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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
LLC linked to Marc-Andre Fleury makes biggest Twin Cities home purchase since 2023
A Wayzata home has been sold for $8.9 million to a company managed by recently retired Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. The 2020-built, 5,223 mansion on 1.62 acres of land near Lake Minnetonka sold to MAFVLF, LLC, of which the NHL legend is listed as the manager, according to state business records. The sale was first reported by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journals, which says it's the biggest Twin Cities residential real estate deal since 2023. Sign up for our BREAKING PROPERTY newsletters Fleury retired following the Wild's playoffs exit at the start of May, ending a glittering 22-year pro hockey career that started when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguin's No. 1 overall in the 2023 NHL Draft. A native of Quebec, Canada, Fleury won three Stanley Cups with the Penguins, in 2009, 2016 and 2017. After stints at the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Chicago Blackhawks, Fleury spend the last four seasons of his career at the Minnesota Wild. It was reported last year that Fleury was building a home in Vegas before deciding to stay another year in Minnesota. The Athletic reported in January that his plans may have changed and he was potentially debating whether to retire in Minnesota or return to his "full-time home" outside of Montreal, Quebec. The Wayzata house sale is the largest in the Twin Cities since former Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph sold his Minnesota home for $13.5 million.
New York Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
With Sidney Crosby by his side, Marc-André Fleury pens fitting farewell: ‘It's been perfect'
STOCKHOLM — About 30 minutes after Team Canada practiced at Hovet Arena, Sidney Crosby stood in the right circle before methodically skating toward the net and firing a shot. The goaltender denied it with a sprawling save, then aimed his glove directly toward Crosby's face and grinned. After a 21-year NHL career, Marc-André Fleury is going out on his terms, saying goodbye with his favorite captain by his side. Advertisement Fleury, who retired from the league after the Minnesota Wild's season ended May 1, is enjoying a swan song at the World Championships before his playing career truly ends in the next few days. And he's doing it with Crosby, his Pittsburgh Penguins teammate for 12 seasons. Neither star would have it any other way. 'This is kind of perfect,' Fleury told The Athletic last week. 'And you know what I miss the most about playing with Sid? Days like this, just staying on the rink for an hour after practice, just challenging each other. Days like this, I don't want to leave the rink.' Sometimes, the best stories aren't planned. This wasn't a ploy by Crosby and Fleury. Fleury's Wild gave the Vegas Golden Knights quite a series in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and had the Wild finished off the upset, Fleury would still be in Minnesota. 'The playoffs always matter most,' Fleury said. But Minnesota fell to Vegas in six games. Canada needed a goaltender in Sweden badly, and while Canada general manager Kyle Dubas wasn't sure what the answer would be, he knew he had to make the call. 'Once Minny was eliminated, I called Billy (Guerin) and sought permission,' Dubas said. 'Honestly, I had no idea what the answer would be. I knew from afar how much he loves hockey, but when the guy is 40 and you're coming off of a long season, you don't really necessarily expect someone to say yes. Of course, you always consider that it's so obvious how much joy he gets from hockey, so I guess you're not shocked if someone like that says yes, either.' Crosby continued to skate daily at the Penguins' practice facility after their regular season ended April 17, determining if his body would be able to endure the two-week tournament. 'I was 50-50 at the time,' he said. 'Just was trying to determine if I was good to go physically and mentally.' Around the time Crosby was making that decision, he received a text from an old friend. 'I never even thought about the possibility of playing with him over here,' Crosby said. 'But then Flower texted me. He had gotten word from Kyle, and he was thinking about going. So, then I told him I was going to go. Within a couple of days, he decided to come over, too.' Advertisement Fleury's decision wasn't difficult. 'Think about it,' he said. 'Why wouldn't I come over here? You get to keep playing hockey a little while longer. Get to play with Sid one last time.' There was something else, too. Fleury has had a strange relationship with Team Canada over the years. A misplay in the 2004 World Junior Championship against Team USA haunted Fleury for quite some time, and only once was the future Hall of Famer selected to play in the Olympics, where he never saw a minute of playing time in Vancouver in 2010. 'But,' Fleury said, pointing to the Canada logo on his chest, 'wearing this sweater still means the world to me. To do it one last time? It's everything.' Fleury and Crosby are receiving rock-star treatment in Stockholm. Swedish cameras track them as they walk off the bus together before every game. Their names receive louder cheers than the rest in pregame warmups. NHL players of their caliber — and their age — don't always make this quest. 'This is so nice,' Fleury said. 'Me and Sid, we spent so many years together, so much time together, just talking about hockey, life. We won a lot together, too. It's been a few years since we could really sit down and talk, spend some time together. It's been perfect. I really thought I was done after we lost to Vegas. So, just to have one more chance to play? To keep going a little bit longer? I couldn't turn that down. I'm glad Kyle called.' He's the ultimate hockey junkie, but in seasons when the Penguins' campaign ends without a parade, Crosby usually prefers to vacation in Europe instead of watching the playoffs. Not this year. He was watching when Vegas eliminated Minnesota in Game 6 because he knew it was the last time he'd see Fleury in an NHL sweater. 'I was watching his last game but it never really occurred to me at the time that we could have this opportunity,' Crosby explained. Advertisement 'This is pretty awesome.' The younger Team Canada players don't want to leave the ice after practices because Crosby and Fleury are still out there, looking like kids. 'And Flower hasn't changed a bit,' said Crosby, who first met Fleury at the 2004 World Juniors. 'He was funny then, and he still is. He's exactly the same guy. He just has an energy about him that's different.' Crosby has always enjoyed watching Fleury's impact on others. The appeal that struck Crosby as a teenager has never faded. Another of Crosby's best friends has relished his slice of the Fleury experience. 'This guy is incredible,' Nathan MacKinnon said. 'Always makes you laugh. I'm glad I'm getting to know him.' Crosby isn't shocked that MacKinnon — and the rest of Team Canada — is enjoying having Fleury around. 'I always saw it on our team over the years and I've heard about it from guys who played with him after he left Pittsburgh,' Crosby said. 'He's one of a kind.' Crosby is one of the tournament's leading scorers, and Fleury, alternating starts with Jordan Binnington, has been lights out between the pipes for Canada. 'Let's just say I'm glad Sid and Flower are here,' Dubas said. One of the central figures in Fleury's life for more than two decades is thrilled, too. 'Marc-André and Sid bonded together from the very beginning,' said Fleury's agent, Allan Walsh. 'Two first overall picks, on the same team, blossoming at the same time as NHL players and then stars. They walked in the dressing room door as kids, and everyone watched in awe as they transformed into men.' Now, many of the young players in the Canadian locker room are enjoying the experience of being around a couple of icons. 'Unreal,' Macklin Celebrini said. 'You just try to soak it all in.' Fleury looks like he could still play for a couple more seasons. That, he said, will not happen. 'No, no,' he said. 'I'm done. … I debated it last year. I didn't have to play as much this season, which made it a little easier on my body. But trust me, every time I played this season, I felt pretty old the next morning. I hadn't felt that before. Age caught up.' Advertisement Fleury and his family had previously decided to settle in Las Vegas, but those plans have changed, and instead they'll stay in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Crosby, who turns 38 in August, keeps trucking along as one of the NHL's best players even as his Penguins are rebuilding. This is the perfect ending for Fleury's bittersweet season — he was called into action in Game 5 against Vegas, only to fall in overtime — and for Crosby's frustrating one. 'I'm just glad it worked out like this,' Fleury said. Fleury doesn't know when he'll return to Pittsburgh again, but make no mistake, he will. Players don't sign one-day contracts to retire where they started as often in hockey as in other sports. But … 'I don't know,' Fleury said. 'Not my decision, right? But I have many great memories from Pittsburgh and my time there, I'll tell you that. That's the team that gave me a chance, the team I won with. That city always means a lot to me and always will.' Dubas is well aware. 'It's important moving forward that we honor Flower the right way as an organization,' Dubas said. 'It was so apparent in October when Minny came to Pittsburgh, just what he means to people. Not just the staff or the players. I'm talking more about the fans, the reaction they had to him. It was incredible. Hockey doesn't really do the one-day contracts and stuff like that. But other sports do it in a certain way, too, bringing former players back. It's something we are thinking about, a way to honor him properly. It's important that we honor him the right way.' Dubas, being around Fleury for the first time, is learning what everyone else in Pittsburgh already knew. 'It's hard not to like him,' Dubas said. 'Talk about a magnetic personality. It's just nice having him here.' The hockey world has enjoyed having him around for more than two decades. The bond between Crosby and Fleury, of course, will live on much longer. Advertisement 'It just didn't seem right. It didn't seem fair,' Walsh said of Fleury's departure from Pittsburgh. 'So for Flower and Sid to be teammates one last time, to share one last hurrah together playing for Team Canada, it sets up a possible storybook ending with Flower able to ride off into the sunset as a world champion.' When their post-practice showdown ended, Crosby and Fleury departed the ice — not because they wanted to but because the Swedish ice crew made them leave. Two vacant stools sat outside Canada's locker room, so Fleury plopped himself down on one and Crosby followed, sitting on the other, their skates dangling a couple of feet above the floor like a couple of kids enjoying the sport they love. 'This is great,' Crosby said with a smile. 'Being out there with Flower, the way he's still running his mouth. It's perfect.' Fleury smiled. 'I'm having so much fun right now,' he said.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
NHL legend Theo Fleury slams PM Mark Carney in blunt social media attack
Theo Fleury's blunt take on PM Carney fuels national debate (Image via: Getty Images) Canadian hockey great Theo Fleury isn't mincing words when it comes to the country's new leadership. The Stanley Cup champion and longtime Calgary Flames winger stirred up a political firestorm this week after taking a sharp jab at newly appointed Prime Minister Mark Carney . His message was brief, bold, and impossible to ignore: 'Not my PM.' The comment, posted to X (formerly Twitter), came just hours after Carney delivered his inaugural address promising to represent all Canadians and bridge political divides. Theo Fleury's post puts PM Carney's unity message to the test Mark Carney, Canada's 25th Prime Minister, officially stepped into office in March and recently introduced his first cabinet—a 24-member team that includes 15 full ministers and 9 secretaries of state. The new government has emphasized inclusion and national healing, but Fleury's reaction paints a starkly different picture of how some Canadians feel. While Carney called for unity, Fleury tapped into a wave of discontent that has been simmering across the nation. With his concise yet pointed post, the former NHL star made it clear that not everyone is on board with the country's current direction. Once known for his relentless hustle on the ice, Fleury has reinvented himself as a fierce and often polarizing voice in Canadian political circles. Over the past few years, he's been outspoken on issues ranging from government overreach to freedom of speech, and this latest post is just another example of his no-holds-barred commentary. Theo Fleury's words ignite a national debate FULL: Prime Minister Mark Carney's first remarks after naming new cabinet ministers Supporters say Fleury is expressing frustrations many Canadians are afraid to voice, applauding him for standing his ground. Critics, however, argue that his high-profile platform adds fuel to an already divided landscape, questioning whether athletes-turned-activists help or harm public discourse. Regardless of which side you're on, Fleury's post has once again proven one thing, when he speaks, people pay attention. His legacy on the ice may be etched in history, but his impact off it, especially in the political arena is only growing louder. Also Read: Sergei Bobrovsky under fire as Panthers rely on defense, not their $10M goalie As Mark Carney begins his journey as Prime Minister, he faces not only economic and social challenges, but also the growing distrust of prominent Canadians like Fleury. The question now is: can he win over the skeptics, or is this just the start of a deeper national divide? Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Winnipeg's Haydn Fleury shows frustration in viral outburst caught on camera
(Image Source: Getty Images) It's official, frustration has cracked through the Winnipeg Jets ' cool exterior. During Game 4 of their series against the Dallas Stars , Jets defenseman Haydn Fleury couldn't contain his emotions after a costly penalty. Cameras caught him storming off the ice and violently smashing his stick in the tunnel, a raw moment that summed up the tension and desperation inside the Jets locker room. And honestly, it's hard to blame him. Haydn Fleury's stick-smashing meltdown after double-minor penalty goes viral With the Jets already trailing and on the verge of falling behind 3-1 in the series, Fleury's high-sticking penalty in the third period proved disastrous. The Dallas Stars quickly capitalized with a power-play goal that extended their lead and effectively deflated Winnipeg's momentum. As Fleury skated off the ice and into the tunnel, cameras captured him swinging his stick with force against the wall, breaking it. The clip immediately went viral, resonating with fans who've watched the Jets struggle despite a stellar regular season. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Your Finger Shape Says a Lot About Your Personality, Read Now Tips and Tricks Undo This wasn't just about a broken stick. It was a boiling point for a team that's been stumbling through a frustrating playoff stretch. Winnipeg entered the postseason as one of the league's top seeds, but now finds itself one loss away from elimination. Fans react to Haydn Fleury's tantrum in the tunnel that sums up Winnipeg's playoff agony Unsurprisingly, fans online had strong reactions. They criticized and called for better discipline and leadership in Winnipeg. Fleury's shattered stick may just be plastic and wood but symbolically, it says everything about where the Jets stand right now: cracking under pressure, running out of answers, and desperately trying to stay alive. With elimination looming, Winnipeg needs more than just goals, they need a mental reset. Whether Fleury's outburst becomes a turning point or the final straw will be clear in Game 5. Also read - 'Sid's doing Sid sh*t': Pat McAfee says Sidney Crosby should be playing for Team USA Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Crosby Quiet in Team Canada Opener; Fleury Watches
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, filling the same role for Team Canada, was relatively quiet early Saturday morning (Pittsburgh time) in a 4-0 win over Slovenia at the IIHF World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the tournament opener for Canada, which seems stacked. Advertisement Crosby had no points. His best scoring chance came in the first period when he went to one knee near the right post but could not convert on a deflection play. Crosby's hometown buddy, Nathan MacKinnon, had a goal and two assists, Bo Horvat had two power-play goals and Noah Dobson scored for Canada, which outshot Slovenia 44-11. Goalie Lukas Horak was easily Slovenia's best player. This is Crosby's first time playing in the worlds since 2015. He was free to join his native country after the Penguins failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. One role that has changed for Crosby is his deployment. He skated as the second-line center — not a member of the top line — with young NHL stars Macklin Celebrini and Adam Fantilli. MacKinnon centered the top line. Advertisement Somewhat curiously, Canada went with Dylan Garand in goal, with former longtime Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury as the backup. Fleury just retired from the NHL after 21 seasons. Garand, a New York Rangers draft pick, has no NHL experience but picked up the shutout Saturday. Jordan Binnington, who just joined Canada, did not dress for this opener. It could be interesting to see how Canada uses its goalies going forward, as Binnington might assume the No. 1 role. This is Fleury's first time at the worlds. Canada next faces Latvia on Sunday. The post Crosby Quiet in Team Canada Opener; Fleury Watches appeared first on Pittsburgh Hockey Now.
