May 2011 - Hockey Wiretap

Four Enter Hockey Hall Of Fame
Joe Nieuwendyk, Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour and Mark Howe took their place in the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.

Associated Press

Wings Expect To Be Part Of NHL Realignment
The Red Wings will likely be taken care of in the NHL's realignment for next season.

ESPN.com

Avalanche Name Milan Hejduk Captain
The 35-year-old will wear the 'C' for the first time tomorrow night in Pittsburgh.

RealGM Staff Report

Seabrook Out After Fall Into Boards
Brent Seabrook limped off the ice favoring his left leg and headed for the dressing room.

Jesse Rogers/ESPN.com

Ryan Miller Out Indefinitely With Concussion
Sabres goalie Ryan Miller is out indefinitely with a concussion after being leveled by a hit from Bruins forward Milan Lucic.

ESPN.com

Chicago's Bolland Out For Third Straight
Dave Bolland hurt his right leg while blocking a shot last Tuesday in St. Louis.

Jesse Rogers/ESPN.com

Kings Place Dustin Penner On IR
Dustin Penner suffered a hand injury when he was struck by a puck in a 3-2 loss Thursday night against visiting Vancouver.

Dan Arritt/ESPN.com

Blue Jackets Activate Curtis Sanford
Curtis Sanford has missed the last 10 games due to a pulled groin muscle suffered in practice on Oct. 17.

Associated Press

Terry Murray Wins In 1,000th Game As Coach
The Kings made Terry Murray a winner in his 1,000th game as an NHL head coach.

Associated Press

Flames Win Eighth Straight Over Avalanche
Miikka Kiprusoff made 36 saves as Calgary held off a furious rally in the third period to top Colorado 4-3 on Saturday night.

Associated Press

Eric Staal Scores First Goal Since Oct. 18
Eric Staal scored for the first time in a month and the Hurricanes beat the Penguins 5-3 on Saturday night.

Associated Press

Surging Bruins Win Fifth Straight
Tyler Seguin scored two goals and had an assist as the Bruins increased their winning streak to five with a 6-2 win over the Sabres on Saturday night.

Associated Press

Maple Leafs And Zurich Lions Reach Agreement
The Maple Leafs have finalized a development agreement with the Zurich Lions of the Swiss Elite League.

Press Release

Rangers Want Gretzky To Participate In Winter Classic
The Rangers have reached out to Wayne Gretzky in an effort to change his mind about participating the Winter Classic alumni game on Dec. 31.

Pierre LeBrun/ESPN.com

Ottawa's Anderson Could Lose No. 1 Role
The Senators could soon bench goalie Craig Anderson if he doesn't start to play better.

Ottawa Sun

Alex Goligoski Likely Out Four Weeks
Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski might be out up to four weeks with a broken thumb.

Mark Stepneski/ESPN.com

Visnovsky Out Four Weeks With Broken Finger
Ducks defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky will be out for about four weeks after breaking a finger on his right hand.

AP

Roger Christian Dies; Won Gold In 1960
Roger Christian, who helped the U.S. hockey team win the 1960 Olympic gold medal, died Wednesday at age 75.

Associated Press

Stars' Alex Goligoski Hurts Hand
Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski left Friday night's 3-1 loss to the Penguins with a hand injury suffered in the first period.

Mark Stepneski/ESPN.com

St. Louis Blues Add Kris Russell
The Blues and Jackets swapped defenseman on Friday.

ESPN.com

Devils' Kovalchuk Out Next Two Games
Ilya Kovalchuk will miss his third straight game Friday with a lower-body injury.

ESPN.com

Crosby Won't Return This Weekend
The Penguins won't have Sidney Crosby on the ice this weekend and they aren't sure when the superstar will play again.

Associated Press

GM: Surgery Coming For Daniel Paille
Islanders defenseman Steve Staios took a slap shot from the right point and the puck hit Boston's Daniel Paille in the face.

ESPN.com

Stars: Steve Ott Out Next Two Games
Steve Ott originally injured his hip in an Oct. 27 game against the Kings.

Mark Stepneski/ESPN.com

Kings To Activate Colin Fraser
He is replacing fellow wing Scott Parse on the roster.

Dan Arritt/ESPN.com

Chicago's Dave Bolland Hurting
Dave Bolland did not practice and was seen limping after Tuesday's game while being attended to by doctors.

Jesse Rogers/ESPN.com

Jackets Acquire Letestu From Penguins
The Jackets have acquired center Mark Letestu from the Penguins for a fourth-round pick in the 2012 draft.

ESPN.com

Source: Coburn Agrees To Four-Year Deal
The Flyers and Braydon Coburn have agreed to terms on a four-year, $18M extension.

ESPN.com

Rangers Acquire Bouchard From Caps
The Rangers have acquired F Francois Bouchard from the Capitals in exchange for DTomas Kundratek.

Press Release

George Parros May Miss Four Weeks
The Ducks will be without forward George Parros for approximately four weeks because of a torn retina in his left eye.

Dan Arritt/ESPN.com