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• Northwest MAVEN Sessions : Tri-Cities Recap

  Published: July 25, 2007, 11:49 pm

  Tags: General, Riders, Media, Andrea Fountain, Bakes, Barrett Perlman, Bess Byers, Cathy Williams, Liquid Force, Malibu Boats, Maven, Maven Clinics

  www.liquidforcemaven.com Author & Photos : Bess Byers After much anticipation, the Maven Sessions have finally arrived in the Northwest! Clinics thus far, have been in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Kennewick, Washington; and Portland, Oregon. On July 26th, the ladies are coming out again. Bakes Board & Ski will be hosting the Maven Sessions stop

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• Liquid Force MAVEN Clinic Tour - Northwest Schedule

  Published: July 13, 2007, 9:44 pm

  Tags: General, Riders, Events, Liquid Force, Maven Clinics

  & Ski, has attended the MAVEN Clinics before and as a result built a community with other women that ride in the Northwest. Read her account and testimony about the MAVEN Clinics and sign up for one of the stops in your area. At times, being a female wakeboarder feels like riding in choppy water rough! There aren’t as many options

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• Bluelines: Right To Play Athlete Ambassadors

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:56 am

  Tags: Bluelines, Nhl, Nhl Center Ice, New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators, Prudential Center, Right To Play, Stan Fischler, The Maven

  The NHL Network is preparing a documentary on the recent Andrew Ference-Steve Montador humanitarian trip to Tanzania. The two defensemen spent a week there as part of "Right To Play." That's an international charitable organization using sport to improve the lives of children and communities affected by war, poverty and disease."We

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• Bluelines: London Knights Churn Out Quality Prospects

  Published: July 30, 2007, 6:59 pm

  Tags: Bluelines, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Nhl, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Stan Fischler, The Maven

  It's too premature for an announcement but fans can expect the first American-based NHL outdoor game in Buffalo in 2007-08. Sid Crosby and the Penguins would provide the opposition. San Jose's new Sharks logo is cartoonish and relates to a younger crowd. It's a positive change. Dale Hunter's OHL London Knights keep on churning out quality NHL

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• Bluelines: Mad Mike Digs His New Gig

  Published: August 1, 2007, 11:10 am

  Tags: Bluelines, Nhl, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Scott Gomez, Stan Fischler, The Maven

  NHL players have been prominent sponsoring charity golf tournaments in the off-season. Scott Gomez had one in Alaska and last week Jason Spezza ran his second annual Celebrity Classic near Ottawa. The headliner was Hall of Famer Bobby Orr, who happens to be Spezza's agent.The Senators contingent included Chris Phillips, Mike Fisher, Brian

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• Hot, Bothered And Happy Over Sean Avery

  Published: August 1, 2007, 4:19 pm

  Tags: Free Agency, Glen Sather, Nhl, New York Rangers, Sean Avery, Stan Fischler, The Maven

  Rangers' fans can breathe easier now that Sean Avery is back in the fold with a spanking new $1.9 million contract for next season. A number of Blueshirts' fans got themselves hot and bothered over the center's recent arbitration hearing and that includes my good friend, Hal Gelman. Then again, Pal Hal becomes unnerved when the Rangers fail to

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• The Zach Pact

  Published: August 1, 2007, 8:30 pm

  Tags: Lou Lamoriello, Nhl, New Jersey Devils, Stan Fischler, The Maven, Zach Parise

  Make no mistake, other teams had their covetous eyes on the next New Jersey superhero. Yup! The Oilers considered tending an offer sheet to Zach Parise as Edmonton's g.m., Kevin Lowe,  most recently did with Dustin Penner of the Anaheim Ducks. But Lowe didn't stoop that low because he knew darn well that the 23-year-old crackerjack from

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• Bluelines: Chico Resch Inducted Into Saskatchewan Sports H.O.F.

  Published: August 2, 2007, 10:18 am

  Tags: Bluelines, Chico Resch, Nhl, St Louis Blues, Stan Fischler, The Maven, Vancouver Canucks

  Expect the Canucks to re-sign Trevor Linden. TL himself said it last season, "I feel more like a kid than I did ten years ago. I'm not intending this to be my last contract."For a good insight into why Linden is most likely returning, Vancouver Province columnist Jason Botchford adds, "The root of it is why I still play baseball

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• Ambient Devices' Market Maven watches stocks, tether free

  Published: August 2, 2007, 2:55 pm

  Tags: Ambient Devices, Ambientdevices, Infocast Network, Infocastnetwork, Market Maven, Marketmaven, Stock Market, Stockmarket, Thin Data, Thindata

  in point: this here Market Maven, which Ambient Devices is prepping to launch in September, might not do anything you can't already pull off with your Optimus Mini Three or even a simple desktop widget, but there's an undeniable beauty to the thing all the same. Of course, you might quickly forget how great this guy looks when you realize that

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• Prudential Center Moving Right Along

  Published: August 2, 2007, 3:27 pm

  Tags: Jeff Vanderbeek, Nhl, New Jersey Devils, Prudential Center, Stan Fischler, The Maven

  On any given day approximately 50 people ask Devils' owner Jeff Vanderbeek, "is the building going to be ready on time?" The building in question happens to be The Prudential Center, the club's upcoming new home in downtown Newark. It's a good question since the Devils are slated to play their home opener there on October 27th against

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• Bluelines: Prospects To Watch

  Published: August 3, 2007, 1:37 pm

  Tags: Bluelines, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, Nhl, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Stan Fischler, Tampa Bay Lightning, The Maven

  Keep an eye on Jiri Hudler of the Wings next season. Ansar Khan of Booth News makes a solid point: "No player in the league had more goals (15) or points (25) in fewer average minutes (10:02) per game."With the departure of Robert Lang, Todd Bertuzzi and Kyle Calder, look for Hudler to be counted on to fill a larger role. There is no

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• Bluelines: Say Good-Bye To Goal Judges

  Published: August 7, 2007, 9:16 am

  Tags: Bluelines, Chicago Blackhawks, Goal Judges, Nhl, Ottawa Senators, Patrick Kane, Stan Fischler, The Maven, Wade Redden

  A funny story from the first overall pick in this year's draft, Pat Kane, who relates his most embarrassing moment: "When I was eight-years-old, in my first game in house league I was so pumped up I went on the ice with my skate guards on. I couldn't figure out why I kept on falling. I just tried to skate only to continue falling."

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• A Day with Liquid Force MAVEN on Lake Sammamish

  Published: August 7, 2007, 5:59 pm

  Tags: General, Riders, Events, Andrea Fountain, Bakes, Bakes Board Ski, Barrett Perlman, Bess Byers, Brandon Robins, Bryan Myss, Greg Young, Lake Sammamish, Liquid Force, Malibu Boats, Maven, Maven Clinics, Maven Sessions, Northwest Riders, Wakesetter, Zack Clark

  Rider : Andrea Fountain - MAVEN Team Rider and Coach Of all the Maven Sessions I have attended, I cannot think of one that is my favorite. Each clinic is different in its own unique way, be it the coach, weather, atmosphere, etc. When I look back at the Tri-Cities Maven Sessions, I will think of my mom wakeboarding for her first time.

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• The "Toy Bulldog" Growls in New Jersey

  Published: August 8, 2007, 12:26 pm

  Tags: Aaron Asham, Brent Sutter, Nhl, New Jersey Devils, The Maven

  The "Toy Bulldog" has crossed the Hudson (Uniondale to Newark) and now Brent Sutter's job is to put the leash on him; or, perhaps, throw away the leash all together. In any event, the Devils signed right wing Arron Asham, who is arguably pound-for-pound the best fighter this side of Cam Janssen. Then again, based on their last

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• Bluelines: NHL On ESPN?

  Published: August 8, 2007, 11:36 am

  Tags: Bluelines, Stan Fischler, The Maven

  It's a moot question how serious NHL-ESPN talks are regarding future NHL Network telecasts. This is the last guaranteed year of the deal the league has with NBC, but NBC could pick up an option year in 2008-09.Getting the NHL back on ESPN would help attract new fans to the ice game. According to SportsBusiness Journal, ESPN's NHL content dropped

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