Final journey for much-traveled NHL player

My morsels for today:

NHL: One of my favorite NHL players died Tuesday at age 44. Peter Zezel, who played for seven teams in 15 seasons before retiring in 1999, passed away in Toronto from complications of the rare hemolytic anemia blood disorder. He’d been fighting the disorder for 10 years, surviving a scare in 2001 when he was listed in critical condition. Zezel was a gritty player who could put the puck in the net. He scored 219 goals and had 389 assists in 873 NHL games with Philadelphia, St. Louis, Washington, Toronto, Dallas, New Jersey and Vancouver. What I most remember about Zezel is the way he used his soccer skills on faceoffs. He often kicked the puck away from the other guy in the faceoff circle. Zezel was an excellent soccer player who was a member of Canada’s U21 team. Movie buffs may remember that Zezel had a small role in the 1986 hockey-themed flick “Youngblood” that starred Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze. Please check out the Zezel video below.
AUTOS: Somehow, the famed Indianapolis 500 has become an afterthought on the country’s sports radar. Only 3.9 percent of U.S. households watched Sunday’s race, the lowest number since live national start-to-finish television coverage began in 1986. Ratings were down 13 percent from last year and 40 percent since 2005, when Danica Patrick-mania began. Most casual sports fans know Helio Castroneves, this year’s race winner, more from “Dancing with the Stars” and his tax evasion trial than Indy racing.
MLB: Who needs Manny Ramirez when you have Juan Pierre? In the 19 games that Pierre has started in leftfield for the Los Angeles Dodgers since Ramirez was handed a 50-game suspension, he’s hitting .421. That’s a 35-for-83 tear. Pierre is batting .404 for the season.
NFL: With June knocking at the door, NFL fans know the exhibition season isn’t that far away. Buffalo and Tennessee will get things started with the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, Aug. 9 (8 p.m., EDT on NBC). The Bills and Titans will wear throwback uniforms to their AFL days because the NFL is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its merger with the AFL this season. Buffalo and Tennessee (the Houston Oilers from 1960-96) are two of the AFL’s original eight teams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPtfYWRI-8Q

That’s all for now. See you later.

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