What's up with: Ex-Coyote Mike Ricci
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
We caught up with the former NHL player, who had a stint with the Coyotes.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
We caught up with the former NHL player, who had a stint with the Coyotes.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
DENVER – In conjunction with Pepsi Center’s 10-year anniversary, the Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club will launch its Alumni Association on Opening Night (Oct. 1) in a pre-game ceremony introducing Joe Sakic as the first of 10 honorees to be named throughout the 2009-10 season. “We’re a proud organization with a great winning tradition and history,” said Kurt Schwartzkopf,...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
One thing hockey fans appreciate more than anything else is the down-to-earth hard working mentality of most hockey players. Sure, they’re millionaires but they work their tail off on the ice, are respectful off the ice, and appreciate the special chance they’ve earned. They live in a different world than us but most of the time, they’ve come from our world, and they respect that....
St. Louis Game Time (Free subscription) | 03/20/2009
With Mike Ricci out of the league, Rod Brind'amour out for the season and Chris Chelios being removed from the running due to his professional status, the title of Ugliest Man In Hockey has fallen to one of tonight's opponents, Olli Jokinen. Since we all know you're just trying to kill off the waning hours of a Friday anyway, we thought we'd give you a little arts and crafts to work on: How To Draw...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, From the Class of 1990, Owen Nolan remains but Petr Nedved, Keith Primeau, Mike Ricci and Jaromir Jagr—four of the top-five draft picks—are out of the NHL. The best player from that class: The ageless goaltender, Martin Brodeur. a few more hockey notes tossed in Steve’s Sunday column…
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The San Jose Sharks filled out new coach Todd McLellan's staff on Wednesday, hiring Trent Yawney, Todd Richards and Jay Woodcroft as assistant coaches. Former NHL goalie Corey Schwab was hired as San Jose's goaltending development coach, and Mike Ricci was...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
Mike Ricci isn't trying to coach every boys' basketball team in the Colonial Conference. It just seems that way. On Tuesday night, Ricci was named the head coach at Haddon Heights; he has also served as the head coach at two other Colonial schools, Paulsboro and Gateway.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
from Carl Steward of Inside Bay Area, Reading the long list of possible candidates to coach the San Jose Sharks, only one name runs me up against the boards and slams me with intrigue—Mike Ricci. If nothing else, what a face to identify your increasingly faceless franchise, eh? Stop snickering. I know there are a lot of things wrong with pinning Ricci’s name high on the candidate board....
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
from Sharkspage, Sportingnews.com NHL reporter Victor Chi, a former San Jose Sharks beat writer for the Mercury News for over 10 years, answered a handful of questions about working in the American half of the orginal six, visiting Columbine High School after the school shooting tragedy, Mike Ricci taking a ceremonial faceoff with Queen Elizabeth, the Sharks-Flames series, the impact of late goaltending...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Mike Ricci put his shot into the far corner, and Evgeni Nabokov dived to get it. The pingpong ball sliced away from the goalie's paddle, and he tumbled to the floor of the San Jose Sharks' locker room with an exaggerated yelp. "Game over!" Sharks general...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -Mike Ricci put his shot into the far corner, and Evgeni Nabokov dived to get it. The pingpong ball sliced away from the goalie's paddle, and he tumbled to the floor of the San Jose Sharks' locker room with an exaggerated yelp.
Covers.com (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Mike Ricci put his shot into the far corner, and Evgeni Nabokov dived to get it. The pingpong ball sliced away from the goalie's paddle, and he tumbled to the floor of the San Jose Sharks' locker room with an exaggerated y...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Mike Ricci resigned yesterday as the Gateway boys' basketball coach to pursue a job at another school. "I just felt now was the right time to look at this other opportunity, so I stepped down," he said.
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 01/16/2008
Bottomline Betting has compiled their own arbitrary list of “The World's Ugliest Athletes”. While Mike Ricci (above) and George Muresan were obvious enough candidates, surely there’s a certain Coventry City manager that's been unfairly snubbed in this instance?
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 12/27/2007
Well, Christmas is over, so apparently it's a good time to get down to being obnoxious and mean-spirited. From ESPN's Page 2: There are athletes like David Beckham, Tom Brady and Michael Jordan who rise to fame behind their talent and good looks. And then there are those like Otis Nixon, Sam Cassell and Gheorghe Muresan, who become known for being horribly, horribly, horribly ugly. Ricci fell into...