I had posted in this blog a couple of months ago (Click Here)the 27th of April, about how my dog Shawny had died and also wrote on a bit about her. The loss is still felt everyday. And there was something that happened after that, which I have kept pending; not wanting to enter it in this blog since it was a bit painful and also has angered me a bit.

My sister went and got herself a puppy in the second week of May. The pup was given to her free from a collegue; whose male Dalmation had breed a litre with a female black labrador. The pup given to my sister was female, almost all black, with a white patch on her chest & the tip of the tail is white as well. Now, my newphews, aged 7 & 5 decided that they were going to name her Shawny as well. I can't find fault with them, they are just kids so I had to let that one go. But my sister & brother-in-law can be such duds. Anyway, a couple of evenings she brother Shawny Junior home and the dog is an energetic ball of fire.

Something that I kinda predicted happened, the dog is now living in our house full time now. Turns out that the other families in the flat where my sister lives, did not like the fact that they have a dog in their building. Fuck them cause they are asshols, but couldn't my sister & her husband check it out first?! It is so like them, so they need a place to keep the dog until they move to their house that they built in Chalakudy. I knew it, so useless.

Not that I mind that the pup is now in my parents house. I mean, I like most dogs and this one is very lively and smart & playfull. But I still do resent the way she got to live with us in the first place.

Vincent Lecavalier has followed the path of young NHL stars Joe Thornton and Jarome Iginla, signing a long-term deal with his current team instead of gambling on next year's free agent market. Vincent Lecavalier got some love and a new contract from Tampa. Lecavalier, 25, signed a $27.5-million US, four-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to a source. The big sniper has played his entire career with the Lightning, who drafted him first overall in 1998, and won a Stanley Cup with the team in 2004.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired goaltender Jocelyn Thibault (TEE-boh) from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft, it was announced today by General Manager Craig Patrick. Patrick also announced the Penguins have signed Thibault to a multi-year contract. In accordance with club policy, terms of the contract were not announced. Thibault, 30, has appeared in 536 NHL games with Quebec, Colorado, Montreal and Chicago, posting a 227-217-68 record with a 2.69 goals against average and 36 shutouts.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed free agent left wing John LeClair, it was announced today by General Manager Craig Patrick. In accordance with club policy, terms of the contract were not released. LeClair, 36, is one of the leading goal-scorers in the NHL over the past nine seasons, scoring at least 50 goals in three consecutive seasons (1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98). Since 1995-96, he has scored 308 goals for an average of 34.2 goals a season – tying for sixth in the NHL with Penguins’ right wing Zigmund Palffy. LeClair has been named a First-Team NHL All-Star twice (1995 and 1998) and a Second-Team NHL All-Star three times (1996, 1997 and 1999). He also has played in five NHL All-Star Games – 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. John LeClair probably wouldn't have given a thought a few weeks ago to joining a last-place team like the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sidney Crosby, Ziggy Palffy, Sergei Gonchar and Jocelyn Thibault changed his thinking. John LeClair, let go by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first wave of NHL salary dumping last month, signed a two-year contract Monday with Pittsburgh - the Penguins' fifth major player addition in slightly more than two weeks.Also Monday, the Penguins signed former Capitals and Blackhawks defenseman Steve Poapst and avoided contract arbitration with defenseman Josef Melichar, who agreed to a two-year deal that will pay him $700,000 this season. He has three goals and 10 assists in 168 career games. Center Matt Hussey and left wing Guillaume Lefebvre also accepted the Penguins' qualifying offers.

The Phoenix Coyotes are close to signing free-agent goaltender Curtis Joseph, sources told The Canadian Press on Tuesday night. The club is expected to make the signing official on Wednesday. The 38-year-old native of Keswick, Ont., has played in 15 NHL seasons with St. Louis, Edmonton, Toronto and Detroit. He has career record of 396-289-90. with 43 shutouts and a 2.75 goals-against average. He is a two-time all-star and was a member of Canada's gold-medal team at the Salt Lake City Olympics. In 2003-04 Joseph went 16-10-3 with two shutouts and a 2.39 GAA for the Red Wings. The Coyotes are in need of a veteran goaltender after Sean Burke left for Tampa Bay. Joseph became available after Detroit declined to pick up the option on his contract.

Vancouver Canucks Senior Vice-President and General Manager Dave Nonis announced today that the Canucks have signed free agent right wing Richard Park. In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Park, 29 joins the Canucks from the Minnesota Wild, where he tallied 25 points (13-12-25) in 73 games. His contributions in Minnesota were highlighted by his game-six overtime goal vs. Colorado in the 2003 Western Conference QF. Minnesota went on to defeat the Avalanche in seven games. This eight-year NHL veteran has seen time with four NHL teams recording regular season totals of 42 goals, 47 assists for a total of 89 points, along with 110 penalty minutes in 308 games. During 2004-05, Park played for Malmo IF and Langnau SC.



ROD BRIND'AMOUR Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 lbs. Pos: C Shoots: Left Born: August 9, 1970, Ottawa, Ontario Drafted: Year: 1988 Round: 1 Pick: 9 by St. Louis
Born in Ottawa but raised in Campbell River, British Columbia, Brind'Amour began playing at a very young age, waddling around on double bladed skates and a stick. His father, who worked nights, would find ice time during the day for his son to skate around and shoot a puck. When he first entered the youth hockey system, he became a little like Carl Brewer, the star defenseman of the 1960s who retired every few years. Brind'Amour twice gave up the game, at age six and then again at seven, but each time after a few months of watching Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights he'd be back at it by Christmas. Rod played defense at first, often against players who were older than him, and scouts from junior teams took notice even though he struggled for a year and a half in skates that were almost two sizes too large. (His father had bought him a used pair expecting that Rod would grow into them, but he never did.) At the tender age of 13, Brind'Amour was drafted by a junior team, the New Westminster Bruins.

His parents weren't thrilled with the idea of their teenaged son playing major junior hockey. They wanted Rod to stay in school, so they gave him a choice: He could continue to play in his home town or he could go to Notre Dame College the high school hockey factory in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, whose Hounds junior team had turned out such NHL notables as Russ Courtnall and Wendel Clark. Brind'Amour chose Notre Dame, where the coaches moved him up to center to take advantage of his offensive skills. They even gave him a new pair of skates. Both changes helped Brind'Amour's game tremendously, and once he conquered his homesickness, he led the Hounds to the AAA midget title in 1986-87 and the Saskatchewan junior championship the next season. Prior to the 1988 draft, the NHL's scouting bureau ranked Brind'Amour as roughly the 20th-best prospect, but the St. Louis Blues were impressed by the forward's versatility and penchant for hard work and they made him the ninth overall choice.


Brind'Amour felt he wasn't yet ready for the NHL game and he opted to attend Michigan State University, a school that, like Notre Dame College, was known for the quality of its student athletes. He played one season, 1988-89, in the CCHA, earning rookie of the year honors with 59 points in 42 games. That spring the 19-year-old joined the Blues in time for their second round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks, scoring a goal on his first shot in his first NHL game. Although Brind'Amour's days in college hockey were over, he continued to attend Michigan State for several summers, studying business administration and marketing. His first full NHL season was a solid one, as he racked up 26 goals and 61 points and a plus-minus rating of plus 23. A 1991 trade sent Brind'Amour to the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers had made inquiries about him before and were told he was untouchable. But times had changed: While the Blues had always admired Brind'Amour's work ethic, they were now of the opinion he might be pushing himself too hard. The Flyers offered Ron Sutter in return, and the chance to reunite him with his twin brother Rich and older brother Brian, the Blues coach, was too tempting to pass up.

Brind'Amour scored more than 30 goals in each of his first three seasons with the Flyers, recording a career-high 37 goals in 1992-93 and a personal-best 97 points the next season. The Flyers missed the playoffs in all three years, so Brind'Amour played for Canada at the World Championships and was a member of the 1994 team that won Canada's first gold medal since 1961. He would also don the red and white jersey for Canada in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. After eliminating the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1997 playoffs, the Flyers made a run to the Stanley Cup finals, where they were beaten by the Detroit Red Wings. Brind'Amour's 13 playoff goals tied him for the league lead with Colorado's Claude Lemieux and further entrenched his reputation as a big game performer.

On January 23, 2000, Flyer fans were shocked when the popular Brind'Amour was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes along with goaltending prospect Jean-Marc Pelletier for forward Keith Primeau. Brind'amour strong play continued in Carolina and was instumental in leading the Hurricanes to the 2002 Stanley Cup Final against the Detroit Red Wings only to fall short losing in five games. 2002-03 was supposed to be a promising season in Carolina, however, a season ending hand injury to Brind'Amour and inconsistent play by the Hurricanes enabled them to repeat last seasons exploits. After a disappointing season in 2002-03, Brind'Amour returned to the Canes line-up in 2003-04 and although the club continued to struggle, Brind'Amour was able to reach the 900-point plateau for his career.



Madonna's 47th birthday celebration was marred yesterday, Tuesday, when she suffered several broken bones in a horse riding accident at her country home outside London, her publicist said. The superstar was treated and released from a hospital after sustaining three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand, according to Liz Rosenberg, her spokeswoman based in New York. Well I don't feel sorry for her, I have never liked her one bit. But nowadays the most annoying woman voice in pop is Gwen fucking cunt Stefani. On man, I was in the kitchen making coffee when her song came on, something like "Hollarback Girl". So bloddy annoying, I wanna sratch her eyes out.






Song for the day - "Watching The Girl" - THE GANDHARVAS