6/26 Quick Notes
Here are some quick notes for the day…
Kirk Maltby was one of the celebrities in the PGA Tour pro-am event held yesterday prior to the start of the Buick Open. Apparently, Maltby had plenty of fans and as a result, plenty of items to autograph. The article also noted that Maltby won’t get the Cup until late August, but there’s a good reason for that.
Maltby said he was scheduled to get his turn with the Stanley Cup in late August, sometime after his wife was due to give birth to twins.
“After they’re born, we’ll be able to celebrate and get some pictures with them” and the Cup, Maltby said.
For all of you Wings fans hoping to take a piece of the Stanley Cup winning team home with you, now is your chance. From 10am-5pm this Saturday, the Wings host their annual equipment sale so be sure to check it out. I have no idea what items will be for sale, but they did just win the Cup so anything would be pretty sweet in my book. Plus, equipment manager Paul Boyer will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.
Some time next month, the NHL will announce where it’s next outdoor game will be for this upcoming season. From commissioner Gary Bettman’s comments, it sounds like it will be held in Chicago. And while I would love a Wings-Blackhawks outdoor hockey game, I would love even more a Wings-Leafs game at Michigan Stadium. I’m worried that by playing in Chicago, the Wings lose the chance to play in a huge football stadium between two longtime rivals.
There were plenty of questions in Toronto, however, about the next outdoor game, long rumored as being in Chicago between the Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings.
“I would bet on the Midwest,” Bettman told the audience, “but the deal isn’t done yet.”
Other sources said the game will be Jan. 1 at Wrigley Field, with Chicago Blackhawks president John McDonough playing a principal role. As you might expect, both sponsors and potential sponsors are more enthusiastic about leveraging a game in Chicago than one in Buffalo.
As for the prospect of a New York Rangers game in Yankee Stadium, a matchup long envisioned by NHL broadcast rights holder NBC? “Being the first [non-baseball] event in the new Yankee Stadium may be easier and simpler than being the last event in the old Yankee Stadium,” one league marketer said.
It sounds like Andreas Lilja is close to signing a two year deal with Chris Chelios, Darren McCarty and Aaron Downey all likely to return. The biggest question will be if Brad Stuart re-signs with Detroit. His shoulder started to hurt him following the playoffs and contract negotiations have been put on hold until the doctors can figure out what the problem is.
“We’re in a holding pattern until we know what’s going on with his shoulder,” Holland said.
The Wings have talked to Stuart’s camp about coming back for slightly less than the $3.5 million he made last season.
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June 27th, 2008 at 4:24 am
In 2002 Kirk Maltby brought the cup to his home town and had a picture taken with his buddies and cousins 2 week old daughter in the chalice - Looks like he is planning a rerun!