Month: October 2009

TORONTO – The NHL has handed out a one-game suspension to San Jose Sharks forward Brad Staubitz.During a game on Tuesday, Staubitz hit Davis Drewiske of the Los Angeles Kings after the defenceman had touched the puck for an icing

OTTAWA – John Tavares can hardly believe how fast time flies, neither can New York Islanders teammate Doug Weight.Making his Canadian NHL debut Thursday in Ottawa, Tavares, the highly-touted Islanders’ rookie, remarked how it feels like just yesterday that he was helping Canada win the gold medal at the world junior hockey championship at Scotiabank Place

ATLANTA – Atlanta Thrashers defenceman Boris Valabik is expected to miss four to six weeks after having surgery to repair a high ankle sprain

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks have sent forward Sergei Shirokov to the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose.The 23-year-old Russian appeared in his first three NHL games over the last week and didn’t register a point

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings signed veteran forward Brad May to a one-year contract on Thursday.The 37-year-old left-winger split last season between Anaheim and Toronto, recording a goal and six assists with 89 penalty minutes in a total of 58 games

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have picked up left-winger Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for future considerations

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs placed Jonas Gustavsson on injured reserve Thursday morning with a groin injury and recalled fellow goaltender Joey MacDonald from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Henrik Sedin scored two goals Wednesday as the Vancouver Canucks routed the Montreal Canadiens 7-1 to end a season-opening three-game losing streak

PITTSBURGH – The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins’ first bad game of the season was more than that. It was Coyote ugly.Petr Prucha was knocked off his skates in front of the net but still pushed the puck into the net while down on a Penguins player’s back in the second period, and the Phoenix Coyotes took advantage of nine power plays to beat Pittsburgh 3-0 on Wednesday night

CALGARY – Backed by a balanced offence, the Calgary Flames will attempt to steal a victory in Edmonton against the Oilers For the second time in less than a week

EDMONTON – With the same effort and better execution, Pat Quinn believes the Oilers can take bad bounces out of the equation during Thursday’s rematch with the Calgary Flames in Edmonton

The puck just dropped on the NHL season and already there are signs of panic in some quarters.There have been calls for a new No. 1 goaltender in Toronto

NEW YORK – The Toronto Maple Leafs have been fined an undisclosed amount of money by the NHL following the Vancouver Canucks’ allegations of tampering

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes recalled forward Francis Lessard from the minors Wednesday so he can begin serving his three-game NHL suspension for a pre-season incident

OTTAWA – Having successfully dealt with The Monster in Toronto, the Senators now switch their focus to a monster talent from the Toronto area

CALGARY – Kim St. Pierre’s confidence is up and so is that of the Canadian women’s hockey team.The 30-year-old goaltender from Chateauguay, Que

TORONTO – Ron Wilson made good on his promise to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a hard skate.The coach was much calmer the morning after a 2-1 loss to Ottawa, but that didn’t keep him from sending a message at practice on Wednesday

WILMINGTON, Mass. – Milan Lucic has felt the love of the Boston Bruins fans and is not interested in playing for another team.The forward signed a three-year contract extension with the Bruins on Tuesday, passing on the chance to become a restricted free agent next summer

SAGUENAY, Que. – The son of NHL legend Patrick Roy is asking for an absolute discharge after pleading guilty today to an on-ice assault.Jonathan Roy appeared in a Quebec court and said he regrets his behaviour and that he showed a lack of judgment when he attacked a rival goaltender in March 2008

Results Tuesday:AHL No Games Scheduled.QMJHLGatineau 6 Halifax 5Moncton 9 Baie-Comeau 2Rimouski 5 Acadie-Bathurst 4 (OT)OHLNo Games Scheduled