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Grand Rapids Griffins-Syracuse Crunch Game 6 open post

Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik

06/18/13 at 06:26 PM ET | Comments (53)

The Grand Rapids Griffins will battle the Syracuse Crunch in Game 6 of the Calder Cup Final tonight, and you have several viewing options:

1. If you live in Grand Rapids, WILX will air the game;

2. If you're a radio person, http://www.woodradio.com wiil air the game;

3. If you live in upstate New York, Time-Warner Cable will air the game;

4. If you're "elsewhere," http://www.ahllive.com will air the game (you still have to sign up as a user and use the promo code "CALDER2013");

5. And http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com will stream the game in Michigan--edit: This is the direct link: http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/story/Live-streaming-video?blockID=912677&feedID=5540

Radko Gudas will probably play for Syracuse tonight, and it is entirely possible that Adam Almquist may return for Grand Rapids.

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KK going to roll very slowly over the next day or two

Blog: KK Hockey By George Malik

06/18/13 at 06:22 PM ET | Comments (11)

Paul has been sidelined with what is now a pretty serious health issue this evening, and he's going to be out of the loop for at least the next 24 hours. I will try to substitute as best as I can, but Wings news remains my priority, so we may miss some stories here and there.

Send Paul your thoughts and prayers. He's okay but he's more than a little tired of and frustrated by being sidelined again.

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Afternoon Line

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

06/18/13 at 04:45 PM ET | Comments (2)

“I think if you probably talk to other owners around the league, they might think that I may spend too much money.  You may hear that or whatever, but that’s my style. … You might talk to some of the other owners around the league, and they’ll tell you, ‘Who’s this new owner? What is he, crazy? Why did you give this guy money or that guy?’ Hey, it’s my decision. It was something I wanted to do.”

-Terry Pegula, owner of the Buffalo Sabres.  Pegula was on WGR radio today and John Vogl of the Buffalo News has more on Pegula.

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Watching The Stanley Cup Final

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

06/18/13 at 04:29 PM ET | Comments (4)

from Rob Wile of Business Insider,

Tipoff's at 9 tonight for Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Meanwhile, Boston took a 2-1 lead last night in the Stanley Cup Final.

Who's been watching the games? Mapping data group ESRI has the answer.

The firm has developed developed software called the Tapestry™ Segmentation system that classifies US residential neighborhoods into 65 unique market segments based on socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.

One of their models tracks likely basketball and hockey viewership.

continued with maps...

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Kings Extend Voynov Contract

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

06/18/13 at 04:16 PM ET | Comments (2)

added 4:23pm,

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings and defenseman Slava Voynov have agreed to terms on a new six-year contract, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.

Voynov, 23, shared the Kings postseason leadership in both goals (six) and total points (13), and he also co-led the Kings in plus-minus rating (plus-9) while appearing in all 18 postseason games for the Kings during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.  The 6-0, 190-pounder from Chelyabinsk, Russia also established new Kings playoff records for most goals scored by a defenseman in one playoff year (six), and most game-winning goals scored in one playoff year (four), while finishing third on the team in average time-on-ice per playoff game (21:54).

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Las Vegas Plans On NHL Ready Arena By 2016-17 Season

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

06/18/13 at 12:53 PM ET | Comments (8)

from Don Muret of SportsBusiness Daily,

AEG and MGM Resorts Int’l have selected Populous to design a new arena in Las Vegas, according to Tim Romani, president and CEO of Icon Venue Group, the owners' representative for the project. AEG and MGM announced last month they had formed a joint venture to build the privately financed facility. The total project cost is $350M, of which $225-250M is hard construction costs.

The 20,000-seat arena is scheduled to break ground in the summer of ‘14 and open in the spring of ‘16. The site, between the New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts, just off the Vegas Strip, is the centerpiece of a redevelopment by MGM, owner of those two properties.

There is no proposed major league tenant for the arena, but it will be designed to NBA and NHL standards, similar to Sprint Center in K.C., Romani said.

continued

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All Bryan Murray

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

06/18/13 at 12:42 PM ET | Comments (1)

from Chris Lund of Ottawa Senators.com,

On trade talks:

I've called three teams so far -- actually, four -- I'll call a number more and see if anyone wants to move. There are certain reasons to move fairly high and if we don't do that maybe we're okay where we are. I have talked and nobody has really gotten back to me and I don't suspect anyone will be willing to move down but, you never know, we might have an asset that would address a need.

On slow negotiations between teams at this point:

We have a GM meeting tomorrow in Boston and I think the opportunity to talk to a variety of managers of different teams will crop up and then we'll see if anyone is really interested in engaging and trying to do something for their team.

On working with teams that have cap issues:

I think there are a couple of teams that may have to, I've talked to one or two already but nobody is in a hurry. That doesn't come in to play for some time. We'll continue to talk and hopefully see there might be somebody there. If not, we've got a pretty good group of young players. I'd like to add one more player but we'll see what happens.

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Grand Rapids Griffins-Syracuse Crunch Game 6 game-day updates: Gudas (SYR), Almquist (GR) may play

Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik

06/18/13 at 12:32 PM ET | Comments (1)

Updated 5x at 2:18 PM: Somewhat briefly: the Grand Rapids Griffins will attempt to avoid a winner-take-all Game 7 situation when they face off against the Syracuse Crunch tonight in Game 6 of the Calder Cup Final (7 PM EDT start), and there was good news on the Griffins front from Fox 17's Steve Amorose (second Tweet excluded) as the team took to the ice around 11 AM (and Fox 17 posted a game preview video, too)...

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Lecavalier buyout a possibility?

Blog: The Upper Canadien By The Upper Canadien

06/18/13 at 11:01 AM ET | Comments (7)

Here's an interesting thought for Habs fans, perhaps moreso if it was still 2009, but interesting nonetheless: the Lightning may be considering a buyout of Vincent Lecavalier. When you look at the contract terms, it makes some sense, as his salary will be an anchor on that club for years to come. Attention has centred on Daniel Briere as an option for the Habs, but could a Lecavalier homecoming be an option for the Canadiens? Would Lecavalier want to play under the pressure of Montreal? He'd certainly shore up centre, which has been a weak point for, oh, a couple of decades.

More here:

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/would-lightning-consider-buying-out-lecavalier/2127165

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Datsyuk Agrees To 3-Year Extension

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

06/18/13 at 10:57 AM ET | Comments (8)

Pavel Datsyuk will be with the Detroit Red Wings for another 4 years after agreeing to a 3-year extension today.

Make sure to check out The Malik Report throughout the day on additional news on Datsyuk and the Wings.

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