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Sporting News NHL preview schedule (SportingNews.com)
Notice a chill in the air? September arrives and bring the return of the National Hockey League -- on the ice, not in boardrooms, conventional halls or hearing chambers. Feel free to cheer. Sporting News notes the change in season with its 2010-11 Hockey yearbook, which previews the marathon to next June's crowning of a new Stanley Cup winner. To mark the occasion, SN provides online looks at all 30 teams, leading up to the season's start -- which again this year is in Europe. |
5 key offseason moves that do not involve Ilya Kovalchuk (SportingNews.com)
The Ilya Kovalchuk saga has dominated the offseason news cycle while overshadowing the additions of key players who weren't seeking 17-year contracts. With help from former Calgary Flames general manager Craig Button, Sporting News breaks down some of the league's best offseason pickups: Nathan Horton, F, Boston Bruins The deal: The Bruins sent defenseman Dennis Wideman and first- and third-round picks to the Florida Panthers for Horton and forward Gregory Campbell. |
Flames Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Daymond Langkow was cleared to start skating in the second half of August, the first step in his return from a neck injury suffered late last season. That's the good news.
But nobody is sure when the veteran Flames center will be ready to play again. Or even if he'll be able to play again. As of the final week of August, he wasn't allowed to lift weights or have any physical contact.
The Flames have a logjam of centers with Langkow, Olli Jokinen, Matt Stajan, Craig Conroy and Mikael Backlund all likely candidates to be with the team when the puck drops on the new season. Plus, there are the likes of Ryan Stone, John Armstrong and Brett Sutter waiting in the wings—although all are fourth-line talent at this point. However, Langkow's injury might clear up the... |
Oilers goalie situation remains on hold (The Edmonton Journal)
Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin will be at the Edmonton Oilers training camp on Sept. 17, but he's still in the state of limbo after filing an appeal of his conviction and 30-day jail time for two impaired driving charges on Super Bowl weekend in February. |
Predators pad defense corps with Aaron Johnson (SportingNews.com)
At 27, defenseman Aaron Johnson has been around the block a few times in the NHL. His latest career turn came Tuesday, when he signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Nashville Predators. The accord, the Nashville Tennessean reports, will pay him $550,000 for NHL time and $105,000 for the Predators' AHL Milwaukee affiliate. Johnson was an unrestricted free agent and should provide veteran depth to the Predators. The team has yet to come to terms with defenseman Cody Franson, a restricted free agent who had six goals and 15 assists in 61 games during his... |
NHL rolls out array of network coverage for 2010-11 (SportingNews.com)
Get ready for all the hockey your eyeballs can handle on North American television outlets, thanks to release of the 2010-11 NHL television schedule. Regular-season games begin on Oct. 7 live from Helsinki, Finland, and end with the hoisting of the Stanley Cup in mid-June. The largest dose will be on Canadian national TV, including the 58th season of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC. Versus, prime cable home of the NHL in the U.S., will show 78 games, an increase of 13 over last season. |
Timing of Fehr appointment curious: Marek (CBC.ca)
According to reports, the longtime head of the baseball players' union, Donald Fehr, has agreed to accept the position as new executive director of the NHL Players' Association. The timing is interesting. |
Flames sign Conroy to 1-year deal (AP)
Veteran forward Craig Conroy has re-signed with the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Conroy received a one-year deal. Conroy has appeared in 991 games -- roughly half of them with the Flames -- over 14 seasons. He has 180 goals and 360 assists for 540 points. Last season, the 38-year-old had three goals and 15 points in 63 games. |
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