Wednesday in the Juniors

QUEBEC MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Blainville-Boisbriand 2, Drummondville 1
At Rouyn-Noranda 5, Cape Breton 2
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.
Recaps are here.

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Sault Ste. Marie 6, Saginaw 5
Summary is here.
Standings are here.
Recap is here.

WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Regina 4, Moose Jaw 1
Red Deer 5, at Saskatoon 3 (video above)
Tri-City 2 at Everett 0
At Kelowna 7, Vancouver 0
At Victoria 4, Medicine Hat 3 OT
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.
Recaps are here.
Buzzing the Net's three stars are here.

The United States Hockey League was dark on Wednesday.

Wednesday in the KHL

KONTINENTAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Yugra 6, Amur 4 (video below)
Slovan 1, at Avtomobilist 0
Neftekhimik 3, at SKA 2 SO (video above)
At Dynamo Moscow 2, Ak Bars 0
At Donbass 4, Dinamo Riga 2
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.
Recaps are here.

Tuesday in the Juniors

QUEBEC MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Halifax 6, Acadie-Bathurst 2
At Shawinigan 5, Val-d'Or 1
At Victoriaville 5, Sherbrooke 1
Quebec 2, at Chicoutimi 1
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.
Recaps are here.

WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Prince Albert 5, Red Deer 4 SO
Summary is here.
Standings are here.
Recap is here.

The Ontario Hockey League and the United States Hockey League were dark on Tuesday.

In Case You Forgot

OK, so maybe the image is a little too shadowy for your taste, but that may be appropriate considering the NHL is in meltdown mode.

This is the Stanley Cup with the names of the 2012 champion Los Angeles Kings engraved on it.

This is the best look for now. Wonder when the team will get one last lap around the ice with it before the defense of the Cup begins.

Tuesday in the KHL

The first words of the day came to me via my phone, telling me that ESPN was picking up the rights to broadcast the Kontinental Hockey League in the United States, with broadcast being a rather broad word to describe the placement of KHL games on ESPN3, the streaming or, for those of you who choose to use the now archaic term, online service.

The service is tough to get for many fans, which puts a smile on my face in the way ESPN tries to tell everyone they are picking up hockey when in fact they are giving it the same back of the hand they always have.

Any thoughts of this being a big extended middle finger by ESPN to the NHL for wisely leaving the pay-me-no-mind list of worldwide leader of college football, college basketball and NFL gab shows needs to think again.

If ESPN were truly interested in giving the big bird to the NHL, the worldwide leader would put the KHL games on the original channel, live during the day and then again at night during the NFL gabfests and NBA shillfest.

But no. ESPN is keeping it as a streaming option. For those of you who thought OLN/Versus/NBC Sports Network is a tough truffle to snuffle up, ESPN 3 (via WatchESPN) will only make you long for a better internet connection, a better TV or a better provider.

Still, it is hockey and if you can get it and have time off during the days, this will help you pass time during the NHL lockout. Thanks for throwing us a crumb, ESPN.

And now, for the day's KHL action.



KONTINENTAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Severstal 4, Atlant 0 (video top)
At Vityaz 4, Torpedo 2 (video above)
Lokomotiv 2, at Dinamo Minsk 1 (video below)
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.
Recaps are here.

Monday in the KHL

KONTINENTAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Avangard 2, Sibir 1 OT
At Barys 3, Amur 1
At Yugra 4, Metallurg Novokuznetsk 3
Lev 5, at Avtomobilist 3
At Traktor 3, Slovan 1
CSKA 2, at Metallurg Magnitogorsk 1 SO (video above)
At SKA 5, Ak Bars 2
At Dynamo Moscow 5, Neftekhimik 1
Salavat Yulaev 3, at Dinamo Riga 2 OT
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.
Recaps are here.

Sunday in the Juniors

QUEBEC MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Prince Edward Island 6, Gatineau 2
At Acadie-Bathurst 5, Rimouski 4 SO
Saint John 5, at Moncton 1
At Quebec 4, Val-d'Or 2
Baie-Comeau 4, at Chicoutimi 2
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.
Recaps are here.

ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE
At Kingston 5, Niagara 4
Guelph 4, at London 1
At Windsor 5, Sudbury 2
At Oshawa 7, Brampton 4
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.
Recaps are here.

WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Kamloops 3, at Victoria 0
At Vancouver 3, Spokane 2
Summaries are here.
Standings are here.
Recaps are here.
Buzzing the Net's three stars are here.

The United States Hockey League was dark on Sunday. All four junior leagues are dark on Monday, with the QMJHL and WHL returning to action on Tuesday. The OHL resumes play on Wednesday. The USHL will be back on the ice on Friday.