hockeyjournal.com - 9/18/2008
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KK Hockey —
... but yesterday was a day spent on the upgrade… from Stan Fischler at the Hockey Journal, Few rookies have moved as swiftly as Patrick Kane. Chicago’s whiz-kid is one of four NHLers featured in national TV spots in the NHL’s new ad campaign. The others are Sidney Crosby, Henrik Lundqvist, and Dion Phaneuf. ... Vesa Toskala has taken exception to his bobblehead doll. As the punk-haired Finn notes: “This is like some kind of nerd. The hair needs to be more spiky, more messy.”… more Filed in: ...
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Sports Media Watch —
... from fans following Josh Howard 's comments regarding the U.S. national anthem. Cuban not only published the e-mails, but the names and e-mail addresses of the commenters. Matthew Barnaby : The former NHL player is expected to replace Barry Melrose on ESPN during the upcoming 2008-09 NHL season. Barnaby, " whose motor mouth always endeared him to the media ", would likely perform in the same capacity as Melrose, making appearances on SportsCenter and ESPNews. Melrose left ESPN over the summer to take over the head coaching role for the Tampa Bay Lightning. John Smoltz and ...
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Mats Sundin Plays In First Poker Tournament —
Bleacher Report - NHL 9/15/2008
Mats Sundin devoted six and a half hours to playing in a Pokerstars on-line poker tournament.
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Mats Sundin Haters Keep on Hating —
Bleacher Report - NHL 9/16/2008
The cause celebre of the media and bloggers these days is to question the leadership of former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin. Funny, I thought we had buried this topic years ago.
I guess not. New Leafs head coach Ron Wilson didn't mention ...
