allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com - 8/26/2008
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The Flyers have added yet another defensemen to their camp roster. Bryan Berard, a veteran who has played for six NHL teams, will be attending the Flyers training camp on a try-out basis. Berard is 31 and played for the New York Islanders last season, suiting up for 54 games and notching 5 goals and 17 assists. Berard has always been known as an offensive defenseman who can do some great things...
New York Islanders Make Some Changes
hockeybeat.com 8/25/2008 — The New York Islanders have been busy - they hired Scott Gordon as their new head coach and promoted Chris Dey from vice president to team president on Wednesday. Hiring Gordon is big news since he was named the AHL Coach of the Year after compiling a 55-18-3 record with the Providence Bruins. He’s gonna need that impressive resumé because the Isles need a good kick in the butt.
Boston Top Game #3: Ward Burns Philadelphia Again
mvn.com 8/25/2008 — Boston, MA- Aside from the Montreal Canadiens, the opponent that will stick out the most from the 2007-08 season will be the Philadelphia Flyers. Although bad blood had been exchanged many times in the first few seasons of the rivalry, games between ...
USA TODAY loves Buffalo, not so hot on Wild and Predators
sports.yahoo.com 8/25/2008 — Does venerable USA TODAY hockey writer Kevin Allen usually just go to 16 on his power rankings? Do the other 14 teams in the NHL just get a comic "meh," jumbled together in some forgotten ether? Allen has released his pre-season rankings ...
Flyers looking to shore up defense, offer tryout to Berard
delcotimes.com 8/25/2008 — "Bryan has been around a number of years now (and) he has been a good defenseman for quite some time," said Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren. "I'm excited about Bryan's willingness to come here on a try out. It will certainly pick up the ...
Islanders promote Dey to team president —
FOXSports.com News for NHL 8/26/2008
The New York Islanders promoted Chris Dey to team president on Wednesday.
Dey, who had been the Islanders' vice president of sales, marketing and event operations, will also oversee all business operations for the team as well as the Islanders ...