It's Friday. Here's what's happening....
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Today is March 6th, the 65th day of 2015. There are 300 days left in the year.
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Former Ottawa captain Alfredsson
gets key to city.
BU's Eichel focused on present,
not NHL future.
Visit the official league website,
http://www.nhl.com.
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Today's Birthdays: Mary Wilson of The Supremes is 71. Actor-director Rob Reiner is 68. Connie Britton (Nashville) is 48. Former NBA center Shaquille O’Neal is 43.
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Tampa, FL. -- Nikita Kucherov scored his 24th goal of the season, one of 10 Tampa Bay Lightning to get at least one point in a 4-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Amalie Arena on Thursday.
Read the rest
here.
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On this date in 1899, Aspirin was patented by German researchers Felix Hoffman and Hermann Dreser.
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Eighteenth Annual Award to be Presented March 21 in Minneapolis
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Junior forward Hannah Brandt (Vadnais Heights, Minn./University of Minnesota); junior forward Alex Carpenter (North Reading, Mass./Boston College) and senior forward Marie-Philip Poulin (Beauceville, Que./Boston University) have been named top-three finalists for the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, it was announced today by USA Hockey.
The 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award will be presented at a brunch ceremony at the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sat., March 21, as part of the NCAA Women's Frozen Four weekend hosted by the University of Minnesota. The award, which is in its 18th year, is presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey.
The selection process commenced in early February when NCAA Division I women's ice hockey coaches were asked to nominate players for the award. Players who were nominated by two or more coaches were then placed on an official ballot, which was sent back to the coaches to vote for the top-10 finalists.
The three finalists, including the recipient of the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, were then chosen by a 13-person selection committee made up of NCAA Division I women's ice hockey coaches, representatives of print and broadcast media, an at-large member and a representative of USA Hockey, the national governing body for the sport of ice hockey in the United States. The independent accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, tabulated the ballots.
Three Finalists for 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
| Name | Year | Position | School |
| Hannah Brandt | Junior | Forward | University of Minnesota |
| Alex Carpenter | Junior | Forward | Boston College |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | Senior | Forward | Boston University |
Complete player profiles and information on past winners are available here.
NOTES: Tickets to the 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Ceremony and Brunch can be purchased at PattyKaz.com. Individual seats to the event are $65, while tables of 10 are available for $600. The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is supported, in part, by a grant from the NHL Foundation. For more information about Patty Kazmaier and the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, please visit PattyKaz.com.
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SPRING FORWARD - Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday at 2am.
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On this date in 1947, the first air-conditioned naval ship, "The Newport News," was launched from Newport News, VA.
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Tampa, FL. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson has been named the grand marshal for this month’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg IndyCar race.
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Ringling Bros. announced that by 2018 its shows will no longer include elephants. [The circus has promised to give all the elephants comfortable new jobs in administration.]
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Corvallis, OR. -- Oregon State and Fresno State open a four-game series Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is slated for 5:35 p.m. PT.
Read the rest here.
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A person posing as a priest is inviting people to confess to him over the social media app Snapchat. “Priest David” of San Antonio accepts confessions over the social media service that allows pictures, videos, and texts to disappear seconds after receipt. David claimed that he has been a priest for 23 years, and that his Snapchat usage is related to a college student’s project. He also expressed an interest in making confessions easier for Catholics.
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as doing the blog while watching Sportscenter, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History:
1954 - Elvis Presley filed his first income tax return. He listed a total $916.33 as his total income.
1964 - The Elvis Presley movie "Kissin' Cousins" opened nationwide.
1976 - The album "Elvis - A Legendary Performer, Vol. 2" hit #46 in the U.S.
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In order to dodge a drunk driving checkpoint, a man in China ditched his car and ducked into a nearby restaurant to pass himself off as a cook. But police saw the man and followed him into the restaurant, where they found him in the kitchen chopping vegetables.
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Today in Beatles History:
1966 - British Prime Minister Harold Wilson was given a petition asking that Liverpool's Cavern Club be reopened. The club had recently closed due to bankruptcy.
1973 - John Lennon's visa extension was canceled by the New York Office of the Immigration Department. It had been granted only five days before.
1976 - EMI Records re-released all 22 British Beatles singles. In addition "Yesterday" was released for the first time on 45 in the U.K.
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Harrison Ford is in critical condition after a small plane he was piloting crashed landed at a Los Angeles golf course. The vintage yellow fighter plane crashed around 2:30 Thursday. The 72-year-old Ford was the only person on board the plane, and the L.A. fire department confirmed on Twitter that he had been taken to a hospital in critical condition.
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Today in Sports History:
1973 - Larry Hisle (Minnesota Twins) became baseball's first designated hitter. The spring-training exhibition game was against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1982 - National Basketball Association history was made when San Antonio beat Milwaukee 171-166 in three overtime periods to set the record for most points by two teams in a game. The record was beaten on December 13, 1983 by the Pistons and the Nuggets when they played to a final score of 186-184
1983 - The United States Football League began its first season of pro football competition.
1997 - Mike Gartner (Phoenix Coyotes) scored his 30th goal of the season. He set a record for scoring 30 goals in a season for the 17th time in his career.
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IN THEATERS - Chappie (R); The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG); Unfinished Business (R)
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Wichita Falls Wildcats 8:05pm EST
Saturday --
Nascar XFinity Series -- Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway 4:00pm EST
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars 7:00pm EST
NAHL Hockey -- Wenatchee Wild at Wichita Falls Wildcats 8:05pm EST
Sunday --
Nascar Sprint Cup Series -- Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway 3:30pm EDT
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow.
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