Yardbarker: Ed Belfour

Blues hire Belfour as consultant to work goalies

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:00:54 -0500

The St. Louis Blues have signed former goalie Ed Belfour as a consultant, bringing in an experienced veteran who used to give the team fits when he played for the rival Blackhawks.

Belfour signs on to work with Blues goalies

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:32:49 -0500

The St. Louis Blues have signed former goalie Ed Belfour as a consultant, bringing in an experienced veteran who used to give the team fits when he played for the rival Blackhawks. Belfour is a two-time Vezina Trophy winner. Blues president John Davidson said Thursday that Belfour will work with young goalies, including those at the minor-league affiliate in Peoria, Ill. Belfour was 484-320-125 with 76 shutouts in his 18-year career with Chicago, San Jose, Dallas, Toronto and Florida.

St. Louis Blues hire Ed Belfour as goalie consultant

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:17:10 -0500

The St. Louis Blues have signed former goalie Ed Belfour as a consultant, bringing in an experienced veteran who used to give the team fits when he played for the rival Blackhawks.

Blues name Belfour goaltending consultant

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:07:00 -0500

The St. Louis Blues have named two-time Vezina Trophy winner Ed Belfour as a goaltending consultant.

Belfour to work with Blues goalies

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:07:16 -0500

The St. Louis Blues have signed former goalie Ed Belfour as a consultant, bringing in an experienced veteran who used to give the team fits when he played for the rival Blackhawks.

Belfour Back - As A Consultant For The Blues

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:41:41 -0500

via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ed Belfour, a longtime villain in St. Louis as goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks, has been hired by the Blues as a goaltending consultant. Blues fans no doubt recall with fondness the days when the derisive chants of “BELLL-four! BELLL-four!” rained down from the rafters at the old Arena on Oakland Avenue. Belfour played 18 seasons in the NHL with Chicago, San Jose, Toronto and Florida. “Ed is one of the winngest goaltenders in National Hock...

Ex-villain Belfour joins Blues as goaltending consultant

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:21:48 -0500

Ed Belfour, a longtime villain in St. Louis as goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks, has been hired by the Blues as a goaltending consultant. Blues fans no doubt recall with fondness the days when the derisive chants of "BELLL-four! BELLL-four!" rai...

Blues Add Belfour as Goalie Consultant

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:18:00 -0500

Ed Belfour won two Vezina trophies as the league's best goaltender and played in 963 career NHL games. ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President John Davidson ann...

Veteran NHL goalie Ed Belfour asks agent to call clubs

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:23:52 -0500

Ed Belfour, who turned 44 last April, is working out near his suburban Dallas home as he seeks a return to the NHL.

Martin Brodeur: 100 Shutouts

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:30:02 -0500

If you read this space with any regularity, you I know I love me some Martin Brodeur. You know I think he's the best goalie there's ever been. The best goalie I've ever seen. A regular shutout machine.

February Last Games (Sioux 7)

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:03:46 -0500

Last week in the WCHA the playoff picture cleared up some. With UND sweeping UAA and DU sweeping UW, both teams have locked themselves into home ice. CC's sweep of UM helped them into 3rd place, but have only 3-games left. UMD took 3pts from MTU to help them stay in the race for home ice. MSU-Mankato is pretty much guaranteed a road trip to start the playoffs which means they join UAA and MTU as teams that will be on the road for the first round.

WCHA STANDINGS
1 North Dakota..............15-6-3...33
1 Denver......................15-7-3...33
3 Colorado College.......12-8-5...29
4 Wisconsin................13-9-2...28
5 Minnesota-Duluth.....10-8-6...26
6 St. Cloud State.........12-11-1...25
7 Minnesota..............10-10-4...24
8 Minnesota State........9-13-2...20
9 Alaska-Anchorage......7-14-5...19
10 Michigan Tech..........1-18-7...9

#16 Wisconsin at Minnesota State
This is the only series these two teams play against each other this year. Last season the Mavericks owned a 2-1-1 record against Bucky. The Badgers need some wins to keep their position in the top half of the league and improve their odds of getting into the NCAA tourney. It looks as if UW will most likely finish somewhere between 3rd and 6th place. While the Mavericks look to finish between 6th and 8th place. MSU-Mankato needs loads of luck to get home ice, so now they can play the spoiler role. UW is 3-3-0 and MSU-M is 2-3-1 in their last six games. Both teams were swept in their last WCHA series. The Mavs magic number seems to be 2, if they hold their opponents to 2 or fewer goals they have a good record, 11-0-1 overall. Bucky has been shut-out in 2 of the last 5 games, so they need to score. I'm going with the Mavericks this weekend, they had last weekend off to rest up and get ready for their final push. Mavericks sweep the Badgers.

#19 St. Cloud State at #5 Denver
The Pioneers are pretty much a lock for the NCAA tourney, and most likely will finish 1-2 in the league. The Huskies are only a point out of the final home ice spot, after a bye last weekend, so they need points to keep the dream alive. Back on Nov. 14-15 SCSU sweep DU at the National Hockey Center. DU is coming off a big road sweep of UW, so they hope to keep momentum rolling, and hope they do not suffer a let down, this weekend. The Huskies would like nothing better than to get a season sweep of DU and really improve their chances for home ice in two weeks. DU would like to take four points and lock them into at least #2 in the league. DU might be without forward Tyler Ruegsegger (5th in team scoring 12g, 11a) who suffered an "upper body injury" last weekend. With that in mind I'm going to call a split in this series. Huskies on Friday and Pioneers on Saturday.

#14 Minnesota-Duluth at #18 Minnesota
Well this is another big series in the race for home ice. IF the Bulldogs sweep the Gophers, UMD is in good shape to hold a playoff series, and the Gophers would be on the road, possible to Duluth... IF the Gophers sweep they would be in position to grab home ice, but would need some help this weekend and next. The Bulldogs are 4-6-4 away from the DECC, and the Gophers are 8-5-5 at Mariucci this season, but are 1-3-1 in their last 5 home games, ouch! If the UM doesn't get some points this weekend, Coach Lucia might feel worse now then when he had his medical condition earlier this year. UMD plays well when they have the lead, and UM has not played well when they have been trailing. With that said the first goal of the games is going to be important and I also say who ever scores first wins the game.

#13 Colorado College at #8 North Dakota (Sat. & Sun.)
The Sioux have secured home ice for the first round, and the Tigers are in a good spot to hold onto home ice. If UND can sweep CC they would only need one more win secure the top spot in the WCHA. CC has 3-games left, these two at Grand Forks and one at Denver, not an easy way to end the season. The Tigers got their second WCHA sweep of the season last weekend, their last was back in mid-October against MTU. While the Sioux swept UAA on the road, in doing so goalie Brad Eidsness became only the 3rd UND freshman goalie to hit the 20-win plateau, joining former Sioux greats Ed Belfour and Karl Goehring - Congratulations Brad! Since the start of 2009 the Sioux have been scoring over 4goals/game and giving up just a shade over 2 goals/game. I watched the CC-UM games last weekend, and CC capitalized on some UM mistakes and got a few bounces. The Tigers were outplayed by the Gophers for large chunks of time, and where out shot 37-19 on Saturday. I don't think they have "turned things around" in C-springs just yet. This is a big weekend for both teams, but with the Sioux rolling and being back at home and CC being 5-5-4 on the road this season, I'm taking the Sioux, sweep.

UAA at UAF (Non Conference)
All I know that this series is for the Governor's Cup, I hope Governor Sarah Palin presents the winners the Cup... A look the standing and records this year points to the Nanooks being the favorite. UAF is 4th in the CCHA and UAA is 9th in the WCHA. So with the "Battle for Alaska" going on this weekend in a home-and-home series, I'm backing the WCHA, and saying the Seawolves sweep the Nanooks.

MTU is on a bye week, next week they host the Gophers.

The wild world of Swedish hockey with Peter Westermark

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:16:49 -0500

If you're looking for someone who knows as much about, say, Frolunda defenseman Ronnie Sundin as Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Mats Sundin, Peter Westermark would be a great bet. The 32-year-old Skelleftea native blogs for HockeySverige.se, and is a longtime contributor to outlets such as McKeen's Hockey, Hockey's Future, and IHWC.NET, the official site of the IIHF World Championship.

Carolina Divers: Eddie the Eagle Takes Flight

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:00:08 -0500

Since the Cats took on the Carolina Divers last night I figured I would try to round up that video of Ed Belfour imitating the Carolina Hurricanes during a match up at the BAC last year. If you didn't read, the Hurricanes were pretty pissed off with the diving calls in last nights games. Read More for quotes

PWNED: The Greatest Hockey Cards of All-Time...Or Worst

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:41:53 -0500

We all collected hockey cards. But if you were around during the card collecting boom of the early 90s you know there was one hockey card set that outdid them all.