In the Crease
In the Crease
A wayward stick
The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks defenseman Shane O'Brien for one game. His stick made contact with the New York Rangers' Sean Avery while both players were on their respective benches in a game on Tuesday.No penalty was assessed at the time of the incident. O'Brien will forfeit $8,290.16 in salary.
Columbus is sinking
Columbus may have trouble holding on to the NHL's Blue Jackets because the club has been losing $12 million a year, according to a report released yesterday by a business group.The report commissioned by the Columbus Chamber offers a variety of options for strengthening the hockey team's financial position, such as new taxes or fees or selling shares to other investors or the general public.
Blue Jackets president Mike Priest said that the team's economic model has "significant disadvantages" and that it plans to work with public and private groups to find a solution.
Slapshots
The Boston Bruins signed backup goalie Tuukka Rask to a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2011-12 season. The 22-year-old Finn has appeared in nine NHL games with a 5-2-2 record and 2.43 goals-against average as Tim Thomas' backup. . . . Bruins center David Krejci is out indefinitely with the swine flu. . . . The San Jose Sharks placed defenseman Rob Blake on injured reserve with an undisclosed upper body injury and recalled defenseman Derek Joslin from Worcester of the American Hockey League.
- Associated Press
