A bankruptcy judge has rejected both bids to buy the Phoenix Coyotes. Judge Redfield T. Baum turned down the offers of Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie and the NHL in a 31-page ruling on Wednesday. However, he left the door open for the NHL to buy the team if it amends its offer to provide more money to Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes and former coach Wayne Gretzky.
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He's not only tall, he's a top prospect. And now rookie Tyler Myers is on the team. After a stellar 2008-09 season at Kelowna, where he led the Rockets to the WHL championship and was named the league's playoff MVP, Myers, Buffalo's top pick in the 2008 draft (12th overall), is on the Sabres' 23-man roster that was announced on Wednesday afternoon. Read Original Post Here
The Washington Capitals have set their roster for the start of the regular season. The Capitals recalled left wing Boyd Kane from the Hershey Bears of the AHL on Wednesday and assigned goaltender Michal Neuvirth (NOY-vihrt) to the Bears. The team lost an expected contributor when left wing Chris Bourque was claimed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Read Original Post Here
The San Jose Sharks announced that Rob Blake will be the team's captain this season, with Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle as the alternates. Coach Todd McLellan took away the captainship from Patrick Marleau before training camp, saying he wanted to see who assumed the leadership before picking a replacement. Read Original Post Here
Forward Chris Bourque, the son of Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque, has been claimed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 5-foot-8, 180-pound Bourque had 21 goals and 52 assists in 69 games with the Capitals' Hershey (AHL) farm club and one goal in eight games with Washington last season. Read Original Post Here
The Carolina Hurricanes have locked up goaltender Cam Ward for six more years. The Hurricanes on Wednesday signed Ward to a $37.8 million contract that begins next season and runs through 2015-16. The new deal will pay the fifth-year goalie an average of $6.3 million per year. He will earn $3.5 million this season under the terms of his current three-year deal signed in 2007, which expires after… Read Original Post Here
Who would ever have imagined it? The Washington Capitals are the "it" team in the nation's capital. They have the most popular athlete in the city — sorry, Redskins — and expect to sell out every game. Their first attempt at holding a fan convention this year sold out weeks in advance, and the rush of people when the doors opened had team owner Ted Leonsis evoking comparisons to… Read Original Post Here
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ow that Wayne Gretzky has officially left his $8 million-a-year head-coaching gig with the on-life-support Phoenix Coyotes, there’s word that he could be headed back to the Los Angeles Kings.
Kings GM Dean Lombardi told a Toronto radio station that he had "one more major signing I think will be huge for putting us over the hurdle." That signing is apparently Wayne Gretzky, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Lombardi has reportedly spoken to the Great One informally about bringing him in to be a minister of culture and identity. No word on whether Gretzky is actually interested or not.
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Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin is retiring from hockey after nearly two decades in the NHL. "It was a tough decision," Sundin said at a news conference at Stockholm's Grand Hotel on Wednesday. "It's sad to tell you today that my career as a pro hockey player is over." The 38-year-old Swede, who said he reached the decision this fall, played for the… Read Original Post Here
With the start of the regular season only days away, Zach Parise and Travis Zajac put a little urgency into their efforts after a poor outing, and it paid off. Parise and Zajac each had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Islanders 4-2 in the preseason finale for both teams Tuesday night.
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