The letters of the captain and alternate captains were moved to the player's right shoulder ; Detroit is the only team in the league that made this change ( the change was necessitated by the stitching of the sweater ), although the 2008 NHL All Star jerseys featured this as well, and the Captain and Alternate Captain's letters have switched back to the left shoulder as of the 2011 – 12 NHL Season.

On April 19, 2008, NHL director of hockey operations Colin Campbell sent a memo to the Detroit Red Wings organization that forbids Zamboni drivers from cleaning up any octopuses thrown onto the ice and that violating the mandate would result in a $ 10, 000 fine.

On January 27, 2008, the Thrashers hosted the NHL All-Star Game at Philips Arena, matching the Eastern Conference All-Stars vs. the Western Conference All-Stars.

The game had originally been scheduled for the 2004 – 05 season, but the NHL lockout of that year, followed by the 2006 Winter Olympics the following season and the Dallas Stars ' hosting of the 2007 NHL All-Star Game, made 2008 the earliest available date.

The third jersey was not worn by the Avalanche for the 2007 – 08 or the 2008 – 09 seasons after the NHL switched to the Reebok Edge jerseys.

Later that day, the Blackhawks traded captain Martin Lapointe to the Ottawa Senators for a sixth round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

On July 16, 2008, the team announced that they would host the 2009 NHL Winter Classic on a temporary ice rink at Wrigley Field on New Years Day against fellow " Original Six " member Detroit Red Wings.

In 2008 The Hockey News ' staff voted the team's main logo to be the best in the NHL.

At the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, the Blue Jackets selected Nikita Filatov with the sixth overall pick.

During the 2008 – 09 NHL season, the Blue Jackets made two trades which greatly played to their benefit.

With Naslund's departure, Gillis announced on September 30, 2008, that Luongo had been named team captain, marking the first time since Bill Durnan of the Montreal Canadiens in 1947 that a goaltender had been named the captain of an NHL team.

After an extremely slow start to the 2008 – 09 NHL season, on November 12, 2008, Burke resigned to take the same position for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

After the debut, variations of the package began to be implemented during other major league events shown on FSN affiliates, beginning with NHL telecasts on October 11, 2008, NBA telecasts on October 28 ( initially using a smaller box for scores in the bottom-right for the 2008-09 season, but switching to a horizontal " strip " design for the 2009-2010 season ), and MLB games on both FSN and the Fox network upon the beginning of the new season in April 2009

A $ 66. 3 million aquatic center, encompassing an Olympic-sized indoor pool and an NHL regulation-sized skating rink, opened in 2008.

As a temporary measure, the AIA purchased the ice rink structure that was used in the 2008 NHL Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.

He was the inaugural recipient of the NHL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

* NHL Lifetime Achievement Award winner ( 2008 )

The Hives performed at the 2008 NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia, singing " Tick Tick Boom " during the players ' presentation.

After three seasons serving as the Panthers head coach, the team announced on April 11, 2008 that Martin would not be back as the bench boss for the 2008 – 09 NHL season.

In 2008, the Mammoth average attendance per game was highest among Pepsi Center's residents, including the Colorado Avalanche ( NHL ), and the Denver Nuggets ( NBA ).

Burton ( 2008 ) argues that Lincoln's republicanism was taken up by the Freedmen as they were emancipated.

There are large gaps in the fossil record but the discovery of a proto-frog from the Early Permian in Texas in 2008 provided a missing link with many of the characteristics of modern frogs.

Retrieved on 12 November 2008.

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Angola's Parliamentary Elections in 2008.

A Country on its Way to One-Party-Democracy, KAS Auslandsinformationen 10 / 2008.

Following French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit in 2008, relations have improved.

In 2008, it was discovered that the inactivation of only two genes in one species of annual plant leads to the conversion into a perennial plant.

A literature review by Michael McCullough and Camile Farah, published in the Australian Dental Journal in 2008, focused on a possible connection between mouthwashes that contain alcohol, and an increased risk of oral cancer.

The debate continues unabated – e. g. S. Georg 2004, A. Vovin 2005, S. Georg 2005 ( anti-Altaic ); S. Starostin 2005, V. Blažek 2006, M. Robbeets 2007, A. Dybo and G. Starostin 2008 ( pro-Altaic ).

2003, A. Dybo and G. Starostin 2008 ).

* George Starostin ( A. Dybo and G. Starostin 2008 ).

Cruz was also ranked on Askmen. com's Most Desirable Women of 2008 at No. 26, in 2009 at No. 25, and in 2010 at No. 7.

On July 18, 2008, it was reported on ESPN. com's quick hits that the fight between Mayorga and Mosley was moved to the Home Depot Center in Carson, California and set for September 27 because of the Pavlik-Hopkins fight agreement for October 18 on HBO PPV.

It placed in PayScale. com's top ten for median starting salaries since 2008 where it ranked 7th with graduates earning starting salaries averaging at $ 61, 200 ( more if including bonuses and benefits ) in the 2011-2012 report.

Later that season, in NHL. com's March 2008 edition of Impact!

On May 23, 2008, during a pre-game ceremony in which Biggio received an award for MLB. com's This Year in Baseball 2007 Moment of the Year award for his 3, 000th hit on June 28, the Astros announced that they would retire Craig Biggio's jersey.

Fox announced on November 24, 2008 that Alan Colmes would leave the show at the end of the year, but he remains a commentator on Fox News, runs Liberaland, and makes occasional appearances on other programs like The O ' Reilly Factor, and Shovio. com's TalkBackTV.

1UP. com's 2007 game awards, which ran in the March 2008 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, included Persona 3, given the award for " Most controversial game that created no controversy ".

He was interviewed by the online magazine Jazz. com's critique Arnold Jay Smith in 2008.

Brewster was placed 8th on afterellen. com's " 100 Hottest Women " list in 2007, and placed 22nd in 2008.

Mendes was voted as No. 4 in the 2008 edition, and No. 1 in the 2009 edition, of AskMen. com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women.

* " Fila Brazillia ( Sonar 97 )-DJmag. com's guide to the history of the Sonar Festival, Spain " DJmag. com, 2007, retrieved Feb 16, 2008

In July 2008, Simmons announced that he would be taking 10 weeks off from writing columns for ESPN. com's Page 2 to concentrate on finishing his second book, The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy, which was released on October 27, 2009.

* Dictionary. com's definition of " wibble ", attributed to Roger Irrelevant ( archived from the original on April 14, 2008 )

In 2008, Marvel. com's list of ten best teen heroes featured Molly as a hypothetical number eleven, citing her too-young age as the reason she could not be on the regular list.

In 2007 it was recognized by ESPN. com's Jim Caple as one of the top 10 ball park destinations in the U. S. It is also featured in the 2008 book, " 101 Baseball Places To See Before You Strike Out " by Josh Pahigian ( 2008, The Lyons Press ).

In January 2008, Beauchamp was named 31st in Askmen. com's Top 99 Women of the Year, a popular " Hot List " for celebrities.

On July 11, 2008, Punchline created their independent label, Modern Short Stories, using the winnings ($ 25, 000 ) from Heavy. com's Contraband Contest.

Borges also was a regular contributor to the HBO. com's Boxing website until 2008.

She ranked number 46 in AskMen. com's 99 Sexiest Women of 2008.