Month: April 2009

NEW YORK – The New York Islanders get to choose between John Tavares and Victor Hedman.They won the NHL’s draft lottery on Tuesday night and now control the No

CALGARY – After playing 799 regular season games, Olli Jokinen will finally take part in his first-ever National Hockey League playoff game on Thursday

PITTSBURGH – This ought to be good.It’s common for playoff opponents to talk about not liking each other, but the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins truly don’t

Imagine a Canadian Olympic hockey team without Rob Blake, Scott Niedermayer, Ed Jovanovski or Wade Redden.All four were named to Canada’s team in 2006, although Niedermayer and Jovanovski were injured and couldn’t play

NEWARK, N.J. – The Carolina Hurricanes finished the regular season as one of the NHL’s hottest teams, so there seems little doubt what to expect from them in the opening round of the playoffs

CHICAGO – Nikolai Khabibulin brings playoff experience to the rest of the Chicago Blackhawks, who are searching to add some of their own.Not only that, the Blackhawks’ No

WASHINGTON – As a coach with his playoff face on, Bruce Boudreau naturally wants his Washington Capitals to disregard the fact that they beat the New York Rangers three out of four times this season

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mats Sundin says he’ll cherish every shift in the Stanley Cup playoffs as the clock ticks louder on his Hall of Fame career

BROSSARD, Que. – Carey Price makes it clear that he can’t be expected to beat the Boston Bruins on his own.”No player has ever won the Stanley Cup by themselves – everyone’s got to support each other,” the Montreal Canadiens’ second-year goaltender told a mob of reporters after practice on Tuesday

WINNIPEG – Head coach Scott Arniel had a smile on his face when he coined his Manitoba Moose underdogs, but there’s a bit of truth to that description

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets are in uncharted territory. And it shows all around Nationwide Arena as they prepare for their visit foray into the post-season

CHICAGO – The Blackhawks may have dominated Calgary during the regular season, but past performance offers no guarantee this week as Chicago takes on Calgary in its first Stanley Cup playoff appearance since 2002

With some of the best teens in the world converging on Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., for the World Under-18 Championship, we needed an insider to draw up a book for us on the talent

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed another young free-agent prospect.Winger Robert Slaney agreed to a three-year contract with the NHL team on Tuesday

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock says forward Kris Draper will miss Games 1 and 2 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.Forward Dan Cleary left practice on Tuesday, but Babcock said he didn’t have an update on him

TORONTO – The Maple Leafs are going to aggressively pursue a top NHL entry draft spot, perhaps even the No. 1 pick owned by the New York Islanders, says GM Brian Burke

TORONTO – Four different networks are gearing up to broadcast the NHL playoffs to the masses starting Wednesday and their assortment of experts are already busy making their opinions known

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Recalled C Petri Kontiola, C Petteri Wirtanen, LW Josh Green, LW Matt Beleskey, D Brian Salcido, D Brett Festerling and G Jean-Philippe Levasseur from Iowa (AHL)

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks have recalled left wing Jamie McGinn from their Worcester AHL affiliate for the postseason.Centre Torrey Mitchell also is hoping to rejoin the Sharks during the postseason after missing the entire regular season with leg injuries

SAN JOSE, Calif. – And just like that, the greatest regular season in San Jose Sharks history is an unspoken memory.When the Sharks showed up at work Monday for their first post-season practice, nobody talked about the Presidents’ Trophy they earned over the weekend by finishing with the NHL’s best regular-season record