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2010-11 New Jersey Devils Preview: A Contender Reloads

Did you hear anything about the Devils this summer? I didn't. These guys were the quietest team in the league. Re-signing their core players, not making any splashy free agent signings and doing everything they could to appease the commissioner's office. Oh wait, they actually did the exact opposite of all that this...

Ilya Kovalchuk Signs With New Jersey

Finally, after nearly three weeks of speculation, rumors and hundreds of guesses, the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes has reached a conclusion -- the longest deal in NHL history. He's staying with the New Jersey Devils, signing a 17-year, $102 million deal. The Los Angeles Kings were the other serious contender for Kovalchuk's...

NHL Must Use Head on Head Shots

For half a century, the NHL was lucky. Then Minnesota North Stars center Bill Masterton carried the puck into the Oakland Seals zone and, after making a pass, was checked by two Seals. Masterton fell backwards. The back of his head smashed into the ice. Blood poured out of his mouth and nose. He passed out. Two days...

Video: Anssi Salmela Scores, Gets Crushed by Jeff Carter

Anssi Salmela was a nice under-the-radar pickup for the New Jersey Devils in last week's Ilya Kovalchuk trade, and on Monday night he made an impact with his second goal of the season -- shorthanded -- just one minute into the second period, giving the Devils a 2-0 lead. Just as the puck was crossing the goal line,...

Kubina, Antropov Give Thrashers Fans Some Hope

Hockey fans in Atlanta have known nothing but losing and front office incompetence since the Thrashers joined the NHL a decade ago. Even the best season in franchise history, the 2006-07 campaign that saw the Thrashers qualify for their first and only playoff appearance, ended in disappointment as they were quickly swept...

Anssi Salmela News From the Web

05/15/12 Salmela suspended for three games Source: Most Valuable Network The IIHF was suspended Finnish defenseman Anssi Salmela for three games for this brutal hit on USA defenseman Alex Goligoski.

Background on Anssi Salmela

Anssi Salmela (born August 13, 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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