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Here is the order of selection, pending trades, for the fifth round of the 2009 NHL Draft.

Sweden scored a thrilling, 6-5 come from behind victory against the United States in sudden death overtime on Wednesday night at the World Ice Hockey Championships in Berne, Switzerland .

Los Angeles Kings winger Dustin Brown could be an important power forward for the Americans at 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver and his audition for that role is going well this week in Switzerland.

The United States broke open a close game with four goals in the third period, beating Austria 6-1 on Monday to reach the second round of the ice hockey world championship.

In the first match of International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships' Group C in Switzerland yesterday, the Latvian national team was defeated by the United States 4-2. Robert Esche stopped 18-of-20 shots for the win... by Martin Avery 18 reads Game Recap April 26, 2009 In the first match of International Ice Hockey Federation World ...

A look at some of the significant moments in Wild GM Doug Risebrough's tenure with the team: Sept.

Justin Williams was caught off guard when told he was heading to the City of Angels.

Defeat the Los Angeles Kings and the results on the out-of-town scoreboard will be of interest to the Oilers.

Edmonton needs to trip up the Flames in their two remaining meetings to have any hope of making the post season.

Today: Sadly, the gallery will be the closest any of us ever come to playing in a threesome with The King and No.

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Patrick O'Sullivan could have easily scored three goals on this road trip. However, the Edmonton Oilers winger had to settle for a couple of goalposts and a handful of squandered opportunities.

The stumbling Chicago Blackhawks will try to end a five- game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Kings in an afternoon clash today at the United Center.

In his first appearance since breaking the NHL victory record, Martin Brodeur made 35 saves in the New Jersey Devils' 4-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday for his 101st shutout, just two behind Terry Sawchuk's mark.

A few sharp eyed readers of the Cult of Hockey noticed this when I first reported it, but it would appear that the Oilers are not the only other NHL team that goes through rapid changes to line combinations.

There was a whirlwind of activity before Wednesday's noon NHL trading deadline, with 22 trades involving 47 players and 21 draft picks taking place, a volume so heavy that it took more than two hours after the deadline passed for all the deals to be vetted by the league and announced.

It seemed only a matter of time before Patrick O'Sullivan found himself riding shotgun for Ales Hemsky.

Item: He he hits, he scraps, he stands up for his teammates, he blocks shots with his frakkin' face! Yes, I miss "Mean" Matt Greene.

Patrick O'Sullivan just didn't have time. There was a plane to catch, a new team to greet and a new start to make, so he jammed what he could into a couple of suitcases and closed the door on the Los Angeles ...

When the D-Day shakedown was all said and done, there were 22 trades involving 45 players.