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TORONTO – Internet broadcaster JumpTV Inc. (TSX:JTV) is merging with NeuLion Inc., a New York-based provider of web services to sports customers including the National Hockey League and the International Fight League.

DETROIT – The Dominator is done.Dominik Hasek announced his retirement during a news conference in Detroit on Monday, only days after the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in six games over Pittsburgh.

DETROIT – Dominik Hasek is expected to announce his retirement, a person in the NHL told The Associated Press on Sunday night.The Detroit Red Wings scheduled a news conference for Monday morning without revealing details.

FARGO, N.D. – The coach of the United States Hockey League’s Fargo Force says 15-year-old star Garrett Clarke is backing out of a verbal commitment to the University of North Dakota and the Fargo USHL team.

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs are closing in on hiring veteran Ron Wilson as their next head coach.”We have a verbal agreement but nothing’s on paper yet,” Leafs interim GM Cliff Fetcher told The Canadian Press on Sunday.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Penguins refuse to die.Ben Lovejoy scored the winner as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins clobbered the Chicago Wolves 5-1 in Game 5 of the Calder Cup.

DETROIT – The Stanley Cup is OK after taking a tumble during the Red Wings’ celebrations in Detroit.NHL spokeswoman Bernadette Mansur said the Cup got a slight dent Friday after some players took the trophy to Cheli’s Chili Bar, a downtown restaurant owned by Red Wings defenceman Chris Chelios.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCAROLINA HURRICANES-Signed G Daniel Manzato to a one-year contract.PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Traded F Ryan Potulny to Edmonton for D Danny Syvret.

TORONTO – The NHL insists it hasn’t spilled the beans on this year’s Hart Trophy winner.The league’s official online store briefly featured a blue Alexander Ovechkin t-shirt Friday afternoon with the phrase “2007-08 Hart Trophy winner” displayed along the bottom.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A Silicon Valley financier who owns a stake in the NHL’s Nashville Predators has filed for personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy just weeks after being accused of loan fraud.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anaheim Ducks executive vice-president and general manager Brian Burke has been selected to lead the United States’ entry at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, USA Hockey announced Friday.

PITTSBURGH – At the very moment the Detroit Red Wings were holding their Stanley Cup parade Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins were saying goodbye and heading off into a shorter-than-usal off-season.

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers traded defenceman Danny Syvret to the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday for forward Ryan Potulny.Syvret, a 22-year-old native of Millgrove, Ont.

TORONTO – Talks are continuing Friday between CBC and the agency representing the composer of the “Hockey Night in Canada” theme song.CBC sports director Scott Moore has said he hopes the public broadcaster can reach a reasonable deal with representatives for Dolores Claman.

UNDATED – From the sublime halls of Parliament to the ridiculous – yet hilarious – lyrics of a Calgary radio station, Canadians poured out their hearts Friday in a rah-rah requiem for their beloved hockey anthem.

UNDATED – From the sublime halls of Parliament to the ridiculous – yet hilarious – lyrics of a Calgary radio station, Canadians poured out their hearts Friday in a rah-rah requiem for their beloved hockey anthem.

DETROIT – For the third time this decade, Detroit sports fans headed downtown to celebrate a major sports championship.Thousands of red-and-white-clad fans jammed Woodward Avenue for the chance to see a parade Friday in honour of the team that brought the Stanley Cup back to Hockeytown.

DETROIT – Goaltender Chris Osgood stopped just about everything in the Stanley Cup playoffs. With thousands of jubilant fans celebrating the Red Wings’ title Friday, he couldn’t stop his emotions.

Movements in the world of hockey Thursday:National Hockey LeagueBUFFALO SABRES-Sign D Dennis Persson to three-year entry-level deal.COLORADO AVALANCHE – Signed D Derek Peltier.

RALEIGH, N.C. – For the past decade, Glen Wesley helped shepherd the Carolina Hurricanes from homeless vagabonds in North Carolina to Stanley Cup champions.