freep.com - 6/3/2008
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The countdown began. Noise suddenly had life, building into a reverberating crescendo as time and destiny gradually trickled down, moving ever so slowly to their inevitable meeting. A few minutes earlier, television cameras captured some last-minute polishing before the Stanley Cup appeared on the Joe Louis Arena ice. Stadium attendants hurriedly rolled boxes filled champagne each fit for ...
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Sharp: Osgood's the 'goat' for performance, refusal to talk to media
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The Detroit Free Press's Evil Drew Sharp proffers the dumbest argument I've read in a long, long time as to why Chris Osgood deserves goat horns for his performance in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins: June 3, Detroit Free Press : Nobody felt the drastic shift in emotions Monday night worse than Osgood. He surrendered a power play goal midway through the third overtime, giving the gritty Penguins a 4-3 Game 5 victory. "We wouldn't be in this position if not for Ozzie," said Brian Rafalski. "We had an opportunity to close it out, but it just proves that the game is ...
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postgameheroes.com 6/3/2008 — Mid-way through the Overtime marathon, Penguin forward Petr Sykora leaned over to NBC commentator Pierre McGuire (doing on-ice commentary from between the player benches) and promised that he was going to score the winning goal. In the following OT period the Penguins were awarded a PowerPlay. As he was preparing to hop onto the ice, Sykora told his teammates he was going to score and he was ...
GMs Discuss Injury Disclosure Policy
blog.washingtonpost.com 6/3/2008 — The biggest topic at the GM meetings in Detroit was how much information teams should be required to release to the media about injured players, according to this report. For years, the customary disclosure of injuries -- especially around playoff ...
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communities.canada.com 6/3/2008 — As fatigue took over and a sixth period of hockey loomed, players on both sides of the Game 5 Stanley Cup battle between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins sought sustenance in all forms. Some hooked up to IV, while others opted for the ...
Stanley Cup finals ratings improve again —
FOXSports.com News for NHL 6/3/2008
The triple-overtime thriller in the Stanley Cup finals Monday night drew the highest ratings for a Game 5 since 2002.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' 4-3 win to avoid elimination against the Detroit Red Wings earned a 4.3 overnight rating and an 8 share on ...
