NHL Rumors & News
NHL and NHLPA reach agreement, Kovalchuk deal to be approved (confirmed)
Fire & Ice | Bergen Record — The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have reached an agreement on guidelines for future long-term contracts and the official paperwork is being worked on with the aim of completing it before today’s 5 p.m. deadline, multiple sources have confirmed to me. As part of the agreement, the 15-year, $100 million contract Ilya Kovalchuk signed with the Devils a week ago will be approved. The news that an agreement had been reached was first reported by ESPN and TSN. A source said the new guidelines include stipulations about how the salary cap hit would be calculated for long-term deals that go...
New Jersey Devils 1 hour agoShort summer over, Eager reports for voluntary work
Thrashers Blog | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Ben Eager’s summer was short. That’s what happens when you play into the month of June en route to winning the Stanley Cup. Still the new Thrashers forward – one of four members of the title-winning Blackhawks to join the franchise this offseason – had enough time off. He joined the many other players that have reported to the team’s practice facility for voluntary workouts in advance of training camp. He is the first of the former Blackhawks to arrive. “It was that time,” Eager told the AJC. “I had been off for a couple months. I like to get back at it early and get back on the ice and get ar...
Atlanta Thrashers 1 hour ago'Up the ante' becomes Coyotes' new mantra
Ice Chips | Arizona Republic — Phoenix Coyotes update: A year ago, coach Dave Tippett came up with the perfect slogan for a team fighting for both respectability and a playoff spot. “Pack mentality.” He likes to move forward when it comes to mantras, and he has a new one for the 2010-11 season. “Up the ante.” Fans were thrilled a year ago when the Coyotes reached the playoffs for the first time since 2002, but Tippett did not view the season as a success. By “upping the ante," he’s imparting the message that merely advancing t...
Phoenix Coyotes 2 hours agoAndreas Lilja skates with former Red Wings teammates while looking for an NHL contract
Grand Rapids Press — Defenseman frustrated by soft job market in the league, regrets not taking Detroit's offer earlier in the summer.
Detroit Red Wings 2 hours agoMike Knuble: Caps 'can't wait to get to spring'
Capitals Insider | Washington Post — Mike Knuble was back in his usual spot -- directly in front of the goaltender -- today at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, where he is the latest to join the group of Capitals players skating in the mornings. We're in the home stretch of summer, with more players expected to return to the ice after Labor Day weekend and rookie camp slated to open a week from Sunday. The oldest of the Capitals regulars, 38-year-old Knuble said he feels more comfortable heading into his second season in Washington and that he knows from the get-go what kind of expectations and questions the team will face. "I expect, r...
Washington Capitals 2 hours agoDucks’ training camp to open Sept.18
Anaheim Ducks Blog | Orange County Register — A schedule note that Ducks’ training camp will officially open on Sept.18 at Anaheim Ice. Specific times and a roster will be announced in the coming weeks. The club typically begins practices in the late morning, say around 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. The Ducks will also participate in the rookie tournament on Sept.12-16 in Penticton, British [...]Ducks’ training camp to open Sept.18 is a post from: Ducks blog
Anaheim Ducks 2 hours agoPenguins sign veteran forward Mike Comrie
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — The Penguins today signed veteran forward Mike Comrie to a $500,000, one-year contract, potentially adding some scoring punch
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 hours agoPreseason starts on Tuesday
Bruins Blog | Boston Globe — Although full training camp officially opens on Sept. 17 with fitness testing for veterans, the preseason unofficially starts at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Ristuccia Arena with informal skates. The sessions are closed to the public. The only camp sessions...
Boston Bruins 3 hours agoFifty-seven players to compete at camp
Bruins Blog | Boston Globe — Thirty-two forwards, 19 defensemen, and six goalies will participate in rookie camp and main camp this month. It is undetermined how many rookies will advance to the big-boy sessions. Here is the roster: Forwards Jamie Arniel Patrice Bergeron Gregory Campbell...
Boston Bruins 3 hours agoMats Zuccarello Aasen makes quick impression
The Blueshirts Blog | New York Daily News — Martin Biron was among 16 Rangers taking part in the latest informal pre-camp practice at the MSG Training Center on Friday, and with the new backup joining Henrik Lundqvist on...
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- Friday's Red Sox-White Sox game postponed The Republican The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday.
- Former UNC president on football: "Great sadness" Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer In the early 1960s, then-UNC President William Friday had to deal with a point-shaving scandal involving basketball players at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State.Now long retired, Friday, 90, has been thinking about those bad old days a good bit lately as he follows the scandal enveloping the football program at Carolina."For people who care about the university, this is a moment of great sadness," Friday said today. "We've gone 50 years without even the remotest allegation of wrongdoing at Chapel Hill.Athletic ethics is an issue dear to Friday's heart. For more than 15 years, he co-chaired the Kn...
- Trustees' chair backs Davis, Baddour Observations from 50-yard Line | Charlotte Observer UNC Board of Trustees chair Bob Winston said he is "extremely saddened and disappointed" with the school's football scandal today, but said he backs coach Butch Davis and athletic director Dick Baddour as the Tar Heels move forward.Twelve UNC players are being held out of Saturday's season opener against LSU, and three more have not made the trip to Atlanta for the game but may be cleared in time to play."I think we have the right guy as our coach," Winston said. "I feel that Butch Davis is going to take a look at what’s happened and will figure the best way to move forward. And I think he is ...
- Defensive Issues Inside USC | Los Angeles Daily News You could argue it was a first game. In Hawaii. And the Warriors ran a spread-out offense. A less charitable view would be that USC's defense showed some disturbing tendencies that were peculiar to last season, especially in the Stanford...
- Beavers' new QB going to 'play it cool' Dallas Colleges Blog | ESPN Dallas No. 24 Oregon State will roll out first-time starting quarterback Ryan Katz on Saturday when the Beavers take on No. 6 TCU at Cowboys Stadium (6:45 p.m., ESPN). It's a tall task for the new kid against a defense that finished No. 1 in the nation the past two seasons and loves to put the opposing QB on his back. For a look at how Katz is approaching his first career start, click here.
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- 2010 Draft Prep: Moving beyond the obvious CBS Sports Every owner knows about Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin, but who might be some later-round targets for the upcoming season? We lay out players by position that you should consider on Draft Day. Evgeni Malkin - Alexander Ovechkin - Sports - Alex Ovechkin - National Hockey League
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- 2010 Draft Prep: Top 200 overall CBS Sports Our Top 200 players should help owners identify which player they should plan on targeting in drafts leading up to the start of the 2010 NHL season. Season - Sports - National Hockey League - Leagues - Hockey