21.   Defenseman Tomas Kloucek of the New York Rangers will undergo reconstructive surgery Friday to repair an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his left knee.

22.   Defensive end Jason Nikolao was expected to miss the next few weeks with a partial ligament tear in his right knee, but Bellotti said he should play Saturday.

23.   Doctors performing the two-hour surgery Thursday discovered the injury was more serious than the anterior cruciate ligament tear that was initially diagnosed.

24.   Recovery in the left arm has been hampered by a ligament tear in the fall.

25.   The examination confirmed that there was no ligament tear.

26.   And Bayern defenders Thomas Helmer, with a ligament tear, and Marcus Babbel, still not recovered from an operation, are out of the side.

27.   An examination on Thursday revealed a hyperextended knee with damage including a torn capsule, a fractured bone and a partial ligament tear, the team said.

28.   Camplin also completed one triple jump in qualifying and stuck both her landings despite a knee ligament tear that has bothered her since January.