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| Rangers raise Leetch's No. 2 to rafters of Madison Square Garden |
NHL Hockey |
01/24/2008 |
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| 1994 Stanley Cup championship team that ended 54 years of waiting. ``I have felt this building shake, starting in the blue seats and filling this arena,'' Leetch said during the 51-minute ceremony before the Rangers' 2-1 shootout victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. Then the 11-time All-Star, who was the NHL rookie of the year, twice the league's top defenseman, and the MVP of the 1994 playoffs rocked the house again. Always one to deflect praise and attention away from himself, Leetch stunned the packed a |
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| Rangers to honor Leetch before battling Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
01/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Madison Square Garden will be full of energy tonight, as the Rangers will honor Brian Leetch before battling the Atlanta Thrashers for a second straight time in New York. Prior to tonight's contest, the Rangers will lift Leetch's number 2 into the rafters, marking just the fifth uniform number retired in team history. Leetch will join Rod Gilbert, Ed Giacomin, Mike Richter and Mark Messier as the only players in team history to receive the honor. Leetch won the 1994 Stanley Cup championship i |
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| Brian Leetch's No. 2 to be retired by Rangers to Madison Square Garden rafters |
NHL Hockey |
01/23/2008 |
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| th a consistency that made teammates and opponents marvel. Now four years after being traded away from the New York Rangers, Leetch has returned to get the ultimate honor from the team and city he never wanted to leave. Before the Rangers face the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night, Leetch's No. 2 will be raised to the Madison Square Garden rafters alongside Messier's No. 11 and Richter's No. 35 - completing the trio most responsible for ending the Rangers' 54-year Stanley Cup drought in 1994. ``I always sa |
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| Kovalchuk suspended a game for hit on Rozsival |
NHL Hockey |
01/23/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk was suspended one game without pay, the league announced Wednesday, for a hit in Tuesday's game against the New York Rangers. The suspension will keep Kovalchuk out of Thursday's game against the Rangers in New York, and cost him $34,224.60. With 36 seconds left in the first period, Kovalchuk left his feet on a boarding check on Michal Rozsival. Rozsival laid on the ice for a couple of minutes, but eventually got to his feet and finished |
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| Lundqvist stands tall, Rangers blank Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
01/22/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Henrik Lundqvist stopped 14 shots for his seventh shutout of the season, as the New York Rangers dominated the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-0, in the first of a two-game set at Madison Square Garden. Jaromir Jagr had a goal and two assists, while Fedor Tyutin added three assists for the Rangers, who had lost three of four coming into the contest. "After the first period it was all about keeping my focus," said Lundqvist. "Sometimes when you think you own a game you start to lose focus an |
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| Bernie Mullin resigns as president of Atlanta Hawks, Thrashers; no replacement expected |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2008 |
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ATLANTA (AP) - Bernie Mullin resigned as president of the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers, and a member of the ownership group doesn't expect he'll be replaced. Michael Gearon Jr., an Atlanta-based member of the ownership group, said Mullin's resignation Tuesday will set up a more efficient management of the teams. Mullin had been president and chief executive officer of Atlanta Spirit, representing the ownership group for the Hawks, the Thrashers and Philips Arena, since 2004. ``As far as the trans |
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| Bernie Mullin resigns as president of Atlanta Hawks, Thrashers |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2008 |
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ATLANTA (AP) - Bernie Mullin resigned as president of the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers, and a member of the ownership group doesn't expect he'll be replaced. Michael Gearon Jr., an Atlanta-based member of the ownership group, said Mullin's resignation Tuesday will set up a more efficient management of the teams. Mullin had been president and chief executive officer of Atlanta Spirit, representing the ownership group for the Hawks, the Thrashers and Philips Arena, since 2004. ``As far as the trans |
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| Nilsson, Oilers double up Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
01/20/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Robert Nilsson posted a goal and an assist, as the Edmonton Oilers doubled up the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-2, at Philips Arena. Dustin Penner, Sam Gagner and Tom Gilbert also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a three-game winless streak. Shawn Horcoff, Ales Hemsky and Steve Staios each collected two assists, while Dwayne Roloson stopped 29-of-31 shots to earn his eighth win of the season and first since December 13th. "Its a huge win for us," said Roloson. "We're battling to get back |
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| Thrashers host Oilers at Philips Arena |
NHL Hockey |
01/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams hoping to rebound from recent lopsided losses will battle this afternoon, as the Atlanta Thrashers welcome the Edmonton Oilers to Philips Arena. Atlanta ran into a Buffalo squad on Friday that had lost a franchise-record 10 straight games, but the Sabres responded with a huge offensive outburst in a 10-1 victory over the Thrashers. Colin Stuart scored for Atlanta, which has lost four of its last six but is just one point behind Carolina for first place in the Southeast Divisio |
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| Antropov and Steen lift Leafs over struggling Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
01/19/2008 |
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| game. Alexei Ponikarovsky and Jason Blake each added goals for the Leafs. Daniel Paille and Jochen Hecht each lit the lamp for Buffalo, which lost for the 11th time in their last 12 games. The Sabres managed just two goals one night after giving the Atlanta Thrashers a 10-1 drubbing that saw two players record hat tricks. Ryan Miller made 19 saves in the loss. Toronto opened the scoring early on the power play. Steen fired a pass across the ice to Mats Sundin, Sundin found Antropov on the backdoor, and Antropov |
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