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FYI Wings fans: Game 6 will not air on WDIV

Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik

06/19/13 at 11:43 PM ET | Comments (0)

I shoved this into an overnight report, so I'm not sure if you saw it. Per the Detroit News, if you are a hockey fan who is still watching the Stanley Cup Final, and if you do not have access to the CBC or WADL 38 on Monday, you're kind of screwed in terms of watching Game 6:

Monday night’s Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, if necessary, will be on WADL TV 38 in the Detroit area, not on WDIV Channel 4.

WDIV, which is NBC’s Detroit affiliate, will televise local fireworks coverage instead of the game.

Boston leads the series over Chicago, 2-1. Game 4 is Wednesday and Game 5 is Saturday, and the series could be over on Saturday.

Monday’s Game 6, scheduled for an 8 p.m. start, also would be on Canada’s CBC if it is played.

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Chicago takes a wild Game 4, 6-5 in OT

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06/19/13 at 11:33 PM ET | Comments (0)

Well that was crazy. The Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks went to overtime yet again, for the third time in four games, but this time around, they went to OT tied 5-5, and a wild and crazy game yielded a wild and crazy finish as Brent Seabrook's shot flittered through three Bruins and Jonathan Toews, who'd been shoved into Tuukka Rask's crease by Zdeno Chara. Hawks win 6-5.

The series heads back to Chicago tied 2-2, and we've got a whole new ballgame, folks.

Wowzers:

Here's the gamer:

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Cherry talks hockey tactics and cursed Europeans in the CHL

Blog: KK Hockey By George Malik

06/19/13 at 10:18 PM ET | Comments (1)

Don Cherry discussed the physical nature of the Bruins-Blackhawks series, gap control, exchanging hockey knowledge with one Scotty Bowman, "Loosick's" net-front presence, the scourge of European-born players in the CHL and the Grand Rapids Griffins' Calder Cup win over the course of Wednesday's Coach's Corner:

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Grand Rapids Griffins have a grand old time celebrating their Calder Cup win with fans

Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik

06/19/13 at 10:03 PM ET | Comments (1)

Updated at 10:11 PM, and beware: Swearing lurks within. *#$%@& deal with it.

Under 24 hours after they captured the Calder Cup, the Grand Rapids Griffins rode a slow celebratory train through town and to Van Andel Arena, where they celebrated their championship with their fans.

WOOD TV8 posted three videos from the event (they do not auto-play; WZZM 13's video does auto-play)...

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Red Wings evening news: on Filppula, the Wings’ rink proposal, Letang and more Griffins stuff

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06/19/13 at 09:07 PM ET | Comments (12)

Amongst this evening's Red Wings-related news stories:

Let's just say that the following Tweets make the Red Wings' locking up of Pavel Datsyuk over the long haul seem even more important going forward:

If you missed this afternoon's news that Ilitch Holdings will essentially be utilizing all of the vacant land behind the Fox Theatre, as well as a huge chunk of the Cass Corridor, to build a new 18,000-seat rink and another $200 million worth of "mixed-use" development, we'll start at the beginning, with the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation's press release regarding their approval of the Ilitches' plan, per WXYZ:

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The CBC’s opening montage for Game 4

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06/19/13 at 08:35 PM ET | Comments (0)

The CBC's opening musical montage for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final did not disappoint:

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TSN’s Insider Trading segment for Wednesday

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06/19/13 at 07:57 PM ET | Comments (0)

Yesterday evening, TSN's Insider Trading segment revealed scoops about Kris Letang's future, the goaltending rumor mill, the Flyers' buy-outs, Rangers contract issues, Valtteri Filppula's contract demands and other juicy tidbits.

This evening's Insider Trading segement, which included James Duthie, Pierre LeBrun, Darren Dreger and Bob McKenzie, discussed the following topics:

• McKenzie says that either Joe Sakic's being honest about the Avalanche not wanting to bring partially Denver-raised Seth Jones to Denver, and as such, they're trying to cushion the blow that is bringing Nathan McKinnon or Jonathan Drouin to Denver...Or he's posturing in an attempt to convince the Florida Panthers or Tampa Bay Lightning to swap picks. McKenzie doesn't believe that the teams will bite;

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200 playoff games for Jagr

Blog: KK Hockey By George Malik

06/19/13 at 07:38 PM ET | Comments (1)

From ESPN Boston's Joe McDonald:

When the puck drops on Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night at TD Garden, it will mark the 200th career playoff game for Bruins forward Jaromir Jagr.

The 41-year-old future Hall of Famer has played for six teams -- Pittsburgh, Washington, Philadelphia, Dallas and Boston -- during his NHL career and with the exception of the Stars (only played half of this season with Dallas), each of those teams have reached the postseason. Plus, he won a pair of Stanley Cups with the Penguins.

“That’s pretty impressive,” said Bruins assistant captain Chris Kelly. “It shows, not only his regular-season numbers, it shows that he’s played consistently in the postseason -- a lot in the postseason. I don’t know where that ranks all-time but I’m sure it’s pretty high.”

Jagr will become the 19th player in NHL history to reach 200 career playoff games. Chris Chelios is the all-time leader with 266 with Montreal, Chicago and Detroit.

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General managers weigh in on rule changes: shootout spin-o-rama to be outlawed; other tidbits!

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06/19/13 at 07:32 PM ET | Comments (3)

Updated 4x,  "No doffing your helmets before fighting" rule news at 9:21 PM: Mathieu Schneider discussed the NHLPA's take on the general managers' meetings and probable rule changes this afternoon. Schneider also weighed in on the GM's desire to "tackle" diving while speaking with ESPN's Scott Burnside...

"I wouldn't say it's a big issue. Listen, hockey players have always prided themselves on being some of the toughest guys, and when you see some of the plays it makes you shake your head a little, but at the same time [league vice president Colin Campbell] will tell you a story of a player he thought dove and ended up having a broken neck.

"Guys lose edges. Guys step on sticks. There are so many that are gray, even though there are the calls that everybody and their mother knows it's a dive, there are a lot of them that are gray. What happens is if you discipline one player, another player says, 'Well, I did the same thing.' It's very difficult. There is nothing that is black and white on it. It's not like a high stick," he said.

And the GM's and NHL executives weighed in with their takes on hybrid icing and visors while speaking with NHL.com's Dan Rosen, who notes that the rule changes will become official when the Board of Governors votes on them during their meetings on June 27th:

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Blackhawks-Bruins Game 4 open post

Blog: KK Hockey By George Malik

06/19/13 at 07:09 PM ET | Comments (1)

The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins will battle for an even series and a stranglehold on the Stanley Cup Final, respectively, at 8 PM EDT tonight (on the CBC and NBC). Weigh in here with your observations and other thoughts abou the day's events.

Update: Hossa will play for Chicago tonight.

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