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| Thrashers re-assign Tapper; recall Gamache |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers have re-assigned forward Brad Tapper to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. The Thrashers also announced Friday that forward Simon Gamache has been recalled from the Wolves. Tapper, 24, had 10 goals and four assists in 35 games with Atlanta since being recalled on December 16. Of his career-high 10 goals with the Thrashers, three were game-winners and another a game-tying tally. Gamache had 30 goals and 30 assists in 62 games this season for the |
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| Caps seek third straight win as Thrashers visit |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2003 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals seek their third straight win tonight when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to MCI Center. Washington enters tonight's action with a two-point lead over second-place Tampa Bay in the Southeast Division, but the Lightning have a game in hand. The Capitals are coming off Tuesday's 2-1 victory in Buffalo, which pushed them to 4-0-0-1 in their last five. Jeff Halpern scored twice, including the game-winner late in the second period. Olaf Kolzig finished wi |
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| Thrashers activate Nurminen |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers activated goaltender Pasi Nurminen from injured reserve Tuesday. He missed the last seven games with a groin injury. The 27-year-old Nurminen has 13 wins in 32 starts this season for the Thrashers. To make room on the roster, Atlanta reassigned goaltender Frederic Cassivi to Chicago of the AHL. |
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| Ducks continue charge towards playoffs |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2003 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim continue to battle for playoff positioning out west when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the Pond tonight. With 72 points, the Ducks currently occupy the seventh spot in the Western Conference and are just one point behind the sixth-place Minnesota Wild, but lead the eighth-place Edmonton Oilers by four points. Anaheim, which is hoping for its first playoff berth since 1999, also holds a game in hand on the Wild. The Ducks, though, come into Sunda |
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| Caps try to rebound against Carolina |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2003 |
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| ina, which is winless in its last seven (0-4-3) overall and has been outscored 12-3 in its last three games, all losses. In fact, the defending Eastern Conference champions have just three wins in their last 30 games (3-20-4-3) and are tied with the Atlanta Thrashers for the worst point-total in the league (51). The Hurricanes, who have been outscored by a 112-70 margin on the road this season, are 8-20-2-3 away from home on the year and will close a three-game road swing this evening. Their last win on the road |
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| Hartley heads to Denver for first time since dismissal |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche try to push their winning streak to three games tonight when they welcome former coach Bob Hartley and the Atlanta Thrashers to the Pepsi Center. Hartley, who guided the Avs to four division titles and a Stanley Cup championship two years ago, was fired back on December 18 after the team got off to a 10-8-9-4 start. The team has flourished under new head coach Tony Granato and after topping the New York Rangers on Sunday, the Avs made it two wins in a row by |
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| Canucks shoot for 15-game unbeaten streak |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2003 |
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| s Network) - The Vancouver Canucks try to run their franchise-record unbeaten streak to 15 games tonight when they welcome the San Jose Sharks to GM Place. Dan Cloutier made 23 saves for his second shutout of the season, as the Canucks clobbered the Atlanta Thrashers, 8-0, on Tuesday. Markus Naslund scored a goal and dished out a career-high five assists for the Canucks, who improved to 10-0-4 in their last 14. The stretch is also the longest in the NHL this season. Brendan Morrison, Trevor Linden and Todd Bertu |
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| Naslund, Cloutier lead Canucks to 14-game unbeaten streak |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2003 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - Dan Cloutier made 23 saves for his second shutout of the season, as the Vancouver Canucks clobbered the Atlanta Thrashers, 8-0, at General Motors Place. Markus Naslund scored a goal and dished out a career-high five assists for the Canucks, who extended their franchise-record unbeaten streak to 14 games (10-0-4). The stretch is also the longest in the NHL this season. Brendan Morrison, Trevor Linden and Todd Bertuzzi each scored twice, while Henrik Sedin added a go |
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| Vancouver targets 14-game unbeaten streak |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2003 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - The red hot Vancouver Canucks will aim to extend their franchise-record unbeaten streak to 14 games this evening, when they host the Atlanta Thrashers at GM Place. Vancouver is 9-0-4 in its last 13 games, without a loss since falling to Detroit on January 24. The Canucks added to their unbeaten run on Sunday with a 7-2 shellacking of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Markus Naslund scored twice to become the league's first 40-goal scorer and added two assists in the win o |
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| Holik skates back into the Meadowlands |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2003 |
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| Ottawa Senators for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Martin Brodeur stopped 19 shots in net for New Jersey to earn his league- leading 33rd win (33-18-4). New Jersey made a minor deal on Monday, when it acquired center Pascal Rheaume from the Atlanta Thrashers. The 29-year-old Rheaume, who played two games for the Devils in 1996-97, had four goals and nine assists with 24 penalty minutes in 56 games for the Thrashers this season and will report to the Devils, not their Albany farm affiliate. The Devils, w |
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