Dudley hired as AGM, Bruins sweep Awards

Just hours after formally announcing his resignation with the Chicago Blackhawks, Rick Dudley has been hired as assistant general manager of the Atlanta Thrashers.

''Rick has informed me that he has resigned from his position with the Blackhawks to pursue other opportunities,'' Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon said in a statement. ''I would like to extend my gratitude to him for his work with our organization and certainly wish him well in the future.''

Dudley's career behind the bench began in 1982 when he was hired as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres. He remained in Buffalo for three seasons before being fired in 1992. He didn't find work in the NHL again until he was a mid-season replacement for the Florida Panthers in the 2003–04 season.

Dudley was the general manager of the Ottawa Senators in the 1998–99 season before moving into the front office of the Blackhawks' organization in 2004, hired as a consultant before becoming assistant general manager in 2006.

Sweet! I think. I'm not sure? This can only be good for the Thrashers, right?


The Bruins trifecta'd the awards, bringing home to Boston the Vezina (Tim Thomas (GO CATS GO!)), the Jack Adams (Claude Julien), and the Norris (Zdeno Chara). Let's Go Bruins!

Only cuter if it were the boys in Blue. Or Black & Gold!

My Ammy watching and celebrating the "Squealy Cup" win by the Pens. She'll be marrying Sidney Crosby, according to her. Just FYI.

 

Before you go getting all irrational and calling CPS, it's powdered sugar, from a donut, around her mouth. And she has to wear the patch because, as you can see, she's sat too close to the tv her whole life and is now cross-eyed. Yes, it is true.

Wait, what? This is how you break the news?

BOS: So I got this in a Google alert on Looch, and this is all there was, in an article about the Pens... Is this the grand announcement that Milan Lucic's been invited to the Team Canada camp? 

Hockey fans can now start looking forward to announcements concerning invitees to Team Canada's fall camp scheduled for Father Bauer Arena Aug. 24-28. It is there Bruins jack-of-all trades, Milan Lucic, is bound to impress.

If so, Go Looch Go! You kick some ass there! If that's just speculation, that's rather factually stated. Then again, it's from Canoe.ca, so.... who's to say?

2008-09 Team Slogans: CBJ

Here at FWH, in an effort to actually have something to write about, I'll be doing these posts on the fucking retarded occasionally witty slogans teams come up with each season, focusing specifically on those used in the 08-09 season. Today's victim team is the Columbus Blue Jackets. Have you seen the commercial for the Jackets (they don't like to be called the BJs anymore, and I'm making a New Year's Resolution to be a little nicer. Usually I resolve to do things I know I can accomplish -- like, smoke more. Drink more. Flirt inappropriately. So we'll see how long this "nice" thing lasts.)? Probably not if you didn't have Centre Ice and didn't manage to catch a game your team played there (I refuse to acknowledge that team actually has fans)(that resolution didn't last too long eh?). Here it is, just in case you missed it:

In that context, I SUPPOSE their slogan -- "Carry the Flag!" -- kiiiiind of makes sense. They better've given out free car flags and house flags and little strips of flags like you have hanging up in a bar, cept there's beer logos on those? Yeah. Lots of flag giveaways, I'm hoping. Because otherwise, unless "carry the flag" is some weird local colloquialism for "kick some ass and win some hockey," that doesn't make a damned bit of sense. Are they just asking their fans to show some pride in the team? Rep the Jackets (see I resisted there too!)? Let the world know they have fans (........... waiiiiiiting.............. waaaaaaaaaiting.......)? That's really the only translation I've gotten out of that slogan.

Grade: B-: average. They took something too pathetic to say, spun it, made it cutesy, made a cute commercial, catchy jingle, and hopfeully gave some shit away. They told the truth and they worked it a little.

The only other slogans I can think of off the top of my head arethe Caps' Rock the Red, the Thrashers' Become One in Blueland, and the Bruins' We Want It as Bad as You Do. Discussions on those two will come later, but in the meantime, if you know the one for any other team, please do comment with it.

Happy New Year: 08-09 Champs