'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Independent voices from the TWT Communities

In the interview room at Consol Energy Center on Day 2 of the NHL draft last month, Thomas Di Pauli and Austin Wuthrich shared a hug and brief congratulations. Taken seven picks apart, it was fitting that the teammates with the U.S. National Team Development Program got to see each other in matching Washington Capitals jerseys.

Derrick Rose is curious, too. Just how good are the Bulls? And how far can he take them?
Patrick Cullen almost certainly won't be selected tonight during the first round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and there is a chance he won't be among the names called tomorrow in rounds two through seven.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Throughout the recently completed Stanley Cup playoffs, people inside and outside the hockey community bemoaned dwindling television ratings in the United States, using them to predict a tumultuous future for the sport in this country.