Miikka Kiprusoff
is leaving the NHL and the Calgary Flames on his terms.
The veteran goalie announced his retirement on Monday after 12 NHL seasons, the last nine with the Flames — the club with which he wanted to finish his career.
The 36-year-old Kiprusoff, who began his career with the San Jose Sharks, joined the Flames in 2003 and helped lead them to the Stanley Cup Final the following year.
He made the decision to retire at the end of last season, but thought about it over the summer before making an official announcement that he was “100 percent sure.”
» The Ottawa Senators and LW Colin Greening agreed to a threeyear contract extension.
The deal reached Monday will keep the 27-year-old forward away from free agency following the upcoming season. Greening will earn $2 million in the first year of the deal, $2.75 million in the 201516 season, and $3.2 million in the final year.
Greening had eight goals and 11 assists with Ottawa in the lockoutshortened 2013 season.
Billionaire Chris Hansen must pay the California Fair Political Practices Commission $50,000 for his role in a secretive effort to funnel money to a group trying to thwart Sacramento’s efforts to build a new downtown arena.
Hansen gave $100,000 to a group gathering signatures to force a vote on the city’s plan to help build a new home for the Sacramento Kings. It came just days after the NBA rejected his $625 million bid to buy the team and move it to Seattle.
» The New Orleans Pelicans say second-year SF Darius Miller had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot.
Team officials say Miller had surgery in Southern California on Friday and will return to New Orleans today to begin his rehabilitation, which is expected to take from eight to 12 weeks. MOTORSPORTS: NEWMAN HIRED BY CHILDRESS RACING
Ryan Newman has been hired by Richard Childress Racing to drive the No. 31 Chevrolet next season. Newman will replace Jeff Burton, who announced last week he is leaving RCR at the end of the season.
RCR’s Monday announcement of Newman’s hiring comes on the heels of Newman’s controversial and temporary miss of a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Oracle Team USA’s heart-stopping victory in Race 4 of the America’s Cup may have saved the event as well as the syndicate’s chances to retain the oldest trophy in international sports.
Skipper Jimmy Spithill aggressively sailed Oracle’s 72-foot catamaran to an 8-second victory against Emirates Team New Zealand in the fog, wind and salt spray on San Francisco Bay on Sunday.
» Ousted Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti was named the chief business officer of the Major League Soccer team New York City Football Club.
Pernetti served four years as Rutgers’ athletic director before being forced to resign in April for his handling of a scandal involving basketball coach Mike Rice, who verbally abused his players.