Articles by Doug Stolhand

DALLAS – Already faced with the disappointment of heading back to the minors, Dallas Stars rookie James Neal didn’t even know where he would play his next game.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeaguePHOENIX COYOTES-Announced the resignation of chairman and chief executive officer Jeff Shumway.

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia Phantoms forward Garrett Klotz was taken to hospital Friday after suffering a seizure during a first-period fight against Manchester Monarchs forward Kevin Westgarth.

HAMILTON – Cedrick Desjardins turned aside 25 shots as the Hamilton Bulldogs held off a late rally to beat the Chicago Wolves 3-2 in AHL action Friday.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Jason Krog scored in regulation and twice in shootout as the Manitoba Moose edged the Rochester Americans 3-2 on Friday in AHL action.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Dan LaCosta made 35 saves to backstop the Syracuse Crunch to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Marlies on Friday in the AHL.Maksim Mayorov scored a goal and an assist to lead the Crunch offence.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jeff Shumway resigned as chairman and CEO of the financially troubled Phoenix Coyotes on Friday.Shumway had served as CEO of the Coyotes since April 2006.

MONTREAL – The death of a young amateur player in Ontario after an on-ice fight was a shock, but it hasn’t changed NHL players’ support for dropping the gloves during games.

MONTREAL – Even Vincent Lecavalier had no idea what he was walking in to.Sure, the Tampa Bay Lightning captain knew fans of the Montreal Canadiens had already started dreaming of what life might be like with him in the bleu, blanc et rouge.

MONTREAL – Anaheim Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere can see a lot of benefits that may come out of his first career all-star appearance, especially with Sunday’s game being in his hometown.

MONTREAL – Detroit Red Wings veterans Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk will have to sit out a game next week as punishment for skipping all-star weekend, NHL vice-president Colin Campbell said Friday.

PHILADELPHIA – A day after undergoing surgery on his injured groin, Philadelphia Flyers centre Danny Briere said he looks forward to returning to the ice in time to get ready for the playoffs.

MONTREAL – The NHL Players’ Association sees no reason to wait until 2011 to start negotiating its next collective bargaining agreement with the league.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs assigned forward Nikolai Kulemin and defenceman Anton Stralman to the American Hockey League on Friday.Kulemin has played in 41 games for the Leafs this season, collecting seven goals and seven assists with eight penalty minutes.

In what’s shaping up as a contest between former NFL Players Association presidents Troy Vincent and Trace Armstrong, the union narrowed its list to five candidates to succeed the late Gene Upshaw as executive director.

MONTREAL – Defencemen were hot at the draft last June and two of the best will play in the NHL YoungStars game during all-star weekend.Drew Doughty of the Los Angles Kings and Luke Schenn of the Toronto Maple Leafs, drafted second and fifth overall respectively, are already skating regular shifts with their NHL clubs.

OTTAWA – Veteran goaltender Martin Gerber was placed on waivers by the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.The 34-year-old from Switzerland has until noon Friday to clear waivers, allowing the Sens to send him to Bighamton of the American Hockey League, or perhaps loan him to a European team as has been rumoured.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Theoren Fleury has heard talk that the NHL may not return to the Olympics after the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and he thinks such a decision would be a huge mistake.

MONTREAL – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will miss the All-Star game because of a left knee injury.Tampa Bay scoring leader Martin St.