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EDMONTON – Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin is facing charges of drunk driving and speeding following an incident in Scottsdale, Arizona

By Robin Short

Vancouver – Meet Shea Weber, all 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds of him.

An imposing presence indeed, but to some Canadian hockey fans, this Olympian might be somewhat of an unknown quantity

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Jim Sarosy’s dream is at hand – the first outdoor game in American Hockey League history.”It was something that I really thought our organization could put together,” said Sarosy, senior vice-president of the Syracuse Crunch

By Josh Ferguson

Alex Ovechkin and Danis Zaripov each netted a pair of goals to lead Russia to an 8-2 victory over Latvia in Group B action at Canada Hockey Place Tuesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueCOLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Assigned D Mathieu Roy to Syracuse (AHL).LOS ANGELES KINGS-Assigned F Richard Clune to Manchester (AHL)

HAMILTON, Ont. – Texas scored four times in the second period and Richard Bachman made 17 saves as the Stars shut out the Hamilton Bulldogs 5-0 in American Hockey League action Tuesday

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Marco Rosa scored twice and Cory Scheinder made 32 saves as the Manitoba Moose doubled up the Rochester Americans 6-3 in American Hockey League play Tuesday

VANCOUVER, B.C. – It was a coming out party that was four years in the making.Team Canada stepped back on to the biggest stage in international hockey and delivered a crowd-pleasing performance, formally kicking off its quest to erase the memory of Turin with a comfortable 8-0 victory over Norway on Tuesday

By Josh Ferguson

Team USA went 7-for-8 on the power play on their way to a 13-0 dismantling of an inferior Russian squad in Group B play at UBC Thunderbird Arena Tuesday night

By Josh Ferguson

Three different Americans scored in their Olympic debuts as Team USA opened up Group A action of the men’s tournament with a convincing 3-1 win over Switzerland in front of a sell out crowd at Canada Hockey Place Tuesday

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Forward Andre Deveaux of the Toronto Marlies was suspended for three games Tuesday by the American Hockey League.The league had suspended Andre Deveaux indefinitely after throwing a roll of tape into the crowd during Friday’s game against the Moose in Winnipeg

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Reassigned D Arturs Kulda to Chicago (AHL).MINNESOTA WILD-Reassigned LW Cody Almond and G Anton Khudobin to Houston (AHL)

By Robin Short

Vancouver – Three years after a concussion sidelined him for virtually the entire NHL season, an injury that forced him to wonder if he’d ever play again, Patrice Bergeron finds himself suiting up for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics

By Josh Ferguson

The Canadian women’s team followed up their record-setting performance in Game 1 of the women’s Olympic tournament with a 10-1 win over Switzerland in their second game of Group A action at UBC Thunderbird Arena Monday night

TORONTO – Olivier Latendresse and Mikael Backlund each scored twice as the Abbotsford Heat knocked off the Marlies 5-1 in American Hockey League action Monday afternoon at Ricoh Coliseum

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Hockey legend Red Kelly was at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ont., Monday as his No. 3 jersey was retired prior to an Ontario Hockey League game between the Mississauga St

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have reassigned left wing Cody Almond and goalie Anton Khudobin to their AHL affiliate in Houston.Almond and Khudobin were sent down Monday as the Wild began their two-week Olympic break

NEW YORK – Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos, Philadelphia’s Michael Leighton and Dallas’ Marty Turco are the NHL Three Stars of the week.Stamkos led all scorers last week with nine points, including three goals, in four games

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Ryan Getzlaf has been cleared to play for Team Canada at the Olympics.The Anaheim Ducks centre missed a couple of NHL games this week with a sprained left ankle, but was given the thumbs-up to compete for Canada one day after scoring four points in his return to the lineup

Results Sunday:AHL Binghamton 4 Rochester 2Chicago 3 Houston 0Hershey 5 Lowell 2San Antonio 2 Milwaukee 1Springfield 4 Bridgeport 0Syracuse 7 Providence 4Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4 Adirondack 3Worcester 5 Manchester 2ECHLVictoria 5 Alaska 1Bakersfield 7 Ontario 0Cincinnati 5 Johnstown 1Gwinnett 6 Florida 3Kalamazoo 3 Toledo 0Reading 5 Wheeling 3Trenton 7 Elmira 5IHLDayton 4 Quad City 2Fort Wayne 5 Bloomington 2 CentralArizona 5 Amarillo 4 (SO)Bossier-Shreveport 4 Corpus Christi 1Colorado 7 Rapid City 6 (SO)Mississippi 4 Wichita 2Rio Grande Valley 4 Laredo 3 (SO)QMJHLCape Breton 4 Saint John 2 Lewiston 4 Quebec 2 Rimouski 2 Halifax 1 Rouyn-Noranda 4 Montreal 3 Victoriaville 7 Chicoutimi 1 OHLBrampton 4 Peterborough 0 Kitchener 6 Erie 3 London 5 Sudbury 0 Ottawa 3 Kingston 2 Saginaw 4 Sault Ste