NBC is broadcasting most of the Stanley Cup Finals this year, planning on airing games 1,2,5,6,7 but choosing to NOT show games 3 and 4 which could result in the network missing the actual championship. The reason for such a move? Conan O’Brien’s debut in the Tonight Show is supposed to take place on June 1, the same date that Game 3 would happen. Since NBC has been planning this move for several years now, it is reasonably understandable that they would want to ensure that his debut goes off without a hitch. The last thing the network needs is for the hockey game to go long and push back Conan’s start.
That said, it’s nice to see the clout that the NHL wields; they are unable to stand up against a guy who used to regularly feature a masturbating bear on his show…
To be fair, I think I’d probably need more than just one bottle of Smirnoff to get through an entire game played by the Coyotes who are 39 points out of first place and are simply abysmal. The one bright side for Coyotes fans, out of the 6 last place teams the Coyotes are only the 4th worst!
Spring training received an extra bit of greatness on Friday when two of the greatest athletes of all time, Muhammad Ali and Wayne Gretzky, came by to watch some of the game between the Royals and Dodgers. Unfortunately, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing Ali not as the world knew him as an athlete but now more a victim of his Parkinson’s.
The Screaming Eagles of Cape Breton are a Canadian junior hockey team who should be gearing themselves up for the playoffs, instead, the team is desperately searching for its missing mascot. Club officials reported that, after finding a supply door unlocked, they found that their $5,000 Screech the Eagle mascot costume was missing. It was last seen March 11.
My favorite minor league hockey team, the Las Vegas Wranglers — 
When a Zamboni reaches the end of its life, they are usually just shunted off to junk yards or some two-bit ice rink, but if I were one, this is how I’d want to spend my golden years. Even better, this one could be yours–or mine if you bought it for me–
The Slanch Report 
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