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SAN JOSE - The San Jose Sharks have locked up an important piece of their future.The team has signed defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic to a four-year contract extension that will kick in after this coming season.

DENVER - Joe Sakic is coming back.The captain of the Colorado Avalanche has signed a one-year contract after considering retirement all summer long.

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:   National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Signed F Nick Spaling. American Hockey League SPRINGFIELD FALCONS-Signed F Derek Bekar.

TORONTO - It's been six months since Toronto Maple Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher had to helplessly watch the NHL's trade deadline pass by without being able to shake up his lineup.

CALGARY - Todd Bertuzzi was formally introduced to the Calgary media Tuesday and oddly enough - the burly right-winger, who has had more than his fill of public attention - was actually smiling.

Centre Vincent Lecavalier is confident he'll be in the Tampa Bay Lightning starting lineup Oct. 4 for their season opener against the New York Rangers, despite experiencing pain in his surgically repaired shoulder this summer.

Avalanche star centre Joe Sakic, who has been unable to commit to playing another NHL season or retiring, might make a decision Thursday when he addresses the Colorado media.

Six weeks before their season opener, the Calgary Flames introduced five of the team's off-season additions, including Todd Bertuzzi, at the Saddledome Tuesday.

The Chicago Blackhawks announced Monday they have signed right-winger Akim Aliu to a three-year contract after he finished third in scoring with the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights last season.

Western Hockey League officials said Friday the Brandon Wheat Kings, in Manitoba, Everett Silvertips, in Washington state, and Kelowna Rockets, in British Columbia have all applied to have the tournament in their city.

TORONTO – Canadian NHL stars including Joe Thornton (San Jose Sharks), Jason Spezza (Ottawa Senators), Curtis Joseph (Toronto Maple Leafs), Matt Stajan (Toronto Maple Leafs), Robyn Regehr (Calgary Flames), Mike Cammalleri (Calgary Flames),...

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday: National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Signed F Nick Spaling. American Hockey League SPRINGFIELD FALCONS-Signed F Derek Bekar. ECHL LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS-Agreed to terms with C ...

TORONTO - It's been six months since Toronto Maple Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher had to helplessly watch the NHL's trade deadline pass by without being able to shake up his lineup. On that February afternoon, he made a passionate promise that majo...

In a young hockey career that has captured attention on and off the ice, Akim Aliu says he's ready to take the next step - making a name for himself in the National Hockey League. The 19-year-old signed a three-year entry level contract this...

DENVER - Star Avalanche centre Joe Sakic is scheduled to speak at a press conference Thursday but has given no indication whether he'll play another season in Colorado or hang up his skates. According to a report in the Denver Post, Sakic is...

Dallas Stars goalie, Marty Turco, has a new son!  He was born on August 18, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas and weighed 8 lbs, 5 oz.  This is the third child for the Turco family (and first boy!).  Turco has two daughter: Hailey, 6, and Katelyn, 4. Marty and his wife, Kelly, were pretty [...]

It’s the off-season and I just can’t get enough of the romantic life of New York Islander, Mike Comrie.  He’s been dating Hilary Duff for what seems like forever and they were spotted leaving Los Angeles restaurant, Beso, this weekend.  I don’t know if the engagement rumors are true but they do seem pretty [...]

A good number of hockey players along with some Hollywood stars will be skating at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on September 5, 2008 for the inaugural Festival Cup charity game.  The puck drops at 7pm as the two teams face-off to raise money for Right to Play, an international humanitarian organization.  Phoenix [...]

New York Islanders player, Mike Comrie, and his girlfriend, Hilary Duff, were spotted at Il Sole a few days ago.  Rumors have been flying ever since because Hilary had a ring on her wedding finger.  I kinda hope they are engaged and get married.  I don’t know why - I just do. Image: used with [...]

The Minnesota Wild are really romancing Marian Gaborik and I really can’t blame them.  I wouldn’t want to risk losing a player like him.  Apparently, Wild president/GM Doug Risebrough and assistant GM for hockey operations Tom Lynn, actually travelled to Slovakia to meet with Gaby and used stats and “inside information” about their plans [...]

Bertuzzi and Cammalleri happy to be back playing in Canada

Lightning-rod winger stresses actions over words as he attempts to relaunch career in Calgary

Maple Leafs GM is satisfied six months since taking over team for second time

Nigerian-born winger Akim Aliu was Chicago's third choice in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft

Avalanche captain is scheduled to speak but has given no indication whether he'll play another season

The headlines for August 27, 2008 include Todd Bertuzzi being introduced to Calgary in a press conference yesterday, and the rest of the NHL still waits for Sundin to decide whether or not he will play this season.

The headlines for August 26, 2008 include the Philadelphia Flyers giving a tryout to veteran defenseman Bryan Berard, Joe Sakic is giving a press conference today at a charity golf tournament he is holding leading to speculation that he will divulge his future plans and the Columbus Blue Jackets have asked first round pick Nikita Filatov to stop playing exhibition games in Russia.

The headlines for August 26, 2008 include Vitaly Vishnevski clearing waivers allowing him to return home to play in Russia.

The headlines for August 24, 2008 include Vancouver Canucks prospect Cody Hodgson making it his goal to be in opening night line up.

The headlines for August 23, 2008 include the New Jersey Devils waiving defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski and the Nashville Tennessean has filed a brief in federal court to keep the bankruptcy hearings of William "Boots" Del Biaggio open to the public.

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A $14 million deal for a second-line backend? How about seven years for winger Ryan Malone? Allan Muir looks at free-agent deals most likely to bust this year.

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I wonder who, how or what picks the TV schedule for the networks that broadcast the NHL games on TV. Seriously, is there a person, a computer program or a monkey picking these games to show on TV. Is it just me that looks at the list of games being broadcast and wonders how the [...]

August sucks.  It’s way to damn hot and it has sporadic hockey news.  But, instead of being bitter, I’m going to look forward and share with you the things I am most looking forward to seeing in the upcoming season. EVENTS 1.  Preseason in Non-Market Cities Every year, there is a preseason game played at the MGM Grand [...]

With the world waiting on a few players to decide if they are going to play or not in the upcoming year ? I sit back and ponder, How in the HELL do you take so much time deciding if you are going to play the BEST game on earth.  I find it odd that [...]

The NHL Network is doing a spotlight on one of the great players of this sport we all love.  They are calling it ?Wayne Gretzky Week? in honor of his trade that ?changed the game.?  On August 9th, 1988 ? Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings (keep in mind [...]

I know we have not heard much about this in 4 weeks ? I intended to post this up then, but life got in the way and here I am now spreading my excuses and explanations on this slice of toast we call The Daily Deke!  I just find it interesting in this year long [...]

In a court document filed with a Canadian court last month, former Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford asserted that Todd Bertuzzi acted in "direct disobedience" of Crawford's instructions prior to Bertuzzi's on-ice attack of Steve Moore in March 2004.

The NHL refuses to entertain compensation offers from a newly formed Russian hockey league for the signing of forward Alex Radulov while the player was under contract with the Nashville Predators.

President and general manager Doug Risebrough and assistant GM for hockey operations Tom Lynn traveled to star forward Marian Gaborik's home in Trencin, Slovakia last week, armed with data and ready to listen.

Penguins defenseman Ryan Whitney will be out for three to five months after surgery to correct a chronic foot problem.

Sources this morning have informed me that Schneider may be a Canadien as early as "this evening or tomorrow morning." There is much speculation surrounding this move as it may be a trigger move that comes from the Canadiens being officially "out of the Sundin Sweepstakes." Sources in NY are "extraordinarily quiet" I am finding and others are in agreement. I apologize that this is such a sh...

An unsung presence in the Nashville Predators game operations department is leaving the organization next week. Brian Campbell (no, not that one) has been producing the entertainment product at Predator games for the past few seasons. He has been with the team in one role or another since the beginning… from Puck Patrol to Game Ops, Brian has performed a multitude of functions for the franchi...

The days are dragging like a pair of cargo pants stuffed with marbles and September 20 can’t get here soon enough, but it’s a good time to answer one of the biggest questions lingering over the San Jose Sharks. A new coaching staff has taken over, the payroll has increased dramatically, and ticket prices have inflated like Jagr’s ego. However, are the Sharks better than they were last season...

So I fell asleep last night while writing my follow-up column on the players looking for work but in my efforts to get you content as frequently as possible, here's a segment that will be included in that piece. You're probably sick of the Sundin speculation and so am I. I'm going on the assumption that Mats will be back. I just can't see him retiring based on the season he had and the opport...

The Portland Pirates have chosen Eric Weinrich as their assistant coach to Kevin Dineen. Weinrich worked with Dineen and the Ducks' prospects in 06/07. I like this move because Weinrich is the kind of Dman that opposing players hated to play against every night. He was steady, smart, reliable, and he had the courage to clear his crease, or, to eat a point shot when his goalie needed help....

Kudos to the Windsor Spitfires, who are taking a proactive approach to physical testing for its players. This comes in the wake of February's tragic death of captain Mickey Renaud. [...] Read more!

York university head coach Bill Maguire has resigned as head coach of the York Yeomen Lions men?s hockey team. [...] Read more!

Congrats to former Mississauga Majors equipment manager Kasey LaMorre who has been hired by the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs. [...] Read more!

Sarnia Sting forward Jamie Arniel has pleaded guilty to impaired driving charges following a June incident. [...] Read more!

Ummm... well maybe not super model, but model at least. Looks like it's only a matter of time before Sarnia's favourite ex-OHLer is hob-knobbing with the likes of (insert vapid celeb here). [...] Read more!

He's coached some college hockey's top goaltenders -- many of whom went on to long NHL careers -- and is the only person to have been a part of all six of Wisconsin's national titles. Now, after 36 years, Badgers hockey assistant and goaltending Coach Bill Howard is stepping down. "I wish to thank all the wonderful support staff, the three head coaches that I worked for (the late Bob Johnson ...

The CCHA has become the first conference to officially re-introduce the shootout to college hockey, after the option was installed recently by the rules committee. Hockey East previously had installed a shootout in the mid-'90s, and is among the conferences considering re-instituting it, but hasn't yet. An NHL-style three-player shootout will be used to determine a winner for all CCHA games tied after ...

Former college hockey stars Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Mike Richter will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as the Class of 2008 it was announced today by USA Hockey. Providence and Women's Team USA standout Cammi Granato was also selected, the first female among the Hall's 134 members. The quartet will be formally inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in Denver on Friday ...

Boston University forward Colin Wilson seemed to have a foot and a half out the door after being selected No. 7 overall by Nashville in last month's NHL Draft, but the sophomore-to-be has decided to return to school this coming season. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound seemed prepared to leave Boston University unless, he said, he didn't seem to fit into Nashville's plans this year. But according to Nashville ...

Merrimack assistant coach Albie O'Connell has resigned from his position to take the top assistant job at [[Northeastern]] under head coach Greg Cronin. O’Connell was hired by [[Merrimack]] head coach Mark Dennehy just last offseason to replace the departed Marty Quarters. It’s an opportunity for him to be the top assistant, a title he did not have at Merrimack. O’Connell’s ...

Steve Piotrowski, one of the most respected and accomplished on-ice officials in college hockey history, has been named NCAA Ice...

Rob Haithwaite, who has worked in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League for more than 30 years, will serve as...

The 2008-2009 Training Camp for NHL referees and linesmen will be hosted by the Town of The Blue...

CALGARY — A former junior hockey player who came out of the stands to attack a linesman nearly...

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Until last week, Oakville, Ont. hockey player Stefan Legein was a poster boy for youth hockey. After star turns with the Canadian junior team and a stint with the Ontario Hockey League, he was drafted in the second round by the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets last year. But [...]

In a young hockey career that has captured attention on and off the ice, Akim Aliu says he's ready to take the next step -- making a name for himself in the National Hockey League.

On August 21, Vice President of Operations for the World Hockey Association Gary Scott announced his concerns regarding Hockey Canada?s stance on independent leagues.

The Reading School District wants to save its middle school field hockey program. At a school board meeting Monday night, Joseph Macri, athletic director, told the board that only six girls signed up for the middle school field hockey squad, which is not enough to field a team.

The Chicago Blackhawks are scheduled to host the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings on Jan. 1 at Wrigley Field.

The N.H.L. released the season?s schedule under its new alignment. Teams will meet each team in its division six times instead of eight, and every team will play each other.

Curt Styres is believed to be the first individual American Indian ? known in Canada as First Nations people ? to own a major professional sports franchise.

Islanders General Manager Garth Snow fired Ted Nolan on Monday, although the team softened the news by saying he would not return as coach.

Sergei Brylin, who was primarily used as a third-line center, won three Stanley Cups in his 13 years with the Devils.

CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Blackhawks signed 19-year-old right wing Akim Aliu, the 56th overall pick in the 2007 draft, to a three-year contract on Monday.

Top goalies, defensemen and forwards available to sign with any team July 1.