http://www.nhl.com/rss News in English NHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2005 NHL. All Rights Reserved en_us Sun, 11 May 2008 05:48:50 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363155 QUEBEC - Andres Ambuhl and Sandy Jeannin scored early and Switzerland went on to pound Denmark 7-2 on Sunday at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. Marc Reichert, Thierry Paterlini, Paul DiPietro, Philippe Furrer and Beat Forster also scored... Canadian Press Sun, 11 May 2008 04:59:45 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363152 HALIFAX - Under normal circumstances, Natalie Mayers would be at the IIHF World Hockey Championship watching her husband Jamal play for Team Canada. Her Mother's Day would have included a brunch with all the other players' families and an af... Canadian Press Sun, 11 May 2008 03:59:46 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363150 PITTSBURGH - Before the NHL's Eastern Conference final is over and done with, there's a chance John Stevens and Michel Therrien will rekindle their personal rivalry. Or perhaps, as they've tried to spin it to the media over the last week, th... Canadian Press Sun, 11 May 2008 02:59:49 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363148 QUEBEC - Canadian coaches are becoming a hot commodity on the international hockey scene. At the IIHF World Hockey Championship, six of the 16 coaches are Canadian in addition to Team Canada's Ken Hitchcock. Belarus, Denmark, Finland, Fr... Canadian Press Sun, 11 May 2008 01:59:47 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363141 May 12-18 - IIHF world hockey championship, Quebec City and Halifax, Nova Scotia. June 9 - Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals. June 12 - NHL awards show at Toronto. June 15 - Deadline for first club-elected salary arbitration. June 20-2... Associated Press Sun, 11 May 2008 09:42:44 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363137 DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Ville Leino to a one-year entry level contract on Saturday. The 24-year-old played for Jokerit of Finnish Elite League in 2007-08, leading the team in scoring with 77 points (28 goals and 49 ass... Canadian Press Sun, 11 May 2008 12:29:47 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363136 BELLEVILLE, Ont. - The Belleville Bulls scored three unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Kitchener Rangers 6-3 on Saturday night and push the Ontario Hockey League final to the limit. The Rangers had led the series 3-0, but it's... Canadian Press Sun, 11 May 2008 12:26:46 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363135 DETROIT (AP) -The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Ville Leino to a one-year entry level contract on Saturday. The 24-year-old played for Jokerit of Finnish Elite League in 2007-08, leading the team in scoring with 77 points (28 goals and 49 ass... Associated Press Sun, 11 May 2008 12:02:45 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363134 SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Toronto Marlies erupted for three goals in the third period to beat the Syracuse Crunch 3-2 on Saturday in Game 6 of their American Hockey League second-round series. Derrick Walser broke a 1-1 tie with a power-play goal... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 11:56:45 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363130 DETROIT (AP) -Johan Franzen was scratched from the Detroit Red Wings' lineup for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals and will miss Game 3 because of concussion-like symptoms. Franzen didn't play Saturday night against the Dallas Stars as a p... Associated Press Sat, 10 May 2008 11:12:45 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363128 CORNWALL, Ont. - There's always water close by, whenever Camrose and Humboldt meet with a national crown on the line. It'll be a prairie battle on the shores of the St. Lawrence River Sunday in Cornwall, when the top-seed Camrose Kodiaks squ... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 10:26:45 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363126 DETROIT - It was a huge win for the Detroit Red Wings and what surely will turn out to be a costly loss for the Dallas Stars. The Red Wings surprised everybody just before the second game of the NHL's Western Conference final Saturday night ... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 09:59:54 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363125 DETROIT - Dallas Stars forward Jere Lehtinen was sent off the ice because of a leg injury in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Lehtinen started Saturday night's game against the Detroit Red Wings, but didn't finish. He played 6-plus m... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 09:59:52 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363120 DETROIT (AP) -Dallas Stars forward Jere Lehtinen was sent off the ice because of a leg injury in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Lehtinen started Saturday night's game against the Detroit Red Wings, but didn't finish. He played 6-plus m... Associated Press Sat, 10 May 2008 09:12:46 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363119 DETROIT - Johan Franzen, who leads all NHL playoff scorers with 12 goals, is out of the Red Wings lineup indefinitely. Franzen sat out Game 2 of the Western Conference final Saturday night with concussion-like symptoms, and his team since he... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 08:59:49 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363111 Detroit forward Johan Franzen, the top goal-scorer in this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, didn’t dress for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against Dallas on Saturday night due to concussion-like symptoms. The Wings announced tha... NHL.com Staff Sat, 10 May 2008 07:16:00 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363103 HALIFAX - When the puck finally started going in for Eric Staal, it simply didn't stop. The big centre broke out in a big way Saturday by scoring his first four goals of the IIHF World Hockey Championship. Staal also added an assist as Canad... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 05:59:47 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363102 PITTSBURGH (AP) -Putting two goals into the Flyers' net in less than five minutes was hardly exceptional for Evgeni Malkin. When he put them on their backsides, well, that was embarrassing for a team with a reputation for being bullies. The Flye... Associated Press Sat, 10 May 2008 05:02:47 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363101 PITTSBURGH (AP) -Pittsburgh Penguins center Max Talbot, sidelined with a broken right foot for three games, may play Sunday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Philadelphia. Talbot broke his foot while blocking a shot in Gam... Associated Press Sat, 10 May 2008 05:02:45 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363095 QUEBEC - Radim Vrbata and Ales Kotalik scored in shootout as the Czech Republic survived a scare from plucky Belarus to post a 3-2 victory on Saturday at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. Only Dmitri Meleshko was able to score in the shoot... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 03:29:49 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363094 PITTSBURGH - Given the offensive pizzazz on the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's hardly surprising that the most overlooked facet of their game has been their defensive prowess in these NHL playoffs. Yes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the rest o... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 03:29:48 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363090 DETROIT - The possibility that he might get his name etched on the Stanley Cup as a member of the Detroit Red Wings this spring blows Darren Helm's mind. The 21-year-old forward from St. Andrews, Man., had never played an NHL game before Mar... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 01:29:47 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363085 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Minnesota Wild coach Jacques Lemaire says he'll return for an eighth season with the team. Lemaire, who announced his decision in a news release Saturday, has a career record of 500-381-168 over 14 years, including 60-52 in the... Associated Press Sat, 10 May 2008 11:32:45 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363078 Dallas 1 0 0-1 Detroit 2 0 0-2 First Period-1, Detroit, Helm 1 (Hudler), 5:56. 2, Dallas, Robidas 2 (Ribeiro, Morrow), 10:41 (pp). 3, Detroit, Zetterberg 8 (Datsyuk, Holmstrom), 15:13 (pp). Second Period-None. Third Period-None. Shots on Go... Associated Press Sat, 10 May 2008 02:52:47 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363077 Scoring summary from Friday's NHL game: Flyers 2 at Penguins 4 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Sykora 5 (Malone, Malkin) 6:19 2. Philadelphia, Richards 5 (Umberger, Coburn) 8:30 3. Philadelphia, Richards 6 (Lupul, Umberger) 12:50... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 01:29:46 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363076 Results Friday: 2008 Royal Bank Cup Canadian Junior A Championship At Cornwall, Ont. No Games Scheduled. IIHF Men's World Championship Qualifying Bracket At Quebec Russia 4 Belarus 3 (SO) At Halifax Fin... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 01:26:46 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363074 Movements in the world of hockey Friday: National Hockey League COLORADO AVALANCHE-Announced the contract of Joel Quenneville, coach, will not be renewed. DALLAS STARS-Signed F Favian Brunnstrom to a two-year contract. PHILADELPH... Canadian Press Sat, 10 May 2008 12:29:47 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363072 TORONTO - Toronto Marlies left winger Bates Battaglia scored late in the first overtime period to beat the visiting Syracuse Crunch 4-3 in second-round American Hockey League playoff action on Friday night. Battaglia, standing in front of th... Canadian Press Fri, 09 May 2008 11:59:50 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363065 ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - The Gatineau Olympics are going to the Memorial Cup. Matthew Pistilli scored three goals and added an assist as the Olympiques wrapped up their seventh Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship Friday night with a ... Canadian Press Fri, 09 May 2008 10:56:48 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363064 PITTSBURGH - The Philadelphia Flyers took out the Montreal Canadiens in the second round the NHL playoffs with a bend-don't-break style that frustrated the Habs to no end. Outshot and outchanced in most of that series, the Flyers still preva... Canadian Press Fri, 09 May 2008 10:29:48 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363055 DALLAS - Swedish free agent Fabian Brunnstrom signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on Friday after being wooed by a handful of NHL teams. "All of the other teams and clubs, like Montreal and Detroit, were good but I ... Canadian Press Fri, 09 May 2008 08:59:47 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363054 PITTSBURGH - Kimmo Timonen wasn't in the Philadelphia Flyers' lineup Friday night, sidelined by a blood clot on his left ankle that is all but certain to keep him out the rest of the playoffs. It didn't keep him out of their dressing room. T... Canadian Press Fri, 09 May 2008 08:59:47 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363053 DALLAS (AP) -Swedish free agent Fabian Brunnstrom signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on Friday after being wooed by a handful of NHL teams. "All of the other teams and clubs, like Montreal and Detroit, were good but I ... Associated Press Fri, 09 May 2008 08:32:46 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363050 PITTSBURGH (AP) -Kimmo Timonen wasn't in the Philadelphia Flyers' lineup Friday night, sidelined by a blood clot on his left ankle that is all but certain to keep him out the rest of the playoffs. It didn't keep him out of their dressing room. T... Associated Press Fri, 09 May 2008 08:02:48 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363049 DETROIT - Johan Franzen is on quite the scoring tear. The Detroit Red Wings winger has 27 goals in 27 games since March 2, including 12 in his team's 11 playoff games. The six-foot-three Swede has scored in each of the last five games. H... Canadian Press Fri, 09 May 2008 07:59:55 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363039 DENVER (AP) -The Colorado Avalanche want to play a faster, more attacking brand of hockey, similar to the style that brought them two Stanley Cup titles. Now, they're looking for a coach who fits that description. Joel Quenneville and the Avala... Associated Press Fri, 09 May 2008 07:02:47 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363038 WASHINGTON - When Olie Kolzig removed his nameplate from the Washington Capitals' locker room after their last playoff game, then skipped a mandatory meeting the next morning, everyone figured his time with the team was over. Now Kolzig conf... Canadian Press Fri, 09 May 2008 06:59:50 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363037 HALIFAX - During the weeks Robert Mueller laid in a hospital bed, he thought about little other than hockey. He had undergone surgery to remove a malignant brain tumour in November 2006 and was already planning his comeback. Many people were... Canadian Press Fri, 09 May 2008 06:29:46 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363034 WASHINGTON (AP) -When Olie Kolzig removed his nameplate from the Washington Capitals' locker room after their last playoff game, then skipped a mandatory meeting the next morning, everyone figured his time with the team was over. Now Kolzig conf... Associated Press Fri, 09 May 2008 06:02:46 EDT http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=363032 DENVER (AP) -Joel Quenneville is out as coach of the Avalanche after three seasons, a week after Colorado was swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings. Quenneville was 131-92-23 in Denver but just 2-2 in playoff series after inheriting... Associated Press Fri, 09 May 2008 05:12:46 EDT