Puck Podcast

The biggest impact on this NHL season won’t be made by a breakout player or an upstart team. It’s going to come from the Olympic tournament in Vancouver

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets traded a 2010 third-round draft pick to the Calgary Flames for defenceman Anton Stralman on Monday

LOS ANGELES – Brayden Schenn is going to spend another season in the Western Hockey League.The Los Angeles Kings returned the 18-year-old forward to the Brandon Wheat Kings on Monday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Goaltender Cory Schneider and former first-round draft pick Michael Grabner were among the players the Vancouver Canucks sent to the AHL’s Manitoba Moose on Monday

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild winger Colton Gillies has been sent to the minors.Gillies was assigned to Minnesota’s AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros

TAMPERE, Finland – Former Colorado winger Ville Nieminen scored to give Finnish league team Tappara a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers in NHL exhibition play Monday

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Derick Brassard normally takes a few weeks off at the end of each season before diving into his summer regimen. But this year was different

TORONTO – Veteran hockey producer John Shannon is moving to the other side of the camera.The former NHL executive vice-president of programming and production is joining the “Hockeycentral” panel on Rogers Sportsnet

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs enter the new hockey season with a rebuilt defence, better goaltending, impressive rookies and an aggressive attitude

MONTREAL – It was one of the few practice days in the midst of a busy pre-season schedule for the Montreal Canadiens and new head coach Jacques Martin decided to skate his players hard

CALGARY – Theoren Fleury chose to end his NHL career in the place it began.Instead of pursuing his NHL comeback with another club, the 41-year-old announced his retirement Monday in Calgary

Results Sunday:AHL Gardiner CupSemifinalsAt Edinburgh, ScotlandToronto 3 Hamilton 1Pre-seasonHershey 4 Norfolk 3 (OT)Portland 5 Manchester 1San Antonio 4 Texas 3Syracuse 3 Rochester 1Worcester 10 Hartford 3Abbotsford 6 Manitoba 4QMJHLVictoriaville 4 Halifax 2Lewiston 7 Chicoutimi 1P

EDMONTON – The final roster of the Edmonton Oilers is a little clearer after five players were cut following Sunday’s 5-4 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Bobby Ryan had two goals and an assist, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry each had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Sunday night in the pre-season finale for both teams

EDMONTON – J.F. Jacques may have been an unusual choice to join the Oilers top line but the experiment seems to be yielding some results.Jacques was named first star with a goal and an assist and Tom Gilbert scored on a blast from the point 1:57 into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a four-game winless skid with a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in the final pre-season contest for both teams Sunday

TORONTO – After a pre-season schedule that was as busy as any in the league, the Toronto Maple Leafs are looking forward to some much-needed relaxation

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ryan Jones scored twice and Dan Ellis stopped 36 shots for the Nashville Predators in a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in the pre-season finale for both teams Sunday

EDINBURGH, Scotland – The Hamilton Bulldogs captured the first ever Gardiner Cup on Sunday after beating the Toronto Marlies 3-1 to win the four-team tournament

ATLANTA – Mike Smith stopped 20 shots, Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Tampa Bay finished the pre-season with a 5-1 win over Ondrej Pavelec and the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday

DETROIT – Pavel Datsyuk and Jason Williams each had a goal and an assist, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 pre-season win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday in a matchup of the last two Stanley Cup champions