Although he was held without a point in the game, he logged of ice time and had four shots on goal. Luc was also the second shooter in the shootout, but his shot towards the upper-right corner of the net was stopped by the glove of goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff despite being given an open five hole. The Kings ultimately won the game 2—1 off of a shootout goal by Pavol Demitra and three shootout saves by Kings goaltender Jason LaBarbera. The Kings held a curtain call for Luc after the game, where he was given a standing ovation by the sell-out crowd of 18, fans in attendance.
After chants of his name died down, he gave a short speech and did one final lap of the rink at Staples Center. The Kings won 4—0. He received applause and chants of "Luuuc, Luuuc! After the game ended, the Kings players came out and gathered around Luc first, rather than the traditional congratulation of the goaltender.
The Sharks players also came onto the ice to shake hands with him before they headed off into their locker room. The gold medal at the world championship was Canada's first title in 33 years. Going unbeaten through the tournament, Canada faced Finland in the final. Finland took the lead, but Canada courtesy of Rod Brind'Amour tied the game. Ten minutes of overtime solved nothing, and the game went into a shoot out. Luc was up first for Canada; despite losing the puck on his approach, he was able to beat Jarmo Myllys to put the pressure on the Finns.
Bill Ranford made the save and Canada was once again named the world champions. Elliott: Bill Peters scandal should prompt change at every level of hockey. So, during almost every home game, Robitaille follows this same routine, making the rounds to meet as many sponsors and fans as he can. He might not be able to make everyone a hockey fan.
He just wants those who show up to want to come back. The rest of the organization follows his lead. The passion is considerably the same. He feared he was walking into a hockey wasteland. But by his third season in , Wayne Gretzky had arrived. Almost no one in the club is more involved in both the hockey and business sides of the operation than Robitaille, and fewer still are as cherished by the fan base.
Any discussion about local relevancy, Robitaille says, has to start with them. But the Canadiens will need more than luck to beat the Lightning, who finished third in the Central division while high-scoring winger Nikita Kucherov recovered from hip surgery. The slumbering Lightning woke up, taking out Florida in six games, Carolina in five, and the New York Islanders in seven games. Kucherov is the playoff scoring leader with 27 points in 18 games. Kings re-sign center Blake Lizotte to one-year deal.
Center Blake Lizotte has re-signed with the L. The stars seem to have favored the Canadiens so far. Robitaille believes that can continue. Literally, no one picked them in any series. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos.
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