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Monthly Archives: May 2008

"I know for sure [Fedorov] wants to stay [in Washington]"

28 May, 2008

At a ceremony in Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. today, Alex Ovechkin will officially be awarded the Art Ross Trophy and the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy. Prior to the award ceremony, Alex met with the press on a conference call. Alex said he was happy to win these awards and feels it is important to the [...]

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Netminder Logjam Continuing to Ease

28 May, 2008

First came the news that Olaf Kolzig will not be a Washington Capital next year. Now, up in Hershey, it appears that Frederic Cassivi’s career with the Bears has come to an end. Tim Leone reports, per eurohockey.net, that Cassivi has signed to play for the Sinupret Ice Tigers in Nurnberg, Germany next season. Cassivi’s [...]

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Search No More for a Great Hockey Read This Summer: Stephen Brunt Finds the Essence of Bobby Orr

28 May, 2008

Perhaps half or more of contemporary hockey fans never saw the incomparable Bobby Orr perform, and with this in mind, we’re indebted to Stephen Brunt and his literary landscape-altering effort Searching for Bobby Orr (Triumph Books, 2007). A Canadian sports journalist, a hockey fan and one of Bobby Orr most particularly, Brunt in his book [...]

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Matt Bradley Signed to Three-Year Contract

27 May, 2008

The Washington Capitals have re-signed right wing Matt Bradley to a three-year contract, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. The Stittsville, Ontario, native has been a feisty shutdown forward for the Capitals for the past three years; he played his 300th NHL game last season. Signing the scrapper to a three-year deal [...]

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Missing a Mismatch in May

27 May, 2008

Bettman made us wait a week for this mismatch? How is it that so broad a spectrum of press had so difficult a time recognizing the glaring discrepancies between these two teams? “Fooled by youth” is one explanation. In the pressure cooker of a Cup Finals, the Penguins look their age. Meaning, it’s one thing [...]

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On Beaches, Backyard Grilling, Deck Beers, and the Pre-Eminent Value of the THN Draft Guide

26 May, 2008

There’s wide variety to the recreation we employ on summer’s first (and long) weekend. Families pack the car and head for the beach. Those remaining at home often host the season’s opening backyard barbeque. Still others take in a ballgame with the kids or garden or dive into summer reading in a hammock. My time-honored [...]

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A Day to Honor and Remember

26 May, 2008

The photograph above was taken by Getty Images photographer John Moore on Memorial Day last year. You can find his account of the day and the photograph at the Getty Images blog. Take a moment, give it a read and remember the reason for today’s holiday.

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Bettman's State of the Hockey Union

25 May, 2008

As is tradition, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the media late yesterday afternoon in  the lead-up to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. The commissioner has used this forum in the past to offer a quasi state of the game assessment, and yesterday was no different. James Mirtle has the entire transcript of the [...]

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There Was No Boxed Wine at This Blogger's Holiday Weekend Picnic

25 May, 2008
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Hockey as a Desert Rose in Sin City

24 May, 2008

I was dreading my business trip to Las Vegas this past week. For starters, Monday’s temperature there was a hockey unfriendly 108 degrees. And please, spare me the “It’s a dry heat” defense. Pizza ovens harbor little humidity, and I don’t want to reside in those either. Mercifully, a cold front swept through some time [...]

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