Monthly Archives: May 2009

Randy Carlyle talked to the Winnipeg Sun yesterday after getting a warm reception from Manitoba Moose fans who remember him as the AHL team’s head coach for six years between 1996-2005:

The Manitoba Moose, an AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks and Randy Carlyle’s employer previous to the Ducks, got a visit from their old coach on the eve of the Calder Cup Finals. From the Winnipeg Sun: Former Moose coach … Continue reading →

I don’t specialize in betting advice, but if you’re looking for signs that predict either a Detroit or Pittsburgh victory, here’s something to consider. Only eight times in NHL history prior to this year have the same two teams played … Continue reading →

The Detroit Red Wings just beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 2-1 in overtime to win the Western Conference championship. They’ll play the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals. Your schedule: Game 1: Saturday at Detroit, 5 pm, NBC. Game 2: … Continue reading →

Peter Laviolette is the frontrunner, and Ducks assistant coach Newell Brown is among the backrunners, for the Minnesota Wild’s head coaching vacancy, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune(be sure to read until the end of the second page, or else you’ll … Continue reading →

NHLPA President Paul Kelly had some harsh words for Versus, the network which is broadcasting most of the NHL’s playoff games. From the Sports Business Journal: NHL Players’ Association Executive Director Paul Kelly is calling for league TV partners Versus … Continue reading →

From NHL.com: TheMinnesota Wildhired Chuck Fletcher on Thursday to take over as general manager, the second GM in their brief history. A person with knowledge of the hire confirmed it to The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because … Continue reading →

Oh, if only we got the Team 1040 down here … from TSN.ca: With the Vancouver Canucks attention focused on the fates of brothers Henrik and Daniel Sedin, the agent for another set of hockey siblings, Scott and Rob Niedermayer, told the … Continue reading →

A team spokesman confirmed today that Ducks center Petteri Nokelainen had successful surgery yesterday to repair a fracture in his left hand.The injury was suffered early in Game 7 in Detroit. The routine procedure was performed at the Kerlan-Jobe Surgery … Continue reading →

From the Canadian Press: RIMOUSKI, Que. — There’s life in the Rimouski Oceanic after all. Logan MacMillan’s short-handed goal 34 seconds into the third period stood up as the game-winner as the Oceanic bounced back from a tough loss to … Continue reading →