News You Can Use Late in the Day

-Fernando Pisani is back skating with some of the Oilers, and plans on playing this year.
-Gary Bettman will host a show on XM Satellite Radio.
-Jason Spezza has resumed skating with the Ottawa Senators.
-The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomes a distinguished class.
-A look around the CHL.
-Canada wins the Four Nations Cup in women's hockey.
-Canada West captures its second straight World Jr. A Challenge.
-NHL.com profiles Flyer's prospect Jonathan Matsumoto.
-Former Philadelphia Phantom Ben Stafford joins the Marines.
-North Dakota slips to #5 in this week's college hockey rankings. Note the story about Joe Finley allegedly slashing a Badger as they made their way to their dressing rooms.
-The Bruins send Matt Lashoff and Tuukka Rask back to Providence.
-The Leafs have recalled Stefan Kronwall.
-The Offside Blog reports that the Hawks may be scouting Bryan McCabe.
-Garth Snow insists he is not stockpiling defensemen, despite his recent re-acquisition of Freddy Meyer.
-Taking Note examines the possibility that Casey Pierro-Zabotel, a Penguins 3rd rounder, may ditch his NCAA commitment to play for the Vancouver Giants.
-The Moose Jaw Warriors and Kamloops Blazers swap Florida Panther's draft picks. Keaton Ellerby for Brady Calla.
-Some Torontonians have invented leaf-blower hockey.
-Bill Guerin will sit out tonight after suffering an eye injury.
-Randy Sportak notes that the Flames confidence is suffering due to their 5-game losing streak.
-Darren Eliot writes that the current edition of the Blackhawks bear some similarities to the 1992 Cup Finalist team.
-Vincent Lecavalier is named top star for the week.
-Wade Belak mentions that someone is eventually going to "kill" Sean Avery.
-News You Can Use noted last week that the LA Kings were involved in an Amazing Race type bonding exercise. Here is a partial list of their tasks.
-Tucker v. Avery. Slayen, there is no need to look this up on Westlaw. Its a hockey fight bra.
-Stan Fischler with a few interesting tid-bits from around the NHL.
-The Score with a list of questions for NHL goalies.

For Illegal Curve, I'm Kyle Kosior