. >> well the nhl left the fan vote up to the internet. why don't we pick the worst player we can possibly think of. and that happened to be john scott. >> reporter: the nhl wanted hockey stars, not brawlers. in fact, the league is trying to distance the game from the fights on ice. they and his team, the arizona coyotes, asked scott to bow out. he refused, and thinks he was punished. >> my g.m. kind of pulled me aside at the rink said, "hey, john, i got some bad news. so it came as kind of a shock. >> reporter: trade and then immediately sent to the minors in newfoundland. that meant scott was no longer eli didn't believe to play in the all-stars. how did the fans react to the john scott trade? >> it was-- it was swift and very-- very angry. his wife is pregnant with twins, and the little guy getting kind of shoved around by the big wigs of the league. >> reporter: so the nhl backtracked, invited scott back to the position the fans had put him in. he'll play, and perhaps even win. that would mean he would take home more than $90,000 in pr

a franchise in the nhl at the time. they are winning here today and the current pirates have pitchers and catchers seven from talbot. he kicks it back. seidenberg able to blast it back in. five minutes to go. connolly skips it along. taken back up by eller. walked ahead and nudged for byron to lead around in front. because of the work of seidenberg as one of the canadiens' wingers. we get a halt of play behind rask. >> eddie: he told pierre in the bench interview in the second period when pierre posed a question about what do you like about your team. he said puck management. there hasn't been a lot of one-on-one play for the canadiens. making smart decisions. hockey league. puck management and an making right decisions with it when coaches talk about it. they have been really good all afternoon. >> pierre: they approach this game like a playoff game. and they wanted to change things and start 2016. >> eddie: the energy here at gillette stadium. it was electric. you get a guy like gallagher back and you both mentioned,

a franchise in the nhl at the time. they are winning here today and the current pirates have pitchers and catchers seven weeks from today. from talbot. he kicks it back. seidenberg able to blast it back in. five minutes to go. connolly skips it along. taken back up by eller. walked ahead and nudged for byron to lead around in front. unable to get a shot away because of the work of seidenberg as one of the canadiens' wingers. we get a halt of play behind rask. >> eddie: he told pierre in the bench interview in the second period when pierre posed a question about what do you like about your team. there hasn't been a lot of one-on-one play fofothe canadiens. it is two-on-one all afternoon. making smart decisions. that is a phrase of the national hockey league. puck management and an making right decisions with it when coaches talk about it. they have been really good all afternoon. >> pierre: they approach this game like a playoff game. and they wanted to change things and start 2016. >> eddie: the energy here at gillette

a franchise in the nhl at the time.hey are winning here today and the current pirates have pitchers and catchers seven weeks from today. from talbot. he kicks it back. seidenberg able to blast it back in. five minutes to go. connolly skips it along. taken back up by eller. walked ahead and nudged for byron to lead around in front. unable to get a shot away because of the work of seidenberg as one of the canadiens' wingers. we get a halt of play behind rask. >> eddie: he told pierre in the bench interview in the second period when pierre posed a question about what do you like about your team. he said puck management. there hasn't been a lot of one-on-one play for the canadiens. it is two-on-one all afternoon. making smart decisions. that is a phrase of the national hockey league. puck management and an making right decisions with it when coaches talk about it. they have been really good all afternoon. >> pierre: they approach this game like a playoff game. and they wanted to change things and start 2016. >> eddie: the e

a franchise in the nhl at the time.hey are winning here today and the current pirates have pitchers and catchers seven weeks from today. from talbot. he kicks it back. seidenberg able to blast it back in. five minutes to go. connolly skips it along. taken back up by eller. walked ahead and nudged for byron to lead around in front. unable to get a shot away because of the work of seidenberg as one of the canadiens' wingers. we get a halt of play behind rask. >> eddie: he told pierre in the bench interview in the second period when pierre posed a question about what do you like about your team. he said puck management. there hasn't been a lot of one-on-one play for the canadiens. it is two-on-one all afternoon. making smart decisions. that is a phrase of the national hockey league. puck management and an making right decisions with it when coaches talk about it. they have been really good all afternoon. >> pierre: they approach this game like a playoff game. and they wanted to change things and start 2016. >> eddie: the e

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((ron futrell)) the nhl board of governors held a private meeting today to discuss expansion --- of course--- las vegas and quebec are the two cities looking to get expansion teams --- they have given no official word on how the meeting went --- they don't have to say anything and were not expected to --- but sources tell us they had a good continues and they have not put a timeline on expanding to las vegas. the owner of sinbin (dot) vegas --- ken boehlke says we need to hear by june if vegas is to get a team in 2017. ((ken boehlke we have one more shot at 2017 and that's if they make an announcement here in vegas at the nhl awards. that is about the absolute last chance we have. 15 months is about the shortest time frame they can do it in, so if they don't have an announcement before 15 months then it's not gonna happen in 2017. )) ((ron futrell)) nfl championship weekend and that means ---- what??? more tv sales !!! this story was put on the news feed so im reading it as is. a website called fatwallet.com does an annual tv buyer survey --- they say 1 out of 8 tv's bought every year are

ohio state tomorrow in college park and of course all those washington capitals all taking part in the nhl all-star game tonight and of course one more week until the super bowl. that does it for us. have a good night.

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who was play defensively that allows the line to take the nhl by storm. he built the highest plus/minus rating in the league, that's hockey speak for good things happen when kuch is on the ice. >> short year and a half ago, just to watch his progression -- >> he's gotten better this year, which is hard to do after the season he had. >> one of the best in the league, and has a great shot, watch, and big reason why we've been successful. >> i still think i can be a better player. i don't think i'm playing the best i can, and hopefully in the future, i'll be better. >> glad to have him! double dip college hoops, florida state, boston college. smith, a beautiful gym. 72-62. the gators in vanderbilt, justin leon off the court a little woozy. what happened? the left elbow of the opponent. right off the cheek. that hurts! and gators down by 13. hill cuts it to 4, but vandy survived down the trench with foul shots -- stretch with foul shots. tough loss for the gators. >> only by one. >> his contract is up, kuch. >> i can't keep up! >> who is signing? >> where is t

. >> and we go to the nhl skills competition. we'll show you if he has the hardest shot in the lead. mom! baby! i love that we're spending the weekend together. oh, i know! hey, why don't you turn off your phone and all your stuff? good idea. it's off. mom? oh, my internet is so slow when anyone else is using it. did you like want to dot something? i am doing something. need more bandwidth for all your devices? it's good to be back. switch to fios for 100 meg speed internet, tv and phone, now only 69.99 per month online for 1 year. switch to better. switch to fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at >>> the nhl all-star break is designed to give players a much- needed rest from the grind of the regular season. but because the world is a cruel and unforgiving place, those who do their jobs best don't get time off! steven stamkos and ben bishop, sorry about your luck. they're representing the lightning in nashville this weekend. both in the skills competition. they were having trouble with the bad angle one-t

he became the league's first $100 million man in the nhl back in 2008. some would say he has extended those numbers. tonight, applause will rain down in the building as the team honoring him for goal number 500. >> it is awesome. i mean, it's such a big milestone. it is fun to see him achieving the goal. i think he is going to put that behind him just worry about it. >> reporter: he is leading the league in goal scoring. he is arriving at the verizon center. the team has won four straight. so the caps, hot, hot, hot. and more hot. >> this is just a really, really excited bunch of guys in the room. regardless of if we won a game or lost a game. i think it is special. and what we need going forward. >> reporter: let's move onto the nfl and tell the truth, we thought the coaching carousel would involve lawsuits in football right? wrong. it is all quiet in ash burn. that's a good thing. san francisco, not so much. that is certainly a different story. chip kelly has made his way back into the nfl. san francisco needed a new coach and they got one. chip kelly b

there is a reason he's one of the better players for all of the nhl. there is the empty ice there. what a shot. the penguins with a big win today. 5-0. shutting down with the hurricanes. tough loss for the women's game. they lost 92-90. >> hilary summers gets the friendly bought. she scored 7. miami with sharp shooting with scoring 20. unc falls 76-21. >> they will try to avoid doing that tomorrow as syracuse comes to indoor stadium. duke has lost its last two games. duke couldn't keep pace with notre dame. now they turn around by 28, also on yesterday. >> we got these saturday monday games. for us, that's more of a challenge than for some other teams. you know, because of the youth and the number of players. we have again no excuse. a really good syracuse team. >> we don't normally talk about syracuse losing a game. you have to take responsibility is what he said. >> thank you. amy. >> cold weather? >> yeah, she knows the forecast. it will be cold tonight, tomorrow night and the next night. so bundle up. take care of your pet. give them some warm shelter. windchill in the teens an

it' s all-star sunday for both the nhl and the nfl. the national hockey league has debuted its new 3-on-3 all-star format, four divisions playing two 20-minute semifinal games. the winners meet in a 20-minute championship which is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. as for the nfl pro bowl, that but if you were hoping to see some of your favorites patriots, you won' t. seven new england players were selected to the pro bowl, the second most of any team in the league. but all seven backed out and will not participate. the list includes tom brady, rob gronkowski, chandler jones, even kicker stephen gostkowsi backed out of tonight' s game. that' s what they play for. the vince lombardi trophy arrived in san francisco last night, where it will remain until super bowl sunday. 49ers great roger craig escorted the trophy into the nfl experience. both the denver broncos and the carolina panthers left for california today. media day will take place on tuesday. >> we will stay in our routine but it will probably be shorter. hopefully we are short an

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. >> a very disappointing performance by the bruins in what is the nhl's most featured regular season hockey game here on new year's day. the bruins had a chance in this game to jump into first place. instead they remain in third place behind the canadiens and florida. reporting live at gillette stadium, joe amorosino, 7news. home at gillette stadium. the star of the game. holding the bruins to one goal with some magnificent saves. tim caputo joins us more with more on the local goalie. tim. >> adam, 27 saves in all, he let one goal. mike condon says he's been to gillette stadium many times in the past as a patriots fan. in fact he says he spent most of his time up in the nose bleed seats, a much different scenario for him today. he was center stage and at the expense of the boston bruins this show. what a performance and experience for the 25-year-old who grew up foxbourough. he is an admitted hard core patriots fan who just happens to now play in canada for the team that b's fans absolutely disease. he has not forgotten his roots. team with sketches of bill belichick and tom brady o

one of the nhl's most prolific players. washington wins 4-1. the caps have the best record in the nhl with 63 points. >>> for mike piazza, the fourth time was the charm. for mets and fans it was a day to celebrate. number 31 is headed to the baseball hall of fame. today in midtown, piazza was joined by fellow elect tee ken griffey jr. the greatest hitting catcher of baseball history will join the only mets in coopertown. i caught up with him after the press gathering. >> reporter: mike, what d the new york fans mean to you? >> it's been overwhelming. every since the closing of shea and coming back, the several times i have, they truly have taken me in to their family. your heart can only be in one place. for me it is with the new york fans. as much as i appreciate to come up with l.a. and learning through that organization, i ended up here and this was the most special time of my career. >> dorian gray. piazza looks tremendous. from piazza's hall of fame career to daniel murphy's hall of fame october. he was introduced in washington. the sec bas

. >> fun moments for the nhl all-star competition. his 4-year-old son had a beautiful shot in the net. good job, buddy. his dad stole the show with a chewbaca mask and found the back of the net while wearing it. the nhl all-star game takes place and i won't be surprised if they are anyone other than little jagger burns. that's it for sports. back after this. ♪ ♪ bend me shape me, any way you want me ♪ ♪ as long as you love me, it's alright ♪ ♪ bend me shape me, any way you want me ♪ shape the best sleep of your life. sleep number beds with sleepia technology adjust any way you want it the bed that moves you. only at a sleep number store. only at a sleep number store. we need to be ready for my name's scott strenfel and r i'm a meteorologist at pg&e. we make sure that our crews as well as our customers are prepared to how weather may impact their energy. so every single day we're monitoring the weather, and when storm events arise our forecast get crews out ahead of the storm to minimize any outages. during storm season we want our cust

very well orchestrated by the nhl as always. just wish the team would have showed up and played a little bit better. just two minutes in the deflater. 1-0 only got worse. signature play of the game they're already down 3. ryan spoon her a chance to give a little life to the but he was robbed by mike condin. injected a little bit of life right then to make it 3-1. right before the 11 men mark max finishes off a two on one gets it past tuukka that made it 4-1 and the bruins lose this one 5-1. not the effort they were looking for. >> came outside. >> we have high expectations as well. like i said we feel like we let everybody down. >> forever now it's going to be a game that we're not very proud of and we're always going to look back and be embarrassed about. but emotionally it was there for them it and wasn't for us. we didn't represent the bruins or city of boston very well today. >> patriots and dolphins sunday chandler jones will not play listed out today on the injury report. he's injured his toe in practice this week. rest is

. >>> if anyone last any idea what dennis wideman was thinking, the nhl will like to talk to you too. >> he checked the linesman. obviously you can't do that. afterwards wideman said it was an accident. videotape tells the truth. that's when the people will be talking about thursday and friday in the nh lchlt that right now. >> i think the nhl is looking at that videotape. >> yeah. >> that's it for us. back to you. >> okay, watch the next game to see what happens. >> yeah, i think he'll be suspended. >>> up next in "the pulse," quite the surprise. a woman wakes up to find this sleeping on her chest. >>> and impressive feat. squatting nearly 900 pounds. you won't believe his age. this is the joy for me. i love bread! i love bread. i now just manage it, so i i have bread everyday. that's the genius of i lost 26 pounds and i have eaten bread every single day. if you're looking to save money on your medicare part d prescriptions, walgreens says, carpe med diem. of life and medicare part d. just switch to walgreens for savings that'll be the highlight of your day. now preview the cost of y

this three on three format was this year in the nhl for overtime and it has taken off. lend itself to the world's biggest stars putting on their most offensive prowess, their best skills on by the way, puts a lot of pressure on the defense men and the goaltenders. most importantly, it is awesome for the fans. they love it. so it will be a great game this afternoona. >> have so much fun. i've been seeing your pictures. i know it is your first time in nashville and you're loving every second of it. you can watch the with coverage, pregame coverage at 4:30 p.m. eastern. that will be on nbcsn. great night dylan, thank you. >>> million dollar prize. >> i know. that's pretty hefty. >> i would say so. >>> up next, our sunday stories from the incredible way that es are coming to life through song. another get through divorce and >> and harry smith with the uplifting story of how art is helping some people regain their footing. all after these messages. symptoms when they start. abdominal pain. urgent diarrhea. now there's prescription xifaxan. eatment that helps relieve your dia

tonight g among the stars showing off in the nhl skills competition. out giroux are, right on in the accuracy shooting challenge. he goes through the obstacle course and then of course, shoot-out. pksuban with the cool stick handling. how about chew back a and company, they will play in the all-star game, tomorrow, which featuring three on three hockey. >>> you know the saint guess motto, the the hawk will never die. and their winning streak, better in the the die as well or their tournament the hopes will die. st. joes lost only ones and they need to keep that it way. st. joes in road island tonight. phil martelli, he will clap for this. how about this, second half, deandre bembry slams it down. double/double for him. hawks up four. they do in the let road island fight back. the st. joes wins 64-55. they are 18-three. they have won 14 of their last 15 games. >>> lasalle, drexel and penn hi lights all coming up next. >>> still to come in sports, cole hamels, back in town, why the former phillies star is in town this weekend, we will tell you you when we

i think david is one of the most spectacular player in the nhl. the bruins. he's been absolutely centerpiece. you can look at the career years. i look at as opportunity for what the younger guys are made up of. i think he has more in the tank. he has had a good season. i think he can take to new level. i think you need to. >>> you got a lot of theater in this game. you mentioned before we got on camera. the two teams don't like each other. oldest rivalry in hockey. we will see extra curricular stuff out there. >> absolutely. coming from montreal who is on the role in montreal that brad does here. you got the other team. that's enough right there. these -- the fans will be booing. it's a big game. most importantly who would have thought beginning of the year 9-0 start stumbling out the bruinings had to separate them. that's what makes the game bigger. two point to go a long way. 40-year veteran. cam him anytime. not done here at the winter classic. we'll have more coming to you next half hour. >>> still ahead on 7news "today in new england" one local mom kicki

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