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| Western Conference powers face off in Motown |
NHL Hockey |
03/15/2003 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Two of the top teams in the Western Conference take center stage this afternoon, when the Detroit Red Wings host the Colorado Avalanche at Joe Louis Arena. Detroit currently sits atop the Central Division, five points ahead of St. Louis. The Red Wings are one point behind second place Vancouver and three points back of conference leader Dallas. Detroit is 13-1-0-1 in its last 15 games after posting a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes. Jason Woolley, Igor Larionov and Tomas Holmstrom |
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| Avs look to move up in Northwest |
NHL Hockey |
03/13/2003 |
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| Columbus, OH (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche hope to pick up some ground in the Northwest Division race tonight when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. With 87 points and a game in hand, the Avs trail first-place Vancouver by five in the standings. Colorado, of course, is gunning for its NHL-record ninth consecutive division championship as a franchise. The Avalanche made a significant deal at the trade deadline, acquiring winger Bates Battaglia from Carolina in exchange for 21-y |
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| Canucks Team Report: Charging forward |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2003 |
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| ancouver Canucks seemed to have hit the proverbial wall recently. With just one win in their last six games entering Tuesday's tilt with the New York Islanders, the Northwest Division leaders saw their advantage narrow to just three over the surging Colorado Avalanche. Desperately in need of a win, the Canucks kicked their three-game homestand off on the right foot, as Sami Salo's late third period tally lifted Vancouver to a 4-3 victory over the Islanders at GM Place. Brendan Morrison added two goals, including |
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| Phoenix welcomes Schneider, Red Wings to the desert |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2003 |
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| won four of their last five away from home and are 16-12-4-1 on opposition ice this season. Phoenix, meanwhile, comes into Wednesday's affair clinging to slim playoff hopes and riding a two-game unbeaten string after Monday's 2-2 stalemate with the Colorado Avalanche. Shane Doan and Brian Savage scored third-period goals to help the Coyotes skate to the deadlock in their first game after trading winger Tony Amonte. Doan also added an assist and Sean Burke stopped 34 shots for the Coyotes, who improved to 4-2-1 i |
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| Two of the worst teams in the NHL face off in Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2003 |
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| ore the current tear, hadn't won three consecutive games since November 29- December 3. The club last won four-in-a-row from February 28-March 7, 2002. Carolina got involved in the pre-deadline trading Tuesday, shipping winger Bates Battaglia to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for sophomore winger Radim Vrbata. Battaglia joined Sami Kapanen and Glen Wesley as Hurricane veterans who were sent elsewhere in the midst of this disastrous campaign. The Canes, 1-11-2 on Wednesdays this season, will visit Philadelphia |
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| Carolina Hurricanes |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
03/11/2003 |
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| Acquired right wing Radim Vrbata from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for left wing Bates Battaglia. |
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| Nashville Predators |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
03/11/2003 |
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| Claimed forward Todd Warriner off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers; acquired defenseman Alexander Riazantsev from the Colorado Avalanche for a 2003 seventh-round draft pick. |
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| Flames re-acquire McAmmond; trade for Donovan |
NHL Hockey |
03/11/2003 |
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| Calgary, Alberta (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames traded for Dean McAmmond before Tuesday's NHL trade deadline passed, re-acquiring the forward from the Colorado Avalanche. McAmmond was traded to the Avs at the start of the 2002-2003 season as part of a semi-major, five player trade in which the Flames sent defenseman Derek Morris, forward Jeff Shantz, and McAmmond to Colorado for sniper Chris Drury and Stephane Yelle. He originally went to Calgary from the Flyers on June 24, 2001 for a fourth round draft p |
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| Hurricanes deal Battaglia to the Avalanche |
NHL Hockey |
03/11/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche acquired left wing Bates Battaglia from the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in exchange for fellow left wing Radim Vrbata. The 27-year-old Battaglia has struggled after netting a career-high 21 goals a year ago. He has just five scores with 14 assists in 70 games this season for the Hurricanes, who are entrenched near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, just one season removed from representing the conference in the Stanley Cup Finals. Vrbata, meanw |
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| Kings extend Miller's contract |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2003 |
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| ile it did take awhile to get the deal done, I am, obviously, pleased that it is finished and -- more importantly -- that I am remaining in Los Angeles." Miller, whose contract was set to expire at the end of the season, has played in 37 games this season and has recorded one goal, three assists and 20 penalty minutes. He missed the first 13 games of the season while recovering from abdominal surgery to repair a sports hernia. Miller has also spent time in his career with the Colorado Avalanche-Quebec Nordiques. |
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