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| Flames look to stay unbeaten under Sutter |
NHL Hockey |
01/07/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames hope to stay unbeaten under new head coach Darryl Sutter tonight when they head to Colorado to faceoff with the Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. Martin Gelinas scored two goals and Roman Turek made 22 saves to lead Calgary to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Toni Lydman also scored and Jarome Iginla added two assists for the Flames, who have won back-to-back games and are 3-0-1 since Sutter took over. Iginla, last year's Art Ross Trophy winner, |
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| Bowman says no to Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
01/06/2003 |
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| m 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 Detroit for permission to speak with Bowman about their coaching vacancy. The Flames eventually hired Darryl Sutter. Former Florida, Philadelphia and Washington coach Terry Murray interviewed for the job on Wednesday, but has yet to h |
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| Kings try and snap four-game slide |
NHL Hockey |
01/06/2003 |
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| and Erik Rasmussen. LA, which has dropped four-in-a-row away from home, will wrap up a brief two game road trip tomorrow night in Dallas. Minnesota, meanwhile, comes into tonight's contest on a sour note as well, after dropping a 3-2 decision to the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Andrew Brunette had a goal and an assist for the Wild, who had their winning streak halted at three games and their unbeaten stretch stopped at four. Dwayne Roloson turned aside 28 shots in the setback. Minnesota, which is three points |
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| Penguins aim to end 10-game losing streak |
NHL Hockey |
12/21/2002 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak in team history tonight when they welcome the Calgary Flames to the Igloo. Pittsburgh suffered its 10th straight loss, a 3-1 setback to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday in the opener of a three-game homestand at Mellon Arena. Milan Kraft scored the lone goal for the Penguins, who haven't won since November 29 at Buffalo. Pittsburgh, with a loss tonight, would match the franchise-record for consec |
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| Calgary's Nichol suspended five games |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - Calgary Flames forward Scott Nichol was suspended for five games by the NHL on Friday for a butt-ending incident during last night's 3-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Late in the third period, Nichol skated behind Hannes Hyvonen and nailed the Columbus forward with a butt-end to the head. Nichol received a match penalty for intent to injure. Nichol, who was suspended for two games in December 2001, is now considered a repeat offender under the terms of the collective |
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| Wild Team Report: Quick start not enough |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2002 |
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| ashin shot at 16:23. Then, a controversial goal changed the game when a Jason Blake shot deflected off Michael Peca's skate and into the Minnesota net for the 2-2 tie. The goal was reviewed by referees, who found no reason to disallow it. "Rolie was saying that they were in the crease and he couldn't move," coach Jacques Lemaire said. "I guess they were checking only [to see] if he kicked it in." WHAT'S AHEAD The Wild will head to Colorado on Saturday before heading home to face the Calgary Flames on Monday. |
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| Blue Jackets, Blackhawks tangle in Windy City |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2002 |
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| ckets try to make it two wins in a row tonight when they travel to Chicago to face off with the Blackhawks at the United Center. Lasse Pirjeta scored two goals and Marc Denis turned aside 29 shots for his fifth career shutout, as Columbus downed the Calgary Flames, 3-0, on Thursday. Tomi Kallio also scored for the Blue Jackets, who are 3-1-1 in their last five contests. Pirjeta, a rookie, recorded the first multi-point game of his career and Denis posted his first shutout since January 16 of last season. The |
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| Canucks set to tangle with Preds in Nashville |
NHL Hockey |
12/19/2002 |
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| utier made 23 saves for Vancouver, which lost for just the third time this season on the road (11-3-2). Since their franchise-record 10-game winning streak the Canucks are just 3-4-1. Nashville enters Thursday's tilt after getting blanked 3-0 by the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Tomas Vokoun stopped 20 shots for the Predators, who are 1-3-1 in their last five games. Nashville, which is the lowest-scoring team in the NHL with just 62 goals in 31 games, was shut out for the third time in its last five contests. To |
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| Flames hope to stay hot in Columbus |
NHL Hockey |
12/19/2002 |
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| Columbus, OH (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames hope to keep moving in the right direction tonight when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Under interim head coach Al MacNeil, the Flames have posted a 3-2-2 record, including Tuesday's 3-0 victory over Nashville. Martin Gelinas finished with a goal and an assist and Roman Turek turned aside 23 shots for his second shutout of the season. Steve Begin and Craig Conroy also scored for the Flames, who are 3-0-1 in their last four road gam |
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| Flames Team Report: Last-place laugher |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames don't want to trade places with the Nashville Predators. That's because the lowly Preds sit last in the entire Western Conference with 23 points. And entering Tuesday's clash between the teams in the Music City, the Flames were only one ahead in the standings. Let's just say that Calgary took care of business, and avoided a room in the conference basement. Martin Gelinas finished with a goal and an assist and Roman Turek turned aside 23 shots for his second shutout of th |
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