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24-1-2010 Marc Savard reaches a milestone !
Marc Savard(EDM) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a goal by Enver Lisin. My kids attended this game so it is extra special for me, he said as he packed up his gear..

A native of Canada, Marc Savard was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 772 NHL games during his career, notching 178 goals and adding 300 assists along with 643 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 51 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 13+17=30 with 50 PIM.


23-1-2010 Media criticises the Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are stumbling in a 6 game winless streak. Columbus Blue Jackets center Jordan Staal commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.

21-1-2010 League suspends Ramzi Abid
The league board has suspended Tampa Bay Lightning player Ramzi Abid for 6 games for injuring Luc Bourdon of Nashville Predators.

21-1-2010 Luc Bourdon injured.
Luc Bourdon (NAS) suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Ramzi Abid (TB). He is expected to be sidelined for at least four months. It's a bad injury for the team, but the guys just can't go out there and give up. Hopefully they will take this opportunity to pick up their play a bit in my absence, he commented in a radio interview after the game.

18-1-2010 All-Star Teams selected
Starting lineups for the 2010 All-Star Game have been decided according to votes given by hockey fans around the world. The fans voted the starting lineup consisting of 1 goaltender, 2 defenseman, 1 left wing, 1 center and 1 right wing for both North America All-Stars and World All-Stars. Here are the final results of the voting:

North AmericaWorld
R Joffrey LupulR Alexander Ovechkin
C Alex TanguayC Alexei Yashin
L Hugh JessimanL Sergei Samsonov
D Mike GreenD Dmitri Kalinin
D Derek MorrisD Rostislav Klesla
G Robert EscheG Kari Lehtonen

Traditionally, the coaching staff of the two All-Star teams will selected rest of the players to participate in this most profilic annual sports event. The following players have been selected to the All-Star teams by the coaching staff.
North AmericaWorld
Right wingsRight wings
R Dave Bolland
R James Sheppard
R Tommy Visheau
R Jaromir Jagr
R Markus Näslund
R Veli Länsivuori
CentersCenters
C Jason Allison
C Joe Thornton
C Simon Gagné
C Henrik Sedin
C Henrik Zetterberg
C Pavel Datsyuk
Left wingsLeft wings
L Brad Richards
L Sid Sorensen
L Rick Nash
L Pavel Bure
L Marian Gaborik
L Thomas Vanek
DefensemenDefensemen
D David Tanabe
D Jay Bouwmeester
D Brent Burns
D Joey Ryan
D Nicklas Lidström
D Sergei Gonchar
D Joni Pitkänen
D Milan Jurcina
GoaliesGoalies
G Roberto Luongo
G Samuel Bélanger
G Miikka Kiprusoff
G Antero Niittymäki

This years All-Star weekend starts Saturday February 13 with the Super Skills competition and continues on Sunday February 14 with the clash between the North America All-Stars and the World All-Stars.


18-1-2010 Pavel Bure reaches a milestone !
Pavel Bure(CGY) scored the 1100th point of his career in tonight's game against the Colorado Avalanche on a feed by Evgeny Malkin. Yes, it does feel great, were his words after the game.

A native of Russia, Pavel Bure was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 1042 NHL games during his career, notching 588 goals and adding 512 assists along with 720 penalty minutes. The 38 year old left wing has played 46 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 23+18=41 with 73 PIM.


17-1-2010 Player of the week: Henrik Zetterberg (C)
NHL has awarded Henrik Zetterberg (C) of Colorado Avalanche as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 5 assists for 8 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Sweden, Henrik Zetterberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 513 NHL games during his career, notching 162 goals and adding 233 assists along with 204 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 46 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 22+28=50 with 25 PIM.


17-1-2010 PIT-NJ trade
Pittsburgh Penguins traded Egon Englbrecht, Nikolai Zherdev and SJ's round 3 pick in 2010 to New Jersey Devils for Scott Gomez, Ryan Malone and NJ's round 3 pick in 2010

A native of USA, Scott Gomez was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 748 NHL games during his career, notching 201 goals and adding 415 assists along with 499 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 43 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 14+18=32 with 36 PIM.

A native of USA, Ryan Malone was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 443 NHL games during his career, notching 132 goals and adding 144 assists along with 345 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 41 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 11+9=20 with 30 PIM.

A native of Russia, Nikolai Zherdev was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 429 NHL games during his career, notching 124 goals and adding 173 assists along with 322 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 44 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 11+12=23 with 30 PIM.


16-1-2010 Team Czech wins World Junior Championship
Team Czech has beaten Team Finland in the final of the 2010 World Junior Championships.

In the game for bronze medal, Team Russia has beaten Team Slovakia.

Leading scorers in the tournament:
1. Benedikt Tschetter (CZE) 0+16=16
2. Vit Vopat (SVK) 5+8=13
3. Nikolai Kholodov (RUS) 4+7=11
4. Rostislav Novotne (SVK) 3+8=11
5. Arnost Belohlawek (CZE) 6+4=10
6. Teemu Haapasalo (FIN) 4+6=10
7. Atte Lusa (FIN) 4+6=10
8. Dmitry Shchekarev (RUS) 1+9=10
9. Santeri Kaurismäki (FIN) 6+3=9
10. Pavel Petrochinin (RUS) 4+3=7


16-1-2010 Milan Hejduk injured.
Milan Hejduk (PIT) suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Paul Mara (NYR). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Hopefully the team won't suffer for the next month or so, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher.

15-1-2010 Media attacks the Phoenix Coyotes
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager James Greene and headcoach Ted Nolan

14-1-2010 World Junior Championships finalists ready
Team Czech will meet Team Finland in the final of the 2010 World Championships. Both teams will make a good run for the championship in this exciting game.

In the game for the bronze medal, Team Slovakia meets Team Russia.


13-1-2010 Jaromir Jagr reaches a milestone !
Jaromir Jagr(CBS) scored the 1600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a feed by Nik Antropov. I'm not out here to set records, but it's always nice to get the points, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter.

A native of Czech, Jaromir Jagr was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 1400 NHL games during his career, notching 686 goals and adding 914 assists along with 1015 penalty minutes. The 37 year old right wing has played 45 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 21+17=38 with 76 PIM.


12-1-2010 World Junior Championships semifinals
World Junior Championships have reached semifinal stage. In the first semifinal on January 14th, Team Slovakia will meet Team Czech . In the second clash, Team Russia will challenge Team Finland. Winners from both games will meet on January 16th in the final game to decide the 2010 World Champion of icehockey.


10-1-2010 World Junior Championships quarterfinals
World Junior Championships have reached quarterfinal stage. Here are the final standings for the starting groups.
Group APTSGFGAGroup BPTSGFGA
Slovakia6189Russia61610
Norway41512Sweden41410
Switzerland21215Belarussia21314
Austria0918France0817
Group CPTSGFGAGroup DPTSGFGA
Czech6208Finland41612
Canada41611USA41612
Latvia21215Germany41413
Japan0620Ukraine0918

For quarterfinals, the pairs are:

Slovakia-USA
Finland-Norway
Russia-Canada
Czech-Sweden


10-1-2010 Player of the week: Joe Thornton (C)
NHL has awarded Joe Thornton (C) of Los Angeles Kings as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 1 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Joe Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 834 NHL games during his career, notching 328 goals and adding 422 assists along with 937 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 41 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 23+17=40 with 25 PIM.


10-1-2010 Alexei Zhitnik released.
Philadelphia Flyers released Alexei Zhitnik to free agency.

10-1-2010 NJ-CBS trade
New Jersey Devils traded Martin Brodeur and Brian Lee to Columbus Blue Jackets for Evgeni Nabokov, Ondrej Pavelec and Mark Mitera

A native of La-la-land, Evgeni Nabokov was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 9th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 537 NHL games during his career, booking 41 career shutouts and allowing 1259 goals. The 34 year old goaltender has played 33 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, allowing 103 goals on 839 while booking 2 shutouts.

A native of Czech, Ondrej Pavelec was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 22 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

A native of USA, Mark Mitera was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 3rd round of the 2006 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 22 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. He has played 44 games with the Syracuse Crunch this season, totalling 3+7=10 with 30 PIM.

A native of Canada, Martin Brodeur was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 1061 NHL games during his career, booking 107 career shutouts and allowing 2269 goals. The 37 year old goaltender has played 38 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, allowing 100 goals on 1004 while booking 4 shutouts.

A native of USA, Brian Lee was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 152 NHL games during his career, notching 7 goals and adding 37 assists along with 80 penalty minutes. The 22 year old defenseman has played 41 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 4+9=13 with 12 PIM.


10-1-2010 MTL-STL trade
Montreal Canadiens traded Richard Zednik, Mike Komisarek, Kyle Chipchura and MTL's round 2 pick in 2010 to St. Louis Blues for David Legwand, Todd Harvey and Joni Pitkänen

A native of USA, David Legwand was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 689 NHL games during his career, notching 148 goals and adding 231 assists along with 350 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 10 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 12 PIM.

A native of Canada, Todd Harvey was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 876 NHL games during his career, notching 103 goals and adding 158 assists along with 1309 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 37 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 3+7=10 with 89 PIM.

A native of Finland, Joni Pitkänen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 439 NHL games during his career, notching 45 goals and adding 156 assists along with 180 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 40 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 5+16=21 with 14 PIM.

A native of Slovakia, Richard Zednik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 883 NHL games during his career, notching 254 goals and adding 254 assists along with 620 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has played 43 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 4+10=14 with 16 PIM.

A native of USA, Mike Komisarek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 429 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 76 assists along with 206 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 34 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 1+9=10 with 6 PIM.

A native of Canada, Kyle Chipchura was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 236 NHL games during his career, notching 14 goals and adding 26 assists along with 99 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 36 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 13 PIM.


10-1-2010 Media criticises the Phoenix Coyotes
We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said Phoenix Coyotes coach Ted Nolan after today's game against the New Jersey Devils. The Phoenix Coyotes have now a 5 game winless streak.

6-1-2010 Media criticises the San Jose Sharks
It isn't the happiest time for the San Jose Sharks as they are on a 19 game winless streak. San Jose Sharks coach Bobby Francis had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

6-1-2010 Media praises the Minnesota Wild
When we were healthy, we were one of the best teams in the league, commented Minnesota Wild coach Jacques Lemaire after today's game against the St. Louis Blues. This brings their current streak to 7 games undefeated.

6-1-2010 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Carolina Hurricanes after a dreadful 6 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Jeff O'Neill openly. has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.

6-1-2010 Todd Bertuzzi reaches a milestone !
Todd Bertuzzi(NYR) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Derek Morris. I'm happy about it but that's it, gotta think other things now, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor..

A native of Canada, Todd Bertuzzi was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 994 NHL games during his career, notching 344 goals and adding 400 assists along with 1621 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 40 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 12+12=24 with 65 PIM.


5-1-2010 Media praises the Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are flying high with a 6 game undefeated streak. Detroit Red Wings defenseman Joey Ryan commented about their recent success: It's just so exciting to come to the rink these days. I mean, we're even enjoying practice!

5-1-2010 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are spinning in a 5 game winless streak. Carolina Hurricanes center Eric Staal commented about their recent play: It seems like everything is going wrong now. It's not the best of times for us right now...

4-1-2010 Alex Tanguay reaches a milestone !
Alex Tanguay(STL) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a goal by Anton Babchuk. Tonight things went my way and what can I say, i got the record, he said as he packed up his gear..

A native of Canada, Alex Tanguay was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 741 NHL games during his career, notching 227 goals and adding 400 assists along with 321 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 36 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 15+25=40 with 10 PIM.


4-1-2010 Éric Dazé reaches a milestone !
Éric Dazé(OTT) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Jonathan Toews. Yes, it does feel great, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of Canada, Éric Dazé was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 4th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 968 NHL games during his career, notching 317 goals and adding 283 assists along with 342 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has played 38 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 5+9=14 with 14 PIM.


3-1-2010 Player of the week: Kari Lehtonen (G)
NHL has awarded Kari Lehtonen (G) of Atlanta Thrashers as Player Of The Week He registered 3 wins and allowed 1 goals in 3 games last week. He also had 2 shutouts.

A native of Finland, Kari Lehtonen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 276 NHL games during his career, booking 21 career shutouts and allowing 589 goals. The 26 year old goaltender has played 35 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, allowing 57 goals on 592 while booking 2 shutouts.


3-1-2010 Daniel Alfredsson reaches a milestone !
Daniel Alfredsson(LA) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks on a feed by Brad Stuart. The coach gave me a chance to play, and I'm just trying to show him he made the right decision, the player said in an interview.

A native of Sweden, Daniel Alfredsson was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 6th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 897 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 452 assists along with 415 penalty minutes. The 37 year old right wing has played 37 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 7+20=27 with 16 PIM.


3-1-2010 Mike Cammalleri injured.
Mike Cammalleri (TOR) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with Jason Arnott (BUF). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. I'd like to play as soon as I can but I think the doctors are going to tell me to rest for a while now, was his comment to the press after leaving the game.

2-1-2010 World Junior Championships 2010
Icehockey World Junior Championships (U-20) 2010 in Latvia start in just two days. There are 16 nations battling for the championship in the following two weeks. Many believe that the team of Russia will make a good run for the gold.

Here are the starting groups:
Group AGroup B
Slovakia
Switzerland
Austria
Norway
Sweden
Russia
France
Belarussia
Group CGroup D
Canada
Czech
Japan
Latvia
Finland
USA
Ukraine
Germany


2-1-2010 Media praises the Ottawa Senators
We've worked hard this season and the results speak for them selves said Ottawa Senators coach John Paddock after today's win over the St. Louis Blues. The Ottawa Senators have now a 8 game undefeated streak.

1-1-2010 Player of the month: Jason Allison (C)
NHL has awarded Jason Allison (C) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 8 assists for 18 points in 13 games last month. He also had 5 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Jason Allison was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 755 NHL games during his career, notching 226 goals and adding 414 assists along with 581 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 36 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 17+20=37 with 34 PIM.


1-1-2010 Rookie of the month: Vaclav Backora (L)
NHL has awarded Vaclav Backora (L) of Atlanta Thrashers as Rookie Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 3 assists for 10 points in 12 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Czech, Vaclav Backora was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 36 NHL games during his career, notching 13 goals and adding 18 assists along with 60 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has played 36 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 13+18=31 with 60 PIM.


31-12-2009 Miroslav Satan reaches a milestone !
Miroslav Satan(DAL) scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the New York Rangers on a goal by Sergei Gonchar. Yes, it does feel great, he commented and was all smiles..

A native of Slovakia, Miroslav Satan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 5th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 1013 NHL games during his career, notching 341 goals and adding 359 assists along with 452 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 36 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 9+15=24 with 14 PIM.


31-12-2009 Media praises the Vancouver Canucks
I think one of the things that has been evident is we've had a chance to practice, commented Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford after today's game against the Montreal Canadiens. This brings their current streak to 9 games undefeated.

31-12-2009 Media criticises the San Jose Sharks
We dug ourselves in a hole... commented San Jose Sharks GM after today's game against the Detroit Red Wings. This brings their current streak to 16 games winless.

29-12-2009 Markus Näslund reaches a milestone !
Markus Näslund(VAN) notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a goal by Brad Shaindlin. I'm just happy to contribute, he said after the game in the dressing room..

A native of Sweden, Markus Näslund was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 1070 NHL games during his career, notching 406 goals and adding 500 assists along with 667 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 37 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 18+20=38 with 14 PIM.


29-12-2009 Media praises the Vancouver Canucks
As a coach, if you can get your team to work hard every night, then you've done your job, commented Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford after today's game against the Calgary Flames. This brings their current streak to 8 games undefeated.

29-12-2009 Media criticises the San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are spinning in a 15 game winless streak. San Jose Sharks center Jozef Stumpel commented about their recent play: Things are not looking good for us but I think if we stay positive, we can climb out of this hole.

29-12-2009 Media criticises the Phoenix Coyotes
It isn't the happiest time for the Phoenix Coyotes as they are on a 6 game winless streak. Phoenix Coyotes coach Ted Nolan had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...

29-12-2009 Media praises the Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are flying high with a 6 game undefeated streak. Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Taylor commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...

27-12-2009 PHO-BOS trade
Phoenix Coyotes traded Erik Cole and Nick Boynton to Boston Bruins for Jani Rita, Tim Nicholls, Zach MacVoy and LA's round 1 pick in 2010

A native of Finland, Jani Rita was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 201 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 15 assists along with 142 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 13 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 4 PIM.

A native of USA, Zach MacVoy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 3rd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 22 year old right wing has not yet played for the Boston Bruins this season. He has played 20 games with the Providence Bruins this season, totalling 8+8=16 with 12 PIM.

A native of USA, Erik Cole was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 561 NHL games during his career, notching 124 goals and adding 169 assists along with 336 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 32 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 7+5=12 with 10 PIM.

A native of Canada, Nick Boynton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 562 NHL games during his career, notching 31 goals and adding 142 assists along with 463 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 34 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 1+5=6 with 5 PIM.


27-12-2009 WSH-BOS trade
Washington Capitals traded WSH's round 4 pick in 2010 to Boston Bruins for Steve Staios

A native of Canada, Steve Staios was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 885 NHL games during his career, notching 48 goals and adding 154 assists along with 872 penalty minutes. The 36 year old defenseman has played 32 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 4 PIM.


27-12-2009 Player of the week: Brad Richards (L)
NHL has awarded Brad Richards (L) of Tampa Bay Lightning as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Brad Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 688 NHL games during his career, notching 217 goals and adding 410 assists along with 157 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 34 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 17+21=38 with 7 PIM.


26-12-2009 Petr Sykora reaches a milestone !
Petr Sykora(CBS) scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Colorado Avalanche on a feed by Nik Antropov. This one is for the fans who are paying my salary, he said after the game in the dressing room.

A native of Czech, Petr Sykora was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 958 NHL games during his career, notching 322 goals and adding 378 assists along with 362 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 36 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 9+10=19 with 12 PIM.


21-12-2009 Media criticises the San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are stumbling in a 11 game winless streak. San Jose Sharks right wing Eric Fehr commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.

21-12-2009 Media criticises the Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are stumbling in a 9 game winless streak. Philadelphia Flyers right wing Matt Sexton commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.

21-12-2009 Media attacks the Nashville Predators
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Chester Banaszak and headcoach Steve Stirling

20-12-2009 Player of the week: Derek Roy (C)
NHL has awarded Derek Roy (C) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Derek Roy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 372 NHL games during his career, notching 63 goals and adding 100 assists along with 170 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 27 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 7+11=18 with 22 PIM.


20-12-2009 Simon Gamache injured.
Simon Gamache (NYR) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Bryan Allen (STL). He is expected to be sidelined for at least four months. Well, you win some and you lose some...it's as simple as that. I just got thrown around today, he said in a TV interview.

19-12-2009 Petr Sykora agrees on a contract with Columbus Blue Jackets.
Petr Sykora has signed a $4,000,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Czech, Petr Sykora was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 955 NHL games during his career, notching 320 goals and adding 378 assists along with 362 penalty minutes. The 33 year old right wing has played 33 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 7+10=17 with 12 PIM.


18-12-2009 Media criticises the Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are spinning in a 6 game winless streak. Nashville Predators center Kyle Wellwood commented about their recent play: Things are not looking good for us but I think if we stay positive, we can climb out of this hole.

15-12-2009 Media criticises the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are spinning in a 6 game winless streak. Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Bohumir Pantlik commented about their recent play: It seems like everything is going wrong now. It's not the best of times for us right now...

13-12-2009 Player of the week: Brian Sutherby (L)
NHL has awarded Brian Sutherby (L) of St. Louis Blues as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 1 assists for 5 points in 2 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Brian Sutherby was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 382 NHL games during his career, notching 85 goals and adding 119 assists along with 418 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 27 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 14+11=25 with 39 PIM.