In the Crease
In the Crease
Phoenix sale closes
Final papers have been signed closing the sale of the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes to the NHL.Attorneys signed the final papers on Monday, when $13.3 million was transferred into an account that will hold the money until dispersal is determined.
In all, the NHL paid about $140 million for the team.
The NHL plans to resell the team, preferably to an owner who would keep the franchise in Glendale, Ariz.
Ovechkin out 2 weeks?
Washington coach Bruce Boudreau said he hopes Capitals star Alex Ovechkin won't be sidelined more than two weeks with an upper-body strain.
Flames' flu shots
The provincial health minister in Calgary, Alberta, wants to know whether swine-flu shots were "inappropriately diverted" to the Calgary Flames while thousands had to stand in line for hours for the vaccine.Alberta's opposition parties say professional hockey players shouldn't be getting the vaccine ahead of cancer patients and pregnant women.
Noteworthy
The 23 members of the U.S. Olympic hockey team will be announced during the broadcast of the NHL's Winter Classic on New Year's Day, when the Boston Bruins host the Flyers at Fenway Park.The squad's first game will be Feb. 16 against Switzerland in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Associated Press
