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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – It’s been a long time since Canada looked this good to the NHL.Ten years ago, commissioner Gary Bettman would come to the league’s board of governors meetings and get besieged by questions about how the Canadian teams were going to survive

Hockey Canada has made the final cuts to the world junior team and announced the final roster for the annual holiday season tournament. To see the full roster, click here

OTTAWA – A trying start to the season just got a little more frustrating for Jason Spezza after he learned he’ll miss the next six to eight weeks with a torn right knee ligament

Scoring summaries from Tuesday’s NHL games:Kings 3 at Oilers 2First Period1. Los Angeles, Richardson 4 (Brown) 5:29Penalties – None.Second Period2

Results Tuesday:AHLMilwaukee 3 Hamilton 2Bridgeport 2 Portland 0Lowell 6 Springfield 1Rochester 5 Syracuse 3Peoria 4 Grand Rapids 3 (SO)Houston 5 Texas 2ECHLToledo 5 Cincinnati 2IHLPort Huron 6 Flint 1 CentralRapid City 2 Missouri 1 Men’s Exhibition At Regina Saskatchewan/Regina CIS All-stars 4 Canadian Juniors 2 Women’s Exhibition At CalgaryCanada 6 U

NASHVILLE – Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz had reasons to worry that his club might not be ready to face the speedy Tampa Bay Lightning

EDMONTON – The Los Angeles Kings are in first place in the Western Conference thanks to a rare goal form Sean O’Donnell.O’Donnell broke open a 2-2 tie at 15:27 of third period, ending a 157-game streak without a goal, as the Kings defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Tuesday

DENVER – The Washington Capitals were happy with an easy win, but they didn’t leave Colorado in a good mood.Tomas Fleischmann scored two goals and Jose Theodore stopped 27 shots as Washington routed the Colorado Avalanche 6-1 on Tuesday night

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueBOSTON BRUINS-Recalled D Adam McQuaid and D Andy Wozniewski from Providence (AHL)

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues honoured Brett Hull for a second time and this time they made it a feel-good night all the way around.T.J. Oshie scored the go-ahead goal with 4:58 to play and the Calgary Flames were limited to only four shots in the third period of St

HAMILTON, Ont. – Peter Olvecky had a goal and an assist and Chet Pickard made 31 saves as the Milwaukee Admirals edged the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-2 in AHL action Tuesday night

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Expectations have changed since the Minnesota Wild’s 1-6 start.Instead of being excited following Marek Zidlicky’s winning goal in a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night, the Wild were relieved

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Gary Bettman says NHL owners probably won’t have to cut any cheques to cover the losses of the Phoenix Coyotes.The commissioner reassured some members of the board of governors on Tuesday that they won’t be on the hook for the money-losing team if a proposed sale to the Ice Edge group goes through

PITTSBURGH – After losing to Pittsburgh in each of the last two Eastern Conference playoffs, the Philadelphia Flyers reconfigured their lineup to make an already rugged team more physical and better capable of taking out the Penguins

ST. LOUIS – Three years after the St. Louis Blues retired Brett Hull’s No. 16 jersey, they honoured him again for his recent induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame

TORONTO – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is the winner of the 2009 Lou Marsh Award.The honour – decided by a panel of sports editors, reporters and broadcasters – is given annually to Canada’s outstanding athlete by the Toronto Star

TORONTO – Brian Burke is taking a break from running the Toronto Maple Leafs to carry the Olympic flame.The Maple Leafs general manager was among a number of runners selected Tuesday to carry the Olympic torch through the Toronto area

Scoring summaries from Monday’s NHL games:Sabres 4 at Canadiens 3 First Period1. Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 7 (Plekanec, Bergeron) 16:03 (pp) Penalties – O’Byrne Mtl (hooking) 3:18, Rivet Bif (roughing) 15:44, Metropolit Mtl (holding) 18:03

VANCOUVER, B.C. – After a lengthy and frustrating offensive drought, hockey is becoming fun again for Ryan Kesler.The Vancouver centre scored and set up the insurance goal as the Canucks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Monday night

Movements in the world of hockey Monday:National Hockey LeagueCOLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed RW Derek Dorsett on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec