KOVALCHUK, HOSSA ADDED TO EAST ALL-STAR ROSTER
Left wing Ilya Kovalchuk and right wing Marian Hossa from the All-Star host Atlanta Thrashers headline the list of additions to the Eastern Conference roster for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, Sunday, Jan. 27 at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
Kovalchuk, who tallied his League-leading 36th goal Thursday against Florida and is on pace for a 65-goal season, will be making his second career All-Star Game appearance. His 61 points (36 goals, 25 assists) rank second in the NHL scoring race, two behind the Tampa Bay Lightning's Vincent Lecavalier. Hossa, who in 2006-07 became the first player in Thrashers history to score 100 points and who ranks second on the club in scoring this season with 16-22--38 in 42 games, will play in his fourth All-Star Game.
Left wing Dany Heatley and center Jason Spezza of the Eastern Conference's top- ranked Ottawa Senators also were added, joining the third member of the NHL's highest-scoring trio, right wing Daniel Alfredsson, who was voted to the starting lineup. The three would be the first forward line from the same club to skate in an All-Star Game since the Pittsburgh Penguins' Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Kevin Stevens represented the Prince of Wales Conference in 1992 at Philadelphia.
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, whose 32 goals rank second in the NHL to Kovalchuk, has been selected to his second All-Star Game berth. The Russian pair were teammates at the 2007 World Championships in Moscow and the 2006 Olympics in Turin.
Heatley also will reunite with Kovalchuk; the linemates broke into the NHL with the Thrashers in 2001-02 and finished 1-2 in Calder Trophy voting, respectively, as the League's top rookies. Heatley played three seasons with Atlanta before his trade to Ottawa in August, 2005, the deal in which the Thrashers acquired Hossa.
Joining Spezza as first-time All-Stars named today are New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro and Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards.
Others named to the Eastern Conference roster: goaltender Tomas Vokoun of the Florida Panthers; defensemen Brian Campbell of the Buffalo Sabres, Sergei Gonchar of the Penguins, Tomas Kaberle of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Kimmo Timonen of the Philadelphia Flyers, and forwards Scott Gomez of the New York Rangers, Martin St. Louis of the Lightning and Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes.
The head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars will be the Senators' John Paddock, making his first career All-Star Game coaching appearance.
The roster additions were selected by the NHL’s Hockey Operations Department, after consultation with League General Managers.
The players selected today join Alfredsson and the other five players voted by fans to the starting lineup, forwards Sidney Crosby of the Penguins and Vincent Lecavalier of the Lightning, defensemen Andrei Markov of the Montreal Canadiens and Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins and goaltender Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils.
Friday, January 11, 2008
January 11th
LEIPOLD BUYS THE WILD
Craig Leipold agreed to purchase the Minnesota Wild, more then a month after selling the Nashville Predators to local investors.
Leipold is buying the majority shares of Bob Naegele and his group, who formed Minnesota Sports and Entertainment in 1997, the year St. Paul was awarded an NHL expansion franchise.
According to Minnesota Sports and Entertainment vice-chairman Jac Sperling, the deal is expected to take several months to close and is pending the approval of the NHL and the city of St. Paul. The MSE also owns the minor league Houston Aeros, the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League, and the Xcel Energy Center.
Naegele, a Minnesota native, has seen the Wild sell out every game since the NHL returned in 2000, seven years after the North Stars defected to Dallas.
Leipold, who resides in Racine, Wi, completed the sale of the Predators on Dec. 7 for $193-million, and said he lost $70-million since Nashville began play in 1998.
CAPS SIGN OVECHKIN TO RECORD EXTENSION
Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin agreed to a 13-year, $124-million contract extension, the first $100-million deal in NHL history.
Considered one of the NHL's elite players, the Russian winger would certainly have attracted a lucrative offer sheet had he become a restricted free agent on July 1.
In the final year of an entry level three year contract, Ovechkin's base salary this season is $984,200, but $3.83-million if you account for bonuses.
The contract, which he negotiated by himself without an agent, breaks down to $9- million in each of the first six years and $10-million annually over the final seven.
The number one overall pick in the 2004 draft has totalled 130 goals and 250 points in 206 games, and has 32 goals and 52 points thru 43 games this season.
The former Calder Trophy winner is now committed to Washington through the 2020-21 season.
'HAWKS TRADE JOHANSSON FOR DRAFT PICK
The Chicago Blackhawks traded Swedish defenceman Magnus Johansson to the Florida Panthers.
The 34 year-old rookis has played 18 games for the Blackhawks this season after being signed as a free agent over the summer.
In exchange, Chicago picked up Florida's seventh-round pick in the 2009 draft.
Prior to playing in the NHL, Johansson captained his hometown team of Linkoping in the Swedish Elite League. He scored 92 points in 149 games with Linkoping, leading the team to the SEL finals in 2007.
Florida's blue-line has been plagued by injuries, with Branislav Mezei, Noah Welch, Mike Van Ryan and Cory Murphy all currently out of the lineup.
GETZLAF, KOPITAR, GABORIK ADDED TO WEST ALL-STAR ROSTER
Centers Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks, Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings and Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche -- three of the NHL's brightest young stars all under the age of 23 -- headline the 16 players named to the Western Conference roster for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, Sunday, Jan. 27 at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
Getzlaf, 22, leads the Ducks in scoring with 48 points (17 goals, 31 assists) in 44 games and has posted a team-best +20 rating. Kopitar, 20, is the Kings' leading scorer with 40 points (17 goals, 23 assists) in 44 games, while Stastny, 22, paces the Avalanche with 44 points (15 goals, 29 assists) in 43 contests. Each will be making his All-Star Game debut.
Four other players added to the Western Conference roster will be making their first All-Star Game appearance: goaltender Manny Legace of the St. Louis Blues, defenseman Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks and forwards Shawn Horcoff of the Edmonton Oilers and Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks.
Joining Legace in the Western Conference net is goaltender Chris Osgood of the Detroit Red Wings, who will be making his second career All-Star appearance and first since 1996. Osgood has posted a 19-2-1 record, leads all goaltenders with a 1.68 goals-against average and ranks second in save percentage at .932.
Rounding out the goaltending corps is Evgeni Nabokov of the San Jose Sharks, selected to his second career All-Star Game. Nabokov, the only NHL goaltender to have appeared in each of his club's games this season, leads the NHL in victories (23-12-6) and ranks fourth in goals-against average (2.01) and shutouts (five) in 41 appearances.
Others named to the Western Conference roster are defenseman Ed Jovanovski of the Phoenix Coyotes, Chris Pronger of the Ducks and Sergei Zubov of the Dallas Stars; and forwards Jason Arnott of the Nashville Predators, Marian Gaborik of the Minnesota Wild, Rick Nash of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Sharks' Joe Thornton.
The roster additions were selected by the NHL’s Hockey Operations Department, after consultation with League General Managers.
The players selected join the five players voted by fans to the starting lineup: forwards Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk and defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom of the Red Wings, and forward Jarome Iginla and defenseman Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames. Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo, also voted to the starting lineup in fan balloting, will not play.
The head coach of the Western Conference All-Stars will be the Red Wings' Mike Babcock, making his first career All-Star Game coaching appearance. Babcock's assistant is Sharks head coach Ron Wilson.
BE SURE TO LOG ONTO WWW.MYFOXHOCKEY.COM SATURDAY FOR THE HOPKINS VS EDINA GIRLS/BOYS HOCKEY DOUBLEHEADER, WITH THE GIRLS GAME STARTING AT 5PM AND THE BOYS ABOUT 730PM
Craig Leipold agreed to purchase the Minnesota Wild, more then a month after selling the Nashville Predators to local investors.
Leipold is buying the majority shares of Bob Naegele and his group, who formed Minnesota Sports and Entertainment in 1997, the year St. Paul was awarded an NHL expansion franchise.
According to Minnesota Sports and Entertainment vice-chairman Jac Sperling, the deal is expected to take several months to close and is pending the approval of the NHL and the city of St. Paul. The MSE also owns the minor league Houston Aeros, the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League, and the Xcel Energy Center.
Naegele, a Minnesota native, has seen the Wild sell out every game since the NHL returned in 2000, seven years after the North Stars defected to Dallas.
Leipold, who resides in Racine, Wi, completed the sale of the Predators on Dec. 7 for $193-million, and said he lost $70-million since Nashville began play in 1998.
CAPS SIGN OVECHKIN TO RECORD EXTENSION
Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin agreed to a 13-year, $124-million contract extension, the first $100-million deal in NHL history.
Considered one of the NHL's elite players, the Russian winger would certainly have attracted a lucrative offer sheet had he become a restricted free agent on July 1.
In the final year of an entry level three year contract, Ovechkin's base salary this season is $984,200, but $3.83-million if you account for bonuses.
The contract, which he negotiated by himself without an agent, breaks down to $9- million in each of the first six years and $10-million annually over the final seven.
The number one overall pick in the 2004 draft has totalled 130 goals and 250 points in 206 games, and has 32 goals and 52 points thru 43 games this season.
The former Calder Trophy winner is now committed to Washington through the 2020-21 season.
'HAWKS TRADE JOHANSSON FOR DRAFT PICK
The Chicago Blackhawks traded Swedish defenceman Magnus Johansson to the Florida Panthers.
The 34 year-old rookis has played 18 games for the Blackhawks this season after being signed as a free agent over the summer.
In exchange, Chicago picked up Florida's seventh-round pick in the 2009 draft.
Prior to playing in the NHL, Johansson captained his hometown team of Linkoping in the Swedish Elite League. He scored 92 points in 149 games with Linkoping, leading the team to the SEL finals in 2007.
Florida's blue-line has been plagued by injuries, with Branislav Mezei, Noah Welch, Mike Van Ryan and Cory Murphy all currently out of the lineup.
GETZLAF, KOPITAR, GABORIK ADDED TO WEST ALL-STAR ROSTER
Centers Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks, Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings and Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche -- three of the NHL's brightest young stars all under the age of 23 -- headline the 16 players named to the Western Conference roster for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, Sunday, Jan. 27 at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
Getzlaf, 22, leads the Ducks in scoring with 48 points (17 goals, 31 assists) in 44 games and has posted a team-best +20 rating. Kopitar, 20, is the Kings' leading scorer with 40 points (17 goals, 23 assists) in 44 games, while Stastny, 22, paces the Avalanche with 44 points (15 goals, 29 assists) in 43 contests. Each will be making his All-Star Game debut.
Four other players added to the Western Conference roster will be making their first All-Star Game appearance: goaltender Manny Legace of the St. Louis Blues, defenseman Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks and forwards Shawn Horcoff of the Edmonton Oilers and Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks.
Joining Legace in the Western Conference net is goaltender Chris Osgood of the Detroit Red Wings, who will be making his second career All-Star appearance and first since 1996. Osgood has posted a 19-2-1 record, leads all goaltenders with a 1.68 goals-against average and ranks second in save percentage at .932.
Rounding out the goaltending corps is Evgeni Nabokov of the San Jose Sharks, selected to his second career All-Star Game. Nabokov, the only NHL goaltender to have appeared in each of his club's games this season, leads the NHL in victories (23-12-6) and ranks fourth in goals-against average (2.01) and shutouts (five) in 41 appearances.
Others named to the Western Conference roster are defenseman Ed Jovanovski of the Phoenix Coyotes, Chris Pronger of the Ducks and Sergei Zubov of the Dallas Stars; and forwards Jason Arnott of the Nashville Predators, Marian Gaborik of the Minnesota Wild, Rick Nash of the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Sharks' Joe Thornton.
The roster additions were selected by the NHL’s Hockey Operations Department, after consultation with League General Managers.
The players selected join the five players voted by fans to the starting lineup: forwards Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk and defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom of the Red Wings, and forward Jarome Iginla and defenseman Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames. Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo, also voted to the starting lineup in fan balloting, will not play.
The head coach of the Western Conference All-Stars will be the Red Wings' Mike Babcock, making his first career All-Star Game coaching appearance. Babcock's assistant is Sharks head coach Ron Wilson.
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Today in NHL History, Jan 11th
1926: King Clancy scored the game winning goal at 1:15 of the second overtime (after a scoreless 10 minute overtime period), and Alex Connell recorded his 15th career shutout, as the Ottawa Senators beat the Rangers 1-0 in New York.
1927: Bruins' Harry Oliver scored four goals in a 6-3 win over Chicago, at Boston Garden.....Hap Holmes got the 5th shutout of his rookie season to lead the Detroit "Cougars" to a 1-0 win against the New York Americans, at New York.
1931: Chicago's Chuck Gardiner got the second of four straight shutouts as the Black Hawks beat the New York Rangers, 2-0. It was Gardiner's 18th career shutout.
1934: Boston goalie Tiny Thompson and Black Hawks' Chuck Gardiner dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Chicago. It was the 42nd career shutout for Thompson and the 38th for Gardiner.
1940: Boston's Herb Cain scored four goals as the Bruins defeated Toronto 5-2.
1941: Dave "Sweeney" Schriner had a goal and three assists, and Turk Broda recorded his 23rd career shutout as the Maple Leafs beat the NY Americans, 9-0 in Toronto. It was the Leafs' second consecutive penalty-free game -- a first in NHL history.
1948: Montreal's captain Toe Blake hit the boards in New York, and suffered a double fracture of his ankle, putting an end to his NHL playing career and the Canadiens' famous "Punch Line". Canadiens lost 3-1 to the Rangers.
1949: Former NHL center Bobby Sheehan born in Weymouth, Mass. Sheehan played in the NHL 1969-70 through 1981-82 with Montreal, Oakland, Chicago, Detroit, the New York Rangers, the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles.
1953: Gordie Howe scored three goals (his 8th career hat trick) and added an assist as the Red Wings won 5-2 against Toronto, at the Olympia.....Rookie Gump Worsley, filling in for injured Chuck Rayner, recorded his first NHL shutout to lead the Rangers to a 7-0 win over Montreal in New York. Jack Stoddard scored two goals and an assist and Nick Mickoski added a goal and two assists.
1956: Former NHL left winger Warren Young born in Toronto, Ont. Young played in the NHL 1981-82 through 1987-88 with Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Detroit.
1958: Montreal's Marcel Bonin scored a hat trick and added an assist, and Dickie Moore had a goal and four assists as the Canadiens won 9-3 against the NY Rangers, at the Forum.
1967: Black Hawks' Bobby Hull scored his 18th career hat trick and added two assists when Chicago won 6-1 against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1970: Bostons' Phil Esposito scored his 5th career hat trick and added an assist in a 6-3 win against the Oakland Seals.
1974: New York Rangers General Manager Emile Francis took over as coach of the team, replacing Larry Popein. It was Francis' third tour of duty as Rangers' coach.
1975: Rookie Pierre Larouche scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Penguins to a 6-3 win against the Oakland Seals. The win extended the Penguins' team-record home unbeaten streak to 6-0-5.
1976: Philadelphia Flyers beat the touring Soviet Army team 4-1 at the Spectrum. Wayne Stephenson was the winning goalie. It was the first win by an NHL team over the Soviet Army team.
1978: Don Lever scored a goal and added three assists to become the second player in Vancouver Canucks' history to score 300 career points, as the Canucks beat St. Louis 6-4.
1979: Los Angeles Kings recalled Charlie Simmer from Springfield of the AHL. Two days later he played his first game with Dave Taylor and Marcel Dionne as a member of what would become the "Triple Crown" line.
1980: Garry Unger scored all four Flames goals in a 4-3 win over the Quebec Nordiques, in Atlanta. It was the 10th (and final) career hat trick.
1981: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added four assists, and rookie Jari Kurri recorded his second career hat trick as the Oilers ended their team-record 9 game road losing streak with a 6-3 win against the Nordiques, in Quebec City.
1982: Boston's Terry O'Reilly recorded his 500th career point with a goal in a 5-2 win over Toronto, at Boston Garden. O'Reilly became the eighth player in franchise history to score 500 points as a member of the Bruins.
1983: Edmonton's Pat Hughes set an NHL record for fastest two shorthanded goals (25 seconds) - at 15:18 and 15:43 of the second period in a 7-5 win at St. Louis. Hughes became the first player to break a Gretzky record.
1986: Defenseman Mark Howe scored a goal and added three assists as the Flyers beat the Devils, 8-4 at New Jersey.....Mario Lemieux began a team-record 28 game point scoring streak in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 3-3 tie against the visiting Buffalo Sabres.....L.A.'s Marcel Dionne became the first player in NHL history to get 20 goals in each of his first 15 seasons, when he scored twice (and added an assist) in a 4-4 Kings tie at St. Louis
1987: Wayne Gretzky picked up an assist to reach the 100 point mark in his 42nd game of the season, as the Oilers beat Calgary 5-3, in Edmonton. With his 100th point Gretzky tied Marcel Dionne's NHL record of eight 100+ point seasons.....Tomas Sandstrom scored four goals (his second career hat trick) and added an assist in an 8-3 Rangers' win over Vancouver, at MSG.
1988: Mark Hardy scored a goal, the 53rd of his career, to set a new career record for Kings' defenseman, in a 5-4 win over the North Stars at Minnesota.....Chicago's Denis Savard picked up an assist to reach his 800th career NHL point as the Blackhawks tied 2-2 with the Rangers, at New York.
1990: Pat LaFontaine extended his goal scoring streak to 11 games, and added 5 assists in the Islanders 8-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars. LaFontaine (who had 18 goals during his streak) broke the team record of 10 straight games set by Mike Bossy.
1992: Minnesota's Bobby Smith scored his 350th NHL career goal when the North Stars lost 7-4 to the visiting San Jose Sharks.
1993: Toronto's Doug Gilmour picked up his 500th career assist in a 4-2 Leafs' win over Tampa Bay, at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1994: Goaltender Kelly Hrudey appeared in his 500th NHL game in his 11th season (and sixth with the Kings) as Los Angeles tied 2-2 with the Sharks at San Jose. Tomas Sandstrom scored both goals.....Andrei Trefilov recorded his first NHL shutout (in his fourth career start) to lead the Flames to a 1-0 win against the Quebec Nordiques in Calgary.
1996: Washington's Michal Pivonka scored a career-high six points (2 goals & 4 assists), and Peter Bondra had his 4th career hat trick and two assists as the Capitals won 6-1 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.....Boston obtained goaltender Bill Ranford from Edmonton, in exchange for Mariusz Czerkawski, Sean Brown and the Bruins' 1st round pick Matthieu Descoteaux) in the 1996 Entry Draft.
2000: Carolina's Gary Roberts scored his 300th career NHL goal in the Hurricanes 4-3 loss against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. Roberts became the sixth player in NHL history to get 300 goals and 2,000 career penalty minutes.
2003: Washington's Jaromir Jagr scored his 10th career hat trick and added four assists to record his 1,200th NHL point in a 12-2 win against the visiting Florida Panthers. The three goals gave Jagr 20+ goals in each of his 13 NHL seasons.....Jason Blake scored his first career hat trick and added an assist to help the Islanders improve to 7-1-0-1 in their last 9 games with a 7-3 win over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers.....Toronto's Alexander Mogilny scored twice to give him 20 goals for the 10th time in his NHL career; the milestone came in a 6-2 Maple Leafs loss at Boston.....Philadelphia's Ken Hitchcock became the 29th coach in NHL history to win 300 games, when the Flyers beat the visiting Detroit Red Wings 3-2. Hitchcock picked up 300 wins in 545 games, the fourth-fastest in league history.
2004: Goaltender Guy Hebert became the first former Mighty Ducks player to be honored by getting his name on the team's Wall of Fame, in a pre-game ceremony before an 2-2 tie against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
1927: Bruins' Harry Oliver scored four goals in a 6-3 win over Chicago, at Boston Garden.....Hap Holmes got the 5th shutout of his rookie season to lead the Detroit "Cougars" to a 1-0 win against the New York Americans, at New York.
1931: Chicago's Chuck Gardiner got the second of four straight shutouts as the Black Hawks beat the New York Rangers, 2-0. It was Gardiner's 18th career shutout.
1934: Boston goalie Tiny Thompson and Black Hawks' Chuck Gardiner dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Chicago. It was the 42nd career shutout for Thompson and the 38th for Gardiner.
1940: Boston's Herb Cain scored four goals as the Bruins defeated Toronto 5-2.
1941: Dave "Sweeney" Schriner had a goal and three assists, and Turk Broda recorded his 23rd career shutout as the Maple Leafs beat the NY Americans, 9-0 in Toronto. It was the Leafs' second consecutive penalty-free game -- a first in NHL history.
1948: Montreal's captain Toe Blake hit the boards in New York, and suffered a double fracture of his ankle, putting an end to his NHL playing career and the Canadiens' famous "Punch Line". Canadiens lost 3-1 to the Rangers.
1949: Former NHL center Bobby Sheehan born in Weymouth, Mass. Sheehan played in the NHL 1969-70 through 1981-82 with Montreal, Oakland, Chicago, Detroit, the New York Rangers, the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles.
1953: Gordie Howe scored three goals (his 8th career hat trick) and added an assist as the Red Wings won 5-2 against Toronto, at the Olympia.....Rookie Gump Worsley, filling in for injured Chuck Rayner, recorded his first NHL shutout to lead the Rangers to a 7-0 win over Montreal in New York. Jack Stoddard scored two goals and an assist and Nick Mickoski added a goal and two assists.
1956: Former NHL left winger Warren Young born in Toronto, Ont. Young played in the NHL 1981-82 through 1987-88 with Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Detroit.
1958: Montreal's Marcel Bonin scored a hat trick and added an assist, and Dickie Moore had a goal and four assists as the Canadiens won 9-3 against the NY Rangers, at the Forum.
1967: Black Hawks' Bobby Hull scored his 18th career hat trick and added two assists when Chicago won 6-1 against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1970: Bostons' Phil Esposito scored his 5th career hat trick and added an assist in a 6-3 win against the Oakland Seals.
1974: New York Rangers General Manager Emile Francis took over as coach of the team, replacing Larry Popein. It was Francis' third tour of duty as Rangers' coach.
1975: Rookie Pierre Larouche scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Penguins to a 6-3 win against the Oakland Seals. The win extended the Penguins' team-record home unbeaten streak to 6-0-5.
1976: Philadelphia Flyers beat the touring Soviet Army team 4-1 at the Spectrum. Wayne Stephenson was the winning goalie. It was the first win by an NHL team over the Soviet Army team.
1978: Don Lever scored a goal and added three assists to become the second player in Vancouver Canucks' history to score 300 career points, as the Canucks beat St. Louis 6-4.
1979: Los Angeles Kings recalled Charlie Simmer from Springfield of the AHL. Two days later he played his first game with Dave Taylor and Marcel Dionne as a member of what would become the "Triple Crown" line.
1980: Garry Unger scored all four Flames goals in a 4-3 win over the Quebec Nordiques, in Atlanta. It was the 10th (and final) career hat trick.
1981: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added four assists, and rookie Jari Kurri recorded his second career hat trick as the Oilers ended their team-record 9 game road losing streak with a 6-3 win against the Nordiques, in Quebec City.
1982: Boston's Terry O'Reilly recorded his 500th career point with a goal in a 5-2 win over Toronto, at Boston Garden. O'Reilly became the eighth player in franchise history to score 500 points as a member of the Bruins.
1983: Edmonton's Pat Hughes set an NHL record for fastest two shorthanded goals (25 seconds) - at 15:18 and 15:43 of the second period in a 7-5 win at St. Louis. Hughes became the first player to break a Gretzky record.
1986: Defenseman Mark Howe scored a goal and added three assists as the Flyers beat the Devils, 8-4 at New Jersey.....Mario Lemieux began a team-record 28 game point scoring streak in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 3-3 tie against the visiting Buffalo Sabres.....L.A.'s Marcel Dionne became the first player in NHL history to get 20 goals in each of his first 15 seasons, when he scored twice (and added an assist) in a 4-4 Kings tie at St. Louis
1987: Wayne Gretzky picked up an assist to reach the 100 point mark in his 42nd game of the season, as the Oilers beat Calgary 5-3, in Edmonton. With his 100th point Gretzky tied Marcel Dionne's NHL record of eight 100+ point seasons.....Tomas Sandstrom scored four goals (his second career hat trick) and added an assist in an 8-3 Rangers' win over Vancouver, at MSG.
1988: Mark Hardy scored a goal, the 53rd of his career, to set a new career record for Kings' defenseman, in a 5-4 win over the North Stars at Minnesota.....Chicago's Denis Savard picked up an assist to reach his 800th career NHL point as the Blackhawks tied 2-2 with the Rangers, at New York.
1990: Pat LaFontaine extended his goal scoring streak to 11 games, and added 5 assists in the Islanders 8-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars. LaFontaine (who had 18 goals during his streak) broke the team record of 10 straight games set by Mike Bossy.
1992: Minnesota's Bobby Smith scored his 350th NHL career goal when the North Stars lost 7-4 to the visiting San Jose Sharks.
1993: Toronto's Doug Gilmour picked up his 500th career assist in a 4-2 Leafs' win over Tampa Bay, at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1994: Goaltender Kelly Hrudey appeared in his 500th NHL game in his 11th season (and sixth with the Kings) as Los Angeles tied 2-2 with the Sharks at San Jose. Tomas Sandstrom scored both goals.....Andrei Trefilov recorded his first NHL shutout (in his fourth career start) to lead the Flames to a 1-0 win against the Quebec Nordiques in Calgary.
1996: Washington's Michal Pivonka scored a career-high six points (2 goals & 4 assists), and Peter Bondra had his 4th career hat trick and two assists as the Capitals won 6-1 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.....Boston obtained goaltender Bill Ranford from Edmonton, in exchange for Mariusz Czerkawski, Sean Brown and the Bruins' 1st round pick Matthieu Descoteaux) in the 1996 Entry Draft.
2000: Carolina's Gary Roberts scored his 300th career NHL goal in the Hurricanes 4-3 loss against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. Roberts became the sixth player in NHL history to get 300 goals and 2,000 career penalty minutes.
2003: Washington's Jaromir Jagr scored his 10th career hat trick and added four assists to record his 1,200th NHL point in a 12-2 win against the visiting Florida Panthers. The three goals gave Jagr 20+ goals in each of his 13 NHL seasons.....Jason Blake scored his first career hat trick and added an assist to help the Islanders improve to 7-1-0-1 in their last 9 games with a 7-3 win over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers.....Toronto's Alexander Mogilny scored twice to give him 20 goals for the 10th time in his NHL career; the milestone came in a 6-2 Maple Leafs loss at Boston.....Philadelphia's Ken Hitchcock became the 29th coach in NHL history to win 300 games, when the Flyers beat the visiting Detroit Red Wings 3-2. Hitchcock picked up 300 wins in 545 games, the fourth-fastest in league history.
2004: Goaltender Guy Hebert became the first former Mighty Ducks player to be honored by getting his name on the team's Wall of Fame, in a pre-game ceremony before an 2-2 tie against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
HOPKINS--EDINA DOUBLEHEADER SATURDAY
Be sure to log onto WWW.MYFOXHOCKEY.COM Saturday night for a girls/boys hockey doubleheader.
At 5pm myself along with Pete Waggoner will broadcast live audio of the Hopkins vs Edina girls game, then following that at about 730pm will be Pete along with Bart Archer bringing you live streaming video of the boys game with the top rated Royals taking on the Hornets from Bramer Arena.
At 5pm myself along with Pete Waggoner will broadcast live audio of the Hopkins vs Edina girls game, then following that at about 730pm will be Pete along with Bart Archer bringing you live streaming video of the boys game with the top rated Royals taking on the Hornets from Bramer Arena.
January 10th
LUONGO BOWS OUT OF ALL-STAR GAME
Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo announced Wednesday that he'll skip the Jan. 27 NHL all-star game in Atlanta to be with his pregnant wife.
"I struggled with this decision," said Luongo, who fans voted in as the starting netminder for the Western Conference. "But I think family right now is more important to me and this is a good opportunity for me to spend some with my wife and the baby."
Luongo was in line to start for the West for the second year in a row. But his wife, Gina, has experienced minor complications with her pregnancy, and Luongo wished to spend time with her at their home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"The league was very understanding," Luongo said. "I appreciate the fact that they understood my situation and they respected that. Obviously I look forward to playing in many more all-star games and hopefully this won't affect any future all-star games."
With the Canucks' permission, Luongo will also miss Vancouver's first game after the all-star break on Jan. 29 at home against Dallas. The Canucks then travel to Florida, where Luongo will join up with the club for games against the Tampa Bay Lightning, on Jan. 31, and the Florida Panthers, on Feb. 1.
A finalist for the Vezina and Hart trophies last season, Luongo is enjoying another stellar campaign for Vancouver, ranking in the league's top four in wins (20), shutouts (six), goals-against average (1.96) and save percentage (.930).
Luongo's 263,221 votes were the most among Western Conference goalies, ahead of the 180,381 garnered by Columbus's Pascal Leclaire, the NHL leader with seven shutouts.
The league will announce the remainder of the Western Conference all-stars on Thursday.
OSGOOD WITH WINGS THREE MORE YEARS
The Detroit Red Wings have signed goaltender Chris Osgood to a three-year contract extension, general manager Ken Holland said Wednesday.
Osgood, who was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, is earning $800,000 US this year, but will earn $1.5 million a season under the new deal.
The 35-year-old leads all NHL goalies with a 1.68 goals-against average this season and is tied for the lead with a .932 save percentage, along with sporting a 19-2-1 record.
NUMMINEN UNLIKELY TO RETURN THIS SEASON
Buffalo Sabres defenceman Teppo Numminen will need at least two more months to recover from open-heart surgery, likely ending his season.
Numminen, 39, was told Wednesday by Sabres doctors that his heart is fine, but he requires more time for his sternum to heal.
Numminen's doctors made their recommendations after examining test results from a recent checkup, and consulting with doctors at the Cleveland Clinic, where he had the operation last September.
Numminen has experienced heart murmurs since childhood and was diagnosed with a dilated aorta nearly four years ago. He avoided surgery until doctors noticed a faulty valve in his heart during a routine checkup prior to training camp.
Numminen, who makes $2.6 million, has compiled 115 goals and 505 assists for 620 points in 1,314 games over 18 NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes and Sabres. He was drafted in the second round (29th overall) by Winnipeg in 1986.
KEITH HEADED TO THE ISLAND
The New York Islanders acquired right wing Matt Keith for the Anaheim (LA) Ducks on Wednesday in exchange for right wing Darryl Bootland.
Keith will report to the Islanders' AHL affiliate in Bridgeport. The 24-year-old Keith has two goals and three assists in 24 career NHL games, all with Chicago. This season, he had five goals and five assists in 34 games for Portland in the AHL.
The 26-year-old Bootland had an assist in four games for the Islanders this season. In 28 games for Bridgeport, he had two goals and eight assists. He has a goal and two assists in 32 career NHL games with Detroit and the Islanders.
JACKETS PUT TOLLEFSEN ON IR
The Columbus Blue Jackets put defenceman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and center Andrew Murray on the injured list Wednesday and recalled defenceman Marc Methot from Syracuse.
Tollefsen, who had one goal and 67 penalty minutes in 30 games, has a neck injury and is out indefinitely. Murray, with two goals in six games, suffered a concussion in Tuesday's game in St. Louis and also is out indefinitely.
Methot had two goals in 37 games with Syracuse of the American Hockey League this season.
MUCKLER INTERESTED IN RETURNING TO NHL
In an interview with the Canadian Press on Wednesday, former Ottawa Senators General Manager John Muckler said he would welcome another crack at an NHL GM job.
Muckler said in the interview that, "I'm doing very well, everything is fine and life is great", but after nearly 60 years in hockey he misses it, "I was in the game all my life. I started in 1949. It's something I've done all my life. And it was a great life and a great ride. I still have the passion for the game". When asked if working in the NHL again would make him happy, he responded "If I get back in, yes it would make me happy, there's no question about it. But if I don't, I'll just go on with my life."
After five seasons at the helm of the Senators, Muckler was let go following a trip to the Stanley Cup final last June. Owner Eugene Melnyk promoted Bryan Murray from head coach to GM.
Muckler also coached in Edmonton (during the Oilers' glory years in the 80's), Buffalo (where he also served as GM), and with the New York Rangers, but said he hasn't approached any NHL teams about a job, and still watches a ton of hockey on "The Centre Ice Package".
Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo announced Wednesday that he'll skip the Jan. 27 NHL all-star game in Atlanta to be with his pregnant wife.
"I struggled with this decision," said Luongo, who fans voted in as the starting netminder for the Western Conference. "But I think family right now is more important to me and this is a good opportunity for me to spend some with my wife and the baby."
Luongo was in line to start for the West for the second year in a row. But his wife, Gina, has experienced minor complications with her pregnancy, and Luongo wished to spend time with her at their home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"The league was very understanding," Luongo said. "I appreciate the fact that they understood my situation and they respected that. Obviously I look forward to playing in many more all-star games and hopefully this won't affect any future all-star games."
With the Canucks' permission, Luongo will also miss Vancouver's first game after the all-star break on Jan. 29 at home against Dallas. The Canucks then travel to Florida, where Luongo will join up with the club for games against the Tampa Bay Lightning, on Jan. 31, and the Florida Panthers, on Feb. 1.
A finalist for the Vezina and Hart trophies last season, Luongo is enjoying another stellar campaign for Vancouver, ranking in the league's top four in wins (20), shutouts (six), goals-against average (1.96) and save percentage (.930).
Luongo's 263,221 votes were the most among Western Conference goalies, ahead of the 180,381 garnered by Columbus's Pascal Leclaire, the NHL leader with seven shutouts.
The league will announce the remainder of the Western Conference all-stars on Thursday.
OSGOOD WITH WINGS THREE MORE YEARS
The Detroit Red Wings have signed goaltender Chris Osgood to a three-year contract extension, general manager Ken Holland said Wednesday.
Osgood, who was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, is earning $800,000 US this year, but will earn $1.5 million a season under the new deal.
The 35-year-old leads all NHL goalies with a 1.68 goals-against average this season and is tied for the lead with a .932 save percentage, along with sporting a 19-2-1 record.
NUMMINEN UNLIKELY TO RETURN THIS SEASON
Buffalo Sabres defenceman Teppo Numminen will need at least two more months to recover from open-heart surgery, likely ending his season.
Numminen, 39, was told Wednesday by Sabres doctors that his heart is fine, but he requires more time for his sternum to heal.
Numminen's doctors made their recommendations after examining test results from a recent checkup, and consulting with doctors at the Cleveland Clinic, where he had the operation last September.
Numminen has experienced heart murmurs since childhood and was diagnosed with a dilated aorta nearly four years ago. He avoided surgery until doctors noticed a faulty valve in his heart during a routine checkup prior to training camp.
Numminen, who makes $2.6 million, has compiled 115 goals and 505 assists for 620 points in 1,314 games over 18 NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes and Sabres. He was drafted in the second round (29th overall) by Winnipeg in 1986.
KEITH HEADED TO THE ISLAND
The New York Islanders acquired right wing Matt Keith for the Anaheim (LA) Ducks on Wednesday in exchange for right wing Darryl Bootland.
Keith will report to the Islanders' AHL affiliate in Bridgeport. The 24-year-old Keith has two goals and three assists in 24 career NHL games, all with Chicago. This season, he had five goals and five assists in 34 games for Portland in the AHL.
The 26-year-old Bootland had an assist in four games for the Islanders this season. In 28 games for Bridgeport, he had two goals and eight assists. He has a goal and two assists in 32 career NHL games with Detroit and the Islanders.
JACKETS PUT TOLLEFSEN ON IR
The Columbus Blue Jackets put defenceman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and center Andrew Murray on the injured list Wednesday and recalled defenceman Marc Methot from Syracuse.
Tollefsen, who had one goal and 67 penalty minutes in 30 games, has a neck injury and is out indefinitely. Murray, with two goals in six games, suffered a concussion in Tuesday's game in St. Louis and also is out indefinitely.
Methot had two goals in 37 games with Syracuse of the American Hockey League this season.
MUCKLER INTERESTED IN RETURNING TO NHL
In an interview with the Canadian Press on Wednesday, former Ottawa Senators General Manager John Muckler said he would welcome another crack at an NHL GM job.
Muckler said in the interview that, "I'm doing very well, everything is fine and life is great", but after nearly 60 years in hockey he misses it, "I was in the game all my life. I started in 1949. It's something I've done all my life. And it was a great life and a great ride. I still have the passion for the game". When asked if working in the NHL again would make him happy, he responded "If I get back in, yes it would make me happy, there's no question about it. But if I don't, I'll just go on with my life."
After five seasons at the helm of the Senators, Muckler was let go following a trip to the Stanley Cup final last June. Owner Eugene Melnyk promoted Bryan Murray from head coach to GM.
Muckler also coached in Edmonton (during the Oilers' glory years in the 80's), Buffalo (where he also served as GM), and with the New York Rangers, but said he hasn't approached any NHL teams about a job, and still watches a ton of hockey on "The Centre Ice Package".
Today in NHL History, Jan 10th
1878: Hockey Hall of Famer Richard "Dickie" Boon born in Belleville, Ontario.
1920: Montreal's Newsy Lalonde scored six goals as the Canadiens beat Toronto St. Pats 14-7, at the Mount Royal Arena in Montreal. The combined 21 goals by both teams was an NHL record.
1925: Ottawa's Alex Connell recorded the 4th shutout of his rookie season, in a 4-0 Senators win against the visiting Montreal Maroons.....Boston ended their team-record 11 game losing streak with a 3-2 win against the Canadiens, at Montreal. It was the Bruins first overtime win in team history.
1928: Canadiens' goalie George Hainsworth recorded his 20th career shutout as Montreal won 3-0 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.
1931: Philadelphia Quakers defeated the Montreal Maroons, 4-3 in overtime to end their 15-game losing streak, the longest in National Hockey League history (until Washington broke it in 1974-75).
1932: Rangers' goalie John Roach recorded his 40th career shutout as New York won 2-0 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1935: New York Americans' Lorne Carr picked up four assists in a 5-5 tie against the visiting Maple Leafs. In the second period, the official scorer awarded four assists on a goal by Toronto's Joe Primeau.....Maroons' goaltender Alex Connell became the second goaltender in NHL history to record 75 career shutouts, as Montreal won 4-0 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.
1939: Detroit's 34-year-old Larry Aurie, who had retired the year before (after 11 seasons) came back for one final game, and scored a goal to help the Red Wings beat the Canadiens, 3-0 in Detroit. Tiny Thompson got the shutout, the 76th of his career.
1942: Norm Larson scored both goals, and rookie goaltender Chuck Rayner recorded his first career shutout as the New York Americans beat the Canadiens 2-0, in Montreal.
1943: Montreal's Toe Blake scored a goal and added three assists in the Canadiens' 7-4 win against the Rangers, at New York.
1951: Maurice Richard scored his 16th career hat trick to bring his career total to 274 and surpass Howie Morenz as the NHL's #2 All-Time leading goal scorer, in the Canadiens' 3-0 win over the Rangers. Rookie Gerry McNeil got his 6th career shutout.
1952: Sid Abel scored a goal to become the Red Wings all-time leader in career points (437) passing Syd Howe who had scored 436 points in his career with Detroit. Abel's new record came as the Red Wings won 5-2 over the Rangers, at the Olympia.
1960: Two and a half months after Jacques Plante made history by becoming the first NHL goalie to permanently wear a mask, Boston's Don Simmons became the second to do so, as he led the Bruins to a 4-0 win (his 13th career shutout) over Toronto.
1965: Goaltender Johnny Bower recorded his 24th career shutout, Bob Pulford scored two goals and two assists, and Frank Mahovlich had a goal and three assists in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 6-0 win over the Rangers at New York.
1968: Wayne Connelly scored his first career hat trick to lead the Minnesota North Stars to a 6-4 win over Philadelphia.
1972: Joe Crozier was named head coach of the Buffalo Sabres, after General Manager/Coach "Punch" Imlach suffered a heart attack.
1973: Henri Richard broke out of a 52-game goal-less streak with two goals and two assists, and goaltender Ken Dryden recorded his 13th career shutout as the Canadiens won 6-0 over the North Stars at Minnesota.
1974: Dave Schultz scored his second (and final) career hat trick as the Flyers beat the Minnesota North Stars, 7-4, at the Spectrum.
1976: John Ferguson coached his first game for the New York Rangers, an 8-4 win over the Kansas City Scouts. Ferguson replaced Ron Stewart.....John Bucyk became the first player to score 500 goals as a member of the Boston Bruins. The milestone came in a 3-2 win against the visiting Oakland Seals.
1979: Chicago goaltender Tony Esposito recorded his 64th career shutout as the Black Hawks won 3-0 over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1980: Boston's Jean Ratelle picked up two assists to give him 1,200 career NHL points as the Bruins lost 7-4 to the Blues, at Boston Garden. Ratelle became the 8th player in NHL history to score 1,200 points.....Philadelphia's rookie goalie Pete Peeters extended his undefeated streak to 20 straight games (15-0-5) in a 5-4 Flyers' win over the Winnipeg Jets.
1982: Dale McCourt scored twice and added two assists to lead the Sabres to a 6-4 win against the Kings in Buffalo. The game was played before just 2,079 fans, due to a -50 wind chill and snow in Buffalo.
1983: Ralston Purina Co. announced the sale of the St. Louis Blues to a group in Saskatoon.
1984: St. Louis goalie Mike Liut recorded his 8th career shutout in the Blues' 2-0 win over Vancouver. Doug Wickenheiser led the scoring with two assists.
1985: Buffalo Sabres' Tom Barrasso shut out the Bruins 3-0 at Boston, the first goalie to do so since 1977. It was Barraso's 5th career shutout, as the Sabres extended their unbeaten streak to 9 straight games (8-0-1).
1987: Buffalo's Wilf Paiement scored his 350th career NHL goal as the Sabres won 8-5 at Los Angeles.....Defenseman Mike Ramsey scored a goal and added three assists to reach his 200th career NHL point, as the Sabres won 8-5 at Los Angeles. Also prior to the game, Mike Murphy was named interim coach of the L.A. Kings, replacing Pat Quinn, who had been expelled by the NHL.
1988: Steve Yzerman scored two goals and three assists to lead the Red Wings to a 7-5 win over the Penguins, in Detroit. The five points extended Yzerman's team-record consecutive game point scoring streak to 22 straight games.....Mario Lemieux scored four goals as the Penguins lost to the Red Wings 7-5, at Detroit. It was the 11th hat trick of Lemieux's NHL career.
1989: Kings' Wayne Gretzky became NHL's all time leading scorer in combined regular season and playoff points, when he ran his combined total to 2,011 points, one more than Gordie Howe's combined total of 2,010. It came in a 5-4 win over Edmonton.
1992: Winnipeg Jets defenseman Randy Carlyle played in his 1,000th career NHL game, a 6-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.....Sabres' Pat LaFontaine scored three goals and added three assists (including his 600th career NHL point) in an 8-2 win over Edmonton, at the Aud, in Buffalo. Dave Andreychuk had two goals and two assists.....Washington Capitals set a team record with three shorthanded goals (including two in :18) during a 7-4 win over the Kings, at Landover, Maryland. Kevin Hatcher led the scoring with two goals and two assists.
1993: Chicago's Michel Goulet played in his 1,000th NHL game, and Steve Larmer became the fourth player in Blackhawks' history to reach the 900 point milestone. The milestones came in a 5-4 loss to the L.A. Kings, at Chicago Stadium.
1996: Montreal Canadiens became the first team in NHL history to play 5,000 regular season games; the milestone was a 2-2 tie against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.....Rangers' Pat Verbeek scored twice to give him 400 career NHL goals, and Mark Messier added two goals and two assists as New York won 7-4 over San Jose, at MSG.....Detroit's Chris Osgood recorded his fourth shutout of the season (and the 7th of his career) as the Red Wings won 4-0 at Dallas. Detroit spoiled the NHL coaching debut of the Stars' Ken Hitchcock.
1998: Toronto's Mats Sundin scored two goals added an assist for his 250th NHL goal and 600th career point as the Maple Leafs lost 4-3 to the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.....Vancouver's Mark Messier became the 6th player in NHL history to reach the 1,000 assist plateau, as the Canucks tied 2-2 against the visiting Florida Panthers.....Jeff Friesen became the San Jose Sharks all-time leader in career assists, when he picked up #87 of his career, in a 5-2 win over the visiting Sabres. Friesen moved past Pat Falloon and Johan Garpenlov, who both had 86 assists with San Jose.
2001: Alexander Mogilny scored twice to give him 800 career points in the Devils 5-1 win against the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.
2002: Byron Dafoe and John Grahame shared a shutout, and Jozef Stumpel had two assists for his 300th career assist in the Bruins 5-0 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
2003: Lindy Ruff became the second coach to get 200 victories with the Sabres, and rookie Ales Kotalik became the first player in team history to score two goals for three straight games, during a 4-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins.
2004: Tommy Salo recorded his 35th career shutout and his 200th NHL victory in the Oilers 3-0 win over the Flyers at Philadelphia. It came in the 500th game of his NHL career, as he became the third European goalie to win 200 games.....Evgeni Nabokov became the first goaltender to win 100 games as a member of the San Jose Sharks, in a 5-2 win over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers.....Montreal's Sheldon Souray set a franchise single-game record for points by a defenseman, with a goal and five assists in an 8-0 win at Pittsburgh. Souray broke the team record of five points shared by Doug Harvey and Lyle Odelein.
1920: Montreal's Newsy Lalonde scored six goals as the Canadiens beat Toronto St. Pats 14-7, at the Mount Royal Arena in Montreal. The combined 21 goals by both teams was an NHL record.
1925: Ottawa's Alex Connell recorded the 4th shutout of his rookie season, in a 4-0 Senators win against the visiting Montreal Maroons.....Boston ended their team-record 11 game losing streak with a 3-2 win against the Canadiens, at Montreal. It was the Bruins first overtime win in team history.
1928: Canadiens' goalie George Hainsworth recorded his 20th career shutout as Montreal won 3-0 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.
1931: Philadelphia Quakers defeated the Montreal Maroons, 4-3 in overtime to end their 15-game losing streak, the longest in National Hockey League history (until Washington broke it in 1974-75).
1932: Rangers' goalie John Roach recorded his 40th career shutout as New York won 2-0 over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1935: New York Americans' Lorne Carr picked up four assists in a 5-5 tie against the visiting Maple Leafs. In the second period, the official scorer awarded four assists on a goal by Toronto's Joe Primeau.....Maroons' goaltender Alex Connell became the second goaltender in NHL history to record 75 career shutouts, as Montreal won 4-0 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.
1939: Detroit's 34-year-old Larry Aurie, who had retired the year before (after 11 seasons) came back for one final game, and scored a goal to help the Red Wings beat the Canadiens, 3-0 in Detroit. Tiny Thompson got the shutout, the 76th of his career.
1942: Norm Larson scored both goals, and rookie goaltender Chuck Rayner recorded his first career shutout as the New York Americans beat the Canadiens 2-0, in Montreal.
1943: Montreal's Toe Blake scored a goal and added three assists in the Canadiens' 7-4 win against the Rangers, at New York.
1951: Maurice Richard scored his 16th career hat trick to bring his career total to 274 and surpass Howie Morenz as the NHL's #2 All-Time leading goal scorer, in the Canadiens' 3-0 win over the Rangers. Rookie Gerry McNeil got his 6th career shutout.
1952: Sid Abel scored a goal to become the Red Wings all-time leader in career points (437) passing Syd Howe who had scored 436 points in his career with Detroit. Abel's new record came as the Red Wings won 5-2 over the Rangers, at the Olympia.
1960: Two and a half months after Jacques Plante made history by becoming the first NHL goalie to permanently wear a mask, Boston's Don Simmons became the second to do so, as he led the Bruins to a 4-0 win (his 13th career shutout) over Toronto.
1965: Goaltender Johnny Bower recorded his 24th career shutout, Bob Pulford scored two goals and two assists, and Frank Mahovlich had a goal and three assists in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 6-0 win over the Rangers at New York.
1968: Wayne Connelly scored his first career hat trick to lead the Minnesota North Stars to a 6-4 win over Philadelphia.
1972: Joe Crozier was named head coach of the Buffalo Sabres, after General Manager/Coach "Punch" Imlach suffered a heart attack.
1973: Henri Richard broke out of a 52-game goal-less streak with two goals and two assists, and goaltender Ken Dryden recorded his 13th career shutout as the Canadiens won 6-0 over the North Stars at Minnesota.
1974: Dave Schultz scored his second (and final) career hat trick as the Flyers beat the Minnesota North Stars, 7-4, at the Spectrum.
1976: John Ferguson coached his first game for the New York Rangers, an 8-4 win over the Kansas City Scouts. Ferguson replaced Ron Stewart.....John Bucyk became the first player to score 500 goals as a member of the Boston Bruins. The milestone came in a 3-2 win against the visiting Oakland Seals.
1979: Chicago goaltender Tony Esposito recorded his 64th career shutout as the Black Hawks won 3-0 over the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
1980: Boston's Jean Ratelle picked up two assists to give him 1,200 career NHL points as the Bruins lost 7-4 to the Blues, at Boston Garden. Ratelle became the 8th player in NHL history to score 1,200 points.....Philadelphia's rookie goalie Pete Peeters extended his undefeated streak to 20 straight games (15-0-5) in a 5-4 Flyers' win over the Winnipeg Jets.
1982: Dale McCourt scored twice and added two assists to lead the Sabres to a 6-4 win against the Kings in Buffalo. The game was played before just 2,079 fans, due to a -50 wind chill and snow in Buffalo.
1983: Ralston Purina Co. announced the sale of the St. Louis Blues to a group in Saskatoon.
1984: St. Louis goalie Mike Liut recorded his 8th career shutout in the Blues' 2-0 win over Vancouver. Doug Wickenheiser led the scoring with two assists.
1985: Buffalo Sabres' Tom Barrasso shut out the Bruins 3-0 at Boston, the first goalie to do so since 1977. It was Barraso's 5th career shutout, as the Sabres extended their unbeaten streak to 9 straight games (8-0-1).
1987: Buffalo's Wilf Paiement scored his 350th career NHL goal as the Sabres won 8-5 at Los Angeles.....Defenseman Mike Ramsey scored a goal and added three assists to reach his 200th career NHL point, as the Sabres won 8-5 at Los Angeles. Also prior to the game, Mike Murphy was named interim coach of the L.A. Kings, replacing Pat Quinn, who had been expelled by the NHL.
1988: Steve Yzerman scored two goals and three assists to lead the Red Wings to a 7-5 win over the Penguins, in Detroit. The five points extended Yzerman's team-record consecutive game point scoring streak to 22 straight games.....Mario Lemieux scored four goals as the Penguins lost to the Red Wings 7-5, at Detroit. It was the 11th hat trick of Lemieux's NHL career.
1989: Kings' Wayne Gretzky became NHL's all time leading scorer in combined regular season and playoff points, when he ran his combined total to 2,011 points, one more than Gordie Howe's combined total of 2,010. It came in a 5-4 win over Edmonton.
1992: Winnipeg Jets defenseman Randy Carlyle played in his 1,000th career NHL game, a 6-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.....Sabres' Pat LaFontaine scored three goals and added three assists (including his 600th career NHL point) in an 8-2 win over Edmonton, at the Aud, in Buffalo. Dave Andreychuk had two goals and two assists.....Washington Capitals set a team record with three shorthanded goals (including two in :18) during a 7-4 win over the Kings, at Landover, Maryland. Kevin Hatcher led the scoring with two goals and two assists.
1993: Chicago's Michel Goulet played in his 1,000th NHL game, and Steve Larmer became the fourth player in Blackhawks' history to reach the 900 point milestone. The milestones came in a 5-4 loss to the L.A. Kings, at Chicago Stadium.
1996: Montreal Canadiens became the first team in NHL history to play 5,000 regular season games; the milestone was a 2-2 tie against the visiting Vancouver Canucks.....Rangers' Pat Verbeek scored twice to give him 400 career NHL goals, and Mark Messier added two goals and two assists as New York won 7-4 over San Jose, at MSG.....Detroit's Chris Osgood recorded his fourth shutout of the season (and the 7th of his career) as the Red Wings won 4-0 at Dallas. Detroit spoiled the NHL coaching debut of the Stars' Ken Hitchcock.
1998: Toronto's Mats Sundin scored two goals added an assist for his 250th NHL goal and 600th career point as the Maple Leafs lost 4-3 to the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.....Vancouver's Mark Messier became the 6th player in NHL history to reach the 1,000 assist plateau, as the Canucks tied 2-2 against the visiting Florida Panthers.....Jeff Friesen became the San Jose Sharks all-time leader in career assists, when he picked up #87 of his career, in a 5-2 win over the visiting Sabres. Friesen moved past Pat Falloon and Johan Garpenlov, who both had 86 assists with San Jose.
2001: Alexander Mogilny scored twice to give him 800 career points in the Devils 5-1 win against the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.
2002: Byron Dafoe and John Grahame shared a shutout, and Jozef Stumpel had two assists for his 300th career assist in the Bruins 5-0 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
2003: Lindy Ruff became the second coach to get 200 victories with the Sabres, and rookie Ales Kotalik became the first player in team history to score two goals for three straight games, during a 4-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins.
2004: Tommy Salo recorded his 35th career shutout and his 200th NHL victory in the Oilers 3-0 win over the Flyers at Philadelphia. It came in the 500th game of his NHL career, as he became the third European goalie to win 200 games.....Evgeni Nabokov became the first goaltender to win 100 games as a member of the San Jose Sharks, in a 5-2 win over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers.....Montreal's Sheldon Souray set a franchise single-game record for points by a defenseman, with a goal and five assists in an 8-0 win at Pittsburgh. Souray broke the team record of five points shared by Doug Harvey and Lyle Odelein.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
January 9th
'CANES TAKE A CHANCE ON SAMSONOV
The Carolina Hurricanes claimed forward Sergi Samsonov off re-entry waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks.
The 29 year-old has appeared in 23 of Chicago's games without scoring a goal. He has four assists, and a minus-seven plus-minus rating. He was acquired last just from Montreal for Jassen Cullimore and Tony Salmelainen.
Samsonov is under contract for $3.525 million this season and can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
With the move, the Blackhawks are responsible for half of Samsonov's remaining salary - about $800,000 for the balance of this season that counts against the cap. Carolina is responsible for the other half. He was the eighth player selected in the 1997 entry draft by Boston and won the Calder Trophy in the 1997-98 season when he scored 22 goals and added 25 assists in 81 games.
He made the all-star team as a Bruin in 2000-01 when he racked up a career-best 75 points, including 29 goals.
His career started a downward spiral when he signed with the Montreal Canadiens as a free agent in the summer of 2006. He had just nine goals and 17 assists in 63 games with Montreal and was a healthy scratch for 18 games in 2006-07. He was in the press box for the last 13 games of the season, after he publicly questioned whether he made the right move in signing with the Canadiens.
SHARKS RECALL GREISS
The San Jose Sharks recalled goalie Thomas Greiss on Tuesday to fill the thankless job of Evgeni Nabokov's backup.
Nabokov has started all 41 of the Sharks' games this season. Dimitri Patzoid, who was sent back to Worcester to get some playing time, has played just 44 minutes during three games this season.
Nabokov's 41 straight starts are the fourth-most consecutive games started in a single season since 1989-90, according to Stats LLC. If Nabokov starts the Sharks' next three games, he'll tie Martin Brodeur for the second-most in that time period, trailing only Grant Fuhr's 76 consecutive starts for St. Louis in 1995-96.
Greiss was 12-10-1 with a 3.03 goals-against average in Worcester. The German goalie was recalled for a one-week practice stint with San Jose in November, but has yet to appear in an NHL game.
CHELIOS 2ND OLDEST NHL'ER
It was old-timers night for the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday when they hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Dominik Hasek made 19 saves for his second consecutive shutout, and 79th of his career, and Chris Chelios became the second-oldest player to appear in a NHL game in the Wings 1-0 win over the Av's.
Hasek, who'll turn 43 on Jan 29, has a 134-minute, 13-second scoreless streak.
Chelios, at 45 years, 348 days passed Moe Roberts to become the second oldest player in NHL history. Roberts played for the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov 25, 1951 at 45 years, 347 days. Only Gordie Howe played at an older age then Chelios, and listed below are the five oldest players to appear in a regular-season NHL game.
Player -Age -Date of Final Game -Club -Position
Gordie Howe -52 years, 6 days -4/6/80 -Hartford Whalers -Right Wing
Chris Chelios -45 years, 348 days-(age as of Tuesday, Jan 8) -Defenseman
Moe Roberts -45 years, 347 days-11/25/51 -Chicago Blackhawks -Goalie
Johnny Bower-45 years, 32 days -12/10/69 -Toronto Maple Leafs -Goalie
Gump Worsley-44 years, 323 days -4/2/74 -Mn North Stars -Goalie
The Carolina Hurricanes claimed forward Sergi Samsonov off re-entry waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks.
The 29 year-old has appeared in 23 of Chicago's games without scoring a goal. He has four assists, and a minus-seven plus-minus rating. He was acquired last just from Montreal for Jassen Cullimore and Tony Salmelainen.
Samsonov is under contract for $3.525 million this season and can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
With the move, the Blackhawks are responsible for half of Samsonov's remaining salary - about $800,000 for the balance of this season that counts against the cap. Carolina is responsible for the other half. He was the eighth player selected in the 1997 entry draft by Boston and won the Calder Trophy in the 1997-98 season when he scored 22 goals and added 25 assists in 81 games.
He made the all-star team as a Bruin in 2000-01 when he racked up a career-best 75 points, including 29 goals.
His career started a downward spiral when he signed with the Montreal Canadiens as a free agent in the summer of 2006. He had just nine goals and 17 assists in 63 games with Montreal and was a healthy scratch for 18 games in 2006-07. He was in the press box for the last 13 games of the season, after he publicly questioned whether he made the right move in signing with the Canadiens.
SHARKS RECALL GREISS
The San Jose Sharks recalled goalie Thomas Greiss on Tuesday to fill the thankless job of Evgeni Nabokov's backup.
Nabokov has started all 41 of the Sharks' games this season. Dimitri Patzoid, who was sent back to Worcester to get some playing time, has played just 44 minutes during three games this season.
Nabokov's 41 straight starts are the fourth-most consecutive games started in a single season since 1989-90, according to Stats LLC. If Nabokov starts the Sharks' next three games, he'll tie Martin Brodeur for the second-most in that time period, trailing only Grant Fuhr's 76 consecutive starts for St. Louis in 1995-96.
Greiss was 12-10-1 with a 3.03 goals-against average in Worcester. The German goalie was recalled for a one-week practice stint with San Jose in November, but has yet to appear in an NHL game.
CHELIOS 2ND OLDEST NHL'ER
It was old-timers night for the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday when they hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Dominik Hasek made 19 saves for his second consecutive shutout, and 79th of his career, and Chris Chelios became the second-oldest player to appear in a NHL game in the Wings 1-0 win over the Av's.
Hasek, who'll turn 43 on Jan 29, has a 134-minute, 13-second scoreless streak.
Chelios, at 45 years, 348 days passed Moe Roberts to become the second oldest player in NHL history. Roberts played for the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov 25, 1951 at 45 years, 347 days. Only Gordie Howe played at an older age then Chelios, and listed below are the five oldest players to appear in a regular-season NHL game.
Player -Age -Date of Final Game -Club -Position
Gordie Howe -52 years, 6 days -4/6/80 -Hartford Whalers -Right Wing
Chris Chelios -45 years, 348 days-(age as of Tuesday, Jan 8) -Defenseman
Moe Roberts -45 years, 347 days-11/25/51 -Chicago Blackhawks -Goalie
Johnny Bower-45 years, 32 days -12/10/69 -Toronto Maple Leafs -Goalie
Gump Worsley-44 years, 323 days -4/2/74 -Mn North Stars -Goalie
Today in NHL History, Jan 9th
1921: Former NHL goalie Ken "Tubby" McAuley born in Edmonton, Alberta. McAuley played for the last place New York Rangers in 1944 & 1945, compiling a 17-64-15 record in 2 seasons, with a 5.61 GAA.
1930: Goaltender Lorne Chabot recorded his 36th career shutout as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 4-0 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.
1940: Boston beat Detroit 3-1 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. There were none called against either team for the entire game.
1955: Dutch Reibel scored his first career hat trick as the Red Wings beat the Black Hawks, 6-2 in a "Chicago home game" played in St. Louis.
1958: Montreal's Bernie Geoffrion scored his 6th career hat trick and added two assists, and Bert Olmstead had a goal and four assists as the Canadiens won 11-2 against the Black Hawks, at the Forum.
1965: Rangers' Billy Hicke scored the first hat trick of his NHL career as New York won 6-5 at Montreal. Ralph Backstrom scored two goals and two assists for the Canadiens.....Bobby Hull scored twice to become the Black Hawks' all-time leading goal scorer, in a 7-4 win over the Red Wings. Hull's two goals gave him 259 in his NHL career, one more than Bill Mosienko.
1968: Detroit traded Bert Marshall along with John Brenneman and Ted Hampson to the Oakland Seals, in exchange for Kent Douglas.
1969: Jean Beliveau scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Canadiens to an 8-4 win against the Oakland Seals in Montreal.
1971: Toronto rookie Brian "Spinner" Spencer scored the only hat trick of his NHL career as the Maple Leafs won 5-2 against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.
1972: Jean Ratelle scored a goal and added four assists to lead the Rangers to an 8-0 win over the Kings, at M.S.G. Gilles Villemure got his 7th career shutout in the game.
1975: L.A. Kings beat the Sabres 5-2 at Buffalo, for the 200th victory in team history, and a new club-record five straight wins on the road.
1976: Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Simon Nolet, Ed Gilbert and a first round pick in 1976 draft (Blair Chapman) from the Kansas City Scouts in exchange for Steve Durbano, Chuck Arnason and Pittsburgh's 1st round choice (Paul Gardner).
1977: NY Rangers' Phil Esposito scored his 27th career NHL hat trick, to give him 1,300 career NHL points, as the Rangers lost to the Kings 5-4 in New York. Esposito became the fourth player in NHL history to pass the 1,300 point mark.
1979: Boston officially retired Bobby Orr's uniform #4 during a ceremony preceding an exhibition game between Bruins and Soviet Wings at Boston Garden. (Wings won, 4-1.)
1980: Rick Martin became the first player in Buffalo team history to score 350 career NHL goals, as the Sabres won 3-2 over the visiting New York Islanders.
1982: Defenseman Randy Carlyle had three assists to lead the Penguins to a 4-3 win against the Canucks in Pittsburgh.....Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added four assists as the Oilers won 7-2 over the visiting Calgary Flames.
1983: Reed Larson tied a Red Wings' record for most assists by a defenseman in one game, picking up four in Detroit's 4-3 win against the Oilers at Edmonton.
1984: New Jersey's Mel Bridgman was named as the second Captain in Devils' history, succeeding Don Lever.
1985: Butch Goring, in his first game as a member of the Boston Bruins, scored the game winning goal in a 5-3 win over Toronto. Steve Kasper scored two shorthanded goals 50 seconds apart in the game.
1986: Goaltender Darren Jensen turned aside all 24 shots he faced in recording his first NHL shutout as the Flyers defeated the Capitals at the Spectrum, 4-0. The shutout was the 100th in the Flyers' history.
1987: Goaltenders Eldon "Pokey" Reddick and Daniel Berthiaume combined for a shutout as the Jets won 3-0 over the Hartford Whalers, in Winnipeg.
1989: Ken Priestlay's OT goal gave the Sabres a 6-5 win against the Central Red Army Team of the Soviet Union, in an exhibition game.
1990: Detroit's Steve Yzerman scored a goal and added four assists as the Red Wings won 9-0 over the visiting Minnesota North Stars. Glen Hanlon recorded his 13th (and final) career shutout.
1992: Paul Ysebaert scored twice and added three assists in the Red Wings' 9-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at Joe Louis Arena.....Chicago's 27-year-old rookie goalie Dominik Hasek recorded his first career NHL shutout, to lead the Blackhawks to a 2-0 win against the Maple Leafs, at Chicago Stadium.....The National Hockey League found homes for their two newest teams, placing Tampa Bay in the Norris and Ottawa in the Adams Division.
1993: Philadelphia's Ric Nattress scored twice to lead the Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Rangers. The victory made the Flyers the first post-1967 expansion team to reach 1,000 victories.....New York's Mike Gartner became the first player in NHL history to get 25 goals in each of his first 14 seasons, when he scored twice for the Rangers in a 4-3 loss at Philadelphia.
1996: Anaheim's Paul Kariya set a club record for goals in a season, with his 24th of the year (breaking Bob Corkum's mark of 23 set in 1993-94). Mighty Ducks tied 2-2 at Philadelphia.....Steve Thomas scored two goals and an assist, and veteran Scott Stevens became the 106th player to appear in 1,000 NHL games, when the Devils won, 4-2 over the visiting St. Louis Blues.
1997: Joel Quenneville recorded his first win as an NHL head coach in the St. Louis Blues' 4-3 win against the Sharks at San Jose.
1998: Dale Hunter had up three assists to give him 1,000 career NHL points. The milestone came in a Capitals' 4-1 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. Hunter became the first NHL player to collect 1,000 points and 3,000 career penalty minutes.
2002: Jamie Storr recorded his 12th career shutout as the Kings ended a 10-game winless streak in Madison Square Garden, 4-0 against the Rangers. Los Angeles became the first team in history to sweep the Rangers, Islanders and the Devils in one trip.....Mike Modano scored twice, including a breakaway goal with the Stars two-men short-handed, and Ed Belfour set a franchise record with his 5th assist of the season, as Dallas won 3-2 against the Panthers at Florida.
2003: Philadelphia's Jeremy Roenick became the 60th player in NHL history (and the 6th U.S. born player) to get 600 career assists, and Roman Cechmanek recorded his 15th career shutout in a 4-0 win over the Islanders at Long Island.
2004: Brian Boucher set a modern NHL record with his 5th consecutive shutout in the Coyotes 2-0 win at Minnesota. He also broke the record (set by Montreal's Bill Durnan in 1949) for longest shutout streak in modern NHL history.....New York Islanders signed unrestricted free agent Cliff Ronning.....Washington Capitals recorded the 1,000th regular-season victory in the franchises's 30-year history, with a 4-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. The Caps became the 16th NHL team to win 1,000 games.
1930: Goaltender Lorne Chabot recorded his 36th career shutout as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 4-0 over the visiting Ottawa Senators.
1940: Boston beat Detroit 3-1 in a penalty-free game played in Boston. There were none called against either team for the entire game.
1955: Dutch Reibel scored his first career hat trick as the Red Wings beat the Black Hawks, 6-2 in a "Chicago home game" played in St. Louis.
1958: Montreal's Bernie Geoffrion scored his 6th career hat trick and added two assists, and Bert Olmstead had a goal and four assists as the Canadiens won 11-2 against the Black Hawks, at the Forum.
1965: Rangers' Billy Hicke scored the first hat trick of his NHL career as New York won 6-5 at Montreal. Ralph Backstrom scored two goals and two assists for the Canadiens.....Bobby Hull scored twice to become the Black Hawks' all-time leading goal scorer, in a 7-4 win over the Red Wings. Hull's two goals gave him 259 in his NHL career, one more than Bill Mosienko.
1968: Detroit traded Bert Marshall along with John Brenneman and Ted Hampson to the Oakland Seals, in exchange for Kent Douglas.
1969: Jean Beliveau scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Canadiens to an 8-4 win against the Oakland Seals in Montreal.
1971: Toronto rookie Brian "Spinner" Spencer scored the only hat trick of his NHL career as the Maple Leafs won 5-2 against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.
1972: Jean Ratelle scored a goal and added four assists to lead the Rangers to an 8-0 win over the Kings, at M.S.G. Gilles Villemure got his 7th career shutout in the game.
1975: L.A. Kings beat the Sabres 5-2 at Buffalo, for the 200th victory in team history, and a new club-record five straight wins on the road.
1976: Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Simon Nolet, Ed Gilbert and a first round pick in 1976 draft (Blair Chapman) from the Kansas City Scouts in exchange for Steve Durbano, Chuck Arnason and Pittsburgh's 1st round choice (Paul Gardner).
1977: NY Rangers' Phil Esposito scored his 27th career NHL hat trick, to give him 1,300 career NHL points, as the Rangers lost to the Kings 5-4 in New York. Esposito became the fourth player in NHL history to pass the 1,300 point mark.
1979: Boston officially retired Bobby Orr's uniform #4 during a ceremony preceding an exhibition game between Bruins and Soviet Wings at Boston Garden. (Wings won, 4-1.)
1980: Rick Martin became the first player in Buffalo team history to score 350 career NHL goals, as the Sabres won 3-2 over the visiting New York Islanders.
1982: Defenseman Randy Carlyle had three assists to lead the Penguins to a 4-3 win against the Canucks in Pittsburgh.....Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added four assists as the Oilers won 7-2 over the visiting Calgary Flames.
1983: Reed Larson tied a Red Wings' record for most assists by a defenseman in one game, picking up four in Detroit's 4-3 win against the Oilers at Edmonton.
1984: New Jersey's Mel Bridgman was named as the second Captain in Devils' history, succeeding Don Lever.
1985: Butch Goring, in his first game as a member of the Boston Bruins, scored the game winning goal in a 5-3 win over Toronto. Steve Kasper scored two shorthanded goals 50 seconds apart in the game.
1986: Goaltender Darren Jensen turned aside all 24 shots he faced in recording his first NHL shutout as the Flyers defeated the Capitals at the Spectrum, 4-0. The shutout was the 100th in the Flyers' history.
1987: Goaltenders Eldon "Pokey" Reddick and Daniel Berthiaume combined for a shutout as the Jets won 3-0 over the Hartford Whalers, in Winnipeg.
1989: Ken Priestlay's OT goal gave the Sabres a 6-5 win against the Central Red Army Team of the Soviet Union, in an exhibition game.
1990: Detroit's Steve Yzerman scored a goal and added four assists as the Red Wings won 9-0 over the visiting Minnesota North Stars. Glen Hanlon recorded his 13th (and final) career shutout.
1992: Paul Ysebaert scored twice and added three assists in the Red Wings' 9-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at Joe Louis Arena.....Chicago's 27-year-old rookie goalie Dominik Hasek recorded his first career NHL shutout, to lead the Blackhawks to a 2-0 win against the Maple Leafs, at Chicago Stadium.....The National Hockey League found homes for their two newest teams, placing Tampa Bay in the Norris and Ottawa in the Adams Division.
1993: Philadelphia's Ric Nattress scored twice to lead the Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Rangers. The victory made the Flyers the first post-1967 expansion team to reach 1,000 victories.....New York's Mike Gartner became the first player in NHL history to get 25 goals in each of his first 14 seasons, when he scored twice for the Rangers in a 4-3 loss at Philadelphia.
1996: Anaheim's Paul Kariya set a club record for goals in a season, with his 24th of the year (breaking Bob Corkum's mark of 23 set in 1993-94). Mighty Ducks tied 2-2 at Philadelphia.....Steve Thomas scored two goals and an assist, and veteran Scott Stevens became the 106th player to appear in 1,000 NHL games, when the Devils won, 4-2 over the visiting St. Louis Blues.
1997: Joel Quenneville recorded his first win as an NHL head coach in the St. Louis Blues' 4-3 win against the Sharks at San Jose.
1998: Dale Hunter had up three assists to give him 1,000 career NHL points. The milestone came in a Capitals' 4-1 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. Hunter became the first NHL player to collect 1,000 points and 3,000 career penalty minutes.
2002: Jamie Storr recorded his 12th career shutout as the Kings ended a 10-game winless streak in Madison Square Garden, 4-0 against the Rangers. Los Angeles became the first team in history to sweep the Rangers, Islanders and the Devils in one trip.....Mike Modano scored twice, including a breakaway goal with the Stars two-men short-handed, and Ed Belfour set a franchise record with his 5th assist of the season, as Dallas won 3-2 against the Panthers at Florida.
2003: Philadelphia's Jeremy Roenick became the 60th player in NHL history (and the 6th U.S. born player) to get 600 career assists, and Roman Cechmanek recorded his 15th career shutout in a 4-0 win over the Islanders at Long Island.
2004: Brian Boucher set a modern NHL record with his 5th consecutive shutout in the Coyotes 2-0 win at Minnesota. He also broke the record (set by Montreal's Bill Durnan in 1949) for longest shutout streak in modern NHL history.....New York Islanders signed unrestricted free agent Cliff Ronning.....Washington Capitals recorded the 1,000th regular-season victory in the franchises's 30-year history, with a 4-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. The Caps became the 16th NHL team to win 1,000 games.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
January 8th, Part II
THREE PLAYERS FROM HIGH-FLYING RED WINGS VOTED TO STARTING LINEUP IN XM / NHL ALL-STAR FAN BALLOTING, PRESENTED BY 2K SPORTS
Penguins' Crosby Tops All Vote-Getters For Second Consecutive Season; Eight of 12 Berths Go To First-Time Starters
NEW YORK (January 8, 2008) -- National Hockey League fans have rewarded the Detroit Red Wings' record-setting start to the season by voting a League-high three Red Wings to All-Star starting berths in 2008 XM/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, presented by 2K Sports. Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom and forwards Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk will start for the Western Conference in the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, Sunday, Jan. 27 at Philips Arena in Atlanta (6 p.m., ET, VERSUS, CBC, RDS, NHL Radio).
Lidstrom led all Western Conference players with 477,787 votes and will be making his eighth consecutive All-Star Game start, while Zetterberg (326,244) and Datsyuk (303,309) are among the eight first-time starters in this year's lineups. The Red Wings (32-8-3, 67 points) hold a commanding 15-point lead in the Western Conference standings and became the first club in League history to post 30 victories in the first half of the season following a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars Jan. 2.
Joining the three Red Wings in the Western Conference lineup are Calgary Flames forward Jarome Iginla (244,538) and defenseman Dion Phaneuf (307,358), each making his first career start, and the Vancouver Canucks' Roberto Luongo (263,221), who was voted the Western Conference starter in goal for the second consecutive year.
Reigning NHL MVP and scoring champion Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who led all vote-getters for the second consecutive season with 507,274 votes, heads the list of six Eastern Conference starters. Crosby's linemates will be current NHL scoring leader Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning (224,661) and Ottawa Senators right wing Daniel Alfredsson (224,483), each of whom will make his first career start.
Voted to the Eastern Conference blueline are Andrei Markov of the Montreal Canadiens (316,136) and Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins (271,272), also first-time starters. The goaltender will be Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils (220,392), who captured his fourth career All-Star starting berth and will be making his 10th appearance overall, tied with the Red Wings' Lidstrom for the most among the players announced today.
The 2007-08 season marked the 20th year in which fans determined the starting lineups for the NHL All-Star Game. From Nov. 13 through Jan. 2, fans around the world were able to vote online at NHL.com for six Eastern Conference All-Stars and six Western Conference All-Stars: three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender for each team. In addition, U.S. fans could cast votes through Verizon Wireless cell phones. The top three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender from each Conference comprised the starting lineups.
Complete rosters for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, selected by the NHL’s Hockey Operations Department in conjunction with League general managers, will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 10 (Western Conference) and Friday, Jan. 11 (Eastern Conference).
2008 Eastern Conference All-Star Team Starting Lineup
Position--Player--NHL Club--Votes--A-S Game--A-S Start
Goal--Martin Brodeur--New Jersey--220,392--10th--4th
Defense--Andrei Markov--Montreal--316,136--1st--1st
Defense--Zdeno Chara--Boston--271,272--3rd--1st
Forward--Sidney Crosby--Pittsburgh--507,274--2nd--2nd
Forward--Vincent Lecavalier--Tampa Bay--224,661--3rd--1st
Forward--Daniel Alfredsson--Ottawa--224,483--5th--1st
2008 Western Conference All-Star Team Starting Lineup
Position--Player--NHL Club--Votes--A-S Game--A-S Start
Goal--Roberto Luongo--Vancouver--263,221--3rd--2nd
Defense--Nicklas Lidstrom--Detroit--477,787--10th--8th
Defense--Dion Phaneuf--Calgary--307,358--2nd--1st
Forward--Henrik Zetterberg--Detroit--326,244--*2nd--1st
Forward--Pavel Datsyuk--Detroit--303,309--2nd--1st
Forward--Jarome Iginla--Calgary--244,538--4th--1st
* includes selection to 2007 All-Star Game (missed game due to injury)
2008 XM/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, Presented by 2K Sports FINAL RESULTS
Eastern Conference Goaltenders
Martin Brodeur New Jersey 220,392
Henrik Lundqvist NY Rangers 175,350
Cristobal Huet Montreal 170,215
Martin Biron Philadelphia 123,025
Ryan Miller Buffalo 90,146
Ray Emery Ottawa 56,293
Rick DiPietro NY Islanders 55,395
Cam Ward Carolina 42,753
Olaf Kolzig Washington 34,712
Tomas Vokoun Florida 28,029
Eastern Conference Forwards
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 507,274
Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay 224,661
Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa 224,483
Daniel Briere Philadelphia 188,740
Alex Ovechkin Washington 177,574
Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta 173,629
Dany Heatley Ottawa 134,782
Saku Koivu Montreal 112,794
Maxim Afinogenov Buffalo 111,425
Chris Drury NY Rangers 92,337
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh 79,566
Mats Sundin Toronto 77,814
Jason Blake Toronto 72,905
Jaromir Jagr NY Rangers 72,646
Alex Kovalev * Montreal 67,340
Simon Gagne Philadelphia 63,074
Jason Spezza Ottawa 62,595
Marian Hossa Atlanta 58,991
Thomas Vanek Buffalo 56,936
Mike Richards * Philadelphia 55,145
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay 47,798
Patrik Elias New Jersey 47,536
Brendan Shanahan NY Rangers 46,016
Vyacheslav Kozlov Atlanta 39,528
Eric Staal Carolina 35,179
Marc Savard Boston 27,870
Bill Guerin NY Islanders 27,097
Scott Gomez NY Rangers 26,936
Olli Jokinen Florida 25,959
Justin Williams Carolina 21,532
Brian Gionta New Jersey 20,752
Brad Richards Tampa Bay 15,458
* write-in candidate
Eastern Conference Defensemen
Andrei Markov Montreal 316,136
Zdeno Chara Boston 271,272
Brian Campbell Buffalo 205,332
Tomas Kaberle Toronto 193,634
Kimmo Timonen Philadelphia 156,471
Wade Redden Ottawa 150,284
Jay Bouwmeester Florida 140,058
Ryan Whitney Pittsburgh 138,655
Bryan McCabe Toronto 111,154
Dan Boyle Tampa Bay 106,203
Chris Phillips Ottawa 103,203
Henrik Tallinder Buffalo 86,070
Western Conference Goaltenders
Roberto Luongo Vancouver 263,221
Pascal Leclaire Columbus 180,381
Dominik Hasek Detroit 119,465
J-S Giguere Anaheim 102,051
Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary 84,416
Niklas Backstrom Minnesota 79,727
Evgeni Nabokov San Jose 58,434
Nikolai Khabibulin Chicago 53,217
Marty Turco Dallas 47,680
Western Conference Forwards
Henrik Zetterberg Detroit 326,244
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit 303,309
Jarome Iginla Calgary 244,538
Mike Cammalleri Los Angeles 165,042
Joe Sakic Colorado 162,489
Joe Thornton San Jose 147,795
Jonathan Cheechoo San Jose 143,375
Marian Gaborik Minnesota 139,828
Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim 132,180
Jason Arnott Nashville 127,288
Rick Nash Columbus 118,240
Paul Stastny Colorado 113,928
Mike Modano Dallas 98,086
Paul Kariya St. Louis 76,703
Shane Doan Phoenix 75,595
Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 64,856
Markus Naslund Vancouver 54,788
Ryan Smyth Colorado 50,222
Ales Hemsky Edmonton 49,680
Henrik Sedin Vancouver 47,797
Daniel Sedin Vancouver 46,795
Martin Havlat Chicago 46,321
Milan Hejduk Colorado 42,255
Andy McDonald St. Louis 35,196
Keith Tkachuk St. Louis 32,576
Patrick Marleau San Jose 31,268
Brian Rolston Minnesota 27,423
Daymond Langkow Calgary 26,157
Brenden Morrow Dallas 23,991
Patrick Kane * Chicago 18,589
David Legwand Nashville 13,881
* write-in candidate
Western Conference Defensemen
Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit 477,787
Dion Phaneuf Calgary 307,358
Chris Pronger Anaheim 206,590
Rob Blake Los Angeles 177,113
Francois Beauchemin Anaheim 151,746
Brian Rafalski Detroit 139,492
Sergei Zubov Dallas 101,585
Sheldon Souray Edmonton 97,539
Scott Hannan Colorado 96,621
Ed Jovanovski Phoenix 91,644
Mattias Ohlund Vancouver 88,579
Lubomir Visnovsky Los Angeles 53,250
Robyn Regehr Calgary
Penguins' Crosby Tops All Vote-Getters For Second Consecutive Season; Eight of 12 Berths Go To First-Time Starters
NEW YORK (January 8, 2008) -- National Hockey League fans have rewarded the Detroit Red Wings' record-setting start to the season by voting a League-high three Red Wings to All-Star starting berths in 2008 XM/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, presented by 2K Sports. Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom and forwards Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk will start for the Western Conference in the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, Sunday, Jan. 27 at Philips Arena in Atlanta (6 p.m., ET, VERSUS, CBC, RDS, NHL Radio).
Lidstrom led all Western Conference players with 477,787 votes and will be making his eighth consecutive All-Star Game start, while Zetterberg (326,244) and Datsyuk (303,309) are among the eight first-time starters in this year's lineups. The Red Wings (32-8-3, 67 points) hold a commanding 15-point lead in the Western Conference standings and became the first club in League history to post 30 victories in the first half of the season following a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars Jan. 2.
Joining the three Red Wings in the Western Conference lineup are Calgary Flames forward Jarome Iginla (244,538) and defenseman Dion Phaneuf (307,358), each making his first career start, and the Vancouver Canucks' Roberto Luongo (263,221), who was voted the Western Conference starter in goal for the second consecutive year.
Reigning NHL MVP and scoring champion Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who led all vote-getters for the second consecutive season with 507,274 votes, heads the list of six Eastern Conference starters. Crosby's linemates will be current NHL scoring leader Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning (224,661) and Ottawa Senators right wing Daniel Alfredsson (224,483), each of whom will make his first career start.
Voted to the Eastern Conference blueline are Andrei Markov of the Montreal Canadiens (316,136) and Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins (271,272), also first-time starters. The goaltender will be Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils (220,392), who captured his fourth career All-Star starting berth and will be making his 10th appearance overall, tied with the Red Wings' Lidstrom for the most among the players announced today.
The 2007-08 season marked the 20th year in which fans determined the starting lineups for the NHL All-Star Game. From Nov. 13 through Jan. 2, fans around the world were able to vote online at NHL.com for six Eastern Conference All-Stars and six Western Conference All-Stars: three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender for each team. In addition, U.S. fans could cast votes through Verizon Wireless cell phones. The top three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender from each Conference comprised the starting lineups.
Complete rosters for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, selected by the NHL’s Hockey Operations Department in conjunction with League general managers, will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 10 (Western Conference) and Friday, Jan. 11 (Eastern Conference).
2008 Eastern Conference All-Star Team Starting Lineup
Position--Player--NHL Club--Votes--A-S Game--A-S Start
Goal--Martin Brodeur--New Jersey--220,392--10th--4th
Defense--Andrei Markov--Montreal--316,136--1st--1st
Defense--Zdeno Chara--Boston--271,272--3rd--1st
Forward--Sidney Crosby--Pittsburgh--507,274--2nd--2nd
Forward--Vincent Lecavalier--Tampa Bay--224,661--3rd--1st
Forward--Daniel Alfredsson--Ottawa--224,483--5th--1st
2008 Western Conference All-Star Team Starting Lineup
Position--Player--NHL Club--Votes--A-S Game--A-S Start
Goal--Roberto Luongo--Vancouver--263,221--3rd--2nd
Defense--Nicklas Lidstrom--Detroit--477,787--10th--8th
Defense--Dion Phaneuf--Calgary--307,358--2nd--1st
Forward--Henrik Zetterberg--Detroit--326,244--*2nd--1st
Forward--Pavel Datsyuk--Detroit--303,309--2nd--1st
Forward--Jarome Iginla--Calgary--244,538--4th--1st
* includes selection to 2007 All-Star Game (missed game due to injury)
2008 XM/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, Presented by 2K Sports FINAL RESULTS
Eastern Conference Goaltenders
Martin Brodeur New Jersey 220,392
Henrik Lundqvist NY Rangers 175,350
Cristobal Huet Montreal 170,215
Martin Biron Philadelphia 123,025
Ryan Miller Buffalo 90,146
Ray Emery Ottawa 56,293
Rick DiPietro NY Islanders 55,395
Cam Ward Carolina 42,753
Olaf Kolzig Washington 34,712
Tomas Vokoun Florida 28,029
Eastern Conference Forwards
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 507,274
Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay 224,661
Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa 224,483
Daniel Briere Philadelphia 188,740
Alex Ovechkin Washington 177,574
Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta 173,629
Dany Heatley Ottawa 134,782
Saku Koivu Montreal 112,794
Maxim Afinogenov Buffalo 111,425
Chris Drury NY Rangers 92,337
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh 79,566
Mats Sundin Toronto 77,814
Jason Blake Toronto 72,905
Jaromir Jagr NY Rangers 72,646
Alex Kovalev * Montreal 67,340
Simon Gagne Philadelphia 63,074
Jason Spezza Ottawa 62,595
Marian Hossa Atlanta 58,991
Thomas Vanek Buffalo 56,936
Mike Richards * Philadelphia 55,145
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay 47,798
Patrik Elias New Jersey 47,536
Brendan Shanahan NY Rangers 46,016
Vyacheslav Kozlov Atlanta 39,528
Eric Staal Carolina 35,179
Marc Savard Boston 27,870
Bill Guerin NY Islanders 27,097
Scott Gomez NY Rangers 26,936
Olli Jokinen Florida 25,959
Justin Williams Carolina 21,532
Brian Gionta New Jersey 20,752
Brad Richards Tampa Bay 15,458
* write-in candidate
Eastern Conference Defensemen
Andrei Markov Montreal 316,136
Zdeno Chara Boston 271,272
Brian Campbell Buffalo 205,332
Tomas Kaberle Toronto 193,634
Kimmo Timonen Philadelphia 156,471
Wade Redden Ottawa 150,284
Jay Bouwmeester Florida 140,058
Ryan Whitney Pittsburgh 138,655
Bryan McCabe Toronto 111,154
Dan Boyle Tampa Bay 106,203
Chris Phillips Ottawa 103,203
Henrik Tallinder Buffalo 86,070
Western Conference Goaltenders
Roberto Luongo Vancouver 263,221
Pascal Leclaire Columbus 180,381
Dominik Hasek Detroit 119,465
J-S Giguere Anaheim 102,051
Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary 84,416
Niklas Backstrom Minnesota 79,727
Evgeni Nabokov San Jose 58,434
Nikolai Khabibulin Chicago 53,217
Marty Turco Dallas 47,680
Western Conference Forwards
Henrik Zetterberg Detroit 326,244
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit 303,309
Jarome Iginla Calgary 244,538
Mike Cammalleri Los Angeles 165,042
Joe Sakic Colorado 162,489
Joe Thornton San Jose 147,795
Jonathan Cheechoo San Jose 143,375
Marian Gaborik Minnesota 139,828
Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim 132,180
Jason Arnott Nashville 127,288
Rick Nash Columbus 118,240
Paul Stastny Colorado 113,928
Mike Modano Dallas 98,086
Paul Kariya St. Louis 76,703
Shane Doan Phoenix 75,595
Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 64,856
Markus Naslund Vancouver 54,788
Ryan Smyth Colorado 50,222
Ales Hemsky Edmonton 49,680
Henrik Sedin Vancouver 47,797
Daniel Sedin Vancouver 46,795
Martin Havlat Chicago 46,321
Milan Hejduk Colorado 42,255
Andy McDonald St. Louis 35,196
Keith Tkachuk St. Louis 32,576
Patrick Marleau San Jose 31,268
Brian Rolston Minnesota 27,423
Daymond Langkow Calgary 26,157
Brenden Morrow Dallas 23,991
Patrick Kane * Chicago 18,589
David Legwand Nashville 13,881
* write-in candidate
Western Conference Defensemen
Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit 477,787
Dion Phaneuf Calgary 307,358
Chris Pronger Anaheim 206,590
Rob Blake Los Angeles 177,113
Francois Beauchemin Anaheim 151,746
Brian Rafalski Detroit 139,492
Sergei Zubov Dallas 101,585
Sheldon Souray Edmonton 97,539
Scott Hannan Colorado 96,621
Ed Jovanovski Phoenix 91,644
Mattias Ohlund Vancouver 88,579
Lubomir Visnovsky Los Angeles 53,250
Robyn Regehr Calgary
January 8th
LEGACE, HUSELIUS,CONKLIN NAMED 3 STARS
St. Louis Blues goaltender Manny Legace, Calgary Flames left wing Kristian Huselius and Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Ty Conklin have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending January 6.
First Star -- Manny Legace, G, St. Louis Blues
Legace posted two shutouts in three appearances, helping the Blues (20-14-5, 45 points) move within two points of the eighth and final playoff spot in the tight Western Conference standings. Legace made 31 saves in recording his second shutout of the season, a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Dec. 31. He made three saves in the first period before leaving the game due to illness in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers Jan. 2 and closed the week by recording the 21st shutout of his NHL career, making 27 saves in a 1-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Jan. 5. Legace has posted a 15-10-2 record with a 2.09 goals-against average, .921 save percentage and three shutouts in 29 games this season.
Second Star -- Kristian Huselius, LW, Calgary Flames
Huselius led all NHL scorers with nine points (four goals, five assists) and recorded points in each game as the Flames (22-14-7, 51 points) went 4-0-0 and took the Northwest Division lead. Huselius began the week with the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Dec. 31 and notched his second consecutive game-winner and three assists in a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers Jan. 2. He recorded one assist in a 3-2 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks Jan. 3 and he finished the week with three points (two goals, one assist) in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings Jan. 5. Huselius ranks
second on the Flames in scoring and 13th in the NHL with 47 points (20 goals, 27 assists) in 43 games.
Third Star -- Ty Conklin, G, Pittsburgh Penguins
Conklin posted a 3-0-0 record, 0.97 goals-against average, .972 save percentage and one shutout as the Penguins (23-16-2, 48 points) won all three games. Conklin began the week by stopping 36 of 37 shots and two of three shootout attempts as the Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic, played outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo Jan. 1. He made 33 saves in a 6-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Jan. 3 and stopped all 35 shots for his second shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers Jan. 5. Conklin has posted a record of 7-0-0 with a 2.00
goals-against average, .939 save percentage and two shutouts in eight appearances for Pittsburgh this season.
STARS EXTEND RIBEIRO FOR $25-MILLION
Dallas Stars forward Mike Ribeiro was rewarded Monday with a five-year contract extension worth $25 million.
Ribeiro, who is making $1.8 million this season, was slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. He leads the Stars with 21 goals on just 58 shots and 46 points in 41 games this season.
The 27 year-old has racked up 39 goals and 103 points in 121 games since the Stars acquired him and a sixth-round draft pick from the Montreal Canadiens for Janne Niinimaa and a fifth-round pick on Sept. 30, 2006, and has posted 89 goals and 256 points in 397 games since being selected by the Canadiens in the second round (45th overall) in the 1998 NHL draft.
TORRES OUT FOR REST OF SEASON
The usually durable Raffi Torres will miss the second half of the NHL season with a torn knee ligament. The fourth-year Edmonton Oilers left-winger will undergo surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament that was damaged in a Dec. 13 game in Detroit.
Torres hasn't played since suffering the injury, and entering this season, he had missed only two games in three previous campaigns with the Oilers.
The six-foot, 216-pounder has five goals and 11 points in 32 games this season.
DOWNIE WON'T BE SUSPENDED
NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell spoke with rookie forward Steve Downie, but decided not to hit the Flyers forward with a ban for sucker-punching Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Blake.
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said he and Downie spoke to Campbell after the incident in Philadelphia's 3-2 win in Toronto on Saturday night.
Downie punched Blake in the eye while the veteran forward was being held by a linesman.
This is not the first time this season Downie has caused controversy with his questionable actions on the ice.
He was slapped with a 20-game suspension after he left his feet and hit Dean McAmmond of the Ottawa Senators in the head during a pre-season game in September.
At the time, Downie was trying to crack the Philadelphia lineup in his first pro season, having been drafted by the club in the first round of the 2005 NHL entry draft.
MASON JOINS JACKETS AFTER WINNING GOLD
It's been quite a week for NHL prospect Steve Mason, who was summoned by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, just two days after leading Canada to a gold medal at the world junior hockey championship.
Mason, who stopped 26 shots in a 3-2 overtime win over Sweden in Saturday's gold-medal game in the Czech Republic, was recalled from the Ontario Hockey League as an emergency replacement.
Blue Jackets starting goaltender Pascal Leclaire left Saturday's game at San Jose after the second period due to illness and won't be available for Tuesday's contest against the hometown St. Louis Blues.
At the world juniors, Mason assumed the No. 1 job from Jonathan Bernier to start the medal round and led the Canadians to three straight wins, culminating in Saturday's fourth consecutive gold.
After the game, the 19-year-old was named the tournament's most valuable player and top goaltender as well as earning a spot on the all-star team.
Mason finished the tourney with a 5-0-0 record, 1.19 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in five games.
Prior to Friday's semifinal victory over the United States he was traded by the OHL's London Knights to the Kitchener Rangers.
Mason broke training camp with Columbus in October after going 1-2-0 with a 1.78 GAA in three pre-season games. He was assigned to the Knights on Oct. 9.
Taken 69th overall by Columbus in the 2006 NHL draft, Mason had a 19-4-3 record with a 2.79 GAA and two shutouts in 26 games this season for London.
He was named the OHL's goaltender of the year in 2006-07 after going 45-13-4 with a 3.20 GAA, .914 save percentage and two shutouts in 62 games.
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St. Louis Blues goaltender Manny Legace, Calgary Flames left wing Kristian Huselius and Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Ty Conklin have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending January 6.
First Star -- Manny Legace, G, St. Louis Blues
Legace posted two shutouts in three appearances, helping the Blues (20-14-5, 45 points) move within two points of the eighth and final playoff spot in the tight Western Conference standings. Legace made 31 saves in recording his second shutout of the season, a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Dec. 31. He made three saves in the first period before leaving the game due to illness in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers Jan. 2 and closed the week by recording the 21st shutout of his NHL career, making 27 saves in a 1-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Jan. 5. Legace has posted a 15-10-2 record with a 2.09 goals-against average, .921 save percentage and three shutouts in 29 games this season.
Second Star -- Kristian Huselius, LW, Calgary Flames
Huselius led all NHL scorers with nine points (four goals, five assists) and recorded points in each game as the Flames (22-14-7, 51 points) went 4-0-0 and took the Northwest Division lead. Huselius began the week with the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Dec. 31 and notched his second consecutive game-winner and three assists in a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers Jan. 2. He recorded one assist in a 3-2 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks Jan. 3 and he finished the week with three points (two goals, one assist) in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings Jan. 5. Huselius ranks
second on the Flames in scoring and 13th in the NHL with 47 points (20 goals, 27 assists) in 43 games.
Third Star -- Ty Conklin, G, Pittsburgh Penguins
Conklin posted a 3-0-0 record, 0.97 goals-against average, .972 save percentage and one shutout as the Penguins (23-16-2, 48 points) won all three games. Conklin began the week by stopping 36 of 37 shots and two of three shootout attempts as the Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic, played outdoors at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo Jan. 1. He made 33 saves in a 6-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Jan. 3 and stopped all 35 shots for his second shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers Jan. 5. Conklin has posted a record of 7-0-0 with a 2.00
goals-against average, .939 save percentage and two shutouts in eight appearances for Pittsburgh this season.
STARS EXTEND RIBEIRO FOR $25-MILLION
Dallas Stars forward Mike Ribeiro was rewarded Monday with a five-year contract extension worth $25 million.
Ribeiro, who is making $1.8 million this season, was slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. He leads the Stars with 21 goals on just 58 shots and 46 points in 41 games this season.
The 27 year-old has racked up 39 goals and 103 points in 121 games since the Stars acquired him and a sixth-round draft pick from the Montreal Canadiens for Janne Niinimaa and a fifth-round pick on Sept. 30, 2006, and has posted 89 goals and 256 points in 397 games since being selected by the Canadiens in the second round (45th overall) in the 1998 NHL draft.
TORRES OUT FOR REST OF SEASON
The usually durable Raffi Torres will miss the second half of the NHL season with a torn knee ligament. The fourth-year Edmonton Oilers left-winger will undergo surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament that was damaged in a Dec. 13 game in Detroit.
Torres hasn't played since suffering the injury, and entering this season, he had missed only two games in three previous campaigns with the Oilers.
The six-foot, 216-pounder has five goals and 11 points in 32 games this season.
DOWNIE WON'T BE SUSPENDED
NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell spoke with rookie forward Steve Downie, but decided not to hit the Flyers forward with a ban for sucker-punching Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Blake.
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said he and Downie spoke to Campbell after the incident in Philadelphia's 3-2 win in Toronto on Saturday night.
Downie punched Blake in the eye while the veteran forward was being held by a linesman.
This is not the first time this season Downie has caused controversy with his questionable actions on the ice.
He was slapped with a 20-game suspension after he left his feet and hit Dean McAmmond of the Ottawa Senators in the head during a pre-season game in September.
At the time, Downie was trying to crack the Philadelphia lineup in his first pro season, having been drafted by the club in the first round of the 2005 NHL entry draft.
MASON JOINS JACKETS AFTER WINNING GOLD
It's been quite a week for NHL prospect Steve Mason, who was summoned by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, just two days after leading Canada to a gold medal at the world junior hockey championship.
Mason, who stopped 26 shots in a 3-2 overtime win over Sweden in Saturday's gold-medal game in the Czech Republic, was recalled from the Ontario Hockey League as an emergency replacement.
Blue Jackets starting goaltender Pascal Leclaire left Saturday's game at San Jose after the second period due to illness and won't be available for Tuesday's contest against the hometown St. Louis Blues.
At the world juniors, Mason assumed the No. 1 job from Jonathan Bernier to start the medal round and led the Canadians to three straight wins, culminating in Saturday's fourth consecutive gold.
After the game, the 19-year-old was named the tournament's most valuable player and top goaltender as well as earning a spot on the all-star team.
Mason finished the tourney with a 5-0-0 record, 1.19 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in five games.
Prior to Friday's semifinal victory over the United States he was traded by the OHL's London Knights to the Kitchener Rangers.
Mason broke training camp with Columbus in October after going 1-2-0 with a 1.78 GAA in three pre-season games. He was assigned to the Knights on Oct. 9.
Taken 69th overall by Columbus in the 2006 NHL draft, Mason had a 19-4-3 record with a 2.79 GAA and two shutouts in 26 games this season for London.
He was named the OHL's goaltender of the year in 2006-07 after going 45-13-4 with a 3.20 GAA, .914 save percentage and two shutouts in 62 games.
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Today in NHL History, Jan 8th
1929: Boston's Harry Oliver set an NHL record for fastest goal from the start of a game, when he scored ten seconds into a 5-2 win over Toronto. Oliver finished the game with three goals and an assist.
1931: Chicago's Chuck Gardiner got his first of four straight shutouts as the Black Hawks beat the Philadelphia Quakers, 4-0.
1942: Chicago's Red Hamill scored a hat trick to lead the Black Hawks to a 5-1 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1944: Toronto's Babe Pratt became the first defenseman in NHL history to get six assists in a game. They came as the Leafs beat Boston 12-3, at Maple Leaf Garden. George Boothman added his only career hat trick for the Leafs.....Ray Getliffe had a goal and three assists, and Murph Chamberlain picked up four assists as the Montreal Canadiens extended their team-record home winning streak to 13 straight games, with an 8-2 win over the New York Rangers.
1947: Toronto's forward Howie Meeker scored five times to set an NHL record for most goals in a game by a rookie, as the Maple Leafs beat Chicago 10-4. The record was tied in 1976 by Don Murdoch of the Rangers.
1958: Rangers' Camille Henry scored his second career hat trick and added an assist as New York tied 5-5 with the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1959: Rudy Pilous signed on as the new head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks, while Tommy Ivan, who had been behind the bench, continued his duties as the Black Hawks' General Manager.
1961: Kenny Wharram scored a goal and added two assists as the Chicago Black Hawks won 5-1 over the visiting Maple Leafs to give them seven straight victories, a new team record. The old record of six straight wins had been set in 1930-31.....New York's Gump Worsley became the second goaltender in team history to record 150 victories as a member of the Rangers. The milestone came in a 4-2 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1971: Detroit Red Wings named coach Ned Harkness as the new G.M. of the team (replacing Sid Abel). Harkness gave up his duties behind the bench, naming Doug Barkley as the interim coach. Two days later, Barkley was officially named Head Coach.
1973: Montreal's rookie defenseman Larry Robinson made his NHL debut with the Canadiens, in a 3-3 tie against the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1975: Chicago's Stan Mikita had a goal and two assists to become just the 5th player in NHL history to score 1,200 career points, in a 7-5 Black Hawks win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.....Butch Goring became the 4th player to score 100 career goals with the Kings, then added another goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over the North Stars. It was the Kings' first win after going 0-12-2 their previous five years in Minnesota.
1976: Defenseman Terry Harper led the scoring with two goals and two assists, and goaltender Jim Rutherford recorded his 3rd shutout in 9 days as the Red Wings beat the visiting Minnesota North Star 5-0. It was Rutherford's 10th career shutout.
1977: Gary Dornhoefer scored his 200th NHL goal to lead the Flyers to a 6-1 win against the Kings, at Spectrum
1980: Rookie goaltender Pat Riggin recorded his first NHL career shutout as the Atlanta Flames won 2-0 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Riggin became the second NHL goalie whose father (Dennis) also recorded one-or-more NHL shutouts.
1982: Bob MacMillan set a Colorado Rockies' team record for most goals in a game when he had four in a 7-1 win against the Blues, at Denver. It was MacMillan's 4th career hat trick.
1983: Darryl Sittler scored his 20th (and final) career hat trick and added an assist, and Ilkka Sinisalo had 2 goals and 3 assists as the Flyers extended their team-record road winning streak to 7 straight games, with a 7-4 win at Hartford.
1984: Washington's Bengt Gustafsson scored five goals on five shots, in a 7-1 Caps' win at Philadelphia. Gustafsson became the first Caps' player to score five goals in one game. It was the second (and final) career hat trick for Gustafsson.
1985: Edmonton's Andy Moog and Grant Fuhr shared the Oilers' first NHL road shutout, as the Oilers won 4-0 over the Nordiques at Quebec City.....Rookie Todd Bergen, in his first NHL game, scored twice, including the game winner as the Flyers beat Vancouver 5-3 at the Spectrum.
1986: Toronto's Miroslav Frycer scored four goals (including his 7th career hat trick) as the Leafs won 11-9 against the Edmonton Oilers, at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1988: Chicago's rookie goalie Darren Pang set a club record for goaltenders when he picked up his 5th assist of the season as the Blackhawks won 7-3 over Toronto, at Chicago Stadium.....Flames' rookie Brett Hull scored twice and added two assists as Calgary beat the Islanders 7-4, to extend their home undefeated streak against New York to 8 games (6-0-2).
1990: Mario Lemieux extended his point scoring streak to 31 straight games by scoring four goals to lead the Penguins to a 7-5 win against the Rangers, at New York. It was the 24th hat trick of Lemieux's NHL career.....Gary Leeman scored his third career hat trick to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to an 8-6 win over Washington. The win put the Leafs over the .500 mark (22-21-1) for the first time this late in a season since 1977-78.
1991: Minnesota goalie Brian Hayward recorded his 8th (and final) career shutout as the North Stars won 3-0 over the Islanders at New York.....Los Angeles defenseman Larry Robinson became the 13th player in NHL history to reach the 1,300 game milestone as the Kings beat the Hartford Whalers 4-3 in overtime at the Forum.
1992: Pat LaFontaine scored his 300th career NHL goal and added an assist to lead the Sabres to a 4-2 win over the Quebec Nordiques, at the Aud.
1993: Mark Howe earned his 1,200th career professional point in a 6-3 Red Wings' win over the Canucks, at Joe Louis Arena. Included were 696 NHL points and 504 WHA points, more than any other defenseman in pro hockey history.
1994: Dino Ciccarelli became the 19th player in NHL history to score 500 goals, and added an assist to lead the Red Wings to a 6-3 win over the Kings at Los Angeles.
1996: Dallas General Manager Bob Gainey gave up his coaching duties, and named Ken Hitchcock as the Stars' new head coach.
1998: Brian Savage scored four goals (his third career hat trick) and added two assists as Montreal won 8-2 over the Islanders, at Long Island. Canadiens sent the Islanders to its 9th consecutive loss.
2000: Larry Murphy picked up his 901st career assist to pass Bryan Trottier, giving him sole possession of 10th place on all-time in assists as the Red Wings won 5-3 over the visiting Anaheim Mighty Ducks.....Flyers scored three goals in a 3:22 span of the opening period and John Vanbiesbrouck recorded his 350th career victory as Philadelphia extended its home unbeaten streak to 15 straight games (12-0-3) with a 6-2 win over the visiting Penguins.
2002: Minnesota's Jacques Lemaire became the 32nd man in history to coach 600 NHL games, when the Wild beat the visiting Canadiens 4-2 for their first-ever victory over Montreal. Wes Walz led the scoring with two goals.....Owen Nolan scored a goal to give him 600 points in his NHL career. The milestone came during a 6-2 loss to the visiting St. Louis Blues.....Toronto's Mats Sundin scored twice in the final period to give him 25 goals on the year for the 10th time in his NHL career. The milestone came in a 4-3 Maple Leafs win over the visiting Nashville Predators
2003: Phoenix rookie Zac Bierk made 40 saves and Chicago rookie Mike Leighton made 31 saves in the Coyotes 0-0 tie at Chicago. It was the first time in NHL history that two goalies recorded their first career shutouts in the same game.
2004: Florida rookie Nathan Horton became the youngest player in NHL history to score on a penalty shot goal, in a 4-3 win in overtime at Philadelphia. Horton (18 years and 224 days old) broke the record set by Toronto's Jack Hamilton in 1944.....Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis scored two goals and added two assists for his first career four-point game as the Lightning won 4-1 over the Canadiens at Montreal.
1931: Chicago's Chuck Gardiner got his first of four straight shutouts as the Black Hawks beat the Philadelphia Quakers, 4-0.
1942: Chicago's Red Hamill scored a hat trick to lead the Black Hawks to a 5-1 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1944: Toronto's Babe Pratt became the first defenseman in NHL history to get six assists in a game. They came as the Leafs beat Boston 12-3, at Maple Leaf Garden. George Boothman added his only career hat trick for the Leafs.....Ray Getliffe had a goal and three assists, and Murph Chamberlain picked up four assists as the Montreal Canadiens extended their team-record home winning streak to 13 straight games, with an 8-2 win over the New York Rangers.
1947: Toronto's forward Howie Meeker scored five times to set an NHL record for most goals in a game by a rookie, as the Maple Leafs beat Chicago 10-4. The record was tied in 1976 by Don Murdoch of the Rangers.
1958: Rangers' Camille Henry scored his second career hat trick and added an assist as New York tied 5-5 with the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.
1959: Rudy Pilous signed on as the new head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks, while Tommy Ivan, who had been behind the bench, continued his duties as the Black Hawks' General Manager.
1961: Kenny Wharram scored a goal and added two assists as the Chicago Black Hawks won 5-1 over the visiting Maple Leafs to give them seven straight victories, a new team record. The old record of six straight wins had been set in 1930-31.....New York's Gump Worsley became the second goaltender in team history to record 150 victories as a member of the Rangers. The milestone came in a 4-2 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1971: Detroit Red Wings named coach Ned Harkness as the new G.M. of the team (replacing Sid Abel). Harkness gave up his duties behind the bench, naming Doug Barkley as the interim coach. Two days later, Barkley was officially named Head Coach.
1973: Montreal's rookie defenseman Larry Robinson made his NHL debut with the Canadiens, in a 3-3 tie against the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1975: Chicago's Stan Mikita had a goal and two assists to become just the 5th player in NHL history to score 1,200 career points, in a 7-5 Black Hawks win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.....Butch Goring became the 4th player to score 100 career goals with the Kings, then added another goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over the North Stars. It was the Kings' first win after going 0-12-2 their previous five years in Minnesota.
1976: Defenseman Terry Harper led the scoring with two goals and two assists, and goaltender Jim Rutherford recorded his 3rd shutout in 9 days as the Red Wings beat the visiting Minnesota North Star 5-0. It was Rutherford's 10th career shutout.
1977: Gary Dornhoefer scored his 200th NHL goal to lead the Flyers to a 6-1 win against the Kings, at Spectrum
1980: Rookie goaltender Pat Riggin recorded his first NHL career shutout as the Atlanta Flames won 2-0 over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Riggin became the second NHL goalie whose father (Dennis) also recorded one-or-more NHL shutouts.
1982: Bob MacMillan set a Colorado Rockies' team record for most goals in a game when he had four in a 7-1 win against the Blues, at Denver. It was MacMillan's 4th career hat trick.
1983: Darryl Sittler scored his 20th (and final) career hat trick and added an assist, and Ilkka Sinisalo had 2 goals and 3 assists as the Flyers extended their team-record road winning streak to 7 straight games, with a 7-4 win at Hartford.
1984: Washington's Bengt Gustafsson scored five goals on five shots, in a 7-1 Caps' win at Philadelphia. Gustafsson became the first Caps' player to score five goals in one game. It was the second (and final) career hat trick for Gustafsson.
1985: Edmonton's Andy Moog and Grant Fuhr shared the Oilers' first NHL road shutout, as the Oilers won 4-0 over the Nordiques at Quebec City.....Rookie Todd Bergen, in his first NHL game, scored twice, including the game winner as the Flyers beat Vancouver 5-3 at the Spectrum.
1986: Toronto's Miroslav Frycer scored four goals (including his 7th career hat trick) as the Leafs won 11-9 against the Edmonton Oilers, at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1988: Chicago's rookie goalie Darren Pang set a club record for goaltenders when he picked up his 5th assist of the season as the Blackhawks won 7-3 over Toronto, at Chicago Stadium.....Flames' rookie Brett Hull scored twice and added two assists as Calgary beat the Islanders 7-4, to extend their home undefeated streak against New York to 8 games (6-0-2).
1990: Mario Lemieux extended his point scoring streak to 31 straight games by scoring four goals to lead the Penguins to a 7-5 win against the Rangers, at New York. It was the 24th hat trick of Lemieux's NHL career.....Gary Leeman scored his third career hat trick to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to an 8-6 win over Washington. The win put the Leafs over the .500 mark (22-21-1) for the first time this late in a season since 1977-78.
1991: Minnesota goalie Brian Hayward recorded his 8th (and final) career shutout as the North Stars won 3-0 over the Islanders at New York.....Los Angeles defenseman Larry Robinson became the 13th player in NHL history to reach the 1,300 game milestone as the Kings beat the Hartford Whalers 4-3 in overtime at the Forum.
1992: Pat LaFontaine scored his 300th career NHL goal and added an assist to lead the Sabres to a 4-2 win over the Quebec Nordiques, at the Aud.
1993: Mark Howe earned his 1,200th career professional point in a 6-3 Red Wings' win over the Canucks, at Joe Louis Arena. Included were 696 NHL points and 504 WHA points, more than any other defenseman in pro hockey history.
1994: Dino Ciccarelli became the 19th player in NHL history to score 500 goals, and added an assist to lead the Red Wings to a 6-3 win over the Kings at Los Angeles.
1996: Dallas General Manager Bob Gainey gave up his coaching duties, and named Ken Hitchcock as the Stars' new head coach.
1998: Brian Savage scored four goals (his third career hat trick) and added two assists as Montreal won 8-2 over the Islanders, at Long Island. Canadiens sent the Islanders to its 9th consecutive loss.
2000: Larry Murphy picked up his 901st career assist to pass Bryan Trottier, giving him sole possession of 10th place on all-time in assists as the Red Wings won 5-3 over the visiting Anaheim Mighty Ducks.....Flyers scored three goals in a 3:22 span of the opening period and John Vanbiesbrouck recorded his 350th career victory as Philadelphia extended its home unbeaten streak to 15 straight games (12-0-3) with a 6-2 win over the visiting Penguins.
2002: Minnesota's Jacques Lemaire became the 32nd man in history to coach 600 NHL games, when the Wild beat the visiting Canadiens 4-2 for their first-ever victory over Montreal. Wes Walz led the scoring with two goals.....Owen Nolan scored a goal to give him 600 points in his NHL career. The milestone came during a 6-2 loss to the visiting St. Louis Blues.....Toronto's Mats Sundin scored twice in the final period to give him 25 goals on the year for the 10th time in his NHL career. The milestone came in a 4-3 Maple Leafs win over the visiting Nashville Predators
2003: Phoenix rookie Zac Bierk made 40 saves and Chicago rookie Mike Leighton made 31 saves in the Coyotes 0-0 tie at Chicago. It was the first time in NHL history that two goalies recorded their first career shutouts in the same game.
2004: Florida rookie Nathan Horton became the youngest player in NHL history to score on a penalty shot goal, in a 4-3 win in overtime at Philadelphia. Horton (18 years and 224 days old) broke the record set by Toronto's Jack Hamilton in 1944.....Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis scored two goals and added two assists for his first career four-point game as the Lightning won 4-1 over the Canadiens at Montreal.
Monday, January 7, 2008
January 7th
OKPOSO SENT TO AHL
The New York Islanders assigned top prospect Kyle Okposo to their American Hockey League affiliate on Sunday.
Okposo, fresh off a solid run for the United States at the world junior hockey championship, will practice with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Thursday before making his pro debut against the Binghamton Senators on Friday.
The 19-year-old winger from Minnesota, selected seventh overall by the Islanders in the 2006 NHL draft, tallied a goal and added five assists in seven games for an American team that finished fourth at the world juniors tournament in the Czech Republic.
Okposo signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Islanders last month after he left the University of Minnesota.
In just over a year at Minnesota, Okposo scored 26 goals with 25 assists in 58 games. As a freshman, he had 19 goals and 21 assists in 40 games.
NHL INVESTIGATES DOWNIE'S PUNCH ON BLAKE
Playing in just his fourth NHL game since serving a 20-game suspension for a pre-season hit on Ottawa's Dean McAmmond, Philadelphia Flyers forward Steve Downie hit Toronto winger Jason Blake - who was being held by an official - in the face with what replays looked like a possible sucker-punch over the weekend.
Blake didn't sustain any structural damage to his eye, but the hit left him with a golf ball-sized welt under his left eye, and as a precaution didn't return in Saturday's game.
While Downie received a minor penalty for the punch, the NHL is investigating the incident, which is the latest for a Flyers team that has been hit with 52 games in suspensions this season.
So far this season, the Flyers have had five players punished for on-ice acts of violence.
Downie got 20 games for a head shot on McAmmond in the pre-season, Jesse Boulerice got 25 games for a crosscheck to the head of Vancouver's Ryan Kesler, defenceman Randy Jones got two games for a hit from behind on Boston's Patrice Bergeron, forward Scott Hartnell got two games for hitting Boston's Andrew Alberts' head into the boards when the player was on his knees and defenceless, and Riley Cote took a three-game suspension for a high head-shot on Stars defenceman Matt Niskanen.
CANADA WINS GOLD, RUSSIA BRONZE AT WORLD JUNIORS
Forward Matt Halischuk scored at 3:36 of overtime to lift Canada to a 3-2 win over Sweden in the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship on Saturday in Pardubice, Czech Republic.
Earlier Saturday, Russia defeated the Americans 4-2 in the bronze-medal game. Nikita Filatov and Alexei Cherepanov led the attack with three points each.
Tournament all-star team:
• Steve Mason, Canada — goaltender.
• Drew Doughty, Canada — defenceman.
• Victor Hedman, Sweden — defenceman.
• Patrik Berglund, Sweden — forward.
• Viktor Tikhonov, Russia — forward.
• James vanRiemsdyk, United States — forward.
The US will host the World Juniors in 2011, while Canada will play host for the tourney in 2010 and 2012.
Be sure to check out Minnesota Hockey on Demand tonight at 7pm on myfoxhockey.com
The New York Islanders assigned top prospect Kyle Okposo to their American Hockey League affiliate on Sunday.
Okposo, fresh off a solid run for the United States at the world junior hockey championship, will practice with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Thursday before making his pro debut against the Binghamton Senators on Friday.
The 19-year-old winger from Minnesota, selected seventh overall by the Islanders in the 2006 NHL draft, tallied a goal and added five assists in seven games for an American team that finished fourth at the world juniors tournament in the Czech Republic.
Okposo signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Islanders last month after he left the University of Minnesota.
In just over a year at Minnesota, Okposo scored 26 goals with 25 assists in 58 games. As a freshman, he had 19 goals and 21 assists in 40 games.
NHL INVESTIGATES DOWNIE'S PUNCH ON BLAKE
Playing in just his fourth NHL game since serving a 20-game suspension for a pre-season hit on Ottawa's Dean McAmmond, Philadelphia Flyers forward Steve Downie hit Toronto winger Jason Blake - who was being held by an official - in the face with what replays looked like a possible sucker-punch over the weekend.
Blake didn't sustain any structural damage to his eye, but the hit left him with a golf ball-sized welt under his left eye, and as a precaution didn't return in Saturday's game.
While Downie received a minor penalty for the punch, the NHL is investigating the incident, which is the latest for a Flyers team that has been hit with 52 games in suspensions this season.
So far this season, the Flyers have had five players punished for on-ice acts of violence.
Downie got 20 games for a head shot on McAmmond in the pre-season, Jesse Boulerice got 25 games for a crosscheck to the head of Vancouver's Ryan Kesler, defenceman Randy Jones got two games for a hit from behind on Boston's Patrice Bergeron, forward Scott Hartnell got two games for hitting Boston's Andrew Alberts' head into the boards when the player was on his knees and defenceless, and Riley Cote took a three-game suspension for a high head-shot on Stars defenceman Matt Niskanen.
CANADA WINS GOLD, RUSSIA BRONZE AT WORLD JUNIORS
Forward Matt Halischuk scored at 3:36 of overtime to lift Canada to a 3-2 win over Sweden in the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship on Saturday in Pardubice, Czech Republic.
Earlier Saturday, Russia defeated the Americans 4-2 in the bronze-medal game. Nikita Filatov and Alexei Cherepanov led the attack with three points each.
Tournament all-star team:
• Steve Mason, Canada — goaltender.
• Drew Doughty, Canada — defenceman.
• Victor Hedman, Sweden — defenceman.
• Patrik Berglund, Sweden — forward.
• Viktor Tikhonov, Russia — forward.
• James vanRiemsdyk, United States — forward.
The US will host the World Juniors in 2011, while Canada will play host for the tourney in 2010 and 2012.
Be sure to check out Minnesota Hockey on Demand tonight at 7pm on myfoxhockey.com
Today in NHL History, Jan 5th
1925: Harry Broadbent scored five goals to lead the Montreal Maroons to a 6-2 win at Hamilton Tigers.
1928: Montreal's Howie Morenz scored his third career hat trick to give him 100 goals in his NHL career. The milestone came in a 9-1 victory in Toronto, as the Canadiens became the first NHL team to allow two-goals-or-less in 20 straight games.
1932: Detroit Falcons' goalie Alex Connell and Boston's Tiny Thompson battled to a 0-0 tie, at the Olympia in Detroit. It was Connell's 65th career shutout and the 23rd for Thompson.
1933: Detroit Red Wings beat the Maple Leafs 6-1 in the first CBC hockey broadcast carried coast-to-coast from Maple Leaf Gardens.
1936: Tiny Thompson made 19 saves for his 56th career shutout, and Eddie Shore had assists on both Bruins' goals within a span of 0:14 in the second period, in a 2-0 Boston win against the Black Hawks, at Boston Garden.
1940: Davey Kerr recorded his 44th career shutout as the New York Rangers extended their team-record winning streak to 8 games, and their team-record undefeated streak to 17 straight games (12-0-5), with a 3-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1945: Chicago goalie Alex Karakas and Rangers' Ken McAuley dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at New York. It was the 24th career shutout for Karakas and the only shutout of McAuley's NHL career (96 games over two seasons).
1947: Former NHL right winger Bill Fairbairn born in Brandon, Man. Fairbairn played in the NHL 1968-69 through 1978-79 with the New York Rangers, Minnesota and St. Louis.
1959: Chicago goalie Glenn Hall recorded his 25th career shutout in the Black Hawks' 4-0 win against the Rangers, at New York.
1961: Montreal's Frank Selke became the fourth General Manager in NHL history to record 500 victories, when the Canadiens beat the Rangers 6-3 in Montreal.
1968: Goaltender Charlie Hodge recorded his 23rd career shutout to lead the Seals to a 6-0 win over the Kings in Oakland. Gerry Ehman led the scoring with his first career hat trick.....Chicago's Bobby Hull scored twice to become the first player in franchise history (and the 4th player in NHL history) to score 400 goals. The milestone came in the Black Hawks 4-2 win against the visiting Boston Bruins.
1973: New York Rangers started a 16 game unbeaten streak with 3-0 win against Pittsburgh at MSG. Ed Giacomin recorded the 42nd shutout of his NHL career.....Sabres ran their team-record home unbeaten streak to 21 games (18-0-3) since the start of the season, with a 2-0 win over Philadelphia. Dave Dryden got his 7th career shutout.
1974: Toronto's Darryl Sittler scored his second career hat trick in the Maple Leafs' 6-2 win against the Atlanta Flames.
1976: Veteran Bob Nevin scored a goal to give him 700 career NHL points (303 goals, 397 assists) in helping the L.A. Kings to a 5-2 win against the Scouts, at Kansas City.....ohn Ferguson was named the new general manager/coach of the New York Rangers, replacing Emile Francis, who had been the G.M. since 1964, and coach Ron Stewart.
1979: Bernie Parent recorded his 270th and final NHL career victory when the Flyers beat the Kings 3-0 in Philadelphia. It was also the 54th (and final) career shutout for Parent.
1981: Playing in his 117th NHL game, Wayne Gretzky scored two goals and two assists, to give him 200 career points. The milestone came in a 6-3 Oilers' win against the Washington Capitals in Edmonton.....Kings' Marcel Dionne became 14th player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. His milestone came in a 5-3 win at Hartford, in Dionne's 740th career game. At the time it was fastest 1,000 points in NHL history.
1984: Goaltender Gilles Meloche recorded his 20th (and final) career shutout as the North Stars won 2-0 over Vancouver in Minnesota.
1985: Hartford's Ron Francis scored his third career hat trick and added an assist as the Whalers won 7-4 at Toronto.
1986: Hartford rookie Dean Evason and Kevin Dineen both scored their first career hat tricks as the Whalers ended their 8-game road winless streak in Calgary (0-7-1) with a 9-1 win against the Flames.
1987: Al Secord scored four goals within a span of 8:24 in the second period (his 5th career hat trick) and rookie Mark LaVarre added four assists to lead the Blackhawks to a 6-4 win over the Maple Leafs, at Chicago Stadium.
1988: Philadelphia's Rick Tocchet had two goals and three assists to lead the Flyers to a 6-4 win over St. Louis. The loss left the Blues 0-31-3 at the Spectrum since January 6, 1972.
1989: Washington's Mike Ridley became just the fourth NHL player to assist on all six of his team's goals in a game (and set a Capitals' team record for most assists in one game) in a 6-3 win against the Blackhawks.....Buffalo Sabres beat the Maple Leafs 6-1 at Toronto for the 700th victory in team history. Christian Ruuttu led the scoring with three assists.
1993: Philadelphia's Kevin Dineen scored three times to give him 250 goals in his NHL career to lead the Flyers to an 8-2 win over the visiting Capitals. It was Dineen's first hat trick as a Flyer and the 6th of his NHL career.
1997: Flyers ran their undefeated streak to 14-0-3 (9th longest in NHL history) with a 7-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins. Eric Lindros scored a goal and had two assists to give him points in 17 straight games.
1999: Kings Luc Robitaille scored twice to become the 27th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals as Los Angeles won 4-2 against the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
2000: Joe Sakic became the Colorado franchise all-time leader in games, when he appeared in his 814th career game with the team, a 4-1 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Sakic replaced Michel Goulet, and picked up two assists in the game.
2003: Mario Lemieux scored his 20th goal of the season for the 12th time in his career in the Penguins 6-3 loss to the Islanders at Long Island.....Columbus Blue Jackets fired Dave King (the only head coach in team history) and named GM Doug MacLean as his interim replacement.....Nikolai Khabibulin recorded his 30th career shutout as the Lightning won 1-0 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
2004: Brian Boucher became the first NHL goaltender in nearly 55 years to record four consecutive shutouts in the Coyotes 3-0 win over the Capitals at Washington.
1928: Montreal's Howie Morenz scored his third career hat trick to give him 100 goals in his NHL career. The milestone came in a 9-1 victory in Toronto, as the Canadiens became the first NHL team to allow two-goals-or-less in 20 straight games.
1932: Detroit Falcons' goalie Alex Connell and Boston's Tiny Thompson battled to a 0-0 tie, at the Olympia in Detroit. It was Connell's 65th career shutout and the 23rd for Thompson.
1933: Detroit Red Wings beat the Maple Leafs 6-1 in the first CBC hockey broadcast carried coast-to-coast from Maple Leaf Gardens.
1936: Tiny Thompson made 19 saves for his 56th career shutout, and Eddie Shore had assists on both Bruins' goals within a span of 0:14 in the second period, in a 2-0 Boston win against the Black Hawks, at Boston Garden.
1940: Davey Kerr recorded his 44th career shutout as the New York Rangers extended their team-record winning streak to 8 games, and their team-record undefeated streak to 17 straight games (12-0-5), with a 3-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1945: Chicago goalie Alex Karakas and Rangers' Ken McAuley dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at New York. It was the 24th career shutout for Karakas and the only shutout of McAuley's NHL career (96 games over two seasons).
1947: Former NHL right winger Bill Fairbairn born in Brandon, Man. Fairbairn played in the NHL 1968-69 through 1978-79 with the New York Rangers, Minnesota and St. Louis.
1959: Chicago goalie Glenn Hall recorded his 25th career shutout in the Black Hawks' 4-0 win against the Rangers, at New York.
1961: Montreal's Frank Selke became the fourth General Manager in NHL history to record 500 victories, when the Canadiens beat the Rangers 6-3 in Montreal.
1968: Goaltender Charlie Hodge recorded his 23rd career shutout to lead the Seals to a 6-0 win over the Kings in Oakland. Gerry Ehman led the scoring with his first career hat trick.....Chicago's Bobby Hull scored twice to become the first player in franchise history (and the 4th player in NHL history) to score 400 goals. The milestone came in the Black Hawks 4-2 win against the visiting Boston Bruins.
1973: New York Rangers started a 16 game unbeaten streak with 3-0 win against Pittsburgh at MSG. Ed Giacomin recorded the 42nd shutout of his NHL career.....Sabres ran their team-record home unbeaten streak to 21 games (18-0-3) since the start of the season, with a 2-0 win over Philadelphia. Dave Dryden got his 7th career shutout.
1974: Toronto's Darryl Sittler scored his second career hat trick in the Maple Leafs' 6-2 win against the Atlanta Flames.
1976: Veteran Bob Nevin scored a goal to give him 700 career NHL points (303 goals, 397 assists) in helping the L.A. Kings to a 5-2 win against the Scouts, at Kansas City.....ohn Ferguson was named the new general manager/coach of the New York Rangers, replacing Emile Francis, who had been the G.M. since 1964, and coach Ron Stewart.
1979: Bernie Parent recorded his 270th and final NHL career victory when the Flyers beat the Kings 3-0 in Philadelphia. It was also the 54th (and final) career shutout for Parent.
1981: Playing in his 117th NHL game, Wayne Gretzky scored two goals and two assists, to give him 200 career points. The milestone came in a 6-3 Oilers' win against the Washington Capitals in Edmonton.....Kings' Marcel Dionne became 14th player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. His milestone came in a 5-3 win at Hartford, in Dionne's 740th career game. At the time it was fastest 1,000 points in NHL history.
1984: Goaltender Gilles Meloche recorded his 20th (and final) career shutout as the North Stars won 2-0 over Vancouver in Minnesota.
1985: Hartford's Ron Francis scored his third career hat trick and added an assist as the Whalers won 7-4 at Toronto.
1986: Hartford rookie Dean Evason and Kevin Dineen both scored their first career hat tricks as the Whalers ended their 8-game road winless streak in Calgary (0-7-1) with a 9-1 win against the Flames.
1987: Al Secord scored four goals within a span of 8:24 in the second period (his 5th career hat trick) and rookie Mark LaVarre added four assists to lead the Blackhawks to a 6-4 win over the Maple Leafs, at Chicago Stadium.
1988: Philadelphia's Rick Tocchet had two goals and three assists to lead the Flyers to a 6-4 win over St. Louis. The loss left the Blues 0-31-3 at the Spectrum since January 6, 1972.
1989: Washington's Mike Ridley became just the fourth NHL player to assist on all six of his team's goals in a game (and set a Capitals' team record for most assists in one game) in a 6-3 win against the Blackhawks.....Buffalo Sabres beat the Maple Leafs 6-1 at Toronto for the 700th victory in team history. Christian Ruuttu led the scoring with three assists.
1993: Philadelphia's Kevin Dineen scored three times to give him 250 goals in his NHL career to lead the Flyers to an 8-2 win over the visiting Capitals. It was Dineen's first hat trick as a Flyer and the 6th of his NHL career.
1997: Flyers ran their undefeated streak to 14-0-3 (9th longest in NHL history) with a 7-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins. Eric Lindros scored a goal and had two assists to give him points in 17 straight games.
1999: Kings Luc Robitaille scored twice to become the 27th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals as Los Angeles won 4-2 against the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
2000: Joe Sakic became the Colorado franchise all-time leader in games, when he appeared in his 814th career game with the team, a 4-1 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Sakic replaced Michel Goulet, and picked up two assists in the game.
2003: Mario Lemieux scored his 20th goal of the season for the 12th time in his career in the Penguins 6-3 loss to the Islanders at Long Island.....Columbus Blue Jackets fired Dave King (the only head coach in team history) and named GM Doug MacLean as his interim replacement.....Nikolai Khabibulin recorded his 30th career shutout as the Lightning won 1-0 over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
2004: Brian Boucher became the first NHL goaltender in nearly 55 years to record four consecutive shutouts in the Coyotes 3-0 win over the Capitals at Washington.
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