Month: May 2009

DETROIT – Really, it’s not about the money.Some people cringe when athletes say that.When Marian Hossa did, no one could question it.Hossa signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings last summer, turning down a longer contract to stay in Pittsburgh and a more lucrative one to play for Edmonton

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings G-M Ken Holland says forward Tomas Kopecky might need surgery after fighting in the Western Conference semifinals

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins called up rookie defenceman Alex Goligoski on Saturday from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL.The move comes after an injury to veteran Sergei Gonchar

MONTREAL – Guy Lafleur may lose the Order of Quebec after being found guilty of giving contradictory evidence at his son’s 2007 bail hearing

BERN, Switzerland – Luke Schenn came to the IIHF World Hockey Championship to gain some experience but this wasn’t quite what he was hoping for

BERN, Switzerland – For a few moments Saturday, it was tough to tell who was preparing to defend the IIHF World Hockey Championship.The Canadians were more than willing to talk about last year’s overtime loss in the gold medal final while the Russians seemed intent on forgetting their country’s big victory in Quebec City

Capitals 3 at Penguins 5First Period1. Washington, Backstrom 2 (Semin) 0:362. Pittsburgh, Gonchar 2, 3:55 (pp)3. Pittsburgh, Guerin 3 (Crosby, Kunitz) 10:474

IIHF Men’s World Championship At Bern, SwitzerlandChampionship Round Semifinals Canada 3 Sweden 1Russia 3 U.S. 2AHL PlayoffsSecond RoundDivision Finals(Best-of-7)Atlantic DivisionWorcester 5 Providence 3(Providence leads series 2-1)East DivisionWilkes-Barre/Scranton 6 Hershey 3(Series tied 2-2)ECHL PlayoffsThird Round Conference Finals Both series begin on Saturday

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueST. LOUIS BLUES-Signed Kevin McDonald to a contract extension and named him assistant general manager in addition to his director of professional scouting duties

RALEIGH, N.C. – Eric Staal scored two goals to break the club career playoff scoring record, and the Carolina Hurricanes pushed the top-seeded Boston Bruins to the brink of elimination, pulling away late for a 4-1 victory Friday night

PONTIAC, Mich. – Detroit Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios owes more than US$78,000 in back taxes on his $2.9 million home in suburban Detroit

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins finally discovered a few holes in rookie goalie Simeon Varlamov’s game, and his glove, and are now in a familiar position in the playoffs against Washington

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Sergei Gonchar was helped off the ice after being levelled by a knee-to-knee hit by Capitals star Alex Ovechkin during the first period of their Eastern Conference semifinals game Friday night

ROMULUS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings regained home-ice advantage from the Anaheim Ducks in large part because they solved Jonas Hiller.Detroit got five pucks past Hiller and sent him to the bench in a 6-3 victory that tied the Western Conference semifinal at two games apiece

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Getting the lead hasn’t been the Vancouver Canucks’ problem against the Chicago Blackhawks.Hanging on for the win has proven more difficult

DENVER – Retired Colorado Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy has met with club president Pierre Lacroix, and team officials won’t reveal the topic

TORONTO – Jim Balsillie’s online petition supporting his bid to bring a seventh NHL team to Canada has surpassed the 100,000 mark.Balsillie, a billionaire and co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, is attempting to buy the Phoenix Coyotes and move them to southern Ontario

Sebastien Geoffrion says it was while watching his grandfather’s number 5 being raised to the Bell Centre ceiling that he realized what Bernard (Boom Boom) Geoffrion meant to hockey and the Montreal Canadiens

BERN, Switzerland – Belarus will host the IIHF World Hockey Championship in 2014.The former Soviet Union republic won an election of International Ice Hockey Federation members at their annual Congress on Friday with 75 votes