http://www.nhl.com/rss News in English NHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2005 NHL. All Rights Reserved en_us Sat, 17 May 2008 02:00:43 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363707 Movements in the world of hockey Friday: National Hockey League FLORIDA PANTHERS-Agreed to terms with Jacques Martin, general manager, through the 2011-12 season. Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 11:59:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363706 ROSEMONT, Ill. - Toronto Marlies coach Greg Gilbert says his team doesn't need any significant corrections following a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Wolves in Friday's opener of the American Hockey League Western Conference final. He'll settle for... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 11:59:38 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363705 KITCHENER, Ont. - Justin Azevedo snuffed out Gatineau's comeback bid with an overtime goal, which gave the host Kitchener Rangers a 6-5 win to open the 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup on Friday. Azevedo wired a wrist shot high over the outstret... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 10:56:40 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363699 QUEBEC - Semifinal summaries Friday from the IIHF world hockey championship: Canada 5 vs. Sweden 4 First Period 1. Canada, Heatley 11 (Burns, Green) 5:35 (pp) 2. Sweden, Stralman 3 (Weinhandl) 19:15 Penalties - Stralman Swe (... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 09:29:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363698 QUEBEC - It doesn't get much better than this. The top line delivered another huge performance Friday as Canada beat Sweden 5-4 to set up a gold medal game with Russia at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. Dany Heatley, Ryan Getzlaf and... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 07:59:40 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363696 QUEBEC - Team Canada is on the verge of something very special. The Russians are now the only team that stands in the way of Canada becoming the first country to win the IIHF World Hockey Championship on home soil since 1986. It's been a... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 07:29:37 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363693 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Last summer, Predators general manager David Poile had to strip several key players off his team to save money on salary. This year the team has new ownership committed to keeping Nashville's young talent from leaving. Wan... Associated Press Fri, 16 May 2008 06:52:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363685 PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Pittsburgh Penguins got back into a game that looked hopelessly lost by replacing the more physical Jarkko Ruutu with the faster Max Talbot at center Jordan Staal's line. Staal, adjusting on the fly to a new linemate, scored... Associated Press Fri, 16 May 2008 05:22:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363682 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -The Carolina Hurricanes know their coach will be back next season. They're still waiting to find out whether two of their aging defensemen will join him. General manager Jim Rutherford said Friday that the team would retain c... Associated Press Fri, 16 May 2008 05:02:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363681 DETROIT - Johan Franzen will miss a fourth straight playoff game when his Detroit Red Wings try to eliminate the Dallas Stars in the NHL's Western Conference final Saturday (1:30 p.m. ET). Franzen, who scored a franchise-record 12 post-seaso... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 04:59:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363680 RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes know their coach will be back next season. They're still waiting to find out whether two of their aging defencemen will join him. General manager Jim Rutherford said Friday that the team would retain c... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 04:59:38 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363678 PITTSBURGH (AP) -Evgeni Malkin could have talked with friends, enjoyed a dinner out, played video games or watched television. Whatever he did Friday, it wasn't at the hockey rink. While the Flyers practiced at their suburban Philadelphia rink f... Associated Press Fri, 16 May 2008 04:42:40 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363675 VOORHEES, N.J. - Kimmo Timonen's return from injury suddenly seems much closer than that of Philadelphia Flyers defence partner Braydon Coburn. The all-star was all but ruled out for the season a week ago, on the eve of the Eastern Conferenc... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 04:29:44 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363670 DETROIT - Tomas Holmstrom would rather go on a soup diet than stop crashing NHL creases. He doesn't appear to need to drop any pounds. There is little fat on the six-foot, 203-pound Swede's body, but the feisty forward will do anything to he... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 03:59:42 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363669 QUEBEC - Russia is a step closer to ending its 15-year gold medal drought at the IIHF world hockey championship. Veteran Sergei Fedorov got the all-important opening goal as Russia used its quick-strike attack to down Finland 4-0 on Friday a... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 03:59:40 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363668 KITCHENER, Ont. - They were two goaltenders united under the Maple Leaf before their paths widely diverged. Ryan Mior of the Gatineau Olympiques and Carey Price of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens were teammates on Canada's under-18 team four ye... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 03:56:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363664 VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) -Kimmo Timonen's return from injury suddenly seems much closer than that of Philadelphia Flyers defense partner Braydon Coburn. The All-Star was all but ruled out for the season a week ago, on the eve of the Eastern Conferenc... Associated Press Fri, 16 May 2008 03:52:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363663 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -Peter Laviolette will be back for a fifth season coaching the Carolina Hurricanes. General manager Jim Rutherford said Friday that the team would retain the coach who in 2006 led the Hurricanes to their only Stanley Cup. Spec... Associated Press Fri, 16 May 2008 03:42:38 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363660 PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins have only lost two games in the NHL playoffs so there's hardly any hand-wringing going on after a Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference final. They can wrap things up Sunday (3 ... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 03:29:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363648 NEW YORK - The contingency plan for Saturday's 1:30 p.m. ET DAL@DET NBC broadcast is as follows: If the game goes into overtime, the local Dallas and Detroit NBC affiliates will stay with the game until it's conclusion In markets outside... NHL.com Fri, 16 May 2008 02:12:00 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363644 SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers are locking up general manager Jacques Martin to a long-term deal. The NHL team announced Friday the two sides have reached an agreement for Martin to remain as GM through the 2011-12 season. Martin, ... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 01:29:40 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363638 TORONTO - Canadian teams may be out of the Stanley Cup playoffs, but that hasn't kept Ottawa singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards from creating her own bit of NHL fun. The acclaimed roots-rocker is hitting the ice with a hockey-themed music vi... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 12:59:41 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363634 SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -Jacques Martin has reached an agreement to remain with the Florida Panthers as general manager through the 2011-12 season, the team said Friday. Martin was stripped of his duties as head coach last month but said he would sta... Associated Press Fri, 16 May 2008 12:12:40 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363606 Scoring summary from Thursday's NHL game: Penguins 2 at Flyers 4 First Period 1. Philadelphia, Lupul 3 (Hartnell, Parent) 8:27 2. Philadelphia, Briere 9 (Jones, Hartnell) 11:48 (pp) 3. Philadelphia, Carter 6 (Umberger, Modry)... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 12:29:38 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363605 Movements in the world of hockey Thursday: National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES-Agreed to terms with D Brett Bellemore on a three-year contract. Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 12:29:38 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363604 Results Thursday: IIHF Men's World Championship At Halifax and Quebec No Games Scheduled. 2008 Memorial Cup At Kitchener, Ont. Round-robin begins Friday. AHL Calder Cup Playoffs Conference Finals (Best-o... Canadian Press Fri, 16 May 2008 12:26:38 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363602 PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Not only did the Philadelphia Flyers stay alive Thursday night, they got good news on the status of injured defensemen Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn. Philadelphia's top defense pair could be reunited as early as Sunday for ... Associated Press Thu, 15 May 2008 11:52:40 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363601 PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Not only did the Philadelphia Flyers stay alive Thursday night, they got good news on the status of injured defensemen Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn. Philadelphia's top defense pair could be reunited as early as Sunday for ... Associated Press Thu, 15 May 2008 11:52:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363594 Pittsburgh 0 0 2-2 Philadelphia 3 0 1-4 First Period-1, Philadelphia, Lupul 3 (Hartnell, Parent), 8:27. 2, Philadelphia, Briere 9 (Jones, Hartnell), 11:48 (pp). 3, Philadelphia, Carter 6 (Umberger, Modry), 18:50 (pp). Second Period-None. Th... Associated Press Thu, 15 May 2008 10:52:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363592 PHILADELPHIA - Players always say they don't read newspapers but yet the Philadelphia Flyers admit they were more than a little perturbed at all the talk of a Pittsburgh-Detroit Stanley Cup final. It may still happen, but it's going to have ... Canadian Press Thu, 15 May 2008 10:29:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363586 QUEBEC - Canada and Sweden haven't had a chance to develop much of a rivalry at this year's IIHF World Hockey Championship. The two teams were separated by 1,000 kilometres for the first two weeks of the tournament and could only find nice t... Canadian Press Thu, 15 May 2008 07:59:41 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363585 DETROIT - Marty Turco has quite an opportunity in front of him. The Dallas goalie is 0-9-2 in the NHL at Joe Louis Arena, where he will have a chance to stop nagging questions and extend the Western Conference final against the Detroit Red W... Canadian Press Thu, 15 May 2008 07:29:40 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363583 KITCHENER, Ont. - The Kitchener Rangers restored their confidence and the faith of their fans in time for the Memorial Cup. The host club opens the 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup on Friday (7 p.m. ET) against the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Lea... Canadian Press Thu, 15 May 2008 07:26:42 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363579 DETROIT (AP) -Marty Turco has quite an opportunity in front of him. The Dallas goalie is 0-9-2 in the NHL at Joe Louis Arena, where he will have a chance to stop nagging questions and extend the Western Conference finals against the Detroit Red ... Associated Press Thu, 15 May 2008 06:12:41 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363578 DETROIT (AP) -Marty Turco has quite an opportunity in front of him. The Dallas goalie is 0-9-2 in the NHL at Joe Louis Arena, where he will have a chance to stop nagging questions and extend the Western Conference finals against the Detroit Red ... Associated Press Thu, 15 May 2008 05:52:41 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363576 QUEBEC - As Russia and Finland got ready on Thursday for their second semifinal meeting in as many years at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, most of the talk was about a skater who won't even play. Ilya Kovalchuk, the gifted forward for t... Canadian Press Thu, 15 May 2008 04:59:40 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363573 PHILADELPHIA - Wayne Gretzky never got to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mario Lemieux never skated for the Montreal Canadiens. Jarome Iginla ended up on the enemy side of his childhood Alberta heroes. Not every kid ends up playing for th... Canadian Press Thu, 15 May 2008 04:29:42 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363569 TORONTO - Murray Henderson has created numerous paintings over the years that combined his passion for hockey and aiding charities, including the NHL's Hockey Fights Cancer campaign. But this time, it's highly personal. His 15-year-old stepd... Canadian Press Thu, 15 May 2008 02:29:40 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363566 VOORHEES, N.J. - Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Brandon Coburn was ruled out Thursday for a second straight game after his swollen left eye didn't show enough improvement. Coburn was struck in the face by a puck in the opening minutes of Gam... Canadian Press Thu, 15 May 2008 01:59:39 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363558 VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) -Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn was ruled out Thursday for a second straight game after his swollen left eye didn't show enough improvement. Coburn was struck in the face by a puck in the opening minutes of Gam... Associated Press Thu, 15 May 2008 01:22:39 EDT