Defenseman Anssi Salmela has reclaimed No. 29, which he wore last season and was being worn by Olivier Magnan (who was sent down last week). Salmela to be activated for Wednesday’s game against Phoenix after recovering from off-season surgery to repair a torn ACL and a torn meniscus in his right knee. Click Here To
Month: December 2010
Canucks’ Top Prospect Sergei Shirokov Continues To Shine
Vancouver Canucks’ top prospect Sergei Shirokov continues to shine as he scored his sixth goal of the season and eighteenth point Saturday evening against the San Antonio Rampage. The Moscow native leads all Manitoba Moose (AHL) players in points. Click Here To View Sergei’s Statistics
Kaspars Daugavins Propels B-Sens To Shootout Win
The Binghamton Senators rallied from a late two-goal deficit to beat the Rochester Americans 6-5 in a shootout Sunday at Blue Cross Arena and capture five of six possible points from a three-in-three weekend. Kaspars Daugavins scored the deciding goal for the B-Sens in the sixth round of the shootout after Erik Condra and Derek
Khabibulin holds the fort in Oilers win
Linus Omark saved the best for last in his first NHL game. The Swedish rookie scored a highlight-reel goal in the shootout Friday as the Oilers won for the fifth time in their last six games, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3. Omark scored in the shootout with a terrific spin move and fake slapshot,
Rochester Amerks’ Selleck leaves his mark
Eric Selleck may have averaged nearly two points a game last season at NCAA Division III Oswego State, but he knew this season that pro scouts wouldn’t be basing evaluations on his offensive production. In making the sizeable leap from DIII college hockey to the American Hockey League, Selleck has gone from go-to guy to
Florida Panthers’ Evgeny Dadonov Scores First NHL Point
The Panthers, who received a goal from former Rochester Americans callup Bill Thomas on Tuesday, had four recent minor-leaguers in the lineup because of injuries to Radek Dvorak, Cory Stillman, Rostislav Olesz, Chris Higgins and Bryan Allen. Evgeny Dadonov, 21, got his first start of the season and played 11:43. He notched a key assist
Nikolay Zherdev Scores Against Sharks
Philadelphia had a flurry of its own in the second period against former Flyers goalie Antero Niittymaki, with Claude Giroux, Ville Leino and Nikolay Zherdev scoring in a 4:44 span to make it 3-1. Giroux started that run by knocking in a rebound when a shot by Braydon Coburn was deflected by Jeff Carter. Niittymaki
Hall of Famer Brian Leetch Discusses Early Season Awards
Brian Leetch gives out his early season awards. Click Here To View Video
Hall of Famer Brian Leetch Discusses Collin Campbell’s e-mail Controversy
Brian Leetch on the recent e-mail controversy that has surrounded NHL Vice President Colin Campbell. Click Here To View Video
Florida Panthers Recall RW Evgeny Dadonov
Florida Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has recalled RW Evgeny Dadonov from the Rochester Americans (AHL). Dadonov, 21, earns his first call-up to the Panthers this year. He appeared in 24 games with the Rochester Americans this season, registering eight goals and eight assists with four penalty minutes. Dadonov made