Month: June 2008

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES-Named Tom Rowe assistant coach and Jeff Daniels coach and general manager of Albany (AHL).

TORONTO – The son of Stompin’ Tom Connors says his father is open to licensing his famed hockey song to CBC as a replacement for the “Hockey Night In Canada” theme, which was acquired by CTV on Monday.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings brought home the Stanley Cup last week.
Now, two of the team’s stars are taking it to Los Angeles.
Defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom and goalie Chris Osgood will be guests on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings brought home the Stanley Cup last week.Now, two of the team’s stars are taking it to Los Angeles.Defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom and goalie Chris Osgood will be guests on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Tuesday.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings brought home the Stanley Cup last week.
Now, two of the team’s stars are taking it to Los Angeles.
Defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom and goalie Chris Osgood will be guests on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday.

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Maxim Lapierre to a US$1.375-million, two-year deal.Lapierre, 23, had 18 points (7-11) in 53 games last season for Montreal, setting career highs in all categories.

Martin Brodeur had one of the best seats in the house for one of one of Dominik Hasek’s finest hours.It was 1998 in Nagano, the NHL’s first foray in the Olympics.

TORONTO – When Ron Wilson first left Canada for the United States 41 years ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs had just won the Stanley Cup.Leafs fans haven’t celebrated an NHL championship since then and now they’ll be looking to Wilson to bring the Cup back to Toronto.

REDWOOD, Calif. – Calgary Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf will be the main cover boy for Electronic Arts’ “NHL 09” video game.The 23-year-old follows Eric Staal on the cover.

TORONTO – The on-again, off-again effort to rescue the familiar theme song to CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada” took a dramatic turn Monday when rival network CTV announced it had purchased the rights to the iconic tune in perpetuity.

TORONTO – The on-again, off-again effort to rescue the familiar theme song to CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada” took a dramatic turn Monday when rival network CTV announced it had purchased the rights to the iconic tune in perpetuity.

TORONTO – The saga of CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada” theme song took a surprising turn Monday as rival network CTV announced it has acquired the rights to the iconic tune.

TORONTO – CBC appears to be making a last-ditch effort to rescue the popular Hockey Night in Canada theme song.The public broadcaster has asked Toronto sports lawyer Gord Kirke to mediate negotiations between CBC and Copyright Music and Visuals, the company that controls the song.

TORONTO – Internet broadcaster JumpTV Inc. (TSX:JTV) is merging with NeuLion Inc., a New York-based provider of web services to sports customers including the National Hockey League and the International Fight League.

DETROIT – The Dominator is done.Dominik Hasek announced his retirement during a news conference in Detroit on Monday, only days after the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in six games over Pittsburgh.

DETROIT – Dominik Hasek is expected to announce his retirement, a person in the NHL told The Associated Press on Sunday night.The Detroit Red Wings scheduled a news conference for Monday morning without revealing details.

FARGO, N.D. – The coach of the United States Hockey League’s Fargo Force says 15-year-old star Garrett Clarke is backing out of a verbal commitment to the University of North Dakota and the Fargo USHL team.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs are closing in on hiring veteran Ron Wilson as their next head coach.”We have a verbal agreement but nothing’s on paper yet,” Leafs interim GM Cliff Fetcher told The Canadian Press on Sunday.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Penguins refuse to die.Ben Lovejoy scored the winner as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins clobbered the Chicago Wolves 5-1 in Game 5 of the Calder Cup.