Roussel's discipline; Las Vegas wants hockey; Claude Noel's job (Puck Headlines)
Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
• Columbus coach Todd Richards has a fan behind the bench. [Getty Images]
• Stars forward Antoine Roussel faces a DoPS hearing after a cross-checking incident against Bruins D Adam McQuaid. [NHL]
• If Las Vegas really wants hockey, the citizens of the city are going to have to pony up, not the casinos or other attractions. [Yahoo]
• What’s former Winnipeg coach Claude Noel up to? He’s with the Vancouver Giants now. An update. [Prince George Citizen]
• Why have the Dallas Stars been so wildly inconsistent this year? [Bleacher Report]
• Military members sworn in at a Florida Panthers game. [Fox Sports]
• Halifax, Nova Scotia … get ready for an Islanders, Hurricanes exhibition game next year. [Truro Daily News]
• Paul Stastny vs. Ryan Kesler in a fantasy hockey cage match. Who wins? [Dobber Sports]
• Mounties were called to a Manitoba Junior B hockey game recently. “Witnesses say a Norway House player was slashed in the head during play.” [Globe and Mail]
• A hockey playing robot has learned how to ski. If the terminators kill us all, this is how it will start. [CTV News]
• Columbus Blue Jackets TV ratings have gone upwards.[Awful Announcing]
• Ever want to know about hockey’s first ever tied game? [Greatest Hockey Legends]
• The Greater Toronto Hockey League is looking to ban body checking at some levels. [Global News]
• ECHL hockey rivalries will not get a boost from its current playoff format. [Journal Gazette]
• I love how this blog always trolls the Sharks never having won a Stanley Cup in its opening image. [Royal Half]
• Check out the Ontario Reign’s jerseys for next season. Classic Kings, which is neat. [Mayor’s Manor]
• British hockey equates to British hockey humor, which equates to an interesting story. [Pro Hockey News]
• A deep introspective look into Philadelphia’s jersey history. And they’re currently wearing their best unis. [Hockey by Design]
• Cam Atkinson would be a nice addition for the Boston Bruins if Columbus is selling him. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]
• Jason Zucker is out three months for the Wild. Ryan Carter is out one month. [Hockey Wilderness]
• Alabama-Huntsville is turning the area into a solid hockey market once again. [College Hockey News]
• Max Reinhart, where have you gone? [Flames Nation]
• Dustin Byfuglien at forward or defense. What works best for the big fella? [Jets Nation]
• Why the Canucks will make the playoffs. [FanSided]
•Finally, Learning about NHL players' celebrity crushes ... priceless.