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Panthers in HD: Fox Sports to Cover 72 Games, All in HiDef
On Frozen Pond | Miami Herald — The Panthers television partner is going all out this year, with Fox Sports announcing that all 72 televised games will be in HD. Good stuff for those of you who have been clammoring for more HD games. According to the...
Florida Panthers 8 mins agoThrashers rookie camp information
Thrashers Blog | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Here are the details from the Thrashers on the rookie camp Sept. 13-16: The Atlanta Thrashers will hold a prospect evaluation camp at the Duluth IceForum from September 13-16. Thrashers prospects will participate in practices and four-on-four scrimmages over the course of the four-day camp along with off-ice workouts, video sessions and nutrition/strength training. Thrashers Assistant Coach Mike Stothers and Manager of Player Development and Hockey Administration Ryan Bowness, along with Jeff Pyle, head coach of the Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL affiliate), will serve as coaches for the team’s pro...
Atlanta Thrashers 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 3 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 4 hours agoLightning's Stamkos coming to terms with growing celebrity
Tampa Tribune — Steven Stamkos sat in the stands inside Rogers Centre during a recent summer afternoon, a typical fan hanging out with his buddies and taking in a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game.
Tampa Bay Lightning 22 hours agoFSC to televise 65 Canes games
Lord Stanley's Blog | News & Observer — Fox Sports Carolinas will televise 65 Canes games this season, all in high definition, the team announced today. The 65-game package will include 35 of the team's road games. John Forslund again will handle the play-by-play and Tripp Tracy will provide analysis. The network’s coverage will begin for the Canes' Oct. 14 game at Ottawa and will continue with each of the team’s seven remaining games in October. Following eight televised games in November, FSC will cover 10 of the Hurricanes’ 12 games in December. A total of 41 of Carolina’s final 46 regular-season games wil...
Carolina Hurricanes September 2, 2010Catching up with Dmitry Kugryshev and Brian Willsie
Capitals Insider | Washington Post — I caught up with Brian Willsie and Dmitry Kugryshev this morning at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, where they along with Caps regulars Tomas Fleischmann, Boyd Gordon, Jeff Schultz and Semyon Varlamov have been taking part in informal workouts as training camp nears. Both players are expected to start the year in Hershey, but they're hoping to make a lasting impression with the Capitals' staff once camp begins. Kugryshev, who signed a three-year, entry-level contract in March, has been in Washington for three weeks to prepare for his first pro season, after resolving the visa issues that prohibited ...
Washington Capitals September 2, 2010Single-game tickets for Lightning on sale Sept. 10
Tampa Tribune — Single-game tickets for the the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2010-11 season go on sale at 9 a.m. Sept. 10, the team announced Thursday.
Tampa Bay Lightning September 2, 2010Bolts assuming Ranger won't play this season
Tampa Tribune — Two weeks before training camp, what the Lightning have on the team's roster is the group that will start training camp. That includes one noticeable absence - defenseman Paul Ranger.
Tampa Bay Lightning September 1, 2010Jeff Schultz ready for camp after offseason bout with mono
Capitals Insider | Washington Post — After a breakout 2009-10 season, the last thing Jeff Schultz anticipated dealing with this summer was a serious illness. But upon returning home to Calgary in May, Schultz was diagnosed with mononucleosis. The big, 24-year-old defenseman was bed ridden for roughly four weeks and lost about 25 pounds, but following a workout at Kettler Capitals Iceplex Wednesday, Schultz said he's healthy and ready for the rapidly approaching new season. "You hear about mono but you don't realize how much energy it takes out of you, how bad you feel and how you're pretty much stuck to your bed the whole time," ...
Washington Capitals September 1, 2010
- Kovalchuk deal with Devils approved New York Post The two-month saga is ending. Ilya Kovalchuk's contract with the Devils will be accepted by the NHL today after the league and its Players Association agreed on amending the CBA, sources say, so that the the league would certify compliant contracts up to age 40. The sides were said...
- Ilya Kovalchuk's re-worked contract with Devils to be approved, report says Newark Star-Ledger NHL, NHLPA agree to amendment to rules that govern long-term contracts
- Penguins single-game seats to go on sale Pittsburgh Post-Gazette About 2,000 single-game tickets for each Penguins home date for the first season at Consol Energy Center will go on sale at 10 a.m. next Friday.
- 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...
- Penguins 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
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