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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Teppo Numminen seems happier than he’s been in more than a year.The Buffalo Sabres defenceman, who failed his physical on the first day of training camp in 2007 due to a heart ailment, got a clean bill of health Saturday.

WHISTLER, B.C. – Two of the stalwart Vancouver Canucks blueliners on a team steeped in solid goaltending and defence used the opening day of a two-day training camp to emphasize one thing: players must look after their own game.

TORONTO – The new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs found himself in a serious traffic jam the other night and decided to make good use of the time – so he started yelling.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Buffalo Sabres general manager Darcy Regier was given a two-year contract extension Saturday.Regier, who was entering the final year of his current contract, is now signed to lead the club through the 2010-11 season.

MONTREAL – There are some very high hopes for the Canadiens in Montreal this season, and they are resting on the shoulders of some pretty young men.

CALGARY – While most eyes at the Calgary Flames training camp were on the debut of off-season addition Todd Bertuzzi, veteran forward Craig Conroy is quietly getting used to his new role as the team’s oldest player.

EDMONTON – Training camp is about expectations, and Sam Gagner, Andrew Cogliano and Robert Nilsson are Exhibit A as to how profoundly those expectations can change in one year.

Results Friday:OHLGuelph 4 Sault Ste. Marie 3 (OT)Kitchener 4 Plymouth 2London 4 Erie 0 Ottawa 4 Brampton 2Sudbury 7 Oshawa 4Windsor 4 Sarnia 2QMJHLAcadie-Bathurst 5 P.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Signed F Teemu Selanne to a tryout agreement and F Drew Miller to a two-year contract.

DENVER – Avalanche captain Joe Sakic pulled rank Friday and instituted what he called the “old-man rule,” thereby getting himself out of fitness testing.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – It’s a humbling experience going from Stanley Cup contenders one year to missing the playoffs the next, which is something Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres don’t take lightly.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – With training camp set to open Saturday, the Minnesota Wild still have one glaring item remaining on their summer to-do list.

VANCOUVER – A couple of workers were busy scrubbing walls Friday inside one of the main entrances to GM Place as Vancouver Canucks veterans and hopefuls assembled for the start of training camp.

TORONTO – Almost nobody is giving the Toronto Maple Leafs a chance this season and that’s just fine with the guys who play for the team.They don’t mind that interim GM Cliff Fletcher thinks rocky days lie ahead.

MONTREAL – Saku Koivu has captained the Montreal Canadiens through some of the leanest years in franchise history.But for the first time in his career, Koivu’s Canadiens have a legitimate shot at the Stanley Cup and he can’t wait to get the season started.

CALGARY – Calgary Flames head coach Mike Keenan will test out newcomer Todd Bertuzzi on a line with captain Jarome Iginla and Daymond Langkow when the NHL team holds its first training camp workout Saturday.

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers are well aware that putting a hockey team together during training camp is one thing, but keeping it together for the balance of a season is another.

ARLINGTON, Va. – Alex Ovechkin strolled into the Washington Capitals’ practice facility to report for training camp Friday, wearing a tight-fitting tank top, faded camouflage shorts and flip-flops.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Teemu Selanne will be at the Anaheim Ducks training camp even though he’s yet to sign a contract for the upcoming season.
The Finnish winger agreed to a pro tryout agreement with the team on Friday so that he could be on the ice when the Ducks start skating over the weekend.

Results Thursday:OHLBarrie 3 Mississauga 1Peterborough 4 Kingston 1QMJHLNo Games Scheduled.WHLKootenay 4 Spokane 2Maritime Jr. AWeeks 3 Summerside 1Ontario Jr.