Stories & Stats of the 26th Mushroom Cup

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PLAYOFF REVIEW 1. Vancouver @ Carolina The Carolina Hurricanes struck quickly with goals by Mark Recchi and two by Bill Guerin to give the Canes a 3-0 lead. But the pesky Canucks made it close when Brendan Morrison and John LeClair scored to make it a 3-2 game. Then it happened. Before you could say "a storm is approaching", Carolina pumped in four straight goals to take a 7-2 lead, and that was it for Vancouver. Tony Amonte and Geoff Sanderson made it 5-2, and then the final nails were driven in as Keith Tkachuk scored twice to make it a five goal lead. Mario Lemieux (who was a huge disappointment in GM Scot Morrison's eyes) and Ed Jovanovski made it closer but Carolina's Bret Hedican's short-handed goal closed the door on the Canucks. Recchi finished with a goal and three assists. Three Stars:   1) Mark Recchi(Car)      2) Keith Tkachuk(Car)      3) Brendan Morrison(Van) FINAL SCORE:    Vancouver 4 @ Carolina 8 2. Ottawa @ New Jersey In this quarter-final game, New Jersey GM Stan Milne would be facing not Mike Shaw, but rather the computer, but it would still be a battle. To Milne's dismay, the Sens' Marian Hossa would score twice to make it 2-0 Ottawa. Jay Pandolfo and Scott Stevens made it 2-2. Then at some point before the period ended, Ottawa's Dominik Hasek got injured, and Felix Potvin entered the game. Jaromir Jagr gave Ottawa a 3-2 lead then New Jersey went ahead on goals by Al MacInnis and Grant Marshall. 4-3 New Jersey after one period. Jeff Friesen's short-handed marker gave New Jersey a 5-3 lead, but the computer-led Senators refused to give up. First Saku Koivu, then Alexei Kovalev, and then Hossa with his third of the game, gave Ottawa a 6-5 lead. The Devil's Mark Messier closed out the scoring in the second period. 6-6 after two periods. Messier scored to open the third period and it was 7-6 New Jersey. With four minutes gone, Devils' starting goalie Jose Theodore was hurt, so in came Martin Brodeur. Sens' Bryan Smolinski said hello to Brodeur just before popping one by Brodeur. The game was now tied 7-7. New Jersey finally pulled away when Patrik Elias, Tommy Albelin, and Sergei Zubov scored unanswered goals to give New Jersey the victory. Three Stars:   1) Marian Hossa(Ott)   2) Mark Messier(NJ)   3) Saku Koivu(Ott) FINAL SCORE:    Ottawa 7 @ New Jersey 10 3. New Jersey @ Detroit This semi-final match-up pitted the Devils against the undefeated Red Wings. However, Jay Pandolfo opened the scoring and it was 1-0 New Jersey. Then Mike Modano scored, and the game was tied 1-1 after one period. In the second, Detroit pumped in three straight giving Detroit a 4-1 lead. Goal scorers were Chris Chelios, Bryan Berard, and Brendan Shanahan. It looked like a commanding lead, but was it? Once again, New Jersey was forced to play from behind. Grant Marshall got them started, then Scott Stevens, and finally Jeff Friesen, set up by Darren Langdon. It was 4-4 after two. Detroit's Kevin Miller made it 5-4, but then it was New Jersey's turn for three straight goals. Alexandre Daigle, Patrik Elias, and Langdon scored, giving the Devils a 7-5 lead. Now it was the Red Wings' turn as Niklas Lidstrom and Steve Yzerman scored to tie the game. Scott Niedermayer put New Jersey up 8-7, but Berard's second of the game tied it at 8-8. The winning goal was scored on the power-play as Elias got one past Manny Legace, in net for Detroit. Afterwards, there were rumours flying that Detroit shot themselves in the foot by allowing at least two funny soft goals. GM Harbron was unavailable for comment. As far as GM Milne was concerned, his team was headed for the big dance! Three Stars:   1) Mike Modano(Det)   2) Chris Chelios(Det)   3) Patrik Elias(NJ) FINAL SCORE:    New Jersey 9 @ Detroit 8 4. Carolina @ Toronto When these two teams met in regular season play, Toronto scored a convincing 5-2 win. Could they repeat? Toronto's Owen Nolan opened the scoring, only to have Carolina's Keith Tkachuk respond. Eric Lindros gave the Leafs the lead again, but Tkachuk scored again. It was now 2-2. Then the sniper Aki Berg got two past Canes goalie Martin Gerber to make it 4-2 Toronto, and the fans were going wild. They were celebrating in the stands, but they should have listened to the weather report. The report said hurricane-force storm approaching. And then the Hurricanes struck. Bill Guerin, Brad May while short-handed, Rod Brind'Amour also while short-handed, Rob Niedermayer on the power-play, and Mag Ruffman (the repairwoman who likes to stroll down Avonlea Road), also on the power-play all scored to salt the game away. Five unanswered goals as the Leafs wilted away. Afterwards, Toronto GM Mike Hurlbert was asked why he started Jimmy Harasymchuk in net instead of Ed Belfour, the goalie who beat the Canes in regular play. Hurlbert said he felt Harasymchuk could do the job. In defense of Hurlbert, Harasymchuk was named Second All-Star Team goaltender and had the second-best GAA during regular season play. Three Stars:   1) Keith Tkachuk(Car)   2) Aki Berg(Tor)   3) Bill Guerin(Car) FINAL SCORE:    Carolina 7 @ Toronto 4 MUSHROOM CUP GAME: New Jersey @ Carolina This game was a tight defensive game, especially in the third period, as both teams played as if the first to blink loses. Sergei Zubov and Grant Marshall put New Jersey up in front 2-0 before Bill Guerin and Mark Recchi replied making it 2-2 after the first period. Recchi's second goal opened the second period but was answered by Patrik Elias' power-play goal. Tony Amonte put Carolina up 4-3, set up by Rob Niedermayer, but Alexandre Daigle's short-handed goal tied it at 4-4 after two. The third period was intense as no one wanted to make the crucial error. Both goaltenders, Jose Theodore of New Jersey and Carolina's Martin Gerber came up big when they had to. Finally, Scott Niedermayer put one past Gerber and it was 5-4 New Jersey. Carolina tried to storm back, but was denied this time, as New Jersey outshot Carolina 40-21 and came away with the Cup. This was GM Stan Milne's first ever Mushroom Cup victory. Milne, who was in his eighth MC tournament, was still shaking from nerves thirty minutes after the final buzzer but was relieved to finally win the Mushroom Cup. As the saying goes, "Stan, you da man!" --- Douglas Lim reporting. Three Stars:   1) Mark Recchi(Car)   2) Scott Niedermayer(NJ)   3) Jeff Friesen(NJ) FINAL SCORE:    New Jersey 5 @ Carolina 4

GOAL LEADERS   1. Mike Modano (Det) ----------- 15   2.*Lapinski Iwachewski (Det) ---- 14   2. Eric Lindros (Tor)   4.^Mark Recchi (Car) ----------- 12   5. Niklas Lidstrom (Det) --------- 10   6. Alexandre Daigle (NJ) ---------- 9   7. Bill Guerin (Car) ---------------- 8   7. Mark Messier (NJ)   7. Sandis Ozolinsh (Van) 10. Brett Hull (Ott) ----------------- 7 10. Brendan Shanahan (Det) 10. Sergei Zubov (NJ) ~ CRP (Created Regular Player)

ASSIST LEADERS   1.~Manny Legace (Det) ----- 16   2. Mike Modano (Det) -------10   3.~Martin Gerber (Car) ------- 9   4. Chris Chelios (Det) --------- 7   4.*Lapinski Iwachewski (Det)   6.~Patrik Elias (NJ) ----------- 6   6. Keith Tkachuk (Car)   8. Bill Guerin (Car) ------------ 5   8. Saku Koivu (Ott)   8. Niklas Lidstrom (Det)   8. Daniel McGillis (Det)   8. Jay Pandolfo (NJ)   8. Wade Redden (Ott) ^ RCRP (Re-Created Regular Player)

POINT LEADERS   1. Mike Modano (Det) ---------- 25   2.*Lapinski Iwachewski (Det) --- 21   3. Eric Lindros (Tor) ------------- 17   4.~Manny Legace (Det) ----------16   5. Niklas Lidstrom (Det) --------- 15   6. Bill Guerin (Car) --------------- 13   7.^Mark Recchi (Car) ------------ 12   7. Mark Messier (NJ)   7. Chris Chelios (Det) 10. Daniel McGillis (Det) ----------- 11     * CP (Created Player)

DEFENSEMEN LEADERS (Pts) 1. Niklas Lidstrom (Det) ------- 15 2. Chris Chelios (Det) ---------- 12 3. Daniel McGillis (Det) -------- 11 4. Sandis Ozolinsh (Van) ------- 10 5. Sergei Zubov (NJ) ------------ 9 5. Geoff Sanderson (Car) 5.*Mag Ruffman (Car) 5. Scott Stevens (NJ) 9.*Brian Leetchier (NJ) --------- 8

GAA LEADERS 1.~Manny Legace (Det) ----------- 3.44 2.*Jimmy Harasymchuk (Tor) ----- 4.12 3. Ed Belfour (Tor) ---------------- 4.29 4. Dominik Hasek (Ott) ------------ 4.64 5.~Martin Gerber (Car) ------------ 4.91 6.*Rick DiPietro (Van) ------------- 5.14 7.~Miikka Kiprusoff (Cgy) --------- 5.67 8.^Jose Theodore (NJ) ------------- 6.32 9.~David Aebischer (Col) ---------- 7.90 OTHER GOALIES 1. Martin Brodeur (NJ) ------- 2.60 [ .77 GP] 2.~Andrew Raycroft (Cgy) --- 4.26 [ .47 GP] 3. Curtis Joseph (Det) -------- 4.44 [ .90 GP] 4. Chris Osgood (Col) -------- 4.90 [1.43 GP] 5. Felix Potvin (Ott) ----------- 7.53 [ .93 GP] 6. Jocelyn Thibault (Tor) ------ 8.70 [ .23 GP]

THREE-STAR LEADERS 1. Eric Lindros (Tor) ---------- 16 2. Mike Modano (Det) -------- 14 3.*Lapinski Iwachewski (Det) - 10 4. Sandis Ozolinsh (Van) ------- 9 5. Sergei Zubov (NJ) ----------- 7 5. Niklas Lidstrom (Det) 5. Brett Hull (Ott) 8.^Mark Recchi (Car) ---------- 6 9. Bill Guerin (Car) ------------- 5 9.*Mag Ruffman (Car)

POWER-PLAY GOAL LEADERS 1.*Lapinski Iwachewski (Det) ----------- 4 1. Mark Messier (NJ) 3. Brett Hull (Ott) ----------------------- 3 3. Darren McCarty (Det) 5. Alexandre Daigle (NJ) ---------------- 2 5. Jaromir Jagr (Ott) 5. Daymond Langkow (Car) 5. Scott Stevens (NJ) PPG LEADERS (TEAMS) 1. Detroit -------------------- 11 2. New Jersey --------------- 10 3. Ottawa -------------------- 7 4. Carolina ------------------- 4 5. Toronto ------------------- 3 6. Colorado ------------------ 2 6. Vancouver 8. Calgary -------------------- 0

SHORT-HANDED GOAL LEADERS 1. Alexander Mogilny (Tor) -------- 2 1.^Mark Recchi (Car) 1. Brendan Shanahan (Det) SHG LEADERS (TEAMS) 1. Detroit -------------------------- 7 2. Toronto ------------------------- 6 3. Carolina ------------------------- 3 4. New Jersey ---------------------- 2 5. Calgary -------------------------- 1 5. Colorado 5. Vancouver 8. Ottawa --------------------------- 0

FIGHT STANDINGS

FIGHT STANDINGS (TEAMS)

FINAL STANDINGS Detroit        7-0-0 Toronto       5-2-0 Carolina       5-2-0 New Jersey  5-2-0 Ottawa         2-4-1 Vancouver    2-5-0 Colorado      1-6-0 Calgary         0-6-1 G.M. & COACHES Detroit Red Wings Robin Harbron (GM) Pat Quinn (coach) Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Hurlbert (GM) Peter Quincy Taggart (coach) Carolina Hurricanes Victor Wong (GM) Patrick Stewart (coach) New Jersey Devils Stan Milne (GM) Warrior (coach) Ottawa Senators Mike Shaw (GM) Ellie Shaw (coach) Vancouver Canucks Scot Morrison (GM) Sean Connery (coach) Colorado Avalanche Alex Morrison (GM) Lagoon Baboon (coach) Calgary Flames Jeff Mcneill (GM) Noah Mcneill (Assist. GM) R2D2 (coach)

FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM G - ~ Manny Legace (Det) LD - Niklas Lidstrom (Det) RD - Chris Chelios (Det) LW - * Lapinski Iwachewski (Det) C - Mike Modano (Det) RW - ^ Mark Recchi (Car) SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM G - * Jimmy Harasymchuk (Tor) LD - Daniel McGillis (Det) RD - Sergei Zubov (NJ) LW - Keith Tkachuk (Car) C - Eric Lindros (Tor) RW - Alexandre Daigle (NJ) TOURNAMENT MVP Eric Lindros (Tor) MIKE SHAW AWARD (Most Points - Reg. Season) Mike Modano (Det) PLAYOFF MVP ^ Mark Recchi (Car) CUP GAME MVP Scott Niedermayer (NJ)

ALL-TIME RECORDS
[ based on best game performance ]

Most Goals: Pat Quinn 17
Fastest Goal: Warrior (:03)
Most Shots: Sean Connery 57
Best Shooting % : Pat Quinn 57.0%
Best PP % : Pat Quinn 125 %
Most PP shots : Pat Quinn 6
Most SH goals : Pat Quinn 3
Most Breakaways : Warrior 16
Best One-Timer %: Pat Quinn &
Patrick Stewart at 100 %
Most Penalty Shots : Peter Quincy Taggart 2
Most Face-offs Won : Pat Quinn 27
Most Bodychecks: Warrior 83
Best Passing % : Pat Quinn 85.2%

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Last Update: December 11, 2004
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