Hockey transactions

Movements in the world of hockey Tuesday:

National Hockey League

COLORADO AVALANCHE-Placed D Adam Foote on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 4. Called up D Philippe Dupuis from Lake Erie (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Placed F Jiri Novotny on injured reserve. Activated D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen from injured reserve. Assigned F Stefan Legein and F Nikita Filatov to Syracuse (AHL).

DALLAS STARS-Assigned D Ivan Vishnevskiy to Peoria (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS-Recalled F Oscar Moller from the Swedish Junior National Team.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Recalled F Ryan Jones from Milwaukee (AHL).

ECHL

CHARLOTTE CHECKERS-Claimed F Cedrick Bernier off waivers from Wheeling.

LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS-Loaned RW Matt Beaudoin to Houston (AHL).

READING ROYALS-Fired coach and director of hockey operations Jason Nobili. Named Larry Courville director of hockey operations and interim coach.

VICTORIA SALMON KINGS-Announced Manitoba (AHL) assigned F Dan Gendur to the team.

Ontario Hockey League

LONDON KNIGHTS-Traded F Kale Kerbashian and a conditional third-round pick in 2012 to Mississauga-St. Michael's for F Zac Rinaldo and a conditional third-round pick in 2012.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

DRUMMONDVILLE VOLTIGEURS-Acquired F Chris DiDomenico from Saint John for G Simon Giroux, F Mathieu Gingras, a first-round pick in 2009 and a second-round pick in 2010.

Western Hockey League

LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES-Acquired F Kyle Beach and D Kyle Alexander from Everett for F Dan Iwanski, D Alex Theriau and a first-round pick in 2009.

PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS-Acquired F Michael MacAngus from Regina for F Matt Robertson. Acquired F Ryan Kowalski from Prince George for F Robbie Ciolfi.