Month: April 2008

NEW YORK – New Jersey Devils centre John Madden was named a finalist for the Frank Selke Trophy for a fourth time Friday, along with Detroit Red Wings forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg.

MONTREAL – Police reported lots of jubilation but little confrontation as a show of force coupled with the resolve of citizens amounted to quiet night following Thursday night’s Montreal Canadiens victory.

ALBANY, N.Y. – Ryan Potulny scored in the fifth overtime, ending the longest game in American Hockey League history as the Philadelphia Phantoms beat the Albany River Rats 3-2 Thursday night.

MONTREAL – Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Stevens watched his words regarding two decisive calls by referees Don Van Massenhoven and Mike Hasenfratz in his team’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semi-final on Thursday.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueLOS ANGELES KINGS-Agreed to terms with F Bud Holloway on a three-year contract.

A quick look at Thursday’s NHL games:Flyers 3 at Canadiens 4 (OT)First Period1. Philadelphia, Umberger 2 (Coburn, Hatcher) 13:152. Philadelphia, Dowd 1 (Downie, Thoresen) 16:49Penalties – None.

DETROIT – Johan Franzen scored two goals and had an assist to help Detroit build a three-goal cushion, and the Red Wings held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 Thursday night in Game 1 of their second-round series.

MONTREAL – Tom Kostopoulos scored 48 seconds into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens drew first blood in their second-round series with the Philadelphia Flyers with a 4-3 win Thursday.

DETROIT – The Colorado Avalanche pulled Jose Theodore and sent him to the team hotel, saying he was sick.Theodore gave up four goals on 16 shots against the Detroit Red Wings before getting replaced by Peter Budaj early in the second period Thursday night in Game 1 of the second-round series.

DETROIT – The Colorado Avalanche pulled Jose Theodore and sent him to the team hotel, saying he was sick.Theodore gave up four goals on 16 shots against the Detroit Red Wings before getting replaced by Peter Budaj early in the second period Thursday night in Game 1 of the second-round series.

DETROIT – The Colorado Avalanche were without centre Peter Forsberg against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Joe Thornton’s knuckles have healed just fine from the damage recently done to them by Steve Ott’s face.Any bad feelings from the San Jose Sharks’ fisticuff-filled season finale with the Dallas Stars also have scarred over, players from both teams swear in that dismissive tone of voice that often implies an ulterior meaning.

Fabian Brunnstrom could not make the cut for the Swedish national team, but that has hardly dampened the enthusiasm of NHL teams that have been given a second chance to land the ballyhooed free agent prospect.

Fabian Brunnstrom could not make the cut for the Swedish national team, but that has hardly dampened the enthusiasm of NHL teams that have been given a second chance to land the ballyhooed free agent prospect.

PITTSBURGH – Stars do not lack in this NHL playoff series.Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Marian Hossa, Jordan Staal and Sergei Gonchar of the Pittsburgh Penguins against Chris Drury, Scott Gomez, Jaromir Jagr, Brendan Shanahan and Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers, just to name a few.

MONTREAL – The key to getting Montreal Canadiens top defenceman Andrei Markov back on track may have come when stocky Francis Bouillon returned from injury late in the first round of the NHL playoffs.

QUEBEC – Given where this season started, it’s little wonder Sam Gagner is just happy to be here.He’s part of the Canadian team at the IIHF World Hockey Championship but might end up being a spectator once the tournament starts because he’s considered the 14th forward.

QUEBEC – The only other time Canada has looked this good heading into the IIHF World Hockey Championship was because of a lost NHL season.The Canadian team broke training camp with a bang on Thursday, officially adding Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley and Ryan Getzlaf to the lineup before practising on the Colisee Pepsi ice for the first time.

MONTREAL – The buzz keeps building about Montreal Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau’s now famous psychedelic tie.The Habs have a 3-0 record when he dons the multi-coloured cravat behind the bench but Carbonneau planned to wear something else for Thursday’s Game 1 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

MONTREAL – Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Jaroslav Modry will return to the Czech Republic on Saturday to attend the burial of his father, Jaroslav Sr.