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Catch all the action from the 2008 NHL All-Star game in Atlanta!
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Eastern Dominance
The Power Play —
The 56th Annual All-Star weekend has come to a close with what can best be described as a mildly entertaining all-star game. As CBC's Jim Hughson referred to it at the end of the broadcast "It's the world's greatest shinny game." Which is kind of like being named the least smelliest kid in your school. You still stink, just not as bad ...
Hockey Notes - January 29th
Sharkspage San Jose Sharks NHL hockey and local sports blog —
- Boston Bruins leading scorer Marc Savard scored the game winning goal with 21 seconds left to give the Eastern Conference Allstars an 8-7 win over the Western Conference in front of 18,644 fans Sunday in Atlanta.
Rick Nash took advantage of an in-game Versus interview with West goaltender Rick DiPietro to score the first of his three goals on the evening. Nash snapped a quick wrist shot to beat DiPietro in the first period. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Columbus Blue Jackets left wing took a home run pass and split defenseman Brian Campbell and Sergei Gonchar for his second ...
The State of the NHL
Women Like Sports —
The State of the NHL The best thing about the NHL hockey season has to be the length! Fans are treated to the action on the ice from September to June which means a hockey fix is never far away! One of the most exciting contests to watch live, it's also easy to be mesmerized by the action on a big screen at home. A buddy of mine used to say how much he loved to watch a fight and see a hockey game break out. Fortunately, the NHL has taken steps to curb unnecessary violence in a season where heart-stopping injuries have taken place. There have ...
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ajc.com 1/28/2008 — January 27 --- Thrashers star basks in spotlight --- Atlanta Journal-Constitution: ..."Kovy! Kovy!" the packed house at Philips Arena shouted, some rising to their feet, urging on Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk. --- They sensed an opportunity for high drama, because until then, Kovalchuk had been shut out..."
NHL All-Star Game coverage: Savard scores game-winner for East ...
kansascity.com 1/28/2008 — January 27 --- Associated Press: Marc Savard made Atlanta feel like home all over again. --- Savard, known more for his passing than shooting, found an open net with 20.9 seconds left and lifted the Eastern Conference to an 8-7 win over the Western Conference in the NHL All-Star game on Sunday night...
NHL All Star ratings up big, but still small.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 1/28/2008 — Depending on your point of view, the NHL All Star Game either did very well or very poorly last night.
The game averaged a 0.8 preliminary rating on Versus, up 60% from 0.5 in 2007. Amazingly, the game drew a 0.3 in host city Atlanta, down 63% from ...
NHL All Star Game Rating Up a Bit
goingfivehole.blogspot.com 1/28/2008 — The rating for the NHL All Star game on Versus last night was a 0.76, up from 0.54 from last year. If you remember, last season's All Star game was held mid-week. This season's slight rise in rating probably has to do with the fact it was on the Sunday before the Super Bowl, where there was no major competition.
NHL To Shutter All-Star Game? Good God, NO!!!
sportsbybrooks.com 1/28/2008 — Bruce Garrioch of the TORONTO SUN has what we hope is an erroneous report. Apparently the NHL is considering completely cancelling the league’s all-star game .
Excerpt:” Though cancelling the game seems a little harsh, there are ...
Selanne bucks retirement, rejoins Ducks —
FOXSports.com News for NHL 1/28/2008
Teemu Selanne returned to the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks on Monday after missing the first half of the season while contemplating retirement.
The unrestricted free agent signed a one-year deal and then practiced with the team before it ...
