Anatoli Tarasov, "the father of Russian hockey," will be one of the USA Hockey Hall of Fame inductees on October 10, 2008.

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Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, the No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, tore two ligaments in his right knee during a recent golf outing and is expected to miss the entire season but recover fully.

“In our business you get a few curveballs,” team president John Davidson said Tuesday night before St. Louis played Dallas in a preseason game. “This is a pretty good curveball.”

Johnson, 20, was injured during a team golf outing on Sept.

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No. 1 pick in ‘06 draft reportedly tore 2 knee ligaments in team golf outing

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Top pick Steven Stamkos scored his first goal, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in a preseason game on Tuesday night.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Top pick Steven Stamkos scored his first goal, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in a preseason game on Tuesday night.

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‘It seems like he’s been here a lot longer than a few days’

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ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (AP) -Peter Budaj has the net all to himself, no Jose Theodore standing in his way.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason will be out 4-to-6 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday.

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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -Boston forward Patrice Bergeron had a goal and three assists in his first game since suffering a severe concussion almost 11 months ago as the Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 in a preseason game Monday night.

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EDMONTON - Jason Krog’s shootout goal proved to be the winner as the Vancouver Canucks knocked off the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in the opening pre-season game for both teams on Monday.

Edmonton got a chance to display its potentially lethal-lo…

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