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Jim Balsillie might finally be giving up on his dream to own an NHL team.The Canadian billionaire’s dogged pursuit of the Phoenix Coyotes appeared to end Wednesday with a ruling in U

WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Moose can’t wait to erase the sting from losing the Calder Cup championship last spring.The Moose lost to the Hershey Bears in a hard-fought six-game final and then had to watch the visitors hoist the championship trophy on the MTS Centre ice

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have set their roster for the start of the regular season.The Capitals recalled winger Boyd Kane from the Hershey Bears of the AHL on Wednesday and assigned goaltender Michal Neuvirth to the Bears

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks announced that Rob Blake will be the team’s captain this season, with Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle as the alternates

BUFFALO, N.Y. – He’s not only tall, he’s a top prospect. And now rookie Tyler Myers is on the team.After a stellar 2008-09 season in Kelowna, where he led the Rockets to the WHL championship and was named the league’s playoff MVP, Myers, Buffalo’s top pick in the 2008 draft (12th overall), is on the Sabres’ 23-man roster that was announced on Wednesday afternoon

PITTSBURGH – Forward Chris Bourque, the son of Hall of Fame defenceman Ray Bourque, has been claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins.The five-foot-eight, 180-pound Bourque had 21 goals and 52 assists in 69 games with the Capitals’ Hershey (AHL) farm club and one goal in eight games with Washington last season

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes have locked up goaltender Cam Ward for six more years.The Hurricanes signed Ward to a US$37.8-million contract Wednesday

There’s no imminent danger of Pittsburgh Penguins brass, including owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle, giving up their day jobs, but they have a jump start on new careers

WASHINGTON – Who would ever have imagined it? The Capitals are the “it” team in Washington.They have the most popular athlete in the city – sorry, Redskins – and expect to sell out every game

He helped his country win an Olympic gold medal, and is considered by many the greatest Swedish hockey player ever, but one of the things Mats Sundin is most proud of during his career is being a Toronto Maple Leaf

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:National Hockey LeagueATLANTA THRASHERS-Agreed to terms with D Mark Popovic and F Maxim Afinogenov.COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed F Fredrik Modin on injured reserve

PHILADELPHIA – Antti Miettinen scored the deciding goal in a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the final pre-season game for both teams on Tuesday

NEWARK, N.J. – Zach Parise and Travis Zajac each had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Islanders 4-2 in the pre-season finale for both teams Tuesday night

Pity Adam Foote.Even though the veteran defenceman has accomplished just about everything imaginable during his NHL career, a small cloth letter has given him some seriously big skates to fill this season

ATLANTA – Forward Maxim Afinogenov and defenceman Mark Popovic, who played in the pre-season with the Atlanta Thrashers on pro tryouts, have signed with the team

TORONTO – Former NHL goaltender Kevin Weekes says he always knew he was going to become a broadcaster once his hockey career ended, it just came down to timing

ZURICH – ZSC Lions beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 Tuesday in an exhibition game to win the Victoria Cup trophy, marking the Zurich club’s biggest success against an NHL team

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix signed veteran centre Robert Lang to a one-year contract Tuesday.Terms of the contract were not disclosed. “We are very pleased to have signed Robert Lang,” Coyotes general manager Don Maloney said in a statement

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have reduced their active roster to the regular season limit of 23 players.They assigned right-winger Craig Weller to Houston of the American Hockey League

CHICAGO – The short off-season was an eventful one for the Chicago Blackhawks. Four months after they skated off after a loss in the Western Conference final, they’re ready to make another run at the Stanley Cup