Month: May 2009

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

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Casey Pierro-Zabotel to a three-year entry-level contract on Tuesday.Pierro-Zabotel will report to the American Hockey League’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, who are currently in the East Division final against Hershey

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anaheim Ducks defenceman James Wisniewski left the ice on a stretcher and was taken to a hospital after being struck in the head by Detroit forward Tomas Holmstrom’s elbow

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Teemu Selanne scored in the first period, Scott Niedermayer added a goal in the second, and Jonas Hiller made 18 of his 45 saves in the third for the Anaheim Ducks, who held on for a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night and grabbed a 2-1 lead in Western Conference semifinal series

CHICAGO – Roberto Luongo made sure Vancouver’s early lead stood up instead of slipping away.The Canucks offset the Chicago Blackhawks’ speed with better puck control and tougher defence and quieted the raucous crowd at the United Center with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night that gave them a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal

RALEIGH, N.C. – Chad LaRose tried to beat up six-foot-nine Boston defenceman Zdeno Chara a few months ago, but that didn’t quite work.So once the playoffs started, the 5-10 Carolina forward instead turned to his quickness to outfox the NHL’s tallest player, turning a hustling steal of the defenceman’s lazy pass into the kind of goal that can swing a series

TORONTO – BlackBerry boss Jim Balsillie is looking to buy the financially ailing Phoenix Coyotes and bring them to Southern Ontario.The co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion says his US$212

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin stepped into the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice rink dressing room, spotted a large group of reporters forming a faceoff circle around his seat and quickly scooted into an adjacent off-limits area without taking any questions

BERN, Switzerland – Alexander Medvedev, the billionaire owner of Russia’s Continental Hockey League, is interested in buying an NHL franchise

BERN, Switzerland – Team Canada’s report card heading into the medal round at the IIHF World Hockey Championship:ForwardsMartin St. Louis, A-plus: Leads the tournament with 14 points and has consistently provided a spark to the offence

Chris Pronger and Steve Ott are the dirtiest players in the National Hockey League, according to a survey of their fellow players.A Sports Illustrated poll of 324 players that is to appear in this week’s issue has Anaheim Ducks defenceman Pronger and Dallas Stars forward Ott in a tie, each chosen by 13 per cent of their peers

REGENSDORF, Switzerland – Ian White is leaving the IIHF World Hockey Championship.The Canadian defenceman has a sore neck and will travel back to Toronto on Wednesday to be examined by doctors

CHICAGO – Goalie Roberto Luongo knows he’s got to make the big saves, but says he needs help if the Canucks are to succeed.”We’ve got to step up as a team,” the Canucks captain said after practice Monday at the United Center

CHICAGO – Dustin Byfuglien looks like a middle linebacker on hockey skates. At six foot three and 247 pounds, the Chicago Blackhawks right-winger is stirring up the Western Conference semifinals with his physical play – a lot of it right in front of the net

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueNEW YORK RANGERS-F Markus Naslund announced his retirement.WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Recalled D Tyler Sloan from Hershey (AHL)

CALGARY – Calgary GM Darryl Sutter doesn’t plan major changes even though the Flames were ousted from the first round of the NHL playoffs for the fourth straight year

KLOTEN, Switzerland – Canada has its first defeat of the IIHF World Hockey Championship.While Monday’s 4-3 shootout loss to Finland didn’t affect Canada’s position in the standings, it did show just how tough the road to gold will be

There is action on both sides of the Atlantic that could impact the Canadian men’s hockey roster at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.Team Canada boss Steve Yzerman is in Switzerland at the IIHF World Championship, where Martin St

NEW YORK – Alex Kovalev of the Montreal Canadiens, Rick Nash of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings are being recognized for their charity work

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Alexandre Bolduc scored the winning goal as the Manitoba Moose took a 3-0 stranglehold in the American Hockey League North Division final with a 3-1 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Monday