Mike Sillinger News

That year, the Wings selected Nick Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Mike Sillinger, Dallas Drake and Bob Boughner.

They actually had a bigger deficit at home than on the road . Even-Strength Goals Margin -64 Most amazing stat of the season: On a team that had the worst even-strength goal differential in the NHL, defenseman Mark Streit was plus-6 while averaging 25:13 of ice time in 74 games.

Another year, another goalie dilemma for the Regina Pats. Last season, it was a choice between Linden Rowat and Jeff Bosch for the starter's position while Damien Ketlo and Derek Tendler battled for the backup job.

The Edmonton Oilers have appointed Mike Sillinger their new director of player development.

Hard-serving Sam Querrey won the U.S. Open Series championship Wednesday by moving into the quarterfinals of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Bjorn Phau of Germany at New Haven, Conn.

Center Mike Sillinger, who spent two seasons with the Blue Jackets in a 17-year NHL career, announced his retirement yesterday.

Islanders forward Mike Sillinger, sidelined by hip injuries the past two years, announced his retirement yesterday.

New York Islanders centre Mike Sillinger decided two hip operations were enough.

The top 10 uncommitted free agents still available, listed by position according to nhl.com and ranked by 2008-09 salary, as of 8 a.m. Eastern time on July 2: Centers Saku Koivu, 34, Mtl, $4.75m Mike Comrie, 28, Ott, $4m Robert Lang, 38, Mtl, $4m Steve Sullivan, 34, Nsh, $3.2m Brendan Morrison, 33, Dal, $2.75m Todd Marchant, 35, Ana, $2.66m Mike ...

Mike Milbury, a TV expert these days, was the GM of the New York Islanders in the summer of 2000, the last time the Islanders held the No.

Coming off a last-place season in which they lost a league-leading 582 man games to injury, the Islanders have mutually agreed to part ways with strength and conditioning coach Chris Schwarz.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: D Mark Streit's signing for $20.5 million last summer drew some snickers around the NHL, but the Swiss-born former Canadien proved to be a bargain and far more than the power-play specialist he was branded as in Montreal.