http://www.hockeyvox.com Hockey news, rumors, trades & more! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:04:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kings goalie Jonathan Quick has left Los Angeles' road trip for the birth of his first child. Quick is the NHL leader with 37 victories this season. He returned to Los Angeles on Thursday, and he's likely to miss the Kings' game against the Dallas Stars on Friday night. Los ... http://www.hockeyvox.com/kings-g-quick-out-for-birth-of-child-ap/ Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bill Guerin says the NHL must outlaw hits to the head. That includes the kind of hit leveled by Guerin's teammate, Matt Cooke, against the Boston Bruins' Marc Savard. Savard is out indefinitely with a Grade 2 concussion sustained during a shoulder-to-head hit by Cooke on Sunday, ... http://www.hockeyvox.com/guerin-nhl-must-ban-hits-like-cookes-ap/ The NHL has seen a rise in concussions recently, such as the one Boston Bruins playmaker Marc Savard(notes) suffered at the hands (and stick) of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke(notes), who came at Savard with a blindside hit.The league isn't penalizing Cooke in any way, which dismays the Bruins, which ... http://www.hockeyvox.com/game-misconducts-coming-for-head-shots/ Adrian Aucoin beat Andrew Raycroft in a shootout with a little help from Phoenix backup goalie Jason LaBarbera. Aucoin scored in the sixth round of a shootout, and Ilya Bryzgalov deflected Mason Raymond's final attempt for Vancouver high over the net to give the Coyotes a 4-3 victory over the ... http://www.hockeyvox.com/coyotes-win-canucks-close-14-game-trip-ap/ Chicago's Patrick Sharp was all alone, hanging back a bit in overtime and waiting for a chance the puck might come his way in a 4-on-4 game. And when Los Angeles' Brad Richardson made an errant pass in the center of the rink, Dave Bolland picked it off and quickly ... http://www.hockeyvox.com/sharps-second-goal-lifts-hawks-in-ot-ap/ The struggling New Jersey Devils aren't going to let playoff security turn into complacency. Coming off a disappointing Western trip following the Olympic break, the Devils faced their problems head-on during a team meeting before their first home game in nearly a month. Whatever was said sure paid dividends. Read ... http://www.hockeyvox.com/devils-return-home-top-slumping-rangers-ap/ On Monday night, Tomas Fleischmann was a healthy scratch for the first time all season. On Wednesday night, he scored in overtime for the Washington Capitals. Proving a point, Tomas? "It's a little message," he said. "Don't sit me out again." Fleischmann was smiling when he said it, but it ... http://www.hockeyvox.com/fleischmann-helps-caps-beat-canes-in-ot-ap/ As tall as he is, Tyler Myers' stock on the Buffalo Sabres grew even larger after the rookie defenseman enjoyed a career-best performance. At 6-foot-8, Myers had a goal and three assists to spark the Sabres' sluggish offense in a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night. Aside ... http://www.hockeyvox.com/rookie-myers-has-4-points-as-sabres-win-ap/ Vancouver Canucks stars Daniel and Henrik Sedin have donated $1.5 million to help build a new BC Children's Hospital. The Swedish twins, who've played for the NHL club for a decade, made their gift to support the hospital's Campaign for BC Children and specifically to the intensive care unit and ... http://www.hockeyvox.com/sedins-give-15m-to-childrens-hospital-ap/ The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with former Notre Dame defenseman Kyle Lawson on a two-year, entry-level deal. Lawson, selected in the seventh round of the 2005 draft, recently completed his senior season for the Irish. He would earn $500,000 on the NHL level and $50,000 on the American ... http://www.hockeyvox.com/canes-agree-with-former-irish-d-lawson-ap/