Posts Tagged Antti

  • Chicago Blackhawks: Pining for Antti Niemi over Corey Crawford an Annual Ritual

    Corey Crawford and Antti Niemi. Two goalies separated by a groin pull two years ago. The two netminders faced off Wednesday night in San Jose. For most of the evening the two former Rockford Ice Hogs teammates kept their current teams in the game with outstanding work in the net. The difference...

  • Chicago Blackhawks: Pining for Antti Niem over Corey Crawford an Annual Ritual

    Corey Crawford and Antti Niemi. Two goalies separated by a groin pull two years ago. The two netminders faced off Wednesday night in San Jose. For most of the evening the two former Rockford Ice Hogs teammates kept their current teams in the game with outstanding work in the net. The difference...

  • San Jose Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks: Antti Niemi Returns, Scoring Does Not

    The San Jose Sharks have played their last home game of October. Fans can only hope to see a better team when they return.In the last two losses, the team seemed to be going through the growing pains of having one in three skaters replaced from last year's Western Conference finals team. However, th...

  • San Jose Sharks’ Focus Should Be On Antti Niemi and the Third, Fourth Lines

    There is no hiding the fact that the San Jose Sharks were busy this offseason. The dealings between San Jose and the newly befriended Minnesota Wild have been well-documented, as have both teams' chances at their respective runs in the playoffs next season. For the Sharks, they needed to addres...

  • Chicago Blackhawks: Antti Niemi Gets Last Laugh, Former Hawks in Playoffs

    Looking back on the contributions of the players that left after last season it was expected that they could do great things with their new teams this season.  Some have indeed gotten it done with there respective clubs, others did not have the impact that was expected.  Dustin Byfuglien&n...

  • Antti Niemi and the 10 Top Performers with New Teams This Year

    Despite a somewhat uneventful offseason that lacked blockbuster moves, a handful of guys have made a difference for new organizations this season.With the 2011 NHL Playoffs right around the corner, it's time for these newcomers to start earning their pay checks.The playoff picture is as murky as it ...

  • San Jose Sharks Re-Up the Antti: Niemi Signed to Four-Year Extension

    The San Jose Sharks have found the heir apparent to the departed Evgeni Nabokov in a most surprising fashion. The Sharks announced Tuesday they had signed goaltender Antti Niemi to a four-year contract extension worth $15.2 million. Just 10 months ago, Niemi baffled the Sharks in a hard-fought but ...

  • San Jose Sharks: Antti Niemi Caps Off Big Day with Win over Colorado Avalanche

    San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi had a big day Tuesday. It started with him being named the NHL's second star of the month of February. He was 10-2 with a .940 save percentage and 1.88 goals against average with three shutouts despite 10 of the 13 games being played on the road. To reward him, the...

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