Good News!

Today is a bye day at Worlds

• Three Bruins and their teams are still alive at the quarterfinals of the IIHF World Championship. Action resumes tomorrow morning, details and schedule here.[Bruins.NHL]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• In the Eastern Conference Finals- two young netminders have leaped into the breach for the Penguins and Lightning.[TheGlobeAndMail]


• In this season's playoff feel good story that does NOT include a feline, the young man who calls Blues games for his blind dad will take to the microphone for real.[NHL]


• After another painful looking encounter with a doorway at the bench, can't the league either do without doors, or find a better solution?[Sportsnet]


• A ruling that denies the dismissal of the NHL concussion lawsuit means that the discovery phase of the case may proceed.[LastWordOnSports]


• Meanwhile, at the Memorial Cup... if you're watching the QMJHL champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies as they prepare to meet the WHL Brandon Wheat Kings, their goalie may look a bit familiar- maybe a little around the nose...[MetroNews]


• And you SHOULD be watching. Here's a primer on the teams and players that will vie for the Memorial Cup.[PensionPlanPuppets]


• Got plans? How about renting a beautiful lakefront cottage, proceeds to benefit charity? Your host would be a former Maple Leafs captain.[NationalPost]