Puck Podcast

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A day after he was fired as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Ken Hitchcock declined to take any parting shots at the club’s management and said he is eager to see how the franchise’s young talent develops

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Jonas Hiller is making it easy for the Anaheim Ducks to quickly forget about traded goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere.Hiller made a season-high 46 saves on Wednesday in a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, which extended the Ducks’ home winning streak to nine games in the NHL

Defencemen Ryan Whitney and Tim Gleason have been named to the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team bound for Vancouver, jumping into the fray less than two weeks before the country’s first game at the tournament

DALLAS – Financially strapped owner Tom Hicks is exploring a possible sale of the Dallas Stars.The Hicks Sports Group said Thursday the NHL team has retained Galatioto Sports Partners to look for new investors and explore the idea of selling a majority stake in the Stars

DULUTH, Ga. – The Atlanta Thrashers are exploring “all of our options” after hitting an impasse in contract negotiations with star forward Ilya Kovalchuk, general manager Don Waddell said Thursday

TORONTO – Following weeks of attempted rehabilitation on his injured shoulder, Mike Komisarek has officially ended his debut season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, opting for surgery that will also prevent him from playing in the Vancouver Olympics

As first reported by THN.com last week, the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning is on the verge of completion. – The sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to Boston-based hedge fund manager Jeffrey Vinik is all but complete and is expected to be announced within days, multiple sources confirmed to THN

By R.J. Riley

Former Canadiens tough guy Georges Laraque has put a different pair of gloves on and is ready to get to work, but this time it’s more personal than ever

Results Wednesday:AHL Hamilton 4 San Antonio 0Hershey 3 Norfolk 2 (SO)Houston 4 Peoria 1Lake Erie 3 Rochester 2Rockford 5 Grand Rapids 3Syracuse 5 Albany 3Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5 Adirondack 4 (SO)Worcester 8 Springfield 4At Newark, N

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Senators 4 at Sabres 2First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Ellis Buf (tripping) 11:56, Mair Buf (roughing) 17:34, Spezza Ott (tripping) 18:07, Pominville Buf (high-sticking) 20:00

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ryan Whitney and Kyle Chipchura scored first-period goals, and the Anaheim Ducks extended their winning streak at home to nine games with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Wed Wings on Wednesday night

EDMONTON – Ryan Potulny scored the only goal of the game with just 17 seconds left as the Edmonton Oilers won their second in a row, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 Wednesday night

CALGARY – Curtis Glencross recorded his first career hat trick to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Assigned D Nick Boynton to Manitoba (AHL).BOSTON BRUINS-Reassigned F Matt Marquardt from Reading (ECHL) to Providence (AHL)

HAMILTON, Ont. – Curtis Sanford made 22 saves Wednesday as the Hamilton Bulldogs won their fifth American Hockey League game in a row, 4-0 over the San Antonio Rampage

CHICAGO – The St. Louis Blues played like a much different team than the one the Chicago Blackhawks saw a month ago on the night Davis Payne took over as interim coach

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Make that a perfect 10 for the Ottawa Senators.Daniel Alfredsson scored twice in the final minute – including an empty-netter – and the Senators extended a franchise-best winning streak to 10 with a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night

TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, ending his plans to represent the United States at the Vancouver Olympics

According to a report on TSN.ca, Thrashers GM Don Waddell has told Ilya Kovalchuk to expect a trade within hours to days during a meeting Wednesday

TORONTO – Jean-Sebastien Giguere wants to be a good leader, hard worker and solid mentor. More than anything, he just wants his old job back, saying he will use his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs to try “to re-establish myself as a No