Bill TO for the Loss

After taking a hit from Calgary Flames defenseman Robyn Regher, Jeremy Roenick of the San Jose Sharks seemed shaken. Officials blew down the play fearing the worst, that Jeremy had swallowed his tongue.

Edmonton Oilers forward Raffi Torres was fined $2500 for knocking out Calgary Flames David Moss with a head hit. Coincidentally this is the same amount the UFC pays their combatants for the same knockout.

Ryan Smyth returned home to play against his former team the Edmonton Oilers and this time the tears he was crying were for the players that didn’t get out.

The run of 21 wins in 22 games by the Colorado Rockies has a mathematical probability of 1 in 210,000 or the same odds as finding a mathematician that has seen a baseball game.

Former Calgary Stampeder Alondra Johnson has placed his Grey Cup ring up for sale on E-Bay. The ring has an opening bid of $1700 or two tickets to a Flames game.

AC Milan goalie Dida has had his 2 game suspension for faking an injury reduced to one game after game film showed his act was not nearly as good as previously thought. A spokesperson for Dida was incensed saying the reduction will affect his chances of getting the red carpet treatment at Cannes.

The Buffalo Bills are said to be considering having an annual game in Toronto to take advantage of their Canadian fan base, lay the ground work for a potential expansion and give their fans one less home loss.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Darcy Tucker is out with a strained knee ligament which gives GM John Ferguson the signal to start blaming the season on injuries.

The Florida Panthers are looking for a new tough guy now that they have lost the services of defenseman Noah Welsh. The Panthers are checking their minor league team, looking at possible trades and have hired Mantracker.

A recent poll found 1 in 5 sports fans do something in the hopes of creating luck for their team. The most common ways to help their team win were wearing a lucky shirt, following a routine and betting on them to cover the spread.

In an effort to reduce the length of the NFL draft teams will now have 10 minutes between picks in round one, 7 minutes between picks in round two and will draw out of a hat for round three. Sources are calling the new guidelines the Brady Quinn rule and to avoid further embarrassment players expected to go high in the draft will be limited to three blonds on their arm.