Nanooks

Scott Burnside and Pierre Lebrun of ESPN talks realignment. I don't think a little tweaking would hurt. In what has to be a first (maybe?), Avangard Omsk head coach Wayne Fleming was fired during the 2nd intermission of a KHL game. What the heck? Just when I thought I had heard everything. Jim Kelley with some news and notes on the NHL over at Sports Illustrated. A look at the Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks of the CCHA. 3000 miles to your closest opponent!? This is a couple days old, but Craig Custance (and others) have some cool ideas about spicing up the All-Star game. I like the idea of playing a shinny game, with captains selecting the team just prior to game time. I found this story at Greatest Hockey Legends; a feature on former Maple Leaf Buzz Boll. He came from my home town and in addition to playing for the Leafs, was hired by Clarence Campbell to be a night watchman at the Garden's building site. Will the trade deadline be quiet this year? I hope not. We need something to blog about!

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