LCS Hockey - Chimp Bytes: General NHL News and Notes

Chimp Bytes
General NHL News and Notes
by Zippy, Wonder Chimp

CULLEN SHINES IN CLEVELAND

After being dumped by the Bolts, LCS Hockey hero John Cullen made his way to Cleveland to continue his professional hockey comeback in the IHL. Yes, the IHL, a league Cullen once dominated over 10 years ago.

However, in his first three games with the 'Jacks the great Cullen was far from dominating as he recorded zero points in that span. But could the funk last forever, hell no... we're talking about John Cullen, my friend. In game four, the funk lifted and Cullen orchestrated a brillant 7 point (2-5) performance, the first of his storied career. Go Cullen Go.

NEELY PONDERS COMEBACK

Two years after retiring with a degenerative hip condition, former Boston Bruins forward and LCS Hockey hero Cam Neely is returning to practice with the team as he eyes a possible comeback, the team said. ''I have been encouraged by my workouts so far in that my hip has been sore after skating, but the pain has not lingered,'' Neely said Tuesday in a statement. Neely will skate with the Bruins for about 10 days before deciding whether to return to professional hockey.

NHL ALL-STAR VOTING

The following are the players listed on the World All-Star ballot for the NHL All-Star Game that will be played against the North American All-Star team on January 24th in Tampa Bay:

Centers

Player               Country      NHL Club      

Sergei Fedorov       Russia       Detroit
Peter Forsberg       Sweden       Colorado
Bobby Holik          Czech Rep.   New Jersey
Saku Koivu           Finland      Montreal
Viktor Kozlov        Russia       Florida
Igor Larionov        Russia       Detroit
Robert Reichel       Czech Rep.   NY Islanders
Martin Straka        Czech Rep.   Pittsburgh
Jozef Stumpel        Slovakia     Los Angeles
Marco Sturm          Germany      San Jose
Mats Sundin          Sweden       Toronto
Petr Sykora          Czech Rep.   New Jersey
Alexei Yashin        Russia       Ottawa
Alexei Zhamnov       Russia       Chicago


Wingers

Player               Country      NHL Club      
Daniel Alfredsson    Sweden       Ottawa
Peter Bondra         Slovakia     Washington
Pavel Bure           Russia       Vancouver
Valeri Bure          Russia       Calgary
Jaromir Jagr         Czech Rep.   Pittsburgh
Valeri Kamensky      Russia       Colorado
Sami Kapanen         Finland      Carolina
Dimitri Khristich    Ukraine      Boston
Alexei Kovalev       Russia       NY Rangers
Sergei Krivokrasov   Russia       Nashville
Jere Lehtinen        Finland      Dallas
Alexander Mogilny    Russia       Vancouver
Zigmund Palffy       Slovakia     NY Islanders
Mikael Renberg       Sweden       Tampa Bay
Martin Rucinsky      Czech Rep.   Montreal
Sergei Samsonov      Russia       Boston
Teemu Selanne        Finland      Anaheim
Niklas Sundstrom     Sweden       NY Rangers


Defensemen

Player               Country      NHL Club      
Sergei Gonchar       Russia       Washington
Roman Hamrlik        Czech Rep.   Edmonton
Kenny Jonsson        Sweden       NY Islanders
Darius Kasparaitis   Russia       Pittsburgh
Uwe Krupp            Germany      Detroit
Nicklas Lidstrom     Sweden       Detroit
Boris Mironov        Russia       Edmonton
Teppo Numminen       Finland      Phoenix
Mattias Ohlund       Sweden       Vancouver
Sandis Ozolinsh      Latvia       Colorado
Robert Svehla        Slovakia     Florida
Oleg Tverdovsky      Russia       Phoenix
Alexei Zhitnik       Russia       Buffalo
Sergei Zubov         Russia       Dallas


Goaltenders

Player               Country      NHL Club      
Dominik Hasek        Czech Rep.   Buffalo
Arturs Irbe          Latvia       Carolina
Nikolai Khabibulin   Russia       Phoenix
Olaf Kolzig          Germany      Washington
Tommy Salo           Sweden       NY Islanders
Mikhail Shtalenkov   Russia       Edmonton

The following are the players listed on the North American All-Star ballot for the NHL All-Star Game that will be played against the World All-Star team on January 24th in Tampa Bay:

Centers              

Player               Country      NHL Club       
Jason Allison        Canada       Boston
Ron Francis          Canada       Carolina
Doug Gilmour         Canada       Chicago
Wayne Gretzky        Canada       NY Rangers
Eric Lindros         Canada       Philadelphia
Mark Messier         Canada       Vancouver
Mike Modano          U.S.         Dallas
Joe Nieuwendyk       Canada       Dallas
Adam Oates           Canada       Washington
Michael Peca         Canada       Buffalo
Keith Primeau        Canada       Carolina
Jeremy Roenick       U.S.         Phoenix
Joe Sakic            Canada       Colorado
Pierre Turgeon       Canada       St. Louis
Doug Weight          U.S.         Edmonton
Steve Yzerman        Canada       Detroit


Wingers

Player               Country      NHL Club       
Tony Amonte          U.S.         Chicago
Rod Brind'Amour      Canada       Philadelphia
Shayne Corson        Canada       Montreal
Adam Deadmarsh       U.S.         Colorado
Theoren Fleury       Canada       Calgary
Jeff Friesen         Canada       San Jose
Bill Guerin          U.S.         Edmonton
Brett Hull           U.S.         Dallas
Paul Kariya          Canada       Anaheim
John LeClair         U.S.         Philadelphia
Owen Nolan           Canada       San Jose
Mark Recchi          Canada       Montreal
Brendan Shanahan     Canada       Detroit
Keith Tkachuk        U.S.         Phoenix
Pat Verbeek          Canada       Dallas
Ray Whitney          Canada       Florida
Rob Zamuner          Canada       Tampa Bay


Defensemen

Player               Country      NHL Club        
Rob Blake            Canada       Los Angeles
Ray Bourque          Canada       Boston
Chris Chelios        U.S.         Chicago
Eric Desjardins      Canada       Philadelphia
Steve Duchesne       Canada       Los Angeles
Derian Hatcher       U.S.         Dallas
Kevin Hatcher        U.S.         Pittsburgh
Brian Leetch         U.S.         NY Rangers
Al MacInnis          Canada       St. Louis
Larry Murphy         Canada       Detroit
Scott Niedermayer    Canada       New Jersey
Chris Pronger        Canada       St. Louis
Scott Stevens        Canada       New Jersey
Darryl Sydor         Canada       Dallas


Goaltenders

Player               Country      NHL Club        
Tom Barrasso         U.S.         Pittsburgh
Ed Belfour           Canada       Dallas
Martin Brodeur       Canada       New Jersey
Curtis Joseph        Canada       Toronto
Chris Osgood         Canada       Detroit
Mike Richter         U.S.         NY Rangers
Patrick Roy          Canada       Colorado
John Vanbiesbrouck   U.S.         Philadelphia

Vote for your favorite All-Stars at your local NHL arena or at www.nhl.com.

SUSPENSIONS

Date     Player/Team/Length    Opponent     Reason  

Oct 9    Ruslan Salei          Phoenix      Slew footing
         Anaheim    Daniel Briere 
         5 games

Oct 14   Keith Jones           Buffalo      Hit to the head
         Colorado   Curtis Brown
         2 games

Oct 15   Richard Smehlik       Colorado     High-sticking
         Buffalo    Valeri Kamensky
         1 game

Oct 19   Turner Stevenson      Buffalo      Elbowing
         Montreal   Dixon Ward
         2 games

Oct 21   Rob DiMaio            Phoenix      Elbowing
         Boston     Dallas Drake
         2 games

Oct 23   Denny Lambert         Detroit      Slashing
         Nashville  Kirk Maltby
         4 games

Oct 28   Dave Manson           Boston       Elbowing
         Montreal   P.J. Axelsson
         3 games

Nov 5    Matthew Barnaby       Boston       Blow to the head
         Buffalo    P.J. Axelsson
         4 games

Nov 8    Bobby Holik           Florida      Slew Footing 
         New Jersey Paul Laus 
         2 games

SHUTOUTS

 1. John Vanbiesbrouck, PHI at NYR, 1-0, Oct 9th, 20 saves, 1st season,
     30th career.
 2. Kirk Mclean, FLA at NAS, 1-0, Oct 10th, 26 saves, 1st season, 21st career.
 3. Olaf Kolzig, WAS vs ANA, 1-0, Oct 10th, 29 saves, 1st season, 8th career.
 4. Byron Dafoe, BOS vs NYI, 3-0, Oct 12th, 28 saves, 1st season, 12th career.
 5. Dominik Hasek, BUF at COL, 3-0, Oct 12th, 32 saves, 1st season,
     34th career.
 6. Jocelyn Thibault, MON vs ANA, 1-0, Oct 13th, 30 saves, 1st season,
     8th career.
 7. Byron Dafoe, BOS at COL, 3-0, Oct 14th, 34 saves, 2nd season, 13th career.
 8. Tommy Salo, NYI at TAM, 2-0, Oct 14th, 22 saves, 1st season, 10th career.
 9. Tommy Salo, NYI at STL, 1-0, Oct 17th, 23 saves, 2nd season, 11th career.
10. Chris Osgood, DET vs CGY, 2-0, Oct 18th, 32 saves, 1st season, 21st career.
11. Rob Tallas, BOS at SAN, 3-0, Oct 18th, 22 saves, 1st season, 3rd career.
12. Daren Puppa, TAM vs PIT, 5-0, Oct 21st, 28 saves, 1st season, 18th career.
13. Guy Hebert, ANA vs BOS, 3-0, Oct 21st, 26 saves, 1st season, 17th career.
14. Garth Snow, VAN at FLA, 5-0, Oct 23rd, 35 saves, 1st season, 4th career.
15. Olaf Kolzig, WAS at BUF, 1-0, Oct 23rd, 30 saves, 2nd season, 9th career.
16. Chris Osgood, DET at MON, 3-0, Oct 24th, 18 saves, 2nd season, 22nd career.
17. Peter Skudra, PIT at TOR, 2-0, Oct 26th, 27 saves, 1st season, 1st career.
18. Dominik Hasek, BUF at NYR, 0-0, Oct 27th, 16 saves, 2nd season,
     35th career.
19. Mike Richter, NYR vs BUF, 0-0, Oct 27th, 24 saves, 1st season, 20th career.
20. Tommy Salo, NYI vs LOS, 1-0, Oct 27th, 20 saves, 3rd season, 12th career.
21. Arturs Irbe, CAR vs CHI, 2-0, Oct 28th, 21 saves, 1st season, 14th career.
22. Daren Puppa, TAM at LOS, 3-0, Oct 30th, 27 saves, 2nd season, 19th career.
23. Ken Wregget, CGY vs WAS, 0-0, Oct 30th, 27 saves, 1st season, 9th career.
24. Mike Richter, NYR vs CAR, 1-0, Oct 30th, 30 saves, 2nd season, 21st career.
25. Rick Tabaracci, WAS at CGY, 0-0, Oct 30th, 20 saves, 1st season,
     14th career.
26. Arturs Irbe, CAR at BOS, 2-0, Oct 31st, 34 saves, 2nd season, 15th career.
27. Nikolai Khabibulin, PHO at LOS, 3-0, Nov 1st, 31 saves, 1st season,
     14th career.
28. Curtis Joseph, TOR vs COL, 3-0, Nov 4th, 24 saves, 1st season, 20th career.
29. Mike Vernon, SAN vs DAL, 4-0, Nov 4th, 21 saves, 1st season, 19th career.
30. Byron Dafoe, BOS at PIT, 0-0, Nov 7th, 26 saves, 3rd season, 14th career.
31. Jean-sebastien Aubin, PIT vs BOS, 0-0, Nov 7th, 18 saves, 1st season,
     1st career.

HAT TRICKS

 1. Theoren Fleury, CGY at SAN, Oct 10th, 1st season, 12th career.
 2. Al Macinnis, STL at NYR, Oct 12th, 1st season, 3rd career.
 3. Brendan Shanahan, DET vs STL, Oct 16th, 1st season, 11th career.
 4. John Leclair, PHI at TAM, Oct 16th, 1st season, 8th career.
 5. x-Mark Parrish, FLA at CHI, Oct 30th, 1st season, 1st career.
 6. Geoff Sanderson, BUF at TOR, Oct 31st, 1st season, 6th career.
 7. Theoren Fleury, CGY at CHI, Nov 1st, 2nd season, 13th career.
 8. Valeri Kamensky, COL at EDM, Nov 6th, 1st season, 5th career.
 9. Peter Bondra, WAS at OTT, Nov 7th, 1st season, 11th career.

x-four-goal game

TRANSACTIONS

Monday, Nov. 9

Florida Panthers: Recalled F Dave Nemirovsky from Fort Wayne (IHL).
Montreal Canadiens: Sent F Andrei Bashkirov to Fredericton (AHL) for conditioning.
New York Rangers: Recalled LW Bill Berg from Hartford (AHL).
Phoenix Coyotes: Recalled F Brad Isbister from Springfield (AHL).
St. Louis Blues: Placed G Grant Fuhr on injured reserve. Recalled Gs Rich Parent and Brent Johnson from Worcester (AHL).
Washington Capitals: Signed G Olaf Kolzig to a four-year contract. Sent C Matt Herr, D Nolan Baumgartner and G Mike Rosati to Portland (AHL).

Sunday, Nov. 8

NHL: Suspended New Jersey Devils C Bobby Holik and undisclosed amount of time for slew footing Florida Panthers D Paul Laus in a game on Nov. 7, pending a hearing.

Saturday, Nov. 7

Los Angeles Kings: Recalled D Jan Nemecek and RW Dan Bylsma from Long Beach (IHL).
New York Islanders: Traded LW Ken Belanger to the Boston Bruins for LW Ted Donato.
Washington Capitals: Recalled D Steve Poapst from Portland (AHL).

Friday, Nov. 6

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Sent C Josef Marha to Cincinnati (AHL).
Colorado Avalanche: Recalled D Jeff Buchanan from Hershey (AHL).
Los Angeles Kings: Recalled RW Dan Bylsma from loan to Long Beach (IHL).
New Jersey Devils: Sent RW Sasha Lakovic to Albany (AHL) for conditioning.
Philadelphia Flyers: Sent Ds Ryan Bast and Andy Delmore to Philadelphia (AHL).
Tampa Bay Lightning: Signed general manager and head coach Jacques Demers to a four-year contract through the 2001-2002 season.
Vancouver Canucks: Sent G Mike Valley to Syracuse (AHL).

Thursday, Nov. 5

NHL: Suspended Buffalo Sabres RW Matthew Barnaby four games and fined him $1,000 for a blow to the head of Boston Bruins F P.J. Axelsson on Nov. 3.
Boston Bruins: Re-signed C/LW Anson Carter to a two-year contract.
Buffalo Sabres: Recalled Fs Randy Cunneyworth and Erik Rasmussen from Rochester (AHL).
Calgary Flames: Recalled G Jean-Sebastien Giguere from Saint John (AHL). Sent C Martin St. Louis to Saint John (AHL).
Chicago Blackhawks: Signed G Andrei Trefilov and assigned him to Indianapolis (IHL)
Florida Panthers: Loaned D Filip Kuba to Kentucky (AHL).
Vancouver Canucks: Sent D Chris McAllister to Syracuse (AHL). Recalled LW Peter Schaefer from Syracuse.

Wednesday, Nov. 4

Calgary Flames: Recalled G Jean-Sebastein Giguere from Saint John (AHL).
Florida Panthers: Reassigned D Lance Ward to New Haven (AHL). Sent LW Dwayne Hay to New Haven.

Tuesday, Nov. 3

Colorado Avalanche: Assigned D Dan Smith to Hershey (AHL).
Dallas Stars: Assigned D Sergey Gusev to Michigan (IHL).
Los Angeles Kings: Placed C Jozef Stumpel on injured reserve.
Nashville Predators: Assigned C Jeff Nelson to Milwaukee (IHL).
New Jersey Devils: Loaned G Richard Shulmistra to Manitoba (IHL).

Monday, Nov. 2

Chicago Blackhawks: Loaned C Ed Olczyk to Chicago (IHL).
Florida Panthers: Reassigned F Dwayne Hay to New Haven (AHL).
Los Angeles Kings: Recalled C Olli Jokinen from Springfield (AHL).
Nashville Predators: Recalled D Chris Armstrong from Milwaukee (IHL) and reassigned him to Hershey (AHL). Assigned D Richard Linter to Milwaukee.
Vancouver Canucks: Recalled G Mike Valley from Syracuse (AHL).

Sunday, Nov. 1

Calgary Flames: Loaned D Sami Helenius to Chicago (IHL).
Chicago Blackhawks: Waived RW Ed Olczyk. Returned RW Ty Jones to his junior team (Spokane,WHL). Sent D Alain Nasreddine to Portland (AHL).
Nashville Predators: Acquired C Cliff Ronning and D Richard Lintner from the Phoenix Coyotes for future considerations.
New Jersey Devils: Signed D Scott Niedermayer to a multiyear contract.
New York Rangers: Placed RW Alexei Kovalev on the 7-day injured reserve. Recalled LW Vladimir Vorobiev from Hartford (AHL).
Philadelphia Flyers: Recalled Ds Andy Delmore and Ryan Bast from Philadelphia (AHL).
Phoenix Coyotes: Assigned D Bryan Helmer to Las Vegas (IHL).
Pittsburgh Penguins: Reassigned D Tom O'Connor from Syracuse (AHL) from Wheeling (ECHL).
Vancouver Canucks: Placed LW Brad May on injured reserve. Recalled C Josh Holden from Syracuse (AHL).