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| Thrashers ink Hedberg |
NHL Hockey |
06/16/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed goaltender Johan Hedberg to a multi-year contract on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hedberg, 35, played in 36 games for the Thrashers last season, posting a 14-15-3 record, a 3.46 goals-against average and one shutout. He was voted by his teammates to receive the Thrashers Players' Player Award for the second consecutive season, which is given annually to the Thrasher who best exemplifies what being a "team player" is. Originally sign |
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| NHL Coaching Changes |
NHL Hockey |
06/14/2008 |
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Atlanta Thrashers - Bob Hartley, Don Waddell, interim. Colorado Avalanche - Joel Quenneville, Tony Granato. Florida Panthers - Jacques Martin, Peter DeBoer. Los Angeles Kings - Marc Crawford, TBA. Ottawa Senators - John Paddock, Bryan Murray, interim, Craig Hartsburg. San Jose Sharks - Ron Wilson, Todd McLellan. Tampa Bay Lightning - John Tortorella, TBA. Toronto Maple Leafs - Paul Maurice, Ron Wilson. Washington Capitals - Glen Hanlon, Bruce Boudreau.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press |
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| Chicago wins Calder Cup |
MLH |
06/10/2008 |
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| Rosemont, IL (MySportsbook) - Jason Krog recorded his second hat trick of the postseason to lead the Chicago Wolves to a 5-2 win over Wilkes- Barre/Scranton that clinched the Calder Cup championship. The Wolves, the AHL affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers, won the series four games to two. It is Chicago's second Calder Cup title, with the other one coming in 2002. Chicago had won the first three games of the series until the Wilkes- Barre/Scranton Penguins -- the top development club of the NHL's Pittsburgh Pe |
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| Osgood wins again, he and Wings one win from Cup |
NHL Hockey |
05/31/2008 |
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| me works out sometimes. Regardless of what team you're on, you always train with or play with or against a lot of different guys.'' --- COLBY'S COMEBACK: Probably no one feels more left out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' run to the Stanley Cup than Atlanta Thrashers forward Colby Armstrong. Armstrong, one of the most popular Penguins players inside their dressing room and among their fans, was unexpectedly dealt Feb. 26 in the trading deadline deal that sent All-Star forward Marian Hossa to Pittsburgh. ``Th |
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| Babcock draws line between himself and players |
NHL Hockey |
05/31/2008 |
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| me works out sometimes. Regardless of what team you're on, you always train with or play with or against a lot of different guys.'' --- COLBY'S COMEBACK: Probably no one feels more left out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' run to the Stanley Cup than Atlanta Thrashers forward Colby Armstrong. Armstrong, one of the most popular Penguins players inside their dressing room and among their fans, was unexpectedly dealt Feb. 26 in the trading deadline deal that sent All-Star forward Marian Hossa to Pittsburgh. ``Th |
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| Canada escapes Sweden to reach gold medal game at Worlds |
NHL Hockey |
05/16/2008 |
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| Finland and Sweden will continue its intense rivalry for the bronze medal game on Saturday. In the earlier semifinal, Evgeni Nabokov stonewalled Finland, stopping 23 shots as Russia rolled to a 4-0 win. The Russians will get a boost in the return of Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk, who served a one-game suspension for a charging major and game misconduct he received in Russia's quarterfinal win over Switzerland. Sergei Fedorov, Danis Zaripov, Alexei Morozov, and Maxim Sushinsky scored for Russia. Sergei |
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| Russia dominates Finland to advance to gold medal game at Worlds |
NHL Hockey |
05/16/2008 |
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| rolled to a 4-0 win in a semifinal at the 2008 World Hockey Championship. The Russians, in search of their first gold medal since 1993, will await the winner of the Canada/Sweden matchup in the other semifinal. They will get a boost in the return of Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk, who served a one-game suspension for a charging major and game misconduct he received in Russia's quarterfinal win over Switzerland. Sergei Fedorov, Danis Zaripov, Alexei Morozov, and Maxim Sushinsky scored for Russia. Sergei |
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| Finland tops USA again; Russia rolls at Worlds |
NHL Hockey |
05/14/2008 |
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| by making 22 saves. Martin Gerber and Jonas Hiller combined to surrender six goals on 30 shots for Switzerland. Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk will miss the semifinal, suspended for one game after earning his second misconduct of the tournament. The Atlanta Thrashers superstar earned a major for charging against Swiss defenseman Julien Vauclair. Earlier in the day at Halifax, Derek Roy netted a hat trick and added an assist as Canada crushed Norway, 8-2. Jonathan Toews netted a goal and contributed two assists w |
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| Lightning win NHL draft lottery; will pick first at June draft |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| mum of four spots, so only the five teams with the fewest points have a chance to win the first pick. The rest of the non-playoff teams will fall in line in order of poorest record behind Tampa Bay, with the Los Angeles Kings picking second. The Atlanta Thrashers, St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders round out the top five. The Columbus Blue Jackets will select sixth, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes. Nashville holds Florida's first-round pick and will select ninth. Vancouver picks |
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| Thrashers use late surge to ground Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
04/05/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves and Colby Armstrong scored the game-winner as the Atlanta Thrashers bested the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-1 in the season finale for both teams. Armstrong's goal at the 15:51 mark of the third period sparked a three-goal barrage in less than four minutes for the Thrashers, who ended the season with two wins in three games. Bobby Holik and Jim Slater each tallied, while Eric Perrin logged two assists. Mathieu Darche netted Tampa's only goal, and Mike Smith a |
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