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'Three Swedish NHL players accused of rape were suspended for the remainder of the season by their clubs on Monday, two days after being banned from the national team. Kristian Huselius of the Florida Panthers, the top scorer in the Swedish Elite League with Linkoping during the NHL lockout, and teammate Henrik Tallinder of the Buffalo Sabres were released after a club … [Read more...] about Two NHL players released, one banned after rape accusations in Sweden

'The league is holding firm on its pledge to gain "cost certainty" that will tie player salaries to revenues. The NHLPA has offered a 24 percent rollback on salaries but refuses to agree to a salary cap.' … [Read more...] about Reports: NHL readying to cancel season

'Various sources are reporting that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will hold a press conference in New York on Tuesday to cancel the NHL season. The league and the NHLPA met in Washington with a federal mediator on Sunday at the request of the mediator. Both sides reported no progress. NHL teams will hold press conferences after Bettman is finished.' … [Read more...] about The NHL Season To Likely End

'A public relations executive, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that planning was under way Monday for NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to make the announcement at a news conference in New York.' … [Read more...] about Bettman reportedly set to cancel season Tuesday

'NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will announce the cancellation of the 2004-05 season at a news conference Tuesday in New York, following the failure of both sides in the labour dispute to get a deal on paper by his weekend deadline. The league was to put out an advisory later Monday, but a source confirmed to The Canadian ress that the announcement will take place … [Read more...] about NHL to cancel season Tuesday, source says

Miller focused on having fun among flying pucks (Rochester D&C) Goalie Miller a good choice as AHL MVP (Rochester D&C) Miller Wins Top Goaltender (RNews.com) Vanek's and Austria's Olympic dreams dashed by Ukraine (Amerks.com) Miller named top goalie as PlanetUSA wins Skills (Amerks.com) Ryan Miller head to AHL All-Star Classic (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage

Amerks' short lapse opens gate to Bulldogs victory (Rochester D&C) Hamilton 5, Rochester 2 (AP) Ott scores twice as Bulldogs capture 5-2 victory over Americans (CP) Hamilton Skates Past Amerks (RNews.com) Bulldogs bite Amerks 5-2 (Amerks.com) Bulldogs 5, Rochester 2 (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'"I'm an eternal optimist, but that's fleeting fast."' … [Read more...] about NHL ready to pull plug

'"I think it is crazy that it's come this far," Patrick said. "This has been forecast for four years. The players association said this is going to happen ... . Obviously, in a fight like this, it takes two sides.' … [Read more...] about For the love of the game

Florida Panthers teammates Kristian Huselius, 26, and Andreas Lilja, 27, and Henrik Tallinder of the Buffalo Sabres reportedly acknowledged to police that they had sex in their hotel room with a 22-year-old woman they met in a downtown bar early Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Three Swedish NHLers suspended after sex scandal

'"There's so much hate right now. They're fools, they don't say anything and the public is caught in the middle and they're fighting over lots of money. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what they say that the owners are losing. The players are losing this."' … [Read more...] about Hall Of Famer Dionne Thinks The Players Are Looking For Too Much

'“By what I saw today and by watching both press conferences, the sense was that there are no further meetings scheduled or expected so the next thing expected is that Gary Bettman is going to come out and cancel the season. It’s going to be a very dark day in sports history.”' … [Read more...] about Biron Addresses Current Situation

'Tallinder, along with Florida Panthers Kristian Huselius and Andreas Lilja, were arrested by Stockholm police in response to a complaint from a Stockholm women who claims the three men sexually assaulted her.' … [Read more...] about Tallinder Arrested In Sweden

'Kristian Huselius and Andreas Lilja of the Florida Panthers, and Henrik Tallinder of the Buffalo Sabres were questioned Thursday night and released. None were charged with a crime.' … [Read more...] about Three NHL players leave Swedish national team after being questioned in sex assault case

'"I think the first year that we made the playoffs was very exciting. We ended up playing the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. No one gave us a prayer to win that series but we took them to six games. And one of the great moments in my career was in that sixth game in the Auditorium when the fans starting chanting in unison, ‘Thank you Sabres.’ It … [Read more...] about Sabre Legends: Jim Lorentz