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: *** Penguins' Tibbetts goes before state parole board : PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Billy Tibbetts : appeared before a state parole board hearing officer Thursday who : will determine whether Tibbetts violated his parole when he : punched an opponent during a game. If the hearing officer in : Pittsburgh believes Tibbetts violated his parole and : Massachusetts officials agree, they could petition a court to : revoke it. In that case, Tibbetts could be ordered to serve the : remainder of a 3-to-5-year sentence on a Massachusetts sexual : assault conviction in 1994. Tibbetts had no comment as he entered : the hearing with Penguins general manager Craig Patrick and : didn't speak to reporters afterward. Tibbetts also did not return : a message left at a hotel where he is staying. Tibbetts punched : Atlanta's Darcy Hordichuk as he stood in the bench area during a : Jan. 27 game. : Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=406113201 : *** Wings match Leafs at 270-270-92; tiebreaker on Saturday : (AP) - Although they no longer are in the same division or even : in the same conference, the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple : Leafs have a strong rivalry. Throughout Thursday's game in : Detroit, won by the Wings 2-1 on Darren McCarty's goal, fans of : both teams could be heard cheering loudly. "There's always been : an air of intensity when these two teams play," Toronto's Steve : Thomas said. "There's a rivalry that's developed over the years. : Both teams get up pretty well for the rivalry." The win tied the : series between the longtime rivals at 270-270-92. They meet again : Saturday night in Toronto. McCarty had a goal and an assist as : the Red Wings improved to 7-0-1 in their past eight home games. : Kirk Maltby had the Detroit fans cheering when he crashed the net : and scooped in a rebound at 6:27 of the first period. Toronto's : fans got in it when Shayne Corson one-timed a shot from the slot. : SLAP SHOTS : David Legwand might just lead Nashville to the first playoff : berth in franchise history. The second-year center scored two : power-play goals in the second as the Predators picked up their : fourth straight win, 3-1 over Columbus. Nashville, a third-year : franchise, moved within two points of eighth-place Edmonton in : the Western Conference. The Predators also reached .500 : (24-24-7-2). Elsewhere, St. Louis' Pavol Demitra scored his first : goal in three games since returning from an eye injury and added : an assist in a 4-1 victory over Tampa Bay. The Blues moved one : point behind Colorado for first place overall in the league. : Vancouver's Bob Essensa made 31 saves and Steve Shields stopped : 26 shots for San Jose as the teams played to a 0-0 tie, and Rob : Zamuner scored an unassisted goal with 11:46 remaining in : regulation, lifting Ottawa to a 4-4 tie with New Jersey. : Scoreboard : ---------- : *** Thursday's results : 1ST 2ND 3RD OT FINAL : --- --- --- --- ----- : New Jersey 1 2 1 0 4 : Ottawa 2 1 1 0 4 : : 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL : --- --- --- ----- : Toronto 1 0 0 1 : Detroit 1 0 1 2 : : 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL : --- --- --- ----- : Columbus 1 0 0 1 : Nashville 0 3 0 3 : : 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL : --- --- --- ----- : Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1 : St. Louis 1 1 2 4 : : 1ST 2ND 3RD OT FINAL : --- --- --- --- ----- : San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 : Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 : : 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL : --- --- --- ----- : Carolina 0 0 2 2 : Los Angeles 0 4 0 4 : Schedules : --------- : *** Friday's Games : Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. : Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m. : N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 8 p.m. : Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. : Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m. : Edmonton at Phoenix, 9 p.m. : Washington at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m. : (TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN) : Transactions : ------------ : *** Thursday's Moves : National Hockey League : CALGARY FLAMES-Assigned C Daniel Tkaczuk and LW Steve Begin to : Saint John of the AHL. : DETROIT RED WINGS-Assigned D Jiri Fischer to Cincinnati of the : AHL. : LOS ANGELES KINGS-Assigned RW Marko Tuomainen to Lowell of the : AHL. : PITTSBURGH PENGUINS-Recalled G Rich Parent from : Wilkes-Barre-Scranton of the AHL. : ST. LOUIS BLUES-Recalled D Dale Clarke and D Darren Rumble from : Worcester of the AHL. Assigned G Dwayne Roloson to Worcester. : Waived D Vladimir Chebaturkin. : WASHINGTON CAPTIALS-Signed RW Kyle Clark to a three-year : contract. Reassigned LW Derek Bekar to Portland of the AHL. : American Hockey League : ALBANY RIVER RATS-Reassigned D Lucas Nehrling to Adirondack of : the UHL. : CINCINNATI MIGHTY DUCKS-Reassigned LW Torrie DiRoberto to Baton : Rouge of the ECHL. Named Ben Weber director of youth and amateur : hockey development. : WILKES-BARRE-SCRANTON PENGUINS-Reassigned G Craig Hillier to : Wheeling of the ECHL. Recalled G Joel Laing from Wheeling. : WORCESTER ICECATS-Returned G Curtis Sanford and RW Tyler Willis : on loan to Peoria of the ECHL. : Central Hockey League : MACON WHOOPEE-Placed RW Bobby Davis on 14-day injured reserve, : retroactive to Feb. 1. : TULSA OILERS-Transferred RW Chris Fawcett from injured reserve to : the suspended list. : East Coast Hockey League : AUGUSTA LYNX-Activated D Tom O'Connor from injured reserve. : CHARLOTTE CHECKERS-Added LW Scott Wray to the roster. : JACKSON BANDITS-Waived F John Poapst. Added G Scott LaGrand to : the roster. : NEW ORLEANS BRASS-Traded C David Whitworth to Trenton for C Jed : Whitchurch. : PENSACOLA ICE PILOTS-Acquired F Tyson Holly from New Orleans, : completing a previous trade. Activated F Todd Barclay from : injured reserve. Placed D Chris Newans on 7-day injured reserve : and F Pat Staerker on 14-day injured reserve. Added D Keith : Cassidy and D Chris Aldous to the roster. : TRENTON TITANS-Released G Francois Bourbeau. Transferred F Benoit : Morin from 14- to 60-day injured reserve. Placed RW Rick Kowalsky : on 14-day injured reserve. : United Hockey League : QUAD CITY MALLORDS-Placed C Ryan Lindsay on 10-day injured : reserve. Transferred F Vlad Serov from 14- to 21-day injured : reserve. : West Coast Hockey League : COLORADO GOLD KINGS-Sent LW Terry Ryan on loan to Hershey of the : AHL. : IDAHO STEELHEADS-Announced D Adam Borzecki has been recalled by : Syracuse of the AHL. Added G James Buchanan to roster. : PHOENIX MUSTANGS-Suspended D Mike DeAngelis for leaving the team. : Western Professional Hockey League : LUBBOCK COTTON KINGS-Signed G Mike Szkodzinski. : MONROE MOCCASINS-Signed F Derek Toninato and F Matt Hill. Waived : F Barrett Ortego. Placed F Ryan Cirillo on 14-day injured : reserve. : NEW MEXICO SCORPIONS-Signed F K.J. Voorhees. Activated D Miroslav : Dvorak from 21-day injured reserve. Placed F Darren Hutchins on : 14-day injured reserve.

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