Month: May 2009

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Signed C Jamie Arniel.MONTREAL CANADIENS-Signed D Andre Benoit to a one-year contract and D P

MILWAUKEE – Corey Locke scored twice as the Houston Aeros beat the Milwaukee Admirals 5-2 on Wednesday and won the American Hockey League West Division final in seven games

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Mats Sundin says he has no regrets over his decision to play for the Vancouver Canucks this NHL season, but hasn’t decided yet if he will return next year

WASHINGTON – The Washington Capitals replaced rookie goaltender Simeon Varlamov with veteran Jose Theodore after falling behind 4-0 in the second period Wednesday night in Game 7 against the Pittsburgh Penguins

ROMULUS, Mich. – The previous two Stanley Cup champions are meeting in the playoffs for the third time since the NHL expanded four decades ago

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks could be a different looking team come next season, goaltender Roberto Luongo said Wednesday.”In the salary cap world there always are going to be changes,” the Canuck captain said as his teammates cleaned out their lockers

WASHINGTON – Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Sergei Gonchar has returned to the lineup for Game 7 against the Washington Capitals after missing time with a knee injury

BOSTON – Claude Julien has a score to settle – with himself.Five years ago, he coached the Montreal Canadiens to a Game 7 win after they’d trailed the Boston Bruins 3-1

CHICAGO – On a night off, Brent Seabrook and some of his Chicago Blackhawks’ teammates made their way back to the United Centre. It was time for relaxation and music, not hockey

MONTREAL – Flashy defence prospect P.K. Subban has signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens.Subban, who turned 20 on Wednesday, was drafted 43rd overall by Montreal in 2007

MONTREAL – Molson Coors president Peter Swinburn says the company is in a wait-and-see mode before it decides what to do with its minority stake in the Montreal Canadiens

TORONTO – Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty isn’t ruling out the idea of using taxpayer money to fix up Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum to attract a NHL team

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL playoff games:Bruins 4 at Hurricanes 2First Period1. Boston, Recchi 3 (Bergeron, Kobasew) 2:012. Boston, Montador 1 (Krejci, Ryder) 5:04Penalty – Chara Bos (holding) 19:29

Results Tuesday:AHL PlayoffsDivision Finals(Best-of-7)East DivisionHershey 3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0(Hershey wins series 4-3)ECHL PlayoffsCo

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry each had a goal and an assist and Jonas Hiller made 38 saves as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 Tuesday to force a decisive Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinal series

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeaguePITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Named David Peart vice president of business partnerships

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Defenceman Brian Rafalski returned to the Detroit Red Wings as they looked to eliminate the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals

RALEIGH, N.C. – Boston Bruins centre Marc Savard should be ready to play against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series despite injuring his leg Tuesday night

RALEIGH, N.C. – Mark Recchi had a goal and an assist, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference NHL semifinals and force a decisive Game 7

NEW YORK – Fighting in hockey has reared its ugly head again, this time in the playoffs in the form of a pair of badly battered faces.The debate of fighting’s place in the NHL was stoked during the regular season following the death of a senior-league player in Canada and an on-ice seizure following a bout in the AHL in which a player struck his head