Articles by Doug Stolhand

DENVER – The ailing Colorado Avalanche lost leading scorer Paul Stastny to a knee injury in the first period of Game 3 against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

DENVER – Centre Peter Forsberg and defenceman Scott Hannan were back in Colorado’s lineup for Game 3 against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night, but forward Ryan Smyth was out with a foot injury.

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche expect to have centre Peter Forsberg and defenceman Scott Hannan back for Game 3 against the Detroit Red Wings, but forward Ryan Smyth is out with a foot injury.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Centre Ryan Carter, who appeared in 34 games for Anaheim as a rookie this past season, has signed a three-year contract with the Ducks.

VOORHEES, N.J. – The Philadelphia Flyers will get a big boost when their second-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens resumes Wednesday.

MONTREAL – After watching Toronto miss the NHL playoffs for a third consecutive season, Leaf Nation must suffer one more indignity – being usurped by the Montreal Canadiens as “Canada’s team.

MONTREAL – A new poll suggests the Montreal Canadiens have overtaken the Toronto Maple Leafs as Canada’s team.The Canadian Press Harris/Decima survey found 40 per cent of Canadians identified the Habs as the nation’s hockey team of choice, compared with 24 per cent for Leafs.

SCRANTON, Pa. – Canadian Nathan Smith, the captain of the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, has been charged with indecent exposure after a police officer saw him running naked on a downtown street early Sunday.

NEW YORK – Calgary Flames winger Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin and Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin are the three finalists for the Hart Trophy.

The NHLPA and NHL have announced the formation of the Goalie Equipment Working Group, which consists of five players and four GMs.
 
The NHL representatives include Doug Risebrough of Minnesota, Garth Snow of the Islanders, Jim Rutherford of Carolina and Brett Hull of Dallas.

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Assigned F Guillaume Desbiens, F Tomas Pospisil and D Chad Denny from Gwinnett (ECHL) to Chicago (AHL).

Scoring summary from Monday’s NHL game:Canadiens 2 at Flyers 3First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Koivu Mtl (hooking) 3:56, Kapanen Pha (hooking), Downie Pha (slashing) 10:28, Komisarek Mtl, Lapierre Mtl, Hatcher Pha (roughing), Downie Pha (tripping, roughing) 17:59.

DENVER – Peter Forsberg didn’t come back just to sit out a series against the Red Wings.
Still, the Colorado Avalanche forward is taking the cautious route as he recovers from a groin injury.

DENVER – Peter Forsberg didn’t come back just to sit out a series against the Red Wings.Still, the Colorado Avalanche forward is taking the cautious route as he recovers from a groin injury.

QUEBEC – At least Ken Hitchcock knew it was coming.The Canadian coach predicted Monday morning that his team was in for a “wakeup call” just hours before it was beaten 4-1 by Russia in the final exhibition game before the start of the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

Trevor Frischmon’s overtime goal led the Syracuse Crunch to a 3-2 win over Manitoba on Monday, eliminating the Moose from the American Hockey League playoffs.

TORONTO – Bates Battaglia sent the Toronto Marlies to the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs for the first time ever, and he didn’t even see it happen.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadephia Flyers have a 2-1 series lead, and just as importantly they’ve rattled the rookie goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – The dark clouds that dumped drenching rain on the New York Rangers upon their return home from a disappointing trip to Pittsburgh were merely symbolic.

DALLAS – Frustrating enough for the Dallas Stars was blowing a two-goal lead.They don’t even want to imagine the possibility of a more historic letdown.