Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski was taken into custody on Friday night following an altercation in a Vancouver bar. Grabovski, an injured member of the Belarussian team, was later released. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. "Our hockey club is aware of reports that forward Mikhail Grabovski was involved in a minor altercation in Vancouver early Saturday morning," said Maple Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke. " Since we are presently investigating this matter, the team will not provide any further comment at this time."

Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin is facing DUI and speeding charges in Arizona. Scottsdale police say an officer pulled over Khabibulin's Ferrari shortly after midnight on Feb. 8 after the car was clocked at 70 mph in a 45 mph zone. Khabibulin, 37, played for the Phoenix Coyotes from 1996-99 and still has a home in Paradise Valley.

U.S. goaltenders Ryan Miller and Jonathan Quick have to cover or remove some words from their helmets that are in violation of IOC rules, according to an Associated Press report. Miller had ?Miller Time? on the back of his helmet on Monday during practice and Jonathan Quick?s helmet has ?Support Our Troops? adorned on his mask. Szymon Szemberg, spokesman for the International Ice Hockey Federation, confirmed both players will be told to take those messages off their equipment because it?s the governing bodies? task to enforce IOC rule No. 51 that bars advertising, demonstrations and propaganda.

Tampa Bay Sports & Entertainment LLC, which is owned by Jeff Vinik and a related family entity, has executed an agreement to purchase the Lightning of the NHL from its current owners, the club announced on Friday. The sale includes the Lightning hockey team, the company which operates the St. Pete Times Forum, and two parcels of adjacent land. Vinik will be the Chairman and sole person controlling Tampa Bay Sports & Entertainment. The ownership transfer of the Lightning is subject to approval by the NHL Board of Governors. ?Buying the Lightning and joining the Tampa Bay community is a dream come true,? Vinik said. ?I?ve been an avid hockey fan my whole life and I pledge to our fans that I will work my hardest to build the Lightning into a world class organization both on and off the ice. I hope to bring a high level of excitement and intensity back to Lightning hockey, with a goal of having the team consistently compete for the Stanley Cup. I have a passion for the game and will do my best to restore a winning culture at the St. Pete Times Forum that all of our fans and partners can be proud of.? Vinik is purchasing the team from OK Hockey, LLC, whose Chairman and Governor is Oren Koules. ?The day is a bittersweet one for us, as I believe we have established a strong foundation on the ice and begun to point things in a positive direction for the Lightning,? Koules said. ?We look forward to seeing Jeff take the team from here and move it forward. I believe we are leaving him with some great pieces in place and hopefully he can build upon them to deliver a consistent winner in the future.? Vinik, 50, is the founder and chairman of Vinik Asset Management and a minority owner of the Boston Red Sox. Prior to founding Vinik Asset Management, he managed Fidelity?s Magellan Fund, at that time the world?s largest equities fund. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Duke University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Economics, Vinik went on to earn his Masters of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School. The lifelong hockey fan currently resides in Boston with his wife Penny and their four children, Danny (19), Jared (17), Kyra (16) and Joshua (9). The Viniks are active charitably, both in the Boston community and worldwide, directing their efforts to serving basic human needs.