Former UND Defenseman Brad Bombardir has been named the Director of Player Development for the Minnesota Wild.
--> This is not a job I'd want. He has to look the Wild Administration right in their eyes and say "Our minor leagues have talent." On the flip side, he could get to help develop some real talent now that the moron Risebrough is gone and the Wild can now draft players that meet their needs rather than solely meet their "system."
Former UND Associate Head Coach Brad Berry was named the Assistant Coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
--> This is great news. I just hope things go better for him in Ohio than it did for Dean Blais.
Rumor has it that former UND forward Erik Fabian is the leading candidate for the vacant Assistant Coaching position for UND's women's hockey team.
--> FAAAAAAABIIIAAAAAAAANNNNN!!!!
In more NHL News:
-- Chicago traded away the rights to Center Colin Fraser for a 2010 6th Round draft pick (Edmonton). Too bad because, with Byfuglien and Eager's departures, Fraser probably would have seen a lot more ice time with the Hawks. On the flip side, Fraser will be a 2nd line center with the Oilers. Not because he's 2nd line material... rather because the Oilers are that bad.
-- Tim Thomas' agent is looking for suitors for a trade out of Boston. Good luck. Nobody wants to touch that $5 million/year for 3 year salary.... well, unless the Minnesota Timberwolves rehire Kevin McHale and switch over to Hockey.
-- Rumor has it (and it's not all that much of a rumor really) that Montreal has started serious talks about re-signing Carey Price. I don't know why this is big on ESPN.com's Rumor Central (I don't have access to the Insider material...lousy budget!), but it's not like Montreal is going to go out and spend big money on anyone like Nabokov, Turco, or whoever. The upside of Price in Montreal is that you get to see him do incredibly stupid things like getting two unsportsmanlike conducts in the same game (one of which was while he was on the bench) and then rationalizing it much like fellow d-bag Matt Cooke by saying "Let 'em know you're there." Don't believe me? Watch this!
Ok, I admit wedging that last one in there because I missed it when I could have put it in a more relevant post. Oh well.
