Archive for September, 2009
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009HELSINKI — Florida closed its exhibition season here at Hartwall Arena tonight with a much-needed 4-2 victory against local team Jokerit. With the win, the Panthers finished a long and winding preseason with a 5-4 record.
The nine-game schedul…
Top prospect Myers makes Sabres’ roster (AP)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009He's not only tall, he's a top prospect. And now rookie Tyler Myers is on the team. After a stellar 2008-09 season at Kelowna, where he led the Rockets to the WHL championship and was named the league's playoff MVP, Myers, Buffalo's top pick in the 2008 draft (12th overall), is on the Sabres' 23-man [...]
San Jose Sharks pick Rob Blake as captain
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009The San Jose Sharks announced that Rob Blake will be the team’s captain this season, with Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle as the alternates.
Top five productive role players
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Everyone knows the importance of role players to a team’s overall success. We don’t talk about them much — especially at this time of year as we load up our fantasy teams with offensive talent. But after the great response to the piece here a few weeks ago that focused on Pittsburgh’s Max Talbot, I [...]
Capitals set roster for start of season (AP)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009The Washington Capitals have set their roster for the start of the regular season. The Capitals recalled left wing Boyd Kane from the Hershey Bears of the AHL on Wednesday and assigned goaltender Michal Neuvirth (NOY-vihrt) to the Bears. The team lost an expected contributor when left wing Chris Bourque was claimed on waivers by [...]
Sources: NHL players still debating former NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly ouster
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009More than four weeks after the executive board of the NHL Players Association fired executive director Paul Kelly in a 22-5 vote at 3 a.m., a number of player representatives continue to debate the decision, according to sources.
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