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Lake Ontario Pro-Am Salmon Team Tournament week - coming into 2009 bigger and better than ever.

T he Carolina Hurricanes ran out of stones for their slingshot. After slaying the greatest goalie in NHL history and the Eastern Conference’s top seed, the Hurricanes suffered a four-game sweep against 2008 Stanley Cup runner-up Pittsburgh.

The puck found its way to Evgeni Malkin’s stick with no resistance standing between the finalist for the NHL’s Most Valuable Player award and Chris Osgood.

Per a tip from Snapshots reader Jason Berger: WRIF’s “Mike in the Morning” show conducted an interview with former Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert, asking him why he wore a Chicago Blackhawks jersey when he dropped the puck and told Jonathan Toews to, “Kick their ass.” Amidst a gaggle of uncomfortable guffaws, Probert insists that […]

Joe Nieuwendyk of the Florida Panthers poses for his 2007 NHL headshot at photo day in Sunrise, Florida.

Back before Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier became, well, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, they were a pair of budding superstars trying to shake off a loss in the Stanley Cup finals.

The Dallas Stars named long-time NHL forward Joe Nieuwendyk as general manager on Sunday.

Stars name Leafs’ Nieuwendyk GM Sunday, May 31, 2009 Joe Nieuwendyk Dallas Stars Owner Thomas O. Hicks announced Suday that he has restructured the NHL cluba s hockey management staff, naming Joe Nieuwendyk as the teama s new General Manager.

Columbus brass, like the rest of the NHL, is in Toronto this week to talk to possible draft prospects at the scouting combine.

More compelling than their 53 wins and 116 points, the Boston Bruins gained reentry into the spiritual quadruplex sports world familiar to New Englanders before a 2008-09 regular season that flirted with franchise history books.

Unforgettable — that pretty much sums up the Blackhawks’ 2008-09 season, which produced more lasting memories than perhaps the last 10 seasons combined.

If the National Hockey League draft unfolds the way many are projecting, Matt Duchene will be on a Rocky Mountain high.

Bettman’s sunbelt strategy hits a rut When the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup two years ago, Gary Bettman couldn’t resist gloating that his strategy to locate franchises in the Sunbelt was succeeding.

Visibly dejected and seemingly less optimistic following Game 3, Hurricanes center Eric Staal found some solace thinking back to Carolina’s resiliency.

Though Newark Mayor Cory Booker is a huge cheerleader for a potential Nets move to Newark, it appears that New Jersey Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek, operator of the Prudential Center, is more concerned about having the competing Izod Center close so the Rock can attract lucrative concerts.

From John Maclean and Bruce Driver to more recently Bobby Holik and Scott Gomez, certain New Jersey Devils players have had a habit of wading across the Hudson River to play for the arch-nemesis New York Rangers… by Greg Caggiano 25 reads From John Maclean and Bruce Driver to more recently Bobby Holik and Scott […]

Being on call is as much a part of Colin Fraser’s job as it is for an emergency surgeon or a nurse-midwife. He never knows when the Blackhawks are going to need him, but he better be ready when they do.

Have you wondered which Red Wings’ players’ apparel has flown off the shelves, so to speak, over the Wings’ playoff run? The Detroit Free Press’s Nick Meyer provides an update regarding that topic, and as somebody who was raised in Garden City, these store names and manager names hit a nostalgic chord: May 30, Detroit […]

Pat Quinn has thought more about the 1963 Memorial Cup champion Edmonton Oil Kings in the last few days than in any span during the last 46 years.

Grass is greener : Marion Hossa has been here before but this time he is on the other side of the fence.

Here’s something you don’t see every day - an under-contract captain of a hockey team was publicly told he wouldn’t be slotted at the start of next season.

Justin Abdelkader has almost always played close to his home in Muskegon. So scoring an insurance goal in his first Stanley Cup Final game with the Detroit Red Wings was like heaven on earth.

Good for Granato : Now that Patrick Roy has turned down his job, Colorado Avalanche coach Tony Granato can get on with his life.

While this is technically a rematch of last year’s Final, many have pointed out that both teams are not the same as last year.

Okay, before all the Buffalo Sabres fans jump down my throat and call me the Anti-Christ, hear me out.

Tuesday 26 May Curtis Hunt to Return as Head Coach of the Regina Patriots Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 01:35AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-Regina,SK The Regina Pats are proud to have Curtis Hunt return as the head coach of the blue and white.

I hear you folks. I haven’t gone anywhere. Just jumping between different stories during the offseason.

With so much optimism going into the 2008-2009 season, the Montreal Canadiens limped into the playoffs and were unmercifully swept out by the arch-rival Boston Bruins.

After a whirlwind five days of phone calls, e-mails and bouncing in and out of cities — including a few he won’t reveal — Chuck Fletcher stepped foot into his St.

Not sure who scored that last Red Wings goal? Just wait for the music. If it’s Sammy Hagar’s lust-for-speed anthem “I Can’t Drive 55,” then bruising defenseman Niklas Kronwall put it in the net.