NHL
Yahoo.com: Puck Daddy (Greg Wyshynski) —
Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks was injured in the second period of Game 3 on Saturday night vs. the Los Angeles Kings on a hit from Jeff Carter. He left for the trainers’ room, but returned later in the period to an ovation from the fans. They would give him an even bigger ovation in overtime. Couture scored the power-play game-winner 1:29 into overtime to give the Sharks a 2-1...
Yahoo.com: Puck Daddy (Greg Wyshynski) —
During her rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Memorial Cup in Saskatoon on Saturday night, Alexis Normand forgets the words around 15 seconds in. That’s OK. We’ve all seen this happen at a sporting event. It’s what follows that makes this, perhaps, the biggest train-wreck version of the anthem ever heard at a hockey game: From the Yahoo! Sports Canada junior hockey blog...
NY Times: Slap Shot (By LUCAS AYKROYD) —
The Swiss defeated the United States, 3-0, in the semifinals to reach the gold medal game for the first time.
NY Times: Slap Shot (By JEFF Z. KLEIN) —
John Tortorella and Jaromir Jagr had intriguing perspectives on the way hockey players can deal with advancing age.