Hitting the Links: No (Golf) Game Edition

Patrice Bergeron said yesterday before golfing in the Bruins' annual 'Putts and Punches for Parkinsons' golf tournament that he'd only been out on the golf course once this summer. Um, let me cry tears for you, sir. That is what happens when you win Cups.

Some good stuff out of the rookies last night down on Long Island, as they beat the baby Islanders 8-5. It doesn't make me very excited for the goaltending situation in Providence, but hey what can you do. Sidenote - we'll be Open Threading the second rookie game here tonight, so definitely don't miss out on that.

After the jump - golf, rookies, and an OHL player who played for both teams in a home and home?

• Ryan Spooner and Jared Knight shone in the Bruins rookies' first game against the Islanders with two goals apiece. [WEEI]
• Kirk Luedeke's in-depth look at the game last night. [Hockey Journal]
• The Bruins use their last event of the summer to get together and reinforce that they're not done here, not by a long shot. [Globe]
• Tim Thomas reflects on this year in relation to his life. Fun fact, he and Dierks Bentley shared a freshman-year dorm floor at UVM. [Time]
• Marc Savard will get his name on the Cup; Brad Marchand hopes to have a contract by the end of the week. [Mass Live]

NHL News:

• Another column on fighting. This debate isnt going to end any time soon. [Post]
• The "Old Barn" in Hershey, PA - home of the AHL's oldest team - turns 75 this year. Check out some old timey photos and some history here. [Sweetest Hockey]
• Despite sending out tickets for it and telling Flyers fans that it's happening, there has been no official Winter Classic announcement from the NHL. Weird. [PHT]
• Ryan Callahan will be the Rangers' next Captain. Gotta say, i approve wholeheartedly of all the new American captains recently. [NY Post]
• The entire collective of Blackhawks fans just went "noooooooo!" - Patrick Sharp will be out a few weeks after having an emergency appendectomy. Whoops. [Tribune]
• A defenceman in the OHL, whose team was playing a home and home against another team this past weekend, was traded between the two teams between the two games. Playing for both teams in a home and home! Ridiculous. [Buzzing the Net]
• There are lots of players from the Memorial Cup winning Saint John Sea Dogs at NHL camps, including Jonathan Huberdeau and Nathan Beaulieu. Might all of them return to Saint John to make another run this year? [Telegraph Journal]

Non Hockey Link of the Day:

• REGULAR ORDINARY SWEDISH MEAL TIME! Now with 100% more  mayonnaise. [Youtube]