Blue Jackets recall goaltender Mike McKenna from Springfield Falcons under emergency conditions

Mike McKenna

The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled goaltender Mike McKenna from the American Hockey League’s Springfield Falcons under emergency conditions, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.

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Stingrays Sign Rookie Forward Gensler

Brett Gensler

The South Carolina Stingrays have signed forward Brett Gensler, Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Spencer Carbery announced.

The Stingrays are the ECHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League and the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League.

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Former UMaine goalie Ben Bishop having breakthrough season for NHL’s Lightning

Ben Bishop

Goalie Ben Bishop is making an impact in his first full season as a starting goalie in the National Hockey League.

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Stastny in, Mitchell out as Avs face streaking Bruins

Paul Stastny

Paul Stastny will return to the Avalanche lineup for Friday night’s game against the Boston Bruins, but John Mitchell will miss his second game in a row after hurting his back Tuesday in Montreal.

Stastny sat out four games with his back injury, returned against the Canadiens and didn’t dress Wednesday in Winnipeg because it was — no pun intended — a back-to-back situation.

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When One Door Closes, Jincy Dunne Opens Another

Jincy Dunne

It didn’t produce the desired result, but Jincy Dunne called her time with the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team a great learning experience.

The 16-year-old Dunne, a native of O’Fallon, Mo., was named to the 25-player U.S. team in June but ultimately didn’t make the final 21-player Olympic roster, ending her bid to compete in Sochi, Russia, as the youngest U.S. Olympic women’s hockey player ever.

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Michigan rolls as Gophers rest Wilcox, Warning

Sam Warning

With starting goaltender Adam Wilcox manning the door at one end of the team bench, forward Sam Warning, the team’s second-leading scorer, in street clothes, and the league’s regular-season title in hand, coach Don Lucia approached Saturday’s game at Michigan clearly focused on next week’s proceedings in St. Paul.

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Ben Bishop gets team-record 31st win of the season as the Lightning beat Devils 3-0

Ben Bishop

Ben Bishop had a milestone game against one of the NHL’s greatest goalies.

Bishop stopped 23 shots to set Tampa Bay’s single-season record with 31 victories as the Lightning beat Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Saturday night.

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Ouellette Scores but Limpright Hat Trick Carries Arizona

St Charles Chill

Travis Ouellette scored the lone goal for the Chill while the Sundogs were paced by Shawn Limpright’s hat trick en-route to a 5-1 win on Saturday night.

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U.S. Paralympic Team Wins Gold Medal with 1-0 Win Over Russia

Steve Cash

Team USA played a strong defensive game throughout, limiting Russia to just six shots on goal while killing both Russian power-play opportunities. Goaltender Steve Cash (Overland, Mo.) came up with a pair of quality saves on dangerous Russian chances in the final stanza to hold Russia off the board.

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Berard Scores Again but Chill Burned in Arizona

St Charles Chill

Rookie Ryan Berard got the Chill started right out of the gate with his third goal in the last two games but the Sundogs would rally in the first period before taking the lead in the second and despite a great third period effort St. Charles would lose game one of a weekend series 4-1.

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