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TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are bidding for either the 2012 or 2013 NHL all-star festivities.
The club has also applied to host the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at Air Canada Centre as well as the 2012 NHL Winter Classic at BMO Field, home of MLS soccer club Toronto FC.
Toronto last hosted the NHL all-star game in 2000 at Air Canada Centre.
“We’ve developed a very strong proposal that reflects Continue reading ‘Toronto bids to land NHL all-stars in ’12 or ’13′
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ATLANTA — The Atlanta Thrashers traded a former franchise cornerstone for the second time in less than a week on Tuesday night, sending goaltender Kari Lehtonen to the Dallas Stars.
The Thrashers received defenceman Ivan Vishnevskiy and a fourth-round pick in the 2010 draft. Atlanta said Vishnevskiy, 21, is expected to report to AHL Chicago.
Atlanta traded leading scorer and team captain Ilya Kovalchuk Continue reading ‘Thrashers deal Lehtonen to Stars’
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DALLAS — The Dallas Stars have sent young defenceman Ivan Vishnevskiy back to the minor leagues.
The 21-year-old Russian was assigned to the Texas Stars of the AHL on Wednesday, two days after he gave a goal to San Jose when he lost control of the puck and it slid into an empty net.
Vishnevskiy recorded 17 minutes 32 seconds of ice time against the Sharks in his second NHL game this season. He has Continue reading ‘Stars send own-goal defenceman back to AHL’
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TORONTO — Dallas Stars winger James Neal has been suspended two games for his hit on Columbus’ Derek Dorsett Thursday night.
Neal hit Dorsett from behind as he stood at the boards midway through the second period. Dorsett’s face hit the glass and he fell to the ice and appeared stunned. He left the game and did not return and is undergoing evaluation.
Dorsett was assessed a five-minute Continue reading ‘Stars’ Neal gets two games for hit from behind’
The Toronto Maple Leafs finally earned their first win of the season, but they still have plenty of work left to do if they hope to climb out of the Eastern Conference cellar.
They’ll hope to use the momentum from their breakout performance as they continue their road trip with Wednesday’s visit to Dallas, where the Stars will be trying to reverse a trend of problems at home.
Toronto relieved some of the pressure from its franchise-worst Continue reading ‘If Stars align, Leafs may win second-straight’
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DALLAS — The Dallas Stars have placed centre Steve Ott on injured reserve with a rib cage muscle injury.
The move Friday came five days after Ott injured an oblique muscle against Vancouver. He has one assist and nine penalty minutes in four games this year.
Ott will miss his second game Friday night against Boston.
To replace Ott, Dallas recalled centre Aaron Gagnon from the Texas Stars Continue reading ‘Stars put Ott on IR with rib cage injury’
As was first reported by Sportsnet on Friday, the Dallas Stars will place Sean Avery on re-entry waivers Monday.
Stars co-general manager Les Jackson confirmed the plan Sunday during a TV broadcast, adding a team is poised to pick him up.
Sportsnet reported on Friday that the New York Rangers have committed to claiming Avery.
Avery previously played in New York under coach Tom Renney, who was fired and replaced by Continue reading ‘Stars: Avery heading for re-entry’
DALLAS — Raymond Sawada scored his first NHL goal on his 24th birthday, and Fabian Brunnstrom had a goal and an assist to lead the Dallas Stars past the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Thursday night.
Sawada, recalled from the minors earlier in the day, gave the Stars a 2-0 lead in his first career game. After Edmonton rallied to tie it in the second, Brunnstrom’s goal gave the Stars the lead for good.
The Stars, who have won 10 of Continue reading ‘Pair of rookies power Stars over Oil’
NEW YORK — Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien will be behind the Eastern Conference bench and San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan will guide the Western Conference squad at the NHL all-star game in Montreal.
The all-star game is being held at the Bell Centre on Jan. 25. The NHL announced the selections on Saturday.
Julien has led Boston to its best start since 1929-30 and an Eastern Conference-leading 64 points entering Continue reading ‘Julien, McLellan to coach all-stars’
DALLAS — The Stars placed defenceman Sergei Zubov on the injured list and recalled Dan Jancevski from Hamilton of the AHL on Thursday.
The 38-year-old Zubov has missed Dallas’ last five games after injuring his hip last month. Zubov has four assists in 10 games this season and ranks third in franchise history for games played (839) and assists (438), and is five points behind Bobby Smith for fifth on the club’s career scoring Continue reading ‘Bad hip sends Zubov to Stars IR’
