Nouvelles De Ligue

6-1-2014 Media attacks the Minnesota Wild
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager and headcoach Scott Arniel


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6-1-2014 Alexander Steen injured.
Alexander Steen () suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Luke Schenn (). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. It's something we need to take care of now before it becomes a problem. It's one of those things where you can play with it, but as the wear and tear of the season goes on it becomes much more serious, he said while limping toward the dressing room.


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5-1-2014 Lubomir Visnovsky reaches a milestone !
Lubomir Visnovsky() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on a goal by Thomas Vanek. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, he replied before ducking into the dressing room..

A native of Slovakia, Lubomir Visnovsky was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 4th round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 906 NHL games during his career, notching 125 goals and adding 375 assists along with 326 penalty minutes. The 37 year old defenseman has played 40 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 3+13=16 with 10 PIM.


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5-1-2014 Alexander Ovechkin reaches a milestone !
Alexander Ovechkin() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Boston Bruins on a goal by Martin Havlat. I'm just happy to contribute, he said after the game in the dressing room..

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 668 NHL games during his career, notching 394 goals and adding 400 assists along with 388 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 40 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 18+15=33 with 25 PIM.


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3-1-2014 League suspends Kyle Beach
The league board has suspended Chicago Blackhawks player Kyle Beach for 3 fighting three times in a game against Minnesota Wild.

13-1-2014 Ryan Miller agrees on a contract with Calgary Flames.
Ryan Miller has signed a $4 500 000 per year, 2 year deal with the Calgary Flames. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of USA, Ryan Miller was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 5th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 549 NHL games during his career, booking 31 career shutouts and allowing 1331 goals. The 33 year old goaltender has played 10 games with the Calgary Flames this season, allowing 17 goals on 190 while booking 0 shutouts.


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13-1-2014 Pavel Datsyuk reaches a milestone !
Pavel Datsyuk() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a feed by John Tavares. I'm just happy to be playing the game, he commented after giving the puck to a fan.

A native of Russia, Pavel Datsyuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 6th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 868 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 524 assists along with 184 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 42 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 19+18=37 with 4 PIM.


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13-1-2014 Media criticises the Florida Panthers
It isn't the happiest time for the Florida Panthers as they are on a 5 game winless streak. Florida Panthers coach had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...


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12-1-2014 World Junior Championships semifinals
World Junior Championships have reached semifinal stage. In the first semifinal on January 14th, Team Slovakia will meet Team Czech . In the second clash, Team Sweden will challenge Team Canada. Winners from both games will meet on January 16th in the final game to decide the 2014 World Champion of icehockey.



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10-1-2014 World Junior Championships quarterfinals
World Junior Championships have reached quarterfinal stage. Here are the final standings for the starting groups.
Group A PTS GF GA Group B PTS GF GA
Slovakia 6 19 8 Russia 6 18 9
Switzerland 4 15 12 USA 4 16 11
Germany 2 13 15 Japan 2 10 17
Norway 0 8 20 Italy 0 10 17
Group C PTS GF GA Group D PTS GF GA
Czech 6 17 10 Canada 6 19 8
Sweden 4 18 9 Finland 4 15 12
Belarussia 2 11 16 Austria 2 11 16
Ukraine 0 8 19 Poland 0 9 18

For quarterfinals, the pairs are:

Slovakia-Finland
Canada-Switzerland
Russia-Sweden
Czech-USA



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9-1-2014 Player of the week: Jaroslav Halak (G)
NHL has awarded Jaroslav Halak (G) of San Jose Sharks as Player Of The Week He registered 3 wins and allowed 1 goals in 4 games last week. He also had 2 shutouts.

A native of Slovakia, Jaroslav Halak was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 9th round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 339 NHL games during his career, booking 30 career shutouts and allowing 734 goals. The 28 year old goaltender has played 38 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, allowing 77 goals on 822 while booking 3 shutouts.

20-1-2014 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are stumbling in a 5 game winless streak. Carolina Hurricanes center Zach Boychuk commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.


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20-1-2014 League suspends John Carlson
The league board has suspended Tampa Bay Lightning player John Carlson for 12 games for injuring Michael Frolík of New Jersey Devils.


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20-1-2014 Michael Frolík injured.
Michael Frolík () suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with John Carlson (). He is expected to be sidelined for at least four months. I just hope that there is no lasting damage, he quoted before being taken to the hospital for tests.


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18-1-2014 All-Star Teams selected
Starting lineups for the 2014 All-Star Game have been decided according to votes given by hockey fans around the world. The fans voted the starting lineup consisting of 1 goaltender, 2 defenseman, 1 left wing, 1 center and 1 right wing for both North America All-Stars and World All-Stars. Here are the final results of the voting:

North America World
R Ryan Getzlaf R Evgeni Malkin
C Sidney Crosby C Pavel Datsyuk
L Jonathan Toews L Tuomo Ruutu
D Drew Doughty D Erik Karlsson
D Erik Johnson D Joni Pitkänen
G Roberto Luongo G Jhonas Enroth

Traditionally, the coaching staff of the two All-Star teams will selected rest of the players to participate in this most profilic annual sports event. The following players have been selected to the All-Star teams by the coaching staff.
North America World
Right wings Right wings
R Jarome Iginla
R Patrick Marleau
R Chris Stewart
R Thomas Vanek
R Ilya Kovalchuk
R Jakub Voracek

Centers Centers
C Eric Staal
C Paul Stastny
C Mike Richards
C Anze Kopitar
C Henrik Sedin
C Nicklas Bäckström

Left wings Left wings
L Peter Mueller
L Dany Heatley
L John Tavares
L David Krejci
L Daniel Sedin
L Alexander Ovechkin

Defensemen Defensemen
D Duncan Keith
D Keith Yandle
D Luke Schenn
D Mike Green
D Tomas Kaberle
D Fedor Tyutin
D Niklas Kronwall
D Andrei Markov

Goalies Goalies
G Carey Price
G Marc-André Fleury
G Jaroslav Halak
G Jonas Gustavsson


This years All-Star weekend starts Saturday February 12 with the Super Skills competition and continues on Sunday February 13 with the clash between the North America All-Stars and the World All-Stars.


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18-1-2014 League suspends Evander Kane
The league board has suspended Winnipeg Jets player Evander Kane for 6 games for injuring Patrick Wiercioch of Ottawa Senators.


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18-1-2014 Michal Handzus reaches a milestone !
Michal Handzus() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a goal by David Clarkson. Making beautiful plays is fun on the ice I think, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of Slovakia, Michal Handzus was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 1043 NHL games during his career, notching 197 goals and adding 300 assists along with 479 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 43 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 2+5=7 with 8 PIM.


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18-1-2014 Alexander Ovechkin reaches a milestone !
Alexander Ovechkin() scored the 800th point of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a feed by Martin Havlat. That's one for the books, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 673 NHL games during his career, notching 398 goals and adding 402 assists along with 388 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 45 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 22+17=39 with 25 PIM.


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17-1-2014 Dany Heatley reaches a milestone !
Dany Heatley() scored the 400th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a feed by Mike Richards. It is just an amazing thing for me, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter.

A native of Canada, Dany Heatley was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 868 NHL games during his career, notching 400 goals and adding 440 assists along with 592 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 44 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 22+19=41 with 0 PIM.


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16-1-2014 Team Czech wins World Junior Championship
Team Czech has beaten Team Canada in the final of the 2014 World Junior Championships.

In the game for bronze medal, Team Sweden has beaten Team Slovakia.

Leading scorers in the tournament:
1. Brendan Gaunce (CAN) 3+12=15
2. Teodor Hudak (CZE) 5+7=12
3. Martin Frk (CZE) 4+8=12
4. Rene Wagoner (CZE) 5+6=11
5. Leopold Slimak (SVK) 5+6=11
6. Michael St. Croix (CAN) 3+8=11
7. Filip Forsberg (SWE) 4+6=10
8. Ludek Husvar (CZE) 6+3=9
9. Lubor Formanov (CZE) 5+4=9
10. Sebastian Collberg (SWE) 3+6=9



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16-1-2014 Player of the week: Ilya Bryzgalov (G)
NHL has awarded Ilya Bryzgalov (G) of Philadelphia Flyers as Player Of The Week He registered 3 wins and allowed 1 goals in 3 games last week. He also had 2 shutouts.

A native of Russia, Ilya Bryzgalov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 2nd round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 522 NHL games during his career, booking 42 career shutouts and allowing 1175 goals. The 33 year old goaltender has played 45 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, allowing 100 goals on 861 while booking 5 shutouts.


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16-1-2014 Daultan Leveille injured.
Daultan Leveille () suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Mike Weber (). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Hey sometimes you do all the right things but something still goes wrong, you can't worry about injuries or you won't be playing long, he commented in a radio interview after the game.

26-1-2014 League suspends Michael Schuetzenuer
The league board has suspended Nashville Predators player Michael Schuetzenuer for 3 fighting three times in a game against Anaheim Mighty Ducks.


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24-1-2014 Alexander Ovechkin reaches a milestone !
Alexander Ovechkin() scored the 400th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Florida Panthers on a feed by Jacob Trouba. Hopefully one day this puck will end up in the Hall of Fame, the player said in an interview.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 676 NHL games during his career, notching 400 goals and adding 403 assists along with 398 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 48 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 24+18=42 with 35 PIM.


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23-1-2014 Player of the week: Justin Williams (L)
NHL has awarded Justin Williams (L) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Justin Williams was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 816 NHL games during his career, notching 219 goals and adding 307 assists along with 489 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 49 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 18+19=37 with 14 PIM.


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23-1-2014 League suspends Ryane Clowe
The league board has suspended Tampa Bay Lightning player Ryane Clowe for 3 fighting three times in a game against Detroit Red Wings.


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23-1-2014 Alex Frolov injured.
Alex Frolov () suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Ryane Clowe (). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. 1-2 months of no hockey will be harder to deal with than this injury believe me, he said before being taken away for x-rays.


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23-1-2014 Media criticises the Montreal Canadiens
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Montreal Canadiens after a dreadful 6 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Brian Gionta openly. Pierre Gauthier has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.


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22-1-2014 Media glorifies the Boston Bruins
The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager and headcoach


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21-1-2014 Thomas Vanek reaches a milestone !
Thomas Vanek() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a feed by Benoit Pouliot. The puck has been bouncing for me lately, he said after the game.

A native of Austria, Thomas Vanek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 676 NHL games during his career, notching 259 goals and adding 241 assists along with 296 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 43 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 17+17=34 with 2 PIM.


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20-1-2014 - trade
Calgary Flames traded 's round 2 pick in 2014 to Phoenix Coyotes for Mikkel Boedker

A native of La-la-land, Mikkel Boedker was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 286 NHL games during his career, notching 38 goals and adding 55 assists along with 36 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 2 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 1+0=1 with 0 PIM. He has also played 23 games with the Portland Pirates this season, totalling 8+2=10 with 2 PIM.


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20-1-2014 Media criticises the Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes are stumbling in a 5 game winless streak. Carolina Hurricanes center Zach Boychuk commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.


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20-1-2014 League suspends John Carlson
The league board has suspended Tampa Bay Lightning player John Carlson for 12 games for injuring Michael Frolík of New Jersey Devils.


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20-1-2014 Michael Frolík injured.
Michael Frolík () suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with John Carlson (). He is expected to be sidelined for at least four months. I just hope that there is no lasting damage, he quoted before being taken to the hospital for tests.

9-2-2014 Henrik Zetterberg reaches a milestone !
Henrik Zetterberg() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a goal by Matt Moulson. I just want to thank all the people that have supported me throughout my career. I couldn't have done this without them, he said with a wink..

A native of Sweden, Henrik Zetterberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 796 NHL games during his career, notching 292 goals and adding 408 assists along with 240 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 47 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 13+18=31 with 0 PIM.


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8-2-2014 Kenndal McArdle injured.
Kenndal McArdle () suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Chris Stewart (). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Yes it does hurt, quite a bit actually, he said after the game in the dressing room.


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7-2-2014 Media criticises the Florida Panthers
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Florida Panthers after a dreadful 10 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Scottie Upshall openly. Dale Tallon has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.


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7-2-2014 Henrik Sedin reaches a milestone !
Henrik Sedin() notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Jarome Iginla. I just come to the rink ready to play and give it 110%, he read from a prepared speech..

A native of Sweden, Henrik Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1016 NHL games during his career, notching 223 goals and adding 600 assists along with 527 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 54 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 20+27=47 with 12 PIM.


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7-2-2014 Media praises the Toronto Maple Leafs
Everyone is buzzing about the strong play of the Toronto Maple Leafs after an amazing 5 game undefeated streak. This streak belongs to our coaching and administrative staff, said team captain Jarome Iginla stoically. has made some very important moves and he's really shown a commitment to winning.


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6-2-2014 Player of the week: Olli Jokinen (L)
NHL has awarded Olli Jokinen (L) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 1 assists for 5 points in 4 games last week.

A native of Finland, Olli Jokinen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1178 NHL games during his career, notching 317 goals and adding 404 assists along with 933 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 54 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 15+14=29 with 4 PIM.


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4-2-2014 Nathan Horton reaches a milestone !
Nathan Horton() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators on a goal by Milan Lucic. I just want to thank this great organization for presenting me with the opportunity to play in the NHL, he said to the press..

A native of Canada, Nathan Horton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 716 NHL games during his career, notching 236 goals and adding 264 assists along with 567 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 53 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 14+30=44 with 7 PIM.


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1-2-2014 - trade
Boston Bruins traded Brandon Dubinsky to Anaheim Mighty Ducks for R.J. Umberger

A native of USA, R.J. Umberger was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 679 NHL games during his career, notching 165 goals and adding 191 assists along with 272 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 55 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 11+12=23 with 8 PIM.

A native of USA, Brandon Dubinsky was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 525 NHL games during his career, notching 114 goals and adding 163 assists along with 505 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 50 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 8+16=24 with 66 PIM.


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1-2-2014 - trade
Calgary Flames traded Mitch Wahl, John Gaudreau, Vern Fiddler and 's round 3 pick in 2014 to Vancouver Canucks for Dave Bolland

A native of Canada, Dave Bolland was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 426 NHL games during his career, notching 67 goals and adding 112 assists along with 178 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 45 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 7+14=21 with 8 PIM.

A native of USA, Mitch Wahl was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 2nd round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 11 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 2 assists along with 22 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has not yet played for the Calgary Flames this season. He has played 52 games with the Abbotsford Heat this season, totalling 18+14=32 with 16 PIM.

A native of USA, John Gaudreau was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 4th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 20 year old left wing has not yet played for the Calgary Flames this season. He has played 51 games with the Abbotsford Heat this season, totalling 16+11=27 with 16 PIM.

A native of Canada, Vern Fiddler, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 605 NHL games during his career, notching 70 goals and adding 101 assists along with 337 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 52 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 6+7=13 with 18 PIM.


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1-2-2014 Anton Khudobin released.
Boston Bruins released Anton Khudobin to free agency.


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1-2-2014 - trade
Minnesota Wild traded Milan Hejduk to Montreal Canadiens for 's round 3 pick in 2014

A native of Czech, Milan Hejduk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 4th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 1127 NHL games during his career, notching 405 goals and adding 433 assists along with 312 penalty minutes. The 37 year old right wing has played 54 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 15+9=24 with 2 PIM.


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1-2-2014 Player of the month: Evgeni Malkin (R)
NHL has awarded Evgeni Malkin (R) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Month He registered 10 goals and 9 assists for 19 points in 14 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 553 NHL games during his career, notching 249 goals and adding 338 assists along with 409 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 52 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 30+28=58 with 2 PIM.


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1-2-2014 Rookie of the month: Lucas Lessio (L)
NHL has awarded Lucas Lessio (L) of Phoenix Coyotes as Rookie Of The Month He registered 2 goals and 7 assists for 9 points in 15 games last month.

A native of Canada, Lucas Lessio was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2nd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 36 NHL games during his career, notching 6 goals and adding 11 assists along with 46 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has played 36 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 6+11=17 with 46 PIM. He has also played 14 games with the Portland Pirates this season, totalling 3+0=3 with 14 PIM.


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16-2-2014 Media praises the Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are flying high with a 9 game undefeated streak. Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jake Allen commented about their recent success: It's just so exciting to come to the rink these days. I mean, we're even enjoying practice!


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16-2-2014 Eric Staal reaches a milestone !
Eric Staal() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on a feed by Drew Doughty. It's not so big but I'm still very happy about it, the player said in an interview.

A native of Canada, Eric Staal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 733 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 353 assists along with 442 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 57 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 25+27=52 with 6 PIM.


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16-2-2014 Mike Ribeiro reaches a milestone !
Mike Ribeiro() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes on a goal by Phil Kessel. I just want to thank this great organization for presenting me with the opportunity to play in the NHL, he said after the game in the dressing room..

A native of Canada, Mike Ribeiro was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 889 NHL games during his career, notching 193 goals and adding 407 assists along with 328 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 57 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 15+20=35 with 13 PIM.


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16-2-2014 Media criticises the Phoenix Coyotes
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Phoenix Coyotes after a dreadful 7 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Chris Kelly openly. has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.


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15-2-2014 Media praises the Colorado Avalanche
I think one of the things that has been evident is we've had a chance to practice, commented Colorado Avalanche coach after today's game against the Montreal Canadiens. This brings their current streak to 10 games undefeated.


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14-2-2014 Alex Tanguay reaches a milestone !
Alex Tanguay() scored the 800th point of his career in tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks on a goal by Tomas Plekanec. That's one for the books, was the comment released to the press after the game..

A native of Canada, Alex Tanguay was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 1035 NHL games during his career, notching 274 goals and adding 526 assists along with 447 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has played 54 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 16+11=27 with 12 PIM.


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14-2-2014 Mike Cammalleri injured.
Mike Cammalleri () suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Brent Seabrook (). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Sometimes Mr. Murphy just keeps on coming back for more, this time it was me who had to take the honors, he said after the game.


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14-2-2014 Media praises the Columbus Blue Jackets
Let's see your headlines now..., commented Columbus Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson after today's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This brings their current streak to 5 games undefeated.


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14-2-2014 Media praises the Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are flying high with a 7 game undefeated streak. Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Andrej Meszaros commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...


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13-2-2014 NHL All-Star Game
Team North America has won the annual NHL All-Star game with a score of 13-10. Game MVP was Mike Richards.

A native of Canada, Mike Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 673 NHL games during his career, notching 228 goals and adding 326 assists along with 514 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 56 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 27+29=56 with 64 PIM.


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13-2-2014 Player of the week: Paul Stastny (C)
NHL has awarded Paul Stastny (C) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of USA, Paul Stastny was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 566 NHL games during his career, notching 174 goals and adding 316 assists along with 202 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 57 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 24+32=56 with 0 PIM.


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12-2-2014 NHL All-Star Skill Competitions
The annual All-Star event kicked off today with the skill competitions. Team North America and Team World competed in six different races and the fans got to see their stars shine.

Team World won the puck control relay with a team of Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Pavel Datsyuk.

Alexander Ovechkin of Team World won the fastest skater competition, beating Erik Johnson in the final.

Alexander Ovechkin of Team World won the hardest shot competition with a result of 86 MPH, beating Jarome Iginla in the final.

Chris Stewart of Team North America won the accuracy shooting competition, beating Alexander Ovechkin in the final.

Jhonas Enroth of Team World won the goalie competition (pass&score), beating Carey Price in the final.

Team North America won the breakaway relay with a team of John Tavares, Mike Green and Sidney Crosby.

The yearly clash between Team North America and Team World will take place tomorrow.


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10-2-2014 Media praises the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are flying high with a 7 game undefeated streak. Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Nikolay Zherdev commented about their recent success: We're playing like a team out there. The whole team has really bought into our system and not one player is slacking off.


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9-2-2014 - trade
Nashville Predators traded Doug Murray to Calgary Flames for Bill Arnold and Ben Lovejoy

A native of USA, Bill Arnold was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 4th round of the 2010 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 21 year old center has not yet played for the Calgary Flames this season. He has played 35 games with the Abbotsford Heat this season, totalling 16+18=34 with 20 PIM.

A native of USA, Ben Lovejoy, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 146 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 25 assists along with 60 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 3 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

A native of Sweden, Doug Murray was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 8th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 544 NHL games during his career, notching 7 goals and adding 65 assists along with 330 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman has played 49 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 1+8=9 with 12 PIM.


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9-2-2014 Henrik Zetterberg reaches a milestone !
Henrik Zetterberg() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a goal by Matt Moulson. I just want to thank all the people that have supported me throughout my career. I couldn't have done this without them, he said with a wink..

A native of Sweden, Henrik Zetterberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 796 NHL games during his career, notching 292 goals and adding 408 assists along with 240 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 47 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 13+18=31 with 0 PIM.

22-2-2014 Brad Boyes injured.
Brad Boyes () suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Mikhail Grigorenko (). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. I just kind of rolled over his back and I couldn't get my arm down to brace myself, so I landed awkwardly, he said in a TV interview.


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21-2-2014 Media attacks the Phoenix Coyotes
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20-2-2014 Player of the week: Ryan Getzlaf (R)
NHL has awarded Ryan Getzlaf (R) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Week He registered 6 goals and 1 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week.

A native of Canada, Ryan Getzlaf was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 651 NHL games during his career, notching 210 goals and adding 386 assists along with 494 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 60 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 27+32=59 with 25 PIM.


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18-2-2014 Media attacks the Phoenix Coyotes
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18-2-2014 Media criticises the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are stumbling in a 7 game winless streak. Dallas Stars defenseman Brandon Gormley commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.


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17-2-2014 Media praises the Columbus Blue Jackets
As a coach, if you can get your team to work hard every night, then you've done your job, commented Columbus Blue Jackets coach Scott Arniel after today's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. This brings their current streak to 7 games undefeated.


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16-2-2014 - trade
San Jose Sharks traded Teppo Larva to Nashville Predators for Eric Brewer

A native of Canada, Eric Brewer was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 950 NHL games during his career, notching 78 goals and adding 204 assists along with 651 penalty minutes. The 34 year old defenseman has played 36 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 5+15=20 with 21 PIM.


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16-2-2014 - trade
San Jose Sharks traded 's round 3 pick in 2014 to Calgary Flames for David Moss

A native of USA, David Moss was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 7th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 498 NHL games during his career, notching 92 goals and adding 90 assists along with 108 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 57 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 6+6=12 with 10 PIM.

28-2-2014 League suspends Luca Sbisa
The league board has suspended Anaheim Mighty Ducks player Luca Sbisa for 3 fighting three times in a game against Nashville Predators.


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27-2-2014 Player of the week: Martin Havlat (R)
NHL has awarded Martin Havlat (R) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 5 assists for 9 points in 4 games last week.

A native of Czech, Martin Havlat was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 837 NHL games during his career, notching 275 goals and adding 374 assists along with 354 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing has played 63 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 19+26=45 with 4 PIM.


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27-2-2014 League suspends Corey Cowick
The league board has suspended Ottawa Senators player Corey Cowick for 3 fighting three times in a game against Pittsburgh Penguins.


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25-2-2014 League suspends Brent Burns
The league board has suspended Chicago Blackhawks player Brent Burns for 9 games for injuring Christian Thomas of Toronto Maple Leafs.


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23-2-2014 Media praises the Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are flying high with a 7 game undefeated streak. Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Yann Sauve commented about their recent success: We're playing like a team out there. The whole team has really bought into our system and not one player is slacking off.


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23-2-2014 Michal Handzus reaches a milestone !
Michal Handzus() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes on a goal by Zach Parisé. I just want to thank all the people that have supported me throughout my career. I couldn't have done this without them, the happy player commented..

A native of Slovakia, Michal Handzus was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 1060 NHL games during his career, notching 199 goals and adding 301 assists along with 481 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 60 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 4+6=10 with 10 PIM.


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23-2-2014 Anze Kopitar reaches a milestone !
Anze Kopitar() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Tuomo Ruutu. That's one for the books, he said to the press..

A native of Slovenia, Anze Kopitar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 602 NHL games during his career, notching 203 goals and adding 297 assists along with 175 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 49 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 17+24=41 with 40 PIM.


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22-2-2014 - trade
Minnesota Wild traded Patrik Berglund and 's round 1 pick in 2014 to New Jersey Devils for Vincent Lecavalier

A native of Canada, Vincent Lecavalier was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 1149 NHL games during his career, notching 406 goals and adding 512 assists along with 673 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 59 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 15+17=32 with 4 PIM.

A native of Sweden, Patrik Berglund was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 451 NHL games during his career, notching 102 goals and adding 135 assists along with 73 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 61 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 16+17=33 with 4 PIM.


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22-2-2014 - trade
Calgary Flames traded Thomas Vanek and Nick Ebert to Los Angeles Kings for Tyler Seguin and Jake Muzzin

A native of Canada, Tyler Seguin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 278 NHL games during his career, notching 64 goals and adding 70 assists along with 41 penalty minutes. The 22 year old right wing has played 53 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 11+16=27 with 17 PIM.

A native of Canada, Jake Muzzin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 5th round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 213 NHL games during his career, notching 14 goals and adding 59 assists along with 25 penalty minutes. The 25 year old defenseman has played 60 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 3+20=23 with 9 PIM.

A native of Austria, Thomas Vanek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 690 NHL games during his career, notching 265 goals and adding 244 assists along with 298 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 57 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 23+20=43 with 4 PIM.

A native of Canada, Nick Ebert was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 141 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 28 assists along with 40 penalty minutes. The 19 year old defenseman has played 60 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 1+13=14 with 19 PIM.


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22-2-2014 - trade
Vancouver Canucks traded Olivier Roy to San Jose Sharks for Sean Kuraly, Rudolf Sznak and Sam Sanderson

A native of USA, Sean Kuraly was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 5th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 21 year old center has not yet played for the San Jose Sharks this season. He has played 33 games with the Worcester Sharks this season, totalling 4+9=13 with 10 PIM.

A native of Canada, Olivier Roy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 5th round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 47 NHL games during his career, booking 4 career shutouts and allowing 121 goals. The 22 year old goaltender has played 47 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, allowing 121 goals on 1081 while booking 4 shutouts.


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22-2-2014 - trade
Boston Bruins traded Niklas Kronwall to San Jose Sharks for Alex Goligoski and Petri Pirinen

A native of USA, Alex Goligoski was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 426 NHL games during his career, notching 46 goals and adding 139 assists along with 124 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman has played 63 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 5+20=25 with 10 PIM.

A native of Finland, Petri Pirinen was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the 2012 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 19 year old right wing has not yet played for the San Jose Sharks this season.

A native of Sweden, Niklas Kronwall was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 596 NHL games during his career, notching 54 goals and adding 214 assists along with 296 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman has played 60 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 9+21=30 with 16 PIM.


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22-2-2014 - trade
Pittsburgh Penguins traded Joffrey Lupul to Carolina Hurricanes for Chad LaRose

A native of USA, Chad LaRose, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 615 NHL games during his career, notching 80 goals and adding 100 assists along with 236 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 49 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 4+4=8 with 8 PIM.

A native of Canada, Joffrey Lupul was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 669 NHL games during his career, notching 159 goals and adding 160 assists along with 313 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 56 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 9+8=17 with 12 PIM.


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22-2-2014 Brad Boyes injured.
Brad Boyes () suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Mikhail Grigorenko (). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. I just kind of rolled over his back and I couldn't get my arm down to brace myself, so I landed awkwardly, he said in a TV interview.

5-3-2014 Evgeni Malkin reaches a milestone !
Evgeni Malkin() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Boston Bruins on a feed by Beau Bennett. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, the happy player said in a hockey magazine.

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 567 NHL games during his career, notching 256 goals and adding 344 assists along with 419 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 66 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 37+34=71 with 12 PIM.


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3-3-2014 Media criticises the Florida Panthers
We dug ourselves in a hole... commented Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon after today's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. This brings their current streak to 9 games winless.


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3-3-2014 Jarome Iginla reaches a milestone !
Jarome Iginla() notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a goal by Jonathan Toews. I'm just happy to contribute, he commented to the media..

A native of Canada, Jarome Iginla was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 1336 NHL games during his career, notching 570 goals and adding 600 assists along with 820 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 66 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 29+26=55 with 25 PIM.


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2-3-2014 League suspends Brandon McMillan
The league board has suspended Anaheim Mighty Ducks player Brandon McMillan for 3 fighting three times in a game against Los Angeles Kings.


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2-3-2014 Media criticises the Nashville Predators
It isn't the happiest time for the Nashville Predators as they are on a 6 game winless streak. Nashville Predators coach had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...


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2-3-2014 Mike Sauer injured.
Mike Sauer () suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with James van Riemsdyk (). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. It was very painfull at first, but now it is a little better, hopefully within 2-3 weeks I'll be back in action, he quoted before being taken to the hospital for tests.


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2-3-2014 Anze Kopitar reaches a milestone !
Anze Kopitar() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Ryan Murphy. Give all the credit to the goalscorer, were his words after the game..

A native of Slovenia, Anze Kopitar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 606 NHL games during his career, notching 206 goals and adding 300 assists along with 182 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 53 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 20+27=47 with 47 PIM.


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2-3-2014 Patrice Bergeron reaches a milestone !
Patrice Bergeron() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Bobby Sanguinetti. Tonight things went my way and what can I say, i got the record, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor..

A native of Canada, Patrice Bergeron was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 672 NHL games during his career, notching 189 goals and adding 300 assists along with 150 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 50 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 14+24=38 with 4 PIM.


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1-3-2014 Player of the month: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 7 assists for 15 points in 11 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 691 NHL games during his career, notching 410 goals and adding 411 assists along with 410 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 63 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 34+26=60 with 47 PIM.


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1-3-2014 Rookie of the month: Boone Jenner (L)
NHL has awarded Boone Jenner (L) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Rookie Of The Month He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 13 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Boone Jenner was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2nd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 64 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 21 assists along with 10 penalty minutes. The 20 year old left wing has played 64 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 10+21=31 with 10 PIM.


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18-3-2014 League suspends Chris Neil
The league board has suspended Minnesota Wild player Chris Neil for 3 fighting three times in a game against Tampa Bay Lightning.


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18-3-2014 Media praises the Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are flying high with a 13 game undefeated streak. Colorado Avalanche center Ryan Stoa commented about their recent success: We're playing like a team out there. The whole team has really bought into our system and not one player is slacking off.


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17-3-2014 Dion Phaneuf agrees on a contract with Chicago Blackhawks.
Dion Phaneuf has signed a $7 000 000 per year, 5 year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Canada, Dion Phaneuf was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 699 NHL games during his career, notching 105 goals and adding 251 assists along with 812 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman has played 71 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 6+24=30 with 59 PIM.


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17-3-2014 League suspends Kale Kessy
The league board has suspended Phoenix Coyotes player Kale Kessy for 3 fighting three times in a game against Detroit Red Wings.


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17-3-2014 Media attacks the Florida Panthers
The media is disappointed by the team's 9 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager and headcoach


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16-3-2014 Rick Nash reaches a milestone !
Rick Nash() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Derick Brassard. For me this is dream come true, he said while posing for photo's..

A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 824 NHL games during his career, notching 335 goals and adding 300 assists along with 669 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 68 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 27+24=51 with 66 PIM.


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16-3-2014 Media praises the Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are flying high with a 5 game undefeated streak. Buffalo Sabres center Maxime Talbot commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...


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14-3-2014 Ryan Getzlaf reaches a milestone !
Ryan Getzlaf() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Florida Panthers on a feed by Travis Zajac. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, he said after the game in the dressing room.

A native of Canada, Ryan Getzlaf was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 659 NHL games during his career, notching 214 goals and adding 386 assists along with 494 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 68 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 31+32=63 with 25 PIM.


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14-3-2014 Media criticises the Florida Panthers
It isn't the happiest time for the Florida Panthers as they are on a 13 game winless streak. Florida Panthers coach had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...


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14-3-2014 Dan Cleary injured.
Dan Cleary () suffered leg injury during the game in an incident with Bobby Sanguinetti (). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. I hope to be back skating with the team in time for the next road trip, but they're monitoring it very closely. We'll have to see how it heals, he commented in a radio interview after the game.


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13-3-2014 Player of the week: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 8 goals and 1 assists for 9 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 698 NHL games during his career, notching 418 goals and adding 412 assists along with 410 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 70 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 42+27=69 with 47 PIM.


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12-3-2014 - trade
Boston Bruins traded Raffi Torres, Petri Pirinen and 's round 3 pick in 2014 to Chicago Blackhawks for Nikolai Kulemin

A native of Russia, Nikolai Kulemin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2nd round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 465 NHL games during his career, notching 123 goals and adding 119 assists along with 89 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 69 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 12+14=26 with 6 PIM.

A native of Canada, Raffi Torres was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 742 NHL games during his career, notching 144 goals and adding 131 assists along with 443 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing has played 66 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 10+12=22 with 21 PIM.

A native of Finland, Petri Pirinen was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round of the 2012 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 19 year old right wing has not yet played for the Boston Bruins this season.


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12-3-2014 Sami Lepistö released.
Chicago Blackhawks released Sami Lepistö to free agency.


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12-3-2014 - trade
Boston Bruins traded Jordan Leopold and Travis Zajac to Edmonton Oilers for Ryan Jones, Ryan Whitney, Clarke MacArthur and 's round 2 pick in 2015

A native of Canada, Ryan Jones was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 4th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 393 NHL games during his career, notching 59 goals and adding 51 assists along with 139 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 69 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 9+8=17 with 16 PIM.

A native of USA, Ryan Whitney was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 622 NHL games during his career, notching 58 goals and adding 258 assists along with 376 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 69 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 1+19=20 with 12 PIM.

A native of Canada, Clarke MacArthur was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 3rd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 485 NHL games during his career, notching 95 goals and adding 120 assists along with 210 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 69 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 15+19=34 with 22 PIM.

A native of USA, Jordan Leopold was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 2nd round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 737 NHL games during his career, notching 66 goals and adding 184 assists along with 264 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman has played 69 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 6+22=28 with 10 PIM.

A native of Canada, Travis Zajac was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 634 NHL games during his career, notching 145 goals and adding 241 assists along with 145 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 69 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 18+23=41 with 7 PIM.


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12-3-2014 - trade
Boston Bruins traded Sergei Bobrovsky to Vancouver Canucks for Cory Schneider

A native of USA, Cory Schneider was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 51 NHL games during his career, booking 1 career shutouts and allowing 115 goals. The 27 year old goaltender has played 12 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, allowing 31 goals on 320 while booking 0 shutouts.

A native of Russia, Sergei Bobrovsky, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 87 NHL games during his career, booking 2 career shutouts and allowing 207 goals. The 25 year old goaltender has played 20 games with the Boston Bruins this season, allowing 56 goals on 416 while booking 0 shutouts.


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12-3-2014 - trade
Calgary Flames traded Tomas Fleischmann, Alex Burrows and 's round 4 pick in 2014 to Anaheim Mighty Ducks for Max Pacioretty

A native of USA, Max Pacioretty was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 350 NHL games during his career, notching 62 goals and adding 95 assists along with 129 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 63 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 10+14=24 with 24 PIM.

A native of Czech, Tomas Fleischmann was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 523 NHL games during his career, notching 138 goals and adding 151 assists along with 177 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 68 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 21+18=39 with 40 PIM.

A native of Canada, Alex Burrows, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 669 NHL games during his career, notching 155 goals and adding 171 assists along with 867 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing has played 63 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 5+13=18 with 34 PIM.

5-4-2014 Media criticises the Phoenix Coyotes
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Phoenix Coyotes after a dreadful 5 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Chris Kelly openly. has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.


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5-4-2014 League suspends Andrej Nestrasil
The league board has suspended Detroit Red Wings player Andrej Nestrasil for 3 fighting three times in a game against Calgary Flames.


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5-4-2014 Media criticises the New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are stumbling in a 14 game winless streak. New York Rangers right wing Josef Jahovic commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.


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4-4-2014 Simon Gagné reaches a milestone !
Simon Gagné() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a feed by Thomas Vanek. There's no 'I' in team and we have to get everyone playing the same system. It's not enough to just play a solid 20 or 40 minutes of hockey - you have to play 60. Hey, you know what? I forgot the question, he replied before ducking into the dressing room.

A native of Canada, Simon Gagné was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 933 NHL games during his career, notching 344 goals and adding 356 assists along with 385 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has played 68 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 21+19=40 with 45 PIM.


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4-4-2014 Media praises the Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are flying high with a 8 game undefeated streak. Boston Bruins defenseman Cody Franson commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...


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4-4-2014 Media criticises the New York Rangers
We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said New York Rangers coach after today's game against the Carolina Hurricanes. The New York Rangers have now a 13 game winless streak.


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3-4-2014 Player of the week: Ondrej Pavelec (G)
NHL has awarded Ondrej Pavelec (G) of Winnipeg Jets as Player Of The Week He registered 2 wins and allowed 1 goals in 3 games last week. He also had 2 shutouts.

A native of Czech, Ondrej Pavelec was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2nd round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 325 NHL games during his career, booking 17 career shutouts and allowing 806 goals. The 26 year old goaltender has played 79 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, allowing 183 goals on 1591 while booking 4 shutouts.


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3-4-2014 Ilya Kovalchuk reaches a milestone !
Ilya Kovalchuk() scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes on a goal by Chris Stewart. I hope this will get me in Don Cherry's good books, the player said in an interview..

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 946 NHL games during his career, notching 485 goals and adding 415 assists along with 533 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 79 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 42+26=68 with 35 PIM.


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3-4-2014 Nicklas Bäckström reaches a milestone !
Nicklas Bäckström() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes on a goal by Patrick Kane. That's one for the books, he read from a prepared statement..

A native of Sweden, Nicklas Bäckström was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 566 NHL games during his career, notching 159 goals and adding 341 assists along with 292 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 79 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 26+43=69 with 113 PIM.


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2-4-2014 Ed Jovanovski reaches a milestone !
Ed Jovanovski() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild on a goal by Nick Spaling. I'm happy about it but that's it, gotta think other things now, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of Canada, Ed Jovanovski was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 1255 NHL games during his career, notching 145 goals and adding 400 assists along with 1496 penalty minutes. The 37 year old defenseman has played 78 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 3+18=21 with 40 PIM.


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2-4-2014 Media praises the Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are flying high with a 5 game undefeated streak. Chicago Blackhawks right wing Vladimir Tarasenko commented about their recent success: Let's face it, we've got a great core of guys here, some real strong young guys and a good squad of leaders. If every team had that then they'd do just as good.


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1-4-2014 Scott Gomez reaches a milestone !
Scott Gomez() notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres on a goal by Erik Cole. Give all the credit to the goalscorer, the happy player said in a hockey magazine..

A native of USA, Scott Gomez was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 1105 NHL games during his career, notching 230 goals and adding 600 assists along with 620 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 78 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 22+34=56 with 19 PIM.


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1-4-2014 Player of the month: Joe Pavelski (C)
NHL has awarded Joe Pavelski (C) of Phoenix Coyotes as Player Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 15 assists for 22 points in 15 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of USA, Joe Pavelski was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 7th round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 571 NHL games during his career, notching 169 goals and adding 224 assists along with 170 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 79 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 25+38=63 with 12 PIM.


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1-4-2014 Rookie of the month: Lucas Lessio (L)
NHL has awarded Lucas Lessio (L) of Phoenix Coyotes as Rookie Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 3 assists for 11 points in 15 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Lucas Lessio was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2nd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 64 NHL games during his career, notching 15 goals and adding 18 assists along with 70 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has played 64 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 15+18=33 with 70 PIM. He has also played 14 games with the Portland Pirates this season, totalling 3+0=3 with 14 PIM.


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8-4-2014 Kris Letang injured.
Kris Letang () suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Tyler Myers (). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. This is the same injury I had as a junior. Not too serious, but it needs some time to heal, he murmured as he grimaced in pain.


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6-4-2014 Media praises the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks are flying high with a 7 game undefeated streak. Anaheim Mighty Ducks right wing Alex Burrows commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...

15-4-2014 Media praises the Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are flying high with a 13 game undefeated streak. Boston Bruins left wing R.J. Umberger commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...


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12-4-2014 Media praises the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
We've worked hard this season and the results speak for them selves said Anaheim Mighty Ducks coach Mike Foligno after today's win over the Edmonton Oilers. The Anaheim Mighty Ducks have now a 10 game undefeated streak.


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10-4-2014 Player of the week: Ilya Kovalchuk (R)
NHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk (R) of St. Louis Blues as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 0 assists for 3 points in 1 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 949 NHL games during his career, notching 488 goals and adding 416 assists along with 533 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 82 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 45+27=72 with 35 PIM.

21-4-2014 Playoff news
Buffalo Sabres have won their series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.


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20-4-2014 Playoff news
Edmonton Oilers have won their series against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.


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20-4-2014 Playoff news
Los Angeles Kings have won their series against the Colorado Avalanche. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.


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18-4-2014 World Championships 2014
Icehockey World Championships 2014 in Italy start in just two days. There are 16 nations battling for the championship in the following two weeks. Many believe that the team of Czech will make a good run for the gold.

Here are the starting groups:
Group A Group B
Slovakia
Russia
Slovenia
Ukraine
USA
Czech
Austria
Japan

Group C Group D
Canada
Finland
Belarussia
Latvia
Switzerland
Sweden
Germany
Poland




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18-4-2014 Playoff news
San Jose Sharks have won their series against the St. Louis Blues. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.


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17-4-2014 Player of the week: Luke Adam (L)
NHL has awarded Luke Adam (L) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Luke Adam was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 233 NHL games during his career, notching 63 goals and adding 72 assists along with 88 penalty minutes. The 23 year old left wing has played 82 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 23+40=63 with 43 PIM.


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17-4-2014 Playoff news
Philadelphia Flyers have won their series against the Carolina Hurricanes. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.


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17-4-2014 Media attacks the Carolina Hurricanes
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager and headcoach


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16-4-2014 Playoff news
Columbus Blue Jackets have won their series against the Chicago Blackhawks. They have been awarded $1 000 000 as prize money.


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15-4-2014 Media praises the Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are flying high with a 13 game undefeated streak. Boston Bruins left wing R.J. Umberger commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...

17-6-2014 All-Star Teams selected
All-Star Teams for season 2013-2014 have been announced. Players have been selected to the 1st and 2nd All-Star Teams as well as the 1st and 2nd All-Rookie Teams.ALL-STAR TEAMS
1st All-Stars 2nd All-Stars
R Evgeni Malkin
C Paul Stastny
L Alexander Ovechkin
D Mike Green
D Drew Doughty
G Kari Lehtonen
R Ilya Kovalchuk
C Wojtek Wolski
L Jonathan Toews
D Duncan Keith
D Erik Johnson
G Marc-André Fleury


ALL-ROOKIE TEAMS
1st All-Rookies 2nd All-Rookies
R Josef Jahovic
C Markus Granlund
L Boone Jenner
D Mathew Dumba
D Morgan Rielly
G Mark Visentin
R Dmitrij Jaskin
C Joseph Labate
L Matt Puempel
D Jacob Trouba
D Jerome Gauthier-Leduc
G Olivier Roy





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16-6-2014 AHL All-Star Teams selected
AHL All-Star Teams for season 2013-2014 have been announced. Players have been selected to the 1st and 2nd All-Star Teams for their play in AHL.AHL ALL-STAR TEAMS
1st All-Stars 2nd All-Stars
R Patric Hörnqvist
C Kevin Lynch
L Colin Greening
D Cameron Gaunce
D Ian White
G Dennis Endras
R Kyle Palmieri
C Landon Ferraro
L Brett Ritchie
D Chay Genoway
D Cody Goloubef
G Nathan Lieuwen





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10-6-2014 Luke Schenn agrees on a contract with Toronto Maple Leafs.
Luke Schenn has signed a $7 000 000 per year, 4 year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Canada, Luke Schenn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 477 NHL games during his career, notching 37 goals and adding 106 assists along with 360 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman has played 82 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 13+29=42 with 70 PIM.


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8-6-2014 Ryan Callahan agrees on a contract with New York Rangers.
Ryan Callahan has signed a $4 000 000 per year, 4 year deal with the New York Rangers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of USA, Ryan Callahan was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 497 NHL games during his career, notching 119 goals and adding 118 assists along with 229 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 82 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 19+20=39 with 26 PIM.


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8-6-2014 Andrej Meszaros agrees on a contract with Philadelphia Flyers.
Andrej Meszaros has signed a $4 000 000 per year, 3 year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Slovakia, Andrej Meszaros was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 706 NHL games during his career, notching 58 goals and adding 212 assists along with 366 penalty minutes. The 28 year old defenseman has played 82 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 8+28=36 with 7 PIM.


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3-6-2014 Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup Champions Toronto Maple Leafs were celebrated in their hometown with grand festivities today. The Stanley Cup was driven through the town in a parade and the fans were chanting the team's name every time captain Jarome Iginla lifted the Cup above his head.

The mayor of the town greeted the players on a stage with the media surrounding them as masses of loyal Toronto Maple Leafs fans chanted the names of Jonathan Toews and Jack Campbell.

I think this is the one thing everyone dreams about, said Jarome Iginla wiping his eyes.


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2-6-2014 Playoff news
Toronto Maple Leafs have won their series against the Edmonton Oilers. They have been awarded $4 000 000 as prize money.


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1-6-2014 European players signing window
European players must be signed to contract during the off-season, between June and August. No european is allowed to sign an NHL contract after the european leagues start in September.

16-9-2014 Tomas Plekanec injured.
Tomas Plekanec () suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Jeff Carter (). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. I won't be able to do much for the next few weeks, he said as the trainers examined him.


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12-9-2014 League suspends Erik Gudbranson
The league board has suspended Florida Panthers player Erik Gudbranson for 3 fighting three times in a game against St. Louis Blues.


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11-9-2014 Player of the week: Rick Nash (R)
NHL has awarded Rick Nash (R) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 839 NHL games during his career, notching 345 goals and adding 307 assists along with 681 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 2 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 3+2=5 with 0 PIM.


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10-9-2014 - trade
Toronto Maple Leafs traded Patrick Marleau to Calgary Flames for 's round 1 pick in 2015

A native of Canada, Patrick Marleau was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1284 NHL games during his career, notching 446 goals and adding 502 assists along with 376 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 2 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM.


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10-9-2014 - trade
New York Rangers traded Brandon Prust to Calgary Flames for B.J. Crombeen

A native of Canada, B.J. Crombeen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 418 NHL games during his career, notching 33 goals and adding 41 assists along with 620 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has not yet played for the Calgary Flames this season.

A native of Canada, Brandon Prust was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 3rd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 437 NHL games during his career, notching 33 goals and adding 53 assists along with 719 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 2 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 2 PIM.


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22-9-2014 Media criticises the Vancouver Canucks
It isn't the happiest time for the Vancouver Canucks as they are on a 6 game winless streak. Vancouver Canucks coach had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...


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18-9-2014 Player of the week: Patrik Elias (L)
NHL has awarded Patrik Elias (L) of Tampa Bay Lightning as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Czech, Patrik Elias was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 1172 NHL games during his career, notching 391 goals and adding 557 assists along with 483 penalty minutes. The 38 year old left wing has played 5 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 0 PIM.


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18-9-2014 Bobby Ryan agrees on a contract with Buffalo Sabres.
Bobby Ryan has signed a $6 000 000 per year, 3 year deal with the Buffalo Sabres. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of USA, Bobby Ryan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 501 NHL games during his career, notching 201 goals and adding 190 assists along with 263 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 5 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 7 PIM.


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18-9-2014 Jonas Gustavsson agrees on a contract with Buffalo Sabres.
Jonas Gustavsson has signed a $4 000 000 per year, 2 year deal with the Buffalo Sabres. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Sweden, Jonas Gustavsson, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 133 NHL games during his career, booking 6 career shutouts and allowing 296 goals. The 29 year old goaltender has played 1 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, allowing 4 goals on 27 while booking 0 shutouts.


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17-9-2014 Drew Stafford agrees on a contract with Buffalo Sabres.
Drew Stafford has signed a $5 500 000 per year, 4 year deal with the Buffalo Sabres. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of USA, Drew Stafford was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 568 NHL games during his career, notching 171 goals and adding 190 assists along with 204 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 5 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 0 PIM.


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17-9-2014 League suspends Jim O'Brien
The league board has suspended Ottawa Senators player Jim O'Brien for 3 games for injuring James van Riemsdyk of Philadelphia Flyers.


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17-9-2014 James van Riemsdyk injured.
James van Riemsdyk () suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Jim O'Brien (). He is expected to be sidelined indefinitely. I cannot *sob* tell you how much it hurts, I want to come back but it will take time, was his comment to the press after leaving the game.

25-9-2014 Player of the week: Marian Gaborik (L)
NHL has awarded Marian Gaborik (L) of Dallas Stars as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Slovakia, Marian Gaborik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 871 NHL games during his career, notching 365 goals and adding 378 assists along with 452 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 7 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 4+9=13 with 0 PIM.

9-10-2014 Daniel Sedin reaches a milestone !
Daniel Sedin() notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Phoenix Coyotes on a goal by Mikael Granlund. Making beautiful plays is fun on the ice I think, he said as he packed up his gear..

A native of Sweden, Daniel Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1030 NHL games during his career, notching 331 goals and adding 500 assists along with 398 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has played 1 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM.


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30-9-2014 Media rates the best players in the league
GOALTENDER
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Carey Price A- A- B 27 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Roberto Luongo B A- B 35 Calgary Flames
Miikka Kiprusoff B- B B 37 Chicago Blackhawks
Jhonas Enroth B B B 26 Buffalo Sabres
Cam Ward B B B 30 Carolina Hurricanes
Marc-André Fleury B B B 29 Pittsburgh Penguins
Tuukka Rask B B B 27 New Jersey Devils
Steve Mason B B B 26 Columbus Blue Jackets
Ilya Bryzgalov B- B- B 34 Philadelphia Flyers
Jaroslav Halak B B B 29 San Jose Sharks
DEFENSEMAN
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Tyler Myers C A B 24 Buffalo Sabres
Drew Doughty B B B 24 Los Angeles Kings
Luke Schenn A- B- B 24 Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Green 96 77 82 28 Washington Capitals
Erik Johnson B B B 26 Boston Bruins
Shea Weber B- A- B 29 New York Islanders
Brent Seabrook C A- B- 29 Chicago Blackhawks
Duncan Keith B B- B- 31 San Jose Sharks
Jack Johnson B- B- B- 27 St. Louis Blues
Brent Burns B- B B- 29 Chicago Blackhawks
LEFT WING
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Alexander Ovechkin 95 79 87 29 Washington Capitals
Jonathan Toews B B B 26 Toronto Maple Leafs
Patrick Kane B C B 25 St. Louis Blues
T.J. Oshie A C B- 27 Chicago Blackhawks
David Krejci B C B- 28 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Luke Adam B A- B- 23 Buffalo Sabres
Milan Lucic B- B B- 26 Colorado Avalanche
Peter Mueller B B- B- 26 Edmonton Oilers
Matt Duchene B- C B- 23 Carolina Hurricanes
Dany Heatley B C B- 33 Columbus Blue Jackets
CENTER
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Eric Staal A- B- B 29 Los Angeles Kings
Pavel Datsyuk A- B- B 36 Winnipeg Jets
Sidney Crosby A B- B 27 Calgary Flames
Mike Richards A- B B 29 Los Angeles Kings
Steven Stamkos B B B 24 Ottawa Senators
Paul Stastny 88 75 81 28 Washington Capitals
Henrik Zetterberg B B- B 33 New York Islanders
John Tavares A- B- B 24 San Jose Sharks
Ryan Kesler B- A- B 30 Columbus Blue Jackets
Patrice Bergeron B- B B- 29 Carolina Hurricanes
RIGHT WING
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Rick Nash A- A- A- 30 Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Getzlaf A- A- B 29 Edmonton Oilers
Evgeni Malkin A- B- B 28 Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Stewart A- A- B 26 St. Louis Blues
Bobby Ryan B- B B- 27 Buffalo Sabres
Jarome Iginla B B- B- 37 Toronto Maple Leafs
Dustin Brown B- B B- 29 Los Angeles Kings
Corey Perry B A- B- 29 Montreal Canadiens
Tyler Seguin B- B- B- 22 Calgary Flames
Zach Parisé B C B- 30 New Jersey Devils



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14-10-2014 Brenden Morrow reaches a milestone !
Brenden Morrow() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a feed by Kyle Quincey. The main thing is we played like a team out there, and didn't quit. We've got to keep that up if we're going to challenge this year, were his words after the game.

A native of Canada, Brenden Morrow was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 991 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 349 assists along with 1165 penalty minutes. The 35 year old right wing has played 4 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 4 PIM.


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14-10-2014 Patrice Bergeron reaches a milestone !
Patrice Bergeron() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a goal by Matt Duchene. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, he read from a prepared statement..

A native of Canada, Patrice Bergeron was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 694 NHL games during his career, notching 193 goals and adding 307 assists along with 167 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 3 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 0 PIM.


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13-10-2014 Jeff Carter reaches a milestone !
Jeff Carter() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres on a goal by Peter Mueller. When you come to play, good things happen, he said after signing autographs for some kids..

A native of Canada, Jeff Carter was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 691 NHL games during his career, notching 250 goals and adding 250 assists along with 333 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 4 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 3+7=10 with 0 PIM.


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13-10-2014 Mattias Öhlund reaches a milestone !
Mattias Öhlund() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a goal by Ville Leino. My kids attended this game so it is extra special for me, the player said in an interview..

A native of Sweden, Mattias Öhlund was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 1135 NHL games during his career, notching 98 goals and adding 300 assists along with 961 penalty minutes. The 38 year old defenseman has played 1 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.


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13-10-2014 Zach Parisé reaches a milestone !
Zach Parisé() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators on a goal by Patrik Berglund. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of USA, Zach Parisé was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 663 NHL games during his career, notching 249 goals and adding 251 assists along with 161 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 1 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 0 PIM.


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10-10-2014 Joni Pitkänen reaches a milestone !
Joni Pitkänen() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Phoenix Coyotes on a goal by Patrice Bergeron. Awesome, even more so because the game was televised, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of Finland, Joni Pitkänen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 730 NHL games during his career, notching 72 goals and adding 300 assists along with 499 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 1 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

21-10-2014 Kristian Huselius reaches a milestone !
Kristian Huselius() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars on a goal by Viktor Tikhonov. You gotta' hand it to their team today, they came to play and made us work for everything we got, he commented and was all smiles..

A native of Sweden, Kristian Huselius was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 2nd round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 820 NHL games during his career, notching 228 goals and adding 300 assists along with 309 penalty minutes. The 35 year old right wing has played 7 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 2 PIM.


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21-10-2014 Brad Richards reaches a milestone !
Brad Richards() notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a goal by Marc Staal. I'm just happy to contribute, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor..

A native of Canada, Brad Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 1024 NHL games during his career, notching 291 goals and adding 600 assists along with 189 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 6 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 5+8=13 with 0 PIM.


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21-10-2014 Media attacks the Washington Capitals
The media is disappointed by the team's 6 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager and headcoach


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21-10-2014 Ales Hemsky reaches a milestone !
Ales Hemsky() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes on a feed by Wojtek Wolski. I've seen my idols break records and now I am doing the same, he read from a prepared statement.

A native of Czech, Ales Hemsky was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 723 NHL games during his career, notching 164 goals and adding 336 assists along with 282 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 7 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 0 PIM.


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19-10-2014 Media attacks the Detroit Red Wings
The media is disappointed by the team's 6 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager and headcoach


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16-10-2014 Player of the week: Valtteri Filppula (L)
NHL has awarded Valtteri Filppula (L) of Minnesota Wild as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Finland, Valtteri Filppula was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 587 NHL games during his career, notching 127 goals and adding 182 assists along with 165 penalty minutes. The 30 year old left wing has played 5 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 4+4=8 with 2 PIM.


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16-10-2014 Media praises the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
I think one of the things that has been evident is we've had a chance to practice, commented Anaheim Mighty Ducks coach after today's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This brings their current streak to 5 games undefeated.


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15-10-2014 Tim Connolly reaches a milestone !
Tim Connolly() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings on a goal by Marian Gaborik. Yes, it does feel great, he said after signing autographs for some kids..

A native of USA, Tim Connolly was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 810 NHL games during his career, notching 164 goals and adding 336 assists along with 296 penalty minutes. The 33 year old center has played 4 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM.


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14-10-2014 Brenden Morrow reaches a milestone !
Brenden Morrow() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a feed by Kyle Quincey. The main thing is we played like a team out there, and didn't quit. We've got to keep that up if we're going to challenge this year, were his words after the game.

A native of Canada, Brenden Morrow was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 991 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 349 assists along with 1165 penalty minutes. The 35 year old right wing has played 4 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 4 PIM.


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14-10-2014 Patrice Bergeron reaches a milestone !
Patrice Bergeron() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a goal by Matt Duchene. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, he read from a prepared statement..

A native of Canada, Patrice Bergeron was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 694 NHL games during his career, notching 193 goals and adding 307 assists along with 167 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 3 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 0 PIM.


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13-10-2014 Jeff Carter reaches a milestone !
Jeff Carter() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Buffalo Sabres on a goal by Peter Mueller. When you come to play, good things happen, he said after signing autographs for some kids..

A native of Canada, Jeff Carter was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 691 NHL games during his career, notching 250 goals and adding 250 assists along with 333 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 4 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 3+7=10 with 0 PIM.


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13-10-2014 Mattias Öhlund reaches a milestone !
Mattias Öhlund() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on a goal by Ville Leino. My kids attended this game so it is extra special for me, the player said in an interview..

A native of Sweden, Mattias Öhlund was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 1135 NHL games during his career, notching 98 goals and adding 300 assists along with 961 penalty minutes. The 38 year old defenseman has played 1 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.


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13-10-2014 Zach Parisé reaches a milestone !
Zach Parisé() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Ottawa Senators on a goal by Patrik Berglund. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of USA, Zach Parisé was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 663 NHL games during his career, notching 249 goals and adding 251 assists along with 161 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 1 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 0 PIM.


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10-10-2014 Joni Pitkänen reaches a milestone !
Joni Pitkänen() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Phoenix Coyotes on a goal by Patrice Bergeron. Awesome, even more so because the game was televised, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of Finland, Joni Pitkänen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 730 NHL games during his career, notching 72 goals and adding 300 assists along with 499 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 1 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.


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9-10-2014 Player of the week: Jeff Carter (C)
NHL has awarded Jeff Carter (C) of Edmonton Oilers as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Jeff Carter was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 689 NHL games during his career, notching 249 goals and adding 246 assists along with 333 penalty minutes. The 29 year old center has played 2 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 0 PIM.


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9-10-2014 Daniel Sedin reaches a milestone !
Daniel Sedin() notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Phoenix Coyotes on a goal by Mikael Granlund. Making beautiful plays is fun on the ice I think, he said as he packed up his gear..

A native of Sweden, Daniel Sedin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1030 NHL games during his career, notching 331 goals and adding 500 assists along with 398 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has played 1 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM.


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30-9-2014 Media rates the best players in the league
GOALTENDER
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Carey Price A- A- B 27 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Roberto Luongo B A- B 35 Calgary Flames
Miikka Kiprusoff B- B B 37 Chicago Blackhawks
Jhonas Enroth B B B 26 Buffalo Sabres
Cam Ward B B B 30 Carolina Hurricanes
Marc-André Fleury B B B 29 Pittsburgh Penguins
Tuukka Rask B B B 27 New Jersey Devils
Steve Mason B B B 26 Columbus Blue Jackets
Ilya Bryzgalov B- B- B 34 Philadelphia Flyers
Jaroslav Halak B B B 29 San Jose Sharks
DEFENSEMAN
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Tyler Myers C A B 24 Buffalo Sabres
Drew Doughty B B B 24 Los Angeles Kings
Luke Schenn A- B- B 24 Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Green 96 77 82 28 Washington Capitals
Erik Johnson B B B 26 Boston Bruins
Shea Weber B- A- B 29 New York Islanders
Brent Seabrook C A- B- 29 Chicago Blackhawks
Duncan Keith B B- B- 31 San Jose Sharks
Jack Johnson B- B- B- 27 St. Louis Blues
Brent Burns B- B B- 29 Chicago Blackhawks
LEFT WING
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Alexander Ovechkin 95 79 87 29 Washington Capitals
Jonathan Toews B B B 26 Toronto Maple Leafs
Patrick Kane B C B 25 St. Louis Blues
T.J. Oshie A C B- 27 Chicago Blackhawks
David Krejci B C B- 28 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Luke Adam B A- B- 23 Buffalo Sabres
Milan Lucic B- B B- 26 Colorado Avalanche
Peter Mueller B B- B- 26 Edmonton Oilers
Matt Duchene B- C B- 23 Carolina Hurricanes
Dany Heatley B C B- 33 Columbus Blue Jackets
CENTER
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Eric Staal A- B- B 29 Los Angeles Kings
Pavel Datsyuk A- B- B 36 Winnipeg Jets
Sidney Crosby A B- B 27 Calgary Flames
Mike Richards A- B B 29 Los Angeles Kings
Steven Stamkos B B B 24 Ottawa Senators
Paul Stastny 88 75 81 28 Washington Capitals
Henrik Zetterberg B B- B 33 New York Islanders
John Tavares A- B- B 24 San Jose Sharks
Ryan Kesler B- A- B 30 Columbus Blue Jackets
Patrice Bergeron B- B B- 29 Carolina Hurricanes
RIGHT WING
Name OF DF OA Age Team
Rick Nash A- A- A- 30 Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Getzlaf A- A- B 29 Edmonton Oilers
Evgeni Malkin A- B- B 28 Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Stewart A- A- B 26 St. Louis Blues
Bobby Ryan B- B B- 27 Buffalo Sabres
Jarome Iginla B B- B- 37 Toronto Maple Leafs
Dustin Brown B- B B- 29 Los Angeles Kings
Corey Perry B A- B- 29 Montreal Canadiens
Tyler Seguin B- B- B- 22 Calgary Flames
Zach Parisé B C B- 30 New Jersey Devils



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27-10-2014 Marc Savard reaches a milestone !
Marc Savard() notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a goal by Brian Boyle. I've been fortunate enough to play with many great players and I could not have done it without them, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of Canada, Marc Savard was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 1061 NHL games during his career, notching 274 goals and adding 600 assists along with 941 penalty minutes. The 37 year old left wing has played 8 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 3+9=12 with 2 PIM.


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25-10-2014 Dustin Brown reaches a milestone !
Dustin Brown() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on a goal by Drew Doughty. The puck has been bouncing for me lately, was his only comment for the media..

A native of USA, Dustin Brown was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 769 NHL games during his career, notching 216 goals and adding 284 assists along with 442 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 10 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 5+6=11 with 2 PIM.


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25-10-2014 Media criticises the Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are stumbling in a 9 game winless streak. Detroit Red Wings right wing Rob Sirianni commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.


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24-10-2014 Media attacks the Vancouver Canucks
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager and headcoach


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23-10-2014 Player of the week: Ryan Kesler (C)
NHL has awarded Ryan Kesler (C) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of USA, Ryan Kesler was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 737 NHL games during his career, notching 213 goals and adding 250 assists along with 534 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 7 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 4+5=9 with 2 PIM.


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21-10-2014 - trade
Colorado Avalanche traded 's round 1 pick in 2015 and 's round 1 pick in 2015 to Toronto Maple Leafs for Dennis Seidenberg, Jarome Iginla and 's round 2 pick in 2016

A native of Germany, Dennis Seidenberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 6th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 677 NHL games during his career, notching 27 goals and adding 159 assists along with 220 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman has played 7 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Jarome Iginla was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 1359 NHL games during his career, notching 577 goals and adding 607 assists along with 824 penalty minutes. The 37 year old right wing has played 7 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 2 PIM.


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21-10-2014 - trade
Winnipeg Jets traded Scott Glennie, Tyson Dalgarno and 's round 2 pick in 2015 to Detroit Red Wings for Blake Comeau

A native of Canada, Blake Comeau was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 489 NHL games during his career, notching 133 goals and adding 136 assists along with 162 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 3+3=6 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Scott Glennie was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 145 NHL games during his career, notching 24 goals and adding 30 assists along with 228 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 6 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 5 PIM.

1-11-2014 Devin Setoguchi injured.
Devin Setoguchi () suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Matt Smaby (). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. You can't rush these kinds of injuries, sometimes you just have to stay off your feet for awhile, he said as the trainers examined him.


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1-11-2014 Player of the month: Jonathan Toews (L)
NHL has awarded Jonathan Toews (L) of Toronto Maple Leafs as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 7 assists for 16 points in 11 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Jonathan Toews was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 548 NHL games during his career, notching 229 goals and adding 249 assists along with 256 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 11 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 9+7=16 with 17 PIM.


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1-11-2014 Rookie of the month: Brad Ross (L)
NHL has awarded Brad Ross (L) of Chicago Blackhawks as Rookie Of The Month He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 11 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Brad Ross was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2nd round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 11 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 3 assists along with 10 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing has played 11 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 10 PIM.


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19-11-2014 Ryan Getzlaf reaches a milestone !
Ryan Getzlaf() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild on a goal by Jeff Carter. The pass just found the right guy, what more can I say, he commented during a post game radio interview..

A native of Canada, Ryan Getzlaf was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 693 NHL games during his career, notching 230 goals and adding 400 assists along with 498 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 22 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 13+13=26 with 0 PIM.


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19-11-2014 League suspends Travis Zajac
The league board has suspended Edmonton Oilers player Travis Zajac for 9 games for injuring Kyle Palmieri of Minnesota Wild.


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18-11-2014 Jason Pominville reaches a milestone !
Jason Pominville() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Florida Panthers on a feed by Justin Williams. All of them are special, but I'm going to remember this one the most, the happy player commented.

A native of USA, Jason Pominville was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 717 NHL games during his career, notching 209 goals and adding 291 assists along with 171 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 18 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 6+8=14 with 15 PIM.


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17-11-2014 Marian Hossa reaches a milestone !
Marian Hossa() scored the 1000th point of his career in tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers on a goal by Mikhail Grabovski. I've just been fortunate to avoid injuries and play with some excellent hockey players, he said while signing autographs for fans..

A native of Slovakia, Marian Hossa was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1161 NHL games during his career, notching 479 goals and adding 521 assists along with 546 penalty minutes. The 35 year old right wing has played 19 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 5+6=11 with 17 PIM.


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16-11-2014 League suspends Jamie Oleksiak
The league board has suspended New Jersey Devils player Jamie Oleksiak for 12 games for injuring Andrei Kostitsyn of Montreal Canadiens.


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16-11-2014 Derek Roy reaches a milestone !
Derek Roy() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a feed by Brian Gionta. I'm not out here to set records, but it's always nice to get the points, he replied before ducking into the dressing room.

A native of Canada, Derek Roy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 664 NHL games during his career, notching 192 goals and adding 308 assists along with 283 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 17 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 4+8=12 with 0 PIM.


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16-11-2014 Andrei Kostitsyn injured.
Andrei Kostitsyn () suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Jamie Oleksiak (). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. I just kind of rolled over his back and I couldn't get my arm down to brace myself, so I landed awkwardly, he said as the trainers examined him.


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15-11-2014 Marc Staal agrees on a contract with Chicago Blackhawks.
Marc Staal has signed a $6 000 000 per year, 6 year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Canada, Marc Staal was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 584 NHL games during his career, notching 38 goals and adding 139 assists along with 264 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 17 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 1+7=8 with 10 PIM.


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14-11-2014 - trade
Anaheim Mighty Ducks traded Dustin Byfuglien, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 's round 1 pick in 2015 and 's round 2 pick in 2015 to Philadelphia Flyers for Jakub Voracek, Braydon Coburn, Sean Couturier and Filip Vavra

A native of Czech, Jakub Voracek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 419 NHL games during his career, notching 118 goals and adding 163 assists along with 135 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has played 17 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 5+4=9 with 12 PIM.

A native of Canada, Braydon Coburn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 610 NHL games during his career, notching 41 goals and adding 129 assists along with 348 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman has played 17 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Sean Couturier was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 261 NHL games during his career, notching 24 goals and adding 28 assists along with 75 penalty minutes. The 21 year old center has played 17 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 5+6=11 with 19 PIM.

A native of Slovakia, Filip Vavra was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 19 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Philadelphia Flyers this season.

A native of USA, Dustin Byfuglien was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 8th round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 605 NHL games during his career, notching 109 goals and adding 171 assists along with 461 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 19 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 2 PIM.

A native of Canada, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 265 NHL games during his career, notching 55 goals and adding 104 assists along with 67 penalty minutes. The 21 year old center has played 19 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 5+6=11 with 12 PIM.


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14-11-2014 - trade
Winnipeg Jets traded Frantisek Stupka and Logan Couture to Calgary Flames for Patrick Marleau and 's round 2 pick in 2015

A native of Canada, Patrick Marleau was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1300 NHL games during his career, notching 453 goals and adding 510 assists along with 376 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 18 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 8+9=17 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Logan Couture was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 350 NHL games during his career, notching 98 goals and adding 105 assists along with 165 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 14 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 4+4=8 with 5 PIM.


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14-11-2014 - trade
Chicago Blackhawks traded Daniel Carcillo and Brent Burns to San Jose Sharks for Duncan Keith

A native of Canada, Duncan Keith was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 743 NHL games during his career, notching 77 goals and adding 297 assists along with 394 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 12 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 1+5=6 with 2 PIM.

A native of Canada, Daniel Carcillo was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 3rd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 499 NHL games during his career, notching 51 goals and adding 70 assists along with 1292 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has not yet played for the Chicago Blackhawks this season.

A native of Canada, Brent Burns was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 707 NHL games during his career, notching 88 goals and adding 218 assists along with 363 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman has played 18 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 4+7=11 with 2 PIM.


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14-11-2014 - trade
Philadelphia Flyers traded 's round 4 pick in 2015 to San Jose Sharks for Marco Sturm

A native of Germany, Marco Sturm was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 1148 NHL games during his career, notching 264 goals and adding 276 assists along with 498 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 16 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 2+5=7 with 6 PIM.


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14-11-2014 Jason Spezza reaches a milestone !
Jason Spezza() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Mark Stuart. That's one for the books, he said to the press..

A native of Canada, Jason Spezza was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 789 NHL games during his career, notching 267 goals and adding 433 assists along with 506 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 16 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 4+9=13 with 8 PIM.


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14-11-2014 T.J. Galiardi injured.
T.J. Galiardi () suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Johnny Boychuk (). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. Come on, would you feel good having to miss some two weeks of hockey, he commented to the media.

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25-11-2014 League suspends Drew Doughty
The league board has suspended Los Angeles Kings player Drew Doughty for 8 games for injuring Dale Weise of New York Rangers.


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25-11-2014 Media attacks the New York Rangers
The media is disappointed by the team's 9 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager and headcoach


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24-11-2014 Duncan Keith reaches a milestone !
Duncan Keith() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a goal by T.J. Oshie. It's a joy to be playing with these guys, they are the best teammates anyone could have, he commented and was all smiles..

A native of Canada, Duncan Keith was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 747 NHL games during his career, notching 77 goals and adding 300 assists along with 394 penalty minutes. The 31 year old defenseman has played 16 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 1+8=9 with 2 PIM.


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20-11-2014 Player of the week: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 1 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 728 NHL games during his career, notching 439 goals and adding 427 assists along with 434 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 18 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 10+7=17 with 19 PIM.


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20-11-2014 - trade
Anaheim Mighty Ducks traded Brad Winchester to San Jose Sharks for Samuel Morneau

A native of USA, Brad Winchester was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2nd round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 344 NHL games during his career, notching 32 goals and adding 28 assists along with 470 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 19 games with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 6 PIM.

27-12-2014 Andrew Cogliano injured.
Andrew Cogliano () suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with T.J. Galiardi (). He is expected to be sidelined for at least three months. Sometimes Mr. Murphy just keeps on coming back for more, this time it was me who had to take the honors, he said to the press.


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25-12-2014 Player of the week: Milan Lucic (L)
NHL has awarded Milan Lucic (L) of Colorado Avalanche as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Milan Lucic was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 558 NHL games during his career, notching 185 goals and adding 189 assists along with 498 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 34 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 16+13=29 with 28 PIM.


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23-12-2014 Media glorifies the Colorado Avalanche
The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager and headcoach


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23-12-2014 Media praises the Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are flying high with a 15 game undefeated streak. Colorado Avalanche center Marcus Johansson commented about their recent success: We're playing like a team out there. The whole team has really bought into our system and not one player is slacking off.


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20-12-2014 - trade
Boston Bruins traded Alex Goligoski to Florida Panthers for Keaton Ellerby

A native of USA, Keaton Ellerby was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 316 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 48 assists along with 121 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 15 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 1+4=5 with 15 PIM.

A native of USA, Alex Goligoski was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 482 NHL games during his career, notching 50 goals and adding 155 assists along with 143 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman has played 34 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 1+10=11 with 19 PIM.


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20-12-2014 League suspends Connor Brickley
The league board has suspended Florida Panthers player Connor Brickley for 3 fighting three times in a game against New York Rangers.

9-1-2015 Media attacks the Florida Panthers
The media is disappointed by the team's 6 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager and headcoach


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8-1-2015 Player of the week: Kyle Okposo (C)
NHL has awarded Kyle Okposo (C) of Tampa Bay Lightning as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 5 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Kyle Okposo was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 453 NHL games during his career, notching 124 goals and adding 167 assists along with 144 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 43 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 18+26=44 with 7 PIM.


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8-1-2015 Dany Heatley reaches a milestone !
Dany Heatley() scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks on a goal by Joe Thornton. This one is for the fans who are paying my salary, he said as camera flashes went off..

A native of Canada, Dany Heatley was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 946 NHL games during his career, notching 428 goals and adding 472 assists along with 605 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has played 40 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 12+18=30 with 7 PIM.


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6-1-2015 Media praises the New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are flying high with a 6 game undefeated streak. New Jersey Devils left wing Mason Raymond commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...


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5-1-2015 Sidney Crosby reaches a milestone !
Sidney Crosby() scored the 800th point of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a feed by Tyler Seguin. I just want to thank all the people that have supported me throughout my career. I couldn't have done this without them, was the comment released to the press after the game.

A native of Canada, Sidney Crosby was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 688 NHL games during his career, notching 328 goals and adding 472 assists along with 503 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 39 games with the Calgary Flames this season, totalling 20+20=40 with 41 PIM.


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3-1-2015 Nick Ross released.
San Jose Sharks released Nick Ross to free agency.


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3-1-2015 Mike Lundin released.
San Jose Sharks released Mike Lundin to free agency.


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2-1-2015 World Junior Championships 2015
Icehockey World Junior Championships (U-20) 2015 in Poland start in just two days. There are 16 nations battling for the championship in the following two weeks. Many believe that the team of Sweden will make a good run for the gold.

Here are the starting groups:
Group A Group B
Switzerland
Sweden
Ukraine
Slovenia
Russia
Czech
Latvia
France

Group C Group D
Slovakia
Canada
Italy
Japan
Finland
USA
Germany
Belarussia




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1-1-2015 Player of the week: Anze Kopitar (C)
NHL has awarded Anze Kopitar (C) of Carolina Hurricanes as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Slovenia, Anze Kopitar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 661 NHL games during his career, notching 222 goals and adding 325 assists along with 194 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 36 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 13+18=31 with 0 PIM.


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1-1-2015 Player of the month: Evgeni Malkin (R)
NHL has awarded Evgeni Malkin (R) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Month He registered 11 goals and 4 assists for 15 points in 14 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 621 NHL games during his career, notching 283 goals and adding 365 assists along with 435 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 38 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 20+14=34 with 7 PIM.


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1-1-2015 Rookie of the month: Martin Frk (R)
NHL has awarded Martin Frk (R) of New Jersey Devils as Rookie Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 6 assists for 13 points in 14 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Czech, Martin Frk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 37 NHL games during his career, notching 13 goals and adding 15 assists along with 30 penalty minutes. The 21 year old right wing has played 37 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 13+15=28 with 30 PIM.


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27-1-2015 Ryan Kesler reaches a milestone !
Ryan Kesler() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Colorado Avalanche on a feed by Derick Brassard. Wow, I feel good about it...I guess, he read from a prepared statement.

A native of USA, Ryan Kesler was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 782 NHL games during his career, notching 231 goals and adding 269 assists along with 568 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 52 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 22+24=46 with 36 PIM.


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27-1-2015 League suspends Zac Dalpe
The league board has suspended Carolina Hurricanes player Zac Dalpe for 3 fighting three times in a game against Philadelphia Flyers.


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25-1-2015 Martin St. Louis reaches a milestone !
Martin St. Louis() notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a goal by Erik Cole. It's a joy to be playing with these guys, they are the best teammates anyone could have, he commented during a post game radio interview..

A native of Canada, Martin St. Louis, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 1123 NHL games during his career, notching 385 goals and adding 600 assists along with 270 penalty minutes. The 39 year old right wing has played 48 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 18+14=32 with 4 PIM.


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24-1-2015 Media criticises the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks are spinning in a 8 game winless streak. Anaheim Mighty Ducks center Manny Malhotra commented about their recent play: Things are not looking good for us but I think if we stay positive, we can climb out of this hole.


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23-1-2015 Rick Nash reaches a milestone !
Rick Nash() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Winnipeg Jets on a goal by Ryan Kesler. That's one for the books, he said with a wink..

A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 887 NHL games during his career, notching 367 goals and adding 333 assists along with 716 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 50 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 25+28=53 with 35 PIM.


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22-1-2015 Player of the week: Chris Stewart (R)
NHL has awarded Chris Stewart (R) of St. Louis Blues as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Chris Stewart was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 481 NHL games during his career, notching 176 goals and adding 201 assists along with 290 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 46 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 19+23=42 with 33 PIM.


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21-1-2015 - trade
Florida Panthers traded James Wisniewski to Anaheim Mighty Ducks for 's round 3 pick in 2015 and 's round 4 pick in 2015

A native of USA, James Wisniewski was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 5th round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 536 NHL games during his career, notching 36 goals and adding 167 assists along with 336 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 29 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 0+7=7 with 6 PIM.


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21-1-2015 - trade
Minnesota Wild traded Sebastian Stefaniszin to Toronto Maple Leafs for Garret Sparks

A native of Germany, Sebastian Stefaniszin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 4th round of the 2007 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 27 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. He has played 47 games with the Houston Aeros this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 0 PIM.


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21-1-2015 - trade
Columbus Blue Jackets traded John Moore, Ryan Johansen, Tomas Jurco, Slater Koekkoek and 's round 1 pick in 2015 to Minnesota Wild for Brad Boyes, Mikko Koivu and 's round 2 pick in 2015

A native of Canada, Brad Boyes was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 726 NHL games during his career, notching 212 goals and adding 258 assists along with 197 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 44 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 8+9=17 with 8 PIM.

A native of Finland, Mikko Koivu was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 718 NHL games during his career, notching 154 goals and adding 309 assists along with 345 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 42 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 10+15=25 with 9 PIM.

A native of USA, John Moore was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 197 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 57 assists along with 196 penalty minutes. The 24 year old defenseman has played 37 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 1+9=10 with 56 PIM.

A native of Canada, Ryan Johansen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 235 NHL games during his career, notching 27 goals and adding 47 assists along with 22 penalty minutes. The 22 year old right wing has played 50 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 7+8=15 with 10 PIM.

A native of Slovakia, Tomas Jurco was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 21 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 5 assists along with 27 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing has played 4 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 5 PIM. He has also played 32 games with the Springfield Falcons this season, totalling 8+8=16 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, Slater Koekkoek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 7 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 1 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 20 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. He has played 50 games with the Springfield Falcons this season, totalling 8+14=22 with 36 PIM.


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21-1-2015 Media criticises the Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are stumbling in a 7 game winless streak. Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.


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20-1-2015 Media praises the St. Louis Blues
We've worked hard this season and the results speak for them selves said St. Louis Blues coach after today's win over the Vancouver Canucks. The St. Louis Blues have now a 7 game undefeated streak.


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20-1-2015 Media criticises the Vancouver Canucks
We dug ourselves in a hole... commented Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis after today's game against the St. Louis Blues. This brings their current streak to 5 games winless.


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18-1-2015 All-Star Teams selected
Starting lineups for the 2015 All-Star Game have been decided according to votes given by hockey fans around the world. The fans voted the starting lineup consisting of 1 goaltender, 2 defenseman, 1 left wing, 1 center and 1 right wing for both North America All-Stars and World All-Stars. Here are the final results of the voting:

North America World
R Rick Nash R Daniel Sedin
C Brad Richards C Henrik Zetterberg
L Jonathan Toews L Alexander Ovechkin
D Mike Green D Joni Pitkänen
D Keith Yandle D Alex Edler
G Roberto Luongo G Jhonas Enroth

Traditionally, the coaching staff of the two All-Star teams will selected rest of the players to participate in this most profilic annual sports event. The following players have been selected to the All-Star teams by the coaching staff.
North America World
Right wings Right wings
R Ryan Getzlaf
R Dustin Brown
R Patrick Marleau
R Ales Hemsky
R Ilya Kovalchuk
R Evgeni Malkin

Centers Centers
C Paul Stastny
C Kyle Okposo
C Sidney Crosby
C Pavel Datsyuk
C Anze Kopitar
C Henrik Sedin

Left wings Left wings
L Benoit Pouliot
L Brenden Morrow
L T.J. Oshie
L Tuomo Ruutu
L Patrik Elias
L Nikita Filatov

Defensemen Defensemen
D Brent Seabrook
D Duncan Keith
D Jack Johnson
D Shea Weber
D Niklas Kronwall
D Ladislav Smid
D Andrei Markov
D Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Goalies Goalies
G Steve Mason
G Marc-André Fleury
G Henrik Lundqvist
G Jaroslav Halak


This years All-Star weekend starts Saturday February 11 with the Super Skills competition and continues on Sunday February 12 with the clash between the North America All-Stars and the World All-Stars.

10-2-2015 Jarome Iginla reaches a milestone !
Jarome Iginla() scored the 600th goal of his career in tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues on a feed by Brenden Morrow. I just try to play hard for 60 minutes and give the team a chance for the 2 points. If I get a goal along the way that's just icing on the cake, he said after the game.

A native of Canada, Jarome Iginla was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 1406 NHL games during his career, notching 600 goals and adding 619 assists along with 833 penalty minutes. The 37 year old right wing has played 54 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 25+14=39 with 11 PIM.


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10-2-2015 Media attacks the Detroit Red Wings
The media is disappointed by the team's 6 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager and headcoach


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10-2-2015 League suspends Kirill Petrov
The league board has suspended New York Islanders player Kirill Petrov for 3 fighting three times in a game against Boston Bruins.


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9-2-2015 Media praises the Edmonton Oilers
Let's see your headlines now..., commented Edmonton Oilers GM after today's game against the Dallas Stars. This brings their current streak to 9 games undefeated.


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9-2-2015 Pavel Datsyuk reaches a milestone !
Pavel Datsyuk() scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a goal by Patrick Marleau. Wow, I feel good about it...I guess, he said after signing autographs for some kids..

A native of Russia, Pavel Datsyuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 6th round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 960 NHL games during his career, notching 337 goals and adding 563 assists along with 186 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 52 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 21+23=44 with 0 PIM.


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9-2-2015 Patrick Marleau reaches a milestone !
Patrick Marleau() scored the 1000th point of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a feed by Blake Comeau. Wow, I feel good about it...I guess, he said while signing autographs for fans.

A native of Canada, Patrick Marleau was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1339 NHL games during his career, notching 470 goals and adding 530 assists along with 380 penalty minutes. The 35 year old right wing has played 57 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 25+29=54 with 4 PIM.


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8-2-2015 Patrick Kane reaches a milestone !
Patrick Kane() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a feed by Ilya Kovalchuk. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, he said after the game.

A native of USA, Patrick Kane was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 608 NHL games during his career, notching 189 goals and adding 311 assists along with 156 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 54 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 20+21=41 with 8 PIM.


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6-2-2015 Dave Bolland injured.
Dave Bolland () suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Cody Franson (). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. You never expect an injury like this to happen, but it does, he said before being taken away for x-rays.


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5-2-2015 Player of the week: Evgeni Malkin (R)
NHL has awarded Evgeni Malkin (R) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Evgeni Malkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 637 NHL games during his career, notching 296 goals and adding 372 assists along with 435 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 54 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 33+21=54 with 7 PIM.


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4-2-2015 Jason Pominville reaches a milestone !
Jason Pominville() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New York Islanders on a goal by Jim O'Brien. My line mate is so good I just have to throw it his direction and it's in the net. Anyone can look good playing with this guy, he read from a prepared speech..

A native of USA, Jason Pominville was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 750 NHL games during his career, notching 217 goals and adding 300 assists along with 190 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 51 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 14+17=31 with 34 PIM.


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1-2-2015 Media criticises the Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are spinning in a 7 game winless streak. Philadelphia Flyers right wing Shane Doan commented about their recent play: It seems like everything is going wrong now. It's not the best of times for us right now...


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1-2-2015 Player of the month: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Month He registered 15 goals and 5 assists for 20 points in 15 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 761 NHL games during his career, notching 466 goals and adding 443 assists along with 442 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 51 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 37+23=60 with 27 PIM.


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1-2-2015 Rookie of the month: Ryan Spooner (C)
NHL has awarded Ryan Spooner (C) of Phoenix Coyotes as Rookie Of The Month He registered 6 goals and 4 assists for 10 points in 14 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Ryan Spooner was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 71 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 14 assists along with 59 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 51 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 9+13=22 with 35 PIM.


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17-2-2015 Erik Cole reaches a milestone !
Erik Cole() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a goal by Lauri Korpikoski. It's always nice to give a good pass..., the happy player commented..

A native of USA, Erik Cole was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 923 NHL games during his career, notching 263 goals and adding 300 assists along with 593 penalty minutes. The 36 year old left wing has played 58 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 16+17=33 with 12 PIM.


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16-2-2015 Joe Thornton reaches a milestone !
Joe Thornton() notched the 800th assist of his career in tonight's game against the San Jose Sharks on a goal by Mathew Dumba. Hey, I'm just happy it went in the net. Wins are more important than assist records for us right now, the player said in an interview..

A native of Canada, Joe Thornton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 1288 NHL games during his career, notching 391 goals and adding 800 assists along with 988 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 59 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 21+30=51 with 15 PIM.


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15-2-2015 Media praises the Buffalo Sabres
Let's see your headlines now..., commented Buffalo Sabres GM after today's game against the Winnipeg Jets. This brings their current streak to 6 games undefeated.


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13-2-2015 Nathan Horton reaches a milestone !
Nathan Horton() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Boston Bruins on a goal by Kyle Quincey. You gotta' hand it to their team today, they came to play and made us work for everything we got, the happy player said in a hockey magazine..

A native of Canada, Nathan Horton was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 801 NHL games during his career, notching 260 goals and adding 300 assists along with 613 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 56 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 14+26=40 with 34 PIM.


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12-2-2015 NHL All-Star Game
Team North America has won the annual NHL All-Star game with a score of 13-8. Game MVP was Rick Nash.

A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 895 NHL games during his career, notching 368 goals and adding 336 assists along with 716 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 58 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 26+31=57 with 35 PIM.


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12-2-2015 Player of the week: Ilya Kovalchuk (R)
NHL has awarded Ilya Kovalchuk (R) of St. Louis Blues as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 1005 NHL games during his career, notching 517 goals and adding 437 assists along with 539 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 56 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 29+21=50 with 6 PIM.


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11-2-2015 NHL All-Star Skill Competitions
The annual All-Star event kicked off today with the skill competitions. Team North America and Team World competed in six different races and the fans got to see their stars shine.

Team World won the puck control relay with a team of Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Pavel Datsyuk.

Jack Johnson of Team North America won the fastest skater competition, beating Ilya Kovalchuk in the final.

Rick Nash of Team North America won the hardest shot competition with a result of 88 MPH, beating Alexander Ovechkin in the final.

Sidney Crosby of Team North America won the accuracy shooting competition, beating Alexander Ovechkin in the final.

Jhonas Enroth of Team World won the goalie competition (pass&score), beating Roberto Luongo in the final.

Team World won the breakaway relay with a team of Alexander Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk.

The yearly clash between Team North America and Team World will take place tomorrow.