Month: January 2009

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – New York Islanders centre Mike Sillinger underwent hip surgery for the second time in a year and will miss the remainder of the season, the team said Tuesday.

TORONTO – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been suspended for two games for hitting Carolina forward Scott Walker in the head during a game last week.

OTTAWA – Unwanted goaltender Martin Gerber was assigned to Binghamton of the AHL on Tuesday as his future with the Ottawa Senators looked increasingly bleak.

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche activated Ian Laperriere from the injured reserve list, making him available for the game tonight against the San Jose Sharks.

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars assigned left-winger Fabian Brunnstrom to the AHL’s Manitoba Moose on Tuesday.Brunnstrom was put on the injured reserve list Dec.

BOSTON – Patrice Bergeron has been cleared to play for the Boston Bruins after missing 15 games with a concussion.Coach Claude Julien said the forward would play Tuesday night against the Washington Capitals after receiving medical clearance and skating with his teammates.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets activated forward Jason Chimera off injured reserve Tuesday after he missed 16 games with a groin injury.

MONTREAL – A slim majority of Canadians believe NHL hockey fights should be banished to the penalty box – for good – a new poll suggests.A Harris-Decima survey conducted during the NHL all-star weekend indicates 54 per cent of respondents think fighting should be ousted from the league.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled LW Drew Miller and D Brendan Mikkelson from Iowa (AHL).BOSTON BRUINS-Recalled G Tuukka Rask from Providence (AHL).

The NHL all-star game attracted CBC’s largest audience for the showcase event in nine years as an average of 1.516 million viewers tuned in Sunday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed rookie centre Nikita Filatov on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 18.General manager Scott Howson announced the move Monday.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Justin Pogge and forward Nikolai Kulemin from the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies on Monday.

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby practised with the team Monday after staying off the ice for five days to rest his ailing left knee, but his status for Wednesday’s game against the New York Rangers is questionable.

MONTREAL – The last time Montreal hosted the NHL all-star game back in 1993, the Canadiens rode the wave to their 24th Stanley Cup title.They haven’t added to their record total since.

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have definitely been better without Sean Avery.Since the agitating forward was suspended for crude comments he made about his ex-girlfriends dating other NHL players, the Stars have won more in 22 games than in the 23 games Avery played.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Predators’ scoring problems have put their streak of four consecutive playoff appearances at risk.The Predators are last in the NHL in goals scored with 111 through 46 games.

LONDON, Ont. – Asking the government to outlaw fighting in hockey was the hot topic at a meeting Monday about an upcoming symposium on hockey violence in London, Ont.

NEW YORK – Forwards Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings and AlesHemsky of the Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward were named the NHL’s three stars of the week Monday.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Sweden has reserved a place for Peter Forsberg in the LG Hockey Games in case the injury-plagued forward is healthy enough to play.

MONTREAL – NHL all-star game Sunday night:East 12, West 11 (SO)First Period1. West, Tkachuk 1 (Nash, Hejduk) 1:162. East, Ovechkin 1 (Savard) 6:263.