Hockey Fans

"SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The San Francisco Bulls Professional Hockey Team, strong supporters of the Mayan calendar, are hosting the “It’s the End of the World as We Know it” game this Friday, December 21 at 7:15 pm at the Cow Palace, when the Ontario Reign come to town for one last hurrah. Believers or not are invited to attend what could be the final game in the Bulls’ brief history of existence. “There is a lot of pressure to win the game on Friday because it could be the last,” said President and Head Coach Pat Curcio. “No matter what happens, we will finish the game. I don’t care if locusts invade or fireballs rain down on the Cow Palace. I have faith this old barn will withstand anything.”" - Russian Space Lizard from Bookmarklet

"Fans attending the game are encouraged to wear their best “End of the World” outfits, be it zombies, Mayans, aliens or grim reaper costumes. Wearers of “End of the World” outfits can stop by the Guest Services table at the Main Lobby of the Cow Palace to receive two ticket vouchers to the Friday, December 28 contest between the Bulls and the Las Vegas Wranglers at the Cow Palace, in... more... - Russian Space Lizard

Fantastic press release! - Russian Space Lizard

"SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks center Dominic Moore says he missed playoff games this postseason because his wife has a rare form of liver cancer. Moore issued a statement Tuesday through the Sharks to explain his absence from San Jose's final two playoff games in April against St. Louis. He says his wife, Katie, was diagnosed with the disease late in the season. She underwent surgery in California in April and Moore missed the final two games against the Blues with the team's permission. Moore thanked the organization and his teammates for their support. He says Katie is still being treated and offered no further details. Moore was acquired in February from Tampa Bay for a second-round pick and had no goals and six assists in 23 games." - Russian Space Lizard from Bookmarklet

"San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan has left his team's game at Minnesota after being hit in the head with a stick on the bench. The team said he was alert and responsive. Wild doctors were treating the injury after McLellan was struck early in the second period on Sunday night. McLellan was down on the bench during a stoppage of play. A stretcher was wheeled across the ice for him, but McLellan was able to get up and walk to the locker room on his own, though he moved gingerly with his body bent forward. Assistant coach Matt Shaw gave the Sharks a quick pep talk, and the game continued." - Russian Space Lizard from Bookmarklet

"DÜSSELDORF, Germany — A hockey jersey hung in each player’s locker. It bore Germany’s national colors, black trimmed in red and gold. The front was emblazoned with an eagle above the word Deutschland. This would be Evan Kaufmann’s first time wearing the jersey. He removed it from the hanger and turned it around to see his family name spelled in capital letters." - Russian Space Lizard from Bookmarklet

He would recall feeling a tingle of excitement. He felt something else, too, emotions that crisscrossed like the laces of his skates. He was proud to wear the jersey but also solemn about what history had done to the name on the back. His great-grandfather starved to death by the Nazis. His great-grandmother herded to extermination on a train to Auschwitz. His grandfather shuttled... more... - Russian Space Lizard

"A fan who threw a banana at a black player during an NHL exhibition game has been fined $200. Christopher Moorhouse lobbed a banana at Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds as he was approaching Detroit Red Wings goalie Jordan Pearce during a shootout in the Sept. 22 game in London, Ontario. The 26-year-old Moorhouse pleaded guilty Monday but did not appear in court. Moorhouse was charged charged with a provincial trespassing and given 90 days to pay the fine. Police said there wasn't enough evidence to charge Moorhouse with a hate crime. Moorhouse's lawyer, Faisal Joseph, has said his client didn't know hurling bananas at black athletes could be seen as hateful." - Russian Space Lizard from Bookmarklet

"The ECHL Board of Governors on Tuesday approved the membership of an expansion team, the San Francisco Bulls, to begin play in the 2012-13 season. Reign president Justin Kemp said approval was "almost unanimous" at the league-wide meeting in Atlanta. He said the Bulls' seven-member ownership group is "financially well-backed." "They said they did a lot of research and that San Francisco was best for them," Kemp said. "To add a team to the (Western Conference) is always great. We need them. Teams that have tried to go there in the past have struggled. Hopefully they can avoid the same mistakes."" - Russian Space Lizard from Bookmarklet

A Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team crashed just after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people and leaving two others critically injured, officials said. It was one of the worst plane crashes ever involving a sports team. - Russian Space Lizard from Bookmarklet

@Eric, no, this was a KHL team. I didn't realize that Brad McCrimmon was coaching them and Pavol Demetra played on the team and perished in the crash. I just feel sick. - Russian Space Lizard

"Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren was hospitalized after a bicycle accident in Avalon on Monday. Avalon police said only that Holmgren, 55, fell off his bicycle. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden. Cooper nursing supervisor Carrie Demyn said late Monday night that Holmgren was in stable condition but could provide no further information." - Russian Space Lizard from Bookmarklet

"NEW YORK/TORONTO -- The following statement was released jointly today by Gary Bettman, Commissioner of the National Hockey League, and Don Fehr, Executive Director of the National Hockey League Players' Association: "Everyone at the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association is profoundly saddened by the loss, within a matter of a few weeks, of three young men, each of whom was in the prime of his life. "While the circumstances of each case are unique, these tragic events cannot be ignored. We are committed to examining, in detail, the factors that may have contributed to these events, and to determining whether concrete steps can be taken to enhance player welfare and minimize the likelihood of such events taking place. Our organizations are committed to a thorough evaluation of our existing assistance programs and practices and will make immediate modifications and improvements to the extent they are deemed warranted. "It is important to ensure that... more... - Russian Space Lizard from Bookmarklet