Franzen cleared to play; remembering 'Lisa on Ice'; PTOs for everyone (Puck Headlines)
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• Via Miikka Sokka on Twitter and translated by Jouni Nieminen, here is the map of Jokerit's KHL road trip last week: "8 days, 4 games, 14000 kms, 7 time zones. Cost of Finnair Charter 360000 Euros." And teams in the Western Conference complain? Come on, now!
• After having been sidelined since Jan. 6 due to a concussion, Johan Franzen has been cleared to play opening night for the Detroit Red Wings. [MLive.com]
• “The Glendale City Council on Tuesday voted to hire Beacon Sports Capital Partners LLC as a consultant to seek bidders to manage the arena, with the manager taking over as early as July 2016. IceArizona, the Coyotes’ ownership group, has overseen the arena the past two years.” [AZ Republic]
• Farewell to Jayna Hefford, Gillian Apps and Catherine Ward, three hockey greats from Canada’s national women’s team. [Hockey Canada]
• Take a look back at the fantastic “Lisa on Ice” episode of The Simpsons with writer Mike Scully. [Kings]
• Please stop involving Kasperi Kapanen in Phil Kessel comparisions: “I’m me. I’m Kasperi Kapanen. I was in the trade. There were other people in the trade. I don’t think you need to compare us. If you want to, that’s fine.” [Toronto Star]
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• The Chicago Blackhawks will have a pair of veteran players on PTOs at camp in Jan Hejda and Daniel Paille. [ESPN Chicago / CSN Chicago]
• Another vet going to camp on a PTO is Derek Roy, who will be with the Washington Capitals. [Washington Post]
• And Tomas Fleischmann gets a PTO from the Montreal Canadiens. [HabsWorld]
• While Martin Havlat reunites with Dale Tallon with the Florida Panthers, also on a PTO. [Sun-Sentinel]
• Jamie Langenbrunner will be a Development Coach while his old New Jersey Devils teammate Jay Pandolfo was promoted to Director of Player Development for the Boston Bruins. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]
• Cody Franson will bring some offense to the Buffalo Sabres. [What’s Going On In Buffalo?]
• Meet Randy Hernandez, a Miami, Florida born member of the U.S. NTDP team. [Color of Hockey]
• New Ottawa Senators goaltender Matt O’Connor is hoping to take a page out of the Hamburglar this season. [National Post]
• Interesting stuff on the hockey art of Andy Warhol. [Third String Goalie]
• Breaking down the Stefan Elliot for Brandon Gormley deal. [Objective Avalanche]
• Did you know there was a counterfeit Wayne Gretzky Indianapolis Racers card? [The Hockey News]
• Finally, break out your Pat Falloon hockey cards and gather up your Johan Garpenlov highlights, the San Jose Sharks are going retro for some games this season:
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