Month: June 2008

DETROIT – The Stanley Cup is OK after taking a tumble during the Red Wings’ celebrations in Detroit.NHL spokeswoman Bernadette Mansur said the Cup got a slight dent Friday after some players took the trophy to Cheli’s Chili Bar, a downtown restaurant owned by Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES-Signed G Daniel Manzato to a one-year contract.PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Traded F Ryan Potulny to Edmonton for D Danny Syvret.

TORONTO – The NHL insists it hasn’t spilled the beans on this year’s Hart Trophy winner.The league’s official online store briefly featured a blue Alexander Ovechkin t-shirt Friday afternoon with the phrase “2007-08 Hart Trophy winner” displayed along the bottom.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anaheim Ducks executive vice-president and general manager Brian Burke has been selected to lead the United States’ entry at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, USA Hockey announced Friday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A Silicon Valley financier who owns a stake in the NHL’s Nashville Predators has filed for personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy just weeks after being accused of loan fraud.

PITTSBURGH – At the very moment the Detroit Red Wings were holding their Stanley Cup parade Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins were saying goodbye and heading off into a shorter-than-usal off-season.

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers traded defenceman Danny Syvret to the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday for forward Ryan Potulny.Syvret, a 22-year-old native of Millgrove, Ont.

UNDATED – From the sublime halls of Parliament to the ridiculous – yet hilarious – lyrics of a Calgary radio station, Canadians poured out their hearts Friday in a rah-rah requiem for their beloved hockey anthem.

UNDATED – From the sublime halls of Parliament to the ridiculous – yet hilarious – lyrics of a Calgary radio station, Canadians poured out their hearts Friday in a rah-rah requiem for their beloved hockey anthem.

TORONTO – Talks are continuing Friday between CBC and the agency representing the composer of the “Hockey Night in Canada” theme song.CBC sports director Scott Moore has said he hopes the public broadcaster can reach a reasonable deal with representatives for Dolores Claman.

DETROIT – Goaltender Chris Osgood stopped just about everything in the Stanley Cup playoffs. With thousands of jubilant fans celebrating the Red Wings’ title Friday, he couldn’t stop his emotions.

DETROIT – For the third time this decade, Detroit sports fans headed downtown to celebrate a major sports championship.Thousands of red-and-white-clad fans jammed Woodward Avenue for the chance to see a parade Friday in honour of the team that brought the Stanley Cup back to Hockeytown.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueBUFFALO SABRES-Sign D Dennis Persson to three-year entry-level deal.COLORADO AVALANCHE – Signed D Derek Peltier.

PITTSBURGH – Their names will never be etched on the Stanley Cup but the Detroit Red Wings needed their quiet contributions to reach the top.

RALEIGH, N.C. – For the past decade, Glen Wesley helped shepherd the Carolina Hurricanes from homeless vagabonds in North Carolina to Stanley Cup champions.

BY JOHN GRIGG
TORONTO – The Ontario League’s 2008 awards ceremony was held with heavy hearts Wednesday afternoon at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

DETROIT – The result was familiar.For the fourth time in 11 seasons, the Detroit Red Wings hoisted the Stanley Cup. The sights, sounds and context were much different than the other three titles.

EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is waving his fist at the CBC over reports that the national broadcaster is preparing to drop the Hockey Night In Canada theme song.

PITTSBURGH – It seems hardly fair, but it’s the Stanley Cup runners-up that have the off-season from hell. The NHL champions are pretty much all set for next season.

TORONTO – Hockey fans called a major penalty against the CBC Thursday as the national broadcaster seemed prepared to do away with the Hockey Night in Canada theme – a beloved 40-year-old musical institution as familiar to Canadians as the country’s national anthem.