Newbury continues to rest

Kris Newbury's plans of returning to the ice this weekend have been put on hold.

"I've been experiencing headaches the past few days, so we've decided that I should rest until they're gone," Newbury said.

"I haven't done anything since (the injury)."

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Kris shaken but not stirred

There are staples in the back of his head and stitches above the left corner of his mouth.

If that doesn't provide Kris Newbury with the motivation to avoid dropping the gloves any more, then what will?

Yet the feisty Maple Leafs winger insists he is not deterred from exchanging fisticuffs in the future, even after he was decked by the Pittsburgh Penguins' Ronald Petrovicky on Saturday.

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KO'd Leafs winger forgives attacker

Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kris Newbury, it turns out, will be out a week in what turned out be to a more scary-looking incident than it really was.

It was so scary that Pittsburgh Penguins winger Ronald Petrovicky, who decked Newbury with a series of rights Saturday, called the next day to make sure he was OK.

"I appreciate that and I told him that," Newbury said Monday in the Leafs' dressing room. "It was a freak accident that happens every once in a while in the game."

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Newbury defends fighting after fall

Two days after he was knocked unconscious in an on-ice scrap, Maple Leafs forward Kris Newbury defended fighting in the NHL and said he harbours no ill feelings towards his opponent.

"Obviously it was an accident what happened out there," said Newbury, who was back riding the stationary bike at Air Canada Centre yesterday. "Especially for my game, [fighting's] a part of what I do and what I get paid for. I think it belongs in the game."

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Newbury shrugs off 'accident'

It was stomach-churning.

Kris Newbury's head bounced off the Air Canada Centre ice Saturday night and then the Maple Leafs forward lay unconscious in a pool of his own blood, motionless until he was taken away, strapped to a spine board.

So the ringing in his ears yesterday was understandable. Except this wasn't concussion-related. It was friends and family phoning to wish him well, including an unexpected caller from Pittsburgh.

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Leafs winger OK after scary scene

Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kris Newbury will only be out a week in what turned out be to a more scary-looking incident than it really was.

It was so scary Pittsburgh Penguins winger Ronald Petrovicky, who decked Newbury with a series of rights Saturday, called the next day to make sure he was OK.

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Kris Newbury Injury Update

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kris Newbury was examined Saturday night at Mount Sinai Hospital following the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tests revealed that Newbury suffered no skull or C-spine fracture.

Newbury was released from Mount Sinai Hospital Sunday. His playing status is listed as day to day

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Newbury Back at Practice

Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kris Newbury, it turns out, will only be out a week in what turned out be to a more scary-looking incident than it really was.

It was so scary that Pittsburgh Penguins winger Ronald Petrovicky, who decked Newbury with a series of rights Saturday night, called the next day to make sure he was OK.

``I appreciate that and I told him that,'' Newbury said Monday in the Leafs' dressing room. ``It was a freak accident that happens every once in a while in the game.''

They spoke for 10 minutes.

``I told him it wasn't his fault,'' said Newbury, who turns 25 next Monday. ``He felt bad about what happened.''

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Newbury 'day-to-day' after hitting head on ice

Rookie forward Kris Newbury of the Toronto Maple Leafs left a local hospital Sunday with "no neurological issues," Leafs general manager John Ferguson said, according to the Toronto Globe and Mail.

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Newbury gets a call from Petrovicky, tells Penguins winger it's not his fault

Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kris Newbury, it turns out, will only be out a week in what turned out be to a more scary-looking incident than it really was.

It was so scary that Pittsburgh Penguins winger Ronald Petrovicky, who decked Newbury with a series of rights Saturday night, called the next day to make sure he was OK. "I appreciate that and I told him that," Newbury said Monday in the Leafs' dressing room. "It was a freak accident that happens every once in a while in the game."

They spoke for 10 minutes.

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Newbury returns to the rink

The 5-foot-10, 200-pound Kris Newbury has not changed his view on fighting in hockey, even though he was knocked out cold when the back of his head hit the ice in a scrap last Saturday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs forward was back at the rink on Monday, feeling fine less than 48 hours he was wheeled off Air Canada Centre ice on a stretcher and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital for treatment of a possible head injury.

"It was a freak accident and this sort of thing happens every once in a while," said Newbury, who worked out on a stationary bike on Monday and will be kept off the ice for a couple of days. "I haven't changed how I think about fighting. If one of my teammates needs protection or if I think it will give my team a lift, I will do it."

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Newbury given yellow light from doctors

The Maple Leafs are taking a cautious approach with rookie winger Kris Newbury.

Newbury was kept overnight Saturday at Mount Sinai Hospital, but more to be on the safe side after tests determined he had not suffered a skull or C-spine fracture.

Newbury was knocked out by Pittsburgh's Ronald Petrovicky during a third-period fight in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Penguins at the Air Canada Centre.

"He is doing all right," Leafs general manager John Ferguson said yesterday. "He will be listed as day to day."

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Recovering Newbury released from hospital after knockout

Leaf forward Kris Newbury was listed as day-to-day after suffering a head injury Saturday night after falling during a fight. He bled from the ears after his head slammed to the ice, his helmet having already fallen off. The 24-year-old was kept overnight for observation and released yesterday from Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital.

"It's too early to say anything categorical, but the results of the testing were good," Leaf GM John Ferguson said yesterday.

PECA'S WEIGHT WAIT: Injured centre Mike Peca was walking with the aid of a cane at Saturday night's game at the Air Canada Centre. Peca said he's a long way from returning after surgery in December to repair a shattered knee.

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Newbury listed as day-to-day

Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Kris Newbury was released from hospital yesterday with "no neurological issues," according to Leafs general manager John Ferguson.

Newbury suffered a head injury in a third-period fight in the Leafs' 6-5 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday evening, when the youngster absorbed three hard right-hand punches from Penguins winger Ronald Petrovicky, dropping the Toronto forward, who smacked the back of his head on the ice.

Immediately, the two linesmen waved Leafs therapist Rudy Cantu to the scene in front of the penalty box at Air Canada Centre, across the ice from the Toronto bench.

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Newbury injury gives Leafs a scare

Wade Belak has seen a lot of fights in his hockey career, most of them from the perspective of a pair of fists lunging for his face. Still, the sight of Toronto Maple Leafs teammate Kris Newbury laying on the ice Saturday night, bloodied and unconscious, was new territory.

"I've never seen that before," Belak, who has participated in more than 100 fights during his NHL career, said yesterday. "I went over there and he was out. His eyes were rolled back. When I saw his head bleeding, I knew it was serious. But, when he tried to get up and I saw him chewing his gum, I knew he was going to be OK."

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Toronto C Newbury injured in fight vs. Pittsburgh

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost more than a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

In the third period of a 6-5 overtime loss to Pittsburgh, Toronto rookie Kris Newbury was knocked unconscious during a fight with Ronald Petrovicky.

After taking a punch to the head, Newbury fell to the ice and was motionless for a brief time. The Ontario native, who turns 25 on February 19, regained consciousness shortly thereafter and was carted off the ice on a stretcher.

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Leafs' Newbury doing fine after scary scrap

Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kris Newbury, it turns out, will only be out a week in what turned out be to a more scary-looking incident than it really was.

It was so scary that Pittsburgh Penguins winger Ronald Petrovicky, who decked Newbury with a series of rights Saturday night in Toronto, called the next day to make sure he was OK.

"I appreciate that and I told him that," Newbury said Monday in the Leafs' dressing room. "It was a freak accident that happens every once in a while in the game."

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Newbury in hospital after fall while fighting with Petrovicky

A record Air Canada Centre crowd of 19,620 saw the best and worst of what fighting has to offer in the Leafs' 6-5 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins: one fight got the Maple Leafs into the game; the other might have cost them Kris Newbury.

Defenceman Hal Gill was praised for fighting Colby Armstrong in the second period, getting the crowd on its feet and marking a turning point in a game in which the points-hungry Leafs were able to salvage one.

"It helped us. We needed to get a little emotion going in the game," said captain Mats Sundin.

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Rookie leaves game on stretcher

Maple Leafs rookie Kris Newbury was taken off the ice on a stretcher late in the third period after a fight with Pittsburgh's Ronald Petrovicky on Saturday night.

The Toronto forward took several punches to the head before falling to the ice. He stayed motionless for several minutes before taken being off.

Newbury was examined at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto after the Maple Leafs' 6-5 overtime loss to Pittsburgh and tests showed he didn't sustain any fractures to his skull or neck.

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Leafs forward Newbury taken off ice on stretcher after fight with Petrovicky

The scary sight of Kris Newbury being carted off the Air Canada Centre ice on a stretcher after a fight with Pittsburgh Penguins forward Robert Petrovicky on Saturday was one that stuck firmly in the mind of his Toronto Maple Leafs teammates.

"A scary moment," said Leafs winger Boyd Devereaux.

"You're always worried about guys when stuff like that happens," added Leafs winger Bates Battaglia. "But he's a tough kid, and hopefully everything will be all right."

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