Month: June 2009

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Named Rick Dudley associate general manager.COLORADO AVALANCHE-Named David Quinn coach of Lake Erie (AHL)

PHOENIX – Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf has promised to make an offer by Friday to buy the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes and keep the NHL team in Arizona

DETROIT – Chris Chelios’ won’t wear a Detroit Red Wings jersey again next season.The Detroit Free Press reported Monday the Red Wings have told the veteran defenceman he won’t be re-signed after 10 years with the team

NEWARK, N.J. – Lou Lamoriello says he won’t accelerate his search for a New Jersey Devils head coach just to have one hired before this weekend’s NHL draft

TORONTO – Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille are all waiting by the phone.The three former NHL stars won a Stanley Cup together with the Detroit Red Wings in 2002 and could find out Tuesday that they’ll be part of the same Hockey Hall of Fame induction class this fall

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Thrashers have hired Rick Dudley, who spent the past five years as an executive with the Chicago Blackhawks, as associate general manager

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres are negotiating with Jaroslav Spacek in an attempt to re-sign the veteran defenceman before he’s eligible to become a free agent next week

TORONTO – When Pat and Donna Kane went out to buy hockey video games for their son, he used to make it easy for them to find in the store by telling them who was on the cover

TORONTO – Chicago winger Patrick Kane is the new cover boy of EA Sports made-in-Vancouver NHL 2010 video game.Kane follows in the footsteps of Calgary defenceman Dion Phaneuf, who was on the 2009 cover

Movements in the world of hockey Sunday:National Hockey LeagueCOLORADO AVALANCHE-Signed LW Cody McLeod to a three-year contract.

MONTREAL – The Solidarity Fund of the Quebec Federation of Labour has confirmed its financial participation in the Molson family’s purchase of the Montreal Canadiens

STOCKHOLM – Veteran centre Mats Sundin will reportedly not play for defending champion Sweden in the Olympic hockey tournament next year.”There will be no Olympics in Vancouver for me next year,” Sundin was quoted as saying Sunday on the Swedish newspaper Expressen’s website

LAS VEGAS – After waiting 16 years to make an appearance at the NHLPA’s player meetings, Gary Bettman needed a little extra time to get his point across

MONTREAL – Gary Bettman believes ownership of the Montreal Canadiens by the Molson family will be good for the team’s fans.A Montreal newspaper reported Saturday that George Gillett had reached an agreement in principle to sell his majority stake in the Habs to the Molson family, the NHL commissioner seemed to confirm the news and praise the deal

According to Canadian sports network TSN, Brent Sutter is nearing an agreement with the Calgary Flames to become the team’s new coach.

Brent Sutter is brother to Calgary GM Darryl Sutter and speculation as been rampant that the two would unite in Calgary since Brent left the New Jersey Devils after two years earlier this month

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Veteran Swedish defenceman Kenny Jonsson, a two-time Olympic champion and former NHLer, is retiring from hockey after 19 seasons

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCOLORADO AVALANCHE-Named Steve Konowalchuk assistant coach and Adam Deadmarsh video and development coach

LAS VEGAS – Gary Bettman is about to get a rare audience with the NHL Players’ Association. He better come ready for some tough questions.The NHL commissioner will speak to players during their annual North American meetings on Saturday morning, marking the first time in his 16 years on the job that it has happened