Ryan Whitney of the Anaheim Ducks and Tim Gleason of the Carolina Hurricanes were chosen Thursday to replace injured defensemen Paul Martin and Mike Komisarek on the U.S. Olympic hockey team. Whitney and Gleason were selected from the pool of players who participated in the ...

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek will miss the rest of the NHL season and will not play for the U.S. Olympic team because of shoulder surgery. The decision to operate in Alabama next week comes after weeks of rehabilitation. Komisarek has been sidelined since Jan ...

U.S. Olympic defenseman Mike Komisarek of the Toronto Maple Leafs will have shoulder surgery that will knock him out of the Vancouver Games and the rest of the NHL season. A date for the operation has not yet been set, the Maple Leafs said Wednesday ...

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Toronto defenseman Mike Komisarek will have season-ending shoulder surgery, the Leafs said on Wednesday, delivering another blow to the United States' medal hopes at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Komisarek is the second U.S. defenseman in three days to be ruled out of the Olympics with the opening ceremonies less than two weeks away. New Jersey's Paul ...