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| | | Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean renews contract for seven years | | | | | | 
| | | | | | For another seven years up to 2014, Ron MacLean will still be a household name as far as hockey enthusiasts in the whole 3 million square miles of Canada is concerned. MacLean has just added seven more years in his contract as host of Hockey Night in Canada. MacLean is currently the longest-serving host of the primetime NHL Canadian sportscast beamed in this part of North America with a total of 22 seasons as anchor behind him. | | | | |
| | | Anaheim Ducks tie vis-a-vis LA Kings in Stanley Cup opener | | | | | | 
| | | | | | In defending its Stanley Cup championship, the Anaheim Ducks prevailed 4-1 over the LA Kings in the second game of the NHL season premier Sunday at the O2 in London - the very first time an NHL game was held outside North America. In an earlier statement, the NHL said this season's two game opener was held in London in ode to the place where hockey was invented - England. Corey Perry, Chris Kunitz and Travis Moen scored a total of four goals for the team. Congratulations! | | | | |
| | | NHL pays homage to hockey's roots - England | | | | | | 
| | | | | | This year, NHL pays homage to hockey's roots - England by kicking off the 2007-08 season on Saturday (September 29, 2007) at the O2 Arena in London. The first game will be a match between Stanley Cup defending champions Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. Let the games begin! | | | | |
| | | Movements in the Major Leagues and Minor Leagues September 26 | | | | | | 
| | | | | | Movements in the world of hockey Wednesday:
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS-Assigned D Matt Lashoff to Providence (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS-Assigned G Miika Wiikman, D Michael Sauer, F Dane Byers, F Francis Lessard and F Lauri Korpikoski to Hartford (AHL).
American Hockey League
ALBANY RIVER RATS-Announced Carolina (NHL) assigned F Trevor Gillies and G Michael Leighton to the team and F Brandon Sutter to Red Deer (WHL).
CHICAGO WOLVES-Announced Atlanta (NHL) assigned D Karel Pilar to the team.
ECHL
COLUMBIA INFERNO-Signed W Anthony Battaglia.
Mid-Atlantic Hockey League
JAMESTOWN VIKINGS-Signed Brian Smith, player/assistant coach. | | | | |
| | | Movements in the North American hockey world for September 25, 2007 | | | | | | 
| | | | | | Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:
National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS-Named Cam Neely vice president.
BUFFALO SABRES-Assigned D Mike Weber, F Dylan Hunter, F Patrick Kaleta, D Mike Card, D Marc-Andre Gragnani and G Adam Dennis to Rochester (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Asssigned RW Steven Goertzen to Syracuse (AHL). Placed RW Derek Dorsett on injured reserve.
DETROIT RED WINGS-Assigned G Adam Berkhoel, D Brad Ference, D Jakub Kindl, D Garrett Stafford, F Carl Corazzini, F Mark Cullen, F Brett Engelhardt, F Randall Gelech and F Ryan Oulahen to Grand Rapids (AHL). Released D Jon Insana, D Cleve Kinley, F Adam Keefe and F Jamie Tardif.
LOS ANGELES KINGS-Assigned C Jeff Giuliano to Manchester (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS-Reassigned D Darius Kasparaitis to Hartford (AHL).
OTTAWA SENATORS-Assigned F Cody Bass, F Danny Bois, F Matt Kinch, F Justin Mapletoft, G Brian Elliott and G Jeff Glass to Binghamton (AHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Assigned F Claude Giroux to Gatineau (QMJHL).
PHOENIX COYOTES-Assigned LW Kevin Cormier, D Travis Roche and D Keith Yandle to San Antonio (AHL).
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Assigned F Michal Birner, D Jeff Woywitka, D Alex Brooks, D Micki DuPont, G Jason Bacashihua and G Juuso Riksman to Peoria (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS-Assigned RW Riley Armstrong, D Brennan Evans and C Craig Valette to Worcester (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Assigned D Zack Fitzgerald, D Maxime Fortunus, D Shaun Heshka, LW Pierre-Cedric Labrie, G Drew MacIntyre, G Cory Schneider, D Jim Sharrow and F Juraj Simek to Manitoba (AHL). Placed RW Jozef Balej, C Greg Classen and C Brad Moran on waivers for assignment to Manitoba.
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS-Signed D David Cornacchia.
HARTFORD WOLF PACK-Released F Kaleb Betts, F Chris Capraro, F Jeremy Hall, F Jeff Kyrzakos, F David Nimmo, F Shawn Vinz, D Martin Kubaliak and D Eric Lind.
ECHL
ELMIRA JACKALS-Signed D Chad Grisdale and D Erick Tremblay.
LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS-Agreed to terms with F Matt Byrnes. Traded F Sean O'Connor to Phoenix for future considerations.
WHEELING NAILERS-Signed F Peter Ferraro.
International Hockey League
MUSKEGON FURY-Agreed to terms with D Jamie Vanderveeken, D Jeff Maronese, D Greg Huszarik and F Bradley Burton.
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| | | Major League and Minor League team movements for Monday (September 24, 2007) | | | | | |
| | | | | | National Hockey League
BOSTON BRUINS-Traded C Mark Mowers to Anaheim for D Nathan Saunders and D Brett Skinner. Assigned Saunders, Skinner, F Vladimir Sobotka and D Jonathan Sigalet to Providence (AHL).
BUFFALO SABRES-Returned D T.J. Brennan and C Jean-Simon Allard to St. John's (QMJHL), D Drew Schiestel to Niagara (OHL), C Paul Byron to Gatineau (QMJHL) and C Benjamin Breault to Baie-Comeau (QMJHL).
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Assigned D J.D. Forrest, D Noah Babin, F Keith Aucoin, F Patrick Dwyer and F Jakub Petruzalek to Albany (AHL).
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Reassigned F Kirill Starkov, F Adam Pineault, F Geoff Platt, D Mikko Maenpaa and D Dan LaCosta to Syracuse (AHL).
EDMONTON OILERS-Reassigned D T.J. Kemp and LW Adam Huxley to Springfield (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS-Assigned G Cedrick Desjardins, G Loic Lacasse, G Yann Danis, D Jon Gleed, D Andrew Archer, D Mathieu Biron, D Pavel Valentenko, D Jamie Rivers, D Marvin Degon, D Mathieu Carle, D Jean-Philippe Cote, F Mathieu Aubin, F Eric Manlow, F Duncan Milroy, F Gregory Stewart, F Matt D'Agostini, F Sergei Kostitsyn, F Cory Urquhart, F Jimmy Bonneau, F Francis Lemieux, F Jonathan Ferland, F Ajay Baines, F Janne Lahti, F Corey Locke, F Ryan Russell, F David Desharnais and F Thomas Beauregard to Hamilton (AHL). Returned F Ben Maxwell to Kootenay (WHL) and Ryan White to Calgary (WHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Promoted Shawn Tilger to senior vice president of business operations.
PHOENIX COYOTES-Assigned LW Kevin Cormier, D Travis Roche and D Keith Yandle to San Antonio (AHL). Returned LW Tomas Surovy to Lulea of the Swedish League.
SAN JOSE SHARKS-Assigned G Taylor Dakers, D Derek Joslin, LW Dennis Packard, RW Nate Raduns and D Tom Walsh to Worcester (AHL).
American Hockey League
CHICAGO WOLVES-Signed LW Mike Hamilton.
ECHL
PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS-Agreed to terms with C Cam Paddock and C Scott Kelman. | | | | |
| | | New team assignments for players of various Canadian hockey clubs (NHL and Minor Leagues) | | | | | | 
| | | | | | As of September 23, 2007
ATLANTA THRASHERS-Assigned G Fred Brathwaite, G Dan Turple, C Jason Krog, D Nathan Oystrick, F Alexandre Giroux and F Milan Bartovic to Chicago (AHL).
BOSTON BRUINS-Assigned F Mikko Lehtonen and D Jonathan Sigalet to Providence (AHL). Returned C Vladimir Sobotka to his Finnish Elite League team.
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Assigned F Keith Aucoin, F Patrick Dwyer, D J.D. Forrest and D Noah Babin to Albany (AHL).
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS-Assigned G Michael Brodeur, G Wade Flaherty, D Jordan Hendry, D Jim Fahey, D J.C. Sawyer, D Steve Marr, D Ryan Stokes, F Michael Blunden, F Troy Brouwer, F Kris Versteeg, F Evan Brophey, F Pierre Parenteau, F Bryan Bickell, F Colin Fraser, F Adam Hobson, F Bryan McGregor, F Adam Berti and F Jake Dowell to Rockford (AHL).
DALLAS STARS-Assigned D Trevor Byrne and RW Marius Holtet to Iowa (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS-Assigned G Dan Cloutier to Manchester (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD-Assigned C Serge Payer and LW Aaron Voros to Houston (AHL). Released C Adrian Foster.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Reassigned F Jason Guerriero, F Ryan Maki, F Cal O'Reilly, F Rich Peverley, F Antti Pihlstrom, F Mike Santorelli, F Oliver Setzinger, F Andreas Thuresson, F John Vigilante, F Shane Willis, F Kelsey Wilson, D Cody Franson, D Alex Henry, D Mark Matheson, D Richard Stehlik, D Alexander Sulzer, D Nolan Yonkman, G Maxime Daigneault and G Dov Grumet-Morris to Milwaukee (AHL).
NEW YORK RANGERS-Assigned F Hugh Jessiman, D Ivan Baranka and D David Liffiton to Hartford (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Assigned C Nathan Smith, D Joe Rullier, F Conner James, F Tyler Kennedy, F Chris Minard, F Jeff Taffe, F Tim Wallace, D Alex Goligoski, D Ryan Lannon, D Ben Lovejoy and G Ty Conklin to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Returned C Dustin Jeffrey to Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) and Angelo Esposito to Quebec (QMJHL).
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Assigned D Dan Jancevski, C Blair Jones, D Jay Leach, RW Norm Milley, D David Schneider and LW Karl Stewart to Norfolk (AHL).
VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Assigned D Daniel Rahimi to Manitoba (AHL). | | | | |
| | | Canadian ice hockey results for the September 8-9, 2007 weekend | | | | | | 
| | | | | | 2007 Canada-Russia Super Series
At Vancouver
Canada 6 Russia 1
(Canada wins series 7-0-1)
QMJHL
Pre-season
Acadie-Bathurst 2 Saint John 1
Chicoutimi 2 Baie-Comeau 1 (SO)
OHL
Pre-season
Mississauga-St. Michael's 2 Sudbury 1 (at Streetsville)
Oshawa 5 Guelph 2
Ottawa 4 Kingston 4
WHL
Pre-season
Brandon 4 Prince Albert 2
Medicine Hat 4 Regina 1
Americans Tournament
At Kennewick, Wash.
Everett 4 Tri-City 0
Seattle 2 Portland 1
Ontario Jr. A
Markham 6 Ajax 2
North York 5 Durham 0
Quinte 3 Bowmanville 2 (OT)
AJHL
Bonnyville 4 Lloydminster 1
Calgary Royals 2 Fort McMurray 1 (OT)
Camrose 3 Sherwood Park 1 | | | | |
| | | Cornell U announces hockey ticketing procedures | | | | | | 
| | | | | | Cornell University has announced a new format in releasing this year's men's hockey tickets. A total of 1,600 tickets will be available exclusively for Cornell students. Only those who have undergone the mandatory overnight campout are entitled to a tickets but they still have to be raffled off though. The cost is packaged at $171 for a whole season ticket. Registration commences September 12 between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bartels Hall. | | | | |
| | | Undefeated Canada wins Super Series 2007 | | | | | | 
| | | | | | Team Canada capped the 35th celebration of the 1972 Super Series against Russia by winning the seventh and final game Sunday night in Vancouver. Canada also swept all the previous six games which took the team to its first four games on Russian soil since August 27. Congratulations!!! | | | | | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |
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