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Irish Daily Mirror
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Peter Keane ends interview abruptly after Clare's heavy All-Ireland loss to Down
Clare manager Peter Keane ended an interview with local media abruptly after the Banner's emphatic All-Ireland Round Robin defeat by Down at Cusack Park over the weekend. Keane's side crashed to a 3-27 to 1-16 defeat in Ennis to get their Sam Maguire campaign off to the worst possible start. Given that this was their only home game, and it was against their lowest ranked opposition in terms of league standings, Clare now face an uphill battle to claim one of the top three places on offer. If there is a silver lining to the cloud it's that this is the least difficult group, although it's still a long shot that the Banner will pick up any points over the coming weeks. Clare face Monaghan away in Clones in a fortnight in Round 2 and will finish up playing Louth at a neutral venue in the final group game two weeks after that. One win has often been enough for teams to at least make the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals, which are contested by the second and third placed teams in the four groups. The four group winners go straight into the All-Ireland quarter-finals. This is Clare's third year in a row in the All-Ireland series and they are yet to pick up a point, with seven defeats out of seven games. In 2023, under Colm Collins, they lost to Monaghan and Donegal by five points and Derry by six points - a series of very respectable results. This came after relegation to Division 3 following a long spell as a solid Division 2 outfit in Collins' decade in charge. In 2024, under Mark Fitzgerald, Clare competed in Division 3, finishing third, before losing to Cork by two, Tyrone by 14 and Donegal by 24 points in the All-Ireland series, as their results deteriorated over the weeks. The context of Clare's struggles in the Sam Magurie group stages, comes down to the imbalances in the provincial championships. For the second year in a row they are the lowest ranked league team in the competition, Clare finished third in Division 3 this year, and still qualified as a second seed by making the Munster Final after defeating Tipperary in the Munster semi-final. They lost the final to Kerry, who are a top seed. If the top 16 teams in the league based on final placings made the All-Ireland series, it would see Clare and Down (qualifer for the 2025 All-Ireland as Tailteann Cup champions in 2024) replaced by Kildare and Offaly. The draw was kind to Clare though and they'd have targeted the Down match as one they could win. But, it didn't work out that way and when Keane faced the media after a 17 point defeat by Conor Laverty's side it didn't end well with the interview with the Clare Echo and Clare FM lasting just one minute. Keane is a triple All-Ireland winning Kerry minor manager and a SuperValu store owner in Killorglin. He led Kerry seniors to the 2019 All-Ireland final, where they lost after a replay to Jim Gavin's five-in-a-row chasing Dublin side. Keane's three year tenure as Kerry boss came to a close after the 2021 extra-time All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Tyrone, with his bid for a fresh terms falling on deaf ears as Jack O'Connor was appointed for a third term in the job. The question after the Down defeat which set Keane off was when he was asked if the team had gone backwards during his first season in charge, after taking over from fellow Kingdom man, Fitzgerald, who left to join Tomas O'Se's Kerry under-20 management team. Clare Echo journalist Paraic McMahon posted a transcript of the interview online. Páraic McMahon, The Clare Echo (PMcM): 'A very disappointing outcome, what are your thoughts?' Peter Keane (PK): 'Absolutely it is disappointing, we never got to the pitch of the game particularly early on, we couldn't get to the pitch of it and then scores start going away from you and you're scratching all the time then'. PMcM: 'That's the second game in a row really where we've started poorly, is there anything you can put your finger on for this?' PK: 'The Kerry game start was very poor yeah, putting your finger on it, can we improve on it, we'll go back Wednesday night and see what we can do'. PMcM: 'Talking about improvement, do you feel Clare are going backwards under your watch. We would have ran Down to eleven points last year, it is a seventeen point defeat today?' PK: 'Em I suppose Páraic that is maybe an angle you've been coming at for a while, just watching what you've been saying. I wouldn't agree with you but that is the way you think about it'. PMcM: 'In what regard?'. PK: 'I'll tell you one thing, I'd f******'....(walks away)
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Detroit Red Wings Prospect Breaks Through
Growing pains are a part of life. There are growing pains in life, as well as in hockey. One of the growing pains of hockey is prospects. Teams heavily invest time and resources into developing the organization's prospects. The Detroit Red Wings are no exception. Because of this, they closely monitor a prospect's progress in the league they play in. Unfortunately, not every league is equal. Nate Danielson is learning the hard way that the AHL is not like the WHL. The 6-foot-1 first-round draft pick has been experiencing a cold patch recently while playing with the Grand Rapids Griffins. For eight straight games, the center failed to register a single point. Over the same stretch of time, he fired 15 shots on the net. Eight of those shots came in the final three games of the cold spell. Raymond, Larkin Set to Face-Off as 4 Nations Round Robin Wraps Red Wings Star Envy Of The League 'That Was One of the Best Experiences of my Life": Larkin Nets Winner as USA Tops Canada Red Wings 3 Biggest Surprises Of The YearHe was pushing hard at the end of the streak to break through -- which he eventually did. The Griffins played back-to-back games against the Iowa Wild (Friday and Saturday), and Danielson registered an assist in each contest. He also had three shots in those games. Overall, he's having a good season. Collecting 24 points in 47 games is nothing to scoff at for an AHL rookie. Expectations for the center are undoubtedly higher than that, especially considering his final WHL season. Split between the Brandon Wheat Kings and Portland Winterhawks, Danielson recorded 67 points in 54 games last year. It was his fourth year in the WHL. The only way to go is up. Bookmark The Hockey News Detroit Red Wings team site to stay connected to the latest news, game-day coverage, and player features. Never miss a story by adding us to your Google News favorites.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Where to watch the NHL's 4 Nations Face-off
As a replacement for NHL Allstar week, the league is holding a week-long round robin tournament consisting of four teams, with players representing the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland. If you're a Tampa Bay Lightning fan, you're in luck because the tournament will feature five Lightning players which include Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel alongside head coach Jon Cooper and Julien BriseBois as Assistant GM for Team Canada. Jake Guentzel will be representing Team USA and Victor Hedman will captain for Team Sweden. Each team will consist of 13 forwards, seven defensemen and three goalies. The 4 Nations Face-off will be the first best-on-best tournament since the World Cup of Hockey 2016 in Toronto. All games will be held from Feb. 12-20 in both Montreal and Boston. Each game will be played according to standard NHL rules. Each team will play three tournament games in a traditional Round Robin format. The two teams with the best record will then advance to a one-game Final. 3 points for a win in regulation time 2 points for a win in overtime/shootout 1 point for a loss in overtime/shootout 0 points for a loss in regulation time. Every game will air on ABC, TNT or ESPN. 4 Nations Face-Off Schedule: All times are Eastern Wednesday-Feb. 12Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT Thursday-Feb. 13United States vs. Finland, 8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+ Saturday-Feb. 15Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+United States vs. Canada, 8 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+ Monday-Feb. 17Canada vs. Finland, 1 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNTSweden vs. United States, 8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT Thursday-Feb. 20Championship game, 8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+ ForwardsKyle Connor - Jack Eichel- Matthew TkachukJake Guentzel - Auston Matthews - Jack HughesMatt Boldy - J.T. Miller - Brady TkachukBrock Nelson - Vincent Trocheck - Dylan Larkin DefensemenJaccob Slavin - Adam FoxZack Werenski - Charlie McAvoyNoah Hanifin - Brock Faber GoaltendersConnor Hellebuyck ForwardsSam Reinhart - Connor McDavid - Mitch MarnerMark Stone - Sidney Crosby - Nathan MackinnonBrad Marchand - Brayden Point - Seth JarvisBrandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Sam Bennett DefensemenDevon Toews - Cale MakarJosh Morrissey - Colton ParaykoShea Theodore - Drew Doughty GoaltendersAdin Hill ForwardsFilip Forsberg - Elias Pettersson - Adrian KempeRickard Rakell - Mika Zibanajed - William NylanderJesper Bratt - Joel Eriksson Ek - Lucas RaymondViktor Arvidsson - Elias Lindholm - Gustav Nyquist DefensemenVictor Hedman - Jonas BrodinRasmus Dahlin - Rasmus AnderssonMattias Ekholm - Erik Karlsson GoaltendersFilip Gustavsson
