Topic: Pavol Demitra

National Hockey League stars were stunned to learn that players on the Russian team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl were among 44 people killed on Wednesday in an airplane crash in central Russia."This is the darkest day in the history of our sport," International ...

Hockey world shocked by air crash tragedy

MIAMI (Reuters) - The world of ice hockey was in shock and grief after suffering its "darkest day" when a plane carrying the Russian team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashed on Wednesday, killing 43 people and leaving just two survivors."This is a terrible tragedy ...

Pavol Demitra

Professional ice hockey player Pavol Demitra plays for the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League . In October of 2008, Demitra was sidelined with a rib injury and is expected to miss three to four weeks.Demitra was drafted 227th overall in ...
The Vancouver Canucks are set to begin their 40th season in the NHL tomorrow night, October 9 against Willie Mitchell and the L.A. Kings, and they will begin it with a realistic chance of a championship at the end of it ...
Jokinen scores 2 as Finns rally from 2-goal deficit in 3rd to beat Slovakia 5-3 for bronze Miikka Kiprusoff braced himself for one last onslaught.The Finns swarmed Kiprusoff, dropping their sticks and patting the goaltender's helmet, after he helped them ...
Demitra ties game, scores in shootout and Canucks win 3-2 to hand Bruins 10th straight loss Pavol Demitra tied the game on a tip-in with 4:42 left and scored the only goal of the shootout to lift the Vancouver Canucks to ...
Canucks re-sign RW Steve Bernier; RW Demitra to have shoulder surgery and be out 4 monthsThe Vancouver Canucks re-signed forward Steve Bernier to a two-year, $4 million contract extension on Thursday, keeping him away from free agency.The 24-year-old right winger gave ...
Salo breaks tie with 1:13 left, Canucks beat Blackhawks 5-3 in Game 1Sami Salo scored on a 3-on-1 rush with 1:13 left, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Thursday night in the series opener after blowing ...

Canucks beat Blue Jackets 3-1

Salo, Kesler score power-play goals, Canucks beat Blue Jackets 3-1Sami Salo and Ryan Kelser scored power-play goals 1:47 apart late in the first period and early in the second, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Sunday ...
Demitra scores shootout winner for Canucks in 4-3 victory against FlamesRyan Kesler scored twice and Pavol Demitra had the shootout winner as the Vancouver Canucks overcame a late third period deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Tuesday night.With goalie ...