Articles by Doug Stolhand

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sharks defenceman Rob Blake has no broken bones in his injured foot, but the veteran still is expected to miss San Jose’s games at Minnesota and St

NAPLES, Fla. – The NHL’s general managers are hoping to cut down on staged fights.The GMs would like to see a 10-minute misconduct penalty assessed to players who drop their gloves right after a faceoff

TORONTO – Gary Roberts has decided to retire from hockey for a second time.The 42-year-old winger made the announcement during a conference call today

Maple Leafs 1 at Senators 2 First Period1. Toronto, White 9 (Hamilton, Ponikarovsky) 4:48Penalties – Phillips Ott (slashing) 14:29, Grabovski Tor (hooking) 14:33, Volchenkov Ott (interference) 16:52, Mitchell Tor (slashing) 18:07

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LOS ANGELES – Jarret Stoll had two power-play goals and Teddy Purcell added two assists, leading the Los Angeles Kings to their third straight win, 3-2 over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have recalled forward Matt Hendricks from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League.The 27-year-old Hendricks is Lake Erie’s fourth-leading scorer with 23 points despite playing in fewer than half of the club’s 66 games

OTTAWA – Dany Heatley scored the winning goal in the final minute of the second period Monday night as the Ottawa Senators won a 2-1 decision over the provincial-rival Toronto Maple Leafs

RALEIGH, N.C. – Cam Ward stopped 28 shots in his fifth shutout of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-0 on Monday night to match a season high with their fourth straight victory

BROSSARD, Que. – Game after game, Dwayne Roloson goes into the Edmonton Oilers net and, more often than not, faces a barrage of shots from every angle

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have signed centre Brian Sutherby to a $1.6-million, two-year contract.The Stars announced the signing Monday. Sutherby, 27, was acquired in a trade from the Anaheim Ducks in December

Guy Carbonneau paid for the Canadiens’ roller-coaster season with his job Monday.GM Bob Gainey takes over behind the bench for the time being

SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov and defenceman Rob Blake will miss both games on the Sharks’ upcoming road trip because of injuries

LAKESHORE, Ont. – Provincial police say they don’t suspect foul play in the death of the brother of former NHL player Warren Rychel.The body of 39-year-old Andrew Rychel was discovered following a fire Monday morning in a home in Lakeshore, Ont

NEW YORK – Carolina Hurricanes centre Eric Staal is the NHL’s first star of the week after recording nine points in three victories.Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and Columbus Blue Jackets winger Rick Nash were named the second and third stars Monday

NAPLES, Fla. – The NHL Players’ Association would like to see a league rule that would penalize intentional hits to the head.Union boss Paul Kelly proposed the rule while giving a presentation at the NHL’s general managers meeting Monday morning

Mike Van Ryn’s injury riddled season is finally over.

Toronto Maple Leafs’ head coach Ron Wilson told reporters Monday that the blueliner had suffered a torn medial collateral ligament and would miss the remainder of the season

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes recalled centre Brandon Sutter for the game against the New York Rangers on Monday night.Sutter was recalled from Albany of the AHL and will suit up against the Rangers, general Manager Jim Rutherford said

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Stephane Veilleux scored twice and Niklas Backstrom made 36 saves to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Sunday night in a matchup of teams scrambling to climb into the playoff picture

DALLAS – Carey Price made 31 saves, and Montreal killed nine of 10 power plays in the Canadiens’ 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night