Forward Briere is suspended for two games

The National Hockey League announced that Philadelphia Flyers forward Daniel Briere has been suspended for two games without pay due to a hit on Avalanche defenseman Scott Hannan in Colorado on Monday night. The incident happened at the second period after Hannan's goal.

Briere will forfeit $67,357 under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and based on his average salary. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund. Thus Briere will miss games on Nov. 25 against the New York Islanders and Nov. 27 at Buffalo. He will be eligible to come back to the game in his flyers jersey on Nov. 28 at Atlanta.

Rockies will visit Albuquerque next spring

It is reported that the Rockies will play several exhibition games in Albuquerque next year. Both of the games will be against the Seattle Mariners on April 4 at 5:05 p.m. MST and the April 3 contest at 12:05 p.m. Tickets can only be purchased by season-ticket and mini-plan holders in Albuquerque.

The general public will have its first opportunity to purchase tickets on Feb. 20. The price will be $25 for one game or $45 for both games. Club Level seats will be $35 for one game or $65 for both. The rest of the Rockies' Spring Training schedule will be released soon. Colorado will open the 2010 regular season on April 5 against the Brewers at Miller Park. So put on your favourite mlb jersey and cheer for your favourite team!

Cardinals make movements in their roster

On Wednesday, the cardinals add eight players to their 40-man roster in advance of next month's Rule 5 Draft. Now the 5 pitchers are Tyler Norrick, Adam Ottavino and Francisco Samuel, catcher Bryan Anderson, first baseman Mark Hamilton and outfielders Allen Craig, John Jay and Darryl Jones.

Among the more notable additions were Craig and Ottavino. Craig was named the organization's Minor League Player of the Year at Triple-A Memphis. He is likely to compete for a spot on the Major League active roster in the spring. Ottavino was the Cardinals' first-round pick in the 2006 Draft. Now the Cardinals now have 34 players on their 40-man roster.
Hope to see them wearing cardinals jerseys to playing on the field.

Ryan Smyth left game with upper body injury

It is said that Kings forward Ryan Smyth suffered an upper body injury during the Los Angeles Kings and Florida Panthers game on Monday night and he did not return to the game. Smyth ranks second in the team in points, goals and assists in 22 games in his first season in Los Angeles Kings.

The veteran forward was acquired from Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Kyle Quincey, Tom Preissing. He was a fifth-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft on July 3. And when will he come back to the ice in his los angeles kings jersey again?

Hurricanes seek to end slide on Sunday

The Carolina Hurricanes has gone without a win in 14 straight games, which ties a franchise record dating back to 1992. The team will try to avoid loss No. 15 when they face the Minnesota Wild at the RBC Center.

Kovalchuk has been extremely outstanding on the ice in the hurricanes jersey after returning from broken right foot. On Friday night, he had 2 goals and 2 assists in the game against the Los Angeles Kings. He has 12 goals in 10 games this season. In the final game of the day, the Chicago Blackhawks host the San Jose Sharks at the United Center.

Ilya Kovalchuk could return a few days later

According to Atlanta General Manager Don Waddell, Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk will not play on Thursday night against the New York Rangers. "He's not going to play tomorrow, but hopefully for Friday," Waddell said at the NHL General Manager Meetings.

After Thursday's game against the Rangers, Thrashers hosts the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. Kovalchuk has been practicing for the past few days, but left Wednesday's practice early. He was expected to miss several weeks after suffering a broken foot on Oct. 24, but has recovered faster than ever expected. Kovalchuk had 9 goals in eight games before the injury and he still leads the Thrashers in goals except for missing the past six games. It is good to hear that he will come back to the ice in his thrashers jersey soon.

Giguere did not satisfied with his role

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere told the Los Angeles Daily News he would rather retire than be a backup goalie. Jonas Hiller has started the last six games for the Ducks after Giguere suffered a groin injury on Oct. 24. If Giguere did not be able to unseat Hiller as the top goalie for the Ducks, he said he would like to move on.

"I'd rather retire than be a backup goalie," Giguere said to the L.A. Daily News. "Something needs to happen. You get a guy like that's going to be a free agent at the end of the year and myself, making the money I'm making, either I'm leaving or he's leaving.I want to play; that's when I have fun. Right now, this is not fun." Well hope he will be a goaltender on the ice again in the anaheim ducks jersey.

Goaltender Cam Ward will remain in hospital

President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes -- Jim Rutherford, announced today that Hurricanes Cam Ward will remain at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus on Sunday night. Cam Ward is expected to return on Monday, where he will be checked further by Hurricanes Head Orthopedic Physician Dr. Marty Isbell. And the goaltender will miss at least three or four weeks.

Cam Ward suffered the pain of the left upper leg from the skate of Blue Jackets forward Rick Nash, as Nash passed through the crease in the columbus blue jackets jersey during the first period of the game on Saturday night. He was originally expected to return on Sunday, but will remain in Columbus through tonight.

Belisle and Flores rejoin the Rockies

Rockies' right-hander Matt Belisle and left-hander Randy Flores sing one-year contracts. Belisle signed a non-roster contract last winter, and went 3-1 with a 5.52 ERA in 24 appearances in three Major League stints. Belisle had two scoreless appearances totaling two innings in the National League Division Series, where the Rockies lost to the Phillies.
Flores underwent shoulder surgery at the end of the 2008 season with the Cardinals, and began 2009 at Colorado Springs to regain his form. He rejoined the team when rosters expanded in September and pitched scoreless ball in nine of his final 11 outings.

The club has outrighted infielder Omar Quintanilla -- who is a member of the Triple-A Colorado Springs roster -- and right-handed pitcher Joel Peralta, who has become a free agent. The Rockies are attempting to sign Peralta to a Minor League contract.

Defenseman Wisniewski is suspended for two games

The National Hockey League announced on Monday.that Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski has been suspended for two games without pay, for giving a blow to the head of Phoenix Coyotes forward Shane Doan on Oct. 31.
The incident occurred at the first period of that game.

According to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and his average annual salary, Wisniewski will forfeit $28,497.40, whice goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. He will miss games on Tuesday against Pittsburgh and Thurday's against Nashville Predators. He will be eligible to return on Saturday against Phoenix Coyotes. Hope he will show up in Saturday's game in his anaheim ducks jersey.

Eric Staal is injured in last Sunday's game

It is reported by the Raleigh News and Observer that Carolina Hurricanes center Eric Staal will miss several games due to an upper-body injury that he suffered on Sunday against the San Jose Sharks. Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford announced that Staal will likely see his 349 consecutive regular-season games ending because of the injury.

Staal left after the second period of that game as the Canes dropped their ninth-straight game. "When things go wrong, they go wrong," Rutherford said. "All teams have to deal with injuries. We have enough players to step up but we'll have to do it with confidence at an all-time low."

Nationals add two men to their front office

Nationals' Kasey McKeon was named director of player procurement and Jay Robertson was named special assistant to the general manager, according to the reports. McKeon spent the previous seven seasons with the Rockies, serving as an assistant to executive vice president and General Manager Dan O'Dowd. During that time, Colorado reached the World Series in 2007.

McKeon, who is an ex-catcher and the son of former big league manager Jack McKeon, also worked for the Reds, Indians and Padres in various scouting capacities. Robertson spent the previous eight seasons as special assistant with the Rangers, working under John Hart and Jon Daniels. Before that, the former pitcher spent 11 seasons with the Indians.

Since the end of the regular season, the Nationals have added a special assistant to the General Manager, Minor League field coordinator, vice president of player personnel, director of Latin American operations, director of player development, director of scouting and assistant GM.