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 The NHL's Department of Player Safety also announced Friday that
Marchand was fined $5,000 for roughing Landeskog.
The incident occurred at 5:46 of the second period. Landeskog was
assessed a match penalty for illegal check to the head, and the
Avalanche captain was ejected from the game. Marchand was assessed a
minor penalty for roughing.
Marchand was uninjured and played the rest of the game after serving
a two-minute penalty for punching Landeskog after the collision.
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Detroit Red Wings forward Teemu Pulkkinen has been fined $2,000 for
diving/embellishment.
Pulkkinen was issued a warning following an incident flagged by NHL
Hockey Operations during a game at Vancouver on Oct. 24. His second
citation, which triggered the $2,000 fine, was issued for an
incident at 12:36 of the first period against Dallas on Nov. 8.
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The Chicago Blackhawks activated defensemen Michal Rozsival and
Duncan Keith from long-term injured reserve.
Both players will be in the lineup Saturday against the St. Louis
Blues, coach Joel Quenneville said.
Rozsival, 37, has missed the entire season with a broken left ankle
sustained during the Blackhawks' Western Conference second-round
series against the Minnesota Wild last season.
Keith, 32, had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee
Oct. 20 and was projected to miss 4-6 weeks. The Blackhawks are
5-4-1 with him out of the lineup.
The Blackhawks also reassigned defensemen Erik Gustafsson and Viktor
Svedberg to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
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The St. Louis Blues placed forward Martin Havlat on unconditional
waivers.
Havlat was seeking his unconditional release from the team due to
personal reasons. He has asked for privacy at this time, according
to the team announcement.
Havlat, 34, was originally brought in by the Blues on a professional
tryout and signed a one-year contract on Nov. 6. He appeared in two
games with the team, scoring one goal.
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The Washington Capitals reassigned right winger Chris Brown for
conditioning purposes and center Chandler Stephenson to the Hershey
Bears of the AHL.
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Brown, 24, has earned three points (two goals, one assist) in 22
career NHL games with Washington and Arizona. He appeared in five
games with the Capitals last season with one goal.
Stephenson, 21, has played in nine games with the Capitals this
season with no points and made his NHL debut on Oct. 15.
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The Nashville Predators signed center Anthony Richard to a
three-year entry-level contract.
Richard, 18, is ranked among the top 10 Quebec Major Junior Hockey
League skaters in goals (sixth, 16), points (eighth, 34) and assists
(10th, 18) through 22 games and in game-winning goals (five) in his
fourth season with the Val-d'Or Foreurs.
The 5-foot-10 Richard was the Predators' fourth-round selection
(100th overall) in the 2015 NHL draft.
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Team North America named four assistant coaches for the 2016 World
Cup of Hockey, including Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning,
Peter DeBoer of the San Jose Sharks, Dave Tippett of the Arizona
Coyotes and Jay Woodcroft of the Edmonton Oilers.
The assistant coaches will report to Team North America general
manager Peter Chiarelli of the Oilers, associate GM Stan Bowman of
the Chicago Blackhawks and head coach Todd McLellan of the Oilers.
Team North America will consist of players from the United States
and Canada who will be age 23 or younger as of Oct. 1, 2016.
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