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TORONTO – Moose Jaw Warriors forward Joel Broda was named the CHL player of the week on Wednesday.Broda had five goals and six points in three games, all Warriors wins.

BERN, Switzerland – Ryan Callahan scored with 20 seconds left to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 comeback victory over European champion Metallurg Magnitogorsk on Wednesday night in the first game between NHL and Russian teams in 17 years.

EDMONTON – Two Septembers after declaring he saw no purpose in prolonging a lineage of renowned enforcers that included Dave Semenko, Marty McSorley, Dave Brown and Georges Laraque, Edmonton Oilers’ coach Craig MacTavish has reconsidered.

The Detroit Red Wings had no sooner raised the Stanley Cup last spring when talk began of whether any team could stop them from making it two in a row.

Don Cherry says he’s going to dazzle Hockey Night in Canada audiences with his wardrobe this year, that is if he doesn’t get fired first.The veteran Coach’s Corner antagonist also doubts if Washington’s Alex Ovechkin can match his MVP season of last year, doesn’t see why the Detroit Red Wings can’t repeat as Stanley Cup champions and thinks it was silly for the Vancouver Canucks to name goaltender Roberto Luongo as team captain.

BERN, Switzerland – Hockey’s world governing body has ruled that Russian forward Alexander Radulov was wrong to sign for a club in his home country while under contract with the Nashville Predators, but won’t be suspended.

A look at 10 players to watch this season in the NHL:Martin Brodeur, New Jersey DevilsLast season: 44-27-6, 2.17 GAACareer: 538-290-125, 2.20 GAASkinny: Not long after Patrick Roy’s No.

The IIHF, NHL and the NHLPA held a meeting in Berne, Switzerland on Tuesday in an attempt to establish co-operation regarding a mutual respect of contracts and a new player transfer agreement.

The 2008-09 NHL season could be one in which Martin Brodeur stamps his name at the top of several lists in the record book.The New Jersey Devils goaltender is on pace to elbow Patrick Roy aside and be the league’s all-time leader in wins, games and minutes played by a goaltender.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators are counting on an off-season of addition by subtraction to get them headed in the right direction.The Senators were Stanley Cup finalists in 2007, then came a seventh-place finish last season in the Eastern Conference (43-31-8) followed by a swift first-round playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

After being sidelined since before training camp started, Antero Niittymaki returned to the team and, as a result, the Flyers have released tryout goalie Maxime Ouellet.

LOS ANGELES – Chris Kunitz scored the deciding goal in the shootout to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 pre-season victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Joe Thornton scored with 3:03 into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 pre-season victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Assigned F Jordan LaVallee, F Junior Lessard and F Joe Motzko Chicago (AHL).

EDMONTON – David Moss scored twice as the Calgary Flames won their fourth pre-season game in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 on Tuesday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Stephane Veilleux scored his second goal of the game with 23.9 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 pre-season victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.

MONTREAL – Rookie hopeful Max Pacioretty scored in regulation and in shootout as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in NHL pre-season action Tuesday night.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenceman Sean O’Donnell from the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, receiving a conditional selection in the 2009 NHL draft in return.

The Professional Hockey Players’ Association announced they have declared a strike against the Central Hockey League, effective immediately.
“The economic impact of the PHPA’s comprehensive proposal package, most of which has yet to be countered, is modest by today’s standards,” stated PHPA executive director Larry Landon on the union’s website.

A full year hasn’t even passed since Bruce Boudreau was hired by the Washington Capitals but he’s already well up the seniority list of NHL head coaches.