New Jersey Devils News and notes, June 12, 2009

NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Vanderbeek: Devils will hire a COO before start of 2009-10 season - (Fire & Ice)
Free Agent Centers & the Devils: Steve Sullivan - (In Lou We Trust)
Assessing the Devils Coaching Derby - (Msgnetwork)
Devils Team Report Jun 12, 2009 - (Yahoo NHL)
2008-2009 New Jersey Devils Hockey Season at a Glance - (Associated Content)
Comebacks and Disappointments - Atlantic Division - (Fanball)

AROUND THE NHL
A fitting end to an exciting postseason - (ESPN); Some reference to Devils cup runs
Wings' Rafalski shares Game 7 knowledge - (Yahoo NHL)
Brophy: Who's got the edge? - (Sportsnet.ca); Some reference to Devils cup runs
NHL.com goes 1-on-1 with: Rafalski - (NHL.com)
Everything you need to know about Gm 7 -- really - (NHL.com)
Detroit is pure heaven for Rafalski - (The New York Daily News)

MISCELLANEOUS
Lemaire takes job; Minnesotans to come into Thompson’s home, and Thompson into Minnesotans home; Coaching search progress - (Star Tribune)
Former Minnesota Wild coach Jacque Lemaire interested in coaching again - (TwinCities.com)
Preds' Arnott, de Vries know the thrill of a Game 7 - (DNJ.com)
As Red Wings' only Game 7 veteran, Brian Rafalski tries to keep teammates calm - (Ann Arbor News)
Game 7s produce unlikely heroes - (Canada.com); Mike Rupp
Brick hockey headed for NJSIAA Hall of Fame - (Brick Township Bulletin)

New Jersey Devils News and notes, May-28/June 2, 2009

NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Lamoriello: It might not do Vrana harm to play in Czech Republic; Leblond signs for three years, $1.575 million - (Fire & Ice)
Sutter knows he has to make up his mind "soon"; Leblond re-signs - (Fire & Ice)
Nieuwendyk to be named Stars' general manager - (Fire & Ice)
Record report: Vanderbeek calls for Izod Center to be closed - (Fire & Ice)
An undecided Brent Sutter: I need to make a decision soon about coaching the New Jersey Devils - (The Star Ledger)
Tough guy winger Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond signed for three years by New Jersey Devils; Petr Vrana to play in Czech Republic - (The Star Ledger)
FA Defensemen & the Devils: Nick Boynton & Karlis Skrastins - (In Lou We Trust)
Free Agent Defensemen & the Devils: Francois Beauchemin - (In Lou We Trust)
FA Defensemen & the Devils: Martin Skoula, Kurtis Foster, & Marc-Andre Bergeron - (In Lou We Trust)
Taking Doc For Granted - (In Lou We Trust)
Free Agent Defensemen & the Devils: Adrian Aucoin & Jordan Leopold - (In Lou We Trust)
Free Agent Defensemen & the Devils: Derek Morris - (In Lou We Trust)
Free Agent Defensemen & the Devils: Hal Gill & Rob Scuderi - (In Lou We Trust)
Devils re-sign Letourneau-Leblond - (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Devils Team Report Jun 1, 2009 - (Yahoo NHL)
Brent Sutter Likely To Leave the New Jersey Devils - (Bleacher Report)
It's Crisis Time for Lamoriello & the Devils: NY Rangers Smell Blood - (Bleacher Report)
Hockey star Patrik Elias : "You can't get comfortable when you're at the top"Read the original story - (Radio Prague)
Devils coach sounds torn - (Slam Hockey)
Yea Though I Walk Through The Uncanny Valley Of The Devils… - (Interchangeable Parts)

LOWELL DEVILS
2008-09 Season in Review: November - Devils rebound after rough start to month - (LowellDevilsHockey.com)

MISCELLANEOUS
Corzine defends Izod’s record - (The Bergen Record)
Izod Center not losing money, governor says - (The Bergen Record)
Izod Center a drain on state? - (The Bergen Record)
Devils owner calls for Izod Center to close - (The Bergen Record)
Nieuwendyk introduced as Stars GM - (Yahoo NHL)
Chelios, Rafalski on brink of fourth Stanley Cups - (University of Wisconsin Badgers)
Henrique named to roster - (Brantford Expositor)
Ex-NHLer Danton nears release from prison - (Canada.com)
Hennessy named UMass play-by-play announcer - (NESN.com)
Former N.J. Devils forward Grant Marshall gives life lesson to Somerville students - (Somerset Reporter)
Should The Rangers Try To Lure Another Devil Across The Hudson? - (Bleacher Report)