Month: May 2009

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)

Results Monday:AHL PlayoffsDivision Finals(Best-of-7)North DivisionManitoba 3 Grand Rapids 1(Manitoba leads series 3-0)ECHL PlayoffsDivision Finals(Best-of-7)Pacific DivisionLas Vegas 4 Stockton 2(Las Vegas leads series 3-2)OHL PlayoffsJ

RALEIGH, N.C. – This looks familiar to Carolina: The Hurricanes bouncing back from a lopsided Game 1 loss to wrest home-ice advantage from a higher-seeded opponent in Game 2

WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin’s first playoff hat trick was cause for celebration, worthy of so many red caps that Sidney Crosby wanted fans to be told to stop throwing them

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL playoff games:Penguins 3 at Capitals 4First Period1. Pittsburgh, Crosby 6 (Gonchar, Letang) 6:38 (pp)Penalties – Orpik Pgh (roughing), Semin Wash (roughing, high-sticking) 5:28, Staal Pgh (charging) 6:58, Letang Pgh (tripping) 9:52, Guerin Pgh (slashing), Clark Wash (elbowing) 13:11, Poti Wash (interference) 16:18, Green Wash (tripping) 17:32

NEW YORK – Markus Naslund is calling it quits.The New York Rangers forward officially announced his retirement Monday. “I would like to sincerely thank Glen Sather and the New York Rangers for giving me the opportunity this past season in New York,” Naslund said in a release

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin’s first playoff hat trick was cause for celebration, worthy of so many red caps that Sidney Crosby wanted fans to be told to stop throwing them

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

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

RALEIGH, N.C. — This looks familiar to Carolina: The Hurricanes bouncing back from a lopsided Game 1 loss to wrest home-ice advantage from a higher-seeded opponent in Game 2

VANCOUVER — The Canucks travelled to Chicago on Sunday without defenceman Sami Salo, who remained in Vancouver for treatment of an unspecified lower body injury

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

NEW YORK – New York Rangers forward Markus Naslund is retiring from the NHL.

The 35-year-old signed a US$ 8-million, two-year contract with the Rangers last summer after 11 seasons with Vancouver

Results Sunday:IIHF World Championship Qualifying RoundAt ZurichCanada 5 Norway 1Czech Republic 3 Belarus 0At BernRussia 6 Latvia 1Sweden 4 Switzerland 1AHL PlayoffsNo Games Scheduled

Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL playoff games:Hurricanes 3 at Bruins 0First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – None.Second Period1. Carolina, Corvo 1 (Staal, Cole) 2:302

WASHINGTON – As per his usual routine, Sidney Crosby took to the practice rink Sunday and replayed the top scoring chances he missed in his previous game

BOSTON – The “desperate” Boston Bruins kept firing shots at Cam Ward. The “rock” of the Carolina Hurricanes kept stopping them.The playoff MVP in Carolina’s 2006 Stanley Cup victory, Ward turned aside 36 shots for his second shutout in his last four playoff games and the Hurricanes won 3-0 Sunday night for a split of the first two games

DETROIT – Todd Marchant scored 1:15 into the third overtime on Sunday to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings and even their Western Conference semifinal series 1-1

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The young, speedy Blackhawks are back in Chicago buoyed by splitting the first two games of their Stanley Cup playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Canucks travelled to Chicago on Sunday without defenceman Sami Salo, who remained in Vancouver for treatment of an unspecified lower body injury