Thursday links: Penguins training camp roster, Evgeni Malkin's speech to Russia, Roberto Luongo locked up in Vancouver

by FrankD on Sep 3, 2009 7:00 AM EDT Comment 5 comments

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The Penguins training camp roster landed yesterday afternoon. A bunch of regulars are [obviously] on there, but a few new names also make the list. Citizens Voice writer Jonathan Bombulie knows his Wilkes-Barre Scranton beat like no other. If you want some inside notes on the new guys, I'd advise keeping an eye on his updates. [Citizens Voice]
Yesterday we were fortunate enough to see pictures of Evgeni Malkin journeying home to Magnitogorsk to show off the Cup. Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies one-ups everyone with video of Geno's speech to the fans, complete with English translation. He also apparantly played a shift with his old team and scored what appears to be a fixed goal before parading around the ice with the Cup. [PSAMP]
Outside of Pittsburgh you no doubt heard about the huge signing to come out of what appeared to be a week's worth of discussion. The Vancouver Canucks locked up their goaltender - some guy named Roberto Luongo - in a ridiculous 12-year deal that will bring him close to $64 million. For the full breakdown of the deal, check this out. [Nucks Misconduct]
Former Blue Jacket/Ranger Nik Zherdev would appear to be interesting in an NHL team. One of those destinations may be Atlanta. Does a Zherdev/Kovalchuk combo sound a bit saucy to you? [Bird Watcher's Anonymous]
For the hockey enthusiast and readers out there, author Todd Denault discusses his book "The Man Who Changed the Face of Hockey," a story about legendary Montreal goaltender Jacques Plante, with Robert from Habs Eyes on the Prize. There's sure to be something fun and interesting in a book that discusses the guy who literally became the first goaltender to wear a mask. The cover of the book shouldn't leave you guessing why. Hopefully I can land a copy somewhere. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]

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Plante was the first to wear a mask on a regular basis, but the first to wear in a hockey game was actually Elizabeth Graham playing for Queen’s University in 1927, it was a fencing mask. The next was a leather mask worn by Clint Benedict playing for the Montreal Maroons (NHL team in the 1920’s & 30’s, before it trimmed down to the “original 6” due to the depression) in 1930, 5 games because of a broken nose. There is your useless trivia for today folks.

by AngelaMc on Sep 3, 2009 9:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Tons of good old school hockey mask coverage on Uni Watch Blog. Speaking of which, Calgary is going old school with their third uniform, and I approve of any throwback. Well, mostly any throwback.

PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Excessive Stanley Cup Raising.

by Lavender on Sep 3, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah that third Calgary jerz is interesting. I know the Devils also plan to go old schools (er, 1983) with their old “Christmas” jersey. I think they re-debut them sometime in February or March in a game against Pittsburgh.

Follow the Penguins on SBN @ Pensburgh.com and twitter.

by FrankD on Sep 3, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs