sports.espn.go.com — Posted by Pierre LeBrun CHICAGO -- It wasn't quite Claude Lemieux after five years away from the game, but skating for the first time in 15 months was a comeback story of my own Tuesday. Wonky knee aside, it was a thrill to hit the ice at Wrigley Field. Sure, I got a few looks for wearing a ...
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A Spin On The Ice At Wrigley
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Kukla's Korner Hockey Previous entry: Afternoon Line A Spin On The Ice At Wrigley by Paul on 12/30/08 at 04:14 PM ET Comments (0) from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, Wonky knee aside, it was a thrill to hit the ice at Wrigley Field. Sure, I got a few looks for wearing a Finnish national jersey (no reason whatsoever for that, by the way); but all in all, it was a great experience. The NHL wouldn’t allow us to hold hockey sticks or shoot pucks, understandably, but just taking a whirl around the newly built ice surface was something else. The sun was peering over home plate and the conditions were ideal. The league can only hope for similar ...
Puck Headlines: Will an octopus hit the Wrigley Field rink?
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Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • A Portland, Maine man faces charges of drunk driving, aggravated criminal mischief and burglary after he may have crashed a forklift inside a civic center and was found drunk atop an idling Zamboni. We may have ourselves a love connection, Mr. Woolery. [Maine News, via Deadspin] • After reading this Time Out Chicago article on the Chicago ...
Tuesday evening Winter Classic update
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... at ESPN.com, Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun got to take a skate... They posted a time-lapse of the rink build... The CBC posted a video preview of the game, which the CBC will air against NBC... http://www.cbc.ca/sports/ondemand/?playlistId=420a65442fa7b343551416840309cbb4deef0e97 =978505136 As well as a video blog by Jim Hughson... http://www.cbc.ca/sports/ondemand/?playlistId=db01e83acfdc7f61c32cb42fabc2af9a1c8490bc =979199612 And ESPN's LeBrun provided his own on-ice assessment: December 30, ESPN : The NHL wouldn't allow us to hold hockey sticks or shoot pucks, ...
Many Legends To Be At Winter Classic
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Many Legends To Be At Winter Classic [image] Bobby Hull and Gordie Howe will face-off once again today at the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. (note: some reports suggest Ted Lindsay will join Hull at center ice instead of Howe) The two hockey greats will drop pucks at the ceremonial face-off as the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings visit the Chicago Blackhawks outdoors at Wrigley Field, home of baseball's Chicago Cubs. Tony Esposito , Stan Mikita and Denis Savard will also be present for pre-game ceremonies. Non-hockey legends also going to be a part of the festivities include Ferguson ...
Happy New Years From Wrigley Field
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[image] Kicking off New Year's Day for hockey fans means the arrival of the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic . This year the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks face-off at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. Will there be a special 7th inning stretch? This game features two Original Six franchises. In fact, this will be the 701st meeting between the two storied clubs, the most matches between any two franchises in NHL history. Each team will be sporting special retro uniforms in what promises to be a very intriguing clash. Detroit has long been very successful with their veteran lineups. The much maligned Hawks are now emerging as a ...
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