BRIEFLY.Ducks deal Fedorov to the Blue Jackets The Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. Twenty-six episodes total were produced. traded Sergei Fedorov Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov (Russian:Сергей Викторович Фёдоров, Sergey Viktorovich Fyodorov and a fifth-round pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional men's ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). on Tuesday for hard-nosed center Tyler Wright Tyler Wright (born April 6, 1973 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in 613 NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks. and rookie defenseman Francois Beauchemin. Ducks general manager Brian Burke For the hockey executive, see . Brian Thomas Burke (born in Perth, 25 February 1947) was premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. In 1994, Burke was imprisoned for seven months after being convicted of rorting travel expenses. said the fact Fedorov, 35, missed 13 games with a groin injury and has only netted one point - an assist - in five games wasn't a factor in the trade. Burke said the move was rooted in finances. The Ducks were bumping up against the $39 million salary cap and Fedorov was the second-highest paid player on the team at $6.08 million per season to defenseman Scott Niedermayer Robert Scott Niedermayer (born August 31, 1973, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman, who is currently suspended by the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. ($6.76 million), the team's biggest offseason acquisition. Fedorov was slated to make the same amount each of the next two seasons. ``He was shocked, but excited at the opportunity to play in Columbus,'' said Pat Brisson, Fedorov's agent. Brisson said Fedorov is expected to play for Columbus (5-13-0) tonight in a home game against the St. Louis Blues. The Ducks' cap number is now around $33.5 million with Wright and Beauchemin, who make about $1.45 million combined. Fedorov, a six-time All-Star and three-time Stanley Cup winner with the Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. , has tallied 431 goals and 589 assists in his 15 years in the league. He scored 31 goals and had 34 assists in his one full season, 2003-04, with the Ducks. Wright, 32, and Beauchemin, 25, are both expected to be in the lineup tonight against the Dallas Stars at the Pond. - A.J. Perez TENNIS: Top-ranked Roger Federer, the two-time defending Masters Cup champion held off Ivan Ljubicic 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4) to secure a spot in the tournament's semifinals in Shanghai, China. Sixth-ranked Guillermo Coria slumped to 0-2 in round-robin play with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to David Nalbandian. MOTOR SPORTS: NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Nextel Cup champion driver Kurt Busch had a 0.017 blood-alcohol level on a preliminary sobriety test, far below the state's impairment limit, Maricopa County sheriff's office said Tuesday. --NASCAR car owner Ray Evernham shook up his organization, swapping crews for drivers Kasey Kahne and Jeremy Mayfield while eliminating the crew chief position. The move removed Tommy Baldwin as crew chief for Kahne. HORSE RACING: L. Wayne Gertmenian, the president of The Jockeys' Guild, was voted out by riders claiming their organization has been mismanaged for years. FOOTBALL: Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder retired from the program he coached from college football's depths to a spot among the nation's elite. BOXING: Former junior featherweight champion Agapito Sanchez died Tuesday from gunshot wounds during a fight outside his home in the Dominican Republic. - Daily News Staff and Wire Services |
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