Berube Is Handed Another Suspension

Calgary Flame forward Craig Berube was suspended by the NHL on Tuesday for the second time in 10 days.

Berube was suspended for five games for cross-checking St. Louis Blues center Doug Weight in the throat Saturday. The suspension will cost Berube $27,439 in salary.

Berube was in his first game back after a three-game suspension for his part in a brawl against the Mighty Ducks on Dec. 8.

Berube will miss games against Phoenix, Colorado, Edmonton, Vancouver and Minnesota and can return Dec. 31 against the Oilers.

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The Flames traded forward Jeff Cowan and the rights to junior defenseman Kurtis Foster to the Atlanta Thrashers for disgruntled defenseman Petr Buzek and a draft choice.

The Thrashers suspended Buzek on Nov. 24 after he refused to play because of a contract dispute, and Buzek filed a grievance.

The suspension was lifted two weeks later when Buzek, 24, agreed to report to the minors and drop the grievance.

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Defenseman Patrice Brisebois, who has played his 10-year NHL career with the Canadiens, agreed to a three-year contract with Montreal worth $4 million a season. ... The Florida Panthers claimed defenseman Darren Van Impe off waivers from the New York Rangers.