NOTES : HARTFORD'S PRIMEAU SUSPENDED.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Keith Primeau Keith Primeau (born November 24, 1971, in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an analyst on Comcast SportsNet's Post Game Live, a program which follows every Philadelphia Flyers game. of the Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were an American professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. Known as the New England Whalers when they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972-79, the club played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979-97. was suspended indefinitely by the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there for a slashing incident. The center will have a hearing today with the league. Primeau slashed Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). center Joe Juneau in Wednesday's game and was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct Noun 1. game misconduct - (ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player) on the play. Comings and goings: Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1996 and 2001. right wing Claude Lemieux will return to action Saturday, sooner than expected following surgery for a torn abdominal muscle. While getting back Lemieux, the Avalanche will lose left wing Valeri Kamensky, who separated a shoulder when he slammed into the boards during a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday. Kamaensky is expected to be out a week to 10 days. Lemieux is returning a week earlier than expected. He was expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks after tearing an abdominal muscle Oct. 5 at Dallas. Shake up the Canucks: High-scoring right wing Alexander Mogilny would like to remain with the Vancouver Canucks, but not if changes aren't made. He is urging team president Pat Quinn to acquire a solid center. ``I like it here and I want to stay,'' he said. ``You can see we're working. But we need help. Everybody knows it all starts with strength up the middle. ``I'm not in a management position. I don't make decisions and I know it's not easy to make trades. But if it doesn't change, I hope when they make a trade, it's me.'' The Canucks have lost four straight and fallen to three games below .500. Semenov to have surgery: Buffalo Sabres and former Mighty Ducks forward Anatoli Semenov will be sidelined for eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn left rotator cuff rotator cuff n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. . Semenov, 34, was injured in Buffalo's 2-0 loss Saturday to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has two goals and four assists in 25 games this season since signing with the Sabres as a free agent. Semenov likely would not return until the end of February and would miss 25 games if he is unable to come back before March. Richter honored: New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). goalie Mike Richter, who posted a 10-0-1 record in December, is the NHL's Player of the Month. During the month, Richter had two shutouts and a 1.89 goals-against average. He held the opposition to two or fewer goals in nine of 11 games, despite facing at least 30 shots in 10 games. |
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