January 2008 Archives
Just got this tidbit ...
"SNOOP DOGG RECEIVES A HOCKEY LESSON FROM THE
Captain Chris Pronger and the 2007
I caught Teemu Selanne today as he ran out of Anaheim Ice. He didn't have a ton of time, but when I asked if he was any closer to a decision, he gave me this: "I'll take this week and next week and we'll see how it goes. I feel pretty good."
It's the most specific time frame Selanne has offered for ending his unofficial retirement. He began his skating program earlier this month, said he would have a decision sometime in January, and Burkie has not pressed him to make a decision.
He looked good, too. The three guys he was practicing with were rec players, but still, it looked like the same Teemu that hoisted the Cup.
More from the morning skate...
Tomorrow: The Toronto Maple Leafs are in Anaheim for the first time since November, 2003. Canada's most recognizable franchise (unless you favor Montreal) is like Halley's Comet in these parts. Get a front-row seat to the game, and maybe you'll be seen by millions of Canadians on CBC's nightly highlights package!
Thursday: All-star reserves are announced. Expect Ryan Getzlaf to get his first all-star nod and a trip to ... Atlanta. (In diametric opposition to an outdoor game in Buffalo, an all-star game in Atlanta just seems wrong.)

Ducks defenseman Shane Hnidy skated with his teammates at 10 a.m. today, then was told to pack his bags.

J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.


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