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Duchene named to NHL All Star Game in Raleigh

Hodgson still a ways away from Moose return

By Terrance Gavan



Matty Duchene - the Haliburton Hurricane is an all star.



   Haliburton’s Hurricane - and former Hal High Red Hawk phenom - Matthew Duchene was named to the 2011 National Hockey League all star team on Tuesday morning.

   A press release said that, “The National Hockey League today announced the additional 36 All-Stars and 12 Rookies who will join fan-voted top six Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as Chicago’s Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith, in Raleigh for the 2011 NHL All-Star Weekend festivities.” 

   Duchene will be suiting up with the likes of Crosby, Malkin, Phil Kessel, Corey Perry, Rick Nash, Pat Kane and Daniel Sedin.

   The NHL reports that Duchene, third pick overall of the Colorado Avalanche in the 2009 draft, was thrilled when contacted about his upcoming appearance in the annual All Star Game.

   “The Avalanche's Matt Duchene was a bit of a surprise when he lasted all of last season as a rookie in Colorado,” said the NHL presser. “But with team-highs of 18 goals and 43 points, the third pick of the 2009 Entry Draft will be making his first All-Star Game, but it likely won't be his last.”
   "I'm absolutely thrilled and honored," said Duchene. "It's something you dream about to hopefully play in the NHL All-Star Game one day. To be able to do that is a great honor and I'm very excited."

   An absolutely eye-popping honor for Haliburton’s favorite son.

   And while we’re on the subject.

   I was flying home from the Peg, rechecking my Tweets, and came across two very poignant tweets from Av’s sophomore and former Red Hawk Matt Duchene.

   On Monday, Duchene sent two short messages via the popular networking site.  

Hal High gets straight ‘A’s’ in St. Pete’s Classic

Hockey Hawks go 5-1 to capture gold in Peterborough’s prestigious tourney

By Terrance Gavan

   Ain’t no I in team.

   But lots of I’s in statistics.

   Teams flourish when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

   When eyes and ‘I’s’ remain focused on the job at hand.

   When squad supersedes personal agenda.

   And that rambling Spinoza-spin brings us to an “I-less” Red Hawk hockey squad – gents’ version -  who, when told they had been placed in the Elite A-Division of the St Peter’s Classic hockey tourney in Peterborough last weekend, said – presumably in unison:

   Bring. It. On!

   And the Hal High Hawks brought it last weekend; street style; grinder style; Highlands’ style.

   Last Friday and Saturday (Jan 7 and 8) the Red Hawks shook off an early round robin overtime loss and then ran the table to capture Peterborough’s St. Peter’s Classic gold medal with a 3-0 win over Scarborough’s Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate.

   Coach Ron Yake, obviously happy, said it was an unprecedented performance.

   “This is the first time the Red Hawks have ever won the A division in this tournament,” said Yake. “It is a huge accomplishment coming as a result of everything coming together for six games in a row.”

   Not surprisingly Yake left it at the doorstep of his players. Yake has always said that he and assistant coach Bruce Griffith can only do so much in practice to prepare the players for the cauldron.

   After that it’s up to the guys on the ice; up to the Hawks to pull together that whopping whole from a scattered sum of parts.