Sean Avery

NHL Roundup: Brashear becomes unlikely hero as Capitals beat Islanders

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • December 4, 2008 Desperate for firepower, the injury-laden Washington Capitals received an offensive boost from the unlikeliest source. Enforcer Donald Brashear scored his first goal of the season with...

Downie's punishment, reward are a bad sign

Downie’s punishment, reward are a bad sign If life were fair, blueberry pie would be health food. So, while Sharks defenseman Kyle McLaren was sitting around for two weeks waiting to resume his season, the man who put him on...

“Paris thinks she can play Tinkerbell” afternoon links

Sean Avery apologizes because he has to [Dlisted] - Paris wants to play Tinkerbell [Lainey Gossip] - Jeremy Piven Crashes Britney’s Birthday. Gross [PopEater] - Kanye Taking a Break From Music to Focus on “Pastelle” [Bossip] -...

Avery-less Stars fall in Edmonton

Suspended agitator Sean Avery was in New York for a meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. The last-place Dallas Stars were in big trouble, too, in Edmonton. The Oilers took a three-goal lead early in the second period and...

NHL: Laviolette out, Maurice in for Canes

The Denver Post and wire services RALEIGH, N.C. — The Hurricanes fired coach Peter Laviolette on Wednesday and replaced him with Paul Maurice, the winningest coach in franchise history (268 victories). Hall of Fame player Ron...

Children's Hospital visits inspire Red Wings

"For me, it's unbelievable because I have a relationship that doesn't last one day but goes year-round," Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "I have those kids in every night for our games and have done some signings to raise money...

CUTHBERT’S EX APOLOGISES FOR ‘INAPPROPRIATE’ REMARK

Shamed ice hockey star SEAN AVERY has apologised to his teammates and actress ELISHA CUTHBERT for apparently making an offensive comment about his former flame. Avery was suspended from the NHL indefinitely after making a...

Hurricanes change coaches

By Herald Wire Services Thursday, December 4, 2008 - Added 3m ago Peter Laviolette won more games than any American-born coach in NHL history. But he didn’t win enough of them lately to keep his job with the Carolina...

NFLers pump up CFL

Hall of Fame QBs Jim Kelly (left) and Dan Marino were at the Rogers Centre Wednesday to stump for the NFL game on Sunday. (Sun Media/Dave Abel) For those three-down football detesters who insist CFL stands for "Crappy Football...

Laperriere's brave heart needed now

By Adrian Dater The Denver Post Ian Laperriere has been putting up some crooked scoring numbers of late, kind of like his nose. He's being rewarded of late with more ice time from coach Tony Granato, including a season-high...