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The Google section of the Internets is going crazy for the TD Banknorth Garden, which is now going by TD Garden. According to Google Hot Trends, TD Banknorth Garden is today's 50th fastest rising search keyword in the U.S. Bostonist has an idea or three why this is happening. Parents are probably sick of this crap but those wholesome young men known as theJonas Brothers are taking over the Hub on Friday. The Bruins did announce their complete 2009-2010 schedule, too. How much interest does the next Scott Walker sighting generate? Bostonist bets the fuss is over the name change from TD Banknorth Garden to TD Garden that will lead to one lucky fan winning free tickets to every event at the Garden for the entire 2009-2010 season. It's still the Garden to Bostonist.

As if at this point we needed a reason to like Aaron Ward, the Bruins defenseman is set and ready to play tonight's big Game 6 against Carolina. Speaking to the media for the first time since he was sucker-punched by Scott Walker late in the third period of Game 5 on Sunday night, Ward described Walker's hit and resulting comments as "a joke" (Ed. note: "funny are you kidding me," not "funny haha"), adding that he didn't exchanged words with Walker before the hit. Doctors wanted Ward to wear a shield during tonight's game, but the player said, ""I haven't worn one in 16 years. I'm not going to start now."

Word has just arrived from the NHL that Carolina Hurricanes wing Scott Walker will be fined $2,500 for rearranging Aaron Ward's face at the end of last night's game, but he will not be suspended. The punishment is the second of a one-two sucker punch—a more accurate metaphor might be a sucker punch team-up—because the NHL rules prescribe an automatic suspension for any player who receives a fight instigator penalty during the last five minutes of the game. Walker's instigator penalty came with just under 3 minutes left to play.