Month: June 2009

DALLAS – About 10 days after Texan Tom Hicks bought the Dallas Stars, he showed some hockey smarts by giving up prospects and a big contract to land Joe Nieuwendyk

The NHL will soon have a much clearer picture of what Jim Balsillie has planned if the Phoenix Coyotes are allowed to move to Hamilton.Balsillie was expected to file an application for the relocation of the Phoenix Coyotes with the league late Monday night

PITTSBURGH – It wasn’t so long ago that none of this seemed possible for Chris Osgood.When the Detroit Red Wings sent their goaltender home for a few days in February, who would have guessed that he’d be making a strong pitch for the Conn Smythe Trophy? Even as this star-studded Stanley Cup final kicked off over the weekend, how many people figured he’d be the biggest difference-maker in Games 1 and 2?But there was Osgood turning back the talented Pittsburgh Penguins, allowing just two goals during the first two games of a championship series that could be heading for a quicker conclusion than most would have imagined

The Stanley Cup rematch is garnering similar Canadian television ratings as last year.CBC announced Monday that 1.875 million viewers watched the Detroit Red Wings take a 2-0 series lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins, a small increase over the 1

The Kontinental League held its first junior entry draft Monday with 23 KHL clubs selecting players with a minimum age of 17 years old. 

The 91 draftees came from the following categories: graduates of non-KHL Russian hockey schools, graduates of KHL club hockey schools with no contractual obligation to the parent KHL club and international (non-Russian) hockey players

PITTSBURGH – So who is Justin Abdelkader anyway?The 22-year-old has been the surprise of the Stanley Cup final, scoring in the third period of each of the Detroit Red Wings home victories to start the best-of-seven series against the Pittsburgh Penguins

PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin took turns leaving the ice in anger and frustration after the opening two games of the Stanley Cup final in Detroit

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock says Kris Draper is able to play but he might sit the gritty forward in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens appointed Jacques Martin as their new head coach Monday.Martin has been the general manager of the Florida Panthers for the past three seasons