NHL News
Hockey Canada finds Crosby missing gear, says it was misplaced rather than stolen - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Sidney Crosby's missing stick and glove have been found.
Hockey Canada says the missing Olympic gear was misplaced rather than stolen, with both items ending up in the wrong place in the process of packing and shipping equipment after the...
Thrashers recall 48-year-old Chris Chelios - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -The Atlanta Thrashers have a newcomer in 48-year-old defenseman Chris Chelios, an 11-time All-Star.
Chelios has played in more games than any other American-born NHL player, and he joins the Thrashers after getting five goals and 1...
Pens' Cooke will not be suspended for hit - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been informed by the NHL that forward Matt Cooke will not be suspended for his hit on Boston's Marc Savard during last Sunday's 2-1 Penguins win.
Savard suffered a grade-two concussion when Cooke hit him with a shoul...
48-year-old Chris Chelios to resume 25-year NHL career with Thrashers - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Thrashers have a newcomer: 48-year-old defenceman Chris Chelios, an 11-time all-star.
Chelios has played in the most games of any American-born NHL player, and he joins the Thrashers after getting five goals and 17 a...
Crosby's missing Olympic gear found - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
It didn't take Sherlock Holmes to solve the case of the missing hockey equipment, but Sidney Crosby's missing gear finally has been located.
Crosby's glove and the stick he used to score the overtime, gold medal-winning goal had gone missing fo...
NHL GMs make proposal for rule on hits to head - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -NHL general managers unanimously agreed Wednesday to recommend a rule change dealing with on-ice hits to the head.
The decision came at the end of three days of meetings in which head injuries to players was the predominan...
Thrashers recall 11-time All-Star Chelios - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -The Atlanta Thrashers have a newcomer: 48-year-old defenseman Chris Chelios, an 11-time All-Star.
Chelios has played in the most games of any American-born NHL player, and he joins the Thrashers after getting five goals and 17 assi...
N.Y. jury awards milions to Windsor Wildcats hockey players after deadly crash - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A New York jury has awarded $2.25 million in damages to three members of the all-girls Windsor Wildcats team involved in a fatal bus crash in 2005.
A jury deliberated for four hours on Monday and determined the amount of...
Thrashers recall Chris Chelios from Chicago - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
The Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday called up 48-year-old defenseman Chris Chelios.
Chelios has spent most of the season with the Thrashers' AHL team, the Chicago Wolves. In 46 games, he had 5 goals and 22 points, and was fourth in the league wi...
NHL GMs wrap up meetings in Florida with framework for new headshot rule - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
BOCA RATON, Fla. - NHL general managers have developed the framework for a new rule punishing hits to the head.
The league's 30 GMs wrapped up three days of meetings with a new rule that allows referees to assess a minor or major penalty ...
NHL GMs set framework for rule on hits to head - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
NHL general managers have developed the framework for a new rule that punishes hits to the head.
The action comes as the league's 30 GMs wrap up three days of meetings in Boca Raton, Fla. The new rule would allow referees to assess a minor or ma...
NHL, Hershey Canada sign three-year partnership deal - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
TORONTO -- Hershey Canada Inc. and the National Hockey League unwrapped the details of their new agreement -- an exclusive three year partnership in Canada. In celebration of this new partnership, Hershey Canada and the NHL unveiled the one-of-a-k...
NHL Calendar - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
April 11 - Regular season ends.
NHL Live! has the latest from GM meetings - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Deb Placey and E. J. Hradek are at the NHL General Managers meetings in Boca Raton, Fla., Wednesday with the latest news and notes.
Joining them are TSN's Darren Dreger and NHL Radio Insider Jay Feaster as well as a cavalcade of NHL GMs.
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Ryan Howse has three goals as Bruins beat Cougars 7-4 - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Ryan Howse had three goals and an assist as the Chilliwack Bruins beat the Prince George Cougars 7-4 in Western Hockey League action Tuesday.
Jeff Einhorn, Brandon Manning, Kevin Sundher and Dylen McKinlay also score...
Beach's WHL-leading 52nd goal leads Chiefs to 5-2 win over Rockets - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Kyle Beach scored his league-leading 52nd goal and the Spokane Chiefs beat the Kelowna Rockets 5-2 in Western Hockey League action Tuesday.
Levko Koper, Blake Gal, Stefan Ulmer and Kenton Miller also scored for the Chiefs (43-21-5).
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Beach's WHL-leading 52nd goal leads Chiefs to 5-2 win over Rockets - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
SPOKANE, Wash. - Kyle Beach scored his league-leading 52nd goal and the Spokane Chiefs beat the Kelowna Rockets 5-2 in Western Hockey League action Tuesday.
Levko Koper, Blake Gal, Stefan Ulmer and Kenton Miller also scored for the Chiefs...
Spencer Bennett leads Winterhawks past Silvertips 3-0 in WHL action - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
PORTLAND, Ore. - Spencer Bennett had a goal and two assists to lead the Portland Winterhawks over the Everett Silvertips 3-0 in Western Hockey League play on Tuesday night.
Bennett scored on the power play early in the third period and th...
Spencer Bennett leads Winterhawks past Americans 3-0 in WHL action - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
PORTLAND, Ore. - Spencer Bennett had a goal and two assists to lead the Portland Winterhawks over the Tri City Americans 3-0 in Western Hockey League play on Tuesday night.
Bennett scored on the power play early in the third period and th...
Patterson's game-winning goal leads Blades to 4-2 win over Warriors - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
SASKATOON - Gaelan Patterson scored the game-winning goal and added an assist as the Saskatoon Blades beat the Moose Jaw Warriors 4-2 in Western Hockey League action Tuesday.
Walker Wintoneak, Darian Dziurzynski and Marek Viedensky, into ...
Braes scores two, Hurricanes get four goals in second to beat Rebels - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Lethbridge Hurricanes exploded for four second-period goals in a 5-2 Western Hockey League win over the Red Deer Rebels on Tuesday.
Cam Braes scored a pair of goals for Lethbridge (20-42-8), while Austin Fyten, Jac...
Flames move into 8th place, push Red Wings to 9th in Western Conference - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
DETROIT - With both teams fighting for a playoff spot, the Calgary Flames were the hungrier club on Tuesday night.
Jarome Iginla and Rene Bourque scored 1:31 apart in the third to put Calgary ahead in a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings....
Bruins cough up lead three times, give up crucial point against Leafs - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
TORONTO - The Boston Bruins let one get away.
Clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Bruins had the lead three different times in Toronto on Tuesday night, but ultimately lost 4-3 when Maple Leafs win...
Panthers hold Wild to franchise-tying low 11 shots in 3-2 win - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Cory Stillman scored the winning shootout goal and the Florida Panthers held the Minnesota Wild to a franchise-tying low 11 shots in a 3-2 win on Tuesday night.
The Wild also tied a season low for shots by a home team in...
NHL Capsules - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Simon Gagne's power-play goal broke a third-period tie, and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied for a 3-2 win Tuesday night, their franchise-record 15th straight victory over the New York Islanders.
Gagne's goal finished off the F...
Simon Gagne's goal gives Flyers 15th straight win over Islanders - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
PHILADELPHIA - Simon Gagne's power-play goal broke a third-period tie, and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied for a 3-2 win Tuesday night, their franchise-record 15th straight victory over the New York Islanders.
Gagne's goal finished off th...
Wilson scores, Ellis makes 30 shots to lead Predators past slumping Thrashers 2-1 - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
ATLANTA - A week ago, the Atlanta Thrashers looked like a surprise playoff contender even without Ilya Kovalchuk.
Not anymore. Colin Wilson scored off an Atlanta miscue and Dan Ellis turned aside 30 shots, leading the Nashville Predators ...
Hamilton Bulldogs win 3-2 in overtime over Toronto Marlies - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
HAMILTON, Ont. - Yannick Weber scored 1:47 into overtime for Hamilton as the Bulldogs beat the Toronto Marlies 3-2 in American Hockey League play Tuesday night to tie a franchise record with their ninth straight win.
David Desharnais and ...
Kulemin scores in overtime as Maple Leafs defeat Bruins 4-3 - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
TORONTO - Nikolai Kulemin scored in overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 4-3 Tuesday.
Kulemin scored 4:11 into the extra frame, making the most of a broken two-on-one with Mikhail Grabovski and beating prone Brui...
Right-wing Kugryshev signs three-year deal with Washington Capitals - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON, Va. - Right-wing Dmitry Kugryshev has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals.
The 20-year-old Kugryshev was a second-round pick in the 2008 draft.
The Russian is in his second season with t...
Habs' Plekanec leaves game with injury - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Thomas Plekanec, the Montreal Canadiens' leading scorer, left Tuesday night's game against Tampa Bay briefly with what appeared to be a knee injury.
With just over 3:00 remaining in the opening period, Plekanec appeared to be involved in a knee...
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League suspends three players for weekend incidents - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - A pair of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players were handed six-game suspensions Tuesday.
Saint John Sea Dogs forward Mike Thomas received an automatic one-game suspension plus five additional games for an illegal...
Stamkos firing rockets, has shot at 50-goal season with Lightning - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
MONTREAL - Two one-timers, two broken panes of glass behind the net.
It's little wonder that NHL goaltenders are having so much trouble stopping Steven Stamkos' shots when even the ones that miss the net do so much damage.
The young...
NHL GMs looking to deal with head injuries - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -NHL general managers are trying to find a way to deal with serious head injuries.
"I think we all care about the safety of our players, first and foremost," Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said Tuesday. "...
NHL GMs looking to deal with head injuries - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -NHL general managers are trying to find a way to deal with serious head injuries to players.
For the second straight day, this was the main topic of discussion at their annual meeting in Boca Raton.
Dallas Stars general m...
RW Kugryshev signs 3-year deal with Capitals - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -Right wing Dmitry Kugryshev has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals.
The 20-year-old Kugryshev was a second-round pick in the 2008 draft.
The Russian is in his second season with the Quebe...
NHL general managers move one step closer to penalizing head shots - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
BOCA RATON, Fla. - NHL general managers are ready to take a firm stance on hits to the head.
They moved one step closer to making an official rule recommendation Tuesday when the eight-man group in charge of examining the issue came up wi...
Columbus Blue Jackets recall forwards Derek MacKenzie and Maksim Mayorov - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled forwards Derek MacKenzie and Maksim Mayorov from the club's American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse.
General Manager Scott Howson said that both players were expected to be in ...
Savard has a grade two concussion - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Boston Bruins center Marc Savard has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 concussion according to Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli.
The difference between a Grade II and a Grade I concussion is memory loss after the injury. After sustaining a Gr...
Blue Jackets recall MacKenzie, Mayorov - Tue, 09 Mar 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled forwards Derek MacKenzie and Maksim Mayorov from the club's American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse.
General Manager Scott Howson announced Tuesday that both players are expected ...
