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| Thrashers to hire Hartley as new head coach |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers are expected to introduce Bob Hartley as the team's new head coach at a Tuesday press conference. According to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hartley was selected over Terry Murray and will likely be behind the bench for Wednesday's game against Montreal. Hartley was under contract to Colorado for the balance of this season and next year. He is scheduled to earn about $1.7 million from the Avalanche, who fired Hartley earlier this season. In fo |
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| Thrashers activate Smehlik from injured reserve |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers activated defenseman Richard Smehlik from injured reserve Monday. Smehlik has missed the last 14 games after suffering a chest wall contusion on December 13 against Dallas. The 32-year-old Smehlik has one goal, three assists and 12 penalty minutes in 19 games with the Thrashers this season. The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder also missed eight games with a groin strain from November 21 to December 8. In 60 games with Buffalo last season, the nine-year NHL veteran talli |
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| Flyers target seventh straight victory |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers seek their season- high seventh consecutive victory tonight when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the First Union Center. Since ending the year 2002 in a 1-3-1 lull, the Flyers are perfect in '03, including Saturday's 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Michal Handzus collected a goal and an assist and Roman Cechmanek made 21 saves to lead the effort. Radovan Somik and Jeremy Roenick also notched goals for Philadelphia, which remained undefeated ( |
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| Islanders Team Report: Blake's trifecta highlights rout |
NHL Hockey |
01/12/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After an uninspired effort against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, the New York Islanders wasted little time getting the sour taste out of their mouth and routed the Atlanta Thrashers, 7-3 on Saturday. Jason Blake collected his first career hat trick to lead the New York attack at Nassau Coliseum. In keeping with tradition, the Islanders' faithful littered the ice with hats,but also tossed boxer shorts on the ice. The shorts were given away prior to the game as a promotion. "It was a fun |
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| Devils shoot for third straight win, Nieuwendyk approaching #500 |
NHL Hockey |
01/11/2003 |
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| the first-place Philadelphia Flyers in the Atlantic Division standings. Jersey, 3-4-1-1 in its last nine road outings, will head home for a pair following tonight's tilt. Tampa Bay enters Saturday's contest on the heels of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday. Vincent Lecavalier recorded a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who have lost four of their last five (1-3-0-1). Brad Richards collected an assist and extended his home point streak to 10 games (4g, 10a). Richards leads the team wit |
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| Lightning hope to keep ball rolling against Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
01/09/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Two nights after snapping a three-game losing streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning try to put together some momentum when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the St. Pete Times Forum. Tampa Bay, which leads the Southeast Division by one over Washington with 44 points, posted a 1-0 home victory over Detroit on Tuesday. Nikolai Khabibulin posted 30 saves for his second shutout of the season and Brad Richards scored the lone goal as the Bolts edged the reigning champs. Vaclav Prospal adde |
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| Hurricanes, Thrashers tangle in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
01/07/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Hurricanes hope to build a winning streak tonight when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. On Saturday the Canes halted a four-game losing skid with a spirited 4-2 victory in Boston. Jeff O'Neill led the effort with two goals, and Craig Adams and Erik Cole tallied as well. O'Neill has three goals in the last two games, including two power-play markers. O'Neill leads the team with 15 goals and 32 points this season, and is currently tied for third in the |
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| Bowman says no to Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
01/06/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Detroit general manager Ken Holland informed Atlanta Thrashers GM and interim coach Don Waddell that former Red Wings coach and current team consultant Scotty Bowman was not interested in speaking to them about their head coaching vacancy. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the Thrashers had asked permission to speak to Bowman, who retired following the Red Wings Stanley Cup victory last year. The report also stated that in November the Calgary Flames had also asked De |
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| Flyers try to head home on a roll |
NHL Hockey |
01/05/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers try to head home on a three-game winning streak today when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. After opening a seven-game road set with a 1-2-1 mark, the Flyers have toppled both Los Angeles and Anaheim, including Friday's 1-0 triumph over the Ducks. Robert Esche posted his second shutout of the season and Keith Primeau scored the game's only goal, as the Flyers held on at the Pond. Esche made 28 saves to post his fifth career blanking and he |
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| NHL working on finance plan for Senators |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2003 |
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| financing plan fell through on New Year's Eve, the Senators missed a player payroll payment on January 1. The Senators reportedly lost $15 million last season and still owe $160 million to creditors. The team has an annual payroll of $47.8 million, which ranks 25th among the 30 NHL clubs. The players will reportedly be paid within the next two weeks. Despite the financial problems, the Senators lead the NHL with 53 points, and took out their frustrations on Thursday with an 8-1 romp over the Atlanta Thrashers. |
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