Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
More photos » by Graham Hughes - AP RW: Hey Timmy, you figured out where our stud picks are? Browse more photos » An anonymous comment over at my blog Bitter Leaf Fan raised the question of how exactly the Leafs arrived in their current mess. There’s not a single cause or easy explantion. This franchise has gone through three, maybe even four, different phases since 2000, however;...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
With Brett Hull, Brian Leetch, Luc Robitaille and Steve Yzerman inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame last week, it's time to talk about next year.
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Red Sox decided the recession was over and raised ticket prices for the 2010 season. We can only hope the increased revenue will be used to sign a good hitter. The Bruins annoucned they would be playing a charity game at Fenway on Jan. 2nd featuring team alumni: Bruins fans will have the opportunity to watch as Bruins legend and current Vice President Cam Neely returns to the ice to skate with...
The Ladies... love the Olympics (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
It’s time for me to care about hockey again! As you may have heard this week, new members were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (you can be forgiven if you didn’t – after all, it turned into another ridiculous edition of the Gretzky Show.) Brian Leetch, Luc Robitaille, Brett Hull, Lou Lamoriello, and [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
from Shawn P. Roarke of NHL.com, For Gretzky, Monday night was not about the fallout from the sale of the Phoenix franchise, but rather a celebration of the career achievements of the Hall of Fame inductees—Luc Robitaille, Brian Leetch, Steve Yzerman and Brett Hull. “It is what it is right now,” Gretzky said. “Right now, it’s just my time to sit back and enjoy my kids....
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Penguins -Does Eric Godard ( above ) deserve a regular spot in the lineup ? -Penguins president David Morehouse suffered a heart attack . Trainer Chris Stewart came to the rescue. -The Pensblog has details on the health of Penguins public address announcer John Barbero . -This is a few days old, but here are the pre-game ceremonies from Saturday's Hockey Hall of Fame Game between the Red Wings and...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2009 has received its rings. Steve Yzerman, Luc Robitaille, Brian Leetch, Brett Hull and New Jersey Devils executive Lou Lamoriello picked up their jewelry during a morning ceremony at the Hall. The induction speeches are scheduled for Monday night. All four players in the group are entering the Hall in their first year of eligibility. They are the first players who...
Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Bobby Swigert is the latest prospect to join Spaz's staff . What's interesting about him is that he's been injured most of the year, yet still earned a scholarship AND he plans to play baseball for BC too. Swigert had a decent list of offers from schools like Michigan, Stanford and Nebraska. SI.com predicts we will be in Charlotte for bowl season . I would be shocked if they had us back for the third...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Those are the words of Steve Yzerman in his Hockey Hall of Fame induction speech tonight, talking about watching Brian Leetch play in the 1994 playoffs (which Yzerman had plenty of time to watch after the expansion Sharks knocked off his Red Wings in Round 1). “You’re a New England guy,” Yzerman said to Leetch. “I know you know how big a thing that is to say.” Leetch...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The former players Brian Leetch, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille and the Devils’ general manager, Lou Lamoriello, were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Glen Sather is up here in Toronto for Brian Leetch’s Hall of Fame induction tonight, and said his plan is to sit tight with his roster and let the current crop fill the holes at center. With Chris Drury and Brandon Dubinsky injured in Saturday night’s game in Calgary, and Vinny Prospal capable of playing center, Sather pointed to Christopher Higgins as a player who should be able to step...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The former players Brian Leetch, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille and the Devils’ general manager, Lou Lamoriello, were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
( Here's Dejan's "game" story on Dave's induction. ) By Dejan Kovacevic Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TORONTO – The Hockey Hall of Fame, the majestic stone structure at the corner of this metropolis’ Yonge and Front streets, has become a second home not only for Canadian legends but also a steady flow in the past decade from Pittsburgh, from Mario Lemieux to Paul Coffey, Ron Francis,...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2009 has received its rings. Steve Yzerman, Luc Robitaille, Brian Leetch, Brett Hull and New Jersey Devils executive Lou Lamoriello picked up their jewelry during a morning ceremony at the Hall. The induction speeches are scheduled for Monday night. All four players in the group are entering the Hall in their first year of eligibility. They are the first players who...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
By Dejan Kovacevic | 11:50 a.m. Monday TORONTO - Will put up a few pictures a bit later when I find a stronger Internet signal. For now, I am in the lobby of the Westin Harbour Castle hotel, down by the waterfront, just before the ceremony to induct Dave Molinari and John Davidson into their branches of the Hall, and the lobby is filled with about 200 or so luminaries. Among those seen: Gary Bettman,...
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