Articles by Doug Stolhand

PHILADELPHIA – Flyers centre Daniel Briere scored in his first game back in the lineup against Tampa Bay on Saturday night, only two weeks after abdominal surgery.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – The idea of young girls seeing a female face in The Great Hall at the Hockey Hall of Fame was welcomed by players and coaches at the Four Nations Cup women’s tournament.

CHICAGO – Only two years ago, there were good seats available for pretty much every Chicago Blackhawks game. Lots and lots of them. Heck, in some spots, you could practically have your own section.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals recalled defenceman Tyler Sloan from Hershey of the AHL ahead of Saturday night’s game against the New York Rangers.

Scoring summaries from Friday’s NHL games:Senators 1 at Hurricanes 2First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Staal Car (tripping) 4:34, Volchenkov Ott (delay of game) 10:18, Melichar Car (tripping) 13:17, Carolina bench (too many men) 18:46, Vermette Ott (holding) 19:58.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Mark Parrish recorded his sixth career hat trick in his Dallas debut and the Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Friday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueBUFFALO SABRES-Activated C Jochen Hecht from injured reserve. Waived C Matt Ellis.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Cory Schneider turned aside 27 shots and the red-hot Manitoba Moose earned their ninth win in a row Friday night, beating the Rochester Americans 5-1 in American Hockey League action.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Jason Williams and the Thrashers didn’t need a pep talk between the second and third periods. They knew exactly what to do themselves.

HAMILTON – Leave it to a guy named Hamilton to end the Bulldogs’ longest winning streak of the season.Ryan Hamilton’s goal midway through the third period broke a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the Houston Aeros to a 3-1 victory over Hamilton in American Hockey League action Friday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The rookies were two of the coolest customers on the ice.Derick Brassard scored Columbus’ second goal in the shootout and fellow rookie Steve Mason stayed perfect by stopping both shots he faced in the tiebreaker to lead the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Joe Corvo scored with 2:40 left to help Peter Laviolette become the winningest American-born coach in NHL history and lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Flyers added some skill to their beleaguered blue-line Friday, acquiring Matt Carle from the Tampa Lightning.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Sabres activated centre Jochen Hecht from injured reserve Friday before their game against Atlanta.Hecht missed 10 games after breaking his right middle finger against the New York Islanders on Oct.

DALLAS – The Stars activated defenceman Sergei Zubov, who was expected to be in the lineup Friday night against Anaheim.Zubov missed all of training camp and the first 12 games of the season after undergoing hip surgery in September.

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Making better decisions has improved defenceman Kevin Bieksa’s game, allowing him to be an offensive threat for the Vancouver Canucks without turning into a defensive liability.

TORONTO – Yvan Cournoyer’s trip down memory lane started a couple days before he turned up for a busy weekend at the Hockey Hall of Fame.The legendary Montreal Canadiens winger was originally scheduled to fly to Toronto but decided to take a different kind of journey instead.

TORONTO – It’s only fitting that Ron Wilson might experience some flashbacks during a weekend of celebration for the Hockey Hall of Fame.The Maple Leafs coach got his first taste of the Toronto-Montreal rivalry as a player in the late 1970s.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers have made a trade after each team got off to a slower than anticipated start to the season.
The Lightning dealt Matt Carle and San Jose’s third round pick in 2009 to the Flyers in exchange for Steve Eminger, Steve Downie and Tampa Bay’s fourth round pick in 2009.