2002–03 NHL season

Crystal Allen, author of How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy is trying to portray teenage boy Lamar Washington as a confident self-proclaimed maddest, baddest, most spectacular bowler ever at Striker’s Bowling Paradise. Lamar’s summer is about to begin and with it comes the best bowling games, the opportunity in getting a summer job, and will finally get the girl of his dreams. Not to mention that his bowling idol Bubba Sanders is going to make an appearance at his favorite bowling place to announce the winners of the writing competition and the winners will get a special bowling ball. Will Lamar’s summer be everything that he expected? Lamar is a teenage boy that has lost his mother to cancer. By looking at him you do not see a boy that is depressed or unhappy. If anything, he shows the opposite of any unhappiness or depression. Although, beneath all his self-confidence lies a boy with countless of problems and self-confidence is merely a way to hide his pain. He is trying to be strong for his father that is never home. To get away from all the hostility, he goes to Striker’s Bowling Paradise with his best friend Sergio. Here is where Lamar feels that he can be himself and smoke Sergio. Mr. Washington states, “He looks at the family portrait on the wall. They cut my hours today. Things are going to get even tighter than they are. I need you boys to hang tough, keep costs low by turning lights off, maybe eating a little less. Just for a while.” Although, he does…

Prospect Impressions: Dramatic goals from NHL youngsters, Strome carves up Niagara, SHL goalie 's lighter-side Throughout the NHL, young players are making a major impact for their franchises as teams are relying upon youth to lead their teams into the playoffs. In this week 's Prospect Impressions, Rickard Rakell, Joel Armia, and Robby Fabbri are featured with highlight-reel goals. Nashville Predators forward Craig Smith has his shot blocked and you won 't believe who did it. Plenty…

During my time in clinicals on a pediatric floor, I have participated in the discharge of patients and their parents. Pain management and comfort were two of the few topics that parents expressed concern about after discharge teaching. While the nurse attempted to address these issues, it felt as though the parents left the hospital without full confidence in how to manage their child’s pain. It became clear that parents needed further, specific discharge education on pain management when their…

1. The NHL Fan Fair Pass is a QR code that was offered to attendees who purchased tickets to the NHL Fan Fair online. Throughout the Fan Fair, those using the pass would be able to check-in at various sponsored activation sites for a chance to win prizes. The passes also proved to be beneficial for the NHL and its partners as it allowed them to gather valuable data on their fan’s activation preferences. 2. 3 Point Productions’ operations have evolved considerably over the past 4 years. More…

A stellar performer for more than a decade with the New York Rangers, the goaltender from Are, Sweden, has been one of the top players of his generation and one of the top goaltenders of all time. Since arriving in the NHL in 2005-06, Lundqvist has won the Vezina Trophy, Olympic gold and led the League in victories. The Rangers selected Lundqvist in the seventh round (No. 205) in the 2000 NHL Draft while he was playing for Frolunda in the Swedish Junior League. Over the next five years,…