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Tuesday, 06 September 2011 01:26

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

-Note: EN makes a triumphant return from vacation. Tune in at 11 a.m. for a pretty big post.

Penguins

-By way of the Wilkes-Blog, it looks like the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are using a "Friday the 13th" theme for their 13th season:

-Happy 58th birthday to former Penguins forward Wayne Bianchin. A second-round pick in 1973, Bianchin spent parts of seven seasons with the Penguins. As a rookie in 1973-74, Bianchin appeared in 69 games and contributed 25 points. After suffering a broken neck in a bodysurfing accident in the 1974 offseason, Bianchin was limited to two games in 1974-75 and failed to record a point. He rebounded slightly in 1975-76 and appeared in 14 games and netted six points but spent most of the season with the Penguins' AHL affiliate in Hershey. Bianchin broke through in 1976-77 by playing in 79 games and setting career-highs in goals (28) and points (34) while playing on a line with Blair Chapman and Greg Malone. He reached the postseason for the only time in his NHL career that spring and contributed one assist in three games. In 1977-78, Bianchin played in 61 games and scored 20 goals and 33 points. His final season with the Penguins was 1978-79. In 40 games, he netted 11 points. In the 1979 offseason, he was claimed by the Oilers in the expansion draft. In 265 games with the Penguins, Bianchin scored 109 points, 72nd-most in franchise history.

Atlantic Division

-Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren was hospitalized after suffering a bicycling accident in New Jersey.

Northeast Division

-Bruins defenseman and former Penguin Andrew Ference (right) spent part of his day with the Stanley Cup at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston.

-Former Blue Jackets forward Chris Clark will attend the Bruins' training camp on a tryout basis.

Southeast Division

-"You look at some of these head shots, guys are blatantly putting their elbows up. A guy's back is turned and you hit him into the boards. That comes down to common sense. We all know how to deliver a clean body check. You have to be accountable for your actions on the ice." - Lightning forward Steven Stamkos.

Central Division

-Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane said he ahead of scheduled in his recovery from offseason wrist surgery.

Northwest Division

-The city of Vancouver placed blame on the NHL for having "no approach, no policy and no apparent strategy" in regards to June's Stanley Cup riots.

-Thinking Out Loud: We're assuming officials in Philadelphia, Detroit, Pittsburgh, or any other host city of a recent Cup loser didn't have any similar complaints. The NHL can be blamed for many things. But civil unrest in a major city isn't one of them.

-Wild forward Guillaume Latendresse (right) has been counting carbs.

(Photos: Ference-Elsa/Getty Images; Latendresse-Dale MacMillan/Getty Images)

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written by Luiz Mello, September 06, 2011 - 09:21 AM

Welcome back!

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written by bastage42, September 06, 2011 - 07:32 PM

Welcome back Seth!

Glad to see Stamkos speaking up. We need more NHL stars like him bringing the message to his bosses.

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