New England Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Fluto Shinzawa (Boston Globe) Reports: According to Guy Carbonneau, Mike Komisarek and Michael Ryder are available. Saku Koivu and Francis Bouillon are out. Ryan O'Byrne will be a healthy scratch, with Patrice Brisebois taking his spot.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Defenceman Mike Komisarek will return to the Montreal Canadiens for Game 1 of this Eastern Conference opening round series against Boston tonight. Veteran blueliner Patrice Brisebois will also suit up in place of youngster Ryan O'Byrne. Habs captain Saku Koivu (broken foot) won't play, robbing the Canadiens of playoff experience, something they don't have much of with their young squad....
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
from Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette, The team arranged for the players to invite one person to enjoy a few days in the desert. While many players invited their wives or girlfriends, Christopher Higgins, Mike Komisarek, Bryan Smolinski, Maxim Lapierre and Ryan O’Byrne invited their fathers. “It's a great idea,” said Bob Higgins, a New York City fire captain and longtime fan of the...
ShoutWire.com (Free subscription) | 02/14/2008
Police say two Montreal Canadiens players have been arrested outside a Tampa nightclub. The 23-year-old defenseman Ryan O’Byrne has been accused of stealing a woman's purse, and the 29-year-old right wing Thomas Kostopoulos has been charged with resisting an officer, a Tampa police report says. O’Byrne has been charged with felony grand theft.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 02/13/2008
The jury is out, the verdict is in, and, no, I’m not referring to the impending legal issues surrounding Montreal Canadiens’ players Tom Kostopoulos and Ryan O’Byrne… Rather, the Montreal Canadiens as a whole are an elite team in the league no longer as evidenced by their latest loss, their fourth in the past five [...]
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
The NHL Closer is written by Greg Wyshynski, of FanHouse and The Fourth Period. He is also the author of Glow Pucks And 10-Cent Beer. I had a few questions when I heard Ryan O'Byrne of the...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
from Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette, Defenceman Ryan O’Byrne and Tom Kostopoulos were arrested yesterday, and the first thing that jumped out at me as I read the police report was the time and place of the incident - 3 a.m. outside a bar. Over the years, we’ve seen numerous stories about athletes running afoul of the law. The offences have run the gamut from players urinating in alleys...
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Ryan O'Byrne and Thomas Kostopoulos joined their Montreal teammates for practice Monday, hours after being arrested outside a Tampa nightclub.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Ryan O'Byrne and Thomas Kostopoulos joined their Montreal teammates for practice Monday, hours are being arrested outside a Tampa nightclub.
Wizbang Sports (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Purse snatching hockey players? TAMPA, Fla. - Police say two Montreal Canadiens players have been arrested outside a Tampa nightclub. The 23-year-old defenseman Ryan O'Byrne has been accused of stealing a woman's purse, and the 29-year-old right wing Thomas Kostopoulos has been charged with resisting an officer, a Tampa police report says. Make a bet alcohol had something to do with...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Police say two Montreal Canadiens players have been arrested outside a Tampa nightclub. The 23-year-old defenseman Ryan O'Byrne has been accused of stealing a woman's purse, and the 29-year-old right wing Thomas Kostopoulos has been charged with resisting an officer, a Tampa police report says.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Police say two Montreal Canadiens players have been arrested outside a Tampa nightclub. The 23-year-old defenseman Ryan O'Byrne has been accused of stealing a woman's purse, and the 29-year-old right wing Thomas Kostopoulos has been charged with resisting an officer, a Tampa police report says.
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
From the CBC : Montreal Canadiens defenceman Ryan O’Byrne (above) and forward Tom Kostopoulos were arrested outside a South Tampa nightclub early Monday. O’Byrne, 23, was charged with grand theft, while Kostopoulos, 29, was charged with resisting an officer without violence, CBC News has learned. Both players were arrested around 3 a.m. local time outside a bar named [...]
Fox News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Police say two Montreal Canadiens players have been arrested outside a Tampa nightclub. The 23-year-old defenseman Ryan O'Byrne has been accused of stealing a woman's purse, and the 29-year-old right wing Thomas Kostopoulos has been charged with resisting an officer, a Tampa police report says. O'Byrne has been charged with felony grand theft. He was released Monday after posting...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Police said two Montreal Canadiens players have been arrested outside a Tampa nightclub. 29-year-old defenseman Ryan O’Byrne has been accused of stealing a woman's purse, and 29-year-old right wing Thomas Kostopoulos has been charged with resisting an officer, a Tampa police report says.
