Search for your favorite player or team
© The Hockey News. All rights reserved. Any and all material on this website cannot be used, reproduced, or distributed without prior written permission from Roustan Media Ltd. For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
September 18, 2007
The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.
Transactions
Aug. 23 - Sept. 23 ANAHEIM Aug. 27 Chris Kunitz, LW, signed four-year contract extension. ATLANTA Aug. 30 Joel Kwiatkowski, D, signed one-year contract. BOSTON None. BUFFALO None. CALGARY Aug. 28 Mark Giordano, D, signed with Moscow Dynamo (Rus). Sept. 2 Andrei Taratukhin, C, signed with Ufa (Rus). CAROLINA None. CHICAGO None. COLORADO Aug. 27 Brett Clark, D, re-signed two-year contract extension. COLUMBUS Aug. 23 Michael Peca, C, signed one-year contract. DALLAS Aug. 29 Vadim Khomitski, D, signed one-year contract. Aug. 30 Jussi Jokinen, LW, re-signed two-year contract. DETROIT None. EDMONTON None. FLORIDA Aug. 23 Stephen Weiss, C, re-signed six-year contract. LOS ANGELES Aug. 23 Drew Bagnall, D, signed multi-year contract. Aug. 28 J-S Aubin, G, signed one-year contract. Dave Lewis named assistant coach. Richard Petiot, D, re-signed one-year contract. MINNESOTA None. MONTREAL None. NASHVILLE Sept 4 Josh Langfeld, RW, signed one-year contract. NEW JERSEY None. NY ISLANDERS None. NY…
Major battle taking place
The battle for players between the Canadian Hockey League and the U.S. college system has been waged for years now, but these days both the weapons and rules of engagement have radically changed. And as the stakes get higher, the age of the players is getting lower. “I remember when I coached at Lake Superior State (in the early 1990s),” said Jeff Jackson, the architect behind the revival of the hockey program at Notre Dame. “We would recruit kids after their senior year in high school and we were dealing with kids who were 19 or 20. Now we’re recruiting 14-year-olds.” Jackson, who has seen the recruiting wars from the college, major junior and U.S. National Team Development Program levels, isn’t exaggerating. Last year, he received a verbal commitment from Cam Fowler,…
Michael the mentor
In Justin Peters and Daniel Manzato, the Carolina Hurricanes feel they have two solid young goaltending prospects. Now, they also have the proven veteran to mentor them. Michael Leighton, acquired from the Montreal Canadiens at the NHL draft in June, will be No. 3 on Carolina’s depth chart and No. 1 between the pipes for the Albany River Rats. “That was a huge hole that we needed to fill,” said Rats coach-GM Tom Rowe. “The kid’s going to have a chance to play in Carolina at some point, so he’s excited about it, too.” Leighton, 26, was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks 165th overall in 1999. He spent parts of his first four pro seasons with the Norfolk Admirals and was named to the 2002 AHL all-rookie team after going 27-16-8 with a…
Underdog Islanders still have Nolan
BURNING QUESTIONS 1. Is Rick DiPietro healthy? The first season of a 15-year contract ended with concussion questions and summertime hip surgery, so DiPietro will have to prove he’s 100 per cent and make those franchise-defining questions go away. 2. Is Mike Comrie a No. 1 center? Not that the Isles have boasted a true No. 1 pivot anyway – whither Alexei Yashin? – but the significance of the Comrie signing needs to be far greater than simply “getting younger” in replacing Carol Alt in the wives/girlfriends room with Hilary Duff. The Isles need the 27-year-old Comrie to reach 30 goals for the third time. 3. Can even Ted Nolan win with this bunch? OK, we’ve stubbornly learned not to count him out – but Nolan might need to pull off his…
Made possible with the support of
