Month: September 2008

RIGA, Latvia – Edgars Masalskis, a goaltender with Latvian hockey team Dinamo Riga, is in hospital with a broken leg sustained in an attack, the team’s president said Tuesday.

Needing to free up cap space to sign Teemu Selanne to a new deal, the Anaheim Ducks have placed defenseman Mathieu Schneider and his $5.75 million contract on waivers.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Carolina Hurricanes captain Rod Brind’Amour underwent surgery to remove torn cartilage from his left knee Tuesday.It is the same knee that required reconstructive surgery in February after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament.

The NHL has rejected Eric Staal’s contract extension with the Carolina Hurricanes because of issues surrounding the no-trade clause in it.

Results Monday:Ontario Jr. ACobourg 5 St. Michael’s 4Streetsville 5 Vaughan 3Hamilton 9 Markham 4.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES-Signed LW Matt Murley to a one-year contract.LOS ANGELES KINGS-Signed C Brad Richardson to a two-year contract and C Jarret Stoll to a four-year contract.

LOS ANGELES – The Kings signed restricted free agent centres Jarret Stoll and Brad Richardson on Monday.Stoll got a four-year deal, while Richardson signed a two-year contract.

CALGARY – Wayne Gretzky will not manage the Canadian men’s hockey team again at the 2010 Olympics, but is expected to be involved with the team in some capacity.

MONTREAL – Robert Lang had breakfast Monday morning with his old linemate Alex Kovalev and wondered if the two would get to play together again with the Montreal Canadiens.

BOSTON – Jack Falla, a Boston University professor who covered the NHL for Sports Illustrated in the 1980s, died while in Maine with his family.

MONTREAL – There’s no room for young guns like Max Pacioretty and Ben Maxwell on the Montreal Canadiens roster going into training camp, so if they want a spot on the NHL club, they’ll have to make one.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes signed left-wing Matt Murley to a one-year contract Monday.Assistant general manager Ron Francis said the deal will pay Murley US$500,000 at the NHL level or $100,000 if he is sent to the minors for the 2008-09 season.

The hockey world has lost one of its greatest writers as Jack Falla passed away from a heart attack in Maine early Sunday morning. He was 64 years old.

The the four teams that opposed tough guy Brandon Sugden returning to the NHL have had a change of heart after the league followed up on his case, according to a report by TSN’s Darren Dreger
Sugden recently received an invite from the New York Islanders to attend their training camp, but had been denied the opportunity after teams voted not to allow him back after he “retired” during the 2006-07 season while playing with the American League’s Syracuse Crunch.

MONTREAL – The sale of Montreal hockey tickets online and by phone was postponed Saturday due to technical problems.Disappointed hockey fans will have another chance next Wednesday when the site reopens at noon.

TORONTO – The Great One thinks Cliff Fletcher is doing a great job for the Toronto Maple Leafs.The Maple Leafs interim GM has been calling for patience since accepting the job in January and that’s exactly the kind of strategy the franchise needs, according to Wayne Gretzky.

Results Friday:QMJHLCape Breton 4 Halifax 3Drummondville 6 Chicoutimi 3Lewiston 6 Baie-Comeau 5 (OT)Moncton 8 P.E.I. 2 Quebec 5 Montreal 1Rimouski 3 Rouyn-Noranda 2Saint John 3 Acadie-Bathurst 2 (OT)Maritime Jr.