NHL-National Hockey League roundup

Sept 24 (The Sports Xchange) - Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Akeson faces a hearing Friday before the NHL Department of Player Safety for charging/illegal check to the head after he delivered an open-ice hit on Ottawa Senators forward Colin Greening during a preseason game. The hit occurred midway through the third period on Wednesday night when Akeson caught Greening with his head down. Greening was wobbly as he left the ice and did not return to the game, but no penalty was assessed for the hit. - - Six players were released from the Buffalo Sabres' training camp roster to trim the count to 50 players. Forward Colin Jacobs was loaned to Rochester of the American Hockey League and forward Eric Cornel returned to Peterborough in the Ontario Hockey League. Four players -- defensemen Josh Chapman and Spiro Goulakos and goaltenders Keegan Asmundson and C.J. Motte -- were released from tryouts. - - The Winnipeg Jets trimmed 11 players from their roster, reassigning eight to their American Hockey League affiliate and three to junior clubs. Joining the AHL Manitoba Moose's training camp are Axel Blomqvist, Austen Brassard, Aaron Harstad, David Leggio, Jimmy Lodge, Jussi Olkinuora, Brennan Serville and Peter Stoykewych. Assigned to juniors were Jansen Harkins (Prince George, WHL), Matteo Gennaro-Prince Albert (Prince George, WHL) and Michael Spacek (Red Deer, WHL). - - The Minnesota Wild reduced their training camp roster to 44 players by making eight roster moves, including the assigning of six players to their American Hockey League affiliate. The Wild sent left wing Raphael Bussieres, forward Tanner Eberle, defensemen Guillaume Gelinas and Alex Gudbranson and goaltenders Brody Hoffman and Stephen Michalek to the Iowa Wild. Minnesota also assigned center Pavel Jenys to Sudbury of the Ontario Hockey League and released forward Sam Warning from an amateur tryout contract. (Editing by Frank Pingue)