Month: May 2009

OTTAWA – A new poll suggests almost two-thirds of Canadians believe Canada could support a seventh NHL team, but most doubt Jim Balsillie’s attempt to bring the Phoenix Coyotes to Southern Ontario will succeed

BOSTON – Boston Bruins defenceman Aaron Ward left Sunday night’s playoff game with what team doctors fear is a broken orbital bone after he was punched by Carolina’s Scott Walker

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL playoff games:Ducks 1 at Red Wings 4First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Brookbank Ana (interference) 8:16, Stuart Det (slashing) 15:46

BOSTON – Tim Thomas stopped 19 shots for his first NHL playoff shutout to help the Boston Bruins keep their season going with a 4-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday night

BERN, Switzerland – Team Canada’s report card from the IIHF World Hockey Championship:ForwardsMartin St. Louis, A: He led the tournament with 15 points – but only one of those came in the final three games

DETROIT – Johan Franzen, Jiri Hudler, Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored for Detroit as the Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Sunday

BERN, Switzerland – Russia is on top of the world again.After going 15 years without winning gold at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, the Russians made it two in a row Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Canada

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks need to do the little things right to stop their playoffs from going wrong.The Canucks will be facing elimination when they take the ice Monday night for Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal against the Chicago Blackhawks (CBC, 9 p

PITTSBURGH – There is every reason for the Pittsburgh Penguins to think it’s over. They’ve won three games in a row, they’re back at home, and they’ve done this so many times before to the Washington Capitals that it’s almost as if they’re following a script

BERN, Switzerland – The International Ice Hockey Federation has launched an investigation into allegations that president Rene Fasel was involved in a kickback scheme

HAMILTON, Ont. – Mayor Fred Eisenberger says Hamilton’s efforts are focused on helping Jim Balsillie bring the Phoenix Coyotes to the city, and that he hopes to reach a deal with the co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion for Copps Coliseum later this week

BERN, Switzerland – The Chicago Blackhawks will play the European champion Zurich Lions in Switzerland in September, the NHL and International Ice Hockey Federation announced Sunday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Chicago Blackhawks forward Dustin Byfuglien is not just a big body who deals bone-rattling bodychecks and frustrates goalies by parking his giant frame on their doorsteps

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Given the chance, Dave Bolland wasn’t going to make a mistake.Bolland scored a power-play goal with just over five minutes left in the third period as the Chicago Blackhawks used a 4-2 victory Saturday night to push the Vancouver Canucks to the brink of elimination in their Western Conference semifinal

VANCOUVER — Dave Bolland scored a power-play goal with just over five minutes left in the third period as the Chicago Blackhawks used a 4-2 victory Saturday night to push the Vancouver Canucks to the brink of elimination in their Western Conference semifinal

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Defenceman Sami Salo returned to the Vancouver Canucks’ lineup for Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday

WASHINGTON – The Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a third-period deficit, survived Alex Ovechkin’s tying goal late in regulation, then won on Evgeni Malkin’s score 3:28 into overtime Saturday night for a 4-3 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals

According to a report from Canadian Sports Network TSN, Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar will be out the next several weeks, perhaps the rest of the playoffs, with a knee injury

BOSTON – Less than 12 hours after returning home in the dead of night, the Bruins were on the ice Saturday, skating hard and searching for the style that made them the Eastern Conference’s top seed

WASHINGTON – Yanni is singing a song of empathy for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals.The pop singer issued a statement Saturday reflecting his role in the scheduling of the teams’ playoff series