noreau was in...
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