News You Can Use Late in the Day

-James Mirtle with a good story on the USHL.
-INCH updates its Hobey Baker contenders.
-Jason Spezza looks to make a return to the top line.
-News and Notes from the CHL.
-Eric Duhatschek wonders what is going on in Dallas.
-Blake Kessel answers fan's questions at ushl.com
-Salavat Yuleav is making waves in the Russian Super League this season.
-Potential Predators investors cancel a news conference that was to discuss the future of the team.
-The Oilers will attempt to shut down the Sedins in tonight's game against the Canucks.
-Mats Sundin takes his job as Leafs' captain seriously.
-The Red Wings plane gets stuck in the mud in St. Louis. You don't really here about that too often.
-Denis Savard says Patrick Kane is the Hawks best player.
-Former Regina Pat Garth Murray has been claimed by the Florida Panthers.
-The weekly release from the USHL.
-Sam Mitchell thinks the recent Leaf controversies would receive more press if there were basketball players involved.
-The Dallas Stars have named Jeff Cogen their new president.
-The Senators have re-assigned Nick Foligno to Binghamton.
-A new book looks at hockey's greatest arguments.
-Video of the brawl between the USA U-17 team and their Russkie counterparts.
-Wes Walz is still MIA from the Wild.
-Casey Pierro-Zabotel has left the BCHL for the Vancouver Giants.
-Marty York reports that Dion Phaneuf and Alex Ovechkin have each received contract extension offers.
-Mike Brophy offers some advice for Brett Hull.
-All 11 Blackhawk fans are upset at the possibility of the Organist being let go. I am sure there is a joke in there somewhere.
-The Fanhouse Roundtable wonders if the old NHL has returned.
-The Hockey News Insider with thoughts on Eric Lindros.

For Illegal Curve, I'm Kyle Kosior