DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have signed draft picks Cameron Gaunce and Trevor Cann, both from the OHL, to entry-level contracts.The 19-year-old Gaunce, a defenceman, was Colorado’s top selection (50th overall) in the 2008 NHL entry draft
DALLAS – Mike Modano is coming back for his 20th NHL season.Modano had said he would take some time to ponder if he would retire when the Dallas Stars’ season ended without a playoff berth a month ago
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Boston Bruins aren’t going down without a fight. Or several of them, actually.One loss from early elimination, hockey’s top remaining seed got itself back into the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Carolina Hurricanes with a series of hard hits, bruising checks – and, yes, an occasional skirmish
ATLANTA – One of the Thrashers’ owners says the team has “several inquiries” from possible investors but adds the talks do not include moving the team from Atlanta
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning have made Rick Tocchet their full-time coach.Tocchet took over in mid-November after Barry Melrose was fired
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sabres signed defenceman Tyler Myers to a three-year, entry-level contract on Monday.The six-foot-eight Myers was Buffalo’s top selection (12th overall) in the 2008 NHL entry draft
OTTAWA – A new poll suggests almost two-thirds of Canadians believe Canada could support a seventh NHL team, but most doubt Jim Balsillie’s attempt to bring the Phoenix Coyotes to Southern Ontario will succeed
RALEIGH, N.C. – Carolina Hurricanes forward Scott Walker was fined US$2,500 by the NHL but escaped suspension Monday for throwing a punch that may have broken a bone in Boston defenseman Aaron Ward’s face
BOSTON – Boston Bruins defenceman Aaron Ward left Sunday night’s playoff game with what team doctors fear is a broken orbital bone after he was punched by Carolina’s Scott Walker
Scoring summaries from Sunday’s NHL playoff games:Ducks 1 at Red Wings 4First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Brookbank Ana (interference) 8:16, Stuart Det (slashing) 15:46
BOSTON – Tim Thomas stopped 19 shots for his first NHL playoff shutout to help the Boston Bruins keep their season going with a 4-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday night
BERN, Switzerland – Team Canada’s report card from the IIHF World Hockey Championship:ForwardsMartin St. Louis, A: He led the tournament with 15 points – but only one of those came in the final three games
DETROIT – Johan Franzen, Jiri Hudler, Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored for Detroit as the Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Sunday
BERN, Switzerland – Russia is on top of the world again.After going 15 years without winning gold at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, the Russians made it two in a row Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Canada
PITTSBURGH – There is every reason for the Pittsburgh Penguins to think it’s over. They’ve won three games in a row, they’re back at home, and they’ve done this so many times before to the Washington Capitals that it’s almost as if they’re following a script
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks need to do the little things right to stop their playoffs from going wrong.The Canucks will be facing elimination when they take the ice Monday night for Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal against the Chicago Blackhawks (CBC, 9 p
BERN, Switzerland – The International Ice Hockey Federation has launched an investigation into allegations that president Rene Fasel was involved in a kickback scheme
HAMILTON, Ont. – Mayor Fred Eisenberger says Hamilton’s efforts are focused on helping Jim Balsillie bring the Phoenix Coyotes to the city, and that he hopes to reach a deal with the co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion for Copps Coliseum later this week
BERN, Switzerland – The Chicago Blackhawks will play the European champion Zurich Lions in Switzerland in September, the NHL and International Ice Hockey Federation announced Sunday
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Chicago Blackhawks forward Dustin Byfuglien is not just a big body who deals bone-rattling bodychecks and frustrates goalies by parking his giant frame on their doorsteps
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