Month: December 2008

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks acquired a conditional 2009 draft pick from the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday for defenceman James Sharrow.

BY MURRAY PAM

The 2007-08 rookie season for Atlanta Thrashers center Bryan Little was full of anticipation and promise.

After shattering the Ontario League’s Barrie Colts club record for goals (42) and points (109) in 2005-06, the 12th overall pick of the 2006 NHL draft followed it up with a 41-goal, 107-point campaign for Barrie.

At the Board of Governors’ meetings the future of the NHL’s finances are being discussed and none of it is positive. – As the NHL Board of Governors’ meetings continue in Palm Beach, Fla.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins say veteran defenceman Hal Gill is out two-to-four weeks with a shoulder injury he suffered late in Saturday’s loss at Ottawa.

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Islanders 2 at Maple Leafs 4First Period1. Toronto, Kulemin 6 (Ponikarovsky, Stajan) 4:002. New York, Guerin 11 (Meyer, Weight) 4:12Penalties – Finger Tor (tripping) 6:51, Thompson NYI, Hollweg Tor (fighting) 16:24, Witt NYI (delay of game) 19:46.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Reassigned F Warren Peters to Quad City (AHL).CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Reassigned G Corey Crawford to Rockford (AHL).

ST. LOUIS – B.J. Crombeen scored three goals, including the game-winner with 3:43 to play, as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Nashville Predators 6-3 Monday night.

TORONTO – The New York Islanders have struggled to produce goals this year, but two veteran forwards on the team are doing more than their fair share.

OTTAWA – Stephen Weiss listened to the one piece of advice he’s been hearing all season, and it paid off.Weiss scored 4:50 into overtime as the Florida Panthers downed the Ottawa Senators 4-3 at Scotiabank Place.

PITTSBURGH – Thomas Vanek’s go-ahead goal, his NHL-best 20th of the season, completed a rally from two goals down and gave the Buffalo Sabres a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.

BOSTON – Milan Lucic, Phil Kessel and Michael Ryder scored in the opening 10:46 and the Boston Bruins coasted to their 14th win in 16 games, 5-3 over the struggling Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.

TORONTO – Jason Blake scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and set up two others, including Jeremy Williams’ insurance marker in the third, as the Toronto Maple Leafs ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory Monday over the New York Islanders.

PALM BEACH, Fla. – There wasn’t a single NHL owner who left the first day of the league’s board of governors meeting in tears.Given some of the things they heard on Monday, that was actually notable.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes recalled forward Joakim Lindstrom from San Antonio of the AHL on Monday.Lindstrom, acquired from the Anaheim Ducks on Dec.

BROSSARD, Que. – It is a nondescript glass and brick building by a highway in a particularly soulless part of the suburbs, but the Montreal Canadiens love it.

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Sean Avery’s fate with the Dallas Stars could be decided as soon as Wednesday. And it doesn’t sound too good for the NHL’s super pest.

According to Canadian sports network TSN, Radim Vrbata is done with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season and will return to the Czech Republic to finish the season there.

NEW YORK – Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne was named NHL first star of the week Monday.Chicago Blackhawks centre Jonathan Toews was the second star and Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza was the third star.

CALGARY – Another former NHL star is getting involved with the Canadian men’s hockey team.Joe Nieuwendyk has been named assistant general manager on Doug Armstrong’s management staff for the 2009 IIHF World Hockey Championship.

National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Recalled F Warren Peters from Quad City (AHL).NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Assigned LW Jeff Tambellini to Bridgeport (AHL).