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Commissioner Gary Bettman Art Contest, Gallery No. 1: Moses, Muhammad and other fantastic portraits in heroism

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:32:00 +1900

We're nearing 100 submissions within the first 48 hours of our Gary Bettman: Portraits in Heroism art contest. As you can see from the work above by B.D. Gallof of the Isles Blog Box, this thing is as competitive and entertaining as we hoped it would become. Once more, with feeling : Deadline for submissions is Friday, August 1 at noon EDT. E-mail contest entries (.jpegs preferred) to ...

Hugging Harold Reynolds found this 13 hours ago on sports.yahoo.com [link]

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Iowa Chops to offer contract to Brett Favre

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:50:36 +1900

Iowa Chops President thinks quarterback should give hockey a try

The Big Lead found this 13 hours ago on www.iowachops.com [link]

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Faceoff Factor: AHL's Iowa to Offer Contract to Favre

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:22:35 +1900

A revamped AHL franchise, that is affiliated with the Anaheim Ducks, has a new logo of a rather ornery looking boar with its mouth wide open ready to fight and/or bite. Similarly, Chops President

mikey287 posted 4 hours ago from www.faceoff-factor.com [link]

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Winter Classic Logo Unveiled!

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:50:45 +1900

The Winter Classic 2009 has a logo! credit: Wikipedia Look familiar? I'm really liking the vintage looks for the Winter Classic logos. This is a trend that's worth keeping. What do you guys think of the new logo? Big thanks to Mike for the find!

Puck Daddy found this 11 hours ago on icethetics.blogspot.com [link]

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Video - 2008-09 DALLAS STARS ICE GIRLS AUDITIONS

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:00:40 +1900

Behind the scenes of the Dallas Stars Ice Girls tryouts.

KK Hockey found this 18 hours ago on www.youtube.com [link]

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Poor Fedor Federov

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:21:04 +1900

Bet he can't bee too happy with this headline

tynansanger posted 13 hours ago from melroserocks.blogspot.com [link]

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Puck Daddy Art Contest: Gary Bettman, Portraits in Heroism

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:57:00 +1900

Judging from yesterday's post on the Nashville Predators ' ownership brouhaha, many Puck Daddy readers have a slight disregard for NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. OK, slight is kind; "The Love Guru" got better reviews. No matter how high the NHL soars, Gary Bettman continues to be a pesky anchor; everything about him conjures ill feelings and painful memories of cancelled seasons ...

The Pensblog found this 2 days ago on sports.yahoo.com [link]

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Getcha Artistic Talents Ready

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:20:00 +1900

Over at Yahoo, Greg has a neat contest up . It's goal? Try and make Gary Bettman look heroic, respectable and whatever other positive descriptors you would like to add to the end of this sentence. Puck Daddy is proud to present our first reader-submitted art contest -- Gary Bettman: Portraits in Heroism. We're asking you to send in your drawings, paintings, Photoshops and any other ...

The Battle of California found this 3 hours ago on melroserocks.blogspot.com [link]

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Czerkawski Concerto Fades

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:18:00 +1900

At 36 years old, Marius Czerkawski has decided to retire. The former Oiler (who is also connected to two teams Edmonton has often dealt with over the years, NYI and Boston) had been playing in Switzerland the last couple of seasons. He played in 745 NHL games, going 215-220-435 in that time. He played in the 2000 All-Star game and was part of a couple of very interesting trades involving ...

Illegal Curve found this 18 hours ago on lowetide.blogspot.com [link]

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Thursday Notes

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:22:31 +1900

Still nothing if the Garrett Clarke signing has gone through. I will have some news tomorrow on where things stand...

Sportsmaniac77 posted 6 hours ago from mvn.com [link]

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Are the Habs Gearing Up for #13?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:33:00 +1900

Some quotes from various sources who have emailed me this evening. An Assistant GM: "They (the Canadiens) finally feel they are going to get him (Mats). They are dying to make an announcement soon." A Scout: "People have stopped buying that the Leafs are going hard after Mats. Everyone is startin gto assume it will be the Habs." A Swedish Player: "Mats is preparing tonight for

Waiting For Stanley found this 4 hours ago on www.hockeybuzz.com [link]

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Duvijs Vestkots Kontrakts

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:20:19 +1900

Former Blue Jackets defenseman Duvie Westcott has signed to play with Dinamo Riga (Latvia) of the Continental Hockey League (KHL). Westcott was bought out of the final two years of his contract by the Blue Jackets this summer, meaning he'll...

KK Hockey found this 42 hours ago on blog.dispatch.com [link]

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Screen Shots: Screen Shots: St. Louis could be singing the Blues again in April

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:37:19 +1900

As regular readers of this website will know, The Hockey News staff recently convened to debate and decide our official standings predictions for the NHL s 2008-09 season. Other than the completely out-on-a-limb guess that the Red Wings will make the playoffs, there wasn t much in the way of unanimous consensus regarding any particular team. I won t give the entire predictions list away, but ...

KK Hockey found this 15 hours ago on www.thehockeynews.com [link]

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Video - Pucklife - Professional Air Hockey Documentary Trailer

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:51:00 +1900

This is a trailer for an Air Hockey movie that has been in the works for several years, but has no scheduled release date. It's an awesome contrast between w...

Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole found this 2 days ago on www.youtube.com [link]

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Frei: Will signing bought-out players pay off for some teams?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:03:46 +1900

Several bought-out players hit the market this June and became relative bargains for teams who missed out on big free-agent prizes. But will players such as Darcy Tucker, Andrew Raycroft and Marc Denis pay off over the long haul?

KK Hockey found this 9 hours ago on sports.espn.go.com [link]

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July Refuses To End

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:41:00 +1900

It has been July 24 for at least three days. At least once August gets here, there will be light at the end of the tunnel. We were all prepared to release a funny story, defaming E.J Hradek, but we aren't completely sold on it yet. It isn't the best story, but it speaks to the potential of how big of a loser E.J. might be. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: What a ...

Barry Melrose Rocks found this 20 hours ago on thepensblog.blogspot.com [link]

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Czerkawski hangs 'em up

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:51:00 +1900

One of the greatest players in the history of Polish ice hockey, Mariusz Czerkawski, has decided to retire. The 36-year-old Czerkawski played in the NHL for over a dozen years. He started in the Boston Bruins in 1994 and played also for the Edmonton Oilers, the New York Islanders, the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. — Polskie RadioLowetide already had a nice post today on the

Islanders Outsider found this 10 hours ago on mirtle.blogspot.com [link]

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The Gary Bettman Portraits in Heroism Contest

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:57:05 +1900

art contest

sleahy21 posted 44 hours ago from goingfivehole.blogspot.com [link]

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The GREATEST NHL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:20:47 +1900

Choosing the six greatest hockey players of all time at each position -- a Hall of Fame All-Star squad if you will-- is a mind-boggling task. Not only do you have to slice and dice your choices from over 5,000 players who have played in the League since its inception to a half dozen, you also have to pass over so many legends from so many different eras in order to come to your final picks.

DugoutStories posted 8 hours ago from www.rootzoo.com [link]

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That Other Russian Competing This Summer

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:29:36 +1900

Dovgan, Ovechkin & Kapitonov training

OnFrozenBlog posted 19 hours ago from www.onfrozenblog.com [link]

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