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TORONTO – Following weeks of attempted rehabilitation on his injured shoulder, Mike Komisarek has officially ended his debut season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, opting for surgery that will also prevent him from playing in the Vancouver Olympics

As first reported by THN.com last week, the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning is on the verge of completion. – The sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning to Boston-based hedge fund manager Jeffrey Vinik is all but complete and is expected to be announced within days, multiple sources confirmed to THN

By R.J. Riley

Former Canadiens tough guy Georges Laraque has put a different pair of gloves on and is ready to get to work, but this time it’s more personal than ever

Results Wednesday:AHL Hamilton 4 San Antonio 0Hershey 3 Norfolk 2 (SO)Houston 4 Peoria 1Lake Erie 3 Rochester 2Rockford 5 Grand Rapids 3Syracuse 5 Albany 3Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5 Adirondack 4 (SO)Worcester 8 Springfield 4At Newark, N

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Senators 4 at Sabres 2First PeriodNo Scoring.Penalties – Ellis Buf (tripping) 11:56, Mair Buf (roughing) 17:34, Spezza Ott (tripping) 18:07, Pominville Buf (high-sticking) 20:00

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ryan Whitney and Kyle Chipchura scored first-period goals, and the Anaheim Ducks extended their winning streak at home to nine games with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Wed Wings on Wednesday night

EDMONTON – Ryan Potulny scored the only goal of the game with just 17 seconds left as the Edmonton Oilers won their second in a row, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 Wednesday night

CALGARY – Curtis Glencross recorded his first career hat trick to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Assigned D Nick Boynton to Manitoba (AHL).BOSTON BRUINS-Reassigned F Matt Marquardt from Reading (ECHL) to Providence (AHL)

HAMILTON, Ont. – Curtis Sanford made 22 saves Wednesday as the Hamilton Bulldogs won their fifth American Hockey League game in a row, 4-0 over the San Antonio Rampage

CHICAGO – The St. Louis Blues played like a much different team than the one the Chicago Blackhawks saw a month ago on the night Davis Payne took over as interim coach

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Make that a perfect 10 for the Ottawa Senators.Daniel Alfredsson scored twice in the final minute – including an empty-netter – and the Senators extended a franchise-best winning streak to 10 with a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night

TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Mike Komisarek will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, ending his plans to represent the United States at the Vancouver Olympics

According to a report on TSN.ca, Thrashers GM Don Waddell has told Ilya Kovalchuk to expect a trade within hours to days during a meeting Wednesday

TORONTO – Jean-Sebastien Giguere wants to be a good leader, hard worker and solid mentor. More than anything, he just wants his old job back, saying he will use his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs to try “to re-establish myself as a No

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes have activated defenceman Joe Corvo while placing forward Tuomo Ruutu on injured reserve.The team announced the moves on Wednesday

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have fired coach Ken Hitchcock less than two weeks before he’ll step behind the bench as an assistant with Team Canada

ATLANTA – Ilya Kovalchuk couldn’t break Antero Niittymaki’s “curse” on the Atlanta Thrashers. Instead, the Thrashers captain broke his stick in frustration

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The NCAA has barred the Buffalo State and Geneseo college men’s hockey teams from the playoffs this season for violating financial aid rules to bolster their rosters with Canadian-born players

SAN JOSE, Calif. – If the Detroit Red Wings could play everyone else as well as they do against the San Jose Sharks they wouldn’t have to fight to make it to the playoffs