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| Florida Panthers Team Report - November 22 |
NHL Hockey |
11/22/2003 |
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| === Florida Panthers Team Report - November 22 === (MySportsbook) - Florida's recent woes continued with a 6-3 defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday night. Stephen Weiss finished with a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who lost their third straight. Olli Jokinen and Valeri Bure added goals in defeat for Florida. Roberto Luongo finished with 24 saves in the losing effort. Florida fell to 2-4 since general manager Rick Dudley replaced Mike Keenan behind the bench on November 9. The Panthers |
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| Atlanta Thrashers Team Report - November 22 |
NHL Hockey |
11/22/2003 |
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| === Atlanta Thrashers Team Report - November 22 === (MySportsbook) - Atlanta is coming off a dominating 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Friday night. Shawn McEachern scored twice to lead Atlanta to the win. McEachern has 16 goals in 37 career games against Florida. Ilya Kovalchuk contributed a goal and two assists, while J.P. Vigier added a goal and assist for the Thrashers, who delivered four special-teams goals to earn their third straight win. Andy Sutton and Ronald Petrovicky also scored in the victo |
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| Atlanta Thrashers Team Report - November 20 |
NHL Hockey |
11/20/2003 |
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| === Atlanta Thrashers Team Report - November 20 === (MySportsbook) - Ilya Kovalchuk scored on the power play with 1:18 remaining in overtime to lift Atlanta to a 5-4 win over Boston at Philips Arena Wednesday. Kovalchuk, Jeff Cowan and Ronald Petrovicky each finished with a goal an assist for the Thrashers, who rallied from an early two-goal deficit to post their second straight win. Pasi Nurminen stopped 17 shots. The game-winning goal, Kovalchuk's first in five games, came from the top of the left circle. T |
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| Pleau named Team USA's general manager |
Olympics |
11/19/2003 |
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| n showcase our sport and USA Hockey’s program on the international level." Pleau appointed Don Waddell as assistant GM of Team USA for the same two international events. Waddell is the vice president, general manager and alternate governor for the Atlanta Thrashers. "It's a great privilege to once again represent USA Hockey," said Waddell. "I look forward to working with Larry Pleau and the outstanding people on the Team USA staff towards another successful and exciting campaign." The 2004 United States Men's |
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| Thrashers' Lessard suspended one game |
NHL Hockey |
11/14/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Thrashers forward Francis Lessard was suspended for one game, without pay, for a spearing incident in Thursday's 5-1 loss to Carolina. Lessard was given a five-minute major penalty for spearing Bob Boughner near the end of the third period. Based on his average annual salary, Lessard will forfeit $2,430.56 and have to sit out Saturday's game in Philadelphia. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. The 24-year-old Lessard has no points and 41 penalty mi |
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| Thrashers recall veteran Bill Lindsay |
NHL Hockey |
11/13/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers have recalled veteran forward Bill Lindsay from their AHL affiliate in Chicago. Lindsay had three goals and six assists in 13 games with the Wolves this season. The 32-year-old winger signed with Atlanta this summer as an unrestricted free agent after splitting last season between the Montreal Canadiens and their AHL affiliate in Hamilton. He helped the Bulldogs to the 2003 Calder Cup Finals, registering 13 points (10g, 3a) in 23 post-season games. With the C |
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| Atlanta Thrashers Team Report - November 9 |
NHL Hockey |
11/09/2003 |
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| === Atlanta Thrashers Team Report - November 9 === (MySportsbook) - Serge Aubin scored midway through the third period Saturday to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Aubin also had an assist, while Ronald Petrovicky, Ivan Majesky and Ilya Kovalchuk each scored for Atlanta. The Thrashers have won two of their last three and are just 2-3-1 in their last six, but are still off to a stunning 7-4-3-1 start for the season. Pasi Nurminen turned aside 27 of the 30 |
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| Koivu to make season debut in Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2003 |
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| Canadiens, who have found the back of the net 26 times. Montreal, which has lost each of the six games when its opponent has scored first, is 2-2 away from home this season. Buffalo, meanwhile, enters Friday's tilt on the heels of a 7-4 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday. Taylor Pyatt had three assists for the Sabres, who lost for just the second time in seven games (4-2-1). Martin Biron, who had allowed eight goals in his previous five games, surrendered seven goals on 21 shots before being replaced by |
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| Thrashers lose Savard for 8-10 weeks |
NHL Hockey |
11/04/2003 |
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| === Thrashers lose Savard for 8-10 weeks === Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Thrashers center Marc Savard will undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair torn ligaments in his left ankle, forcing him to miss 8-10 weeks. The surgery is expected to be performed by head team physician Dr. Scott Gillogly at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. Savard suffered torn tibia-fibula ligaments in the second period of a 2-2 tie with the San Jose Sharks. He will have two screws inserted into the ankle to create stability. The |
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| Kovalchuk, Khabibulin win NHL monthly honors |
NHL Hockey |
11/04/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk was named the NHL Offensive Player of the Month for October, while Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin took home the honor of Defensive Player of the Month. Kovalchuk led all players with 11 goals and 17 points in 11 games during the season's opening month, while Khabibulin was undefeated in six starts (5-0-1). The 20-year-old Kovalchuk helped the Thrashers jump out to a 5-3-2-1 start despite a preseason tragedy that saw te |
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