Month: November 2008

BARRIE – Armand (Bep) Guidolin, who at 16 became the youngest player to skate in an NHL game and later went on to coach Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr, has died.

TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs winger Jason Blake will sit out the team’s game in Ottawa on Thursday night with a suspected concussion.The NHL team has recalled tough guy Andre Deveaux from the American Hockey League to take his place on the roster.

ARLINGTON, Va. – Washington Capitals forward Chris Clark will be sidelined at least three weeks with a stress fracture in his forearm, the latest injury setback for a team that had to recall four players from the minors for Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Thrashers.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCOLORADO AVALANCHE-Placed F Darcy Tucker on injured reserve. Recalled D Kyle Cumiskey from Lake Erie (AHL).

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Thrashers 6 at Maple Leafs 3First Period1. Atlanta, Armstrong 3 (Reasoner) 6:50Penalties – Christensen Atl (slashing) 18:04.

CALGARY – Calgary winger Rene Bourque scored twice to lead Flames to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.Linemates Curtis Glencross (one goal, two assists) and Craig Conroy (three assists) also had big nights offensively as the Flames’ third line played as if it was the team’s top unit.

SAN ANTONIO – Ryan White had two goals and an assist to lead the Hamilton Bulldogs to a 5-3 win over the San Antonio Rampage in AHL action Tuesday.

TORONTO – If recent history is any indication, get ready for an Atlanta Thrashers winning streak.The streaky Thrashers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 Tuesday night, ending a three-game losing skid.

TORONTO – Niklas Hagman feels like his first couple months with the Toronto Maple Leafs have been something of a roller-coaster ride.He better make sure to stay buckled in.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Chris Mason’s return to Nashville turned into one of the best games of his career.Playing in front of a Predators home crowd for the first time since being traded to the St.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Tampa Bay Lightning traded minor league centre Wyatt Smith to the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday for future considerations.

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche placed forward Darcy Tucker on injured reserve on Tuesday with a knee injury he suffered against the Anaheim Ducks the night before.

According to various reports, Maple Leafs defenseman Jonas Frogren will miss four to six weeks after two muscle tears in his arm were discovered by an MRI.

OTTAWA – Jason Spezza’s status as the resident whipping boy for a lot of the Ottawa Senators’ troubles isn’t keeping him from playing a big part for Reebok Hockey.

TORONTO – A new face appeared in the Toronto Maple Leafs dressing room on Tuesday morning and that had a few of the team’s regulars wondering if there might be more changes coming.

BY CARRIE SCHIMIZZI

During Monday night’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders, Montreal defenseman Ryan O’Byrne produced the Islanders’ tying goal by shooting the puck into his own net.

Brian Burke could be the new Maple Leafs GM by the end of this week.

According to a report from Canadian sports network TSN, Burke has been in communication with the Leafs brass and is currently in possession of a “term sheet” – not to be confused with a formal contract – that outlines terms and conditions to be contained in a formal offer.

TAMPA, Fla. – Mike Sullivan is returning to the Tampa Bay Lightning bench.The NHL team has named him associate coach, a position he held with the Lightning last season.

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Islanders 4 at Canadiens 3 (SO) First Period1. N.Y. Islanders, Park 3 (Weight, Guerin) 6:54 (pp) 2.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Teemu Selanne scored two power-play goals and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 29 saves in the Anaheim Ducks’ 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.