Month: January 2010

EDMONTON – Bad news has gone hand-in-hand with bad results for the Edmonton Oilers this season, and Pat Quinn’s team got more to add to what has turned into a sizeable pile of it Wednesday

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators fired goaltending coach Eli Wilson on Wednesday.”Performance of the goaltenders in the organization had everything to do with it,” Senators general manager Bryan Murray said in a release

HALIFAX, N.S. – Former NHL player Mike Danton – who was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder – has been cleared to play university hockey in Halifax in a move that has raised questions about the eligibility of pro athletes in varsity sports

EDMONTON – It’s apparently going to take more than a mini-camp to fix the Edmonton Oilers.Ryan Jones had a goal and two assists as the Nashville Predators won their second game in as many nights, beating the struggling Oilers 5-3 on Tuesday

TORONTO – Regardless of the outcome, Tuesday night’s game between the Maple Leafs and Hurricanes was going to be a big one for Jiri Tlusty.The 21-year-old made his first appearance at Air Canada Centre since the Dec

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Even when he’s only out to forecheck, Patrick Marleau seems to find a way to score.Marleau scored two more goals to stay in the NHL lead with 31 and added an assist to help lead the San Jose Sharks past the slumping Phoenix Coyotes 3-1 Tuesday night

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues interim coach Davis Payne was behind the Peoria Rivermen’s bench for the first four setbacks of the team’s five-game home losing streak

TAMPA, Fla. – Alex Ovechkin was the centre of attention without scoring a goal.Martin St. Louis scored the go-ahead goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning ended a 12-game losing streak to Washington with a 7-4 victory over the Capitals on Tuesday night

NEW YORK – Martin Brodeur was flawless for the New Jersey Devils on a night when Henrik Lundqvist, his counterpart for the New York Rangers, threatened to match him save for save

ATLANTA – Thrashers coach John Anderson believes he got his players’ attention with a difficult, unannounced practice two days ago.”As a coaching staff, it helps us teach because they were doing the things that we were asking,” Anderson said

The New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings both returned East after successful western trips.Only the host Islanders brought their game back with them

PHILADELPHIA – Simon Gagne and the aggressive Philadelphia Flyers won another one. When the Dallas Stars are in town, nearly everyone seems to

TORONTO – The silence that hung in the Toronto Maple Leafs dressing room spoke volumes about another season that seems to be slipping away.The Maple Leafs had just put up twice as many shots as the 30th-place Carolina Hurricanes and were largely at a loss to explain how they found themselves on the losing end of a 4-2 game Tuesday

PITTSBURGH – FSN Pittsburgh has indefinitely suspended a longtime hockey producer for not quickly showing a replay that could have proved Flyers forward Simon Gagne scored a short-handed goal against the Penguins on Thursday

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated right-winger Derek Dorsett off injured reserve after he missed 15 games with a broken hand

HALIFAX, N.S. – A former NHL player convicted of conspiracy to commit murder who wants to play hockey for a Halifax university is awaiting permission from correctional officials to move from Toronto to Nova Scotia

TORONTO – David McNab was a big believer in the power of a baseball cap. He would send them to prospects whom he felt needed encouragement and, as a scout with the Hartford Whalers, he’d often take the extra step of writing personal letters as he did with one unheralded goaltender a little more than 20 years ago

Vancouver Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows was hit with a fine but avoided a suspension after accusing referee Stephane Auger of slapping him with spiteful penalties