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Roenick Sign with Sharks for 20th Season

May 24th 2008 03:03
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Jeremy Roenick signs with Sharks


The San Jose Sharks have resigned 19-year NHL veteran Jeremy Roenick to a one-year deal rumored to be worth $1 million. Last season with the Sharks Roenick had 14 goals and 19 assists, he also had 10 game-winning goals. In San Jose’s playoff run he scored a career high four-points in their first round game seven win over Calgary.


Roenick is a nine-time All-Star and is just the third American-born player to score over 500 goals in their career. Mike Modano surpassed the mark earlier this season and currently has 5, the third, and first to reach the mark, was Joe Mullen.

The 38 year old Roenick has played in 1,321 games over his 19 seasons with five different teams. During this time he has the 509 goals, and 694 assists.


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  Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM   GP G A Pts PIM
1988-89 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 28 34 36 70 14   9 7 12 19 6
1988-89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 20 9 9 18 4   10 1 3 4 7
1989-90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 26 40 66 54   20 11 7 18 8
1990-91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 79 41 53 94 80   6 3 5 8 4
1991-92 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 80 53 50 103 98   18 12 10 22 12
1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 84 50 57 107 86   4 1 2 3 2
1993-94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 84 46 61 107 125   6 1 6 7 2
1994-95 Cologne Sharks DEL 3 3 1 4 2   -- -- -- -- --
1994-95 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 33 10 24 34 14   8 1 2 3 16
1995-96 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 66 32 35 67 109   10 5 7 12 2
1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 72 29 40 69 115   6 2 4 6 4
1997-98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 24 32 56 103   6 5 3 8 4
1998-99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 78 24 48 72 130   1 0 0 0 0
1999-00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 75 34 44 78 102   5 2 2 4 10
2000-01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 80 30 46 76 114   -- -- -- -- --
2001-02 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 21 46 67 74   5 0 0 0 14
2002-03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 27 32 59 75   13 3 5 8 8
2003-04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 62 19 28 47 62   18 4 9 13 8
2005-06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58 9 13 22 36   -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 70 11 17 28 32   -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 San Jose Sharks NHL 69 14 19 33 26   12 2 3 5 2
  NHL Totals   1319 509 692 1201 1439   136 51 65 116 101
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No Octopi For You!

May 24th 2008 01:06
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Meet Al, Die-hard Detroit Red Wings Fan


Detroit Red Wings fans will have to do some shopping around, or pack a cooler before they leave home if they want to toss out the octopi on the ice at the Mellon Arena in game 3 or 4 of the Stanley Cup finals.


Dan Wholey, owner of Wholey’s Fish Market in Pittsburgh will not sell any octopus to people in Wings jerseys, who have a Midwestern accent, or anyone he gets a bad feeling about them possibly being a fan of the Red Wings. He may even go as far as checking IDs for addresses to prevent them from continuing their tradition of throwing octopi onto the ice while they are in the Mellon Arena.

Wholey said, "I have the utmost respect for all the people of Detroit. They are great citizens and great hockey fans, just like I am. But I'm a Penguins fan first and foremost and I want to see the Penguins win, period." He also went on to say that they are welcomed to buy anything else in the store, just not the octopus.

The octopi tossing is a Detroit tradition that started way back in 1952. For the full story behind the strange act click here.
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Why the Octopi?

May 24th 2008 01:05
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Meet Al, Die-hard Red Wings Fan



During the 1952 NHL post-season, two brothers started one of the weirdest traditions in sports. Pete and Jerry Cusimano, who were storeowners in Detroit’s Eastern Market, flung octopi onto the ice during a Red Wings game. Why would someone do that, you might ask? At the time, to win the Stanley Cup, you needed to win two best of seven playoff series. If you do the math, that means you had to win eight games total to hoist the Cup. The obvious thing to do, therefore, was to throw something slimy with eight appendages onto the ice for good luck. That year, the Wings swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens to win the Cup. They also followed that by winning the Cup two more times in the next three seasons.

The Red Wings mascot is now a purple octopus named Al. Nowadays it takes 16 wins to get your name affixed to the cup, so during home playoff games at the Joe Louis Arena, you might notice two of the mascots hanging from the roof.

If you ever get the inkling to attempt the octopi toss at your next hockey game, just be sure you know the proper procedure for doing it. You can't just grab a fresh octopus and fling it out there; there are steps that need to be taken first.

Your octopus needs to be boiled for about half an hour on high heat with some lemon juice and white wine, and maybe a nice chianti for you to drink while watching the pot of water boil. Doing this cuts down on both the odor and the sliminess of the octopus, and it also eliminates the ink which could have leaked from a raw one and stained the ice. Also, don’t think you can just walk your octopus into the arena and no one will care. It is actually against the law for fans to throw things onto the ice during a game, so you have to sneak your eight-legged friend into the arena.

They should only be thrown onto the ice when “safe” -- meaning, do not throw them in the area of any players. Otherwise, the game might be delayed even longer when the octopus suctions itself to a player’s face like in the cartoons. Seriously though, it can be very dangerous. Appropriate times include right after the national anthem or after a Wings goal. If security sees you, however, they will eject you from the building.

There you have it: the story behind the octopi throw and some tips on how to do it. Good thing not many Nascar fans like the Red Wings . . . imagine the mess and damage that would be done to Kyle Busch after a race.
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Flyers survive for now

May 16th 2008 06:38
Like the Stars did the night before, the Philadelphia Flyers saved their season Thursday night with a 4-2 win in their NHL playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Ultimately, this was just a small bump on the road to the inevitable Stanley Cup Final between the Penguins and Red Wings.
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Both series are off today, but hockey fans will get their full share on the weekend when the Red Wings end the Stars season on Saturday and the Penguins finish off the Flyers on Sunday.
We almost feel for Philadelphia though. This was probably the best chance for the city to get the championship they have been yearning for. No major sports team has won a championship there since 1983, when the NBA's 76ers
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beat the Lakers in the NBA Finals.
The 76ers don't look like they will be close to another anytime soon, baseball's Philadelphia Phillies look really good right now, but it's too early to really tell if they have what it takes to be a World Series contender and the NFL's Eagles didn't really give fans much to cheer about last year, but in the wacky NFL world, who knows what's ahead.

But the Philly fans can cheer the Philadelphia Soul who, up until last weekend, had the best record in the Arena Football League. They'll make the playoffs and be a serious contender for the title.
Okay maybe indoor football isn't a major sport, but it's a fun game to watch. I'd seriously suggest anyone who has never had the chance, to find an arena/indoor football team and attend a game. It really is fan friendly football.

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Osgood as it gets

May 13th 2008 06:35
It’s all but a mere formality now for the Detroit Red Wings.

Pavel Datysuk’s first career hat trick led the Red Wings to a 5-2 lead over the Dallas Stars on Monday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series


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