Congratulations Doug Weight

The retiring Islander captain was honored with the King Clancy Memorial Award at the NHL Awards tonight. The award honors the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution
in his community.

He is the 2nd player to be so honored as an Islander; Bryan Trottier won the award in 1989.  Another former Islander, Trevor Linden, has also won the award, but he won in 1997, before he was traded to the Islanders.

 

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since 1982. Visit my blog: forever1940.blogspot.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick

Michael Grabner, meet George Stroumboulopoulos

If Michael Grabner's name is called tonight, it will be Canadian TV personality George Stroumboulopoulos doing the calling.   Stroumboulopoulos will present the Calder along with Jeremy Roenick.

Calder Memorial Trophy (presented by George Stroumboulopoulos & Jeremy Roenick)

Nominees: Logan Couture, Michael Grabner, Jeff Skinner

The Calder is scheduled to be the 6th award presented, right after the Messier Leadership Award.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stroumboulopoulos_Tonight

 

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since 1982. Visit my blog: forever1940.blogspot.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick

Isles fan arrested in quadruple-murder

Newsday has confirmed that the man charged in the quadruple-murder is the same guy that got engaged at an Islander game in 2006.
http://www.newsday.com/news/breaking/four-killed-in-medford-drugstore-shooting-1.2968653#3

 

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since 1982. Visit my blog: forever1940.blogspot.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick

Good news/bad news

Good news:  Police have arrested a man in connection with the quadruple homicide at a Long Island pharmacy.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/source-arrest-in-medford-shooting-1.2975975
Great job by the Suffolk PD!

Bad news:  He is married, and has the same name and age, and was married in the same part of Long Island, as a guy who got engaged at an Islander game in 2006. He is also the only person with this name listed in NY on 411.com
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-01-11/entertainment/17914617_1_challah-bride-and-groom-ceremony 
(Isles won the game 4-2, outshooting Carolina 48-15, including 20-1 in the first period as they moved into a tie for 1st place in Atlantic)

Unlike Flavor Flav, he apparently was not arrested wearing an Islander jersey.

 

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since 1982. Visit my blog: forever1940.blogspot.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick

Summer Ice

There will be 8 Islander games from the 2010-11 season featured on MSG+  this summer.

Here's a hint -- they'll do very well in all of them.

First-up --the Columbus Day battle with the Rangers.  Wed 8-10pm on MSG+

Lots of other great Isles moments, including the beat-down of the Penguins on Friday, Aug 12 (that game needs a 2 1/2 hour window).

Complete list here: http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=564998&navid=DL|NYI|home

 

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since 1982. Visit my blog: forever1940.blogspot.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick

Milstein

Former NY Islander owner Howard Milstein is the new head of the NY Thruway Authority ... and a bunch of people are not happy. At all.
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/niagara-falls/article456570.ece

 

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since 1982. Visit my blog: forever1940.blogspot.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick #sabres

Please help my friend Jake!

My colleague Jake Wisniewski, an Associate Director on Devils telecasts, needs a double lung transplant.  Here's where you can help: 
http://cota.donorpages.com/PatientOnlineDonation/COTAforJakeW/  

More info is here: http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/fireice/comments/donate_to_help_jake_wisniewski_get_a_double_lung_transplant/

Hopefully, I've provided you some entertainment and information over the past (nearly) 30 years.  If you've ever wanted to say "thanks" (as so many of you have been kind to do over the years), here's a perfect opportunity. 

 

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since 1982. Visit my blog: forever1940.blogspot.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick #devils