Now that the lockout is over, the National Hockey League and its teams are faced with another major challenge filling their rinks. While it's bound to be a frantic month as teams scramble to reshape their rosters to keep under the new salary cap, their first priority is trying to mend their relationship with disillusioned fans. The league and its players made the first step on Monday, taking out full-page ads in the Globe and Mail and USA Today. In an open letter, they thanked the fans for their patience and said the game will come back better than ever in October. last updated Jul 26, 05 Roland Schoeman of South Africa and American teenager Jessica Hardy set world records in their respective events at the 2005 world aquatic championships in Montreal on Monday. last updated Jul 26, INDEPTH: Montreal 2005 Brittany Reimer wins a bronze medal on Tuesday. (CP Photo/Ryan Remiorz) Reimer, from Surrey, B.C., broke her own Canadian record by finishing third behind American Kate Ziegler and Flavia Rigamonti of Switzerland in a time of 16 minutes 7.37 seconds. It marked Canada's first medal by a female swimmer at the worlds since 1986, when Alison Higson won a bronze in the 200-metre breaststroke. last updated jul. 27 Ottawa general manager John Muckler revealed Wednesday that the club has exercised its one-year contract option on Hasek. The 40-year-old netminder will make $2.28 million US this season. Hasek, who did not play in Europe like most NHLers during the lockout, signed with Ottawa in July 2004. Regarded as one of the best goalies of his era, Hasek racked up an impressive 296-192-82 career record over 595 career NHL games between the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings. During his years with the Sabres, Hasek collected two league MVP awards and six Vezina trophies as the NHL's best goalie. He also backstopped the Czech Republic to Olympic gold in 1998. In 2002, after being dealt to the Detroit Red Wings the previous summer, Hasek won his first Stanley Cup. He retired in the off-season, but after a one-year absence from professional hockey, he returned to the Red Wings. However, his comeback was far from triumphant. The all-star netminder played in only 14 games in the 2003-04 season before a chronic groin injury ended his disappointing return. When Detroit opted not to re-sign Hasek, the Senators stepped in and signed the veteran goalie. A six-time NHL all-star, Hasek has 63 shutouts and sports a career 2.23 goal-against average. l ast updated jul 27
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