Brian Leetch News

Matt Moulson scored two goals and Dwayne Roloson stopped 28 shots to lead the Islanders to a 4-1 NHL victory over the Bruins in Boston on Monday night.

The Boston Bruins announced on Monday night that the club will be hosting the first-ever "Boston Bruins AT&T Legends Classic" on Jan.

Matt Moulson scored two goals and Dwayne Roloson stopped 28 shots to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.

The best Hall of Fame class of my generation, and arguably of all time, will be inducted Monday in Toronto -- Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Brian Leetch.

Brian Leetch is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, along with Brett Hull, Lou Lamoriello, Luc Robitaille and Steve Yzerman, on Monday.

Some on-ice combinations work better than others, and each of the four players inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday can attest to that.

Brian Leetch gets his Hall of Fame ring Monday morning in Toronto. Brian Leetch had visited the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto two years ago when he attended the induction ceremony for Mark Messier.

They lined up outside the downstairs entrance to the Hockey Hall of Fame starting at 6:30 Saturday night, tents and sleeping bags in tow as they awaited the doors opening a mere 16 and a half hours later.

Brian Leetch had trouble keeping it together the day of his first NHL game. He'd just arrived in New York from the 1988 Olympics in Calgary after Team USA was eliminated, tentatively knocking on roommate Mark Hardy's door and being told they'd both catch a ride to Madison Square Garden with Marcel Dionne after a pre-game nap.

DETROIT a ' Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom scored in the first period, then Chris Osgood finished with his first shutout of the season to give the Detroit Red Wings a 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins.

Disgruntled forward Sergei Kostitsyn has been suspended by the Montreal Canadiens for a second time this season after deserting the team's AHL affiliate in Hamilton.

With all 30 NHL training camps opening by Friday, we know the Detroit Red Wings are stacked, the Boston Bruins are stoked to have Patrice Bergeron back and the Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Thrashers should stockpile their luck for the lottery that determines the first draft pick next June.

LONDON KNIGHTS VS. OWEN SOUND ATTACK Tonight, 7:30 p.m. at the John Labatt Centre THE MATCHUP: The Knights went 4-2 against the Attack last season, including three one-goal victories.

Steve Thomas scored 42 goals the season before he was traded to New Jersey and scored at just over a 20-goal pace in his three seasons with the New Jersey Devils.

Most of the time it hasn't worked out, at least not for the Leafs, so the easy reflex reaction on the Phil Kessel deal is to say, "Here we go again." That said, on none of those previous occasions was the club receiving a 21-year-old winger who had already scored 30 goals in the NHL.

Americans might have to take a back seat to the Canadians when it comes to producing NHL All-Stars, but the United States has made great strides in recent years with the influx of stellar young talent taking the League by storm.

"More of the same," he said. Not a lot of ice time. No power-play role. Maybe one goal a month.

The NHL released the 2009-10 schedule Wednesday, when it was formally announced that Boston's Fenway Park would be the site for the Winter Classic between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers on Jan.

What team boss Brian Burke calls the "warriors" who have played nearly every big international hockey event for the United States in the last 15 years looks to have been disbanded, except for one - Mike Modano.

Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Brian Leetch are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame.