Yardbarker: Mark Recchi

"Buzz" Hargrove Resigns As Interim Ombudsman of NHLPA

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:42:36 -0500

THIS IS BREAKING NEWS… NHLPA interim ombudsman “Buzz” Hargrove has resigned effectively immediately. According to Liz Mullen of the SportsBusiness Journal via Twitter, Hargrove said, "Under current circumstances, I can not perform duties of ombudsman." There had been several reports, including this one from TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger via Twitter, that Hargrove was going to be voted out of the position and that Hargrove was going to resign before that time. Today may have well been that move, although Hargrove said, "I had no worry of being forced out." Hargrove said surveillance by the NHLPA’s review committee made it impossible to carry out duties outlined in NHLPA constitution. That committee is comprised Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom, former Wing, and current AHL Chicago Wolves Chris Chelios, Boston Bruins forward Mark Recchi, and San Jose Sharks captain Rob Blake. That committee is currently looking into the dismissal Paul Kelly, the former Executive Director of the NHLPA that was fired in late August. Since Kelly’s firing, the NHLPA has fallen into almost complete disarray. The review committee was assembled to investigate the Kelly firing, but since its assembly, several key members of the NHLPA have resigned citing many of the same issues that Hargrove has mentioned, the highest ranking member being Ian Penny, the longtime NHLPA General Counsel who was voted in as interim Executive Director after Kelly’s firing. At the end of October, the review committee installed Union Counsel Mike Ouellet as acting Executive Director, and that Roland Lee was named General Counsel to replace Ouellet on an interim basis. There have been repeated questions as to whether the review committee had the right to install Ouellet based upon the NHLPA’s constitution. OTHER NEWS FROM THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK (THE BIZ OF BASEBALL) J.J. Putz, Carl Pavano Enter Free Agency Dye, Putz, Kearns Just Some Players in Free Agency as Clubs Decline Options Vladimir Guerrero, Pedro Martinez Highlight 39 Players Filing for Free Agency on Friday Reds Minor Leaguer Suspended 50 Games for PEDs Reasons for Not Having a Salary Cap in MLB Are Numerous (THE BIZ OF FOOTBALL) Boise St. Engages PR Firm in Attempt to Gain BCS Game Does the NFL Salary Cap Still Work? Browns Fire GM George Kokinis After 1-7 Start UFL Failing to Dazzle at the Turnstiles (THE BIZ OF BASKETBALL) Timberwolves File Lawsuit Against AEG Over Target Center Signage Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Settles For $2.725M in Housing Discrimination Lawsuit NBA.TV Adds Brent Barry to On-Air Talent Roster (SPORTS BASH) Rumor: Liberty Media Backing Out of Purchase of Bodybuilding.com After FDA Raid Sammy Sosa Proves Being a Metrosexual Has Its Consequences Key Off-Season Dates on MLB’s Calendar (and notes about them) Nationals Front Office Latest to See Pink Slips Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey. He is available as a freelance writer. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network. Follow Maury Brown on Twitter Follow The Biz of Hockey on Twitter Follow the Business of Sports Network on Facebook

Les Bruins frappent tôt et cheminent vers un gain de 4-2 à domicile

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:16:00 -0500

BOSTON - Mark Recchi et Zdeno Chara ont marqué en surnombre en première période, samedi, et les Bruins de Boston ont filé vers un gain de 4-2 face aux Sabres de Buffalo. Défaits 5-2 par Philadelphie la veille, &a...

Bruins break out of slump with win over Sabres

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:50:35 -0500

Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo.

Bruins find scoring again, put four past Sabres

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:47:00 -0500

Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Boston Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive losses of the season.

Goal-starved Bruins come to life against Sabres

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:48:49 -0500

BOSTON (AP) -Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Boston Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive losses of the season.

More on the goal drought in Boston.

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:34:00 -0500

This is more that I was talking about. The void that Kessel left when he went to Toronto has not been filled. Also, Marco Sturm has never scored more than 28 goals in a season and I don't see him coming close to scoring 30 goals in this line up. The aging Mark Recchi isn't going to score 20 goals at his current pace, he will be lucky to break 10 or 15 goals this season. Of course there is alway the bright side, the Bruins got a slew of draft choices they can use.

Nobody in Boston wants to hear this, but these Bruins sure could use Kessel. Somebody in the Bruins dressing room mentioned Kessel's stats from the Toronto game and it was met with an ugly look from one of the Boston players. The look was clear. Kessel is gone; nobody here wants to know how he's helping another team.

Julien said as much on Monday, even before his team turned in another zero.

"We made a deal and we've moved on," Julien said. "We've got guys who have moved in and done a pretty good job with (replacing Kessel). It is what it is. Phil Kessel has moved on and we've moved on."

If only the part about replacing Kessel were true. It's not easy to replace 36 goals. The hope was that a healthy Marco Sturm would help.

"We replaced one (30-goal scorer) with another," Mark Recchi said.

Sturm has two goals. Another potential 30-goal scorer, Michael Ryder, has three. David Krejci has one. Recchi has two.

Not the goal totals of players jumping in to pick up scoring production that left with Kessel.

"When you replace people, it takes a little time," Recchi said. "We've got guys who can do what he was doing. Right now, it's just not happening. Eventually it will." [Sporting News]

Recchi Plays 1,500th Game, Bruins Win in Shootout

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:32:54 -0500

Mark Recchi tied his skates and took to the ice for his 1,500th career NHL game Saturday night against the Senators, and added a goal in the Bruins 4-3 shootout win. Down 3-1 with less than two minutes to go, Recchi notched his second goal of the year to bring the B’s within a goal. David [...]

Penguins lose 3-2 in shootout by Recchi, Thrashers

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:36:14 -0500

Mark Recchi got the last laugh on Penguins' coach Michel Therrien tonight. Recchi scored as the 4th Thrasher shooter to give the Thrashers a 3-2 shootout win over the Pens and stop the Penguins' eight game winning streak.

Thrashers get Recchi off re-entry waivers

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:42:06 -0500

The move comes two days after the 39-year-old initially cleared waivers and was designated for assignment in the American Hockey League. With the move, the Thrashers will pay only half of his $1.75 million salary. The Pittsburgh Penguins are responsible for paying the other half of the one-year contract. If Recchi was... READ ON!!

What It Means!

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:43:21 -0500

Just taking a couple hockey terms a week...and putting a more fan friendly spin on them.

Will Recchi retire after being waived? What are his options?

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:07:25 -0500

With his days with the Pittsburgh Penguins drawing to an end, pending unrestricted free agent forward Mark Recchi has no plans to retire if he's not claimed off waivers, reports Rob Rossi and Keith Barnes of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review and Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

Penguins place Recchi on waivers

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:53:02 -0500

In a somewhat surprising move, the Penguins today placed veteran winger Mark Recchi on waivers.

Recchi done in Pittsburgh? Columbus, Vancouver interested?

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:54:04 -0500

Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that pending unrestricted free agent forward Mark Recchi's future with the Pittsburgh Penguins is in limbo.

Recchi trade could be on the horizon

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:26:01 -0500

Lots of chatter around the Penguins' blogosphere lately concerning the possible departure of veteran winger Mark Recchi.