Clint Malarchuk accidentally shoots self in the chin with a rifle: Best for having his throat slashed by a skate, he is recovering in hospital despite refusing help from paramedics. This man must be unbreakable.

posted by mkn to hockey at 04:29 PM - 4 comments

Iconic ace Darvish pushes Japan’s boundaries

posted by mkn to baseball at 12:42 PM - 2 comments

Legendary Canadian sportscaster Don Wittman dies.: A sports broadcasting renaissance man that covered any and every sport around, from NHL hockey on HNIC and international hockey to the Grey Cup to curling, but he will forever be known as the voice of Canadian olympic track gold.

posted by mkn to culture at 05:33 PM - 6 comments

Ice Hockey gets its own Champions League: : the Victoria Cup. Beginning 2008, the IIHF plans on hosting an annual exhibition series between the top three European teams and an NHL franchise. A likely alternative to that quiet but old topic: NHL European expansion

posted by mkn to hockey at 08:30 PM - 12 comments

Wendel Clark is Barry Melrose's cousin : according to Wikipedia's "List of Family Relations in NHL". There's also the List of second generation Major League Baseball players and many other random lists of sportspeople.

posted by mkn to other at 01:53 PM - 8 comments

Yzerman to call it quits: The HHOF awaits. Also, Pronger to wear one of those new Ducks uniforms.

posted by mkn to hockey at 11:46 AM - 33 comments

Luongo traded for Bertuzzi: The NHL season might be over, but that doesn't mean that the action has stopped. In advance of the NHL Draft, "the Panthers have confirmed that they acquired Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan Allen and Alexander Auld from the Canucks in exchange for Roberto Luongo and Lukas Krajicek and a 2006 sixth round pick." Hindsight will determine who the trade "winner" was, but for this season, Vancouver has vastly improved. (But what happens to Cloutier now?)

posted by mkn to hockey at 10:45 PM - 18 comments

Islanders expected to hire Ted Nolan: He previously said that he wanted back into the NHL and it looks like his time has come. qbert72 called it.

posted by mkn to hockey at 09:01 PM - 7 comments

Bonspiel! The History of Curling in Canada: Bonspiel! explores the history and cultural impact of curling from the sport's mysterious 16th-century origins to the present day. The story of curling in Canada is interpreted under chronological themes that relate the history of curling to the playing surface of the game itsel

posted by mkn to other at 10:42 AM - 3 comments

8th Seeded Oilers knock out the President's Trophy winning Red Wings 4-2: . For just the 4th time since 1967, the #1 seed is eliminated in the first round. Is this the end of Legacy's time in Detroit and was this Yzerman's last game?

posted by mkn to hockey at 03:04 AM - 42 comments

Crosby becomes the youngest player to record 100 points: and becomes just the seventh rookie to reach that mark, behind Ovechkin just last week. Yet, Ovechkin remains the runaway Calder favourite -- should Crosby be re-evaluated? Should the age difference be a factor? Or is Phaneuf overlooked because of his position? Whatever the debate, there's no arguing that this was the NHL's best ever rookie crop.

posted by mkn to hockey at 09:44 PM - 29 comments

"Lucky" Luc Robitaille retires: and leaves a quiet 10th on the all-time goals list.

posted by mkn to hockey at 11:08 AM - 19 comments

Who dares jumps: "The ski jumps of Calgary in Canada, once the preserve of Olympic athletes, could soon be open to tourists. Charles Starmer-Smith describes how he boldly went where Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards had been before."

posted by mkn to other at 03:51 PM - 2 comments

Sudden Surprise: Penguins' Zigmund Palfy retires, leaving behind a $13.5 million contract. The way the season is going for the Pens, perhaps they're wishing that Gonchar, with his $25 million, is going to retire too. Thankfully, that leaves them with enough cap room to acquire... Eric Cairns?

posted by mkn to hockey at 05:09 PM - 18 comments

More Pro Teams Starting Own TV Networks : "There's only so many tickets that you can sell and there's only so much that you can do" to make money, he said. "There's pressure on all sides of it and eventually they get to the television side of it."

posted by mkn to general at 10:21 PM - 5 comments

Cuba denied participation in World Baseball Classic: "Generally speaking, the Cuba embargo prohibits entering into contracts in which Cuba or Cuban nationals have an interest."

posted by mkn to baseball at 11:09 PM - 42 comments

Red Wings' Jiri Fisher collapses during a game: which, rightly, was cancelled. It was a scary moment but he should be OK in the end. ESPN looks at other NHL on-ice scares, which comes not long after our recent discussion about on-field (and on ice-injuries). (Though ESPN did forgot Kevin Stevens' injury.)

posted by mkn to hockey at 12:35 AM - 17 comments

Finally! Game on, eh? : "Canadians get their beloved hockey back tomorrow." In honour of the return, NHL Power Rankings and Stanley Cup win odds, for all argumentation and (legal!) betting needs.

posted by mkn to hockey at 12:02 PM - 35 comments

Gonchar goes to the Pens: Oilers acquire Pronger. Amonte to the Flames. Foote in Columbus. After a slow start, the free agent market heats up for, seemingly, everyone but the Leafs. As usual, there are many (improbable) rumours but little truth - Naslund is staying put.

posted by mkn to hockey at 10:35 AM - 53 comments

Prof to study why women flashed breasts at hockey fans: With the NHL but a distant memory, academics are looking back at the good old days of playoff hockey and Flames Girls (NSFW), and are pondering the deep question of WHY.

Valentich said women have flashed their breasts at folk festivals and other musical events in the past, but it is not an activity usually associated with hockey. "We need to hear from women what was happening to them in that particular setting," she said.

posted by mkn to culture at 02:16 PM - 18 comments

Where are they now? Lockout edition: While the owners and the lawyers debate the NHL's losses, the players are playing in Europe. Here's a pretty good list of who's playing where. However, is it just me or is signing a contract with another employer against the spirit of the union?

posted by mkn to hockey at 12:45 PM - 10 comments

G4TechTv to run video game NHL season: "All 1,230 regular season games originally slated for the 2004-2005 NHL season will be played, with results of each video game match-up available to fans who tune-in daily to "Sweat." Up-to-the-minute scores, stats, teams and player profiles will be online at www.g4techtv.com."
Who's up for a fantasy league fantasy league?

posted by mkn to hockey at 11:34 AM - 22 comments

Making Canada pround (because the athletes sure as hell aren't): Canadian man, dressed in a tutu, dives into an Olympic diving competition pool; embarasses the $1.9billion security force with his stunt; gets beat up by the police; gets convicted for 5 years, and, finally, is released. Not surprisingly, in a country not enjoying many Olympic successes, this success scored the front page of many Canadian newspapers. Go Ron Bensimhon!

posted by mkn to other at 02:55 PM - 10 comments

A truly Canadian look at the Greek team: Yes, the Greeks are the Euro 2004 equivalent to the NHL's Minnesota Wild: "If Greece is crowned European champions, you can expect a slew of other teams to adopt the 'trap', a development that could have serious ramifications on the sport of soccer if the current state of the NHL is any indication."

posted by mkn to soccer at 09:33 PM - 5 comments

Sosa missed last Sunday's game due to a pair of debilitating sneezes.: Surely, this one goes into the growing list of "weirdest baseball injuries" ever; though maybe not the all-time international list -- which has this classic.

posted by mkn to baseball at 12:36 PM - 13 comments