Fairfield County Business Journal, NY - October 9, 2006 - Local investors are in the preliminary stages of planning a $20 million-plus sports and convention center a half- mile from Interstate 84's exit 2 on Danbury's west side. If all goes according to early planning, the complex could open within three years. The center’s arena would have 5,500 fixed theater-style seats for basketball or ice hockey games, with another 500 seats set up on the arena floor for boxing events, and another 1,600 for concerts and other events for a total 7,100 seats. That compares to the 5-year-old, 10,000-seat Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport.

Charlotte Observer, NC - October 9, 2006 - A season not off to the most attractive of starts for the Carolina Hurricanes turned ugly Sunday when a practice designed to punish turned violent. Kevyn Adams suffered a cut over his left eye in a fight with teammate Bret Hedican midway through an hour-long skating session as the tension of a winless season overflowed on the RecZone ice.

TSN.ca Staff - 10/12/2006 9:02:48 PM - Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment announced today the hiring of Chris Zimmerman to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. Zimmerman joins the organization from Nike Bauer Hockey Inc., where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer for the past three years.

TSN.ca Staff with Arizona Republic files - 10/10/2006 2:47:57 PM - Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Ballard will be out of action for at least four weeks due to a fracture in his right hand sustained Monday night in the Coyote loss to Columbus. Ballard, in his second year with the Coyotes, flew to Phoenix Tuesday to be examined by team doctors. Surgery is likely.

TSN.ca Staff with Pittsburgh Post Gazette files - 10/11/2006 1:40:06 PM - Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby won't miss any action after suffering a bruised hand during practice on Tuesday. Crosby was obvious pain after he tried to grab a high pass from rookie defenceman Kris Letang with his left hand after the formal conclusion of the team's practice at Mellon Arena.

Associated Press - 10/14/2006 6:22:59 PM - UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro missed the team's home opener against Boston on Saturday night because of a groin injury.

Associated Press - 10/13/2006 5:54:10 PM - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Wild forward Pascal Dupuis will be out four to six weeks with a sprained left knee. Dupuis was hurt in the first period of Thursday's game against Washington when he collided with Capitals defenceman Steve Eminger. Dupuis left the ice immediately and limped to the training room.

Canadian Press - 10/12/2006 9:51:20 PM - MONTREAL (CP) - Alexei Kovalev has no intention of giving up piloting a small airplane, despite baseball pitcher Cory Lidle's fatal accident. The star winger for the Montreal Canadiens logs between 80 and 100 hours of flying time per year in his own small plane, a Cessna 414 twin engine. And Kovalev, who has had his pilot's licence for nine years, said Thursday he does not expect NHL teams to ask players to give up flying.

TSN.ca Staff - 10/9/2006 11:55:58 PM - The Toronto Maple Leafs could be without the services of top-four defenceman Pavel Kubina for a prolonged period of time. Kubina hit his left knee against Todd Bertuzzi's knee with 2:48 left in the third of Monday's game against the Florida Panthers. He didn't return to the game and had great difficulty making it to the dressing room.

Canadian Press - 10/11/2006 3:55:44 PM - TORONTO (CP) - Pavel Kubina is disappointed that he's been sidelined with a knee injury but he also knows it could have been worse. "The good news is there is no surgery," the Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman said Wednesday, a day after getting the diagnosis. "I'll work hard to come back as soon as possible."