http://hockey.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for hockey en Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:20:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2626126 unknown@Digg.com One of this country's most familiar tunes may have been heard on CBC for the last time Wednesday night when the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins and won the 08 Stanley Cup. The Toronto agency representing the composer of the theme tune for Hockey Night in Canada says the CBC has declined to enter into a new licensing agreement... Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:20:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2626126hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2624095 unknown@Digg.com "Is it the real Cup?" Yes. "How much does it weigh?" 35 pounds. "What happens when it fills up with names?" The rings at the top come off and go to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Then we put a new ring on the bottom. So this year's winner will be on the cup for 62 years. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:04:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2624095hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2623546 unknown@Digg.com Stanley Cup Champs Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:46:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2623546hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2600631 unknown@Digg.com After Ilya Kovalchuk scored the winning goal in overtime, the Russians celebrated by chipping away at centre ice and unearthing a loonie that had been secretly planted there to bring the Canadians luck. Alex Ovechkin kissed it repeatedly and passed it around to his teammates before a group of players tried to plant a pole with the Russian flag in.. Thu, 22 May 2008 23:30:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2600631hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2598363 unknown@Digg.com Players refuse to touch the Prince of Wales Trophy and the Clarence Campbell Bowl. Wed, 21 May 2008 17:31:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2598363hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2594610 unknown@Digg.com It went to overtime in a thriller. I hate Ilya Kovalchuk even more now, damn him and his clutch ability... Mon, 19 May 2008 16:31:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2594610hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2579494 unknown@Digg.com Probably the quickest save I've ever seen! Its a shame they lost in the 4th overtime. Oh well, it takes nothing away from this. Sun, 11 May 2008 00:20:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2579494hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2572675 unknown@Digg.com The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. It took the eighth longest game in NHL history to do it. Tue, 06 May 2008 05:20:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2572675hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2553121 unknown@Digg.com Macho man and provocateur Sean Avery -- by some accounts the most hated player in the National Hockey League -- will be joining the estrogen-infused world of fashion as an unpaid intern at Vogue magazine. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:39:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2553121hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2537242 unknown@Digg.com "Avery parked at the edge of Brodeur's crease and waved his arms wildly in a bizarre effort to distract the Devils' goaltender. He also waved the blade of his stick back and forth in front of Brodeur's mask." Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:40:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2537242hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2535191 unknown@Digg.com Philadelphia Flyers left wing Patrick Thoresen was released from the hospital Saturday after tests revealed no serious injury from a shot that hit him in the groin. The boys are spared. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:00:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2535191hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2533658 unknown@Digg.com My thoughts and prayers go to Patrick Thoreson's nuts...worst part is Washington tied the game on that shift. Included video! Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:04:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2533658hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2530383 unknown@Digg.com "It was really heart-wrenching," Arnott said. "Watching that poor guy climb into the stands between the second and third periods, buying dozens of hot dogs and filling up his helmet with popcorn so he would have enough to last a couple days. Fans loved it, though." Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:20:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2530383hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2506528 unknown@Digg.com From the amazing to the devestating, here are the best and worst hockey moments from 07/08. Seriously, you never see this stuff hit the mainstream press outside of Canada most of the time, let alone on digg. Because of that, so many people miss out on possibly the most exciting sport in North America. (NOTE: #11 could be considered very graphic) Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:30:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2506528hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2495907 unknown@Digg.com Fail Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:50:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2495907hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2492285 unknown@Digg.com Believe it or not there was a goalie in the net! Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:30:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2492285hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2471870 unknown@Digg.com Yes it is certainly unbelievable...hockey fight ending like this?...shameful :) Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:20:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2471870hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2448594 unknown@Digg.com Well, transmission fluid really, but it sure looks like someone got run over by a zamboni. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:50:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2448594hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2418999 unknown@Digg.com Florida Panthers v. Buffalo Sabres; Zednik's throat get cuts by his teammates skate after his teammate gets tripped up. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:10:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2418999hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2389332 unknown@Digg.com Hit right on the heart, and collapsed on the Ice Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:42:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2389332hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2377294 unknown@Digg.com Rick Nash moves around a couple of pylons and delivers the goods. Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:22:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2377294hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2370798 unknown@Digg.com Where else but in Russia. Enjoy. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:50:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2370798hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2364627 unknown@Digg.com Ten not so great moments from the hockey world. Proof that even the best can really screw up sometimes. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:50:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2364627hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2360110 unknown@Digg.com Forward Matt Halischuk scored at 3:36 of overtime to lift Canada to a 3-2 win over Sweden in the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship. Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:20:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2360110hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2361298 unknown@Digg.com Forward Matt Halischuk scored at 3:36 of overtime to lift Canada to a 3-2 win over Sweden in the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship. Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:20:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2361298hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2361347 unknown@Digg.com Forward Matt Halischuk scored at 3:36 of overtime to lift Canada to a 3-2 win over Sweden in the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship. Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:20:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2361347hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2361399 unknown@Digg.com Forward Matt Halischuk scored at 3:36 of overtime to lift Canada to a 3-2 win over Sweden in the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship. Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:20:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2361399hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2330910 unknown@Digg.com 10 things as rare as a five goal game you may not know about the NHL. Number one is a real knee slapper too. Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:21:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2330910hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2328604 unknown@Digg.com I didn't think he was much of a fighter. I had to see it to believe it. Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:10:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2328604hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2327955 unknown@Digg.com The New York Islanders forward was banned 30 games by league disciplinarian Colin Campbell after Simon stepped on Pittsburgh's Jarkko Ruutu during a game over the weekend. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:20:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2327955hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2310640 unknown@Digg.com I have always wondered this. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:10:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2310640hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2306901 unknown@Digg.com Minnesota Wild Marian Gaborik tripped by Detroit Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek and goes flying! Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:50:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2306901hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2304689 unknown@Digg.com What an incredible goal by a nine-year-old! Keep it up kid, you could be the next 'Great One'... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:30:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2304689hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2283466 unknown@Digg.com ...Now four NHL teams could officially get the green light to start next season in Europe for the first time. The Pittsburgh Penguins could get confirmation today or tomorrow they will start the 2008-09 hockey season with two games in Stockholm, Sweden. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:41:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2283466hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2275990 unknown@Digg.com A 14-year-old boy from Scituate, Mass. died at a minor league hockey game between the Portland Pirates & the Providence Bruins. He came down from the stands to get his prize & he either tripped or fell or collapsed," Lepore said yesterday. The boy was taken by New England Ambulance to Hasbro Children's Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:40:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2275990hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2247919 unknown@Digg.com They are an imposing group, boasting classic leadership, punishing skills, startling consistency and a shot that will go down as one of the greatest ever. The Hockey Hall of Fame is set to induct one of the greatest classes of all time as Mark Messier, Scott Stevens, Ron Francis and Al MacInnis will be honoured. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:23:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2247919hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2245337 unknown@Digg.com Nineteen years after he scored his first NHL goal, Roenick scored number 500 in front of his first professional roommate, his former coach and his 10-year-old son Brett. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:11:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2245337hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2240949 unknown@Digg.com "A four-decade Stanley Cup drought hasn't diminished the value of the Toronto Maple Leafs." Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:03:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2240949hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2240167 unknown@Digg.com The 34-year-old center made it through 13 seasons despite the concussions and other injuries that eventually limited his playing time. The injuries restricted him to an average of only 58 games a season, but he was an impact player when healthy. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:12:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2240167hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2227997 unknown@Digg.com Red Wings left wing Henrik Zetterberg, who has a NHL-best 20 points this season, has registered at least one point 18 consecutive regular-season games dating to last season. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:10:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2227997hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2198543 unknown@Digg.com Should the National Hockey League make a move toward bigger nets, one of the league's elite goaltenders would call it quits Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:40:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2198543hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2158328 unknown@Digg.com A treasure hunter searching in Florida waters came across a true Canadian find - a Stanley Cup ring marking the last time Toronto's Maple Leafs were able to clinch the hockey championship. Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:00:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2158328hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2120665 unknown@Digg.com Three reasons each for why its better than the MLB, NBA, NFL, NASCAR, and MLS....might do more on request. Feel free to post your own too! Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:50:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2120665hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2098635 unknown@Digg.com See the elaborate artwork on 36 NHL Goalie Masks. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:10:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2098635hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2094936 unknown@Digg.com "Sidney Crosby has agreed to a five-year contract extension worth US$43.5 million that will keep him with the Pittsburgh Penguins through 2012-13." Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:41:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2094936hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2063183 unknown@Digg.com COLUMBUS, Ohio - On the night NHL Entry Draft history was made when Americans went 1-2 for the first time, the Rangers may well have come away with the steal of the first round by reaching across the ocean to Russia to grab consensus top-five pick Alexei Cherepanov 17th overall. Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:20:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2063183hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2031829 unknown@Digg.com Anaheim 6 Ottawa 2 Congrads! Anaheim Ducks won the 2007 Stanley Cup!! Ottawa Senators played hard but the Ducks took it home tonight! Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:10:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031829hockey http://web2announcer.com/go/2031127 unknown@Netscape.com The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 to bring an the Stanley Cup to California for the first time ever. The Ducks won the series 4 games to 1. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:37:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031127nhlhockeyduckssenatorsanaheimOttawastanleycupchampionshipNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2032757 unknown@Netscape.com The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 to bring an the Stanley Cup to California for the first time ever. The Ducks won the series 4 games to 1. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:37:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032757stanleycupOttawaanaheimsenatorsduckshockeynhlchampionshipNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2032805 unknown@Netscape.com The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-2 to bring an the Stanley Cup to California for the first time ever. The Ducks won the series 4 games to 1. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:37:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032805stanleycupOttawaanaheimsenatorsduckshockeynhlchampionshipNews