Month: November 2008

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild defenceman Brent Burns is returning home early from the team’s road trip due to an unspecified upper-body injury that has kept him out of action for the past week.

TORONTO – While officials debate what jersey Team Canada will wear at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, it’s clear that player loyalty to the Hockey Canada Maple Leaf logo in question runs deep.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Kyle Wellwood knew he was running out of chances.When the Vancouver Canucks decided to recall the forward from the minors late last month, Wellwood was well aware that his NHL career was on the line.

MONTREAL – A six-day break this early in the NHL season had Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Komisarek feeling antsy.”The guys enjoy coming to the rink and being around each other, but at a certain point, a guy like me just wants to lay into someone other than my teammates,” the six-foot-four rearguard said Thursday.

NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur had surgery on Thursday to repair his torn left biceps near the elbow.”According to the doctors, his surgery was 100 per cent successful,” Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said in a statement.

Scoring summaries from Wednesday’s games in the NHL:THE CANADIAN PRESSOilers 4 at Blue Jackets 5First Period1. Columbus, Huselius 5 (Voracek, Tyutin) 18:35 (pp)Penalties – Brodziak Edm (slashing) 13:34, Hemsky Edm (interference) 18:00.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – There’s a lot more to the Anaheim Ducks these days than just a stingy defence.Ryan Getzlaf scored two goals, Teemu Selanne added on to extend his point streak to eight games, and Jonas Hiller made 31 saves for Anaheim in a 5-2 victory over the St.

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Signed RW Mark Parrish.MONTREAL CANADIENS-Signed F David Desharnais to a two-year contract.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Manny Malhotra tipped in a rebound with 1:09 left, making a winner of prized goalie prospect Steve Mason in his NHL debut and leading the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

NEWARK, N.J. – One day after the New Jersey Devils learned Martin Brodeur will be sidelined for months, backup Kevin Weekes gave the team the kind of goaltending they will need to get by without him.

TORONTO – Steve Yzerman may have stumbled upon an unusual way to turn back the clock when he decided to quit playing a game and get a job.More than one, actually.

MONTREAL – When he joined the Montreal Canadiens for training camp in September, Alex Tanguay said he was nervous about the adventure he was embarking upon.

MONTREAL – Forward David Desharnais has signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the NHL club announced Wednesday.The 22-year-old has nine points in 11 games this season with the Canadiens top farm club, the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With new faces and plenty of depth on the Columbus Blue Jackets blue-line this season, it looked like Marc Methot would be the odd man out of the rotation.

NEW YORK – The NHL players’ association filed an unfair labour practice charge with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board Tuesday regarding negotiations with clubs over European player releases.

LOS ANGELES – Chris Pronger scored 40 seconds into overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 35 saves to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan won another game against a former employer when Jamie McGinn and Ryan Clowe scored within 2:14 of each other in the third period in a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Kyle Wellwood is making the most of his latest chance in the NHL.Wellwood scored the game’s first goal on the power play Tuesday and added an insurance goal in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks downed the Nashville Predators 4-0.

CALGARY – Ed Jovanovski, Derek Morris, and Steve Reinprecht scored their first goals of the season as the Phoenix Coyotes came away with a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames Tuesday night.