Glencross, Smith practise with Calgary Flames, who lose Butler to injury
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:58:01 EDT From: NHL.com
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames received good news and bad news on the injury front on Wednesday.The morning after Calgary suffered a humiliating 6-1 setback on home ice to the Edmonton Oilers, forward Curtis Glencross and defenceman Derek Smith suit...
Hurricanes agree to 4-year extension with Ruutu
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:57:02 EDT From: NHL.com
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a four-year, $19 million contract extension with forward Tuomo Ruutu.The deal will pay Ruutu $4 million next season and $5 million in each of the next three years in a deal that runs thro...
Rogers to compete with Bell on content from sports teams they both own
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:57:02 EDT From: NHL.com
MONTREAL - Improved hockey, basketball and soccer coverage, including better access to team practices and more angles on scoring are among improvements sports fans can expect from Rogers now that it owns a big chunk of Toronto’s top sports franchi...
Report: Ruutu extended four years by Hurricanes
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:57:01 EDT From: NHL.com
Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford removed Tuomo Ruutu from any further trade talk on Wednesday when he reportedly re-signed the right wing to a four-year, $19 million extension. The agreement wasn’t too surprising considering Chi...
Blue Jackets send Antoine Vermette to Phoenix for goalie Curtis McElhinney
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:57:02 EDT From: NHL.com
PHOENIX - The Phoenix Coyotes have acquired centre Antoine Vermette from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for goaltender Curtis McElhinney plus a pair of draft picks.Vermette, 29, had eight goals and 19 assists, plus 12 penalty minutes, in 60...
Blue Jackets LW Rick Nash a trade deadline target
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:57:01 EDT From: NHL.com
Rick Nash wears the “C“ on his jersey as captain of Columbus. These days, the letter stands more for, coveted.The NHL trade deadline is Monday and no player has been dangled as bait like Nash, the Blue Jackets’ 27-year-old star forward, and the gr...
Report: Bertuzzi, Wings close to two-year extension
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:56:02 EDT From: NHL.com
The Detroit Free Press is reporting the Detroit Red Wings could announce a two-year contract extension for forward Todd Bertuzzi as soon as Thursday. Bertuzzi, 37, has 12 goals, 17 assists and a plus-21 rating in 54 games this season, most of whc...
Report: Bertuzzi, Wings close to two -year extension
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:56:01 EDT From: NHL.com
The Detroit Free Press is reporting the Detroit Red Wings could announce a two-year contract extension for forward Todd Bertuzzi as soon as Thursday. Bertuzzi, 37, has 12 goals, 17 assists and a plus-21 rating in 54 games this season, most of whc...
Brendan Leipsic’s five points leads Winterhawks over Cougars 8-1 in WHL action
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:54:01 EDT From: NHL.com
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Winterhawks put on another offensive show Tuesday night to move into top spot in the Western Hockey League for the first time all season.Brendan Leipsic had his first WHL hat trick to go along with two assists in Port...
Corey Crawford makes 31 saves as Chicago Blackhawks top Detroit Red Wings 2-1
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:54:01 EDT From: NHL.com
CHICAGO - Corey Crawford made 31 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night in a matchup of Central Division rivals missing their top centres.Jimmy Hayes scored the tying goal in the second pe...
Lecavalier out indefinitely with broken hand
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:52:01 EDT From: NHL.com
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier is out indefinitely because of broken right hand.The Lightning said Tuesday night, during the first period of their game against Anaheim, that Lecavalier has a non-displaced fractur...
Senators GM Bryan Murray doesn’t see any big moves for his club at deadline
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:51:02 EDT From: NHL.com
OTTAWA - If the Ottawa Senators are going to make a push for the post-season, it’s more than likely going to be with their current cast of players.General manager Bryan Murray says he has been working the phones with the trade deadline less than a...
Weight to coach Islanders in Buffalo
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:51:02 EDT From: NHL.com
Assistant coach Doug Weight will run the New York Islanders’ bench in Buffalo on Tuesday night against the Sabres in place of flu-ridden coach Jack Capuano. The Isles announced the move about two hours before game time at First Niagara Center. C...
Blue Jackets get Nikita Nikitin back from IR, but lose Jared Boll to foot injury
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:52:01 EDT From: NHL.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets activated defenceman Nikita Nikitin off injured reserve Tuesday after he missed 12 games with a left knee injury.The NHL club also right-winger Jared Boll on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 9 after mi...
Lightning get first round pick in three-way deal with Detroit, Colorado
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:51:01 EDT From: NHL.com
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman turned agitator Steve Downie into a first-round pick and a prospect with a three-team trade on Tuesday.After sending Downie to Colorado for defenceman Kyle Quincey, Yzerman flipped Qu...
Lightning C Vincent Lecavalier out indefinitely with upper-body injury
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:51:02 EDT From: NHL.com
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier will be sidelined indefinitely because of an undisclosed upper-body injury.The team announced the news before Tuesday night’s game against Anaheim.Lecavalier was hurt in last Saturday ni...
Datsyuk expected to miss 2 weeks after surgery
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:49:02 EDT From: NHL.com
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk is expected to miss two weeks after having arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove fragments from his right knee.Datsyuk is Detroit’s leading scorer with 59 points. Detroit has won a record 23 con...
Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk to miss two weeks after undergoing knee surgery
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:49:02 EDT From: NHL.com
DETROIT - Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk is expected to be out of the lineup for two weeks after undergoing successful arthroscopic knee surgery.The team says the 33-year-old Russian had fragments from his right knee removed this morning ...
Pronger’s wife reports little change in his condition
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:49:01 EDT From: NHL.com
Speaking Sunday at the Philadelphia Flyers’ annual Flyers Wives Fight For Lives Carnival, Chris Pronger’s wife, Lauren Pronger, said there’s been little change in the condition of her husband. Chris Pronger, the Flyers captain, hasn’t played sinc...
NHL Capsules: Eric Staal leads Hurricanes past Capitals 5-0
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:48:02 EDT From: NHL.com
RALEIGH, N.C. - Eric Staal had two goals and an assist, Justin Peters cruised to his first NHL shutout, and the Carolina Hurricanes routed the reeling Washington Capitals 5-0 on Monday night.Justin Faulk and Anthony Stewart scored in an 88-second ...
