SenShot » Scott Niedermayer http://senshot.com An Ottawa Senators Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 18 May 2013 02:26:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Erik Karlsson and Craig Anderson On The Verge Of A Rare Double – Norris and Vezina http://senshot.com/2013/02/13/erik-karlsson-and-craig-anderson-on-the-verge-of-a-rare-double-norris-and-vezina/ http://senshot.com/2013/02/13/erik-karlsson-and-craig-anderson-on-the-verge-of-a-rare-double-norris-and-vezina/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:11:42 +0000 Jared Crozier http://senshot.com/?p=12131 It has only happened twice in the past 30 years.  Players from the same team capturing both the Norris and the Vezina trophies in the same season.   It is now more than a quarter of the way through the season, and both Craig Anderson and Erik Karlsson have to be at least nominated for [...]

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]]> It has only happened twice in the past 30 years.  Players from the same team capturing both the Norris and the Vezina trophies in the same season.

 

March 31, 2012; Philadelphia, PA USA; Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson (41) and defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) celebrate a shootout win against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Senators defeated the Flyers, 4-3 in a shootout. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

It is now more than a quarter of the way through the season, and both Craig Anderson and Erik Karlsson have to be at least nominated for their respective awards, if not the outright favorite to win so far.

Since the Vezina Trophy criteria was changed in 81-82 from the team allowing the fewest goals against, to the best goalie, the double has happened on only 2 occassions.  First, in 1988-89, Patrick Roy and Chris Chelios pulled the feat, and that was matched in 2003-04 by Martin Brodeur and Scott Niedermayer.

That is select company, and hockey royalty, that the Senators duo of Karlsson and Anderson have the opportunity to join.   So far, so good: Karlsson is great and Anderson’s start speaks for itself.  Just 35 more games of the same, and it will be in the bag.

Thats not too much to ask, now is it?

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]]> Tom Chorske played 596 NHL games over 11 seasons, spending 2 years with the Ottawa Senators.  Like our last interview guest, Lance Pitlick, Chorske was a member of the first Senators team to qualify for the post-season.  He was much traveled in his NHL career, suiting up for the Canadiens, Devils, Senators, Islanders, Capitals Flames and Penguins.  I was able to track Chorske down this week and he was kind enough to take a few minutes to answer a some questions about his career, from high school to his time in Ottawa and on to his second career in business and color commentary.

As usual, my questions and comments are in RED, while Tom’s responses are in black.

 

Let’s go back to the beginning.  You were a two sport star in High School.  Did you have any thoughts of choosing football over hockey?

I had fun in football, I played quarterback and I had some success at the local level.  I was All-Conference one season but hockey was really my dominant sport.  I think any of the football scouts knew that and I really wasn’t a big time football player, certainly not a Division 1 quarterback.  Had I not had hockey, I probably would have pursued football a little harder and maybe could have played defensive back or something. (more…)

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