Someone had something to celebrate:
- Milan Lucic had some ink done, the cyrillic text translates to Valentina and Nikolina. It looks like Lucic daughter #2 has been born? [NorthEndWaterfront]
- See David Pastrnak interacting with a mime in Prague earlier this month during Worlds. [Instagram]
- Better, stronger, faster. Kevan Miller is determined to be ready for training camp. [Bruins.NHL]
- There are some new faces joining the familiar ones here in Kirk Luedeke's comprehensive prospect report. [Bruins.NHL]
- Adam McQuaid 's camp reamins hopeful that the defenseman will come to an agreement with the Bruins. [ProHockeyTalk]
- Derek Sanderson will be featured in a new NBC Sports Film production titled "Center of Attention: The Unreal Life of Derek Sanderson," which will debut on June 8th immediately following SCF Game #3. [KuklasKorner]
- Ryan Donato will continue his development by playing and studying at Harvard. [NESN]
- Resign yourself to the likelihood that we will bid farewell to the Most Interesting Bruin, Carl Soderberg , as skilled centers will go for a premium in the NHL this season. [HockeyBuzz]
- This comprehensive proposal offers an opinion on who's a keeper, who needs to go, and which player is the "canary in the coal mine" of the New-Look Bruins. [TSN]
- Keeping busy in the off-season, Rene Rancourt sang the national anthem at a Natick baseball game fundraising for a child battling cancer. [FraminghamPatch]
- Resilient Simon Gagne has not entirely given up on his career. Stand by! [TheScore]
Elsewhere around the rink:
- And the Western Conference Final has gone to a Game #7 between the The Blackhawks and Ducks because of COURSE IT DOES. [ChicagoSunTimes]
- Celebrate the above reality in this gallery of the ten best conference finals, pay special attention to #2 and #9. [SportsIllustrated]
- Get to know the folks behind General Fanager, the site that is the heir apparent to the beloved CapGeek. [SportsNet]
- How is the view from the NHL's "coaching carousel?" [TSN]
- Pssst! It looks like Peter DeBoer is headed for the Sharks . [ESPN]
- Playoff hockey would be so much more fun with British announcers, wouldn't it? Case in point is this footy-style call on Andrew Shaw 's header no-goal from the WCF Game #2. [Thornography.WEEI]
- The Brits have history with hockey, you know... I say, look here to see some Olde Tymey British hockey! [BarDown]
- If every pro sports teams' logos were condensed into one image to represent their city, they might look like these. [BarDown]
- As part of their bid to land an NHL team, Quebec City must bid adieu to the historied, old Colisee (former home of the Nordiques) in favor of a new arena. [TheGlobeAndMail]
- What bigger indicator of the recent growth in women's hockey could there be than the inaugural camp held by Team USA? [TeamUSA]
- Coming back after concussion, student athlete and Olympian Josephine Pucci of Harvard faced tough choices. Was it worth it to risk her academic career and health to play hockey? [TheCrimson]
DAMN ASS COCK