DUBLIN, Ireland -- Europe captain Paul McGinley selected Sam Torrance and Des Smyth as two of his vice captains on Thursday for this years Ryder Cup against United States at Gleneagles. Torrance captained Europe to victory in the 2002 event, when McGinley holed the winning putt at the Belfry. The 61-year-old Smyth has played in the Ryder Cup twice and was Ian Woosnams assistant in the 2006 competition at the K Club. "They first came to mind to me when I was put in position as Ryder Cup captain last January," McGinley said. "These two men have been a sounding board for me, both personally and professionally, and have proved time and again to me with their ability and passion and judgment that they are ideal for the role." McGinley said his other assistants will be announced after the team is formalized in September. The 2014 Ryder Cup is scheduled for Sept. 26-28. Europe will be defending the trophy for the second time after winning 14 1/2-13 1/2 at Celtic Manor in 2010 and by the same score at Medinah in 2012. McGinley has known Smyth since he was a teenager and described his fellow Irishman as a "mentor" during his professional career. "In many ways, he was a natural choice for me," McGinley said. "As a vice captain to Ian Woosnam at the K Club, I found him to be very inspirational, astute, a voice of reason with great clarity of thought." Torrances appointment ensures there will be Scottish representation in the European team at Gleneagles. He has been a close friend of McGinley since the 2002 Ryder Cup, when Torrances decision to stack the top order of the singles with his best players made an impression on the current captain. "I felt, tactically, he made so many right calls, he understood the players, what the Ryder Cup was about," McGinley said. "His ability to motivate the players and communicate with them had a lasting impression on me." Torrance said he and Smyth would act as a buffer between the players and McGinley. "If I could do a tenth for Pauls team of what he did for my team," Torrance said, "we will both be very happy men." McGinley said Smyth will be vice captain to Miguel Angel Jimenez in the Eurasia Cup in Kuala Lumpur on May 27-29. New York Mets Shirts . The club announced Friday that Mauro Biello will be kept on as an assistant to coach Jesse Marsch when the Impact join the MLS in 2012. Mets Jerseys 2019 . - The New England Patriots needed help on defence so they added three experienced players at midseason. https://www.cheapmetsjerseys.us/.com) - Robert Martin and Josh Hicks combined for more than 300 yards rushing and three touchdowns, as Rutgers rolled past North Carolina, 40-21, in the Quick Lane Bowl. Mets Jerseys China . Lupul injured the hand in a fall at practice on Thursday. 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Anaheim had won six in a row.Ducks goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov made 19 saves before being replaced by Frederik Andersen late in the second period.BLUES 5, PREDATORS 4, SOST. LOUIS (AP) — Kevin Shattenkirk scored in the shootout, lifting St. Louis to the win.Jaden Schwartz, T.J. Oshie, Steve Ott and Ryan Reaves scored in regulation for the Blues (30-13-4), who improved to 8-0-1 over their last nine games. Brian Elliott made 33 saves.Mike Fisher had two goals and an assist for Nashville (31-10-6), which fell to 12-8-5 on the road. Carter Hutton made 31 saves.The Predators, who also got goals from Filip Forsberg and James Neal, finished 3-1-1 against the Blues this season.LIGHTNING 5, RED WINGS 1TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cedric Paquette had three goals, sending Tampa Bay to a franchise-record ninth consecutive home win.Steven Stamkos and Mark Barberio also scored for the Lightning, who leapfrogged the Red Wings into first place in the Atlantic Division by a point. Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn had two assists apiece.Tampa Bay took a 4-1 lead at 11:03 of the second when Paquette completed his first hat trick from the right circle during a short-handed 2-on-1. The centre has four goals in the past two games after going 29 straight without one.Darren Helm scored for Detroit, which had won six in a row.Paquette opened the scoring 2:03 into the game when he used his backhand to beat Petr Mrazek on a rebound. His right-circle goal gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead with 36.2 seconds left in the first.STARS 6, SENATORS 3OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Jamie Benn scored two goals, and the Stars beat the Senators in Jason Spezzas first game in Ottawa since he was traded to Dallas in the off-season.John Klingberg, Colton Sceviour, Ales Hemsky and Trevor Daley also scored for Dallas, and Kari Lehtonen made 25 saves.Mika Zibanejad, Bobby Ryan and Alex Chiasson scored for Ottawa. Robin Lehner, making his first start since January 13th, stopped 35 shots.Spezza made his NHL debut with Ottawa in 2002 and had spent his entire career with the Senators before the trade. The former Senators captain got a standing ovation from the crowd of 18,752 following a video tribute early in the first period.The Stars grabbed a 4-3 lead midway through the third period when Klingberg took advantage of an Ottawa turnover to break in alone and beat Lehner with a wrist shot.BRUINS 5, ISLANDERS 2UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Bostons Kevan Miller scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and Tuukka Rask stopped 43 shots.Reilly Smith, Patrice Bergeron, Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara also scored for Boston, which won for the seventh time in 10 games. Smith and Milan Lucic also had two assists apiece.John Tavares and Michael Grabner scored for New York, and Jaroslav Halak stopped 28 shots. 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At five seconds, the short-handed goal tied the fastest of any kind to start a period in Coyotes franchise history, matching Doug Smail of the first Winnipeg Jets in 1981.Martin Hanzal had a tiebreaking goal at 3:47 of the third, and Sam Gagner added a power-play goal with 3 1/2 minutes left.Mike Smith had 24 saves for Arizona.Jonathan Bernier finished with 42 stops for Toronto.CANADIENS 1, RANGERS 0NEW YORK (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored with 4:17 left, sending Montreal to the road win.Pacioretty converted a wrist shot from above the right circle that appeared to surprise Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. It squeezed inside the right post for Paciorettys 22nd goal.That was enough to give Carey Price his 26th win and third shutout of the season in a stellar 24-save effort for Montreal, which has won four in a row — three with Price in net.Lundqvist made 25 saves for the Rangers, who have lost two straight following the All-Star break and managed only one goal. They were beaten 4-1 by the Islanders on Tuesday.WILD 1, FLAMES 0CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Zach Parise scored in the first period for Minnesota, and Devan Dubnyk stopped 30 shots.It was Parises sixth goal in his last six games and No. 20 on the season. Thomas Vanek assisted on the only score 8:59 into the game.Minnesota (22-20-6) moved within five points of the Flames and the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Wild have picked up five of six possible points so far on a four-game trip that wraps up Sunday in Vancouver.Calgary (26-20-3) dropped to 1-1 on a six-game homestand, which continues Saturday against Edmonton. Jonas Hiller had 31 saves.FLYERS 5, JETS 2PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wayne Simmonds, Chris VandeVelde, Nick Schultz and Brayden Schenn scored, leading Philadelphia to its fourth win in five games.Sean Couturier added an empty-netter, and Steve Mason made 36 saves.Mathieu Perreault scored twice for the Jets. Michael Hutchinson had 27 stops.Schultz snapped a tie game in the second period with his first goal of the season, ending a 125-game drought. Petra Straka got his first NHL point on the assist, and Ryan White also had his first assist of the season on the goal.PANTHERS 3, BLUE JACKETS 2SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sean Bergenheim scored late in the third period, and Florida snapped a five-game losing streak.Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Panthers, and Roberto Luongo made 30 saves.It was Floridas first win over Columbus since a 5-2 victory on Nov. 21, 2007 — a span of 11 games.Alexander Wennberg and Jack Johnson scored for the Blue Jackets, and Curtis McElhinney stopped 29 shots.OILERS 3, SABRES 2EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Anton Lander scored his first goal of the season for Edmonton, and also had two assists.Matt Fraser and Oscar Klefbom also scored for Edmonton (13-27-9), which has won three of four.Defencemen Tyler Myers and Rasmus Ristolainen scored for the Sabres (14-31-3), who have lost a franchise-worst 13 games in a row and only have one win in their last 18. ' ' '