Events Calendar
In This Section
Most Read Stories
Man robbed at Tallmadge Avenue eatery
Another winter punch heading toward Ohio
Four teens restrain man, take items from his Akron home
Complaints against officer keep coming
Police: Ohio girl dies after fall into snow bank
Region makes way for latest batch of snow; cancellations rise
Cuyahoga Falls residents come home to find burning couch on balcony
Blogs:
First Bell - On Education:
No City of Akron basketball tonight
Pets:
Pet telethon re-airs
The Heldenfiles:
Chipmunks "Squeakquel" on DVD/BD March 30
Akron Zips:
Late surge gives Zips ugly road win
Tribe Matters:
Blogmail response on Hafner
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth's contract terminated
Balanced Ledger:
QB in Browns future: another mock draft
Kent State Sports:
KSU Notes – February 9
Cleveland Cavaliers:
NBA Power Rankings from Around the Internet
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeyes grab 18 players on signing day
Varsity Letters:
Garfield at Buchtel basketball
All Da King's Men:
Palin At The Tea Party Convention
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Republican Pre-Conditions
Akron Law Café:
Citizens United v. F.E.C. (Part 4): Kennedy's and O'Connor's Basic Approaches to Constitutional Decisionmaking – Top Down and Bottom Up
Car Chase:
Collector Car Hobby Loses One of the Best—Jim Roll
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Decisions Decisions: Credit Cards or Your Mortgage?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Loucile is looking for a Lake Erie getaway in June for three kids, ages 1, 3, and 5.
Sound Check:
Talk of the Town – Top entertainment picks for the weekend
HRLite House:
OFCCP Report
Akron Gamer:
Makers of 'Castle Crashers' unveil 'BattleBlock Theater'
See Jane Style:
Do IT this week: Layering
Published on Saturday, Nov 15, 2008
Barry Melrose's return to the NHL as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning lasted 16 games. Now the job belongs to assistant Rick Tocchet.
Melrose was fired Friday less than five months after he left the television booth to coach a team that finished with the league's worst record last season.
General Manager Brian Lawton said it was a tough decision, but the team's results were unacceptable. The Lightning have a record of 5-7-4.
Tocchet was promoted to interim head coach. He was sentenced to two years' probation in August 2007 after pleading guilty in a gambling investigation into a sports betting ring. Tocchet said he never bet on NHL games.
POCK SUSPENDED — New York Islanders defenseman Thomas Pock was suspended for five games without pay for elbowing Ottawa Senators forward Ryan Shannon the previous night. His salary of $17,944 for the five games will go to the NHL players' emergency assistance fund.
AROUND THE ICE — Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa is expected to miss two weeks with a broken foot. Veteran Rob Davison will take Bieksa's spot in the lineup today against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Canucks also recalled defenseman Lawrence Nycholat from a conditioning stint in the AHL. The Canucks also expect forward Pavol Demitra back today after he missed 10 games because of rib cartilage he injured in a game Oct. 19. . . . The Minnesota Wild activated right wing Owen Nolan from injured reserve. Nolan missed eight of the past 11 games with a leg injury. The Wild sent center Krys Kolanos to their AHL affiliate in Houston. The Wild are still without star Marian Gaborik. His injured groin has kept him off the ice for 12 consecutive games.
— Associated Press
Barry Melrose's return to the NHL as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning lasted 16 games. Now the job belongs to assistant Rick Tocchet.
Get the full article here.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
Naples, FL
Posted 09:00 AM, 11/15/2008
Melrose was the best Hockey analyst on TV and I was sorry he took the TB job, hopefully he returns to ESPN where he belongs.
