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Baseball is known as a laid-back, almost pastoral, game. But the battle among summer leagues for collegiate players can get intense. The Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League announced five more signings Monday.

While the rest of his NHL compatriots were skating in training camps Monday after the lockout, Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars was on the ice at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre scooping pucks into a bucket with Victoria Royals rookie forward Brandon Fus

Although he didn鈥檛 come away with a medal, the 2013 world junior hockey championship left an imprint on J.C. Lipon that will last a lifetime.

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CALGARY - With captain Jarome Iginla sidelined for the second straight day and Jiri Hudler gone to attend to a family emergency, the Calgary Flames were looking for something to spark the team at practice.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Henrik Zetterberg has learned how to lead from Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidstrom, two of best captains in hockey history. Now it's his turn.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Anze Kopitar skated at the Los Angeles Kings' training complex Monday with a brace on his sprained right knee, reporting no problems in his comeback from the recent injury.

EDMONTON - He has just one NHL practice under his belt, but defenceman Justin Schultz has already impressed the Edmonton Oilers' coaching staff.

BROSSARD, Que. - Colby Armstrong has a chance to get back at the team that dumped him in his first game as a Montreal Canadien.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Hockey's back, and so are droves of die-hard Sabres fans, who are showing few signs of holding any post-NHL lockout grudge in Buffalo. It's evident in the demand for tickets.