Here are the show links for January 8, 2010
- Video: Here is the hit by Dave Steckel on Sidney Crosby
- The 2011 Winter Classic timelapse video of the construction of the arena at Heinz Field
Friday Night Recap/Saturday Night Preview
- Recap of the Leafs/Thrashers game
- Video: Maple Leafs @ Thrashers highlights, all goals & full highlights
- Carolina/Florida recap from last night
- Video: Jeff Skinner’s goal from last night
- Senators/Blackhawks recap from last night
- Rangers/Stars recap from last night
- Video: Mats Zuccarello shootout goal from last night
- Anaheim Ducks/Columbus Blue Jackets recap from last night
- Detroit/Calgary recap
- Vancouver/Edmonton recap
NHL News & Notes
- Article: Roloson Trade Solidifies Lightning
- Video: I’ll never forget this save by Dwayne Roloson on Cheechoo in Double OT
- Marty Brodeur to split time with Johan Hedberg
- Chris Osgood – won his 400th career game
- Team Ontario wins World Under 17 Hockey Challenge
- Tim Campbell’s article in the Winnipeg Free Press about the success of the World Under 17 Hockey Tournament
NHL News & Notes
- Calgary Flames general manager Darryl Sutter resigns
- The ratings for this past year’s Winter Classic were the best ever, up 22 % over last year
- Larry Brooks wants Central Park for the next Winter Classic
- James Wisniewski UFA after the season was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2011 second round pick and a conditional 2012 fifth round pick.
- DAL defenceman Trevor Daley has agreed to a 6-year, $19.8M (cap hit of $3.3M annually) extension. NTC kicks in next season.
- Video: Ryan Getzlaf takes puck to face
- Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf out until February after suffering multiple facial fractures
- Article about visor use in the NHL from friend of the show Adam Proteau
- Jamie Langenbrunner traded to Dallas Stars in exchange for a conditional 3rd round draft pick
(Becomes a 2nd rounder if Dallas wins a playoff round or re-signs him) - The Edmonton Oilers will be without the services of rookie Jordan Eberle for 10 days due to a sprained ankle and then, unrelated, he had an emergency appendectomy.
- Fans in Columbus claim veteran official Paul Devorski taunted them during the Blue Jackets 4-3 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild on December 27, 2010
- Canadians d-man Josh Georges lost for the remainder of the season with a knee injury—needs surgery
- Here is the article from the Globe & Mail about Gorge’s torn ACL
- Columbus Blue Jackets D-man Mike Commodore put on waivers after requesting a trade—Has a cap hit of $3.75 million through 2012-2013
- Tampa Bay signs UFA defenseman Marc Andre Bergeron to a one year, 2 way contract worth $1 million at the NHL level. Assign him to Norfolk of the AHL until his conditioning improves
- Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff wins 500th career NHL game with Sabres 3-0 victory over San Jose on Thurs.
- Video: Ben Eager’s punch on Colby Armstrong
On The Beat
- James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail with a story on the toll the “butterfly style” of goaltending takes on goalies’ bodies (Editor’s Pick)
- Bill Dow of the Detroit Free Press on the 40th anniversary of the Red Wings 13-0 loss to the Maple Leafs and the turmoil that followed
- Bruce Dowbiggen of the Globe and Mail on the evolution of the WJHC into a television behemoth
- Woody Womack of the Naples Daily News with a profile on Mike McKenzie, son of TSN’s Bob McKenzie
- Ha! Cam Cole’s tweet about Gord Miller coming in late from the bathroom
