Kukla's Korner

Evening Line

Blog: KK Hockey By Alanah McGinley

10/22/08 at 05:45 PM ET | Comments (0)

“[Sean Avery is] making a fool of the game.  He crosses the line all the time. He’s an idiot. And if the referees see him giving it to Brodeur like he did in the playoffs - yapping, yapping, yapping - it’s pre-meditated. Give him a penalty. You’ll end it right away. If not, I think one of the Devils should come to Brodeur’s aid. Drill him, punch him, make him fight. If he wants to be a yapper, make him fight.”

—Bob Clarke on Sean Avery.

More at TSN on Clarke’s appearance on Off the Record

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Another ‘Rumor’ Shot Down

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

10/22/08 at 05:20 PM ET | Comments (0)

from Rich Hammond of Inside the Kings,

Since this lovely rumor seems to have gained some traction among legitimate news organizations, I thought I would take the opportunity to talk about rumors in general and the ``Marian Gaborik might be coming to L.A.’’ rumor in specific. It’s rumors such as this one that tend to make my hair fall out in clumps.

Gaborik makes $6.3 million this season and will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. Those are two HUGE red flags that should indicate to anyone that he’s not coming to the Kings.

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Knockout Hockey

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

10/22/08 at 04:58 PM ET | Comments (0)

Knockout Hockey is a direct advertiser on Kukla’s Korner and will be awarding a copy of their DVD to a lucky KK member.

You will have your choice of Knockout Hockey- The Original or Knockout Hockey- Fights and Brawls.

All you have to do is leave a comment about the best fight you have witnessed or comment about the top fighters in the game. A random drawing of all comments will be held next Tuesday and the winner will be announced that day.

Good luck!

Note: You’ll have to be a KK member (you can sign up here for free) and leave your comment by Monday night, October 27th, by midnight ET.

 

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  Tags: contest, hockey+fights,

Hockey Europe—In the Spirit of Cooperation

Blog: KK Hockey By Alanah McGinley

10/22/08 at 04:40 PM ET | Comments (0)

From SM-LIIGA:

The leading professional ice hockey leagues from Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland (as an associated member) have established a new organization named “Hockey Europe”. The purpose of the Group and its founding members is to promote cooperation, amicable relations and unity of these Leagues and their member Clubs in a middle of the heavy heated competition between the new launched Russian Ice Hockey League KHL and the North-American NHL.

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*my thanks to David for dropping me a note about this

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Lawton Gets A Promotion

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

10/22/08 at 04:28 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Tampa Bay Lightning,

Brian Lawton was elevated to the position of executive vice president and general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, co-owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie announced today. Lawton was hired as the team’s vice president of hockey operations on June 25, 2008. He continues to oversee all aspects of the team’s hockey operations department, including player procurement and development and minor league affiliate relations.

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Another One

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

10/22/08 at 04:25 PM ET | Comments (0)

from the Lansing State Journal,

A 19-year-old Michigan State University ice hockey player was released from Sparrow Hospital on Tuesday after being injured during a fight at an off-campus house this weekend.

Sophomore A.J. Sturges, a defenseman from Madison, Wis., suffered head injuries early Sunday during the fight that broke out in the 100 block of Center Street involving hockey and football players.

“I want to clarify that there is not a problem between the football program and the hockey program,” MSU hockey coach Rick Comley said. “This was an incident involving a party involving multiple students, not just athletes.”

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Celebrating In Style

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

10/22/08 at 04:09 PM ET | Comments (0)

Habs Inside/Out found this gem,

The fabled Montreal Forum Ghosts have a starring role in a new television commercial celebrating the Montreal Canadiens’ 100th anniversary.

The TV spot, created by Jet Films, features current Habs players in colour playing against the original teams, before NHL expansion, in black and white. The ad is supported by two different posters promoting the team’s centennial.

continued and watch the video below…

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Did You Know

Blog: KK Hockey By Paul

10/22/08 at 04:05 PM ET | Comments (0)

via the STAT WIZARDS at Elias Sports Bureau,

Tonight Devils-Stars game in New Jersey could feature a matchup of the two goaltenders with the most wins in the NHL over the last five seasons: Martin Brodeur (177) and Marty Turco (150).

Rounding out the top five in wins since the start of the 2003-04 season are Miikka Kiprusoff (147), Roberto Luongo (145) and Tomas Vokoun (129).

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KHL Deals with Cherepanov Tragedy

Blog: KK Hockey By Alanah McGinley

10/22/08 at 04:03 PM ET | Comments (0)

Press Release from the KHL:

Resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Kontinental Hockey League

The Board of Directors of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) adopted a number of important resolutions at its October 21 meeting that are of great consequence to the future operations of the League.  The meeting focused primarily on matters involving internal medical support services, first and foremost those concerning the medical monitoring of athletes.

Most significantly, the Board heard a preliminary report from a special KHL commission investigating the circumstances of the death of Omsk Avangard hockey player Alexei Cherepanov.  As a result, the Board resolved to adopt a series of measures aimed at preventing future tragedies in hockey:

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Hockey Quote for the Ages

Blog: Canucks and Beyond By Alanah McGinley

10/22/08 at 03:56 PM ET | Comments (0)

“We’d also heard mention of it, but we decided that it would only be worse if we went out and told the fans they were absolutely not allowed to throw dildos on the ice,” said AIK club head Mats Hedenstrom to the newspaper.

—from The Local in Sweden (*photos might be NSFW)

Now there’s a line you don’t hear every day.  For more on an awesome story, Puck Daddy tells the whole tale.

It’s not often that one needs to tag a hockey story as NSFW, but I suppose there are people bound to find this one offensive.  (Not me, however—I think it’s hilarious. But I can be incredibly immature…)

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  Tags: hockey+fans, sweden,

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