Penalty King Traded Away

The Vancouver Canucks dealt left wing Gino Odjick, their all-time penalty minutes leader, to the New York Islanders for defenseman Jason Strudwick on Monday.

Odjick, who has compiled 2,027 minutes in penalties the last eight seasons with Vancouver, had been the club’s longest-serving player following last month’s trade that sent Trevor Linden to the Islanders in a three-player deal.

“I don’t think I will ever forget this part of my life and career,” said Odjick. “I arrived here a kid and hopefully I am leaving as an adult.”

Used sparingly since Mike Keenan took over as head coach last November, Odjick had three goals and five points in 35 games, while racking up 181 minutes in penalties - tied for second on the team - this year.

Stars lose another one

The high-flying Dallas Stars lost another key player when right wing Todd Harvey underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his right knee.

Harvey, who was injured Friday night against Carolina, was placed on injured reserve and is expected to be out 2-3 weeks.

Six other Stars, including All-Star center Mike Modano and defenseman Sergei Zubov, also are injured.

On the ice

Keith Primeau scored two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes held off Florida 5-3 Monday, extending the Panthers’ losing streak to 13 games.