Month: February 2010

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens are still dealing with the surprise of hearing their general manager was stepping down, but one of their key players was pleased with the message sent by the man taking his place

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Marian Gaborik limped off the ice Tuesday after the New York Rangers’ leading scorer was cut on the right knee by the ice skate of goalie Henrik Lundqvist in a collision during practice

Ryan Getzlaf says he’s feeling much better after spraining his left ankle during the second period of Anaheim’s game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night

CANTON, Mass. – Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and an advocate for gay rights, was remembered Tuesday for his compassion and courage, four days after his death in a car crash on a snowy Indiana road

NEW YORK – A record six teams will open the 2010-11 NHL regular season with games in Europe, the league and NHL Players’ Association announced Tuesday

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ducks centre Ryan Getzlaf sprained his left ankle during the second period of Anaheim’s game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Sharks 3 at Maple Leafs 2 First Period1. Toronto, Bozak 3 (Kessel) 10:36Penalties – Nichol SJ (holding) 6:08, Shelley SJ, Orr Tor (fighting) 9:55, Beauchemin Tor (tripping) 18:40

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Josh Engel scored the winner in the shootout for Toronto as the Marlies beat the Abbotsford Heat 3-2 in American Hockey League action Monday

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Corey Perry had a goal and two assists, and the Anaheim Ducks snapped the Los Angeles Kings’ franchise-record nine-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory in the latest Freeway Faceoff on Monday night

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Matthew Lombardi had two goals and three assists for a career-high five points and the Phoenix Coyotes routed sputtering Edmonton 6-1 on Monday night for their 36th victory, matching their total from last season

DENVER – Brandon Yip scored two goals, Chris Stewart had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Monday night

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Activated C Mike Ribeiro from injured reserve. Recalled F Raymond Sawada and F Francis Wathier from Texas

TORONTO – The San Jose Sharks will be well represented at the Vancouver Olympics, but their players might not be well rested when they get there

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers knew one of their shots eventually had to go in. Mike Richards’ was the one that finally counted.The team captain scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with less than eight minutes left in the third period, leading the Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night

TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere will try to pay attention to the Olympic hockey tournament in Vancouver, but admits he might not try very hard, saying before Monday night’s game that he planned to “watch it from the pool there in Mexico – if they have it

PHILADELPHIA – New Jersey Devils defenceman Anssi Salmela has been taken off the ice on a stretcher after taking a hard shoulder to the face from the Philadelphia Flyers’ Jeff Carter

MONTREAL – A quick look at Bob Gainey, who stepped down as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens on Monday:Age: 56Born: Dec. 13, 1953, Peterborough, Ont

KINDERSLEY, Sask. – Memories of the intense cold, the camaraderie and the scratchy old public address system came flooding back to pro hockey player Steve MacIntyre when he heard last month that the old arena in Kindersley, Sask

NEW YORK – Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has once again been named the NHL’s first star of the week.It’s the third time he’s received the honour this season and the second time in four weeks

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have activated centre Mike Ribeiro a month after he injured his throat in a game against the New York Rangers.Ribeiro came off injured reserve Monday while wingers Raymond Sawada and Francis Wathier were recalled from the Texas Stars of the AHL