Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
? Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will be getting his own wax figure at Madame Tussaud's museum in Washington, D.C. Or they're just going to leave it as a floating head in memory of Ovie's CCM commercials. [@darrenrovell via @dcwax]
? NHL commissioner Gary Bettman released a statement Friday morning regarding the incident Thursday night in London, Ontario: "We have millions of great fans who show tremendous respect for our�players and for the game. The obviously stupid and ignorant action by one�individual is in no way representative of our fans or the people of London,�Ontario."
? Frank Seravalli spoke with former NHL discipline czar Colin Campbell in London, Ontario, Thursday night about Brendan Shanahan's first day of suspensions: "The position needed some fresh blood, some new eyes.�Brendan is a good replacement, he's been suspended by at least three of us [disciplinarians], and he's been hanging around us for the last couple of years." [Daily News]
? Friday is Mike Modano Retirement Day. NHL Network and NHL.com will be broadcasting the press conference. At 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, NHL Network will air a one-hour special on Modano's career. [NHL]
? Chris Peters with a Modano tribute of his own. [USOH]
? Mason Raymond of the Vancouver Canucks is still unsure when (or if) he'll be able to play again after suffering a broken vertebrae in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final from a Johnny Boychuk hit. [Vancouver Sun]
? Edmonton Oilers tough guy Darcy Hordichuk on why Shawn Thornton's play in the Stanley Cup Final helped the Bruins win: "Had Vancouver won, it would have been again everybody is trying to be like Detroit and we don't need that toughness. What he [Thornton] did in that series and [Milan] Lucic and [Brad] Marchand, it's going to change Vancouver's approach." [The Province]
? Bruce Dowbiggin got CBC's P.J. Stock on the phone to discuss his comments following the death of Wade Belak. [Globe & Mail]
? The story of Philadelphia Flyers prospect Tomas Hyka's week is a very interesting one. He was cut, then rostered, then finds out the team can't sign undrafted Europeans under 22 years old and�will re-enter the draft in June. [SB Nation Philly]
? During the New Jersey Devils/New York Rangers preseason game on Wednesday night the Berkshire Bank logo at center ice was misspelled as "Berskshire" at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. Oops.�[Times Union]
? Apparently, the Hockey Hall of Fame has a mascot now. I'm disappointed as I was just there on Sunday and missed the opportunity to meet a 6-foot tall hockey-playing beaver. [HHOF s/t Scotty Hockey]
? San Jose Sharks netminder Antero Niittymaki has decided to have a procedure to cure a lingering lower-body issue and will miss the next 12 weeks. [Mercury News]
? An interesting look by Dirk Hoag at "Moneyball" and the Nashville Predators. [On the Forecheck]
? Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic talks about his newsworthy offseason to Matt Kalman: "So you definitely need to be careful where you are and of your surroundings, and I think the best thing for me that I've got to look for is, I've got to put myself in the best situation everywhere I go so I don't wind up in the same incident that happened."�[Boston Herald]
? The R.J. Umberger deal shows that Columbus Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson's plan is moving ahead as planned. [The Hockey Writers]
? Todd Bertuzzi's 16-year-old nephew is trying to make a name for himself in junior hockey with the Guelph Storm. [Postmedia News via Vancouver Sun]
? The Kalamazoo Wings and Vancouver Canucks have reached an affiliate agreement for the 2011-12 season. [ECHL]
? Finally, here's Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Guy Boucher playing conductor as the Florida Orchestra records the team's new theme song, "Be the Thunder" (s/t Kukla):
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