Month: March 2010

PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers loaded up on prospects a day after staying quiet at the NHL trade deadline.Philadelphia signed signed Eric Wellwood, Luke Pither and Shane Harper to future contracts, which will begin at the start of next season, the club announced Thursday

The popular stick among kids has been taken off the shelves and a recall may be on the horizon. – A popular stick used by thousands of children across North America has been found to have dangerously high levels of lead in the paint on them, THN

DETROIT – Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom says he is confident Detroit will be in the playoffs next month.Detroit would be the eighth-seeded team in the Western Conference playoffs if the season ended now

Scoring summaries from Wednesday’s NHL games:Canucks 6 at Red Wings 3First Period1. Vancouver, Kesler 17 (Raymond, Rome) 3:342. Detroit, Ja.Williams 5 (Zetterberg, Bertuzzi) 14:503

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Providence Bruins beat the Abbotsford Heat in a shootout for the second straight night as Yannick Riendeau scored in the sixth round of a 3-2 victory in American Hockey League action Wednesday

CALGARY – Niklas Backstrom played second fiddle to Mikka Kiprusoff for Finland at the Winter Games, but the Wild netminder took centre stage on Wednesday night

ANAHEIM, Calif. – When Peter Mueller’s looping shot from the blue-line somehow eluded Jonas Hiller, the Colorado Avalanche’s newest forward had trouble believing he could celebrate

WINNIPEG – Worcester scored three times in the third period as the Sharks topped the Manitoba Moose 5-2 in American Hockey League play Wednesday

CHICAGO – Niklas Hjalmarsson, Dustin Byfuglien and Jonathan Toews scored in the third period to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueNHL BOARD OF GOVERNORS-Unanimously approved the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to Jeffrey Vinik

HAMILTON, Ont. – J.T. Wyman scored three times for Hamilton on Wednesday night as the Bulldogs topped the Adirondack Phantoms 4-1 in American Hockey League play

SUNRISE, Fla. – David Booth wasted little time in settling a score, then helped the Florida Panthers snap their longest losing streak of the season

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Washington Capitals spoiled U.S. Olympic hero Ryan Miller’s return to the Buffalo Sabres’ lineup on Wednesday.Mike Green snapped a third-period tie, Jose Theodore made 23 saves and the Capitals upstaged Miller in a 3-1 victory over the slumping Buffalo Sabres

DETROIT – Ryan Kesler scored twice, and gold-medal winning Canadian goalie Roberto Luongo made 28 saves to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Wednesday night

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins have traded defenceman Derek Morris to the Phoenix Coyotes and acquired defenceman Dennis Seidenberg from the Florida Panthers in separate deals before the NHL’s trade deadline

The NHL’s trade deadline might have lacked sizzle, but a few moves could end up packing some punch.The flurry of deals made Wednesday saw mostly role players, minor-leaguers and draft picks change hands

TAMPA, Fla. – The sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to Boston Red Sox minority owner Jeff Vinik is complete.The NHL’s Board of Governors gave unanimous approval to the deal Wednesday

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators were silent at the NHL trade deadline but general manager Bryan Murray believes the roster he’s assembled can still make some noise in the Eastern Conference playoffs

MONTREAL – New Montreal Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier didn’t want to further tinker with the ongoing chemistry experiment going on in his dressing room by adding more bodies at Wednesday’s NHL trade deadline

CALGARY – Usually fierce opponents on the ice, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers worked together to complete an NHL trade deadline deal on Wednesday