Fox News (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
The Detroit Red Wings signed tough-guy right wing Aaron Downey to a one-year contract on Wednesday. Downey signed with Detroit last season and played in 56 games. He has spent parts of eight seasons with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues and Montreal Canadiens. In his career, Downey has collected seven goals, nine assists and 487 penalty minutes.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
The Detroit Red Wings signed tough-guy right wing Aaron Downey to a one-year contract on Wednesday.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
The Detroit Red Wings signed tough-guy right wing Aaron Downey to a one-year contract on Wednesday. Downey signed with Detroit last season and played in 56 games. He has spent parts of eight seasons with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues and Montreal Canadiens. In his career, Downey has collected seven goals, nine assists and 487 penalty minutes.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
from Manny Almela of Canadiens.com, It’s an annual tradition for gamers everywhere to wait anxiously for the latest EA Sports NHL game. For the 2009 version, it’s only fitting that its focus be on the rich tradition of the league’s most storied franchise, the Montreal Canadiens In efforts to commemorate the upcoming Canadiens Centennial on December 4, 2009, NHL09 will feature an assortment of Canadiens...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal, These are the dog days if you’re looking for a hockey fix, but the fan message boards are full of crazy Ales Hemsky trade rumours to the Montreal Canadiens. That’s like fantasizing that you might get a date with Halle Berry. Not a chance. “Hemmer’s a guy you build your team around,” said Edmonton Oilers assistant general manager Kevin Prendergast, who laughed...
On the Forecheck (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
Today's installment of the Forechecker's Forecast brings us to , the veteran center who was acquired last summer to be " that can play the shut-down defensive role and also fill in in more offensive situations," as GM David Poile said at the time. Since Bonk did a solid job in that role with the Montreal Canadiens for the first two years following the Great Lockout, there was reason for optimism that...
HockeyAnalysis.com (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
1 Montreal Canadiens 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Washington Capitals 4 Philadelphia Flyers 5 Ottawa Senators 6 NY Rangers 7 New Jersey Devils 8 Carolina Hurricanes 9 Tampa Bay Lightning 10 Boston Bruins 11 Buffalo Sabres 12 Florida Panthers 13 Atlanta Thrashers 14 Toronto Maple Leafs 15 NY Islanders Again, I’m going to have to disagree with THN over this. If the Pens had managed to keep Ryan Malone and/or...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
By Reid SpencerSporting News NASCAR Wire ServicePatrick Carpentier's stint in limbo -- will he or won't he have a full-time ride in 2009? -- is supposed to end this week, and it could be the beginning of a mutual success story for the Gillett Evernham Motorsports driver and for NASCAR."There are three things that I like," Carpentier said earlier this month. "Formula Atlantic was fun. Grand Am was great...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
from Broadcaster, The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council today released its decision concerning comments made on an episode of Bonsoir les sportifs broadcast on CKAC-AM (Montreal). Host Ron Fournier suggested that the Montreal Canadiens use violence against their opponents. The CBSC concluded that the broadcast violated the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Code of Ethics because it promoted...
Covers.com (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
English soccer's biggest prize could be staying in American hands. After American Malcolm Glazer's Manchester United wrested the Premier League title away from Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich last season, Liverpool's Tom Hicks and George ...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
If Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin and Teemu Selanne want to take their time to decide their future, Spector says they've earned it.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
from NHL.com, Highlighting pre-season action in North America, the Philadelphia Flyers will play a nostalgic final game in their former home, the Wachovia Spectrum, when they host the Carolina Hurricanes Sept. 27. The Spectrum, which is slated to close its doors next spring, was the Flyers’ home from the club’s inaugural NHL season in 1967-68 through 1995-96. The people of Roberval, Quebec, winners...
Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
The Calgary Stampeders will try to hand Saskatchewan its first loss of the CFL season Thursday in Regina (8 p.m. MT) but will need ...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
BIEL, Switzerland (AP) -NHL veteran Sean Hill has signed to play for Swiss club Biel next season.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland - Icebergs, some bigger than the world's largest cruise ships, meander silently by the harbor here in late spring and early summer. Michael Ryder grew up in a fishing town to the north, Bonavista, roughly a four-hour drive, depending on the ploddings of the too-frequent interlopers with large antlers that have a way of fascinating visitors and ...
