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In Defense of Claude Lemieux

Over at my other blogging home, The Sporting Blog at The Sporting News, I've been keeping a close eye on the return of Claude Lemieux to the NHL with the San Jose Sharks. Safe to say, no matter how one might feel about Lemieux, his comeback has been one of the more interesting stories this NHL season. Heck, when I asked...

Claude Lemieux Signs 2-Way Contract With San Jose

Claude Lemieux's comeback attempt is almost complete, as the 43-year old forward officially signed a two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks on Monday. After a brief stint in the Asia Hockey League with the China Sharks, Lemieux signed a minor league tryout deal with San Jose in late November, allowing him to play for...

Claude Lemieux Signs Tryout Deal With San Jose Sharks, Reporting to Minor Leagues

A couple of week ago, we told you about Claude Lemieux, one of the National Hockey League's greatest agitators, surfacing in China as a member of the China Sharks of the Asia Hockey League. Turns out, it was a relatively brief trip for him, as he's now inked a tryout contract with the San Jose Sharks, taking one more step...

Ron Wilson Out in San Jose

The other shoe finally dropped on San Jose Sharks head coach Ron Wilson today as the team announced that he had been dismissed and the search for a replacement would begin immediately. I'm finding myself having a tough time saying much about this decision, as most of the hockey world knew all too well that if Wilson didn't...

Faux NHL Rumors: 'Rocket' Richard to Attempt Comeback?

Imaginations are a beautiful thing. They can take us to all kinds of places and entertain us exponentially. All of us have them as kids, but many of us lose them as we enter our teenage years and adulthood. Lots of people still have them after they turn 18, but the majority of those people are usually stoned or insane....

DougWilson News From the Web

05/24/12 Little interest so far in Newry road bid Source: Bethel Citizen - Bethel ME A week after putting the winter maintenance of its roads out to bid, Newry as of Wednesday had only one taker.
05/23/12 Unpacking Johann Sebastian Joust Source: Gamasutra In the latest installment of Ian Bogost's Persuasive Games, the developer and professor takes a look at Die Gute Fabrik's indie darling of a game and debates whether it lives up to the ideals set by its own creator.
05/21/12 Why Pressure Is on General Manager Doug Wilson Source: CBS - KPIX 5 - San Francisco CA In a statement made by the San Jose Sharks earlier this month, he was given the reigns to the team for at least the near future.
05/20/12 Spring practice allow Wolverines to scope for new crop... Source: Starkville Daily News - Starkville MS The most important thing to happen for the East Webster Wolverines during spring practice was they were actually able to have a spring practice.
05/20/12 Blocking shots bad for hockey's growth Source: Canoe For the sake of the game, letï¿½s hope this shot blocking craze is just a fad.