Hockey 9/23/14

This week pre season started for NHL and its inching closer and closer until the regular season starts. A couple of injuries occurred during the first few pre season games. First, Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings got hit and hurt his shoulder and now is having an MRI performed later this week to see the damage done. Another person hurt was Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes who suffered a lower body injury in the 3rd period of his game. A goalie that has stood out so far is Jonathan Bernier of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got a shutout in his first pre season game and looked very sharp. A player that stood out this past week was Veteran Mikeal Samuelsson who had 3 points in a game against last years Stanley cup winners the L.A. Kings. In other news the Columbus Blue Jackets extended there affiliation with minor league Springfield team.