New Hockey Videos – April 29

	Possibly the best Ice Hockey fight Ever!
	Just to prove that Ice Hockey is the greatest game on Earth. ok i do support Middlesbrough Football club so at the moment tiddly winks would be exciting to me!
	Date: 2009-04-29 11:01:21 – Added by: admin
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	Blackhawks @ Flames Game 6 4/27/09
	Chicago Blackhawks @ Calgary Flames Game 6 4/27/09
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:58:48 – Added by: admin
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	Sharks @ Ducks Game 6 4/27/09
	San Jose Sharks @ Anaheim Ducks Game 6 4/27/09
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:58:11 – Added by: admin
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	Hockey’s Finest – Brian Leetch
	NHL legend Brian Leetch is one of America\’s great hockey stars. He displayed the core attributes that makes him one of hockey\’s finest.
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:57:46 – Added by: admin
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	Latvia – Sweden 3:2 overtime penalty shots
	LAT : SWE 3:2 World championship in ice hockey.. Latvians kicks the s**t out of the swedes. overtime penalty shots
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:56:15 – Added by: admin
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	Ice Hockey WC-2009 – Finland-Denmark 5-1
	Finland vs Denmark
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:55:38 – Added by: admin
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	2009 Ice-Hockey World Championship: [LAT - SWE] All goals
	2009 Ice-Hockey World Championship Switzerland. Latvia – Sweden 27.04.2009 Commentator: Niki Juusela[Finland] Subscribe! Advise: Watch in HQ
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:55:18 – Added by: admin
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	2009 Ice-Hockey World Championship: [FIN - DEN] All goals
	2009 Ice-Hockey World Championship Switzerland. Finland – Denmark 28.04.2009 Commentator: Antero Mertaranta [Finland] Subscribe! Advise: Watch in HQ!
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:54:50 – Added by: admin
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	iihf 2009 best goals
	international ice hockey forum
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:53:58 – Added by: admin
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	Russian goal against Switzerland at Icehockey World Cup 2009
	very nice tic-tac-toe goal against Switzerland
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:53:27 – Added by: admin
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	Lark’s first penalty shot
	Jake Larkin scores his first penalty shot during Solihull Sabres v Sheffield ice hockey match on 12th April 2009
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:52:57 – Added by: admin
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	2009 Ice-Hockey World Championship: [RUS - SUI] All goals
	2009 Ice-Hockey World Championship Switzerland. Russia – Switzerland 28.04.2009 Commentator: Niki Juusela[Finland] Subscribe! Advise: Watch in HQ
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:52:32 – Added by: admin
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	2009 Ice-Hockey World Championship: [HUN - BLR] All goals
	2009 Ice-Hockey World Championship Switzerland. Hungary – Belarus 28.04.2009 Commentator: Jussi Saarinen Subscribe! Advise: Watch in HQ!
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:51:59 – Added by: admin
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	Ice Hockey Shootout´s (Sm league,NHL,Elitserien,IIHF)
	Ice hockey shootout´s tribute video. music is Waldo´s people – lose control (Finland Eurovision song 2009)
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:50:49 – Added by: admin
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	Kimi at Finland vs. Denmark, 27.04.2009
	Kimi at Finland vs. Denmark 2009 Ice Hockey World Championships Kloten, Switzerland Finland won 5-1
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:50:18 – Added by: admin
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	Canada vs Slovkia
	Ice Hockey World Championships 2009
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:49:45 – Added by: admin
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	aaron shooting
	this is me shooting ice hockey pucks. all you people say my shot sucks so i did a video and now you take that back.
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:49:08 – Added by: admin
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	Anaheim Ducks vs San Jose Sharks Game 6 2009 Playoffs
	comment, rate, and subscribe. The Ducks finish things off on home ice against the San Jose Sharks. They eliminated the Sharks 4-2. The Ducks now have a hot date with the Detroit Red Wings! Lets get them Ducks! Also, I update some of you with the new hockey cards I got. So, comment, rate, and subscribe.
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:46:56 – Added by: admin
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	Calgary Hitmen Ice Hockey Game
	Calgary Hitmen Ice Hockey Game
	Date: 2009-04-29 10:46:28 – Added by: admin
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The NHL Minute – 3 Dec

Avery Alert: With so much news surrounding the Sean Avery situation, our new section “Avery Alert” will bring you all the news comments you need in one handy location.  Don’t worry though, this section will only last a short time and will stop once we all get sick off hearing about Avery.

• Avery to meet with Bettman and the NHL Thursday.
  The date of the hearing has been set; this Thursday.  Avery will travel to New York to face the NHL.  Stars co-GM Brett Hull is said to be traveling with Avery.  (The Full Story on TSN)
• No Way Out For Avery
  Ross McKeon of Yahoo! Sports breaks down the Avery situation and explains that there may be no way for Avery to come out of this in a good position. (The Full Story on Yahoo)
• Avery Apologises to NHL, Team, Ex’s
  Avery’s publicist wasted no time in drafting a well written apology.  (The Full Story on Yahoo)
  
• NHL Suspends Avery Indefinitely
  After making the “sloppy seconds” comment, the NHL quickly jumped in and indefinitely suspended the agitator. (The Full Story on TSN)

News

• Fan injured in fall at Senators game
  A male fan was injured at Scotiabank Place on Wednesday during the Ottawa Senators’ 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers after falling from the top level of the arena.  The man, who Senators president Roy Mlakar stated was not inebriated, originally fell over in row D of the 300 level. He then plummeted into row D of the 200 level, falling on a woman who also sustained injuries.  Mlakar believes the man was not seriously hurt. (The Full Story on Yahoo)
• Canes Sack Peter Laviolette
  Carolina fired Peter Laviolette on Wednesday. The Hurricanes brought back Paul Maurice to take over as coach, and moved assistant general manager Ron Francis behind the bench as Maurice’s associate coach. Laviolette led the team to the 2006 Stanley Cup title. He’s the career victory leader among U.S.-born coaches.

Trades & Transactions:

• Anaheim acquired defenseman Logan Stephenson from Phoenix on Wednesday for left wing Joakim Lindstrom. Stephenson will report to Iowa of the AHL.

Injuries:

• Brian Rolston (NJ Devils) – Expected back thursday.
• Joe Sakic (C – Avalanche) Expected to miss 6 weeks.
• Marian Gaborik (Wild) Not yet ready to return.

Rumours & Gossip:

• What to do with Avery?
  Rumours are ripe that Avery has played his last game in a Stars jersey.  If that’s the case, there are a few options the team has, which include: Demoting him to the minors, buying out his contract, looking for a trade, or going through legal channals to void his contract.  Either way, if it’s true that Avery is on the out, this could mean a very positive thing for the team.
• Havlat on the block?
  After recent changes which ended up with Martin Havlat being demoted to the teams 3rd line, speculation suggests the Hawks could be looking to move him at some stage.

Scores:

• Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 3 NY Rangers (Shootout)
• Atlanta Thrashers 1 – 5 Ottawa Senators
• St Louis Blues 0 – 4 Minnesota Wild
• Anaheim Ducks 2 – 4 Chicago Blackhawks
• Dallas Stars 2 – Edmonton Oilers 5

Source: NHL.com, Yahoo! Sports, TSN

The NHL Minute – 5 Nov

2 mins Player of the day:

• Richard Park & Nate Thompson (Islanders).  Both scored shorthanded goals to lift the Islanders 2-1 over the Rangers today.

Stars of the day:

• Jean-Sebastien Giguere (G – Ducks) 35 Saves, Shutout
• Niclas Wallin (D – Hurricanes) 1G (GWG) in Overtime
• Joey MacDonald (G – Islanders) 35 Saves, 2GA
• Roberto Luongo (G – Canucks) 24 Saves, Shutout

NHLPA files unfair labor practice charge

• NEW YORK (AP)—The NHL players’ association on Tuesday filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board regarding negotiations with clubs over European player releases.

  The latest move by the union followed notification that it lost a grievance challenging the NHL’s institution of defected player status on drafted and unsigned European players.

  That came about because of a lack of an International Ice Hockey Federation transfer agreement between the NHL and hockey federations in some European countries.

  The filing of the charge with the NLRB was confirmed by union spokesman Jonathan Weatherdon. The NHLPA declined to comment further because of the ongoing legal matter.

  The New York Post first reported the union’s action Tuesday on its Web site.

  In the last collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the players’ association, the union fought for European players to have the same rights as their North American counterparts.

  The union’s loss of the grievance gives teams permanent rights to these European players as long as there is a lack of an IIHF transfer agreement between the NHL and international hockey federations. The NHLPA is trying to avoid reverting to a time when the NHL controlled the rights of European players forever.

  The charge by the players’ association against the NHL said: “Since on or about June 26, 2008, (the NHL) has failed and refused to bargain with the NHLPA over a mandatory subject of bargaining by unilaterally implementing a rule substantially modifying and restricting the manner in which players under contract to European Clubs may gain employment (in the NHL), without first providing notice to, or bargaining to agreement or good-faith impasse with the NHLPA,” the New York Post reported.

  Testimony by NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly was crucial in the NHLPA losing its grievance. Daly and former union executive director Ted Saskin agreed in a letter on July 22, 2005, to temporarily adopt defected player status for Europeans since an IIHF transfer agreement wasn’t in place.

  That agreement expired and the union didn’t want to extend it, but the NHL sent a memo on May 19 to the 30 general managers to advise them that it was putting the defected players status back in effect, the Post said.

Devils lose Brodeur

• Martin Brodeur will have to wait longer to break the NHL records after tearing a distal biceps in his left elbow last weekend.  He will be out for 3-4 months.  He will undergo surgery Thursday.

Trotting Along

• Barry Trotz coached his 750th game, all with Nashville, becoming the 31st NHL coach to reach that milestone and just the 10th to do so with the same team.

oh, they’re hurt:

• Martin Brodeur (Devils): out 3-4 months with torn distal biceps.

He shoots… the scores:

• New York Islanders 2 – 1 New York Rangeres
• Carolina Hurricanes 5 – 4 Toronto Maple Leafs (Overtime)
• Ottawa Senators 2 – 1 Washington Capitals (Overtime)
• Vancouver Canucks 4 – 0 Nashville Predators
• Phoenix Coyotes 4 – 2 Calgary Flames
• Anaheim Ducks 2 – 1 Los Angeles Kings (Overtime)
• San Jose Sharks 3 – 1 Minnesota Wild

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New Hockey Videos – Tuesday 14 Oct

A selection of the videos added on Tuesday 14 October, 2008.
Videos added today: 42 Total videos on site: 3952

	Rangers Prospect Alexei Cherepanov Dies
	10/13/2008 - New York Ranger prospect Alexei Cherepanov collapsed on the bench at or near the end of Omsk’s Kontinental Hockey League game and died a short time later, he was 19.
	Date: 2008-10-14 05:47:56 – Added by: admin
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	RIP Alexei Cherepanov – His Last Shift
	RIP
	Date: 2008-10-14 05:46:04 – Added by: admin
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	NHL Hitz Pro Ducks vs. Rangers
	It is a hard fought game with the Ducks facing off against the Rangers. There are no penalties in this game which makes it even more exciting.
	Date: 2008-10-14 05:43:54 – Added by: admin
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	St Louis Blues Vs Toronto Maple Leafs 10/13/08
	NHL sorry about the audio
	Date: 2008-10-14 05:43:15 – Added by: admin
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	ISLANDERS VS SABRES – LINE BRAWL 10/13
	HOCKEY FIGHTS.
	Date: 2008-10-14 05:42:43 – Added by: admin
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	Big Save By Carey Price
	Its a Big Save by Carey price front the Piladelphia Flyers on October 13th 2008
	Date: 2008-10-14 05:42:14 – Added by: admin
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	Vancouver Canucks @ Calgary Flames 10/11/08
	Canucks @ Flames 10/11/08
	Date: 2008-10-14 05:41:21 – Added by: admin
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	Hockey Mom Sarah Palin Boo’d At A Hockey Game
	The arena had to raise the music volume to drown out the booing. Some have claimed they also piped in cheers. Awesome.
	Date: 2008-10-14 05:41:00 – Added by: admin
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	Alexei Cherepanov Tribute Video
	Dedicated to the memory of Alexei Cherepanov. 1989-2008. You will missed… R.I.P. Alexei
	Date: 2008-10-14 05:40:28 – Added by: admin
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	Mike Commodore drills Sean Avery
	Commodore nice hit on Avery
	Date: 2008-10-14 05:40:05 – Added by: admin
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Around the NHL – Wednesday 1 Oct

Injury Updates:

• Predators’ Legwand out with swollen knee
  Legwand was held out of practice Tuesday and likely won’t play in Thursday’s preseason game against the Hurricanes because of swelling in his knee, the Nashville Tennessean reports. (sports.yahoo.com)

• Flyers’ Downie leaves game
  Philadelphia Flyers right wing Steve Downie left Wednesday’s 2-1 preseason victory over the Washington Capitals in the second period following a fight with Jay Beagle.  The 21-year-old Downie suffered a left knee strain after falling to the ice. He did not return to the contest and is expected to undergo an MRI on Thursday. (sports.yahoo.com)
• Sykora back at Practice
  Sykora (sore throat) returned to practice Wednesday after missing the first two workouts in Sweden, the Pens’ Web site reports. (sports.yahoo.com)

League Updates:

• IIHF says Predators’ Radulov wrong to sign with Russian club
  Russian forward Alexander Radulov was wrong to sign with a club in his home country while under contract with the Nashville Predators, hockey’s world governing body ruled Wednesday.  But the International Ice Hockey Federation said it had no legal basis to suspend him because there is no agreement in place to regulate international transfers. The ruling indicated Radulov had a binding agreement to serve the one year remaining on his Predators’ contract. (sports.yahoo.com)

• Moose Jaw Warriors’ Joel Broda is named CHL player of the week
  Moose Jaw Warriors forward Joel Broda was named the CHL player of the week on Wednesday.  Broda had five goals and six points in three games, all Warriors wins. He also had a plus-4 rating for the week.  The 18-year-old from Prince Albert, Sask., was a fifth-round selection of the Washington Capitals this year. (sports.yahoo.com)

Signings & Acquisitions:

• Flyers sign Sbisa to entry-level contract
  The Philadelphia Flyers announced that they have signed 6’2”, 190-pound defenseman Luca Sbisa to an entry-level contract, according to club General Manager Paul Holmgren. (nhl.com)

• Lightning acquire D Sersen from Penguins
  The Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday acquired the rights to defenseman Michal Sersen from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a fifth-round selection in the 2009 draft.  The 6-1, 200-pound Sersen recorded nine goals and nine assists in 54 games with Czech Extraliga Hockey League champion HC Slovan Bratislava last season. (sports.yahoo.com)

• View more NHL and Minor League transactions at NHL.com

Trades & Rumours:

From Spectorshockey.net:

• Sources claim the Bruins have been active in the trade market for some time, “with some talk of a possible blockbuster deal involving top scorer Marc Savard – although the center has a no-trade contract and would have to agree to any swap.”

• Insiders claim the Chicago Blackhawks are now targetting Michael Nylander of the Washington Capitals, with sources claiming they’ve made two offers to the Capitals for him. There was also talk of the Vancouver Canucks having interest in Blackhawks winger Martin Havlat but the ‘Hawks don’t appear willing to move him and the Canucks want to see Havlat play a sustained period without injury.
• The Rangers have to make a decision on where winger Petr Prucha fits into their current roster or if he even fits in at all, noting that there isn’t much market value for Prucha at this time.
• Anaheim Ducks GM Brian Burke isn’t done making roster moves to free up more cap space despite clearing $1.25 million yesterday by dealing Sean O’Donnell to the LA Kings.
• The Blue Jackets have placed forward Mike York on waivers with the intent of demoting him to their minor league affiliate in Syracuse.
• Tough guy forward David Koci is likely to survive the club’s roster cuts especially with Nick Tarnasky’s recent trade to Nashville. Cristodero also reports Michel Ouellet cleared waivers but wasn’t immediately assigned to the minors, suggesting a possible trade might be afoot.

Game Results:

New Jersey vs NY Islanders
New Jersey	3	Final
NY Islanders	0	Box Score
Detroit vs Atlanta
Detroit	4	Final
Atlanta	1	Box Score
Washington vs Philadelphia
Washington	1	Final
Philadelphia	2	Box Score
Boston vs Montreal
Boston	1	Final
Montreal	3	Box Score
Buffalo vs Minnesota
Buffalo	2	Final
Minnesota	3	Box Score
Toronto vs St. Louis
Toronto	3	Final
St. Louis	7	Box Score
Dallas vs Colorado
Dallas	1	Final
Colorado	3	Box Score
Calgary vs Vancouver
Calgary	1	Final
Vancouver	6	Box Score
Los Angeles vs Anaheim
Los Angeles	2	Final OT
Anaheim	3	Box Score

(Results data courtesy of yahoo! sports)

Source: Yahoo! Sports | TSN.ca | ESPN | NHL.com

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Kings Fire Coach Crawford

After a conference low 71 points last season, the Los Angeles Kings have given head coach Marc Crawford his marching orders.

Crawford, who’s record over his 2 seasons with the Kings is a dismal 59-84-21.  Last season the Kings tied with Eastern Conference bottom feeders, the Tampa Bay Lightning on points.

In a division that includes strong teams such as the Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, the Kings need to do far better to compete.

Tags: losangeles kings, dallas stars, anaheim ducks, san jose sharks, marc crawford, dean lombardi

Ron Wilson to coach the Toronto Maple Leafs

A month after being fired from the San Jose Sharks, Ron Wilson has a new job, one that to many, could be considered a promotion.

It was announced today that Ron Wilson has been hired as the new head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

“I’m the happiest person in the National Hockey League today,” Wilson said. “I’m fulfilling a dream.

“Obviously if you lose your job in the league you often wonder if you’ll get another opportunity,” he said. “The furthest thing from my mind at any point in my hockey career was that I would have an opportunity—ever—to coach a team like the Toronto Maple Leafs with their incredible history.”
- NHL – Yahoo! Sports

When talking about the Maple Leafs as a team, Ron Wilson was quoted as saying;

Ron Wilson, who’s coaching career in the NHL stands at 518-446-127 has coached for the Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks before heading to his last post in San Jose.

Tags: sanjose sharks, toronto maple leafs, ron wilson, nhl, national hockey league, head coach, coach

8 Games Suspension Not Enough For Pronger

NHL Disciplinarian Colin Campbell announced today that Chris Pronger of the Anaheim Ducks will receive an 8 game suspension after stomping on the calf of Vancouver Canuck Ryan Kesler.

“In attempting to free himself, Pronger carelessly and recklessly brought his foot down,” Campbell said in a statement.
- Yahoo! Sport

The suspension has raised an outcry among the public who are shocked to yet again see a double standard from the NHL when it comes to handing out discipline to players.

Earlier this season the NHL suspended Chris Simon for 30 games after he was found guilty of stomping on the ankle of Pittsburgh Penguin Jarkko Ruutu.  Does it not seem odd then that Chris Pronger would only receive 8 games?

The Chris Simon suspension was long because Simon was considered a “repeat offender”, and someone that needed to learn the hard way.

What does that make Pronger, who now has been suspended 8 times in his career.   Surely we don’t need to remind you of last season where he received 2 suspensions during the playoffs for rough / dirty play, including that elbow to the head of Dean McAmmond in the Stanley Cup Finals.

The answer is there, if you look hard enough.  Chris Simon is not an all star player, nor a big point scorer, or a crowd drawing player.  Chris Pronger is.  Chris Simon is not a Norris quality player.  Chris Pronger is.

Is the NHL too scared, maybe even gutless to come down hard on an all star player?   Chris Pronger has shown that these stupidly small suspensions do nothing to encourage him to clean up his game, so why don’t Gary Bettman and the NHL do something about him?

Something to think about.

Pronger will be able to play again on the last day of the regular season, meaning he will be free to throw his weight around in the playoffs. Let’s hope, for the sake of the opposition players that he learns to control himself before then.

List of NHL Trades

2 Blockbuster trades highlighted todays Trade Deadline, with Tampa Bay moving Brad Richards to the Dallas Stars in a 5 player deal and also Atlanta Thrashers doing a 5 player deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Here is a full list of todays known trades.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING traded Brad Richards & Johan Holmqvist
to the
DALLAS STARS in exchange for Mike Smith, Jeff Halpern, Jussi Jokinen & a 4th round draft pick

ATLANTA THRASHERS traded Marian Hossa & Pascal Dupuis
to the
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS in exchange for Erik Christensen, Colby Armstrong, Angelo Esposito & a 1st round draft pick

LOS ANGELES KINGS traded Jean-Sebastien Aubin
to the
ANAHEIM DUCKS in exchange for a 7th round draft pick

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS traded Chad Kilger
to the
FLORIDA PANTHERS in exchange for a 3rd round draft pick

NEW YORK RANGERS traded Al Montoya & Marcell Hossa
to the
PHOENIX COYOTES in exchange for David LeNeveu, Fredrik Sjostrom, Josh Gratton & a Conditional Pick

NEW YORK ISLANDERS traded Marc-Andre Bergeron
to the
ANAHEIM DUCKS in exchange for a 3rd round draft pick

NEW YORK ISLANDERS traded Chris Simon
to the
MINNESOTA WILD in exchange for a 6th round draft pick

LOS ANGELES KINGS traded Brad Stuart
to the
DETROIT RED WINGS in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick and a 4th round draft pick

ST LOUIS BLUES traded Christian Backman
to the
NEW YORK RANGERS in exchange for a 4th round draft pick

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS traded Hal Gill
to the
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick and a 5th round draft pick

VANCOUVER CANUCKS traded Matt Cooke
to the
WASHINGTON CAPITALS in exchange for Matt Pettinger

SAN JOSE SHARKS traded Rob Davidson
to the
NEW YORK ISLANDERS in exchange for a 7th round draft pick

WASHINGTON CAPITALS traded Ted Ruth
to the
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS in exchange for Sergei Fedorov

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS traded Adam Foote
to the
COLORADO AVALANCHE in exchange for a 1st round draft pick

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS traded Martin Lapointe
to the
OTTAWA SENATORS in exchange for a 6th round draft pick

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS traded Tuomo Ruutu
to the
CAROLINE HURRICANES in exchange for Andrew Ladd

FLORIDA PANTHERS traded Ruslin Salei
to the
COLORADO AVALANCHE in exchange for Karlis Skrastins & a 3rd round draft pick

MONTREAL CANADIENS traded Cristobal Huet
to the
WASHINGTON CAPITALS in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick

SAN JOSE SHARKS traded Steve Bernier & a 1st round draft pick
to the
BUFFALO SABRES in exchange for Brian Campbell & a 7th round draft pick

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS traded Wade Belak
to the
FLORIDA PANTHERS in exchange for a 2008 5th found draft pick

ST LOUIS BLUES traded Byrce Salvador
to the
NEW JERSEY DEVILS in exchange for Cam Janssen

Trade Talks Heat Up

In 2 weeks the NHL will face the much talked about Trade Deadline.  Like every year, there have been big names mentioned, some of which may surprise you.

Yahoo Sports columnist Chuck Gormley wrote an article recently on the trade deadline, and section in particular really makes you sit back and wonder “what can we expect”…

Last February 27, overzealous general managers orchestrated 25 deals involving 44 players and 28 draft picks in the hours leading up to the trading deadline.

In the 26 days of February before that frenzied finale, another 24 trades involving 47
- Chuck Gormley, NHL@ Yahoo

It is perfectly safe to assume that we can expect a similar frenzy over the next 2 weeks.  We’ve already seen one multi-player trade, with Ottawa sending Joe Corvo & Patrick Eaves to Carolina in exchange for Mike Commodore and Cory Stillman.

The big names this year however feature players whom people would least expect to be traded, such as Toronto’s Mats Sundin.  He may be the heart and soul, and the leader of that team but it looks like he may be shopping for a new home come late February.

Rob Blake of the L.A. Kings, Brian Campbell off the Buffalo Sabres and Olli Jokinen of the Florida Panthers are 3 others whom many are shocked to see on the block.

Atlanta may be forced to trade Marian Hossa, knowing that he does not intend to stay come the end of the season.  As they do have a shot to make the playoffs, trading Hossa could be a shot in the foot.  If they keep him however, they risk not getting anything in return when he packs his bags as a Free Agent.

Mike Comrie is rumoured to be on the block in New York and Martin St Louis, who has been in many a trade discussion over the recent weeks is said to be a possible mover in Tampa Bay.

The Anaheim Ducks, who have struggled defensively even with Schneider, Neidermayer and Pronger on the blueline are said to be interested in Rob Blake.

Talk of the early season, the Dallas Stars may end up doing very little in the coming weeks, with the team having found it’s scoring touch and with Marty Turco tearing it up between the pipes.

One thing is for sure, we’re in for a fun ride over the coming weeks.