Hockey Hot Stove
11 Mar 2010 at 5:22am
NHL GMs unanimously agreed to recommend a rule change dealing with on-ice hits to the head. The GMs will forward the following recommendation to the competition committee: ?A lateral, back pressure or blindside hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or the principal point of ? is not permitted?
Ice Hockey: Capitals have no sympathy for Devils (Edinburgh Evening News)
11 Mar 2010 at 5:19am
EDINBURGH Capitals had double cause for celebration last night when they tamed Cardiff Devils and added a new British forward to their line-up.
Combine Paralympics and Olympics, founder urges (Vancouver Sun)
11 Mar 2010 at 5:07am
The founder of the International Paralympic Committee wants to see the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games combined to take advantage of the kind of public support Canadians showed at the 2010 Olympics.
AJHL: Execution the key as Storm battle back to tie series (Grande Prairie Da...
11 Mar 2010 at 4:45am
Grande Prairie Storm coach Mike Vandekamp was not disappointed with the effort in Game 1. It was just in the execution that he wanted to see improvement. Tuesday night in Game 2, the execution was so efficient, it could have been mistaken for? well? a MOB hit.[...]
Havoc have found spark (The Huntsville Times)
11 Mar 2010 at 4:17am
Brett Liscomb's three-game tryout with the Huntsville Havoc ends tonight against Fayetteville at the Von Braun Center.
NHL Capsules: Myers' 4-point game leads Sabres over Stars (The Brownsville He...
11 Mar 2010 at 4:11am
BUFFALO, N.Y. ? As tall as he is, Tyler Myers' stock on the Buffalo Sabres grew even larger after the rookie defenseman enjoyed a career-best performance.
Press Box (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
11 Mar 2010 at 3:55am
Nichols senior defensive lineman Bill Hassett of Oxford has been selected to play in the Division 2-3 All American Bowl, an all-star football game for Division 2 and 3 players, on March 27 in Charleston, W.Va. Hassett averaged 8.4 tackles a game last season.
Babcock's success rooted in hard work (CBC.ca)
11 Mar 2010 at 3:40am
Mike Babcock is both business-like and lucky, which is why he is the first hockey coach to win an Olympic gold medal, a world championship and a Stanley Cup, not to mention Canadian university and world junior titles.
Parenting: Win or lose, it's how you play the game (The Troy Record)
11 Mar 2010 at 3:15am
I'm not a fan of hockey. Most sports (with the exception of professional wrestling or boxing) I can bear to watch if I'm in the actual stadium, seeing it live. But NFL football is about the only sport I enjoy watching on TV.
Less than stellar (The Davison Index)
11 Mar 2010 at 2:40am
Michael Selecky ? Sports Writer With past tournaments taking place locally in Lapeer before a several year hiatus, the Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tourney returns to Burton for year two May 29-30 after making stops in Grand Rapids May 22-23 and Mt. Pleasant April 17-18. read more
April 16,2008
So what is up with Hab fans? Ole Ole Ole Ole in the first 5 minutes of a seven game series seems hardly respectfull given you are playing the last placed seed..
Give it a rest... You fans in Montreal could learn a few things about respect from Toronto sports fans.
April 22,2008
Street action following the Montreal's game 7 victory over the Bruins turned violent last night when hooligans torched and destroyed more than 12 police vehicles and damaged local businesses.
A police spokesman said at least 13 people were held, including three minors – one 14-year-old and two 17-year-olds. All will face charges including break-and-enter, mischief against a police vehicle, assault against a police officer and other violations.
The riot started after a large crowd celebrating the Canadiens win started to disperse just before midnight.
Jean-Francois Hotte said he was there when things got ugly quickly as police started chasing people.
"One minute we were all hanging out and celebrating and then all hell broke out," said a man who watched as a Foot Locker store was ransacked by looters.
"It didn't take five minutes before everyone was up on Ste-Catherine Street. Things happened really fast."
Small groups milled around on several street corners even as riot police surrounded burning vehicles to allow firefighters to douse flames.
16 police cars were damaged and had to be towed.
Five vehicles were torched, possibly six. An unknown number of businesses were also vandalized.
Helicopter footage showed a pair of vandals on a darkened street set ablaze the interior of a damaged, abandoned police car. A third person recorded the act with his cell phone. Others stood by watching.
Hundreds of fans broke into a spontaneous ``25" chant. The Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cups in their history.
Police spokeswoman Const. Anie Lemieux said "fortunately no one seems to have been injured". She said police "had things thrown at them".
Police have the situation under control. At least five Montreal police cars littered the city's downtown early Tuesday morning."It's more calm now but we're still patrolling Ste-Catherine Street," an officer said just after 3 a.m.
Montreal recently had a spate of so-called anarchist violence, including the torching of six police cars in a station parking lot in March.
These fans could learn from Toronto sport fans. The last time that great sports city won a championship (Jays) over a million people poured into the street with zero incidents. Common Habs fans... give it a rest.