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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have assigned defenceman Tyler Cuma to Ottawa of the Ontario Hockey League.The 19-year-old was Minnesota’s first-round pick in 2008 and is coming off a left knee injury in February

CHICAGO – Chicago Blackhawks right-winger Adam Burish will be out for six months after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a pre-season game against Minnesota on Sunday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Theoren Fleury passed another test along his improbable comeback trail Monday night.Fleury showed that he could withstand the rigours of back-to-back games after being away from the NHL for six years as his Calgary Flames dropped a 5-4 shootout decision to the Vancouver Canucks

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne each scored their first goal of the pre-season to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueNHL-Suspended N.Y. Islanders F Pascal Morency for the remainder of the preseason and five regular-season games for as the result of a game misconduct penalty in a preseason game against Calgary on Sept

REGINA – Jason Spezza and Mike Fisher each had a goal and an assist to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in pre-season NHL action Monday night

Less than a year after the death of Alexei Cherepanov, the Kontinental League finds itself again at the center of a medical controversy, this one involving the younger brother of St

MONTREAL – When the Montreal Canadiens acquired Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez in the off-season, it was partly because of the success they had together with the New Jersey Devils a few years ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Derick Brassard had a goal and two assists to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night

ATLANTA – Bryan Little scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Nik Antropov had three assists in his first home game with Atlanta and the Thrashers took a 4-2 pre-season win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night

WASHINGTON – Drew Stafford and Patrick Kaleta scored 11 seconds apart to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday night in a pre-season game

NEW YORK – Marian Gaborik was nervous.Already facing the pressure of coming to the New York Rangers to be the centrepiece of an offence that has struggled in recent years, Gaborik took to the ice at Madison Square Garden for the first time since signing a big deal

NEW YORK – Sean Avery has been sidelined by a sprained right knee, an injury sustained in the morning skate before the New York Rangers faced the Detroit Red Wings

MONTREAL – Goalie Cedrick Desjardins, defenceman P.K. Subban and forward David Desharnais were among 17 players cut by the Montreal Canadiens on Monday

CALGARY – Part of the preparation that put the Canadian women’s hockey team light years ahead of the competition en route to Olympic gold in 2006 starts again Thursday

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have signed second-round draft pick Ryan O’Reilly to a three-year, entry-level contract.The 18-year-old forward has played for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League the last two seasons

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Dave King’s path back to the NHL is taking him to the desert.The veteran coach has been hired as an assistant by the Phoenix Coyotes

TORONTO – The National Hockey League suspended New York Islanders forward Pascal Morency for five regular season games and the remainder of the pre-season Monday

There will be more arguments heard in court before Judge Redfield T. Baum decides who controls the beleaguered Phoenix Coyotes.Baum has called an emergency hearing for Wednesday to give NHL lawyers an opportunity to present arguments against Jerry Moyes’ request that the league be forced to mediate “key sale issues” in the complicated case

DENVER – Milan Hejduk scored 48 seconds into overtime to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues in an NHL pre-season game Sunday night