FameCrawler : NHL

New Mighty Ducks Hatched!

Whit Honea — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:25:00 GMT

Not one, but two(2) of the Anaheim Ducks welcomed new babies last week- on the same day!

Both Todd Marchant and his wife Caroline, and Francois Beauchemin and his wife Marie, welcomed sons on Monday- an off day between NHL playoff games. Now that's timing.

Congrats to the Ducks!

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NHL's Chris Kunitz Is A Daddy

Josh loposer — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Wednesday morning, Pittsburgh Penguin Chris Kunitz had a tough decision to make, hang out with his wife and newborn baby boy while they recover from the process of labor. Or, take the ice with the Penguins to kickoff the quarterfinals series against the Philadelphia Flyers.

“Leading up to it, I wasn’t sure [if I would play]. I just waited to see how my wife felt and to talk it over, make sure the baby was okay and all that kind of stuff.”

In true hockey player fashion, Chris took the ice to help his team win game one. Hopefully, his son Zachary James Kunitz won't be scarred for life over the deal. The fact that his wife would even let him consider playing in that night's game shows that she's got an extremely high level of understanding.

Assuming that Zachary will no doubt be immersed in the religion that is hockey from birth, I imagine he'll understand. If the Penguins had lost though, it would be a lot harder to live it down.

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Carolina Hurricanes' Tim Conboy Greets New Son

Karl Erikson — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:36:00 GMT

And it's a wonderful boy for professional hockey player Tim Conboy and his wife Sheena. The defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes welcome a new son into the world on Thursday, April 3, all while the Hurricanes were slamming the New York Rangers 4-2.

Gunnar Price Conboy weighed 9 lbs, 2 oz.

Tim says, "I was going to try and make it to the game. We got to the hospital at 6 a.m. They took a look and thought maybe 2 o'clock and I might get to the game." But Gunnar was having no part of that plan.

"I was able to be there with her and witness the birth. It was a happy night for everybody."

Tim, 27, explains Gunnar's name. Both he and Sheena are Irish and Gunnar means "bold warrior. A little bit like I play, kind of."

Congratulations to Tim and Sheena.

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Sharks' Marleau Welcomes New Baby

Whit Honea — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:28:00 GMT

Patrick Marleau of the San Jose Sharks and his wife Christina have welcomed a new baby. Brody Marleau was born March 25th and will be joining his big brother Landon (2) on the ice soon.

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How Candace Cameron Lost All the Baby Pounds

Karl Erikson — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:37:00 GMT

The new issue of Us Weekly has Candace Cameron adorning its cover, and she talks about how she went from chubby to svelte hottie after having her babies. She has Natasha, 10, Lev, 8, and Maksim, 6. The 32-year-old former "Full House" star says she lost 22 pounds without trainers, surgery, or special diets. Such Hollywood norms are "not realistic" for most people, she says.

Don't get her wrong, Candace has tried lots of things in her past: diets, pills. Her weight used to roller-coaster, both during her "Full House" days and afterwards. When she married Russian-born NHL player Valeri Bure in 1996, she says the weight fluctuations continued.

She used to eat as much as Valeri. Problem is, he'd go out and slam players on the rink for four hours a day while Candace did almost nothing physical. Her husband has since retired from hockey and now owns Bure Family Wines.

A mere 5'2" tall, Candace now weighs 110 pounds and details her easy diet featured in the new issue of Us Weekly. Even at a size 0, she says there's always pressure to be thinner. She did a recent film for the Hallmark Channel - "Moonlight & Mistletoe" - and the female director was constantly telling Candace to "Suck it in!"

Give me a freaking break. Candace is gorgeous just as she is. How freaking skinny do you have to be before Hollywood lets up? A size -4?

Moonlight & Mistletoe was a cute flick, by the way. I'm sure they'll be showing it again this month on Hallmark. Course, I'm a sap for holiday movies.

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San Jose Sharks' Dan Boyle Welcomes Daughter!

Karl Erikson — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Dan Boyle, hockey player for the San Jose Sharks, welcomed a baby daughter with his wife, Amber, on Tuesday. Eastin Sky Boyle weighed 6 lbs, 1 oz, and was 19-1/2 inches long.

Dan and Amber got married in June of this year. Dan, 32, has played for the Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and just signed with the Sharks in July.

Congrats to Dan and Amber!

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Alexei Ponikarovsky and Wife Welcome Baby

Whit Honea — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:58:00 GMT

Alexei Ponikarovsky of the Toronto Maple Leafs and his wife Inna had kid number three, a son, on Sunday morning.

Ponikarovsky is from the Ukraine, which contrary to Kramer's claim, is not weak.

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Kiefer Sutherland is One Hot Dad

trix — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:26:00 GMT

Kiefer Sutherland has been voted the Most Dashing Daddy of 2008! by Hello! Canada readers. They visited the website in droves and voted an unprecedented 91,000 strong for Kiefer Sutherland.

I bet it's the appeal of sexy, competent Jack Bauer from "24" that brought that many votes.

He's looking great at 40 and his daughter, Sarah, 20, is lovely. He may be "dashing" but he probably embarrasses her just as much as my dad liked to embarrass me.

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Bill Murray: Lost in Litigation

Whit Honea — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:04:00 GMT

You've probably heard that Bill Murray and his wife Jennifer are getting a divorce. This was breaking news when I started writing this post, and then I started watching a hockey game- it just ended. That was 5 days ago.

I figured I better get to it before the NBA Finals tip-off.

Everybody's favorite meatball is being accused by his wife of being abusive towards her and a plethora of vices- drugs, alcohol and sex. It's ugly.

The couple have four children, which makes it all the tougher. Hopefully Bill can sort out whatever issues he has soon. I'm ready for a Stripes 2: Electric Boogaloo.

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Boston Bruin Alex Auld Welcomes Son

Whit Honea — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:21:00 GMT

Alex Auld and his wife Mel have welcomed a new baby boy. Sam Alexander is the first child child for the couple.

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Kristi Yamaguchi on Dancing With the Stars?

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:54:00 GMT

Skater Kristi Yamaguchi may be taking her triple axel and turning it into a paso doble. The Olympic gold medalist is hinting that she may be a contestant on the next season of "Dancing With The Stars."

The one thing holding her back? Yamaguchi, mother to two daughters, Keara, 4 and Emma, 2, says that live audiences "really make me nervous" and that she has a fear of being judged. I guess being scored by a panel of international Olympic judges is no match for the ruthless, hard-assed crew on DWTS.

Sports Talk: Nick Schultz is in the Daddy Box

Whit Honea — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:03:00 GMT

Minnesota Wild defenseman Nick Schultz and his wife Jessica welcomed a new skater to the rink. Jake Douglas is the first child for the couple.

In other news, did you know that hockey has started? It has, right?

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Sports Talk: Pierre Turgeon Hasn't Seen Anything Yet

Whit Honea — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:02:00 GMT

After 19 years in the NHL, Pierre Turgeon is about to realize how soft professional hockey really is. He is retiring from playing hockey, most recently with Colorado, and going straight into coaching. He'll be coaching his daughter's under-16 team in the Colorado Select Girls Hockey Association. Why does a jersey over my head and a stick to the ribs sound safer than being vastly outnumbered in a rink filled with teenage girls.

You're a brave man, Pierre.

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