NHL NOTES: STUMPEL STILL SORE, AIMING FOR OPENER.Byline: Roger Phillips The Kings know that when he is healthy, Jozef Stumpel will be their No. 1 center. The question is: When will he be healthy. Stumpel twisted an ankle on Sept. 13, the first day of practice, and hasn't played in any of the Kings' three exhibition games. He skated Monday and Tuesday, then received a cortisone cortisone (kôr`tĭsōn'), steroid hormone whose main physiological effect is on carbohydrate metabolism. It is synthesized from cholesterol in the outer layer, or cortex, of the adrenal gland under the stimulation of adrenocorticotropic injection, preventing him from skating Wednesday. The Kings are hoping he'll be able to skate today, but he is not expected to play in Friday's exhibition game against Phoenix at the Forum. Stumpel said he is not concerned that his injury will keep him from playing when the Kings open the regular season in Edmonton on Oct. 10. ``Hopefully, in several more days I'll be set to go,'' he said. ``Ankles always take a little longer. I'm trying to get treatment every day. I want to get back as soon as possible.'' In other injury news, defenseman Steve Duchesne bruised a hip in Tuesday's victory over the Mighty Ducks, did not skate Wednesday and is day to day. Rookie center Jason Morgan remains sidelined with knee tendinitis. Defenseman Jaroslav Modry bruised his right thigh against the Ducks and is day to day. Roster cuts: The Kings trimmed their roster to 34, sending defensemen Sean Blanchard and Peter Hogan and center Chris Schmidt to the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League
Comeback ends: Milos Miloš, prince of Serbia Miloš or Milosh (Miloš Obrenović) (both: mĭ`lôsh ōbrĕ`nəvĭch) Holan, 27, a Czech defenseman who struggled to regain his health after being diagnosed three years ago with granulocytic leukemia granulocytic leukemia n. See myelogenous leukemia. , a form of blood cancer, was released by the Ducks. Holan had his immune system purposely destroyed to undergo a bone marrow transplant bone marrow transplant: see bone marrow. in February 1996. During eight months in the hospital he lost 50 pounds. Elsewhere in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there : Former Kings player Bernie Nicholls, a veteran center known for his leadership in the locker room, has re-signed with the San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). . . . . The New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Devils have won the Stanley Cup three times, in 1995, 2000, and 2003. signed goaltender Jean-Francois Damphousse to a multiyear contract. Damphousse, 19, was the Devils' first choice and the 24th overall pick in the 1997 Entry Draft. . . . Dallas Stars defenseman Derian Hatcher was suspended for four exhibition games and fined $1,000 for his part in an incident during an exhibition game with St. Louis, the NHL announced. Hatcher, who punched a Blues player from behind, was cited under the league's attempt-to-injure rule. . . . Saku Koivu agreed to a two-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and is believed to be in line for about $3 million a year. The Associated Press contributed to this report. |
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