Sports Prospect Miner - The Best of Darryl Houston Smith  

Darryl Houston Smith aka "Black Moses" has returned to the NHL! Listen and Darryl will help you bring your fantasy team to the Promised Land. Each hour plus show will be packed with top-notch hockey information. But this is much more than your average run of the mill fantasy show. Hardcore hockey fans will love this show just as much as the gamers. Each show will feature clips from Darryl's interviews with hockey greats such as Daniel Alfredsson and Guy Carbonneau. So join Darryl and Gary Heikkila as they discuss the inaugural Fantasy Hockey Facts League, NHL training camps, the impact of the KHL, the start of Ontario, Western and Quebec League play, and of course potential sleepers and busts for at least 4 different NHL teams.

Darryl Houston Smith's Schedule

 

Fantasy Football Facts - Monday 7-9 PM EST

 

Sports Compass - Monday 10:30-11 PM EST

 

Red Sox Nation Talk - Wednesday 4-5 PM EST

 

Fantasy Hockey Roundtable - Thursday 7:30-8 (I will be live except during Bruins home games)

Chris Wassel – West Coast based NJ Devils fan host.

 

Fantasy Hockey Facts - Friday 10-11 PM EST

 

"Black Moses" has returned! Listen and he will help you bring your fantasy team to the Promised Land. Each show will be packed with top-notch Fantasy Hockey Information. This week join Darryl Houston Smith as he discusses the inaugural Fantasy Hockey Facts League, training camps, the impact of the KHL, the start of Quebec League play, potential sleepers and busts.

 

The Best of Darryl Houston Smith and Boston Bruins Faithful- Various times

 

 

Darryl Houston Smith's Bio

 

www.sportsprospectminer.com

 

Blog Talk Radio Talk Show Host (5 hours of original programming each week) including the #1 rated football show Fantasy Football Facts and the highly rated Red Sox Nation Talk show.

 

A reliable source of sports history and analysis geekdom since 1971

Member:  Fantasy Sports Writers Association, SABR, NHL Prospect Analyst for Rotowire, 2007-08 NHL.com Bench Boss Champion, and holder of a 5-star Sporting News Fantasy profile.

Ex-professional sports writer for the Providence Journal.

 

AKA: Black Moses, Genghis and the Consilgere

Married - No unauthorized breeding committed.

Cancer survivor

Resides, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Quote:  "There is no off-season"

 

Email:  darryl@sportsprospectminer.com

 

BLOGTALKRADIO BULLDOZES INTO FANTASY SPORTS WITH LAUNCH OF WORLD’S MOST MASSIVE SCHEDULE

Fantasy Sports Channel Features 52 Hours of Live, Original Programming a Week, with Continuous 7-Hour Blocks Monday-Friday

NEW YORK, N.Y. – (August 27, 2008) - BlogTalkRadio, the world’s largest online radio network, today announced the launch of its Fantasy Sports Channel.  The channel will feature 52 hours of live, original, call-in programming, making it the most comprehensive fantasy-sports broadcast offering in the world. 

 

Going live on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 4:00 p.m. ET, the channel is timed to coincide with the start of the 2008-2009 NFL football season.

 

The schedule features 28 shows hosted by 20 expert fantasy sportscasters, including Craig Davis (“Two Feet in Bounds”), Tony Cincotta, Rhett Oldham, Joe Menicucci and Darryl Houston Smith (“Fantasy Football Facts”), Brian Swaw (“Game Time Decisions”), Paul Greco (“Fantasy Gridiron Live”), and Lyle Konkeil and Kevin Moore (“The Fantasy Football Guys”).

 

And of course as the baseball season winds down the Godfather of Fantasy Baseball Lenny Melnick will continue to bring you the best in the industry (“Lenny Melnick”).  

 

Each weekday brings seven hours of live, continuous programming (aka “Power Blocks”), with an additional one and a half hours on “Super-sized Tuesdays” and “Super-sized Thursdays.”  The channel also features a live, two-hour morning warm-up show on Tuesdays, as well as eight hours of live “Fantasy Frenzy” programming on Sundays.

 

“BlogTalkRadio’s Fantasy Sports Channel will no doubt be quickly embraced by the 30 million North Americans who are fantasy-sports enthusiasts – and spend more than $3.8 billion annually on this fast-growing pastime,” said Philip Recchia, BlogTalkRadio’s director of programming. “This is a market that’s thirsting for live, expert commentary and interactivity.”

 

In addition to football, the channel will also feature baseball, hockey and tennis programming, with basketball, golf, car racing and other sports joining the lineup in the coming months.

 

About BlogTalkRadio

Launched in August 2006, BlogTalkRadio is a free, web-based radio talk show platform that allows any user with a phone and a computer to host a live, interactive radio show -- no downloads or extra equipment needed. Hosts call into the service by phone to broadcast. Each show can accommodate unlimited live listeners.  Upon completion of the live broadcast, it is automatically archived as a podcast.  Since the company’s launch, thousands of hosts have broadcast more than 100,000 shows. Notable guests on BlogTalkRadio, such as Yoko Ono, Brad Pitt, John McCain, Brian DePalma and more, appear on the Best of BlogTalkRadio page.

 

Media contact:
David Bray

Middleberg Communications

(212)812-5665 x107

dbray@middlebergcommunications.com

 

OFFICIAL ISLANDERS PRESS RELEASE

Reigning AHL Coach of the Year to Lead Islanders

Scott Gordon

New York Islanders General Manager Garth Snow has named Scott Gordon the team's head coach. Gordon, the reigning American Hockey League Coach of the Year with the Providence Bruins, is the 14th head coach in franchise history. He has agreed to a multi-year contract with the Islanders.

"Scott has been one of the top up-and-coming coaches in hockey and with good reason," said Snow. "Through his work in the minor leagues and most recently with Providence over the last eight years, he has gained an impeccable reputation. The entire Islanders organization looks forward to working with Scott."

"Garth has given me an unbelievable opportunity to coach in the NHL with the Islanders," said Gordon. "From my time coaching in Providence, I've seen firsthand the talented young players in this organization. I look at the direction and the vision for this team and see a bright future."

Last season, the 45-year old Gordon led Providence to an AHL-best record of 55-18-3, while ranking second in the league in goals scored and seventh in fewest goals against. After spending two full seasons as an assistant coach for Providence, Gordon was promoted to head coach in his third season for the final nine games of the 2002-03 regular season and playoffs. Gordon then spent the next five seasons as the head coach of Providence, leading the team to a record of 221-141-20-27 (W-L-T-OT/SOL).

Gordon began his coaching career with the International Hockey League's Atlanta Knights from 1994-96 and then spent two seasons with the IHL's Quebec Rafales from 1996-98. When Gordon was named the Head Coach of the Knights on January 5, 1996, he became the youngest Head Coach in the league's 53-year history at 32 years of age.

Gordon also went on to coach the Roanoke Express of the ECHL where he led the club to consecutive first-place finishes in the Northeast Division from 1998-99 to 1999-2000.
A Brockton, Massachusetts native, Gordon began his hockey career as a goaltender.

He attended Boston College from 1982-86, posting a 64-35-3 record over that span. He backstopped Boston College to an NCAA Frozen Four appearance in 1985 and was named a Hockey East First-Team All-Star in 1986. He helped Boston College finish in first place in the ECAC East Region in 1983-84 before leading them to first place finishes in Hockey East in 1984-85 and 1985-86.

Following the completion of his collegiate career, Gordon began his professional playing career in 1986-87 when he signed with the Quebec Nordiques. Gordon made his NHL debut in 1989-90 with Quebec and played a total of 23 career NHL games, all with the Nordiques. He also holds the distinction of being the first ECHL graduate to play in the NHL. Gordon played on the 1992 United States Olympic team before retiring as a player following the 1993-94 season.

Gordon will be introduced at a 1:00 PM press conference on Wednesday and it can be seen live on Islanders TV at www.newyorkislanders.com.

HOUSTON SMITH'S VIEW:   Gordon is a great choice to replace the much underappreciated Ted Nolan.  Gordon prefers a wide-open and exciting brand of hockey look for the Islanders to be much more adventurous and open-minded offensively.

 

THE CANADIAN PRESS

2008-08-11 17:40:00

 

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on three-year entry-level contract with defenceman Drew Doughty, the club's first-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

 

Terms of the deal, announced Monday, were not disclosed.

 

Doughty, 18, played in 58 regular season games this past season for Guelph of the Ontario Hockey League and recorded 13 goals and 37 assists, along with 68 penalty minutes.

 

In 10 playoff games, the six-foot, 219-pound blue-liner from London, Ont., had 3 goals and 6 six assists.

 

Doughty, chosen second overall, was one of four 2008 draft-eligible players on Canada's gold medal-winning team at the 2008 world junior championships. He was named top defenceman of the tournament after recording four assists in seven games.

 

He recently took part in Canada's national junior team development camp in Ottawa and the Kings' annual development camp in El Segundo, Calif.

 

HOUSTON SMITH’S VIEW:  Although he was a fine one-way player in the OHL.  Doughty is not ready to play in the NHL.  Big concerns remain about his skating ability, an ongoing weight problem and his desire.  Needs to play smarter and is prone for prolonged funks when his offensive play struggles.   Consider him pegged for a year with the Manchester Monarchs (AHL).