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| Colorado's Sakic scratched Thursday with back strain |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche centerman Joe Sakic was scratched from Thursday night's 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild with a strained back. Sakic was third on the Avalanche with 12 points (2 G, 10 A) entering Thursday's action through 12 games. The 39-year-old played in just 44 games last season because of groin problems and subsequent hernia surgery. He posted career lows with 13 goals and 40 points. The native of British Columbia has spent his entire career with the Colorado franchise and dec |
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| Avalanche recall Hensick from Erie |
MLH |
11/06/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The NHL's Colorado Avalanche announced that forward T.J. Hensick has been recalled from the club's American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, on Thursday. Hensick currently leads the Monsters in scoring with six goals and seven assists while being tied for fifth among all AHL scorers. His three power-play goals also lead Lake Erie. Colorado also recalled defenseman Kyle Cumiskey from the Monsters on Thursday after clearing space on the roster by loaning forward David |
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| Stars sign Parrish |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2008 |
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| cap concerns. The Wild originally signed him to a five-year contract in July 2006. The Bloomington, Minnesota native scored a career-low 16 goals and collected 14 assists in 66 games last season for the Wild. The club also bought out the three remaining years of Parrish's contract after he cleared waivers, making him a free agent. Originally selected by the Colorado Avalanche in third round of the 1996 draft, Parrish has 208 goals and 164 assists in 660 career games with the Panthers, Islanders, Kings and Wild. |
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| Quenneville's Blackhawks get best of Avs |
NHL Hockey |
11/04/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Patrick Sharp and Andrew Ladd scored two goals apiece to send the Chicago Blackhawks past the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 at the United Center. Troy Brouwer and Cameron Barker had the other goals, while Sharp and Ladd both added helpers to register three-point nights for Chicago, which notched its third straight victory. "Our line is starting to feel comfortable with each other. We have to keep building on our success," Ladd said. "We've been playing well at both ends of the ice but we |
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| Denis' three wins enough for weekly honor |
MLH |
11/03/2008 |
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| lton Bulldogs goaltender Marc Denis has been named the Player of the Week for the period ending on Sunday. Denis stopped 96 of 99 shots in three starts last week, going 3-0-0 with a 0.97 goals-against average and a .970 save percentage. A former first-round draft choice of the Colorado Avalanche, Denis has a record of 7-1-0 in nine appearances with Hamilton this season, leading the AHL in wins. He also ranks fifth with a 1.84 GAA, second with a .945 save percentage and tied for the league lead with two shutouts. |
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| Quenneville meets former squad as 'Hawks battle Avs |
NHL Hockey |
11/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Joel Quenneville's Chicago Blackhawks begin a five-game homestand tonight against the head coach's old team, as the Colorado Avalanche pay a visit to the United Center. Quenneville spent the previous three seasons with the Avalanche, going 131-92-23 in that time. However, his lack of success in the postseason was his undoing, as the Avalanche were just 10-12 in the playoffs with Quenneville on the bench. Quenneville was not brought back following last season, which ended with a second-round sw |
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| Sharks stay hot with win over Avs |
NHL Hockey |
11/03/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Milan Michalek and Devin Setoguchi each scored two goals, as the San Jose Sharks topped the Colorado Avalanche, 5-3, at the Pepsi Center. Ryane Clowe also lit the lamp for the Sharks, who have won four straight and, at 10-2-0, are off to their best start in franchise history. Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton both recorded two assists, while Evgeni Nabokov made 33 saves. Milan Hejduk registered a goal and an assist for Colorado, which has lost three straight after a five-game winning |
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| Sharks bite Avs |
NHL Hockey |
11/02/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Milan Michalek and Devin Setoguchi each scored two goals, as the San Jose Sharks topped the Colorado Avalanche, 5-3, at the Pepsi Center. Ryane Clowe also lit the lamp for the Sharks, who have won four straight and, at 10-2-0, are off to their best start in franchise history. Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton both recorded two assists, while Evgeni Nabokov made 33 saves. Milan Hejduk registered a goal and an assist for Colorado, which has lost three straight after a five-game winning |
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| Nabokov, Sharks travel to Colorado to battle Avs |
NHL Hockey |
11/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - While San Jose's Evgeni Nabokov has been outstanding at home this season, the 33-year-old netminder has had his struggles on the road. The Sharks hope he can reverse that trend tonight, when they visit the Colorado Avalanche and the Pepsi Center. Nabokov made 25 saves in Thursday's 4-2 home win over Detroit. That victory improved the goaltender to a perfect 6-0-0 at home this year with a 1.83 goals against average. However, the goaltender is just 1-2-0 with a 4.57 GAA in three road starts this |
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| Blue Jackets' Boll suspended |
NHL Hockey |
10/31/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jared Boll was suspended for one game by the National Hockey League on Friday. Boll was given an instigator penalty for engaging in a fight during the final five minutes of Columbus' 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. According to Rule 47.22, he was automatically assessed the suspension. Boll has not recorded a point in five games this season. |
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