- Stephen Brunt of the Globe & Mail does a terrific job describing the importance of hockey to Canadian fans and the expectations on the international level that go along with that.
- The Hurricanes organization is doing what it can to improve its ticket promotions for next season, writes David Ranii.
- The Columbus Chamber is conducting a study which is examining how to make the Blue Jackets economically viable, explains Bill Bush.
- Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News profiles Andrew Hutchinson.
- Is the Stanley Cup handshake, or lack thereof, still an issue for some Red Wings?
- Tomas Vokoun is in great shape right now, as he is doing his best to avoid a slow start this season, explains George Richards of the Miami Herald.
- Here are some details about the Versus/DirecTV ongoing dispute from the L.A. Times.
- The Predators added depth on Friday with the signing of forward Marcel Goc to a one-year, two-way deal.
- Could Simon Gagne, Daniel Briere and Claude Giroux become the new French Connection line?
- The City of Glendale is attempting to call Wayne Gretzky’s claims as a creditor into question, reports Carrie Watters of the Arizona Republic.
- Len Barrie is trying his best to recruit real estate mogul Anthony Sansone Jr. to join him in owning the Tampa Bay Lightning, and consequently push Oren Koules out of the ownership group.
- Damien Cox says he is having a hard time finding a “winner” in this whole Coyotes dispute.
- Canucks defenseman Alex Edler is hoping that the 2009/10 season is a breakout year for him both at the NHL level and internationally.
- Do people remember that Sidney Crosby was left off Team Canada’s 2006 Olympic team in favor of a player like Todd Bertuzzi?
The Dany Heatley Situation
- “That’s what disappoints me more than anything, that when you have a player that feels his role is a little less than it should be and the team is doing well,” said Senators GM Bryan Murray about the Heatley demand.
- Here is an old interview of Heatley from before last season began.
- “It hasn’t been fair especially to Edmonton and Ottawa but that’s the way it went,” said Heatley on Friday. (Writer’s note: Ummm, does he know what he’s saying? Heatley caused this mess. He demanded a trade from one of those cities and refused to go to the other for no reason other than being a spoiled player. It’s hard to listen to him in these interviews…)
- “That’s not been the case by any means,” said Bryan Murray in reference to the Heatley camp’s belief that there is a trade market for the sniper.
- In any event, Heatley seems convinced that there are other options out there for Ottawa.
- Don Brennan doesn’t like Dany Heatley, and if you don’t believe me, read this article from this morning ‘s Ottawa Sun.
- “I don’t know what he was thinking. But I don’t think he’s talked to any of the guys,” said Mike Fisher about Heatley.
- Dany Heatley’s agent was his script writer, writes Earl McRae of the Ottawa Sun.
- Here’s the reaction of some Senators fans.
- Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun calls Heatley a “spoiled jerk” in this morning’s Edmonton Sun.
We are hoping to have last week’s Radio Show archived by Monday. Our apologies for the delay, however, the Kick FM station manager is finishing up his end of summer holidays and he is resposible for archiving the show.
