MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens won’t be hitting the ice at Olympic Stadium this year.
The team quashed rampant rumours today that it was planning a regular-season match that likely would have drawn more than 50,000 fans into the noisy, concrete behemoth.
The Canadiens seriously examined the possibility of hosting the Washington Capitals on Nov. 28 at the indoor stadium.
But the team concluded there wasn’t enough time Continue reading ‘Habs: No Big O games this season’
Our coverage begins Monday, Oct. 12 when the Leafs travel to New York City to take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Hockeycentral Leafs Edition will be on hand to preview the game, beginning at 6:30 pm ET.
Highlights of the season include No.1 pick John Tavares’ return to Toronto with his New York Islanders on Monday, Nov. 23 and Sidney Crosby and the Stanley Cup champions playing host to the Leafs in an afternoon game Continue reading ‘Sportsnet is home to 28 Leaf games’
DETROIT — Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock says forward Kris Draper will miss Games 1 and 2 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Forward Dan Cleary left practice on Tuesday, but Babcock said he didn’t have an update on him.
Draper, who has an upper-body injury, did not play in the last two games of the regular season.
If Cleary can’t play, it would probably be more of a loss than missing Draper, whose plus-minus Continue reading ‘Wings’ Draper out Games 1 and 2′
TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Martin Gerber received an automatic three-game suspension from the NHL on Wednesday for abusing referee Mike Leggo.
Gerber was tossed with 56 seconds remaining in Tuesday’s 3-2 shootout win over the Washington Capitals after he pushed Leggo and shot a puck in his direction.
The actions violated rule 41.4, which calls for an automatic ban.
Gerber was incensed after Brooks Laich’s Continue reading ‘Gerber gets 3 games for shoving ref’
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Gauthier will forfeit $22,580.64. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
Gauthier was assessed a minor for boarding after making contact with Sharks’ forward Patrick Marleau on an icing play at 10:14 of the third period. There was no injury as a result of the play.
Gauthier will miss games against Continue reading ‘Kings’ Gauthier suspended 2 games’
TORONTO — Tampa Bay Lightning forward Evgeny Artyukhin has been suspended for two games, without pay, for a kneeing incident in against the Florida Panthers, the National Hockey League announced Monday.
Artyukhin was assessed a minor penalty for tripping Panthers’ forward Ville Peltonen at 19:33 of the second period.
Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and based on his average annual salary, Artyukhin Continue reading ‘NHL suspends Artyukhin two games’
TORONTO — Mikhail Grabovski of the Toronto Maple Leafs has received an automatic three-game suspension for shoving an official.
The incident occurred during Thursday’s game in Montreal, when the Maple Leafs winger pushed linesman Scott Cherrey at the end of a melee in the third period.
Grabovski and Habs forward Sergei Kostitsyn were trying to get at one another when the incident occurred, putting the Leafs player Continue reading ‘Leafs’ Grabovski suspended 3 games’
NEW YORK — New Jersey defenceman Mike Mottau received a two-game suspension from the NHL on Saturday for elbowing New York Islanders forward Frans Nielsen.
The Devils announced the suspension the day after the game with the Islanders, and the NHL confirmed it later Saturday.
Mottau came across the ice 3:22 into the third period and caught Nielsen with an elbow that laid out the centre. Nielsen had to be helped off Continue reading ‘Devils Mottau suspended two games’
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NEW YORK — Columbus Blue Jackets forward Michael Peca was given a five-game suspension by the National Hockey League on Friday.
The suspension was finalized after an appeal hearing and review of the Oct. 10 incident by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.
Peca was assessed a game misconduct penalty at 5:21 of the second period of the Blue Jackets’ 5-4 victory over Dallas. He was automatically suspended per rule 41, physical Continue reading ‘Peca’s suspension reduced to 5 games’
