Month: September 2008

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators signed forward Brad Isbister to a one-year, two-way contract on Thursday.Isbister, 31, had 11 points (6-5) in 55 games with the Vancouver Canucks last season.

LOS ANGELES – Jarret Stoll is ready to start life with a new NHL team.The 26-year-old forward agreed to a US$14.4-million, four-year contact with the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.

TORONTO – Mats Sundin is a man that looks like he’s enjoying his time off.The big Swede returned to his longtime hockey home looking fit and tanned on Thursday, and admitted he was no closer to deciding if he’ll play in the NHL again.

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Thrashers signed first-round pick Zach Bogosian to an entry-level contract Thursday.The 18-year-old defenseman was selected third overall after scoring 11 goals and 61 points with Peterborough of the Ontario Hockey League.

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues signed defenceman Alex Pietrangelo, the fourth overall pick in the June draft, on Thursday.The 18-year-old Pietrangelo will get a chance to make the team when training camp begins Sept.

A newly formed Russian hockey league accused the NHL of poaching two of its players when the Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with two draft prospects last week.

VANCOUVER – Trevor Linden will be the last member of the Vancouver Canucks ever to wear No. 16.The NHL team announced Thursday that it will hold a Trevor Linden Night on Dec.

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens are looking at playing an outdoor game at Olympic Stadium as part of their 100th anniversary celebrations.”It’s a project we’re considering,” team spokesman Donald Beauchamp said Thursday, adding the plan was at “the discussion stage” with the NHL and with the Olympic Installations Board.

HALIFAX – NHL star Sidney Crosby leads the list of Nova Scotians honoured Thursday with the Order of Nova Scotia.Crosby, who recently turned 21, is the youngest person to receive the award which recognizes those who’ve made “significant contributions to the province and the country.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:American Hockey LeagueCHICAGO WOLVES-Signed RW Jeff Hamilton.HARTFORD WOLF PACK-Named Travis Brower merchandising coordinator.

TORONTO – The CBC received nearly 15,000 submissions in its quest to find a new theme song for “Hockey Night in Canada.”A total of 14,685 entries were submitted to the broadcaster’s Anthem Challenge contest prior to the Aug.

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins hope that some of Stephane Yelle’s past experience pays off for them in the future.The Bruins signed the two-time Stanley Cup winner to a contract on Wednesday.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – NHL camps open in two weeks but Mats Sundin is still pondering his hockey future.The former Toronto Maple Leafs captain, who became an unrestricted free agent in July, does not expect to make a decision anytime soon.

In an interview with the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, former NHLer and current Farjestad GM Hakan Loob said that a KHL-style Scandinavian league, encompassing top teams from Sweden and, presumably Finland, Norway and Denmark, could be a reality within two years.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueNASHVILLE PREDATORS-Suspended F Alexander Radulov indefinitely without pay for deciding to stay with his Russian FKHL team rather than return to the team.

VANCOUVER – The Canucks traded forward Ryan Shannon to the Ottawa Senators for defenseman Lawrence Nycholat on Tuesday.Shannon, a member of the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks in 2007, was traded to Vancouver later that summer and spent most of last season dealing with knee injuries.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – If not for the patience of the Colorado Avalanche, Joe Sakic could have become the NHL’s version of Brett Favre.The Colorado captain said Tuesday he’s thankful the Avalanche didn’t press him for a decision on his future the way the Green Bay Packers did with their iconic quarterback, an approach that backfired this summer when Favre changed his mind about retirement and forced an ugly separation.

TORONTO – The remodelling of the Toronto Maple Leafs continues.The Maple Leafs have dealt veteran defenceman Bryan McCabe and a fourth-round pick to the Florida Panthers for blue-liner Mike Van Ryn, ridding the team of its biggest contractual obligation.

MONTREAL – With or without Mats Sundin, the Montreal Canadiens will go into their 100th anniversary season feeling good about themselves.The Canadiens got together on Tuesday for their annual charity golf tournament bolstered by the addition of wingers Alex Tanguay and Georges Laraque, but with hopes nearly extinguished of landing former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Sundin as a free agent.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Predators are moving forward without Alex Radulov.The NHL team announced Tuesday that it had suspended the Russian indefinitely without pay after Radulov let a Sept.