Month: March 2010

TORONTO – Blindside hits to the head will no longer be tolerated in the NHL.League disciplinarian Colin Campbell has been given the power to hand out supplemental discipline for hits on unsuspecting players where the primary point of contact is the head

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Signed C Mathieu Tousignant and C Tomas Vincour to three-year contracts

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Henrik Sedin moved closer to a milestone and helped the Vancouver Canucks get back on the winning track Wednesday night.Sedin had three assists and Vancouver backup Andrew Raycroft made 30 saves as the Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1

DENVER – The new guy rescued the game and quite possibly the season, too.Peter Mueller had one of the two shootout goals and the scuffling Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Wednesday night to end a three-game winless streak

WINNIPEG – Brock Trotter scored a pair of goals as the Hamilton Bulldogs routed the Manitoba Moose 7-1 in American Hockey League action Wednesday night

DETROIT – The surging Detroit Red Wings are moving closer to securing a spot in the playoffs.Valtteri Filppula scored with 6:49 left and added an empty-net goal, lifting Detroit to a 4-2 victory over the St

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres cut it about as close as possible.Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek scored in the shootout after Buffalo rallied with two late third-period goals, giving the Sabres a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night

WASHINGTON – In a rivalry dominated by Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby, it was left to a player who was 0-for-forever in shootouts to decide the latest tussle between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins

If the New York Rangers are going to make a successful, last-ditch run at a playoff spot, this is the Marian Gaborik they will need in the final nine games

WASHINGTON – Injured centres Evgeni Malkin and Brooks Laich missed Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals

TORONTO – The five players who sit on the NHL’s competition committee are in favour of a new rule outlawing blindsided hits to the head.Brian Campbell, Jeff Halpern, Ryan Miller, Mathieu Schneider and Jason Spezza gave their endorsement Wednesday after reviewing a league proposal that gives Colin Campbell the power to hand out supplementary discipline for head hits on unsuspecting players

WASHINGTON – Washington Capitals players on Wednesday described their visits to a chiropractor arrested on drug charges as nothing more than routine treatments, while the sheriff leading the investigation said there’s no “conclusive proof” that the steroids involved were supplied to athletes

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Former NHL goaltender Glen Hanlon is the new head coach of Slovakia’s national hockey team.The Slovak Ice Hockey Federation said Wednesday that Hanlon has been given a four-year contract until the 2014 Sochi Olympics

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins signed defenceman Andrew Ference to a US$6.75-million, three-year contract extension Wednesday that runs through the 2013-14 NHL season

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Flyers 0 at Senators 2 First Period1. Ottawa, Kelly 14 (Ruutu, Winchester) 10:34Penalties – Richards Pha (holding) 0:26, Powe Pha (boarding) 4:59, Van Riemsdyk Pha (hooking) 7:55, Ruutu Ott (holding) 17:31

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended Colorado F Darcy Tucker for one game for making excessive physical contact on an icing play during a March 22 game against Los Angeles

TORONTO – Coach Ron Wilson is concerned all the recent good press the Toronto Maple Leafs have been given might be going to his young players’ heads

EDMONTON – It’s far too late to do any good for this season, but the Edmonton Oilers are on a bit of a roll.Tom Gilbert had a goal and an assist as the Oilers continued to make a surprise late surge, winning their third in a row with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday

CALGARY – Rene Bourque took advantage of some hard work from Jarome Iginla to help the Calgary Flames in their playoff push.Bourque scored the game-winner late in the second on Tuesday as the Flames topped the Anaheim Ducks 3-1

WINNIPEG – Manitoba Moose defenceman Evan Oberg admitted his winning goal on Tuesday night wasn’t pretty.”I turned around, closed my eyes and shot it,” Oberg said with a smile