REASON #13
He's a selfless player who cares for his teammates

ON THE ICE: Just look at the number of goals compared to the number of assists he has this (or any) season and it's clear that Sid is more willing to pass the puck for a teammate to score rather than scoring himself (currently, Crosby has 92 points this season which is a total of 27 goals and 65 assists).

OFF THE ICE: Listen to what he recently had to say about Malkin (and the possibility of his earning the Art Ross Trophy) - which is only one prime example:

“I think that’s very important,” Crosby said. “You see the guys who have won it here before in Pittsburgh it’s pretty amazing and it would be great to add (Malkin) to the list. I love to see him do well. He deserves it. I’m happy for him and as long as we keep winning I think everyone is happy and when he is playing like that we have a great chance to win.”

HftL Makes it BIG [in Dallas]!!!

Well, in our own minds we've made it BIG!!

Last week, Kena was listening to the Dallas radio station [BaD - no, that's actually the name!] she typically does (mostly because they have a show with her FAV Brenden Morrow), but this particular day they were interviewing Louie Eriksson (a.k.a. "pretty Louie," remember him?! HERE'S Kena's post on him.).

I get an email from her saying that the radio guys interviewing Louie mentioned our blog (not by name, but by one of our [well Kena's] regular posts on the WC Hottie). She was flipping and I honestly could not believe it myself, so we waited for the radio feed to show up online. We both listened and we both thought it was a reference to our post, but we didn't want to make anything out of it because we weren't 100% certain.

Well, today we got the solid confirmation we needed and we're sharing it with you!!! The Stars webpage posted video of the interview (the interview as well as the video are in two parts) and wouldn't you know, it shows CLEAR AS DAY a copy of our post and you can actually SEE the HftL title graphic (Kena took a "screen capture" which is below)!!!! We are just so thrilled that we can't even describe it!!

INTERVIEW VIDEO (Part 2)

per Kena, "It's at 7:12 he's holding it in his hand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

LINK TO THE RADIO FEEDS

Kena and I just think this is the neatest thing -- an actual radio station talking to a real NHL hockey player (that Kena wrote about) is discussing / looking at our post (no matter how brief it may have been!)!!!!!! It can't get much cooler than that (and I'm honestly so glad I get to share this with Kena -- or she gets to share it with me -- whichever way you want to look at it)!!

BTW ladies, I'm sure you noticed that Kena doesn't have a post here today. She needed a break since her "real job" has her bogged down, but you can be sure she'll be back next week to introduce you to another hottie from the Western Conference!!

Crosby Picture of the Week

Nothing needs said; the picture says it ALL!!!

March 10, 2009
Shootout win over the Florida Panthers
(Sid celebrates after tying the game in the third period)

Eastern Conference Eye Candy: Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Lightning)

This week's EC eye candy is quite a talented hockey player which you'll see by the lengthy accomplishments noted in the post (not to mention he's single and RICH!)!!! The guy is pretty (which is why there's so many pics in the post -- I just couldn't choose!)!

HOCKEY FACTOR:

• born in L'lle-Bizard QC, Quebec, Canada; currently resides in Tampa's Davis Island
• plays center, shoots left
• wears number 4 to honor Jean Beliveau
• featured in "The Rocket: The Maurice Richard Story"
• attended John Rennie High School and Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
• referred to as the "Michael Jordan of Hockey" by Art Williams (former Lightning owner)
• named to QMJHL All-Rookie Team (1997); was also QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1997)
  
• was the Canadian Major Junior Rookie of the Year (1997)
• named to QMJHL First All-Star Team (1998)
• named to Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (1998)
• was Tampa Bay's first-round draft pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft (AND was first overall!)
• named the captain of the Bolts on March 1, 2000 (at the time making him the youngest captain in NHL history at 19 years and 11 months old), but was later stipped of the title prior to the 2001-2002 season by HC John Tortorella after demanding more accountability of his players (Lecavalier missed the start of the 2001-2002 season due to contract negotiations)
  
• help lead the Lightning win the Stanley Cup Championship in 2004
• became the first Lightning player to record 50 goals in a season on March 30, 2007 and finished the season with 52 goals
  
• named to NHL Second All-Star Team (2007)
• won Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (2007) and King Clancy Memorial Trophy (2008)
• played in NHL All-Star Games (2003, 2007, 2008)
• signed as a free agent by Kazan (Russia), November 4, 2004 (during the lockout)
• holds the franchise single season points record for the Lightning with 95 points
  
• agreed to an 11-year, $85 million contract extension with the Lightning on July 12, 2008
  
• was re-named the captain of the Lightning prior to this season (2008-2009) on September 18, 2008
  

HOTNESS FACTOR:
Lecavalier is the epitome of a sexy hockey player, ladies (and he's SINGLE!) - just look at him, he's simply YUMMY!!! He's 6'4 and weighs 219-223 pounds, so he's ALL hockey player. His nickname is "Vinny." The night before a game, he always eats steak with mashed potatoes and mushrooms.

He created his own foundation (VL-4 Foundation). He helped create a charitable program benefiting the All Children's Hospital (Kane's 4 Kids) when, in October 2007, he pledged $3 million to the facility which was under construction in St. Petersburg, Florida. The facility will be named the Vincent Lecavalier Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center in his honor.

He spends his off-season in Montreal; plays golf and enjoys boating. He was a fan of the Detroit Red Wings and Steve Yzerman growing up (but I won't hold that against him) and says his most memorable hockey moment was getting drafted by the Lightning first overall in 1998 and winning the Stanley Cup.

Zach Parise
New Jersey Devils

BIRTHPLACE: Minneapolis, Minnesota
PLAYED: three seasons of varsity hockey at Shattuck-St. Mary's
COLLEGE: University of North Dakota (Fighting Sioux)
POSITION: Center / Left Wing

DRAFTED: in first round by NJ in 2003 (17th overall)

HOTTIE [CAREER] HIGHLIGHTS:
Named to WCHA Third All-Star Team (2003), WCHA All-Rookie Team (2003), WCHA First All-Star Team (2004) and NCAA West First All-American Team (2004); International experience includes 2003 and 2004 World Junior Championships; was tournament MVP, named to the All-Tournament Team and Best Forward in 2004; recorded tourney-leading 6 goals - 5 assists - 11 points en-route to Gold Medal; and was a member of the United States Development Program in 2001-2002.

Season Highlights (2008-2009)

• leads Devils with career-high 40 goals/80 points
  
• is first with 288 shots, 12 power play goals, seven game-winning goal
• is second with plus-27 mark (T. Zajac, +33) and second with career-high 40 assists (P. Elias, 44)
  
• recorded points in career-high eight straight January 17-February 6 (5 goals, 6 assists, 11 points)
• matched team mark with goals in six straight October 18-November 1 (7 goals, 4 assists, 11 points)
  
• recorded two four-game point streaks, most recently December 16-21 (2 goals, 5 assists, 7 points)
  
• has points in back-to-back games March 10-12 (currently 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points)
  
• posted 21 multiple-point games, including three four-point efforts, most recently 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points February 11th vs. NY Islanders
  
• stats include two team season-high four-assist efforts: December 19th vs. Ottawa and December 12th vs. NY Rangers
  
• recorded four three-point efforts, most recently 2g-1a-3pts February 28th vs. Florida
  
• two-point matches include 2 goals February 9th vs. NY Rangers, December 30th at St. Louis and November 1st vs. Atlanta
  
• reached 100-goal mark January 10th at Los Angeles
• reached/surpassed 200-point mark December 27th at NY Rangers
  
• recorded two game-determining goals, as well as two overtime goals
  
• is 3-7 (42.9%) in shootouts
  
• finished first on NJD with 32 goals, 33 assists, 65 points last season

Eastern Conference Hottie "Extra"

This comes by request (which you know HftL LOVES!)!!!

Alot of you ladies would like to know a little more about one of the newest members of the Penguins (and the only one of the three newbies that HftL hasn't done yet) - Craig Adams.

Say "hello" to Mr. Adams, ladies!


He is the only hockey player hailing from Seria, Brunei (Brunei is a small, wealthy kingdom on the north coast of the island of Borneo), but he was raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada which is where he discovered hockey. He was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 9th round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft (223rd overall) and his rights were later transferred to the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997 (after Hartford relocated). In 2005 he signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks, but just two months later was traded back to Carolina and helped them to become the 2006 Stanley Cup Champions.

Sorry ladies, Craig is married to Anne Cellucci who's father was the former governor of Massachusettes and former US Ambassador to Canada, Paul Cellucci. Craig and Anne have a son named Rhys Argeo. They make a really sweet family. They met each other while they were attending Harvard where Craig majored in history and played hockey (1995-1999). The couple were married in Ottawa.












Here's a recent interview with him on a Penguins "off-day" (03/11/2009):

Western Conference Hottie: James Wisniewski (Anaheim Ducks; formerly Chicago Blackhawks)

Aside from the fact that he just got traded to the Ducks, we'll be considering him hot as a former member of the Blackhawks and ignore the fact that he now plays for the Ducklings -- who, I might add, have just been soundly whupped by my Stars again [giant grin]. Anyway, onward...

Mr. Wisniewski comes forward for your viewing pleasure as the result of a suggestion from HftL reader, Mackenzie (and I'll just go ahead and say it again for anyone who might be new here. Stephanie and I LOVE requests and the requests don't have to be from the WC either. If their in the NHL, and hot, we'd like to know about them!).

IMPORTANT HOCKEY STUFF: Gold Metals in the World Jr. Championship and the World U-18 Championships in 2004 and 2002 respectively. CHL Defensemen of the year in 03/04 and OHL Max Kaminsky Trophy (yes, I linked this because I didn't know what it was and had to look it up.) in 03/04. According to sources, he wields a very large and powerful... Slap shot (minds out of the gutter ladies) which was good for 17 goals, 11 on the power-play that year. Which incidentally he was named Captain of the Plymouth Whalers as well as posting the above accomplishments.

Wisniewski was called up early to the Blackhawks in the 2006-07 season and has since stuck with the Blackhawks. He tore his ACL (UGH, that's too familiar!) during the 1st period against Los Angeles on March 5, 2007. He was placed on injured reserve and missed the rest of the season. (His rookie season) So he's really just a really good prospect right now. But when he becomes a house hold name, all us ladies will be able to say, "yea, I knew about him back when."

REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF: A pretty pretty 5'11" 189lb blond, [laugh quieter Stephanie, yes, it's another blond guy. I can't help it the NHL is FULL of them! (swoon).] He has a wild side according to Mackenzie, but I didn't uncover any evidence of douchebaggery in my internet wanderings. So we're calling it a "just likes to have fun" wild side, and who doesn't fall for a guy like that. Mackenzie says "I am really upset that he was traded to the Ducks. He was the first hawks player I met at my first game and was an all around wonderful man."

According to Mackenzie, reasons he deserves recognition are 1) Super muscular. 2) Tattoos [I was unable to photographically confirm this but the idea is still tantalizing as always.] 3. Has "pecks of steel" [always important] 4. Out going personality, kind and sweet guy always has time for his fans. 5. [Authors personal favorite, hits a personal spot] Has his own clothing line for charity. [LINK HERE and please do read it, he'll be 3 times as hot once you do.] about which he says “I always like to dress nice and have my own style,” Wisniewski said. “We support the USO of Illinois, the families of fallen soldiers. I wanted to do something a little bit different to set up for a charity than a golf tournament or bowling event. It’s something I can have a little bit of fun with also.”

That was it, I'm done for. He's secured himself a soft spot in my heart.