Month: March 2009

TORONTO – Injured Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala underwent surgery to repair a labrum tear in his hip, the club announced Tuesday

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks are offering no new details on right-winger Martin Havlat’s lower body injury while saying he is day-to-day

OTTAWA – Larry Regan, a former NHL rookie of the year who went on to become the first general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, has died. He was 78

MONTREAL – Bob Gainey wants each player on the Montreal Canadiens to know exactly what’s expected of him.That was the message on Tuesday as Gainey took to the ice for a short skate with the team a day after the general manager fired Guy Carbonneau and took over head coaching duties for the second time in three seasons

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sharks defenceman Rob Blake has no broken bones in his injured foot, but the veteran still is expected to miss San Jose’s games at Minnesota and St

NAPLES, Fla. – The NHL’s general managers are hoping to cut down on staged fights.The GMs would like to see a 10-minute misconduct penalty assessed to players who drop their gloves right after a faceoff

TORONTO – Gary Roberts has decided to retire from hockey for a second time.The 42-year-old winger made the announcement during a conference call today

Maple Leafs 1 at Senators 2 First Period1. Toronto, White 9 (Hamilton, Ponikarovsky) 4:48Penalties – Phillips Ott (slashing) 14:29, Grabovski Tor (hooking) 14:33, Volchenkov Ott (interference) 16:52, Mitchell Tor (slashing) 18:07

AHL No Games Scheduled.ECHL No Games Scheduled.IHL No Games Scheduled.Central No Games Scheduled.QMJHL No Games Scheduled.OHL No Games Scheduled

LOS ANGELES – Jarret Stoll had two power-play goals and Teddy Purcell added two assists, leading the Los Angeles Kings to their third straight win, 3-2 over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have recalled forward Matt Hendricks from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League.The 27-year-old Hendricks is Lake Erie’s fourth-leading scorer with 23 points despite playing in fewer than half of the club’s 66 games

OTTAWA – Dany Heatley scored the winning goal in the final minute of the second period Monday night as the Ottawa Senators won a 2-1 decision over the provincial-rival Toronto Maple Leafs

RALEIGH, N.C. – Cam Ward stopped 28 shots in his fifth shutout of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Monday night to match a season high with their fourth straight victory

BROSSARD, Que. – Game after game, Dwayne Roloson goes into the Edmonton Oilers net and, more often than not, faces a barrage of shots from every angle

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have signed centre Brian Sutherby to a $1.6-million, two-year contract.The Stars announced the signing Monday. Sutherby, 27, was acquired in a trade from the Anaheim Ducks in December

Guy Carbonneau paid for the Canadiens’ roller-coaster season with his job Monday.GM Bob Gainey takes over behind the bench for the time being

SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov and defenceman Rob Blake will miss both games on the Sharks’ upcoming road trip because of injuries

LAKESHORE, Ont. – Provincial police say they don’t suspect foul play in the death of the brother of former NHL player Warren Rychel.The body of 39-year-old Andrew Rychel was discovered following a fire Monday morning in a home in Lakeshore, Ont

NEW YORK – Carolina Hurricanes centre Eric Staal is the NHL’s first star of the week after recording nine points in three victories.Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and Columbus Blue Jackets winger Rick Nash were named the second and third stars Monday

NAPLES, Fla. – The NHL Players’ Association would like to see a league rule that would penalize intentional hits to the head.Union boss Paul Kelly proposed the rule while giving a presentation at the NHL’s general managers meeting Monday morning