Articles by Doug Stolhand

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have placed defenceman Adam Foote on injured reserve with a triceps injury.The move is retroactive to Sunday, when Foote left in the second period of a 2-0 loss to Minnesota.

BY NATE GOSSE
This season already seems to be producing one of the tightest Calder races in recent memory. If present trends hold, voting members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association won’t be asked to compare apples and oranges at season’s end, they’ll be asked to compare apples and oranges and bananas.

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. – One day after winning gold with the Canadian juniors, forward Chris DiDomenico has been traded to the Drummondville Voltigeurs by the Saint John Sea Dogs.

OTTAWA – Organizers of the World Junior Hockey Championship say the economic impact of the event is expected to total about $51 million.
Canada won its fifth gold medal in a row Monday night with a 5-1 triumph over Sweden in Ottawa.

OTTAWA – The familiar Hockey Canada logo of a player skating through a Maple Leaf is not likely to be worn at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation said Monday.

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Islanders 2 at Oilers 3First Period1. N.Y. Islanders, Okposo 5, 4:022. N.Y. Islanders, Comeau 3 (Bailey, Campoli) 19:57 (pp)Penalties – Campoli NYI (hooking) 7:28, Staios Edm (cross-checking) 18:21.

EDMONTON – Andrew Cogliano’s third period goal helped the Edmonton Oilers fight back from a rough start to win their second game in a row, 3-2 over the New York Islanders on Monday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES-Reassigned F Jamie Lundmark to Quad City (AHL).COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed D Rostislav Klesla on injured reserve.

OTTAWA – Canada’s junior hockey team has made it five straight gold medals at the World Junior Championship with a 5-1 win over Sweden in Monday’s final.

NEW YORK – Henrik Lundqvist became the fifth NHL goalie to start a career with four 20-win seasons, and the New York Rangers turned their struggling power play into a plus in a 4-0 victory over the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Predators have changed the time of their game Saturday so it doesn’t conflict with the Tennessee Titans’ playoff game.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks cleared room for Mats Sundin to join the lineup this week, sending forward Jannik Hansen to Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Monday.

OTTAWA - Not even a bronze medal could erase Russia’s thoughts of what might have been.
The Russians defeated Slovakia 5-2 to win their second consecutive bronze medal at the world junior hockey championship, but they were still thinking about their heartbreaking 6-5 shootout loss to Canada in Saturday’s semifinal.

PORT PERRY, Ont. – Don Sanderson was in a coma during Christmas and missed celebrating his favourite time of year, so hundreds of mourners solemnly sang a yuletide carol Monday at the funeral for the 21-year-old hockey player who died following an on-ice fight.

PORT PERRY, Ont. – A 21-year-old hockey player who died after hitting his head on the ice during a fight was remembered Monday as great teammate and friend who had a soft spot for Christmas.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – The injury-riddled Colorado Avalanche will be without forward Ian Laperriere and defenceman Adam Foote when they travel to Nashville for a game against the Predators on Tuesday night.

VOORHEES, N.J. – The injury list keeps growing for the Philadelphia Flyers.Right-wing Joffrey Lupul will miss at least two weeks with a pulled abdominal muscle he sustained in Friday’s win over Anaheim, and backup goaltender Antero Niittymaki will miss at least a week with a strained a groin muscle he sustained in a 2-1 shootout loss at Los Angeles on Saturday.

ARLINGTON, Va. – All seems well and good for the Washington Capitals these days.They have the best 40-game record in franchise history. Reigning MVP Alex Ovechkin is poised again to become the league’s top goal-scorer.

OTTAWA – Steve Yzerman knew how Canada’s junior hockey team felt heading into the gold-medal game against Sweden at the world junior hockey championship Monday.

NEW YORK – Columbus Blue Jackets left-winger Rick Nash was named NHL first star of the week Monday.He led all NHL scorers with nine points (2-7) as the Blue Jackets won three of four road games last week.