Sidney Crosby celebrated his 27th birthday by dumping ice water on himself. For charity. [CBS Sports]
The Penguins re-signed center Brandon Sutter to a reasonable contract. [The Province]
Alex Burrows takes one for the team. [Sportsnet]
What does the future hold for Justin Schultz? [Lowe Tide]
The Edmonton Oilers really want to get better, so they hired a blogger to help with analytics. [Edmonton Journal]
Florida Panthers rookie Aaron Ekblad suffered a concussion at Team Canada’s development camp. [Toronto Star]
Like with the NBA earlier this week, the incident raises the age-old question of whether or not players should participate in International events. [Too Many Men on the Site]
The San Jose Sharks are getting an outdoor game. [Blades of Teal]
What should the Senators do with Bobby Ryan? [Silver Seven Sens]
Don’t be scared of long-term contracts to star players. [Grantland]
Flyers defenceman Kimmo Timonen is out indefinitely with a blot clot issue. [CBC]
So the team signed Michael Del Zotto to fill the void. [York Region]
How dare the Habs logo not be the best? [Montreal Gazette]
The Kings may not be able to keep their Conn Smythe winner. [The Hockey News]
And finally, watch Crosby and his friends wreak havoc on some poor goalie. [You Tube]
Marcy, a former hockey player, is a hockey correspondent on CTV News and TSN radio. She began her career as a Sports Journalist in 2009 and has been part of The Hockey Writers since 2010, where she is currently a senior writer and editor.
This stuff of “whether or not players should participate in International events” is the biggest nonsense ever. Players don’t get injured playing in the NHL? Brent Sopel picked up a back injury raising his son, what should we do, sterilize players when they get signed to an ELC?