NHL notebook: Ducks' Horcoff suspended 20 games
By The Sports Xchange
The NHL suspended Anaheim Ducks forward Shawn Horcoff for 20 games without pay on Tuesday for a violation of the league's performance enhancing substances program.
The league made the announcement on Tuesday and offered no additional comment. The suspension will cost Horcoff $357,526.88 based on his annual salary of $1.75 million. According to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the suspension means Horcoff receives a mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health for evaluation and potential treatment.
In 45 games for the Ducks this season, the 37-year-old Horcoff has six goals, four assists and 30 penalty minutes. The 37-year-old was drafted by Edmonton in 1998 and spent 12 of his 16 years in the NHL with the Oilers, scoring 447 of his 506 career points for the team. In the two previous seasons before signing with the Ducks, Horcoff played for Dallas. The veteran is six games short of 1,000 in his career.
---The Florida Panthers finalized a six-year, $35 million deal with young center Aleksander Barkov.
The 20-year-old Finland native was set to become a restricted free agent during the summer and the Panthers wanted to secure their future with the talented newcomer.
Barkov, the team's second overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, has scored 12 goals and added 18 assists in 38 games this season.
---The Chicago Blackhawks reached agreement with longtime general manager Stan Bowman on a three-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season.
Bowman has served as the club's general manager for nine years and has been with the Blackhawks for 15 years. He is the first general manager in the salary cap era to put together teams that won three Stanley Cup championships.
The Winnipeg Jets activated center Mark Scheifele after he spent three weeks on injured reserve and placed forward Mathieu Perreault on injured reserve.
Scheifele had been out since Jan. 7 with a lower-body injury, missing seven games. At the time Scheifele was hurt, he had two goals and 11 assists in 37 games. Scheifele also missed four games after Christmas because of a concussion.
Perreault, the team's third leading scorer with 31 points, suffered a lower-body injury (reportedly his back) during Saturday's 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils. The move to injured reserve was retroactive to Jan. 23.
---Forward Craig Adams officially announced his retirement after 14 NHL seasons.
The 37-year-old Adams played on two Stanley Cup winners with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009.
In 951 career NHL regular-season games with the Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks and Penguins, he totaled 55 goals and 105 assists. He played in an additional 106 playoff begins since starting his career with Carolina during the 2000-2001 season after four years at Harvard.
Adams played in 70 regular-season games for the Penguins in 2014-15 and finished with one goal and six assists.
---The Detroit Red Wings recalled center Joakim Andersson from Grand Rapids and sent left winger Eric Tangradi and defenseman Nick Jensen to the American Hockey League team.
Andersson, a fourth-line center, has three points in 26 games for the Red Wings this season and 36 points in 202 career regular-season games for Detroit since 2011-12.
Tangradi made his Detroit debut in a 4-2 win on Monday night over the New York Islanders. He leads Grand Rapids in scoring this season with 16 goals and 31 points. Jensen was called up Sunday but did not see action with the Red Wings. In the past three seasons with Grand Rapids, he totaled eight goals and 36 assists. This season, he has two goals and six assists in 39 games for the Griffins.
---The Dallas Stars reassigned defenseman Esa Lindell to Texas of the American Hockey League.
The 21-year-old played in four games for Dallas with scoring a point during his call-up. He made his NHL debut for the Stars on Jan. 19 against the Los Angeles Kings.
By The Sports Xchange
The NHL suspended Anaheim Ducks forward Shawn Horcoff for 20 games without pay on Tuesday for a violation of the league's performance enhancing substances program.
The league made the announcement on Tuesday and offered no additional comment. The suspension will cost Horcoff $357,526.88 based on his annual salary of $1.75 million. According to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the suspension means Horcoff receives a mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Program for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health for evaluation and potential treatment.
In 45 games for the Ducks this season, the 37-year-old Horcoff has six goals, four assists and 30 penalty minutes. The 37-year-old was drafted by Edmonton in 1998 and spent 12 of his 16 years in the NHL with the Oilers, scoring 447 of his 506 career points for the team. In the two previous seasons before signing with the Ducks, Horcoff played for Dallas. The veteran is six games short of 1,000 in his career.
---The Florida Panthers finalized a six-year, $35 million deal with young center Aleksander Barkov.
The 20-year-old Finland native was set to become a restricted free agent during the summer and the Panthers wanted to secure their future with the talented newcomer.
Barkov, the team's second overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, has scored 12 goals and added 18 assists in 38 games this season.
---The Chicago Blackhawks reached agreement with longtime general manager Stan Bowman on a three-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season.
Bowman has served as the club's general manager for nine years and has been with the Blackhawks for 15 years. He is the first general manager in the salary cap era to put together teams that won three Stanley Cup championships.
The Winnipeg Jets activated center Mark Scheifele after he spent three weeks on injured reserve and placed forward Mathieu Perreault on injured reserve.
Scheifele had been out since Jan. 7 with a lower-body injury, missing seven games. At the time Scheifele was hurt, he had two goals and 11 assists in 37 games. Scheifele also missed four games after Christmas because of a concussion.
Perreault, the team's third leading scorer with 31 points, suffered a lower-body injury (reportedly his back) during Saturday's 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils. The move to injured reserve was retroactive to Jan. 23.
---Forward Craig Adams officially announced his retirement after 14 NHL seasons.
The 37-year-old Adams played on two Stanley Cup winners with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009.
In 951 career NHL regular-season games with the Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks and Penguins, he totaled 55 goals and 105 assists. He played in an additional 106 playoff begins since starting his career with Carolina during the 2000-2001 season after four years at Harvard.
Adams played in 70 regular-season games for the Penguins in 2014-15 and finished with one goal and six assists.
---The Detroit Red Wings recalled center Joakim Andersson from Grand Rapids and sent left winger Eric Tangradi and defenseman Nick Jensen to the American Hockey League team.
Andersson, a fourth-line center, has three points in 26 games for the Red Wings this season and 36 points in 202 career regular-season games for Detroit since 2011-12.
Tangradi made his Detroit debut in a 4-2 win on Monday night over the New York Islanders. He leads Grand Rapids in scoring this season with 16 goals and 31 points. Jensen was called up Sunday but did not see action with the Red Wings. In the past three seasons with Grand Rapids, he totaled eight goals and 36 assists. This season, he has two goals and six assists in 39 games for the Griffins.
---The Dallas Stars reassigned defenseman Esa Lindell to Texas of the American Hockey League.
The 21-year-old played in four games for Dallas with scoring a point during his call-up. He made his NHL debut for the Stars on Jan. 19 against the Los Angeles Kings.
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