Abel to Yzerman (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... miss the net.’” As classic as that goal was, the reaction from Steve Yzerman might have been better. “We were celebrating and the first guy I see is Stevie Yzerman in the pile. His eyes were as big as saucers and he said ‘What the [expletive] was that? I had no idea.” NHLPA’s official release on Mac’s retirement is here. And this will blow...
Abel to Yzerman (Free subscription) | yesterday
My reasoning for praying to Santa and Jobu for a win tonite is unusual. It’s not so the Wings can grab a share of that elusive 8 spot in the West. It’s not so that we can start building up a decent record at the Joe. Even wrecking the evenings of little whining, pouting, bitter bitch Blues fans, the ones who wake up every morning with cramps they still attribute to an Yzerman slap shot...
Maxwell's House (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hockey Canada anounced yesterday that it will unveil its roster of players for next February's Olympic games in Vancouver. Steve Yzerman and the rest of his team have a problem that coaches and managers in every sport and at every level dream of...an embarrassment of riches. But an embarrassment of riches does not guarantee victory. It's not simply a matter of picking the 25 or so best players...
St. Louis Game Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
... free to check out Winging it in Motown. If you want to fit in, just say things like "Steve Yzerman is a god." or "Our goaltending sucks." Or, you could just say nothing at all since that seems to be the norm over there. [Winging It In Motown ] Hockey news R esults from Tuesday. [Yahoo! Sports] O h, Wednesday is another full slate of games. [Yahoo! Sports] I n an investigation...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
from Damien Cox of the Toronto Star, There are only 25 days to go until Steve Yzerman unveils the Canadian men’s 2010 Olympic hockey team and a heated national debate begins. Interestingly, at this relatively late stage of the process, some new candidates have emerged, players who weren’t even at the Calgary orientation camp in August but have performed so well this season that Yzerman...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
There are only 25 days to go until Steve Yzerman unveils the Canadian men's 2010 Olympic hockey team and a heated national debate begins.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Five recent Red Wings have managed to parlay their playing careers into suit-and-tie jobs in hockey: STEVE YZERMAN He multitasks as a Wings vice president and alternate governor, and Team Canada general manager. SLAVA FETISOV Formerly Russia's minister of sport, he chairs the Kontinental Hockey League board of directors.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, Oh, sure, it’s just a game, and nothing that happens Wednesday night when Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo square off in New Jersey will have much bearing on the Olympic jobs handed out in February. But just so everyone knows, Team Canada GM Steve Yzerman will indeed be watching the Canucks-Devils game. “I’m going to TiVo it and watch it later,”...
