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Sharks put D McLaren on waivers

AP - 47 minutes ago

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks put defenseman Kyle McLaren on waivers Tuesday, possibly ending the oft-injured veteran's 4 1/2-year tenure with the club.

  • Capitals send Alzner, Bourque to AHL, waive Laing AP - Mon Oct 6, 7:27 PM ET

    SPRINGFIELD, Va. - The Washington Capitals set their season-opening roster Monday, sending 2007 first-round draft pick Karl Alzner and Chris Bourque to AHL club Hershey and waiving forward Quintin Laing.

  • Maple Leafs' Hollweg gets 2-game suspension AP - Mon Oct 6, 5:38 PM ET

    TORONTO - Maple Leafs left wing Ryan Hollweg received an automatic two-game suspension Monday after collecting his third boarding or checking from behind major in a 41-game span.

  • Ottawa Senators Dany Heatley, right, scores a goal behind Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday Oct. 5 2008 in Stockholm. (AP Photo/Niklas Larsson)
    Heatley scores 2 more as Senators shine in Sweden AP - Sun Oct 5, 6:00 PM ET

    STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Dany Heatley scored two more goals and Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson had two assists for the Senators, who beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 to split their NHL opening weekend series on Sunday.

  • Tampa Bay Lightning's Janne Niskala, right, checks New York Rangers' Ryan Callahan, left, during the first period of an NHL hockey match in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek )
    Redden, Gomez lead Rangers to 2-1 win in Prague AP - Sun Oct 5, 5:07 PM ET

    PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Wade Redden and Scott Gomez each scored second-period goals and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 Sunday to sweep their two-game, season-opening series in Europe.

  • Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Kennedy scores the match winning goal as the puck goes in underneath the armpit of Ottawa Senators goalie Martin Gerber, of Switzerland, during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday Oct, 4 2008 in Stockholm. To the right is Senators Jason Smith. (AP Photo/Niklas Larsson)
    Penguins edge Senators 4-3 in OT in Stockholm AP - Sun Oct 5, 2:10 AM ET

    STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Tyler Kennedy scored his second goal with 25 seconds left in overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Ottawa Senators, 4-3 in the first NHL regular-season opener in Sweden on Saturday night.

  • New York Rangers' Markus Naslund, center, controls a puck between Tampa Bay Lightning's Adam Hall, left, and Matt Carle, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Prague, Saturday Oct. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
    Rangers top Lightning 2-1 in NHL opener in Prague AP - Sat Oct 4, 6:17 PM ET

    PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Markus Naslund and Brandon Dubinsky scored to lift the New York Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday in the NHL's second straight year of opening its regular season in Europe.

  • Columbus Blue Jackets' Jakub Voracek, left, of the Czech Republic, tries to control the puck as MInnesota Wild's Stephane Veilleux defends during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
    Huselius, Umberger score in Blue Jackets' win AP - Fri Oct 3, 10:15 PM ET

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Kristian Huselius and R.J. Umberger each had a goal and an assist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 after blowing a three-goal lead in a preseason game Friday night.

  • Ex-Blues owner gets probation in federal case AP - Fri Oct 3, 1:11 PM ET

    ST. LOUIS - Former St. Louis Blues owner Michael Shanahan Sr. has been ordered to pay nearly $8 million in restitution and serve three years of probation for backdating stock options.

  • Leg injury to sideline Red Wings' Chelios AP - Thu Oct 2, 4:30 PM ET

    DETROIT - Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios will be sidelined three to six weeks with a fractured shin bone.

  • In this Nov. 24, 2007, file photo, Alexander Radulov, of the Nashville Predators, appears in Nashville, Tenn. Ice hockey's world governing body has ruled that Russian forward Alexander Radulov was wrong to sign for a club in his home country while under contract with the Nashville Predators, but won't be suspended. (AP Photo/John Russell, File)
    IIHF: Radulov was wrong to sign with Russian club AP - Wed Oct 1, 5:30 PM ET

    BERN, Switzerland - Russian forward Alexander Radulov was wrong to sign with a club in his home country while under contract with the Nashville Predators, ice hockey's world governing body ruled Wednesday.

  • In this May 24, 2008 file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar (55), of Russia, is seen during first period hockey action in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals in Detroit. Gonchar will have arthroscopic surgery on his dislocated left shoulder Thursday and miss four to six months of the upcoming season. Gonchar has cartilage and ligament damage, the team said Tuesday Sept. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
    Shoulder surgery sidelines Gonchar 4 to 6 months AP - Tue Sep 30, 5:33 PM ET

    PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar will have arthroscopic surgery on his dislocated left shoulder Thursday and miss four to six months of the upcoming season.

  • O'Neill ends comeback bid with Hurricanes AP - Tue Sep 30, 11:22 AM ET

    RALEIGH, N.C. - Jeff O'Neill has ended his NHL comeback bid with the Carolina Hurricanes.

  • In this March 19, 2008 file photo, Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, of Russia, takes a break during a timeout in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals in Chicago. Khabibulin has been put on waivers, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. Khabibulin is entering the final season of a four-year, $27 million contract. The Blackhawks signed free agent goalie Cristobal Huet to a four-year, $22.5 million deal in July, giving them two top goaltenders. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey, File)
    Blackhawks waive goalie Nikolai Khabibulin AP - Mon Sep 29, 7:35 PM ET

    CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks have put goalie Nikolai Khabibulin on waivers. Khabibulin is entering the final season of a four-year, $27 million contract. He joined the Blackhawks from Tampa Bay as a free agent after leading the Lightning to the 2004 Stanley Cup.

  • Ducks sign Teemu Selanne to 2-year contract AP - Sun Sep 28, 9:02 PM ET

    ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Anaheim Ducks signed right wing Teemu Selanne to a two-year, $5.25 contract Sunday and put him to work right away in their preseason game against the Vancouver Canucks.

  • Thrashers acquire Schneider from Ducks AP - Fri Sep 26, 5:42 PM ET

    ATLANTA - The Atlanta Thrashers acquired defenseman Mathieu Schneider from Anaheim on Friday for defenseman Ken Klee and forwards Brad Larsen and Chad Painchaud.

  • Red Wings D Lidstrom breaks nose in exhibition AP - Thu Sep 25, 12:14 PM ET

    DETROIT - Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom has a broken nose after being hit in the face with a puck during an exhibition game.

  • St. Louis Blues president John Davidson speaks to reporters before the Blue's NHL preseason hockey game Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, in St. Louis. Davidson announced that Blues defenseman Erik Johnson would be sidelined indefinitely with a torn ACL and a tear to his MCL in his right knee. ohnson suffered the injury during a golf outing. (AP Photo/Kyle Ericson)
    Blues D Johnson out with 2 torn knee ligaments AP - Tue Sep 23, 9:53 PM ET

    ST. LOUIS - Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, the No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, tore two ligaments in his right knee during a recent golf outing and is expected to miss the entire season but recover fully.

  • Former Avs coach Quenneville faces DUI charge AP - Sun Sep 21, 9:56 PM ET

    LONE TREE, Colo. - Former Colorado Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville is due in court next month on a drunken driving charge.

  • Sabres' RW Pominville signs 5-year extension AP - Thu Sep 18, 3:43 PM ET

    BUFFALO, N.Y. - Forward Jason Pominville signed a five-year contract extension with the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, a day before the team opens training camp.

  • Johnson to miss 3 days of training camp AP - Thu Sep 18, 3:01 PM ET

    ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson will miss the first three days of training camp because of a knee injury.

  • Darren McCarty, Red Wings agree to one-year deal AP - Wed Sep 17, 9:14 PM ET

    DETROIT - Darren McCarty will return for his 13th season with the Detroit Red Wings after agreeing to terms of a one-year contract.

  • In this Nov. 24, 2007, file photo, Alexander Radulov, of the Nashville Predators, appears in Nashville, Tenn. Russia's Continental Hockey League has agreed to binding arbitration with the NHL over the contract status of forward Radulov, who has a year left on his deal with the Predators but signed a three-year to play in the new league. (AP Photo/John Russell,file)
    Russian league, NHL will arbitrate over Radulov AP - Wed Sep 17, 7:10 PM ET

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Russia's Continental Hockey League has agreed to binding arbitration with the NHL over the contract status of forward Alexander Radulov, who has a year left on his deal with the Nashville Predators but signed a three-year contract to play in the new league.

  • Hurricanes' Brind'Amour has knee surgery AP - Tue Sep 16, 11:52 AM ET

    RALEIGH, N.C. - Carolina Hurricanes captain Rod Brind'Amour underwent surgery to remove torn cartilage from his left knee Tuesday.

  • In this Jan. 15, 2008 file photo, Carolina Hurricanes center Eric Staal makes a pass during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto. The Carolina Hurricanes are expected to announce the signing of All-Star center Eric Staal to a long-term contract. The Hurricanes called an afternoon news conference Thursday Sept. 11, 2008 to make a 'major player announcement.' A person familiar with their plans told The Associated Press the Hurricanes will announce Staal's signing. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn, File)
    Hurricanes sign Eric Staal to a 7-year extension AP - Thu Sep 11, 3:23 PM ET

    RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes signed Eric Staal to a seven-year contract extension Thursday. The deal worth $57.75 million will pay the center an average of $8.25 million starting in 2009-10 and will last through the 2015-16 season.