November 21, Part II

NHL Notes

While Minnesota Wild forward Pavol Demitra did stake on his own during practice earlier this week, he is expected to miss tonight's tilt with Vancouver. This will be the seventh straight game Demitra's missed with a sore groin.

Ilya Bryzgalov will make his home debut for the Phoenix Coyotes tonight against the Los Angeles Kings. The Russian netminder was placed on waivers by Anaheim last week, and in his Coyotes debut shutout the Kings 1-0 on Saturday making 28 saves.

Philadelphia Flyers defencemen Darian Hatcher returned to practice Tuesday, after having knee surgery less then three weeks ago.

New Jersey Defenseman Paul Martin is hopeful of playing tonight against Pittsburgh. Martin, suffering from a lower body injury, skated for 15 minutes at the start of practice, but came off early and said he felt good. Also, Defenseman Colin White, suffering from an eye injury, is close to playing a game but said he still needs to reach a comfort level with his blurred vision.

Martin Havlat underwent a strength and evaluation test on his injured right shoulder Monday at a clinic in Cleveland, and the Chicago Blackhawks have set Nov 28 as the target date for the wingers return.

Nashville Preds coach Barry Trotz said forward Jason Arnott is "day-to-day", after missing the St Louis game with a neck strain.

The Boston Bruins are expected to activate goalie Manny Fernandez today. The former Wild netminder sustained a knee injury during an October 30th practice.


The Stitch Announces Exicting Partership With Myfox9.com and Fox News

The Stitch along with MyFOX9.com and FOX 9 News are boldly charging ahead with more web-only content for MyFOX9.com. Built on the success of “Pro Football On Demand with Jim Rich and Darren Sharper”, we are moving into the next season with “Minnesota Hockey On Demand”. Jim Rich will again co-host this web-only sports talk show along with noted local Hockey Coach and analyst Pete Waggoner. The ½ hour webcast will air on MyFOX9.com starting Monday, November 26th at 7:00pm and continue each Monday through the Minnesota hockey season. Highlights from the webcast will be posted on MyFOX9.com for “On Demand” downloading and viewing. The show’s focus will be local high school hockey, but Jim and Pete will also touch on Minnesota’s college and professional teams.

“Minnesota Hockey On Demand” will include highlights from all the key high school games during the week. The show will have video of all the top plays and players from around the metro and across the state. We’ll have in-depth analysis from coaches and all the emotional reaction from players and fans. Of course, there’s an interactive web chat element for all the high-school-hockey-crazed Minnesota fans. Jim and Pete will answer questions during the show and continue to chat with fans afterward.

In addition to the 'Myfox9.com High School Game of the Week" and "Minnesota Hockey on Demand", The Stitch will webcast 16 additional games that includes the same format, video, play-by-play and a special post game condensed game feature. The Stitch is pleased to announce that its weekly NHL week in review show can be heard online every Sunday morning from 9-10am. " The NHL Week in Review" will feature news, information, commentary, and interviews from around the NHL, with special guests. It will also air on AM 660 The Bear.


Be sure to log onto WWW.THESTITCH.US