NEWS » the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, Bach says th

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A scheduled game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Detroit Red Wings was postponed Monday night because of unplayable ice.A Freon leak in the cooling system at PNC Arena was discovered earlier in the day. The issue was fixed, but not in time to restart the game. NHL rules state a game cannot start less than 22 hours before a teams next scheduled contest, and the Red Wings are set to play at Tampa Bay against the?Lightning?at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday night.It was the first time a hockey game at the arena -- which opened for the 1999-2000 season -- was postponed because of technical issues.Carolina announced a delay on Twitter about 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of 7 p.m. ET, then publicized the postponement around 8:45 p.m. ET.Hurricanes president Don Waddell said a makeup date would probably be decided on Tuesday or Wednesday.Ive seen games cancelled for ice storms and weather, but this is the first one Ive seen because of a seal in the compressors, Carolina general manager Ron Francis said. I dont remember an issue similar to this. Its certainly frustrating.Waddell said the problem was indicated by a computer at about 6 p.m. ET.We had to fix the part that broke and then bring the gas in to fix the Freon, Waddell said. The problem was that the ice temperature got up to about 30 degrees, so once we started chilling it, it was dropping; but at the rate it was dropping, we could not have been comfortable with it until about 9:45. And the safety of the players obviously is first and foremost.Waddell said the normal ice temperature at the start of a game is 18 degrees, but the temperature when the game was postponed was 24 degrees.Ive never been a part of something like this, Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. But the No. 1 concern has to be the safety of the players and the referees. It was determined we could not get the ice conditions to where they needed to be in time, since were playing tomorrow, as well.As Detroit captain?Henrik Zetterberg?added, Its just one of those things. Well get into Tampa a little earlier and there will be a morning skate, instead of the optional. Thats the only difference [for Tuesdays game].The Hurricanes wrote on their Twitter account that they will post ticket and parking refund information on the team website.Three NHL games were postponed in January because of a massive snowstorm. The Washington Capitals postponed home games against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks, while the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders also held off on a game in Brooklyn. Tanner Pearson Jersey . The phone hearing is scheduled for 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt. Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. Butch Goring Jersey . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season. http://www.cheaplosangeleskingsjerseys.com/?tag=adidas-adrian-kempe-jersey . JOHNS, N. Rob Blake Jersey .C. at the helm of the top team in the Eastern Conference. His tenure as the GM in Vancouver was all too brief. Though he led the Canucks to what was then a franchise record-shattering campaign in just his second season, Nonis was gone and replaced one year later. Jake Muzzin Jersey . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. STRASBOURG, France -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has called on European governments to help combat the deficiencies in the global anti-doping system.In a speech to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, Bach says the cooperation between the governments and the Olympic movement is vital.Bach says, over the past two years, deficiencies of the World Anti-Doping Agency ... have become apparent. He adds that it is encouraging to see that that agency is now starting to address those deficiencies.ddddddddddddBach spoke four days after Olympic leaders agreed to strengthen WADAs role and make the anti-doping system more independent from sports organizations.Bach made no mention of the scandal over state-sponsored doping in Russia.He urged European countries to collaborate with the IOC, saying: We can only make progress by joining forces, working together. ' ' '