Red Wings to face Blackhawks at Wrigley Field

Rethink That Dream Of Drinking From The Stanley Cup

drme posted 7/16/2008 from www.realclearsports.com

Any avid hockey fan has dreamed of drinking from Lord Stanley's Cup. It is the most famous trophy in all of sports (despite hockey verging on becoming a fringe sport). But, you might want to rethink drinking from the Silver Cup now that Kris Draper is done with it.

Hey, looks like this Winter Classic thing is finally official

Puck Daddy found this 7/16/2008 on www.wearethepostmen.com

So, it was on. Then it was (maybe) off. Then I think it was on again, but no one really knew for sure. I think Sean Lennon wrote a song about this once. (BTW: that song is a good song.) But yeah: the Sun-Times — the same publication that ...

Wings to play Hawks at Wrigley Field

Puck Daddy found this 7/16/2008 on www.behindthejersey.com

It’s finally official . The Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks will play on New Year’s Day next year in their 701st meeting at the historic Wrigley Field. The game is scheduled for 1pm (EST) and will be shown at NBC. “I’ve ...

Kings to announce Terry Murray as new head coach

The Zoner posted 7/17/2008 from sports.espn.go.com

The Los Angeles Kings went with experience in choosing a head coach. Terry Murray, who guided Philadelphia to the Stanley Cup finals 11 years ago and has coached 737 regular-season NHL games, was hired late Wednesday to succeed Marc Crawford.

Windy City Winter Classic Confirmed

OnFrozenBlog posted 7/17/2008 from www.onfrozenblog.com

The NHL today confirmed what had long been suspected: that its next outdoor game would take place at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, on January 1, 2009. The Original Six matchup between the Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will be the 701st between the clubs – the most of any NHL clubs.