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Matt Cooke & Pascal Dupuis celebrate OT Goal (Photo credit: wstera2)

My friend Cornelius Hardenbergh from Stanley Cup of Chowder has an interesting and thought provoking piece on Matt Cooke wanting to wear Derek Boogaard’s number 24.  Matt Cooke's Legacy: Graverobber?

Sounds like Matt Cooke has been given the blessing to wear Derek Boogaard’s number by the Boogaard family. Matt Cooke gets blessing of Boogaards to wear 24…[Russo’s Rant’s]

After signing with Minnesota, veteran Matt Cooke still trying to shed rough-stuff reputation [Start Tribune]

Former Minnesota Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck signed a four year deal worth 11 million dollars. That’s 2.75 million a year for Clutterbuck. [New Yorks Islanders]

Here are some possible selections for the Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2013; Brendan Shanahan, Scott Niedermayer, Chris Chelios, Pat Burns, Eric Lindros [Globe and Mail]

There are not many former WCHA or college hockey players on the Minnesota Wild’s Development Camp Roster. There’s a grand total of seven. Also on the roster is former Fighting Sioux hockey recruit Miles Koules. [Click to view]

Apparently, Devin Setoguchi found out that he had been traded to Winnipeg Jets from Zenon Konopka while he was in Mexico. [Illegal Curve]

Related articles

• Cooke seeks Derek Boogaard's parents' blessing to wear late son's number (prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com)
• Dear Minnesota, Please Give Matt Cooke a Chance (thehockeywriters.com)
• Minnesota Wild fans react to the Matt Cooke Signing... (ndgoon.blogspot.com)
• Minnesota Wild: Breaking down Matt Cooke's Suspension History (ndgoon.blogspot.com)
• There is no way of sugar coating it the Wild's Matt Cooke is a P.O.S. (ndgoon.blogspot.com)

Game three Ice Breaker - MSU 3 - AFA 2 Final O.T.

Historical fact - Air Force is 0-5 all-time vs Michigan State. The two teams last played in 1973. 

Scoring 1st Period 

1.)    1.) AFA - Casey Kleisinger from Paul Weisgarber and Stephen Carew  00:27EV

Scoring 2nd Period 

1.) MSU –  Great Wolfe from Lee Reimer and Dean Chelios  08:33 EV
2.) AFA –  Scott Mathis from John Kruse and Tony Thomas 18:12EV 
Scoring 3rd Period  -
2.) MSU- Lee Reimer from Matt Crandell and Brett Perlini  05:21 PP
Scoring Over time -
3.) MSU - Lee Reimer  Unassisted goal 0:54

Michigan State Lines

10 Tanner Sorenson - 11 Brett Perlini 8 - Chris Forfar
9 Daulton Leveille - 21 Anthony Hayes (A) - 4 Trevor Nill (A)
16- Dean Chelios - 22 Lee Reimer - 86 Greg Wolfe
18 Kevin Walrod 24- Justin Hoomian - 25 Brent Darnell

Defense Pairings

44 Torey Kurg (C) - Brock Shelgren
17 Matt Crandell - 7 Tim Buttery
42 Jake Chelios - 23 Matt Grassi

Goalies

37 Will Yanakeff
29 Drew Palmisano


Spartan Roster

Spartan Stats

The Two Chelios boys (Jake Chelios and Dean Chelios) are sons of former Badger and NHL player Chris Chelios.

Air Force Academy Falcon Lines

20 Tony Thomas – 16 Jason Fabian – 27 John Kruse
9 Kyle De Laurell – 18 George Michalke – 22 Cole Gunner
10 Paul Weisgarber (C) – 19 Stehen Carew- 7 Casey Kleisinger
15 Scott Holm  – 17 Chad Demeres – 13 Ryan Timar

Defensive Pairings

23 Scott Mathis (C) – Tim Kirby (A)
6 Adam McKenzie – 11 Dan Wissenhofer
4 Alex Halloran – 24 Mike Walsh

Goalies

29 Jason Torf
37 Stephen Caple
39 Paul Moberg

Air Force Scratches: 2 Jacob Musselman, 3 Eric Artman, 12 Ben Persian, 21 Brad McBribe, 26 Mitch Torrel, 55 Mike McDonald.

Air Force Roster

Air Force Stats

Red Wings say Chris Chelios is going to work for the team

Chris Chelios finally decided to hang up his skates, think about this, Chelios played professional hockey well into his 40's, he played 7 games with the Atlanta Thrasher at age 48. That is impressive in my book, most guys that age are lucky to keep up in an old timers league game at the local rink.

DETROIT - Red Wings general manager Ken Holland says Chris Chelios is going to work for the team.

Holland said Saturday night that Chelios' new job doesn't have a title yet and his specific responsibilities haven't been determined.

The 48-year-old Chelios played for the Atlanta Thrashers last season. The defenseman helped Detroit and Montreal win the Stanley Cup, won the Norris Trophy three times as the NHL's top defenseman, and was an 11-time All-Star.