Day: October 31, 2007

NHL players approve new constitutionNHL players approve new constitution

NHL players ratified a new constitution that significantly alters the way the union is governed, completing a lengthy review process that started with the dispute over the hiring of former executive director Ted Saskin. The constitution, approved through a secret ballot and announced Tuesday, eliminates the National Hockey League Players’ Association’s executive committee, which was comprised of a…

NHL players approve new constitutionNHL players approve new constitution

NHL players ratified a new constitution that significantly alters the way the union is governed, completing a lengthy review process that started with the dispute over the hiring of former executive director Ted Saskin. The constitution, approved through a secret ballot and announced Tuesday, eliminates the National Hockey League Players’ Association’s executive committee, which was comprised of a…

Jagr, Shanahan lift Rangers by LightningJagr, Shanahan lift Rangers by Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Filip Kuba (71) of the Czech Republic ,controls the puck as he skates away from the crease pursued by New York Rangers center Chris Drury (23) in the third period of their NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007. The Rangers defeated the Lightning 3-1.

Jaromir Jagr lost his teeth then found the net. Bloodied in the mouth in the second period by either the puck or an errant stick, the Rangers captain netted the winning goal in the third period of New York’s 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. He almost had the goal removed as painfully as his teeth when NHL officials closely reviewed videotape more than an hour after the game…