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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have signed popular winger Cal Clutterbuck to a three-year extension.

The 22-year-old Clutterbuck would have become a restricted free agent at the end of the season

VANCOUVER – Former NHL star Peter Forsberg said he is undecided about his long-term future in hockey, but has already decided he will not join an NHL team for the stretch run this season

By Josh Ferguson

A new Olympic champion will be crowned in Vancouver after the Slovaks pulled off a shocking upset of the Swedes with a 4-3 victory at Canada Hockey Place Wednesday

By Josh Ferguson

Finland booked a semifinal matchup against the United States with a 2-0 triumph over the Czech Republic at UBC Thunderbird Arena on Wednesday

By Josh Ferguson

Team Canada out-muscled the Russians to solidify a berth in the semifinals with a 7-3 thrashing of their rivals at Canada Hockey Place on Wednesday

HAMILTON, Ont. – A little bit of down time made all the difference for Max Pacioretty on Wednesday night.The Bulldogs’ winger had a goal and two assists as Hamilton beat the Toronto Marlies 3-1 in American Hockey League play

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Keith Seabrook scored the winner on the power play in the third as the Abbotsford Heat downed the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3-2 in American Hockey League play Wednesday

CALGARY – Back from a 10-day vacation, the Calgary Flames hit the ice on Wednesday afternoon for the first time since beating the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 at home on Feb

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A few months ago, the San Jose Sharks knew they would have a problem when they returned to practice after the Olympic break

OTTAWA – Jason Spezza didn’t get the call to represent Canada in Vancouver, but that didn’t dampen his Olympic spirit.As the Senators returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since the NHL’s Olympic break began, Ottawa’s star centre said he’s been caught up in the action from the Winter Games, although more from the figure skating rink than the men’s hockey tournament that he could have been a part of

BROSSARD, Que. – The Olympic break has been very beneficial to the injury-riddled Montreal Canadiens.The Habs returned to practice Wednesday with injured players Benoit Pouliot, Andrei Kostitsyn and Paul Mara skating alongside their teammates, a welcome sight for a team that had relied heavily on call-ups from the American Hockey League in the weeks leading up to the break

TORONTO – Jean-Sebastien Giguere was embarrassed to admit he has not spent much of his Olympic break actually watching the Games. His excuse is simple and understandable, considering part of his vacation away from the Toronto Maple Leafs was used to relocate his young family across the continent

By Josh Ferguson

Zach Parise scored two minutes into the third period to break a scoreless deadlock and sent his team to the semifinals with a 2-0 victory over Switzerland at Canada Hockey Place on Wednesday

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have waived goaltender Alex Auld, a strong indication that Marty Turco won’t be moved before next week’s trading deadline

NASHVILLE – The Nashville Predators have signed goaltender Pekka Rinne to a two-year, US$6.8 million contract extension.The team said Wednesday the deal will pay him $2

By Josh Ferguson

David Krejci scored in overtime to avoid an upset from the scrappy Latvians and send the Czechs to a quarterfinal matchup against Finland with a 3-2 triumph at UBC Thunderbird Arena on Tuesday

By Josh Ferguson

Slovakia booked a quarterfinal match against Sweden with a narrow 4-3 victory over Norway at Canada Hockey Place on Tuesday

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Re-assigned LW Michael Forney from Chicago (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL)

By Josh Ferguson

Team Canada solidified a quarterfinal matchup against Russia with an 8-2 drubbing of Germany at Canada Hockey Place on Tuesday

VANCOUVER – If the Canadian team has its way, an American referee will handle the gold medal women’s game between Canada and USA