http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/players/jordan_szwarz/143539 Recent articles about Jordan Szwarz en-us By Wil Goldsholl   Hartford, CT, March 5, 2013 - The Portland Pirates made their final appearance at the XL Center for the 2012-2013 regular season Tuesday night, beating the Connecticut Whale 4-3 in a shootout after giving up a late game-tying goal to the Whale’s Brandon Segal. Chris Kreider scored in the first and second periods to keep Connecticut alive after a shaky start. Head coach Ken Gernander said after the game, “The first (period) wasn’t what it should have been and we lost a point on Portland in the standings, but the team took it upon themselves to right the ship. There was a lot of penalty trouble in the first, enough said there. Kreider is coming, he’s finding his game. (Brandon) Segal, all our big goals, he’s involved and it’s good to see Nick Palmieri contribute on a big one too. Six teams are separated by nine points; all points are critical.” At 5:59 of the first period, Sean Collins took an interference minor right in front of the scorekeeper’s bo... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:14:14 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_3_so/13063942 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_3_so/13063942 Portland Pirates 4, Connecticut Whale 3 (SO) http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_3_so/13063942 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Portland Pirates 4, Connecticut Whale 3 Portland, ME, December 31, 2012 – The Connecticut Whale let a 3-0 second-period lead slip away Monday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center, finishing 2012 with a 4-3 loss to the Portland Pirates. Jordan Szwarz and Ethan Werek scored third-period goals for Portland, after Mathieu Brodeur and Chris Summers tallied in the final 1:20 of the second period to cut the Pirates’ deficit to 3-2. Werek also had an assist for Portland, and former Whale Chad Johnson made 32 saves for the Pirates. Brandon Segal, Micheal Haley and Tommy Grant scored for the Whale. The Whale scored the first period’s only goal at 12:37 in a four-on-four situation. After the Pirates had won a draw, Segal knocked Portland defenseman David Rundblad down in the right-wing corner and fed the puck to Marek Hrivik. Johnson stopped Hrivik’s point-blank shot, but Segal, who had headed to the front of the net, shot the rebound underneath Johnson’s right pad and in. Connecticut ... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:26:09 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/around_the_farm_whale_blow_3_0_lead_in_loss_to_portland/12554602 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/around_the_farm_whale_blow_3_0_lead_in_loss_to_portland/12554602 Around the Farm: Whale blow 3-0 lead in loss to Portland http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/around_the_farm_whale_blow_3_0_lead_in_loss_to_portland/12554602 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Portland, ME, December 31, 2012 – The Connecticut Whale let a 3-0 second-period lead slip away Monday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center, finishing 2012 with a 4-3 loss to the Portland Pirates. Jordan Szwarz and Ethan Werek scored third-period goals for Portland, after Mathieu Brodeur and Chris Summers tallied in the final 1:20 of the second period to cut the Pirates’ deficit to 3-2. Werek also had an assist for Portland, and former Whale Chad Johnson made 32 saves for the Pirates.  Brandon Segal, Micheal Haley and Tommy Grant scored for the Whale. The Whale scored the first period’s only goal at 12:37 in a four-on-four situation.  After the Pirates had won a draw, Segal knocked Portland defenseman David Rundblad down in the right-wing corner and fed the puck to Marek Hrivik.  Johnson stopped Hrivik’s point-blank shot, but Segal, who had headed to the front of the net, shot the rebound underneath Johnson’s right pad and in. Connecticut struck for a pair of e... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:49:44 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_3/12550642 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_3/12550642 Portland Pirates 4, Connecticut Whale 3 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_3/12550642 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png By Wil Goldsholl Hartford, CT, November 16, 2012 - Alexandre Bolduc and Chris Brown scored third-period goals for the Portland Pirates Friday night against the Connecticut Whale, and former Whale Chad Johnson made 29 saves, in a 2-1 Portland victory at the XL Center. Brandon Segal scored the only Whale goal, with only 36 seconds left in the third period, and Johnson’s former stablemate Cam Talbot had 31 saves in the Connecticut net. It was busy night for the officials, with the Whale having nine power plays and Portland three, but neither team could capitalize on a man advantage. Play was one-sided early in Portland’s favor, as all the rubber was being fired Talbot’s way. Even an interference minor to Brown lead to little Whale offense, as Connecticut produced just one shot on the advantage and seemed unable to find the net in the early goings of the first period. Marek Hrivik was sent off for holding, and moments after the minor expired Portland cranked a sh... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:46:35 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/portland_pirates_2_connecticut_whale_1/12233158 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/portland_pirates_2_connecticut_whale_1/12233158 Portland Pirates 2, Connecticut Whale 1 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/portland_pirates_2_connecticut_whale_1/12233158 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/8/8831cb4de46ea1b74fec03380454bcd17341c8d3/mini/Vancouver_Canucks_v_dd17.jpg The Nashville Predators are trailing in this best-of-7 series to the Phoenix Coyotes, 2-1. In Game 3, the Predators were able to bounce back by winning the game 2-0 and cutting the lead in half. Nashville will attempt to tie the series up at 2-2, Friday night in a rocking Smashville! Puck drops at 6:40 PM CT! TV/Radio CoverageCoverage in Nashville: 102.5 The GameCoverage in Glendale: XTRA Sports 910Coverage in USA: NBC Sports NetworkCoverage in Canada: TSN and RDSPlayoff Series Scoreboard  Game Date Away Home Result Game 1 4/27 NSH PHX 3-4 PHX OT Game 2 4/29 NSH PHX 3-5 PHX Game 3 5/2 PHX NSH 0-2 NSH Line Up NewsStarting Goalies: Name W L OT SV % GAA #35 Pekka Rinne 5 2 1 .929 2.20 #41 Mike Smith 6 3 2 .942 2.03 Projected Predators Scratches: #46 W Andrei Kostitsyn (Benched), #47 W Alexander Radulov (Benched), #7 D Jonathon Blum, #15 C Craig Smith, #17 C Chris Mueller, #23 W Brian McGrattan, # C K... Thu, 03 May 2012 21:36:48 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/game_4_coyotes_predators_preview/10716344 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/game_4_coyotes_predators_preview/10716344 Game 4: Coyotes @ Predators Preview http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/game_4_coyotes_predators_preview/10716344 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png At The Puck Drop...In Goal: Nashville - Pekka Rinne  (4-3-1, 2.51, .919) and Phoenix - Mike Smith  (6-2-2, 2.03, .943).Scratches: Nashville - Jon Blum, Craig Smith, Chris Mueller, Brian McGrattan, Kyle Wilson, Jack Hillen, Andrei Kostitsyn, Alexander Radulov, Victor Bartley, Ryan Ellis, Jeremy Smith, and Chet Pickard.Phoenix - David Runblad, Connor Murphy, David Schlemko, Paul Bissonnette, Chris Summers, Andy Miele, Michael Stone, Lauri Korpikoski, Matt Watkins, Raffi Torres, Brett MacLean, Alexandre Bolduc, Brett Hextall, Ethan Werek, Maxim Goncharov, Jordan Szwarz, Justin Pogge, and Louis Domingue.More Later...Buddy Oakes for PredsOnTheGlass Wed, 02 May 2012 21:14:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/predators_coyotes_at_the_puck_drop/10707230 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/predators_coyotes_at_the_puck_drop/10707230 Predators - Coyotes At The Puck Drop http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/predators_coyotes_at_the_puck_drop/10707230 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Nashville Predators 3 vs Phoenix Coyotes 5: Coyotes Lead Series, 2-0Well, the Nashville Predators are going back to Nashville with their tales between their legs. On Wednesday, Game 3 is an absolute must-win if they want to have any chance of coming back. Given that there is a very small chance being down 3-0, the Predators could come back.Tonight, the Predators were absolutely lazy on the puck. They were also very poor defensively, leaving Pekka Rinne out to dry on many of those goals. Barry Trotz fixed the face-off problem, now a new problem has come up, laziness and poor defense. Trotz should skate them like Herb Brooks did to the 1980 US Miracle team. Sunday night's play was a complete disgrace.There is really too many problems with this Predators team right now. I bet if you look at the numerous other Preds blogs, there will be something different. Klein's Beauty PassPlayoff breakout defenseman, Kevin Klein, had once another great play in this 2012 playoffs. Instead ... Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:20:24 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/nashville_heads_home_down_2_0/10681457 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/nashville_heads_home_down_2_0/10681457 Nashville Heads Home Down 2-0 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/nashville_heads_home_down_2_0/10681457 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Nashville Predators look to tie the series up Sunday night against the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobbing.com Arena. After a tough loss to the Coyotes Friday night, they were able to take the 1-0 lead in the series. The Pekka Rinne v.s. Mike Smith show didn't go on as planned in Game 1. Hopefully we see Rinne play a lot better than Smith. Puck drops at 7:10 PM CT. TV/Radio CoverageCoverage in Nashville: 102.5 The GameCoverage in Glendale: XTRA Sports 910Coverage in USA: NBC Sports NetworkCoverage in Canada: TSN and RDSPlayoff Series Scoreboard Game Date Away Home Result Game 1 4/27 NSH PHX 3-4 PHX OT Line Up NewsStarting Goalies: Name W L SV % GAA #35 Pekka Rinne 4 2 .929 2.09 #41 Mike Smith 5 2 .947 1.91 Projected Predators Scratches: #22 W Jordin Tootoo, #23 W Brian McGrattan, #24 W Matt Halischuk, #33 C Colin Wilson, #38 D Jack Hillen, #49 D Ryan Ellis and #37 G Chet PickardProjected Coyotes Scratches: #37 W Raffi ... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:20:43 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/game_2_predators_coyotes_preview/10675319 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/game_2_predators_coyotes_preview/10675319 Game 2: Predators @ Coyotes Preview http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/game_2_predators_coyotes_preview/10675319 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The opening game between the Nashville Predators and Phoenix Coyotes lived up to everyone's expectations as two gritty teams, with tough defenses and solid goalies battled for sixty minutes with the inevitable overtime being required.Ray Whitney scored off of an offensive zone faceoff at 14:04 in to overtime to give the Coyotes their first ever second round playoff victory.The Predators had dominated all statistical categories for the third period and overtime until Whitney had the game winner.The Predators regulation time goals came from Brandon Yip, Andrei Kostitsyn, and Marty Erat while the Coyotes goals came from Radim Vrbata, Rusty Klesla and Mikkel Boedker.Pekka Rinne stopped 20 of 24 Coyote shots while Mike Smith had more work deflecting 39 of 42 Predator shots.Game two will be on Sunday at 9 p.m CDT in Glendale at Jobing.com Arena.Make the jump for all the details and stats from the game...At The Puck Drop...In Goal: Nashville - Pekka Rinne  (4-1-0, 1.81, .944) and Phoen... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:38:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/whitneys_overtime_goal_gives_the_coyotes_a_4_3_win_over_the_predators/10667081 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/whitneys_overtime_goal_gives_the_coyotes_a_4_3_win_over_the_predators/10667081 Whitney's overtime goal gives the Coyotes a 4-3 win over the Predators http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/whitneys_overtime_goal_gives_the_coyotes_a_4_3_win_over_the_predators/10667081 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/a/ea51ac6b15399e60ebcd7756b6ed4f97d994d78d/mini/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_fca4.jpg At The Puck Drop...In Goal: Nashville - Pekka Rinne  (4-1-0, 1.81, .944) and Phoenix - Mike Smith  (4-2-0, 1.81, .950).Scratches: Nashville - Jordin Tootoo, Brian McGrattan, Matt Halischuk, Colin Wilson, Jack Hillen, Ryan Ellis and Chet Pickard. Phoenix - Connor Murphy, David Schlemko, Paul Bissonnette, Chris Summers, Andy Miele, Michael Stone, Matt Watkins, Raffi Torres, Brett MacLean, Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Alexandre Bolduc, Brett Hextall, Ethan Werek, Maxim Goncharov, Jordan Szwarz, Justin Pogge, and Louis Domingue.First Period...Hal Gil got their first start of the playoffs after missing six games with a foot injury..There was tough defense on both ends to start the game. The ice seemed slightly tilted in the Coyotes direction with the Predators on defense more than not. The only good scoring chance early was was by Gilbert Brule 2:02 into the contest.Phoenix got the first power play of the game at 6:26 when Kevin Klien was called for tripping as he tried to to stop Lauri Korpiko... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:18:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/coyotes_take_2_1_lead_early_in_the_second_period_in_game_update/10666148 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/coyotes_take_2_1_lead_early_in_the_second_period_in_game_update/10666148 Coyotes take 2-1 lead early in the second period (In game update) http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/coyotes_take_2_1_lead_early_in_the_second_period_in_game_update/10666148 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Nashville Predators and Phoenix Coyotes kick off the 2012 Stanley Cup Second Round, Friday night in Glendale, Arizona. Phoenix will be rocking in the White Out to cheer their team on to take a 1-0 lead to start the series. Tonight will show how well the goalies will be playing in this series. Puck drops at 8:10 PM CT. TV/Radio CoverageCoverage in Nashville: 102.5 The GameCoverage in Phoenix: XTRA Sports 910Coverage in USA:Coverage in Canada:Playoff SeriesNone as of yet.Line Up NewsStarting Goalies: Name W L OT SV % GAA #35 Pekka Rinne 4 1 0 .944 1.81 #41 Mike Smith 4 2 0 .950 1.81 Projected Predators Scratches: #22 W Jordin Tootoo, #23 W Brian McGrattan, #24 W Matt Halischuk, #33 C Colin Wilson, #38 D Jack Hillen, #49 D Ryan Ellis and #37 G Chet PickardProjected Coyotes Scratches: #37 W Raffi Torres (Suspension), #2 D David Rundblad, #5 D Connor Murphy, #12 W Paul Bissonnette, #20 D Chris Summers, #21 C Andy Miele, #26 D Michael Stone, #... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:27:49 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/game_1_predators_coyotes_preview/10657460 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/game_1_predators_coyotes_preview/10657460 Game 1: Predators @ Coyotes Preview http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/game_1_predators_coyotes_preview/10657460 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Portland Pirates 4, Connecticut Whale 1 By Daniel Grosso Hartford, CT, March 23, 2012 – The Whale were defeated by the Portland Pirates, 4-1, Friday night at the XL Center. Portland winger Brett Sterling netted the winning goal, while goaltender Peter Mannino kept Connecticut guessing all night, saving 29 of 30 shots faced. Whale goaltender Chad Johnson’s line wasn’t as strong as he has grown accustomed to this last month. Johnson surrendered four goals on 27 Portland shots. “I feel good, I feel like I’m in good position all the time making good saves and then [the puck] just doesn’t go where you want,” Johnson said. “I try to make a save and put it in a good spot and there’s a guy right there.” The Whale fell victim to poor puck bounces on the evening, as Portland’s goals were all products of rebounds, turnovers and deflections. “Sometimes when bounces don’t go your way you got to find a way to get through that,” Captain Wade Redden said. “Tonight we didn’t do enough good thin Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:02:23 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/connecticut_loses_to_portland_mirroring_rangers_4_1_defeat/10389655 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/connecticut_loses_to_portland_mirroring_rangers_4_1_defeat/10389655 Connecticut loses to Portland, mirroring Rangers 4-1 defeat http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/connecticut_loses_to_portland_mirroring_rangers_4_1_defeat/10389655 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png By Daniel Grosso Hartford, CT, March 23, 2012 - The Whale were defeated by the Portland Pirates, 4-1, Friday night at the XL Center. Portland winger Brett Sterling netted the winning goal, while goaltender Peter Mannino kept Connecticut guessing all night, saving 29 of 30 shots faced. Whale goaltender Chad Johnson’s line wasn’t as strong as he has grown accustomed to this last month. Johnson surrendered four goals on 27 Portland shots. “I feel good, I feel like I’m in good position all the time making good saves and then [the puck] just doesn’t go where you want,” Johnson said. “I try to make a save and put it in a good spot and there’s a guy right there.” The Whale fell victim to poor puck bounces on the evening, as Portland’s goals were all products of rebounds, turnovers and deflections. “Sometimes when bounces don’t go your way you got to find a way to get through that,” Captain Wade Redden said. “Tonight we didn’t do enough good things to get the win.” Redden caught Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:20:28 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_1/10387963 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_1/10387963 Portland Pirates 4, Connecticut Whale 1 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_1/10387963 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Portland Pirates 4, Connecticut Whale 2 Portland, ME, January 18, 2012 – The Connecticut Whale’s losing streak stretched to seven games Wednesday night, as they lost a 4-2 decision to the Portland Pirates at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Connecticut (19-15-2-4, 44 pts.) did maintain first place in the Northeast Division despite the loss, remaining two points ahead of the Albany Devils, who lost 5-4 at home to the Norfolk Admirals. Four different Pirates scored in the victory for Portland, Andy Miele had two assists, and Justin Pogge made 22 saves.  Erik Christensen and Scott Tanski scored the Whale goals, and Kris Newbury assisted on both. The Whale appeared to get a break only 1:51 into the first period when Alexandre Bolduc, playing his first game of the season after missing Portland’s first 39 games due to injury, got a four-minute butt-ending penalty.  Not only did Connecticut not score on the long man-advantage, but they gave up a freak shorthanded goal at 5:23. Whale sta... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:34 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/whale_lose_again_no_end_in_sight/9443747 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/whale_lose_again_no_end_in_sight/9443747 Whale Lose Again, No End In Sight http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/whale_lose_again_no_end_in_sight/9443747 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Portland, ME, January 18, 2012 – The Connecticut Whale’s losing streak stretched to seven games Wednesday night, as they lost a 4-2 decision to the Portland Pirates at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Connecticut (19-15-2-4, 44 pts.) did maintain first place in the Northeast Division despite the loss, remaining two points ahead of the Albany Devils, who lost 5-4 at home to the Norfolk Admirals. Four different Pirates scored in the victory for Portland, Andy Miele had two assists, and Justin Pogge made 22 saves.  Erik Christensen and Scott Tanski scored the Whale goals, and Kris Newbury assisted on both. The Whale appeared to get a break only 1:51 into the first period when Alexandre Bolduc, playing his first game of the season after missing Portland’s first 39 games due to injury, got a four-minute butt-ending penalty.  Not only did Connecticut not score on the long man-advantage, but they gave up a freak shorthanded goal at 5:23. Whale starting goaltender Chad Johnson came o... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:03:04 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_2/9438707 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_2/9438707 Portland Pirates 4, Connecticut Whale 2 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/portland_pirates_4_connecticut_whale_2/9438707 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png