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Thursday, September 02, 2010

Daymond Langkow was cleared to start skating in the second half of August, the first step in his return from a neck injury suffered late last season. That's the good news.But nobody is sure when the veteran Flames center will be ready to play again. Or even if he'll be able to play again. As of the final week of August, he wasn't allowed to lift weights or have any physical contact.The Flames have a logjam of centers with Langkow, Olli Jokinen, Matt Stajan, Craig Conroy and Mikael Backlund all likely candidates to be with the team when the puck drops on the new season. Plus, there are the likes of Ryan Stone, John Armstrong and Brett Sutter waiting in the wings—although all are fourth-line talent at this point. However, Langkow's injury might clear up the...

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Calgary captain joins teammates in informal noon-hour skate

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin will be at the Edmonton Oilers training camp on Sept. 17, but he's still in the state of limbo after filing an appeal of his conviction and 30-day jail time for two impaired driving charges on Super Bowl weekend in February.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

At 27, defenseman Aaron Johnson has been around the block a few times in the NHL. His latest career turn came Tuesday, when he signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Nashville Predators. The accord, the Nashville Tennessean reports, will pay him $550,000 for NHL time and $105,000 for the Predators' AHL Milwaukee affiliate. Johnson was an unrestricted free agent and should provide veteran depth to the Predators. The team has yet to come to terms with defenseman Cody Franson, a restricted free agent who had six goals and 15 assists in 61 games during his...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will learn his fate this afternoon in a Scottsdale, Ariz., courtroom when Judge B. Monte Morgan hands down his punishment for two impaired driving charges.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and...

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Get ready for all the hockey your eyeballs can handle on North American television outlets, thanks to release of the 2010-11 NHL television schedule. Regular-season games begin on Oct. 7 live from Helsinki, Finland, and end with the hoisting of the Stanley Cup in mid-June. The largest dose will be on Canadian national TV, including the 58th season of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC. Versus, prime cable home of the NHL in the U.S., will show 78 games, an increase of 13 over last season.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

According to reports, the longtime head of the baseball players' union, Donald Fehr, has agreed to accept the position as new executive director of the NHL Players' Association. The timing is interesting.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Craig Conroy has a new contract and a chance to play his 1,000th NHL game. His job now is to make the Calgary...

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Veteran forward Craig Conroy has re-signed with the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Conroy received a one-year deal. Conroy has appeared in 991 games -- roughly half of them with the Flames -- over 14 seasons. He has 180 goals and 360 assists for 540 points. Last season, the 38-year-old had three goals and 15 points in 63 games.

Sunday, August 08, 2010

(Ed. Note: Puck Daddy's August series, "Mount Puckmore" features fans, bloggers and various media...