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EDMONTON – After missing the playoffs for three straight years, there’s no doubt that everybody who files out of the Edmonton Oilers dressing room prior to Saturday’s season-opener has something to prove

OTTAWA – Daniel Alfredsson will have a house guest for at least a little while longer after the Senators confirmed Wednesday that Swedish rookie Erik Karlsson will start the new NHL season with Ottawa

As the curtain raises on another NHL season, there could be a sight seldom seen over the past two decades.Might stoic Joe Sakic lose his composure on opening night?The longtime Avalanche captain will be on the ice at Pepsi Center in a suit rather than a hockey jersey as the team raises his No

HELSINKI – Dennis Seidenberg and Cory Stillman scored 29 seconds apart at the end of the first period as the Florida Panthers wrapped up their pre-season schedule by beating Finnish league club Jokerit 4-2 on Wednesday

KARLSTAD, Sweden – Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and an assist as the Detroit Red Wings capped the pre-season with a 6-2 win over Swedish club Farjestad on Wednesday

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The start of a new season usually means a clean slate as teams look ahead with promising optimism to what could be instead of back at what wasn’t

Jim Balsillie might finally be giving up on his dream to own an NHL team.The Canadian billionaire’s dogged pursuit of the Phoenix Coyotes appeared to end Wednesday with a ruling in U

WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Moose can’t wait to erase the sting from losing the Calder Cup championship last spring.The Moose lost to the Hershey Bears in a hard-fought six-game final and then had to watch the visitors hoist the championship trophy on the MTS Centre ice

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks announced that Rob Blake will be the team’s captain this season, with Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle as the alternates

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have set their roster for the start of the regular season.The Capitals recalled winger Boyd Kane from the Hershey Bears of the AHL on Wednesday and assigned goaltender Michal Neuvirth to the Bears

BUFFALO, N.Y. – He’s not only tall, he’s a top prospect. And now rookie Tyler Myers is on the team.After a stellar 2008-09 season in Kelowna, where he led the Rockets to the WHL championship and was named the league’s playoff MVP, Myers, Buffalo’s top pick in the 2008 draft (12th overall), is on the Sabres’ 23-man roster that was announced on Wednesday afternoon

PITTSBURGH – Forward Chris Bourque, the son of Hall of Fame defenceman Ray Bourque, has been claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins.The five-foot-eight, 180-pound Bourque had 21 goals and 52 assists in 69 games with the Capitals’ Hershey (AHL) farm club and one goal in eight games with Washington last season

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes have locked up goaltender Cam Ward for six more years.The Hurricanes signed Ward to a US$37.8-million contract Wednesday

There’s no imminent danger of Pittsburgh Penguins brass, including owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle, giving up their day jobs, but they have a jump start on new careers

WASHINGTON – Who would ever have imagined it? The Capitals are the “it” team in Washington.They have the most popular athlete in the city – sorry, Redskins – and expect to sell out every game

He helped his country win an Olympic gold medal, and is considered by many the greatest Swedish hockey player ever, but one of the things Mats Sundin is most proud of during his career is being a Toronto Maple Leaf

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Agreed to terms with D Mark Popovic and F Maxim Afinogenov.COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed F Fredrik Modin on injured reserve

PHILADELPHIA – Antti Miettinen scored the deciding goal in a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the final pre-season game for both teams on Tuesday

NEWARK, N.J. – Zach Parise and Travis Zajac each had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Islanders 4-2 in the pre-season finale for both teams Tuesday night