National Hockey League

Las Vegas won Friday's rematch, 2-1, and the teams will meet again today at Bakersfield, Calif. While Las Vegas would appear to be the perfect place to play for Naglich, who moonlights as a professional poker player, he said that's not the case. "I wanted to be close to home, but not in Vegas, so Bakersfield's a great fit for me," said Naglich, who has cashed $73,230 in eight World Series of Poker events and more playing online.

has been a great player for us.   -Marty Raymond

 

SUNRISE, Fla. | Playing without Alex Ovechkin is one thing, but the Washington Capitals were losing a player a period Friday night. Thanks to a three-point night from Brian Pothier, 28 saves by Jose Theodore and some excellent late work on the penalty kill, the short-handed Caps ended a three-game skid with a 4-1 victory against the Florida Panthers at BankAtlantic Center.

A little bit, but you've just got to push that out of your mind   -Tyler Sloan

 

In fact, he's really been hidden in the giant shadow of Kirill Kabanov since they were both selected by the Moncton Wildcats in the 2009 Canadian Hockey League import draft in June. Kabanov, the seventh overall pick, is a high-profile Russian left winger who's been a big story since draft day. Moncton and a Russian pro team were locked in a lengthy battle over his rights and the International Ice Hockey Federation finally cleared him to play for the Wildcats one month into the season. His arrival ...

I think the reason I didn't get picked in the NHL draft is the (2009) world under-18 championship (in April)   -Marek Hrivik

 

Luke Adam played like it was still October on Friday night. Adam, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's offensive player of the month for October, assisted on three goals as the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles defeated the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 6-2. Adam received the honour after scoring 10 goals and 22 points in 14 games.  

Lou Lamoriello doesn't waver when asked what it takes to turn an NHL franchise into a winner. After spending two-plus decades building the New Jersey Devils into a first-class organization, Lamoriello has developed a pretty good idea of how to get it done. "I think first of all there has to be a philosophy which you believe in yourself and not only preach, but practice," Lamiorello said Friday.

It was something I wasn't even thinking of in any way   -Lou Lamoriello

 

Jiri Fischer, the Wings' director of player development, watched the game and was complimentary of Chelios. "Cheli really helped me in my career," Fischer said. "It seems like he's got a lot of jump and is skating really, really well. He's leading their defense in points, so he's doing a good job."

Cheli really helped me in my career   -Jiri Fischer

 

www.mlntherawfeed.com-PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL announced that in the first three weeks of the season there have been 45 call ups to the American Hockey League involving 43 players. A call-up is defined as a player who is reassigned by a National Hockey League team, recalled by an AHL team or loaned by an ECHL team to an AHL team, and an individual player can experience multiple call-ups. The ECHL has also had goaltenders Justin Pogge of Bakersfield and Braden Holtby of South Carolina recalled ...  

Bobby Collier has been a linesmen in the Central Hockey League the past six seasons. The Overland Park, Kan., resident will be on the ice Nov. 13 when the Missouri Mavericks play their home opener against the Wichita Thunder in the new Independence Events Center. 1. As an official, what would you tell novice hockey fans about the home opener?  

The lousy economy is playing havoc on attendance for the Valley's sports teams, but there are deals for fans looking to see a game on the cheap. Every professional sports team in metro Phoenix, along with Arizona State University's football team and the annual Fiesta Bowl, has had trouble selling tickets this year as growing unemployment and declining wages are keeping fans home. Teams have been forced to try promotions once considered unthinkable as the drop in attendance cuts deeper into revenue and costs jobs.

We have never had the challenge of communicating to people that they can buy these tickets   -John Junker