Leighton returns to Philly with AHL team (AP)
Michael Leighton wore an orange-and-black uniform, crouched in goal under the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2009-10 Eastern Conference championship banner and heard 18,000 fans cheering for him in the NHL arena. Leighton was back on the ice where he felt he belonged. While the setting of his greatest professional moments were fit for a triumphant homecoming, the circumstances left Leighton realizing how…
Kane among All-Star alternate captains (AP)
All-Star captains Eric Staal and Nicklas Lidstrom are getting some help before they have to pick the rosters for next weekend’s midseason classic. The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association said Saturday that Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green and Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler will serve as alternate captains under Staal, while forwards Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks…
Kings GM fined for remarks on league VP (AP)
The NHL fined Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi $50,000 on Friday for his comments questioning the integrity of league vice president Mike Murphy. “There is no acceptable explanation or excuse for commentary challenging the integrity of the league’s hockey operations department in general or Mike Murphy, in particular,” Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a release.
