NHL notebook: Wideman's suspension upheld
By The Sports Xchange
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld a 20-game suspension for Calgary Flames
defenseman Dennis Wideman after he knocked an official to the ice during a game last month.
The league cited a violation of Rule 40 for physical abuse of officials from a game in Calgary on Jan. 27 against the Nashville Predators. Wideman cross-checked linesman Don Henderson into the ice face first while trying to get back to the team's bench at 11:19 of the second period.
Wideman met with Bettman on Feb. 10 during a a hearing in New York after the an appeal of the suspension handed down by NHL senior executive vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell on Feb. 3.
While awaiting results of the appeal, Wideman already has served seven games of the suspension. Based on his average annual salary, he will lose $564,516.20.
Wideman, 32, played the last four seasons with the Flames. He has two goals, 17 assists and 30 penalty minutes in 48 games this season.
---The Edmonton Oilers recalled goaltender Anders Nilsson from the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.
Nilsson, 25, has appeared in 26 games with the Oilers this season, recording a 3.14 goals-against average and .901 save percentage. The Lulea, Sweden, native has appeared in two games with Bakersfield, winning both games and posting a 2.01 goals-against average and .935 save percentage.
The Oilers also assigned goaltender Laurent Brossoit to their AHL affiliate. Brossoit, 22, has appeared in one game with the Oilers this season, posting a .920 goals-against average and .970 save percentage.
---The Nashville Predators assigned forward Gabriel Bourque to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on a long-term injury loan.
Bourque was expected to suit up for the Admirals on Wednesday night when they traveled to play the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Bourque, 25, has missed the Predators' last 35 games after leaving the game at Philadelphia on Nov. 27 with an upper-body injury. In 22 NHL games in 2015-16, the Rimouski, Quebec, native has one goal and three assists.
---The Chicago Blackhawks assigned defenseman Rob Scuderi to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
Scuderi, 37, appeared in 17 games with the Blackhawks since being acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 14. He registered four assists in 25 games with Pittsburgh prior to joining Chicago.
The two-time Stanley Cup champion (2009 and 2012) has 104 points (eight goals, 96 assists) in 762 regular-season games across 12 seasons with Chicago (2015-16), Pittsburgh (2003-09, 2013-15) and the Los Angeles Kings (2009-13). He has 14 points (one goals, 13 assists) in 117 career postseason games.
---The Anaheim Ducks reassigned goaltender Anton Khudobin to the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League.
Khudobin, 29, was recalled Sunday and backed up Frederik Andesen in the Calgary and Edmonton games on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
Khudobin has posted a 7-6-1 record with a 2.69 goals-against average and .907 save percentage in 14 games with the Gulls this season.
Khudobin, acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes on June 27, 2015, went 3-3-0 with one shutout, a 2.70 goals-against average and .908 save percentage in eight games with Anaheim earlier this season.
---The St. Louis Blues assigned forward Dmitrij Jaskin to Chicago of the American Hockey League, recalled goaltender Jordan Binnington and sent goaltender Pheonix Copley to the minor league team.
Binnington, 22, has an 11-10-3 record in 25 games for the Wolves this season with an 11-10-3 record, a 2.86 goals against average, a .903 save percentage and one shutout. In one game with the Blues, he stopped three of four shots in 13 minutes of ice time.
Copley, 24, came to the Blues in a July 2015 trade with the Washington Capitals. He has made 25 appearances with the Wolves this season and posted an 11-11-1 record, a 2.75 goals-against average, a .905 save percentage and three shutouts. Jaskin, 22, has played in 49 games with the Blues this season, registering 10 points (three goals, seven assists) and 22 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-3, 217-pounder has appeared in 123 career NHL games, posting 30 points (17 goals, 13 assists) and 46 penalty minutes.
---The Los Angeles Kings returned goaltender Peter Budaj to Ontario of the American Hockey League after his emergency recall last week.
Budaj picked up his first NHL win since 2014 in his first appearance of the season when the Kings beat the New York Rangers 5-4 in overtime last Friday.
The 33-year-old Slovakia native was leading the AHL in goals-against average (1.58), save percentage (.935), wins (26), shutouts (eight) minutes (2,284:25) and ranked fourth in saves (862) when he was recalled by the Kings.
By The Sports Xchange
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld a 20-game suspension for Calgary Flames
defenseman Dennis Wideman after he knocked an official to the ice during a game last month.
The league cited a violation of Rule 40 for physical abuse of officials from a game in Calgary on Jan. 27 against the Nashville Predators. Wideman cross-checked linesman Don Henderson into the ice face first while trying to get back to the team's bench at 11:19 of the second period.
Wideman met with Bettman on Feb. 10 during a a hearing in New York after the an appeal of the suspension handed down by NHL senior executive vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell on Feb. 3.
While awaiting results of the appeal, Wideman already has served seven games of the suspension. Based on his average annual salary, he will lose $564,516.20.
Wideman, 32, played the last four seasons with the Flames. He has two goals, 17 assists and 30 penalty minutes in 48 games this season.
---The Edmonton Oilers recalled goaltender Anders Nilsson from the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League.
Nilsson, 25, has appeared in 26 games with the Oilers this season, recording a 3.14 goals-against average and .901 save percentage. The Lulea, Sweden, native has appeared in two games with Bakersfield, winning both games and posting a 2.01 goals-against average and .935 save percentage.
The Oilers also assigned goaltender Laurent Brossoit to their AHL affiliate. Brossoit, 22, has appeared in one game with the Oilers this season, posting a .920 goals-against average and .970 save percentage.
---The Nashville Predators assigned forward Gabriel Bourque to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on a long-term injury loan.
Bourque was expected to suit up for the Admirals on Wednesday night when they traveled to play the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Bourque, 25, has missed the Predators' last 35 games after leaving the game at Philadelphia on Nov. 27 with an upper-body injury. In 22 NHL games in 2015-16, the Rimouski, Quebec, native has one goal and three assists.
---The Chicago Blackhawks assigned defenseman Rob Scuderi to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
Scuderi, 37, appeared in 17 games with the Blackhawks since being acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 14. He registered four assists in 25 games with Pittsburgh prior to joining Chicago.
The two-time Stanley Cup champion (2009 and 2012) has 104 points (eight goals, 96 assists) in 762 regular-season games across 12 seasons with Chicago (2015-16), Pittsburgh (2003-09, 2013-15) and the Los Angeles Kings (2009-13). He has 14 points (one goals, 13 assists) in 117 career postseason games.
---The Anaheim Ducks reassigned goaltender Anton Khudobin to the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League.
Khudobin, 29, was recalled Sunday and backed up Frederik Andesen in the Calgary and Edmonton games on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
Khudobin has posted a 7-6-1 record with a 2.69 goals-against average and .907 save percentage in 14 games with the Gulls this season.
Khudobin, acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes on June 27, 2015, went 3-3-0 with one shutout, a 2.70 goals-against average and .908 save percentage in eight games with Anaheim earlier this season.
---The St. Louis Blues assigned forward Dmitrij Jaskin to Chicago of the American Hockey League, recalled goaltender Jordan Binnington and sent goaltender Pheonix Copley to the minor league team.
Binnington, 22, has an 11-10-3 record in 25 games for the Wolves this season with an 11-10-3 record, a 2.86 goals against average, a .903 save percentage and one shutout. In one game with the Blues, he stopped three of four shots in 13 minutes of ice time.
Copley, 24, came to the Blues in a July 2015 trade with the Washington Capitals. He has made 25 appearances with the Wolves this season and posted an 11-11-1 record, a 2.75 goals-against average, a .905 save percentage and three shutouts. Jaskin, 22, has played in 49 games with the Blues this season, registering 10 points (three goals, seven assists) and 22 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-3, 217-pounder has appeared in 123 career NHL games, posting 30 points (17 goals, 13 assists) and 46 penalty minutes.
---The Los Angeles Kings returned goaltender Peter Budaj to Ontario of the American Hockey League after his emergency recall last week.
Budaj picked up his first NHL win since 2014 in his first appearance of the season when the Kings beat the New York Rangers 5-4 in overtime last Friday.
The 33-year-old Slovakia native was leading the AHL in goals-against average (1.58), save percentage (.935), wins (26), shutouts (eight) minutes (2,284:25) and ranked fourth in saves (862) when he was recalled by the Kings.
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