Here we go again: CBC asking fans to write ‘Canada’s Next Great Hockey Song’
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06/19/13 at 04:03 PM ET | Comments (3)
From a CBC press release:
CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA WANTS YOU TO WRITE THE NEXT GREAT CANADIAN HOCKEY SONG
Jun 19, 2013CBC's HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA and CBCMusic.ca are putting the call out to Canadian songwriters with the launch of Song Quest.
CBC's HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA is looking for an arena-sized song that will excite hockey fans from coast to coast and get the nation's heart pounding. Alongside CBCMusic.ca, the call is out to Canadian songwriters to come up with the next great Canadian hockey song for this year's edition of SONG QUEST.
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Canadian Press: Daniel Briere’s definitely getting bought out by the Flyers
Blog: KK Hockey By George Malik
06/19/13 at 04:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
From the Canadian Press:
A person familiar with discussions confirms Danny Briere is set to become a free agent after the Philadelphia Flyers informed the veteran forward they intend to buy out the final two years of his contract.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday because the Flyers have not announced their decision. ESPN.com first reported Briere's pending buyout Tuesday evening.
The Flyers still owe Briere $5 million as part of the eight-year, $52 million contract he signed in free agency on July 1, 2007. He's a 15-year NHL veteran, who had six goals and 10 assists in 34 games last season.
A seven-time 25-goal scorer, Briere's production has tailed off as a result of various injuries, including a concussion.
The move will shave $6.5 million off the Flyers' salary cap.
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Grand Rapids Griffins’ fan rally will be streamed online
Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik
06/19/13 at 03:53 PM ET | Comments (2)
If you wanted to take part in the Grand Rapids Griffins' Calder Cup-celebrating fan rally at Van Andel Arena this evening (doors open at 5, festivities begin at 6) but are unable to do so, the Griffins report that you can enjoy it from afar:
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NHLPA’s Schneider: GM’s approved competition committee suggestions, hybrid icing a work in progress
Blog: KK Hockey By George Malik
06/19/13 at 02:54 PM ET | Comments (9)
Updated 6x at 3:52 PM: Good news from the general managers' meetings per Yahoo Sports' Nicholas J. Cotsonika and the CBC's Elliotte Friedman:
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Glendale City Council’s delays in determining Coyotes’ fate are worrisome
Blog: KK Hockey By George Malik
06/19/13 at 02:10 PM ET | Comments (4)
We know that the NHL's general managers are meeting in Boston today, and will discuss the competition committee's proposed rule changes. We also know that the Glendale City Council is supposed to meet on June 25th to determine the Phoenix Coyotes' fate.
Well, Fox Sports Arizona's Craig Morgan reported that the City Council won't be voting on the Coyotes' lease on the 25th...
And, via Pro Hockey Talk's Jason Brough, the delay throws a huge wrench in things, because the Arizona Republics Paul Giblin reports that the NHL's Board of Governors are going to both rubber-stamp the rule changes approved by the GM's and conduct pre-summer meetings on June 27th (3 days before the draft).
The fact that the Glendale City Council's debate over the Coyotes' fate has gotten bitter, yielding some serious-ass delays that may or may not push the NHL to simply move the team to Seattle.
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Downtown Development Authority approves Ilitches’ plan for $450M Red Wings rink, $650M development
Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik
06/19/13 at 01:48 PM ET | Comments (23)
Updated 13x at 3:58 PM: Via RedWingsFeed, Crain's Detroit Business's Bill Shea reports that the status of the Red Wings' follow-on rink replacing Joe Louis Arena should become a little clearer soon:
Update:
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Rangers’ Lundqvist says that he didn’t demand Tortorella’s ouster; Vigneault to be hired Friday
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06/19/13 at 01:37 PM ET | Comments (2)
Amidst the theories that certain New York Rangers players encouraged the team to part ways with John Tortorella, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist assured the New York Post's Larry Brooks that he neither encouraged the management to fire Tortorella, nor did he threaten to not re-sign with the team after his current contract expires next summer should the team retain Tortorella (though Brooks stands by his report that the Rangers' players told management that Tortorella and the players did have issues):
Henrik Lundqvist, who on break-up day became the Rangers’ public voice of disaffection that in retrospect foretold the firing of John Tortorella as head coach 48 hours later, told The Post that he “would never put pressure on management on decisions like that.”
“I know there is some speculation regarding Torts being fired, but let’s be clear on one thing,” Lundqvist said via an e-mail on Wednesday that contained his first comments on the matter. “It’s not my call who the coach should be for the New York Rangers.
“I would never put pressure on the management on decisions like that. I’m just a player. My focus is to play the game and do the best I can on the ice. Whatever [happens] off the ice, I leave to our great staff we have working for this club.”
Continued, and, regarding the Rangers' next coach:
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Blackhawks to reunite their top line from Detroit series in Bickell, Toews and Kane
Blog: KK Hockey By George Malik
06/19/13 at 01:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
From CBS Sports' Adam Gretz:
With his team trying to avoid falling into a 3-1 hole in the Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville seems prepared to reunite Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane on the same line for Game 4 on Wednesday night.
The two have rarely played together at even-strength over the first three games of the series but were back on a line with Bryan Bickell during Chicago's pre-game skate at TD Garden on Wednesday.
With Marian Hossa expected to return he is likely to play alongside Patrick Sharp and Michal Handzus. Jamal Mayers skated on that line in Hossa's spot during the morning skate.
TSN's "Stats Guy" notes that the Bickell-Toews-Kane line laid waste to my Wings:
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The CHL’s European goalie ban will neither help Canadian goaltending nor European goalie development
Blog: KK Hockey By George Malik
06/19/13 at 01:16 PM ET | Comments (1)
The honest truth regarding player development at all levels--regardless of whether we're talking about "Junior B" or "Junior A" hockey, Minor Midget, Major Junior (see: the QMJHL, OHL and WHL, a.k.a. the "CHL" collective), the USHL, the NAHL, NCAA hockey, European junior or professional hockey, the minor pro CHL, the ECHL, the AHL and even amateur underwater basket weaving--is an unpleasant one in terms of producing NHL players.
Put simply, NO developmental league generates oodles of thousand-game-playing, Cup-winning, Hall of Fame-making superstars. At best, and on a team-by-team basis, developmental leagues generate one NHL "regular" and a couple of call-up quality professional hockey "journeymen" per season, occasionally giving rise to a superstar. There are some exceptions in terms of the respective leagues' powerhouses (see: the OHL's Plymouth Whalers, who play in my backyard here in Southeastern Michigan), but the player development meat grinder is not particularly kind to its applicants' NHL dreams.
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Grand Rapids Griffins Game 6 tailings: tears, warm fuzzies and a command performance from Tatar
Blog: The Malik Report By George Malik
06/19/13 at 12:45 PM ET | Comments (4)
Updated 2x at 3:18 PM: The Grand Rapids Griffins captured the Calder Cup in Syracuse last night, and before holding a fan-centric celebration at Van Andel Arena this evening (6 PM EDT, doors open at 5 PM), the Griffins partied hard last night, and their celebrations continued into the morning:
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