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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – John Armstrong had a goal and two assists and Jamie Lundmark added three helpers as the Abbotsford Heat picked up its first home victory in team history with a 7-5 AHL win over the Milwaukee Admirals Friday night

CALGARY – Despite getting two points, including the eventual game-winning goal, Dustin Boyd was more impressed with his Flames linemate Brian McGrattan

EDMONTON – Dustin Penner is happy to shoulder more of the offensive load in Edmonton – and the Oilers sure don’t mind, either.Penner and Gilbert Brule each scored twice as the Edmonton Oilers cruised past the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Friday night for their third win in the past four games

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueCHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Reassigned LW Jack Skille to Rockford (AHL).DALLAS STARS-Placed C Steve Ott on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct

DALLAS – The Boston Bruins had the perfect formula for their first road game of the season.Tim Thomas made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and 13th overall, Marc Savard scored twice, and the Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 on Friday night

PEORIA, Ill. – Mathieu Darche’s second goal of the game 16 seconds into overtime Friday lifted the Hamilton Bulldogs past the Peoria Rivermen 4-3 in American Hockey League action

SUNRISE, Fla. – Speedy Radek Dvorak left the Philadelphia Flyers behind.Dvorak broke a 2-2 tie with his second short-handed goal in two games, helping the Florida Panthers snap a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory Friday night

CLEVELAND – Veteran forward Mike Keane scored the game winner 6:55 into the third period as the Manitoba Moose beat the Lake Erie Monsters 3-2 in AHL action Friday

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres are having a lot of fun winning games early on.Miller was spectacular in making 36 saves, Clarke MacArthur scored on a penalty shot, and rookie Tyler Myers scored his first NHL goal to help keep the Sabres undefeated in regulation with a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night

Sure it’s only four games into the season, but the well-rested Atlanta Thrashers are already making the NHL take notice.The Thrashers have played the fewest games in the league and are making the most of it

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Jeff Taffe scored twice as part of Rochester’s four-goal second period, leading the Americans to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Marlies on Friday night in the American Hockey League

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Jan Hejda, who is expected to miss four-to-six weeks with a sprained left knee, has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Oct

CHICAGO – Marian Hossa, who signed a US$62.8-million, 12-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks during the off-season, skated for the first time Friday since undergoing surgery on his shoulder in July

DALLAS – The Dallas Stars have placed centre Steve Ott on injured reserve with a rib cage muscle injury.The move Friday came five days after Ott injured an oblique muscle against Vancouver

DETROIT – Red Wings forward Johan Franzen has undergone successful surgery to repair a ligament in his left knee.The team said Franzen is expected to miss at least four months because of the injury sustained Oct

OTTAWA – Always talented, sometimes frustrating, Alex Kovalev made his mark on the Montreal Canadiens.Never was that more clear than when fans of the bleu, blanc et rouge staged a rally outside of the Bell Centre in an effort to keep him in Montreal this past summer

PHOENIX – Looking to fill seats, the beleaguered Phoenix Coyotes are offering free tickets.The NHL team unveiled a promotion Friday that will see it give away tickets if it wins on certain nights

By Jim Connelly

As the pucks drops on another college hockey season, the game’s landscape, particularly amongst the two youngest conferences – Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America – has dramatically changed

It keeps getting worse for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

According to a report from Canadian sports network TSN, defenseman Mike Van Ryn, acquired in 2008 in the Bryan McCabe trade, is expected to announce he will undergo extensive knee surgery that may end his NHL career

Results Thursday:AHL Texas 2 Grand Rapids 0ECHLKalamazoo 4 Reading 1QMJHLDrummondville 5 Shawinigan 4 (SO)P.E.I. 4 Moncton 2 Quebec 3 Halifax 2Val-d’Or 5 Acadie-Bathurst 2OHLGuelph 6 Peterborough 3 Niagara 4 Owen Sound 3 (SO) Sarnia 3 Barrie 2 Windsor 8 Ottawa 5 WHLPortland 5 Edmonton 2 Maritime Jr