Montréal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey made the decision to boost his defense by claiming off re-entry waivers Jay Leach from New Jersey. Leach re-joins buddies Brian Giontra & Scott Gomez… all former Devils.

Can it be true? In a reversal of fortune of sorts, the National Hockey League is talking of returning teams to Canadian cities that have hosted NHL teams.

On Friday night the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1, winning the Stanley Cup in incredible fashion. To do so they first had to come back from a 2-0 deficit in the series, first with two straight wins to even it at 2-2, then winning the last two games after falling behind 3-2. Now when's that parade?

This Saturday start the Stanley Cup Finals of 2009. NHL has already announced the Stanley Cup Finals schedule of 2009, but there may be some potential conflicts with other sports that may effect the ratings.

On Monday, NY Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced that Tom Renney, the Blueshirts' head coach since 2004, has been relieved of his coaching duties. Assistant coach Perry Pearn was also relieved of his duties.

Tampa Bay Lightning has fired its coach Barry Melrose and has elevated Rick Tocche to the position of interim head coach.

New York Rangers' Sean Avery has been hospitalized after lacerating his spleen during a playoff loss to the Pens yesterday. Avery did not have a cardiac arrest and reports of him having heart attack are not true.

Swedish ice hockey star Peter Forsberg returned to the National Hockey League and the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday.

On New Year's Day, the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League played in the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic, an outdoor game held at Orchard Park, New York's Ralph Wilson Stadium. This was the second outdoor game in league history and the first outdoor game held in the United States.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., and the New York Islanders today announced that Canon has signed a three-year marketing and sponsorship agreement that renews the relationship between the digital imaging leader and the Long Island-based National Hockey League (NHL) team.