May 2010 - Hockey Wiretap

Flames Drop Seventh Straight Against Blues
Calgary is falling out of the playoff picture.

ESPN

Stars' Lehtinen, Morrow Expected Back Wednesday
Wingers Jere Lehtinen and Brenden Morrow are expected to return to the Stars lineup on Wednesday against the Flames.

ESPN.com

Elliott, Anderson, And Crosby Named NHL 'Three Stars' Of The Week
Senators G Brian Elliott has been named the NHL's 'First Star' for the week ending January 24.

Press Release

Blackhawks To Start Huet In Net
The Blackhawks will start Cristobal Huet in the net against the Oilers on Tuesday night.

ESPN.com

Devils Draft Pick Cormier Suspended From QMJHL Playoffs
Devils draft choice Patrice Cormier was suspended Monday for the remainder of the QMJHL playoffs for a violent hit on an opposing player.

AP

Avalanche Win Season-High 6th Straight
The Avalanche beat the Stars 4-0 on Sunday night as goalie Craig Anderson made 27 saves for his fifth shutout of the season.

AP

Man Taken From Rafters At Joe Louis Arena
An unidentified man was taken down from a catwalk in Detroit on Saturday night.

ESPN

Lightning Send Tokarski To AHL, Helenius To SEL
The Lightning sent Dustin Tokarski to Norfolk and Riku Helenius to Sweden.

Press Release

Fleury Expected To Start Sunday
Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is expected to sart against the Flyers on Sunday after missing three games with a broken ring finger on his left hand.

AP

Habs Mara Out, Kostitsyn May Return Against Rangers
Canadiens D Paul Mara has an upper-body injury and will not play against the Rangers on Saturday.

AP

Horton Out Four To Six Weeks With Fractured Tibia
Panthers RW Nathan Horton will miss four to six weeks with a fractured tibia.

AP

Blackhawks Considering All Options As Deadline Nears
Stan Bowman won't tip his hand as the trade deadline nears.

Daily Herald

Group Says Coyotes Sale Will Be Done By Playoffs
The sale of the Coyotes is getting close to completion.

ESPN

Canucks Recall Baumgartner From Manitoba
The Canucks on Friday recalled D Nolan Baumgartner from Manitoba of the AHL.

AP

Thrashers Send Lehtonen To AHL For Conditioning
The Thrashers have assigned G Kari Lehtonen to Chicago of the AHL for conditioning.

AP

Savard May Return Earlier Than Later
After practicing on Friday, Bruins center Marc Savard may return to the team before the January 29 game in Buffalo.

ESPN.com

Penguins Send Johnson, Jeffrey Back To AHL
The Penguins reassigned F Nick Johnson and F Dustin Jeffrey to the AHL on Friday.

AP

Laraque's Stay In Montreal Over
Georges Laraque has played his last game for the Montreal Canadiens.

AP

Sharks' Boyle Could Miss Two Games
Sharks D Dan Boyle is listed day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

AP

Tampa Bay Assigns James Wright To WHL
The Lightning on Thursday assigned C James Wright to the Vancouver Giants of the WHL.

Press Release

Lightning Claim Thompson Off Waivers From Isles
The Tampa Bay Lightning claimed C Nate Thompson off waivers from the New York Islanders on Thursday.

Press Release

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson To Quit As Sweden Coach
Sweden coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson will quit at the end of the season and will be replaced by Par Marts.

AP

Rangers Assign Johnson To Hartford, Recall Zaba
The Rangers on Wednesday sent G Chad Johnson to Hartford of the AHL, and recalled G Matt Zaba from the Wolf Pack.

Press Release

Kings Send Martinez To Manchester
The Kings on Wednesday assigned D Alec Martinez to Manchester of the AHL.

Press Release

Sutton Suspended 2 Games For Hit On Dupuis
Islanders D Andy Sutton was suspended by the NHL for 2 games on Wednesday.

AP

Devils' Elias Has Concussion
The Devils have placed Patrik Elias on the injured list because of a concussion.

AP

Staal Taking Over As Canes' Captain
The Hurricanes on Wednesday named Eric Staal their new captain, replacing veteran Rod Brind'Amour.

AP

Stars Place Lehtinen On IR, Recall Peters
The Stars on Tuesday placed RW Jere Lehtinen on IR and recalled C Warren Peters from the Texas Stars of the AHL.

ESPN.com

Wild Place Sykora, Earl On Waivers
The Wild on Tuesday placed Petr Sykora and Robbie Earl on waivers.

ESPN.com

Penguins' Dupuis Suffers Facial Injury
Penguins F Pascal Dupuis sustained an undisclosed facial injury during Pittsburgh's 6-4 win over the Islanders on Tuesday night.

AP