post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
PREGAME Greetings from cloudy but really warm Pittsburgh. It's in the high 50s here today. This is not the night before Thanksgiving. It's more like mid-spring. A few blurry, fuzzy sights. Consol Energy Center: -Mellon Arena: -Montreal's Carey Price has at least one fan here: -The ice: -Pascal Dupuis graces the cover of tonight's "Ice TIme:" -Given the supposed "Ice TIme Curse"...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
PREGAME Greetings from cloudy but really warm Pittsburgh. It's in the high 50s here today. This is not the night before Thanksgiving. It's more like mid-spring. A few blurry, fuzzy sights. Consol Energy Center: -Mellon Arena: -Montreal's Carey Price has at least one fan here: -The ice: -Pascal Dupuis graces the cover of tonight's "Ice TIme:" -Given the supposed "Ice TIme Curse"...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
A preview of the Canadiens. When and where: 7:30 p.m., Mellon Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, RDS. Record: 12-11-1, 25 points. The Canadiens are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and in fourth place in the Northeast Division. Leading Scorer: Tomas Plekanec ( right ), 24 points (five goals, 19 assists). Last Game: 5-3 home win against the Blue Jackets, last night . Marc-Andre Bergeron had two goals...
Montreal Canadiens (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
MONTREAL - In today’s Habs Notebook, how Brian Gionta got defensive, what Jaroslav Spacek does to say healthy and what heading back “home” to Pittsburgh means to Hal Gill. Mr. Versatility At the tail-end of practice on Tue...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
The Penguins have released their lineup for tonight's preseason game in Montreal . Luca Caputi ( above ) and Eric Tangradi will continue to get some prime opportunites playing alongside Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin: FORWARDS Luca Caputi-Sidney Crosby-Bill Guerin Chris Kunitz-Evgeni Malkin-Eric Tangradi Pascal Dupuis-Craig Adams-Tim Wallace Ryan Bayda-Dustin Jeffrey-Eric Godard DEFENSEMEN Ben Lovejoy-Deryk...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
More photos » by Paul Chiasson - AP Browse more photos » Who's in: Mike Cammalleri , Hal Gill , Brian Gionta , Scott Gomez , Paul Mara , Travis Moen , Curtis Sanford , Jaroslav Spacek Who's out: Francis Bouillon , Patrice Brisebois , Mathieu Dandenault , Christopher Higgins , Saku Koivu , Mike Komisarek , Tom Kostopoulos , Alex Kovalev , Robert Lang , Mathieu Schneider , Alex Tanguay Outlook:...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP Browse more photos » Who's in: Jeff Cowan , Mike Grier , Cody McCormick , Steve Montador Who's out: Maxim Afinogenov , Dominic Moore , Teppo Numminen , Andrew Peters , Jaroslav Spacek , Mikael Tellqvist Outlook: It was another fairly quiet off-season for the Sabres , who only added depth defenceman Steve Montador and checking winger Mike Grier via free...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
We're pretty sure this list doesn't really prove anything, but we found it interesting ( Sorry, we're hockey geeks ). The following is a list of each team and the current and former captain they currently have on their training camp rosters. Each player is listed with the team(s) they captained: Team (Number of Players) Players (Team) Canuck (5) Pavol Demitra (Wild) Keith Carney-*(Wild) Roberto Luongo...
Montreal Canadiens (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
In order to view this page you need JavaScript and Flash Player 9+ support! MONTREAL - Compared to the six other new Habs this summer, it took Jaroslav Spacek a little longer to settle in to the 514 and get his feet wet in his new NHL home. ...
Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
#12 NICHOL DRIVES THE NET VS #20 NABOKOV AND #52 RIVET - 2007 WCQF G3 #12 SCOTT NICHOL BATTLES #3 MURRAY AND #8 PAVELSKI - 2008 FILE PHOTO The San Jose Sharks signed 34-year old center Scott Nichol according to the Associated Press . Nichol registered 10 points for the Nashville Predators in a 2008-09 season that was limited to 43 games played due to a concussion. Expected to add feistiness to the...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
from Larry Wigge of NHL.com, Extreme makeover? Or did the Montreal Canadiens really improve themselves by adding three new forwards and two defensemen at the cost of letting their first-, third-, fifth- and seventh-leading scorers walk? This is a touchy situation, especially after the Canadiens were expecting to celebrate the team’s 100th anniversary with a run for their first Stanley Cup since...
TML Fan Fury (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
The Leafs are not they only team looking for a different direction many teams are looking for that, while others need that one or two players to put them over the top. There have been many team transactions since June 30 and here is a team by team breakdown of whats been done so far. Anaheim Ducks Signed: RW- Troy Bodie, D- Steve McCarthy Re-signed: D- Scott Niedermayer Atlanta Thrashers Signed: C-...
Vedasri (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
TSN.caCanadiens sign free agent Jaroslav Spacek to three-year contractThe Canadian PressMONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed free agent defenceman Jaroslav Spacek to a three-year contract. Spacek, 35, had eight goals and 45 points for ...Habs sign D Spacek for three yearsMiamiHerald.comSabres land free-agent D MontadorThe Associated PressHabs ink Jaroslav Spacekcanadiens.comCTV Montreal...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP "I followed your lead, buddy, and got the green." Browse more photos » I'm fairly certain that was a record in terms of spending on July 1 for the NHL. Here's a timeline as to what was spent per hour on Wednesday, from noon until midnight: So those were the hours to tune into the TSN gabfest. Here's a look back at the 20 biggest money deals, from...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
(By Chip Alexander, chip.alexander@newsobserver.com) Erik Cole's flirtation with free agency proved to be brief. At noon Wednesday, Cole went on the NHL's open market as an unrestricted free agent. Less than four hours later, the power forward had signed a new contract with the Carolina Hurricanes that will pay him $2.8million next season and $3million for the 2010-11 season. “Erik did exactly...
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