NHL Hockey Player News

Ed Jovanovski(Defenseman)(D)|Inactive INA

Injury

Defenseman/captain Ed Jovanovski, 36, who's recovering from hip surgery after playing just six games this season and is under contract for two more years, isn't interested in an early retirement.

It looks like Jovo could be ready for training camp next season.

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Harvey Fialkov 2018-07-18T17:53:17.954Z

Nathan Horton(Right Wing)(RW)|Free Agent FA

Injury

Horton (injury) won't play tonight vs OTT

Horton will miss his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury.

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Ian Mendes 2013-04-29T15:22:50.000Z

Jaromir Jagr(Right Wing)(RW)|

Injury

No Jagr tonight. Daugavins remains in.

Jagr will miss his second straight game with flu-lke symptoms. Expect him to be ready for game 1 of the playoffs.

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Fluto Shinzawa 2013-04-28T17:57:53.000Z

Rickard Rakell(Right Wing)(RW)|Pittsburgh Penguins PIT

Call up / Send down

The #NHLDucks have recalled right wing Rickard Rakell from Plymouth (OHL).

Rakell scored 44 points in 40 games with the Whalers this season. He was unable to record a point in four games with the Ducks earlier in the season.

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@AnaheimDucks 2013-04-28T17:54:05.000Z

Dylan Olsen(Defenseman)(D)|

Call up / Send down

#Blackhawks have recalled defensemen Klas Dahlbeck and Dylan Olsen from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.

Olsen had two goals and nine assists in 50 games in the AHL this season.

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Chris Kuc 2013-04-28T17:51:27.000Z

Klas Dahlbeck(Right Defenseman)(LD)|

Call up / Send down

#Blackhawks have recalled defensemen Klas Dahlbeck and Dylan Olsen from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.

Dahlbeck scored once and added five assists in 70 games in the AHL this season.

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Chris Kuc 2013-04-28T17:50:28.000Z

Robin Lehner(Goalie)(G)|Vegas Golden Knights VGK

Goalie Start

Lehner will start

It will be Lehner's first start since April 11th when he allowed just one tally in a win over the Flyers. The Sens will take on the Penguins in the first round if they can't beat the Bruins tonight. If they win they will move to seventh and take on Montreal. Lehner could make for an OK start.

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Bruce Garrioch 2013-04-28T17:46:28.000Z

Joonas Rask(Center)(C)|Inactive INA

Call up / Send down

#Preds reassign Bang, Bartley, Beck, Henderson, Mueller and Rask to Milwaukee.

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Ryan Porth 2018-07-18T17:53:22.491Z

Chris Mueller(Right Wing)(RW)|Free Agent FA

Call up / Send down

#Preds reassign Bang, Bartley, Beck, Henderson, Mueller and Rask to Milwaukee.

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Ryan Porth 2013-04-28T16:15:02.000Z

Victor Bartley(Defenseman)(D)|Free Agent FA

Call up / Send down

#Preds reassign Bang, Bartley, Beck, Henderson, Mueller and Rask to Milwaukee.

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Ryan Porth 2013-04-28T14:57:58.000Z

Kevin Henderson(Left Wing)(LW)|Inactive INA

Call up / Send down

#Preds reassign Bang, Bartley, Beck, Henderson, Mueller and Rask to Milwaukee.

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Ryan Porth 2018-07-18T17:53:23.641Z

Daniel Bang(Left Wing)(LW)|Inactive INA

Call up / Send down

#Preds reassign Bang, Bartley, Beck, Henderson, Mueller and Rask to Milwaukee

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Ryan Porth 2018-07-18T17:53:16.502Z

Kris Versteeg(Right Wing)(RW)|

Injury

Kris Versteeg (knee) is off his crutches and says he'll be clear to start skating Aug. 5. He will likely miss the start of 2013-14 season.

Versteeg had season ending knee surgery in March.

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George Richards 2013-04-28T13:51:11.000Z

Matt Halischuk(Right Wing)(RW)|

Injury

Halischuk will undergo shoulder surgery and should be ready for the start of training camp next season.

Halischuk had 5 goals and 6 assists in 36 games for the Preds this season.

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John Glennon 2013-04-28T13:32:50.000Z

Jochen Hecht(Center)(C)|Inactive INA

Retirement

Jochen Hecht announced his retirement from the NHL after Friday night's game

Hecht had 463 points in 833 games with the Sabres, Oilers, and Blues.

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Sabres 2018-07-18T17:53:21.328Z

Brooks Laich(Center)(C)|

Injury

Brooks Laich underwent surgery to repair a sports hernia earlier this month after re-injuring his groin, according to a team source familiar with the forward’s recovery process.

Laich has missed all but nine games this season with a nagging groin injury but there’s optimism within the organization that he could return to the Capitals’ lineup in time for a second-round playoff series or even sooner.

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Katie Carrera 2013-04-28T12:46:08.000Z

Jared Boll(Right Wing)(RW)|

Injury

Jared Boll played the last two weeks of the regular season or more with a hernia and will have surgery in the offseason.

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Aaron Portzline 2013-04-28T12:44:09.000Z

Steve MacIntyre(Left Wing)(LW)|Inactive INA

Call up / Send down

Pens have re-assigned Steve MacIntyre to WBS Penguins (AHL).

He recorded 12 PIM in 1 game with Pgh this season

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Penguins 2018-07-18T17:53:32.663Z

Tim Wallace(Right Wing)(RW)|Inactive INA

Call up / Send down

Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has reassigned forwards Tim Wallace, Nicolas Blanchard and Jared Staal to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

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Hurricanes 2018-07-18T17:53:33.920Z

Jared Staal(Right Wing)(RW)|Inactive INA

Call up / Send down

Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has reassigned forwards Tim Wallace, Nicolas Blanchard and Jared Staal to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

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Hurricanes 2018-07-18T17:53:19.860Z

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