Month: April 2008

NHL scoring summaries from Wednesday:Canadiens 2 at Flyers 4First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Richards Pha (boarding) 5:25, Kukkonen Pha (roughing) 11:14.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Signed F Matt Beleskey, F Jason Bailey and D John de Gray to three-year entry-level contracts.

DALLAS – Back to the Shark Tank.Milan Michalek scored San Jose’s first power-play goal of the series with 16:34 left and the Sharks beat Dallas 2-1 on Wednesday night to avoid being swept in the Western Conference semifinals.

TORONTO – Bruce Boudreau was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year Wednesday after leading the Washington Capitals to a remarkable turnaround.

PHILADELPHIA – Daniel Briere was steaming on the Philadelphia Flyers bench, upset at himself and his line for giving the Montreal Canadiens a new life.

PHILADELPHIA – Daniel Briere was steaming on the Philadelphia Flyers bench, upset at himself and his line for giving the Montreal Canadiens a new life.

DALLAS – Dallas Stars center Stu Barnes missed Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal series against San Jose on Wednesday night, a day after he took a hard hit to the head.

PHILADELPHIA – The Montreal Canadiens are one game away from elimination despite yet another night of outshooting and outchancing the Philadelphia Flyers.

HALIFAX – Now that he’s got that Stanley Cup ring out of the way, there’s only one major piece of hardware missing from Teemu Selanne’s collection – a gold medal.

PHILADELPHIA – Jaroslav Halak got the nod over prized rookie Carey Price in the Montreal Canadiens net on Wednesday night.The team made the announcement two hours before puck drop for the 7 p.

HALIFAX – Canada faces an opponent at this IIHF World Hockey Championship that it has never seen before.As much as the Russians and Finns and Americans stand in the way of a gold medal, so does the burden of playing at home.

PHILADELPHIA – A year ago Patrice Brisebois would have never dreamed he’d be enjoying a playoff run right now, let alone with the Montreal Canadiens.

PHILADELPHIA – Montreal Canadiens head coach Guy Carbonneau still had people guessing after the morning skate Wednesday.Will it be Carey Price or Jaroslav Halak in goal for Game 4 against the Philadelphia Flyers? “I made my decision and I feel strongly about it.

NEW YORK – New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has been hospitalized after lacerating his spleen during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

NEW YORK – New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has been hospitalized after lacerating his spleen during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

NEW YORK – New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has been hospitalized after lacerating his spleen during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

BY JOHN GRIGG
According to reports, Fabian Brunnstrom – widely considered the best non-draft-eligable player outside the NHL – was in Dallas Tuesday night, taking in the Stars-Sharks game and contemplating heading to the Lone Star State for the 2008-09 season.

ZURICH, Switzerland – Rene Fasel is unopposed for re-election as president of the International Ice Hockey Federation after his only challenger withdrew from the race.

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Penguins 5 at Rangers 3First Period1. Pittsburgh, Hossa 3 (Dupuis, Crosby) 1:022. N.Y. Rangers, Straka 3 (Jagr, Mara) 14:323.

DENVER – Pavel Datsyuk scored twice and Johan Franzen picked up his sixth goal of the series, putting the Detroit Red Wings on the cusp of the Western Conference finals with a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.