Topic: NHL Northwest
A crackdown on severe hits to the head and the return of the Winnipeg Jets mark the major changes for the National Hockey League ahead of Thursday's start of the 2011-2012 season.Brendan Shanahan, the NHL's new vice president of hockey operations, has ...
TORONTO (Reuters) - The re-launch of the Winnipeg Jets offers a feel-good story to start the 2011-12 National Hockey League (NHL) campaign and help push back dark clouds that hovered over the hockey world after a grim offseason.While the Jets are back ...
(Reuters) - Calgary Flames forward Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond has been suspended five games, including the season opener, for delivering a hit from behind in a preseason game, the National Hockey League said on Thursday.Letourneau-Leblond received a two-minute penalty for boarding and a 10-minute ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller is symptom-free after battling vertigo last season and expects to challenge for the starting job in training camp next month, the National Hockey League All-Star said on Friday.Hiller, who was having a solid ...
National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman has said the league might need to examine its programme for troubled players following two deaths during the offseason.Former Vancouver Canucks forward Rick Rypien died Monday at his home in the Canadian province of Alberta of ...
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Vancouver Canucks All-Star center Ryan Kesler could miss the first three weeks of the National Hockey League season after undergoing hip surgery, the team said on Tuesday.The Selke Trophy winner as the league's best defensive forward had successful hip ...
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks have avoided arbitration with Jannik Hansen by signing the Danish right wing to an extension contract, the team said Thursday.Drafted by the Canucks in 2004, the 25-year-old signed a new three year deal. Financial terms were ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will be spending some time in jail after dropping an appeal of his 30-day sentence on Tuesday for driving under the influence of alcohol.Khabibulin, found guilty last August on three charges of driving ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik had hernia surgery on Wednesday and is expected to be fit for the start of the National Hockey League season in October, the team said.Orpik, 30, had similar surgery on his left side ...
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Calgary Flames signed Brendan Morrison to a one-year, $1.25 million deal on Friday, believing the experienced forward can offer plenty to the team when he returns from a season-ending knee injury.Morrison, who is not expected to be ...
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