Month: May 2009

Scoring summaries from Wednesday’s NHL playoff games:Bruins 2 at Hurricanes 3 (OT)First Period1. Boston, Lucic 1 (Wideman, Savard) 8:43Penalty – Ference Bos (boarding) 16:28

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:American Hockey LeagueWILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS-Signed LW Casey Pierro-Zabotel.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Tied after regulation in a key playoff game, the Carolina Hurricanes were in need of a timely goal. That meant it was Jussi Jokinen’s time to shine

PITTSBURGH – On a night the Pittsburgh Penguins felt satisfied to limit Alex Ovechkin to one goal, they needed 3 1/2 periods and a huge disparity in shots and power plays before figuring out how to beat the Washington Capitals and whiz kid goalie Simeon Varlamov

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Mark Cullen had a power-play goal and added an assist as the Manitoba Moose advanced to the American Hockey League Eastern Conference final with a 3-2 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday

ANAHEIM, Calif. – It is rare for the Detroit Red Wings to lose three straight post-season games, but when it happens it is usually at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks

On the surface, Jim Balsillie would appear to be every sports league’s ideal for a prospective owner – rich, well-connected and brimming with enthusiasm for the game

CHICAGO – Defenceman Mattias Ohlund and the Vancouver Canucks might have finally figured out how to shut down the Chicago Blackhawks.The challenge now is to keep Chicago’s late firepower bottled up as Vancouver looks to take command of the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series with a win Thursday

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anaheim Ducks defenceman James Wisniewski will remain in an Orange County hospital for a second night after getting hit in the chest by a puck but is expected to be released Thursday morning

PHOENIX – The NHL is planning a showdown in court over the Phoenix Coyotes filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and the proposed sale of the team to BlackBerry boss Jim Balsillie

Winnipeg hockey fans, whose hearts were ripped out when their beloved Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes over a decade ago, are crossing their fingers in hopes the financially strapped NHL franchise could be returning to Canada

TORONTO – Premier Dalton McGuinty says he’d love to see another NHL club in southern Ontario.McGuinty says he would cheer on any team that came to the province if Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie has his way

TORONTO – NHL players have picked the same three finalists for the Lester B. Pearson Award who are up for the Hart Trophy as the league’s most valuable player – Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Pavel Datsyuk

HAMILTON, Ont. – The possibility of a NHL franchise settling in the Steel City is very real, Hamilton’s mayor said Wednesday as Ontario’s premier called the prospect of another team in the province exciting and thousands of fans signed on to a web site to push for it to happen

BERN, Switzerland – Defending champion Russia has advanced to the semifinals at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.The Russians defeated Belarus 4-3 in the quarter-finals at the ice hockey world championship

BERN, Switzerland – It wasn’t the kind of wakeup call Shane Doan was expecting.The captain of the Phoenix Coyotes was sleeping in a Swiss hotel room when his cellphone was flooded with messages early Wednesday

NEW YORK – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is skeptical of Jim Balsillie’s offer to buy the Phoenix Coyotes, saying he isn’t sure the BlackBerry boss could gain approval of league owners

PITTSBURGH – Hundreds of Pittsburgh Penguins fans received text messages recently saying they had won four tickets to an upcoming playoff game, but were disappointed to learn the messages had been sent in error

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Count the prime minister among those backing another NHL team in southern Ontario.Stephen Harper says the region could support a second NHL club

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL playoff games:Canucks 3 at Blackhawks 1First Period1. Vancouver, Raymond 1 (Kesler, Bieksa) 15:34Penalties – Vaananen Vcr (roughing) 1:43, Byfuglien Chi (goaltender interference) 2:45, Pyatt Vcr (boarding) 12:00, Bolland Chi (delay of game) 16:45, Kane Chi (hooking) 19:20