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Friday, Feb. 12, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

92 CITI FM IS AN OFFICIAL STATION OF THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC RADIO NETWORK.

OK, here’s the rumour: Wealthy David Thomson of Toronto, the man who most of the shares of the MTS Centre and True North Sports and Entertainment in Winnipeg, has purchased the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League and will move them to Winnipeg for the 2010-11 season. The Moose will move to Saskatoon. The announcement will be made right after the Olympics. Believe whatever it is you want to believe.

The opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games go tonight at B.C. Place Stadium. The show begins at 6 p.m. on CTV. The Ceremonies start at 7:45. It’s the first indoor opening ceremonies in Winter Olympic history. The men’s Olympic hockey tournament begins on Tuesday. Yesterday, Philadelphia Flyers forward Jeff Carter was asked to get ready to fly to Vancouver to replace the injured Ryan Getzlaf, if Getzlaf’s ankle isn’t 100 per cent by Monday. It will be Canada against Norway in the opener, 6 p.m. on Tuesday night right here on 92-CITI-FM.

There were seven games in the NHL last night…

Vancouver 3 Florida 0
Former Moose Alexandre Burrows scored his 26th of the year, another former Moose, Ryan Kesler scored his 16th and Canadian Olympian Roberto Luongo made 31 saves to get the shutout.

Ottawa 6 Washington 5
Alexander Semin had a hat-trick for the Caps, but the Sens won their second straight and handed Washington its second straight loss.

Dallas 3 Calgary 1

Edmonton 3 Los Angeles 2 (SO)
Lubomir Vishnovsky’s goal in the 19th round of the shootout was the difference as the Oilers won a road game for the first time in two months.

San Jose 3 Detroit 2 (SO)
Canadian Olympian Patrick Marleau scored the shootout winner.

Boston 5 Tampa Bay 4
Boston nearly blew a 5-0 lead. Michael Ryder had two goals and an assist for Boston. Marty St. Louis had two goals and an assist for Tampa.

Carolina 4 Buffalo 3 (OT)
Sergei Samsonov scored the winner in overtime.

Remember, the 2010 NHL season goes on Olympic hiatus after the games this coming Sunday…

The Manitoba Moose return to action tonight and Saturday night against the Toronto Marlies, 7:30 both nights at MTS Centre. It’s the final two home games before the Moose head out on a seven game road trip.

The provincial men’s curling championship continues today and all weekend in Steinbach.

And some terrific news for the University of Winnipeg Wesmen. The men’s basketball team beat the University of Manitoba Bisons 88-65 last night at the Duckworth Centre as Peter Lomuro led the way with 24 points. It was the Wesmen’s first win of the season. They finish the Canada West schedule with a record of 1-19.

7:15 OLYMPIC HOCKEY REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Olympic Hockey Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

The Olympic hockey tournament starts tomorrow night for Team Canada as Scott Niedermayer, Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews and the rest of our Canadian national team gets set to take on the world. And this year, nothing less than gold will do for these guys.

Tomorrow night it’s Canada vs. Norway in the opener. It’s live, right here at 6 p.m. on 92-CITI-FM.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

Took advantage of the opportunity to watch the Duels at Daytona on NASCAR.com on Thursday and found it to be about as netretaining as watching racing can be.

You got four camera choices and it was all in HD. Technology is changing sport – it’s especially changing the way we watch it – and what I saw last Thursday was the way NASCAR should be presented.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Olympic Report. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

When the Olympics begin today, Canada’s “I Believe” corps will be out in full force. And that’s good. We want to believe in our athletes.
I just hope that all this pre-Olympic hype doesn’t come back to bite these athletes in the behinds if they don’t dominate the podium. Canada should do well, but there are no guarantees. Let’s cheer for our athletes, but let’s not condemn them for the national media’s hype machine if things don’t turn out to our liking.

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

92 CITI FM IS AN OFFICIAL STATION OF THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC RADIO NETWORK.

Let’s start with Olympic News. The No. 1 gold medal hopeful for the United States at these 2010 Vancouver Games is skier Lindsay Vonn. Yesterday Vonn told a news conference that the pain she’s suffering from a deep shin bruise could keep her out of the entire Olympic competition. Vonn is the No. 1 female slalom skier on the planet and a threat to win five medals in Vancouver, so if she can’t go, the Americans will miss a huge opportunity.

Meanwhile, the opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games will go tomorrow night at B.C. Place Stadium. It’s the first indoor opening ceremonies in Winter Olympic history. The men’s Olympic hockey tournament begins Tuesday, Feb. 16, with Canada against Norway at 6 p.m. right here on 92-CITI-FM.

There were eight games in the NHL last night… the big one was in Montreal…

Montreal 6 Washington 5 (OT)
The Habs blew a 5-2 lead but Tomas Plekanec scored the winner with eight seconds left in OT to halt Washington’s 14-game winning streak.

Anaheim 3 Edmonton 2
Bobby Ryan scored twice. It was the 14th anniversary of Teemu Selanne being sent from the Jets to the Ducks.

Philadelphia 3 New Jersey 2 (OT)
Simon Gagne scored the overtime winner for Philly as the Devils blew a 2-0 lead. Winnipeg’s Travis Zajac scored his 18th of the year for Jersey while Portage’s Arron Asham scored his seventh of the year for Philly.

Phoenix 3 Minnesota 2
Radim Vrbata’s team-leading 20th of the year was the winner. The Coyotes, who have won 37 games this year, are a league-best 21-4-5 in one-goal games

Nashville 2 NY Rangers 1
Churchill’s Jordin Tootoo and Winnipeg’s Colin Wilson scored for the Preds.

Columbus 3 San Jose 0
Steve Mason made 40 saves to get the shutout. Claude Noel is now 3-0 since taking over the coaching reins from Ken Hitchcock.

Pittsburgh 3 NY Islanders 1
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist.

Colorado 4 Atlanta 3 (OT)
Kyle Cumiskey scored the winner in OT. Binscarth’s Cody McLeod picked up his second assist this week.

Remember, the 2010 NHL season goes on Olympic hiatus after the games this coming Sunday…

The Manitoba Moose return to action tomorrow and Saturday nights against the Toronto Marlies, 7:30 both nights at MTS Centre. It’s the final two home games before the Moose head out on a seven game road trip. Meanwhile, on the heels of the news that Oklahoma City would take over the defunct Edmonton franchise in the American Hockey League and bring the league to 30 teams, came news yesterday that the Albany River Rats franchise will move to Charlotte, N.C., and become the Charlotte Checkers next season.

Finally, in CFL news, Winnipeg Blue Bombers non-import defensive lineman and long snapper Pat MacDonald has agreed to terms with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.

And the provincial men’s curling championship continues today in Steinbach.

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

The Nashville Predators do love Canada’s Inuit superstar Jordin Tootoo. Earlier this week, the Predators announced that they’d signed Tootoo, to a two-year contract extension.

 He will earn $1.15 million next year and $1.35 million the year after.
The feisty 27-year-old has played in only 28 games this season. He has only two goals and eight assists.



And right now he’s playing only 10 minutes a game. And he got a raise. Yeah, they love him.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

Sunday, the 2010 NASCAR season begins in earnest with the 53rd running of the Great American race, the Daytona 500.

This is the race that every racing fan wants to see live once before he dies, this is the race that made Richard Petty “the King,” this is the race that started on the beach, the race that made a household name out of the NASCAR brand and this year, this just could be the race of the season on the NASCAR circuit. The Daytona 500 goes Sunday at Noon on Fox.

5:15 PM OLYMPIC REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Olympic Report. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

The No. 1 gold medal hopeful for the United States at these 2010 Vancouver Games is skier Lindsay Vonn. Yesterday Vonn told a news conference that the pain she’s suffering from a deep shin bruise could keep her out of the entire Olympic competition.

Vonn is the No. 1 female slalom skier on the planet and a threat to win five medals in Vancouver, so if she can’t go, the Americans will miss a huge opportunity.

Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

92 CITI FM IS AN OFFICIAL STATION OF THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC RADIO NETWORK.

In Olympic hockey news, if highly-regarded Ryan Getzlaf, who suffered an ankle injury on Monday night, can’t answer the bell for the 2010 Games, expect Team Canada GM Steve Yzerman to name Philadelphia Flyers forward Jeff Carter to the team. While many would argue it should by Steven Stamkos, Marty St. Louis or Vinny Lecavalier, it appears Yzerman and head coach Mike Babcock are committed to Carter.

There were seven games in the NHL last night…

Ottawa 3 Calgary 2
Jason Spezza scored his 10th goal in 10 games as the Senators won for the 12th time in 13 games.

Tampa Bay 3 Vancouver 1
Marty St. Louis scored two third period goals and added an assist while Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists as the Lightning won their fourth straight. The Canucks are now 2-3 on the first leg of an NHL-record 14-game road trip.

Chicago 4 Dallas 3
Kris Versteeg scored the shootout winner. Patrick Kane scoredtwice for the Hawks.

St. Louis 4 Detroit 3 (SO)
St. Louis blew a 3-1 lead but Brad Boyes got the shootout winner. St. Andrews’ Darren Helm had an assist for the Wings.

Boston 3 Buffalo 2 (SO)
David Krejci scored the shootout winner as the Sabres lost their fifth straight game.

NY Islanders 4 Nashville 3 (SO)
John Tavares scored the shootout winner as the Isles snapped a seven-game losing streak.

Carolina 4 Florida 1
Matt Cullen had a goal and two assists to lead the Canes.

Remember, the 2010 NHL season goes on Olympic hiatus after the games this coming Sunday…

The Manitoba Moose have a few days off before returning to action this coming Friday and Saturday nights against the Toronto Marlies, 7:30 both nights at MTS Centre. It’s the final two home games before the Moose head out on a seven game road trip.

Finally, the opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games will go this Friday night at B.C. Place Stadium. It’s the first indoor opening ceremonies in Winter Olympic history. The men’s Olympic hockey tournament begins Tuesday, Feb. 16, with Canada against Norway at 6 p.m. right here on 92-CITI-FM.

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

Despite some pretty good moves in the last 10 datys, the Toronto Maple Leafs fell to San ose 3-2 earlier this week and are now 11 games under .500 and in dead last place in the NHL’s Eastern Division.

The Leafs will have a solid future with Dion Phaneuf and Jean-Sebastien Giguere, but the Leafs brain trust still has a lot of work to do.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

In order to qualify for the Daytona 500, stock car races get one extra chance. Every other week this season, drivers will get one, two-lap chance to qualify. At the Great American race, drivers will have two chances.

The first chance? Regular two-lap Daytona 500 Qualifying. The second chance? The Gatorade Duel at Daytona, two 150-mile qualifying races that go today, starting at 1 p.m. on SPEED Channel.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Afternoon Coach’s Commentary. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

Hey folks, the Goldeyes are signing players and with Luis Alen at catcher and Aharon Eggleston in centerfield, they might be good enough to run away with the Northern League this year.

But the real news is in Major League Baseball where the Minnesota Twins have a brand new stadium and are on the verge of signing their superstar Joe Mauer to a 10-year contract. And even better than all that, forget about the cold, pitchers and catchers report to spring training in just seven days.

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

THANKS K.K. WE’RE STILL HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA FOR ONE MORE DAY….

92 CITI FM IS AN OFFICIAL STATION OF THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC RADIO NETWORK.

The Montreal Canadiens didn’t play last night, but they made big news anyway. Bob Gainey, midway through his seventh year as the team’s vice-president and general manager, resigned yesterday and turned the job over to Pierre Gauthier. Saying he had no desire to stay on in the job for the long term, Gainey will remain as an advisor to Gauthier.

There were five games in the NHL last night… two Canadian teams in action… both lost

San Jose 3 Toronto 2
The Leafs two-game winning streak came to a halt.

Phoenix 6 Edmonton 1
Matthew Lombardi had two goals and three assists for the Coyotes as Phoenix moved into third place in the West all by themselves.

Philadelphia 3 New Jersey 2
Kenora’s Mike Richards scored his 23rd goal of the season for Philly. It was the winner. Winnipeg’s Travis Zajac dished out his 30th assist of the season for New Jersey who blew a 2-0 lead.

Colorado 5 St. Louis 2
The Avs had five rookies in the lineup as rookie Brandon Yip led the way with two goals. Winnipeg’s Alexander Steen had his 13th assist of the season for St. Louis.

Anaheim 4 Los Angeles 2
The Ducks ended the Kings nine-game winning streak, but lost Canadian Olympian Ryan Getzlaf to an ankle injury.

Remember, the 2010 NHL season goes on Olympic hiatus after the games this coming Sunday…

The Manitoba Moose have a few days off before returning to action this coming Friday and Saturday nights against the Toronto Marlies, 7:30 both nights at MTS Centre. It’s the final two home games before the Moose head out on a seven game road trip.

In the CFL, it’s just about official in Toronto. Argos owners David Cynamon and Howard Sokolowski will sell the franchise to B.C. Lions owner David Braley. The league will approve the deal. And the Argos will also name Jim Barker, now the V.P. of football operations for the Calgary Stampeders, as their new head coach.

Finally, the opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games will go this Friday night at B.C. Place Stadium. It’s the first indoor opening ceremonies in Winter Olympic history. The men’s Olympic hockey tournament begins Tuesday, Feb. 16, with Canada against Norway at 6 p.m. right here on 92-CITI-FM.

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

Monday night, something kind of special happened in Phoenix, Ariz. The Coyotes drilled the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 as Matthew Lombardi had two goals and three assists and he Coyotes moved into third place in the West all by themselves.

The Coyotes also drew nearly 14,000 to jobing.com arena in Glendale. Maybe Doug Moss. Bring these people a winner and they’ll buy tickets.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

While the Daytona 500, the Great American race, will go to the start-finish line on Saturday night, all eyes will be on the Nationwide race on Saturday afternoon.

After finishing a solid sixth in an ARCA race last weekend, JR Motorsports announced that Danica Patrick will make her Nationwide Series debut in the No. 7 Go Daddy Chevrolet in the Drive4COPD 300. If she does well, it could be the biggest show of the weekend.

5:15 PM COACH’S COMMENTARY

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Afternoon Coach’s Commentary. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

It’s just about official in Toronto. Argos owners David Cynamon and Howard Sokolowski will sell the franchise to B.C. Lions owner David Braley. The league will approve the deal.

And then the Argos will name Jim Barker, now the V.P. of football operations for the Calgary Stampeders, as the Argos’ new head coach. Barker coached the Argos in 1999 and went 9-9. If he does that this year, he’ll be coach of the year.

Monday, Feb. 8, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

THANKS K.K. WE’RE REPORTING LIVE FROM THE SUPER BOWL IN SOUTH FLORIDA….

92 CITI FM IS AN OFFICIAL STATION OF THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC RADIO NETWORK.

(a) Hell has frozen over. Pigs have flown. The Who Dats are the champions of the football world. Cornerback Tracy Porter returned an interception 78 yards with just a little more than three minutes to play as the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV. Playing in their first Super Bowl, the Saints won their first Super Bowl championship. The MVP was Saints quarterback Drew Brees: 32-for-39, 268 yards and two touchdowns. And to think, Mardi Gras starts in eight days…

(b) The Aints aren’t the Aints anymore. It took 43 years but the New Orleans Saints are finally champions of the football world. Last night here in South Florida, the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV. The MVP was Saints quarterback Drew Brees: 32-for-39, 268 yards and two touchdowns. What a party by the Who Dats last night, and to think, Mardi Gras starts in just eight days…

There were two games in the NHL last night… the only Canadian team in action was shut out…

Boston 3 Montreal 0
Tuukka Rask made 36 saves to get his third shutout.

Washington 5 Pittsburgh 4
Alexander Ovechkin had three goals and an assist on Mike Knuble’s game-winner as the Caps won their 14th straight game. Sidney Crosby had two goals in a losing effort.

After a weekend split with the San Antonio Rampage, the Manitoba Moose have a few days off before returning to action this coming Friday and Saturday nights against the Toronto Marlies, 7:30 both nights at MTS Centre. It’s the final two home games before the Moose head out on a seven game road trip.

Finally, Jennifer Jones of St. Vital and her team of Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer and Dawn Askin won their third straight Scotties Tournament of Hearts Canadian women’s curling championship with a thrilling, come-from-behind, extra end 8-7 win over Kathy O’Rourke’s team from PEI. Jones will now represent Canada at the worlds in late March in Swift Current.

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

Let’s just say it’s almost impossible to be better than the Washington Capitals right now. I know, at various times this season, both the San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks have played the best hockey in the NHL, but right now, it’s the Caps.

On Sunday afternoon, the great Alexander Ovechkin had three goals and an assist on Mike Knuble’s game-winner as the Caps won their 14th straight game, 5-4 over arch-rival Pittsburgh. 14 straight. There is nothing more you can say.

8:15 NASCAR REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM NASCAR REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service

NASCAR is back. It’s a brand new season as Jimmie Johnson tries to win his fifth straight Sprint Cup, Danica Patrick tries stock car racing and you’ll have to buy a program to tell who is racing for whom.

We’ll try to help. The season started Saturday when Kevin Harvick won his second straight Bud Shootout at Daytona. The Daytona 500 goes this weekend. We’ll keep you updated all week long.

5:15 PM NFL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Super Bowl Report. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

Hell has frozen over. Pigs have flown. The New Orleans Saints are the champions of the football world.

Cornerback Tracy Porter returned an interception 78 yards with just a little more than three minutes to play as the Saints upset the favored Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV. Playing in their first Super Bowl in 43 years of existence, the Saints won their first Super Bowl championship. Who Dat? You say… Who Dat indeed.

Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

THANKS DAN WE’RE REPORTING LIVE FROM SUPER BOWL WEEK IN SOUTH FLORIDA….

92 CITI FM IS AN OFFICIAL STATION OF THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC RADIO NETWORK.

(a) And right here in South Florida, the big game, Super Bowl XLIV goes Sunday afternoon at 5 on CTV. It will be the NFC champion New Orleans Saints against the AFC champion Indianapolis Colts. The Colts are favored by 5 ½. Yesterday, the Who held a sparsely attended pre-Super Bowl news conference and they even serenaded the media with a brief acoustic performance. The Who might be the best part of the show on Sunday. Don’t forget, Joe will be live all Sunday afternoon at Boston Pizza on Kenaston.

Yesterday, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced the hiring of Ken Moll as director of player personnel. He replaces John Murphy. Moll’s last football job was working for the Cleveland Browns between 1998-2005. Today, the Bombers will announce Paul LaPolice, the Bombers former offensive co-ordinator, as the team’s next head coach. The apparent fan and media favourite, Greg Marshall, was not offered the job.

There were nine games in the NHL last night… four Canadian teams in action…

Ottawa 3 Vancouver 1
Jason Spezza scored his ninth goal in eight games as the Senators won their 11th straight.

Montreal 3 Boston 2 (SO)
Brian Gionta scored the shootout winner as the Bruins fell to 1-9-3 in their last 13 games.

Minnesota 4 Edmonton 2
Martin Havlat scored two goals to lead the Wild.

Nashville 5 Colorado 3
Jason Arnott led the Preds with a goal and three assists. Binscarth’s Cody McLeod scored his seventh of the year for Colorado.

San Jose 4 St. Louis 2
In a losing effort, Winnipeg’s Alexander Steen scored his 13th of the year.

Washington 6 NY Rangers 5
The Capitals came back from a 5-3 deficit to win a franchise record 12th straight game.

Tampa Bay 5 NY Islanders 2
Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist for the streaking Lightning.

Columbus 2 Dallas 1
The Blue Jackets made Claude Noel a winner in his first game since replacing Ken Hitchcock behind the Columbus bench.

Los Angeles 6 Anaheim 4
Anze Kopitar had two goals and two assists as the Kings won a franchise high eighth straight game.

Meanwhile, a major trade in the NHL yesterday. Unable to sign Ilya Kovalchuk with an offer of more than $101 million, the Atlanta Thrashers traded him to the New Jersey Devils for a package that included defenseman Johnny Oduya, winger Niclas Bergfors, plus prospect Patrice Cormier and a first-round pick.

The Manitoba Moose return to action tonight and tomorrow night against the San Antonio Rampage, 7:30 both nights at MTS Centre. It’s the start of a four-game homestand for the Moose.

Finally, in curling, Jennifer Jones plays in the 1-2 game against Prince Edward Island at the Scotties at 6:30. And Jill Thurston of Manitoba meets Ontario in the tiebreaker at 2 p.m. and the winner plays B.C.

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

On Thursday, unable to sign Ilya Kovalchuk with an offer of more than $101 million, the Atlanta Thrashers traded him to the New Jersey Devils for a package that included defenseman Johnny Oduya, winger Niclas Bergfors, plus prospect Patrice Cormier and a first-round pick.

This is the deal that could make the Devils a Stanley Cup contender. Maybe even a Stanley Cup favorite.

8:15 NFL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM SUPER BOWL REPORT. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service

It has been a remarkable year for the National Football League. Some of the highest television ratings in history during the regular season including regular No. 1 weekly finishes. Then the highest rated Pro Bowl game in a decade.

Experts believe last night’s Super Bowl might be the No. 1 watched TV show this year. That includes everything ion the tube in the remaining 11 months. There is no doubt that football is now North America’s passion.

5:15 PM NFL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM Super Bowl Report. Brought to you by 3M Automotive and Rondex. At 177 Isabel, Rondex is celebrating 38 years of auto body supply service.

Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney was preparing to test his sore right ankle for the first time during today’s final Super Bowl practice.

Freeney tore a ligament in the ankle late in the Colts’ 30-17 victory over the New York Jets in the AFC Championship Game. He is questionable for Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Saints, but Freebney himself says, don’t worry. I’ll play. In case you missed it, we’ve picked the Colts by two touchdowns.

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

Scott Taylor’s CITI Sports Reports

THANKS K.K. WE’RE REPORTING LIVE FROM SUPER BOWL WEEK IN SOUTH FLORIDA….

92 CITI FM IS AN OFFICIAL STATION OF THE VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC RADIO NETWORK.

(a) And right here in South Florida, the players met the media again yesterday. Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney said his ankle was improving and he hoped to play on Sunday and former Colts coach Tony Dungy said he’d be QUOTE “absolutely shocked” if the Colts lost Super Bowl XLIV to the New Orleans Saints. The big game goes Sunday at 5 on CTV.

(b) And here in South Florida, a new series of proposition bets have emerged for Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIV. Among them: How many times Reggie Bush’s girlfriend Kim Kardashian will be shown on the TV broadcast; How many times the broadcasters will refer to Hurricane Katrina; and an over-under on the number of players who are arrested the night before the game. The big game goes Sunday at 5 on CTV.

There were five games in the NHL last night… three Canadian teams in action…

Edmonton 1 Philadelphia 0
Ryan Potulny scored on a power play with 17 seconds left in regulation. After going 0-for-January, the Oilers are now 2-0 in February.

Ottawa 4 Buffalo 2
Daniel Alfredsson scored twice in the final minute to put it away as the Senators stretched their franchise-high winning streak to 10 games.

Calgary 4 Carolina 1
Curtis Glencross scored three times and newcomer Matt Stajan added the fourth goal.

Anaheim 3 Detroit 1
Jonas Hiller made 46 saves as the Ducks won their ninth straight at home.

St. Louis 3 Chicago 2
Winnipeg’s Jonathan Toews had his 27th assist for Chicago while Winnipeg’s Alexander Steen had his 12th assist for St. Louis. The Blues are 8-5-3 since firing Andy Murray

And speaking of firing, in other NHL news, two weeks ago we told you the next head coach to be fired would likely be Ken Hitchcock in Columbus. Yesterday, the Blue Jackets relieved Hitchcock of his duties and replaced him with Claude Noel. Meanwhile, Toronto defenseman and U.S. Olympian Mike Komisarek will miss the Olympics and the rest of the season. He requires shoulder surgery.

The Manitoba Moose return to action tomorrow and Saturday nights against the San Antonio Rampage, 7:30 both nights at MTS Centre. It’s the start of a four-game homestand for the Moose. Good news for the Moose yesterday. Nick Boynton, a defenceman who has played 547 NHL games – 42 this season with the Anaheim Ducks, was assigned to Manitoba yesterday.

And a little baseball news, the Detroit Tigers have re-signed their best pitcher, Justin Verlander. It’s a five-year, $80 million deal.

7:15 NHL REPORT

Hi everybody, it’s the Coach Scott Taylor and it’s time now for the 92-CITI-FM National Hockey League Report. Brought to you by MAACO Collision and Auto Painting at 983 Wall Street.

This past week, Brian Burke traded away six players to get four. Now he has three more players on the block and something could be brewing with Edmonton.

Burke would now like to move Alex Ponikarovsky, Garnet Exelby and Lee Stempniak. The Oilers could be interested. By the end of the trade deadline, the Leafs just might be a completely different team. Doubt leafs fans would be disappointed.

8:15 NFL REPORT

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If it turns out that Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney can’t play on Sunday – although I stioll think he’ll play 15-20 plays at least – Raheem Brock says he’s ready to step in.

In fact, Brock said he and Rob Mathis will pick up the slack and fans won’t even notice that Freeney is missing. That’s confident talk, but it just goes to show you the Colts are confident.

5:15 PM NFL REPORT