Ice Hockey
Atlanta Trades Kovalchuk To New Jersey
Published on 6 Feb 2010, 21:59 by Ian P.Team captain Ilya Kovalchuk and defenceman Anssi Salmela were traded by the Atlanta Thrashers to the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 4 for defenceman Johnny Oduya, rookie forward Niclas Bergfors, junior prospect Patrice Cormier and New Jersey’s first-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. The teams will also swap second-round picks in 2010.
“This wasn’t [...]
Detroit Trades Leino To Philadelphia
Published on 6 Feb 2010, 21:41 by Ian P.Detroit Red Wings traded left winger Ville Leino to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a fifth-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft on Feb. 6.
The Wings signed the undrafted Leino in the summer of 2007. He scored 28 goals and 77 points in 59 games with Jokerit of the Finnish Elite League [...]
Senators’ Foligno Breaks Leg
Published on 1 Feb 2010, 22:22 by Ian P.The Ottawa Senators announced on Jan. 30 that forward Nick Foligno had broken his right leg and will be out of action for six to eight weeks. The Ottawa winger blocked a shot from Montreal defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron with six minutes left in the game.
“It was just a stupid, stupid play,” Foligno told the Ottawa [...]
Mike Green Suspended
Published on 1 Feb 2010, 22:14 by Ian P.It was announced on Jan. 30 that The National Hockey League had suspended Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green for three games without pay. The ban was handed out for an incident that occurred in a game against the Florida Panthers on January 29.
In the first period of the contest, Green delivered an elbow to the [...]
Ducks Sign Hiller To Extension
Published on 1 Feb 2010, 22:06 by Ian P.The Anaheim Ducks announced on Jan. 30 that they have signed goaltender Jonas Hiller to a four-year contract extension through the 2013-14 NHL season. However, financial terms were not disclosed.
The 27-year-old Hiller has an NHL career record of 54-37-5 record with a 2.46 goals-against average (GAA) and 91.9 save percentage in 108 games with Anaheim. [...]
Upshall Tears ACL
Published on 1 Feb 2010, 21:58 by Ian P.It was announced on Jan. 31 that the Phoenix Coyotes leading goal scorer Scottie Upshall will be out of action indefinitely after tearing the ACL in his right knee during a game against Calgary on Jan. 28.
A follow-up evaluation and MRI by the team’s medical staff confirmed the knee injury and surgery is expected to [...]
Anaheim Sends J.S. Giguere To Maple Leafs
Published on 1 Feb 2010, 21:49 by Ian P.The Anaheim Ducks traded goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 31 for veteran winger Jason Blake and goaltender Vesa Toskala. Giguere waived his no-trade clause and had one year left on his contract at a salary of $7 million.
Giguere had played in 20 games for Anaheim this season, with a record [...]
Cammalleri Injured
Published on 1 Feb 2010, 21:37 by Ian P.The Montreal Canadiens, who are 10th in the Eastern Conference of the NHL with 56 points, will be playing without the team’s leading scorer Michael Cammalleri for the next six to eight weeks.
According to published reports, Cammalleri suffered an injury to the medial collateral ligament in his right knee during his team’s 3-2 overtime loss [...]
Jere Lehtinen Injured
Published on 21 Jan 2010, 01:52 by Ian P.The Dallas Stars of the NHL announced on Jan. 20 that they have placed forward Jere Lehtinen on the team’s injured list.
The move was placed retroactive to Jan. 16, which was the date that Lehtinen suffered an upper body injury during a game against the Detroit Red Wings. Dallas stated that the injury didn’t appear [...]
Elias Hopes To Return For Olympics
Published on 21 Jan 2010, 01:43 by Ian P.Team officials for the Czech Republic have stated that they believe captain Patrik Elias will recover in time for the Olympic Games in February even though the New Jersey Devils have put the player on their injured list with a concussion.
The left-winger was injured on Jan. 16 when he was checked by Colorado’s Ryan Wilson. [...]