Canucks make it official with Schneider
goals against average, .937 save percentage and three shutouts last season. The Boston College product supplanted starter Roberto Luongo in the playoffs, starting the Canucks' final three games in their first-round defeat to Los Angeles. Selected 26th
Canucks agree to deal with G Schneider
and $12 million. Schneider first appeared in the NHL during the 2008-09 season and has spent his career as a backup to Roberto Luongo. Last season, he appeared in 33 games and went 20-8-1 with three shutouts along with a 1.96 goals against average
Hodgson at center of Anglo-Italian culture clash
of the most successful managers in England at the moment are Italians Roberto Mancini, who has just coached Manchester City to their first English title since 1968 and Roberto di Matteo who guided Chelsea to the FA Cup and Champions League title
Top Shelf: Trades give draft weekend much-needed excitement
offseason. Deals were expected, but most of the trade rumors swirled around Columbus winger Rick Nash and Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo, not Jordan Staal. With Yakupov considered to be the lone "can't-miss" prospect available in 2012, the draft