Roussel's discipline; Las Vegas wants hockey; Claude Noel's job (Puck Headlines)

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.

• Columbus coach Todd Richards has a fan behind the bench. [Getty Images]

• Stars forward Antoine Roussel faces a DoPS hearing after a cross-checking incident against Bruins D Adam McQuaid. [NHL]

• If Las Vegas really wants hockey, the citizens of the city are going to have to pony up, not the casinos or other attractions. [Yahoo]

• What’s former Winnipeg coach Claude Noel up to? He’s with the Vancouver Giants now. An update. [Prince George Citizen]

• Why have the Dallas Stars been so wildly inconsistent this year?  [Bleacher Report]

• Military members sworn in at a Florida Panthers game. [Fox Sports]

• Halifax, Nova Scotia … get ready for an Islanders, Hurricanes exhibition game next year. [Truro Daily News]

• Paul Stastny vs. Ryan Kesler in a fantasy hockey cage match. Who wins? [Dobber Sports]

• Mounties were called to a Manitoba Junior B hockey game recently. “Witnesses say a Norway House player was slashed in the head during play.” [Globe and Mail]

• A hockey playing robot has learned how to ski. If the terminators kill us all, this is how it will start. [CTV News]

• Columbus Blue Jackets TV ratings have gone upwards.[Awful Announcing]

• Ever want to know about hockey’s first ever tied game?  [Greatest Hockey Legends]

• The Greater Toronto Hockey League is looking to ban body checking at some levels. [Global News]

• ECHL hockey rivalries will not get a boost from its current playoff format. [Journal Gazette]

• I love how this blog always trolls the Sharks never having won a Stanley Cup in its opening image. [Royal Half]

• Check out the Ontario Reign’s jerseys for next season. Classic Kings, which is neat. [Mayor’s Manor]

• British hockey equates to British hockey humor, which equates to an interesting story. [Pro Hockey News]

• A deep introspective look into Philadelphia’s jersey history. And they’re currently wearing their best unis.  [Hockey by Design]

• Cam Atkinson would be a nice addition for the Boston Bruins if Columbus is selling him. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]

• Jason Zucker is out three months for the Wild. Ryan Carter is out one month.  [Hockey Wilderness]

• Alabama-Huntsville is turning the area into a solid hockey market once again. [College Hockey News]

• Max Reinhart, where have you gone? [Flames Nation]

• Dustin Byfuglien at forward or defense. What works best for the big fella?  [Jets Nation]

• Why the Canucks will make the playoffs. [FanSided]

•Finally, Learning about NHL players' celebrity crushes ... priceless.