NHL
Saturday, October 24
Bruins activate D Morrow
The Boston Bruins activated defenseman Joe Morrow from injured reserve on Friday.
Morrow has played in three games this season for Boston and 18 NHL games in his career, with one goal. Morrow missed the last three games due to the flu.
The team also took forward Seth Griffith off injured non-roster status and assigned him to the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. Griffith has yet to see any regular-season action this year due to a MCL sprain in his left knee that occurred in a preseason game on Sept. 20.
Griffith skated in 30 games for Boston last season, notching six goals and four assists. The 5-foot-9, 191-pound native of Wallaceburg, Ontario, was drafted by the Bruins in the fifth round of the 2012 NHL draft.
Devils F Gionta fined for spearing
New Jersey Devils forward Stephen Gionta was fined more than $2,200 on Friday for spearing Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki during Thursday's game in Ottawa, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.
The fine was the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement and stems from a second period incident in which Gionta was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct. Video of the play shows Gionta spearing Borowiecki with his stick around the midsection and groin areas.
The 32-year-old Gionta apologized publicly after the game, won 5-4 by New Jersey.
"You saw the replay and that can't happen," Gionta told reporters. "First, I apologize to Mark for that play. Obviously, I let my teammates down with it and, luckily, they bailed me out. I just lost my cool and that can't happen."
Sharks reassign F Haley
The San Jose Sharks reassigned forward Micheal Haley to the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League on Friday.
The 29-year-old Haley, who was recalled by the Sharks on Wednesday, currently leads all Barracuda players with four goals and six points (two assists) in three AHL games this season. He scored the first goal in Barracuda history and also paces the team with two power-play tallies.
In 57 career NHL games with the New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Sharks, Haley has recorded two goals, one assist and 174 penalty minutes. Haley has appeared in one game with the Sharks this season.
The 5-foot-10, 205-pound native of Guelph, Ontario, was signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 10, 2014.
Islanders sign F Beauvillier
The New York Islanders and forward Anthony Beauvillier agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract Friday.
The Islanders selected Beauvillier with their second pick of the first round (28th overall) in the 2015 NHL draft.
Beauvillier, 18, has scored 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in seven games this season with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Last season with Shawinigan, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound Beauvillier recorded 94 points (42 goals, 52 assists) in 67 games. The native of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, added seven points (two goals, five assists) in seven QMJHL playoff games.
Saturday, October 24
Bruins activate D Morrow
The Boston Bruins activated defenseman Joe Morrow from injured reserve on Friday.
Morrow has played in three games this season for Boston and 18 NHL games in his career, with one goal. Morrow missed the last three games due to the flu.
The team also took forward Seth Griffith off injured non-roster status and assigned him to the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. Griffith has yet to see any regular-season action this year due to a MCL sprain in his left knee that occurred in a preseason game on Sept. 20.
Griffith skated in 30 games for Boston last season, notching six goals and four assists. The 5-foot-9, 191-pound native of Wallaceburg, Ontario, was drafted by the Bruins in the fifth round of the 2012 NHL draft.
Devils F Gionta fined for spearing
New Jersey Devils forward Stephen Gionta was fined more than $2,200 on Friday for spearing Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki during Thursday's game in Ottawa, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.
The fine was the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement and stems from a second period incident in which Gionta was assessed a major penalty and a game misconduct. Video of the play shows Gionta spearing Borowiecki with his stick around the midsection and groin areas.
The 32-year-old Gionta apologized publicly after the game, won 5-4 by New Jersey.
"You saw the replay and that can't happen," Gionta told reporters. "First, I apologize to Mark for that play. Obviously, I let my teammates down with it and, luckily, they bailed me out. I just lost my cool and that can't happen."
Sharks reassign F Haley
The San Jose Sharks reassigned forward Micheal Haley to the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League on Friday.
The 29-year-old Haley, who was recalled by the Sharks on Wednesday, currently leads all Barracuda players with four goals and six points (two assists) in three AHL games this season. He scored the first goal in Barracuda history and also paces the team with two power-play tallies.
In 57 career NHL games with the New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Sharks, Haley has recorded two goals, one assist and 174 penalty minutes. Haley has appeared in one game with the Sharks this season.
The 5-foot-10, 205-pound native of Guelph, Ontario, was signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 10, 2014.
Islanders sign F Beauvillier
The New York Islanders and forward Anthony Beauvillier agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract Friday.
The Islanders selected Beauvillier with their second pick of the first round (28th overall) in the 2015 NHL draft.
Beauvillier, 18, has scored 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in seven games this season with the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Last season with Shawinigan, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound Beauvillier recorded 94 points (42 goals, 52 assists) in 67 games. The native of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, added seven points (two goals, five assists) in seven QMJHL playoff games.
