Month: May 2008

DETROIT – Marty Turco has quite an opportunity in front of him.The Dallas goalie is 0-9-2 in the NHL at Joe Louis Arena, where he will have a chance to stop nagging questions and extend the Western Conference final against the Detroit Red Wings.

QUEBEC – As Russia and Finland got ready on Thursday for their second semifinal meeting in as many years at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, most of the talk was about a skater who won’t even play.

PHILADELPHIA – Wayne Gretzky never got to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mario Lemieux never skated for the Montreal Canadiens. Jarome Iginla ended up on the enemy side of his childhood Alberta heroes.

TORONTO – Murray Henderson has created numerous paintings over the years that combined his passion for hockey and aiding charities, including the NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer campaign.

VOORHEES, N.J. – Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Brandon Coburn was ruled out Thursday for a second straight game after his swollen left eye didn’t show enough improvement.

DETROIT – Detroit centre Johan Franzen will miss his fourth straight game when the Red Wings face Dallas in Game 5 of the Western Conference final Saturday.

Results Wednesday:IIHF Men’s World ChampionshipQuarter-finals At Halifax Canada 8 Norway 2Finland 3 U.S. 2 (OT)At Quebec Russia 6 Switzerlan.

Scoring summary from Wednesday’s NHL game:Red Wings 1 at Stars 3First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Kronwall Det (tripping) 6:16, Lidstrom Det (interference) 9:43, McCarty Det (holding stick) 13:12.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueVANCOUVER CANUCKS-Named Scott Mellanby consultant to the general manager and hockey operations department.

DALLAS – Detroit’s goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn’t count. Dallas’ goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count.Apparently, that’s what it takes to slow the mighty Red Wings.

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have staved off elimination.Mike Modano’s tiebreaking goal in the third period was the game-winner as the Stars edged the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 Wednesday to avoid a sweep and force a Game 5 in their Western Conference final.

HALIFAX – The United States is finished at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.Sami Lepisto’s goal at 3:59 of overtime gave Finland a 3-2 win over the Americans in quarter-final action Wednesday night.

QUEBEC – Switzerland put two pucks into its own net in the opening seven minutes to help Russia to a 6-0 victory Wednesday in the quarter-finals of the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

BOSTON – Chuck Kobasew has a new three-year contract, a nearly healed leg and an optimistic outlook for the Boston Bruins next season.Kobasew, the team’s second-leading goal scorer in 2007-08, missed the playoffs with a broken left leg but thinks he could start working out again in about a week.

HALIFAX – Team Canada is on the move at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.Derek Roy scored three goals and added an assist Wednesday as the Canadians beat Norway 8-2 to book a spot in a semifinal game to be played in Quebec City.

A simulation by EA Sports predicts the Chicago Wolves will beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in seven games to win the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup.

PHILADELPHIA – One win away from their first Stanley Cup final berth in 16 years, the Pittsburgh Penguins are far removed from Michel Therrien’s famous tirade just two and a half seasons ago.

QUEBEC – The no-name Swedes are starting to look familiar at the IIHF World Hockey Championships.Mattias Weinhandl scored 3:15 into overtime Wednesday to give Sweden a 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic and a berth in the semifinals, where it will face Canada on Friday.

QUEBEC – Mattias Weinhandl scored 3:15 into overtime Wednesday to give Sweden a 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic and a berth in the semifinals at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Barely one month into his official ownership of the Minnesota Wild, Craig Leipold has made a deal, selling his lacrosse team.