Month: September 2008

Results Tuesday:QMJHLRegular season begins Thursday.OHLPre-seasonNo games scheduled.WHLPre-seasonMedicine Hat 4 Prince Albert 0At Leduc, Alta.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueDETROIT RED WINGS-Re-signed D Chris Chelios to a one-year contract and D Kyle Quincey to a two-year contract.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Eric Staal had a pretty tame summer for a change.There were no weddings for the Carolina Hurricanes’ all-star centre. No video-game cover shoots or rowdy bachelor parties, either.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to fill out their coaching staff.The NHL team announced Tuesday that it hired Corey Hirsch as its goaltending coach and Graeme Townshend as skating coach.

SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers have made Keith Ballard a cornerstone of their blue-line for years to come.The 25-year-old defenceman signed a six-year extension on Tuesday that will keep him under contract with the Panthers until 2014-15.

DETROIT – Chris Chelios thinks he has at least one more season left in his 46-year-old legs.The veteran defenceman signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday and is prepared to accept a lesser role with the defending Stanley Cup champions.

The off-season can’t come to an end soon enough for Brad Boyes.He’s been skating with some of his St. Louis Blues teammates since late August and is now counting down the days until another season begins.

CALGARY – The Canadian women’s hockey team opens its 2008-09 season in the rare position of not holding a world championship title.Forty-one players have been invited to five-day camp in Calgary starting Sept.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – With more goals than minutes in the game, Slovakia’s women’s ice hockey team claimed an amazing 82-0 victory over Bulgaria in Olympic qualifying.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueST. LOUIS BLUES-Named Rob DiMaio professional scout.American Hockey LeagueMILWAUKEE ADMIRALS-Promoted Brian Martens to senior account executive.

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A federal judge Monday rejected a plea deal that had called for Broadcom Corp. co-founder and Anaheim Ducks owner Henry Samueli to get probation rather than prison for his role in a stock options backdating case that led to the largest corporate writedown of its kind.

Whether Rod Brind’Amour’s season ends in June, April or February, one thing always remains constant – he starts training for the next one as soon as he can.

ZURICH, Switzerland – The dispute between the NHL and a newly formed Russian hockey league over forward Alexander Radulov appears headed for court.

Kontenintal Hockey League president Alexander Medvedev has extended an “open hand” to the NHL, but judging by its reaction to the latest development in the Alexander Radulov affair, Medvedev shouldn’t be surprised if that hand comes back with bite marks in it.

Results Friday:Alberta Junior Hockey League Fort McMurray 4 Canmore 2Grande Prairie 4 Bonnyville 3Spruce Grove 8 Drayton Valley 2Olds 7 St. Albert 2British Columbia Hockey League Penticton 4 Westside 3Powell River 11 Burnaby 4Surrey 3 Langley 1Vernon 4 Salmon Arm 1Victoria 6 Nanaimo 4Ontario Jr.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueOTTAWA SENATORS-Named Pierre Dorion chief amateur scout, Jim Clark professional scout and Greg Royce amateur scout.

TORONTO – When sitting in an NHL arena in the biggest city in Canada, the grass huts of Maputo, Mozambique couldn’t seem any further away.Even that didn’t affect Robyn Regehr’s memory while talking about a recent trip he took to the country in Southeast Africa.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs management didn’t come armed with any surprises when it met with former captain Mats Sundin on Friday.General manager Cliff Fletcher had a face-to-face discussion with Sundin and his representatives but didn’t offer the 37-year-old any new reasons to come back and sign with the team.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Signed D Zach Bogosian to an entry-level contract.OTTAWA SENATORS-Signed F Brad Isbister to a one-year contract.