Archives for February 14, 2005

'Three Swedish NHL players accused of rape were suspended for the remainder of the season by their clubs on Monday, two days after being banned from the national team. Kristian Huselius of the Florida Panthers, the top scorer in the Swedish Elite League with Linkoping during the NHL lockout, and teammate Henrik Tallinder of the Buffalo Sabres were released after a club … [Read more...] about Two NHL players released, one banned after rape accusations in Sweden

'The league is holding firm on its pledge to gain "cost certainty" that will tie player salaries to revenues. The NHLPA has offered a 24 percent rollback on salaries but refuses to agree to a salary cap.' … [Read more...] about Reports: NHL readying to cancel season

'Various sources are reporting that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will hold a press conference in New York on Tuesday to cancel the NHL season. The league and the NHLPA met in Washington with a federal mediator on Sunday at the request of the mediator. Both sides reported no progress. NHL teams will hold press conferences after Bettman is finished.' … [Read more...] about The NHL Season To Likely End

'A public relations executive, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that planning was under way Monday for NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to make the announcement at a news conference in New York.' … [Read more...] about Bettman reportedly set to cancel season Tuesday

'NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will announce the cancellation of the 2004-05 season at a news conference Tuesday in New York, following the failure of both sides in the labour dispute to get a deal on paper by his weekend deadline. The league was to put out an advisory later Monday, but a source confirmed to The Canadian ress that the announcement will take place … [Read more...] about NHL to cancel season Tuesday, source says

Miller focused on having fun among flying pucks (Rochester D&C) Goalie Miller a good choice as AHL MVP (Rochester D&C) Miller Wins Top Goaltender (RNews.com) Vanek's and Austria's Olympic dreams dashed by Ukraine (Amerks.com) Miller named top goalie as PlanetUSA wins Skills (Amerks.com) Ryan Miller head to AHL All-Star Classic (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage