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VANCOUVER – He never won a Stanley Cup but Trevor Linden will retire from the Vancouver Canucks as a player viewed as a winner not only for what he did on the ice, but for his contribution to the community.

TORONTO – It appears that Cliff Fletcher will remain general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs until next summer.Team president Richard Peddie tells The Canadian Press that Fletcher will likely call the shots until 2009.

TORONTO – Turns out Cliff Fletcher is here for a good time and a long time.Unable to lure away the top candidates on their short list for their vacant GM job, the Toronto Maple Leafs have decided to keep Fletcher in the interim GM role likely through next season.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs want to hire the right person to fill their vacant general manager’s position and they’re willing to wait to get him.

According to Globe and Mail columnist David Shoalts, lawyer Gord Kirke, one half of the search committee, has said Cliff Fletcher will stay on as the team’s GM until the summer of 2009.

According to the Globe and Mail’s David Shoalts, lawyer Gord Kirke, one half of the search committee, has said Cliff Fletcher will stay on as the team’s GM until the summer of 2009.

NEW YORK – Rangers defenceman Michal Rozsival, who can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, was scheduled to have hip surgery Wednesday.

The NHL announced the order of selection for the NHL Entry Draft June 20 and 21 in Ottawa. Round 1 will take place Saturday and Rounds 2-7 go Sunday.

DETROIT – Mike Babcock helped bring the Stanley Cup back to Detroit.In turn, Red Wings ownership is bringing Babcock back for three more years.

OTTAWA – Peter DeBoer met with Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk on Tuesday but the NHL club wasn’t ready to announce his hiring Wednesday.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Michael Leighton has made his way back to the NHL.The Carolina Hurricanes signed the veteran goaltender to a US$1.2-million, two-year contract on Wednesday.

Detroit Red Wings defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom and goalie Chris Osgood did a little musical number with the Stanley Cup in tow as guests on NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueDALLAS STARS-Acquired a 2009 conditional seventh-round draft pick from Colorado for C Marty Sertich.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Chicago Wolves have brought the Calder Cup back to the Windy City.Jason Krog scored a hat trick to lift the Wolves to a 5-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in Game 6 of the American Hockey League championship series on Tuesday.

DETROIT – An NHL source tells The Associated Press that Mike Babcock and the Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a three-year contract for the Stanley Cup-winning coach.

DETROIT – Mike Babcock is returning to the bench for the Detroit Red Wings.Babcock and the Stanley Cup-winning team agreed to a three-year contract, a league source told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have acquired defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron from the Anaheim Ducks for a third-round pick in this year’s NHL draft.

VANCOUVER – Vancouver Canucks forward Trevor Linden has decided to call it a career after 21 seasons in the NHL.Linden, 38, will make the announcement Wednesday at a news conference, a source told The Canadian Press.

VANCOUVER – Trevor Linden, who led the Vancouver Canucks to Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup final and helped guide the NHL Players’ Association through a one-year lockout, has decided to retire after 19 seasons.

TORONTO – A month ago Cliff Fletcher fired Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Paul Maurice, saying he wanted to clear the decks for the team’s incoming general manager.