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Downie fined for takedown of Crosby: report

Tampa Bay Lightning players Steven Stamkos (RIGHT) and Steve Downie (LEFT) chat during practice at the Master Card Centre in Etobicoke, On., Tuesday February 10, 2010.

The National Hockey League has reportedly been fined Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steve Downie $1,000 US for taking down Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby during a game between the two clubs on Sunday.

Oilers send prospect Eberle to AHL

In a juicy twist, Edmonton Oilers prospect Jordan Eberle finished with exactly the same number of points this season as ballyhooed juniors Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin, who all tied for second place in the Canadian Hockey League scoring behind Brandon Kozun of the Calgary Hitmen.

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Flames need to start capitalizing on scoring opportunities

Yes, getting blanked on that four-minute power play against the Detroit Red Wings stung, admits Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla.

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This is a handout sketch of a 19th-century sketches of Pictou Harbour. This one from 1817 is closer to the date of the event.

N.W.T. stakes claim in hockey heritage

Just days after a finding by two Swedish historians bolstered Nova Scotia’s claim to being hockey’s birthplace, the Northwest Territories is moving to formally recognize references to an 1825 game played on a frozen lake near the present-day community of Deline as the earliest eyewitness account of Canada’s national winter sport.

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Chicago Blackhawks Athletic Trainer Mike Gapski checks on Brian Campbell #51 after Campbell got shoved into the boards by Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals on March 14, 2010 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Campbell to miss “seven to eight weeks”

The Chicago Blackhawks will need to make some significant noise during the playoffs if they hope to see defenceman Brian Campbell back in their lineup this season.

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Late goal finishes Flames

In another big game that often could have gone either way, it was the slightly fresher Wings who got the job done to move three points in front of the Flames for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

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Edmonton Oilers' Andrew Cogliano (13) passes the puck between Columbus Blue Jackets' Samuel Pahlsson (L) and Kris Russell (10) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, March 15, 2010.

Jackets win battle of the basement

Maybe a loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets would have stung if the Edmonton Oilers weren’t so mired in mediocrity.

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Ovechkin suspended two games

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has been suspended for two games according to a report.

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Alex Kovalev skates to the front of the Flyers net with Mike Richards chasing at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, January 3, 2010.

Senators’ offence sputtering down the stretch

Alex Kovalev is the poster child for the Ottawa Senators’ offensive struggles.

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Aaron Rome of the Vancouver Canucks carries the puck in first period action against the Buffalo Sabres in NHL action at GM Place on January 25, 2010.

Rome plays his way into regular role with Canucks

When they are on the road and not at the rink, many National Hockey League players seem to spend much of their day talking and texting on their cellphones.

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