After 28 years, three Stanley Cup championships and five trips to the Finals with New Jersey, Lou Lamoriello resigned from his position as team president to become general manager of rebuilding Toronto.
Lamoriello, who will turn 73 on Oct. 21, stepped aside as Devils general manager May 4 and named Ray Shero as his replacement. He reportedly signed a three-year contract with the Maple Leafs.
... Arizona reached an agreement with the city of Glendale that will cut taxpayer subsidies for the team and allow it to keep playing in Gila River Arena.
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Two albatross at British Senior
Two albatross twos were recorded on the same hole on a memorable opening day at the Senior British Open, where defending champion Bernhard Langer finished in an eight-way tie for the lead at 5-under-par 65 on Thursday.
Langer tops the leaderboard alongside Americans Michael Allen, Bart Bryant, Marco Dawson, Jeff Sluman and Lee Janzen, Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez, and China's Lianwei Zhang.
The albatrosses at the opening hole, a first time in senior tour history, were by England's Barry Lane and American Steve Jones.
Lane holed his 4-iron second from 218 yards on the 492-yard par-5 and a couple of hours later Jones did the same with a 6-iron from 179 yards.
... Emiliano Grillo shot an 8-under 64 to take the first-round lead in the Canadian Open. Vaughan Taylor and Brian Harman were a stroke back. Erik Compton was at 66 along with Steve Wheatcroft, Tyrone Van Aswegen and Ryan Ruffels.
