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| Thrashers acquire Dafoe |
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11/20/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers officially announced the signing of free agent goaltender Byron Dafoe on Wednesday afternoon. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "We are thrilled to be adding such an accomplished goaltender and veteran presence to our lineup," said Vice President and General Manager Don Waddell. "Byron will significantly strengthen our goaltending and allow us the opportunity to be more successful. We are hopeful that this can be a long-term partnership." The deal reporte |
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| Thrashers agree to terms with Dafoe |
NHL Hockey |
11/19/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers and free agent goaltender Byron Dafoe reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday. Thrashers vice president and general manager Don Waddell announced the possible deal during the first intermission of Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over Florida. "This has all come together in the last few hours," Waddell said. "We still have to hammer out the details which we will do Wednesday." The two sides apparently agreed on a two-year deal, which includes a player option for t |
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| Thrashers try and get back on track against Ducks |
NHL Hockey |
11/17/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try and get back on the winning track when they continue their six-game homestand against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at Philips Arena. Atlanta, which opened the season with nine straight losses, had its franchise- record-tying three-game winning streak stopped on Friday by the Phoenix Coyotes, who routed the Thrashers, 5-1. Dany Heatley scored the lone goal for Atlanta, which has improved to 4-10-1-1, but still is firmly entrenched in the cellar of the |
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| Coyotes welcome Avalanche to Phoenix |
NHL Hockey |
11/17/2002 |
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| nix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Coyotes will try and make it two wins in a row on Sunday when they welcome the Colorado Avalanche to America West Arena. Phoenix, after dropping three straight, responded with an impressive 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday. Tony Amonte, Claude Lemieux and Daniel Briere each registered a goal and an assist to lead Phoenix to the victory. Brian Boucher registered 24 saves for the Coyotes, who scored four second-period goals in the win. Lemieux posted his 400th |
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| Coyotes Team Report: Amonte starting to break out |
NHL Hockey |
11/16/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Coyotes had dropped three straight games heading into Friday's contest with the suddenly red-hot Atlanta Thrashers and had been outscored 12-6 in the process. A season that began with so much promise was quickly becoming a disaster, as the Coyotes slipped to the cellar in the Pacific Division. Well all of that negativity came to a screeching halt on Friday, as Phoenix exploded with a 5-1 victory over the Thrashers to move two points ahead of the defending division champion San Jos |
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| Sharks, Panthers faceoff in Sunrise |
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11/16/2002 |
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| s after giving up four goals on 27 shots The Panthers will try once again to top the .500 mark tonight when they host Sharks and attempt to pick up a point in their seventh straight game. Florida has not failed to pick up a point since losing to the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-1, on November 2. They are 2-0-2-2 in their last six games, doubling their point total to 18. The Panthers, at 6-6-3-3, enter Saturday's tilt winless in their last three (0-1-2) after suffering an overtime setback to the Ottawa Senators on Thursd |
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| Calgary Flames |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
11/16/2002 |
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| Traded forward Marc Savard to the Atlanta Thrashers for forward Ruslan Zainullen. |
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| Calgary ships Savard To Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
11/15/2002 |
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| Calgary, Alberta (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames traded forward Marc Savard to the Atlanta Thrashers for forward Ruslan Zainullin on Friday. Savard had posted three points -- one goal and two assists -- in 10 games for the Flames. He tallied 14 goals and 33 points last season, despite missing 25 games due to injury. In 319 career NHL contests, Savard has recorded 70 goals and 205 total points. His best season was the 2000-01 campaign, when he posted career highs of 23 goals and 42 assists. Zainullin has p |
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| Flames welcome Rangers to Saddledome |
NHL Hockey |
11/14/2002 |
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| Calgary, Alberta (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames will try and stall a three-game losing streak tonight when they host the New York Rangers. Calgary, which was shutout by the Rangers a week ago, is coming off a 2-1 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday. Jamie McLennan stopped 23 shots for Calgary and Chris Clark tallied the lone goal for the Flames, who finished 0-for-6 on the power play. Calgary has not scored with the man-advantage in its last four games (0- for-15) and has not tallied a power play goa |
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| Sharks try to remain unbeaten versus Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
11/13/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The San Jose Sharks try to remain undefeated against the Atlanta Thrashers when they open an eight-game road trip tonight at Philips Arena. The Sharks took both meetings from the Thrashers a year ago and are 4-0-1 all- time versus Atlanta since the Thrashers joined the league in the 1999-00 campaign. San Jose enters Wednesday's tilt winless in its last three games (0-2-1), including a 5-4 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday. The Sharks got goals from Mike Ricci, Teemu Selanne, |
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