Month: September 2009

TORONTO – The Monster has made his impact with the Toronto Maple Leafs.Jonas Gustavsson stopped all 15 shots he faced in his first pre-season game at Air Canada Centre to help the Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Saturday night

BOSTON – Raffi Torres scored one third-period goal and then set up Nikita Filatov with the go-ahead tally Saturday night, lifting the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-2 pre-season victory over the Boston Bruins

MONTREAL – Greg Stewart scored in the third period as the Montreal Canadiens posted a 3-2 comeback victory over Buffalo and handed the Sabres their first loss of the NHL pre-season on Saturday night

DETROIT – Hockey Canada executive director and Detroit Red Wings vice president Steve Yzerman plans to call Wayne Gretzky to find out his plans for the future

EDINBURGH, Scotland – Ryan Russell scored twice and added two assists as the Hamilton Bulldogs hammer the Belfast Giants 7-0 in the semifinal of the Gardiner Cup hockey tournament Saturday

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Thrashers assigned nine players, including forwards Joey Crabb and Jason Krog, to AHL Chicago on Saturday.Crabb had nine points in 29 games with Atlanta last season

RALEIGH, N.C. – Joe Corvo scored on a 5-on-3 power play with 11:52 remaining, snapping a tie to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Friday night for their first win in three exhibition games

OTTAWA – Drew Fata scored the winning goal as the Boston Bruins defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Friday night.Brad Marchand also scored for the Bruins, who improved their pre-season record to 5-1-1

A loss for the Phoenix Coyotes could become a gain for Hockey Canada.Now that Wayne Gretzky has stepped away from the Coyotes, Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson is hoping the Great One might be available to take on even more of a role with his organization

VANCOUVER, B.C. – One of the consistencies of the Vancouver Canucks over the last several seasons has been the NHL team’s inconsistency.Sandwiched between winning two Northwest Division titles is a year of missing the playoffs

NEWARK, N.J. – The New Jersey Devils have a Niedermayer again.Veteran centre Rob Niedermayer, the brother of former Devils defenceman Scott Niedermayer, signed a one-year contract with the team on Friday, adding depth to a squad that lost John Madden to free agency over the summer

CALGARY – The head, heart and hands are still there, but the legs aren’t and that’s why the Calgary Flames released Theoren Fleury, according to head coach Brent Sutter

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Teemu Selanne’s goal at 3:49 of overtime gave the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL pre-season action Thursday

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Acquired D Steve McCarthy from Anaheim for future considerations

WINNIPEG – Rick Tocchet thinks Martin St. Louis would make a potent addition to Canada’s Olympic hockey team. The dangerous forward proved his coach right on Thursday

DALLAS – Loui Eriksson had two goals and an assist, linemate James Neal added a goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Thursday night in exhibition play

MONTREAL – It was a rough week for Sergei Kostitsyn, but the Montreal Canadiens winger may have made up for it with a solid game Thursday night

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Louis Blues have found a potent power-play combination.Andy McDonald scored two power-play goals and Patrik Berglund also connected with the man advantage in the Blues’ 4-1 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night