It was an amazing night for the Columbus Blue Jackets who made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history after a 4-3 SO win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

It has been almost nine years since the Blue Jackets were added to the NHL and I’m sure this victory was sweet since they were the only active team to have never qualified for the postseason.  They only needed one point to secure the playoff spot.  “To get that one point was huge, to come back after being down 2-0,” Rick Nash said. “To get the win was even …read more

It’s uncertain whether forward, Sam Gagner, will be in the Edmonton Oilers lineup tonight against the Buffalo Sabres.
Gagner has had problems with the ankle all season but expected to feel better after resting over the All-Star break.  When things didn’t improve, he was sent for an MRI.  Whatever it is, it hasn’t kept him from playing – he’s missed just three games, averages 16 minutes of ice time and has posted four goals and 13 assists.
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Speculation, rumors and accusations have surrounded the death of 19-year-old, Alexei Cherepanov.  The young star, who had been drafted by the New York Rangers, passed away in October 2008 and, along with his chronic heart condition, it’s believed that doping was a factor in his collapse on the Avangard Omsk bench during a game.
Now, it’s being reported that the Continental Hockey League suspended four officials today in connection with the death.  “Avangard’s president, general manager and one of its team doctors were suspended indefinitely from positions in the league. Vityaz’s president was also suspended.” 
I was curious about the …read more

Wow!!!  You don’t often seen Pittsburgh Penguins captain, Sidney Crosby, get into a fight but the Kid threw down with Brett McLean on Saturday night and earned a fighting major (19 minutes – five for fighting, two for unsportsmanlike conduct, two for instigating and a 10 minute misconduct). 

Crazy times.  Good to see Sid fired up, though.  McLean said he was surprised to look up and see Crosby swinging at him.  Yeah, I am sure that was a shock!

Here are tonight’s scheduled games (listed in Eastern Standard Time):

Tampa Bay at Montreal – 7:00 PM
Carolina at Philadelphia – 7:00 PM
Nashville at Columbus – 7:00 PM
NY Islanders at Pittsburgh – 7:30 PM
Florida at Edmonton – 9:00 PM
Minnesota at Phoenix – 9:00 PM
St. Louis at Los Angeles – 10:30 PM
Anaheim at San Jose – 10:30 PM

Hey guys!  Just letting you know that I won’t be posting on here for the next couple days (I’ve got someone covering for me, though) since I will be away at the BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas. 
If you are in the area, please stop by the b5media booth.  For registration information, visit the official BWE site.  For information on who is speaking at the conference, click here!
Here is a list of my scheduled presentations.  I hope to see you there!
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Hey guys!  I’m going on vacation for the first time in years and I don’t plan on blogging while I’m away so I’ve got some oldies, but goodies, lined up to post for the next seven days.  It’s a good end of summer review anyway.  Can you believe that hockey season is just about two months away?  I can’t!  I love summer and I hate for it to end but I love my hockey…
See ya in a week!
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Wow! This is great! The CalgarySun is reporting that Calgary Flames defenceman and James Norris Trophy nominee, Dion Phaneuf, has been announced as the new spokesperson for the EA Sports NHL 09 game. He will therefore, be gracing the cover for the video game on different gaming platforms such as the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360.
David Littman, producer of NHL 09, shared why he was more than happy to have Phaneuf as the spokesman. “There are always a lot of options for who we want on our cover, and Phaneuf was a perfect choice for us this …read more

Here on b5media’s Sports Channel, we’ve been talking about our favorite childhood sports memories and I would love to share mine with you. 
For me, it truly does involve hockey and my big brother, Freddie.  He was always so enthusiastic and, because he was so much older than me, he was able to teach me so much about the game (even though I wasn’t always listening).  One year, I even got a Wayne Gretzky doll (click to enlarge image).  It was perfect because it was the same size as my Barbie dolls so Wayne gave Ken a run for …read more

In the third game of the battle between the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers, the Habs were beat by the Flyers 3-2. All of Philly’s goals were scored in the 2nd period while all of Montreal’s goals were scored in the 3rd. Here is the score summary:
MTL:Plekanec, T. (PPG, 07:29 in 3rd), Koivu, S. (PPG, 08:41 in 3rd)
PHI:Upshall, S. (07:04 in 2nd), Richards, M. (SHG, 15:12 in 2nd), Umberger, R. (18:19 in 2nd)

Here are the highlights for that game:

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