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Holmstrom Makes Cup History With Cup

 

Years from now, Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom will be the answer to a Stanley Cup trivia question.

This gritty forward, who last spring won his fourth Stanley Cup, decided to let his cousin use it to christen their seven- week daughter Alva Felicia in a small ceremony held outside Holmstrom’s hometown of Pitea located in Northern Sweden.

It’s hard to phantom that while the Stanley Cup has been used for so many bizarre events over the years, it has never been used as a baptismal font for a christening until Holmstrom suggested the idea to his cousin Robert Sundstrom approximately a week before getting his turn with the Stanley Cup.

“Tomas came up with the idea when we were sitting in his summer cabin kitchen a week ago,” said Sundstrom. “Me and my wife thought it would be fun to christen our daughter in such as priceless object.”

 

Bouchard Inks Five- Year Extension with the Wild

 

Minnesota Wild GM Doug Risebrough had reason to rejoice as he locked up his rising star Pierre-Marc Bouchard to a five year 20.4 million dollar contract. “He wanted to be here,” said Risebrough. “When players are one year away, (from free agency), they can kind of give you the body language that they don’t want to be here.” “In Butch’s case, I was convinced that he wanted to be here.” 

This budding forward who registered 13 goals and 50 assists will be paid 3.35 million next year, 4.25 the following three seasons and 4.3 million in 1012-13 at the end of the contract. “Pierre-Marc is just 24 years-old and the best years of his career are ahead of him,” said Risebrough. “He is a good example of how drafting and developing your own players leads to team success.” “That is why the Wild were willing to make such a substantial and long term commitment to him.”  

 

 

Svatos Signs Two -Year Extension With Avalanche

 

Coming off a 26- goal season, the Colorado Avalanche have rewarded forward Marek Svatos by signing the former 2001 seventh round draft choice to a two year- contract thus avoiding arbitration. “Marek Svatos has been a key ingredient to our success the last few years,” said Avalanche Executive Vice President and GM Francois Giguere. “He’s scored many big goals for this club and we expect him to be a strong force for us again this season.” Of the 26 goals scored he scored last season, 6 were game winners.

 

 

 

 

 

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