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| Canes welcome Avalanche to Raleigh |
NHL Hockey |
01/12/2003 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche will try and put the brakes on a three-game losing streak tonight when they head to Raleigh to face off with the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center. The Avalanche have dominated the Hurricanes over the previous six seasons, going 8-0-3 against Carolina. The Hurricanes' last win in the series was a 4-2 victory on December 15, 1995 when the franchise was still in Hartford. Colorado has outscored Carolina 37-23 during the 11-game unbeaten streak. The Avs drop |
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| Blues, Ducks face off at the Pond |
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01/12/2003 |
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| fter connecting at least once in each of their previous 10 contests. Brent Johnson will be back between the pipes tonight for the Blues, who will close a five game road trip on Tuesday in Phoenix. Anaheim comes into Sunday's tilt after defeating the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. Petr Sykora scored his second goal of the game on a power play late in the third period to lift the Mighty Ducks to the 5-3 victory. Jason Krog also scored twice for the Ducks, who won for the first time in eight games (1-6-1). Paul Kar |
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| Khabibulin and Roy to start in net for All-Star Game |
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01/11/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The starting lineups for the 2003 NHL All-Star Game were revealed on Saturday, and of the 12 players selected, two will come from the Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins. The 53rd All-Star game will take place in Sunrise, Florida on February 2, 2003. For the first time since 1997, the NHL All-Star game is returning to an Eastern Conference versus Western Conference format. During the past five seasons the midseason classic displayed the North American All-Star |
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| Avalanche Team Report: Home sweet home? |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A big reason why the Colorado Avalanche have struggled the first half off the season has been their inability to play well at home. That was the case once again on Thursday, as Petr Sykora scored his second goal of the game on a power play late in the third period to lift the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to a 5-3 victory over Colorado at the Pepsi Center. Following the game head coach Tony Granato held a closed-door meeting with his team, which now sits in fourth place in the Northwest Division. "I |
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| Senators declare bankruptcy |
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01/09/2003 |
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| e can focus on the club's long-term needs." Meanwhile, the Ottawa Citizen is reporting that Kroenke Sports Enterprises is looking into buying the Corel Centre, but not the team. Kroenke, a Denver- based company, owns four sports teams, including the Colorado Avalanche. Due to that ownership, Kroenke would be unable to purchase the Senators because of conflict-of-interest issues. Despite the financial problems, the Senators are still atop the Northeast Division entering Thursday's play with 56 points (25-10-5-1). |
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| Blue Jackets Team Report: Axe falls on King |
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01/07/2003 |
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| capacities with the Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals. MacLean also served as head coach of the Panthers, where he compiled an 83-71-33 record. In his first season as a NHL head coach, he led the club to the 1996 Eastern Conference championship and a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Colorado Avalanche. WHAT'S AHEAD The Jackets will kick off a four-game road trip Wednesday in Minny that will also include stops in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. |
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| Columbus fires Dave King |
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01/07/2003 |
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| named president of the organization. He has spent the past 17 years in the National Hockey League, serving in a variety of coaching and personnel capacities with the Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals. MacLean also served as head coach of the Panthers, where he compiled an 83-71-33 record. In his first season as a NHL head coach, he led the club to the 1996 Eastern Conference championship and a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Colorado Avalanche. |
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| Sharks, Oilers tangle at HP Pavilion |
NHL Hockey |
01/06/2003 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Jose Sharks will try and halt a two- game losing streak tonight when they welcome the Edmonton Oilers to the HP Pavilion. After falling to the Dallas Stars on Thursday, the Sharks were trounced by the Colorado Avalanche, 6-1, on Saturday. Marco Sturm recorded the only goal for San Jose, which fell to 1-2-1 in its last four contests. Miikka Kiprusoff, who replaced Evgeni Nabokov in the second period, turned aside eight of the 11 shots he faced. Nabokov made five saves in th |
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| Avs win third straight under Granato |
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12/24/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Rob Blake had two goals and an assist to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks at the Pepsi Center. Derek Morris and Dean McAmmond each recorded a goal and two assists for the Avalanche, who have won all three games under new head coach Tony Granato and improve to 4-0-1 in their last five contests. Milan Hejduk also scored in the win. Patrick Roy made 33 saves for the Avs. Markus Naslund posted his 23rd goal of the year for Vancouver, which had its two- |
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| Avs hope to make it three in a row under Granato |
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12/23/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche try to make it three wins in a row tonight under new head coach Tony Granato, as they head into the Christmas break with a home tilt against the Northwest Division-leading Vancouver Canucks. Peter Forsberg returned from a three game absence to score a goal and added an assist in Colorado's 4-2 win over Minnesota on Saturday. Rob Blake also had a goal and assist for Colorado. The Avalanche are now 3-0-1 in their last four games. This was Colorado's first win by |
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