Articles by Doug Stolhand

DETROIT – American defenceman Alex Goligoski was called up by the Pittsburgh Penguins from their AHL farm team on Monday in case Kris Letang couldn’t make it back in time for Game 5 of the NHL’s championship series.

DETROIT – American defenceman Alex Goligoski was called up by the Pittsburgh Penguins from their AHL farm team on Monday in case Kris Letang couldn’t make it back in time for Game 5 of the NHL’s championship series.

SHIPPAGAN, N.B. – In the same rink where Luc Bourdon sometimes laced up his skates and thrilled younger players with his NHL skills, the 21-year-old rookie with the Vancouver Canucks was remembered Monday as a larger-than-life role model for young Acadians.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Darren Haydar scored twice to lead the Wolves over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-2 Sunday, giving Chicago a 2-to-0 series lead in the Calder Cup final.

DETROIT – If there’s a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins who truly understands what’s at stake in this Stanley Cup final, it’s Darryl Sydor.No one else on the young team has a couple fancy rings in his jewellery collection that commemorate two NHL championships.

DETROIT – The freak show is over and the Detroit Red Wings are concentrating on winning the Stanley Cup now.They can hoist the NHL’s biggest prize by defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 of the championship series Monday night.

DETROIT – The NHL’s model organization is on the verge of adding a fourth Stanley Cup championship in 11 years.
But this one would be especially sweet for GM Ken Holland and his all-star cast of front-office personnel.

DETROIT – The NHL’s model organization is on the verge of adding a fourth Stanley Cup championship in 11 years.But this one would be especially sweet for GM Ken Holland and his all-star cast of front-office personnel.

SHIPPAGAN, N.B. – A small-town New Brunswick arena was transformed into a makeshift chapel on Sunday as thousands paid their respects to Luc Bourdon, a 21-year-old rising National Hockey League star killed in a motorcycle crash on Thursday.

SHIPPAGAN, N.B. – Thousands of friends, family and fans walked through the doors of a small-town New Brunswick arena on Sunday to pay their respects to Luc Bourdon, a 21-year-old rising National Hockey League star and hometown hero.

SHIPPAGAN, N.B. – Luc Bourdon’s friends, family and fans are gathering Sunday to pay their respects to the young, promising National League Hockey player during a public visitation at an arena in northeastern New Brunswick.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Goaltender Jhonas Enroth signed a three-year entry level contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.The Sabres’ second-round pick in the 2006 NHL draft is coming off a solid year in which he helped Sweden win a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in January.

PITTSBURGH – Evgeni Malkin sat glumly at his stall, head in hands, staring downward.The Stanley Cup is getting away from the Pittsburgh Penguins and No.

PITTSBURGH – A report card look at Game 4 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup final between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins:FORWARDS Penguins, C: Gary Roberts was a one-man wrecking ball.

PITTSBURGH – Jiri Hudler scored 2:26 into the third period to break a tie and help the Detroit Red Wings break Pittsburgh’s home ice magic, taking a firm grip on the Stanley Cup final with a 2-1 victory over the Penguins on Saturday night.

PITTSBURGH – Marian Hossa and Nicklas Lidstrom had first-period goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings were tied 1-1 through 40 minutes Saturday in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final.

PITTSBURGH – Marian Hossa and Nicklas Lidstrom exchanged goals early in the first period, leaving the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings tied 1-1 through 20 minutes Saturday in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final.

PITTSBURGH – The National Hockey League paid tribute Saturday night to Vancouver Canucks defenceman Luc Bourdon, who was killed in a motorcycle collision earlier in the week.