Month: May 2008

VANCOUVER – Driving his kids to school and spending time with the family was great, but NHL veteran Scott Mellanby was anxious to get back into the game where he’d spent 20 years of his life.

VANCOUVER – Scott Mellanby, who played more than 1,400 games with five NHL teams, has been hired by the Vancouver Canucks to serve as a consultant to general manager Mike Gillis and the hockey operations department.

Results Tuesday:IIHF Men’s World ChampionshipAt Quebec and HalifaxNo Games Scheduled.AHLCalder Cup Playoffs Division Finals (Best-of-7)Weste.

Scoring summary from Tuesday’s NHL game:Penguins 4 at Flyers 1First Period1. Pittsburgh, Whitney 1 (Crosby, Gonchar) 5:03 (pp)2. Pittsburgh, Hossa 7 (Crosby) 7:413.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Signed F Chuck Kobasew to a multiyear contract extension.COLORADO AVALANCHE-Signed F T.

PHILADELPHIA – The Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled yet another page from their playbook Tuesday night, suffocating the Philadelphia Flyers with a defensive gem that put them just one win away from the Stanley Cup final.

PHILADELPHIA – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Gary Roberts sat out Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night because he was sick.

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues on Tuesday signed a pair of first-round picks from recent drafts, forwards T.J. Oshie and Lars Eller.Oshie, 21, was the 24th overall selection of the 2005 draft.

DALLAS – Being down 3-0 in the Western Conference final isn’t even the worst part for the Dallas Stars.This is: Dallas has yet to lead the Detroit Red Wings for a single second in any game this series.

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins have re-signed forward Chuck Kobasew to a multi-year contract extension Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

HALIFAX – One by one, they filed onto the ice with huge smiles – kids in replica Team Canada jerseys, wives clutching cameras, grandparents simply taking it all in.

QUEBEC – Miracle upsets are on the minds of Norway and Switzerland going into the quarter-finals of the IIHF World Hockey Championship on Wednesday.

HALIFAX – Although still much in the hunt for gold on the ice, Canada will likely be out of the medals when it comes to putting bums in seats.

PHILADELPHIA – Much has been said and written about Evgeni Malkin’s superb play when Sidney Crosby went down with injury this season.But it also should not be forgotten that the Pittsburgh Penguins, nearing a Stanley Cup final berth, may not even be here had it not been for how Ty Conklin stepped in for the injured Marc-Andre Fleury this season.

VOORHEES, N.J. – Braydon Coburn’s swollen and battered face looked much worse than the young Philadelphia Flyers defenceman said it felt.Just two days after a deflected puck caught him near his left eye, Coburn sat in front of reporters and television cameras Tuesday morning to discuss his status and what happened in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final.

PHILADELPHIA – Penguins centre Jordan Staal will fly home to Thunder Bay, Ont., on Wednesday morning to attend his grandfather’s funeral. The Pittsburgh player is expected to return to Philadelphia the same night.

PHILADELPHIA – Penguins centre Jordan Staal is expected to play in tonight’s Game 3 of the NHL Eastern Conference final at Philadelphia before flying to Thunder Bay, Ont.

HALIFAX – Eric Staal has left the Canadian team at the IIHF World Hockey Championship after the death of his grandfather.He travelled back to Thunder Bay, Ont.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES-Agreed to terms with D Bryan Rodney on a one-year contract.

Scoring summary from Monday’s NHL game:Red Wings 5 at Stars 2First Period1. Detroit, Datsyuk 6 (Zetterberg, Rafalski) 9:272. Dallas, Grossman 1 (Modano, Morrow) 15:133.