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| Avs name Granato head coach |
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05/22/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche named Tony Granato head coach on Thursday. Granato, who served as an Avs assistant last season, will be embarking on his second stint as Colorado's mentor. He also served as the Avalanche's head coach for parts of two seasons from 2002-04, posting a 72-33-17-11 record and piloting Colorado to a pair of postseason appearances. "We're extremely pleased to announce Tony Granato as the Avalanche's head coach," said general manager Francois Giguere. "Tony has gaine |
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| Granato returns as Avalanche head coach |
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05/22/2008 |
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DENVER (AP) -Tony Granato returned as coach of the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, four years after he was demoted from the job. Granato will take over from Joel Quenneville, who parted ways with the Avalanche two weeks ago by mutual agreement. Granato was 72-33-17-11 when he led the team from 2002 to 2004. He has been an assistant coach since July 2004, when the Avs hired Quenneville. ``Tony has gained tremendous coaching experience over the last five seasons behind the Avalanche bench,'' general manage |
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| Granato returning as Avalanche head coach |
NHL Hockey |
05/22/2008 |
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DENVER (AP) -Tony Granato is returning as coach of the Colorado Avalanche. The team said Granato will take over from Joel Quenneville, who parted ways with the Avalanche two weeks ago by mutual agreement. Granato was 72-33-17-11 when he led the team from 2002 to 2004. He has served as an assistant for the Avs since the 2005-06 season.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed wi |
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| NHL Western Conference Champions |
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05/19/2008 |
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| Red Wings try to clinch Western Conference crown in Dallas |
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05/14/2008 |
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| Games 1 and 2, Detroit posted a 5-2 decision in Dallas on Monday. Since being tied with Nashville at two games apiece in the opening round, the Red Wings have rattled off nine straight victories. That winning streak included a four-game sweep of the Colorado Avalanche in the conference semifinals. The nine straight wins is also a franchise playoff mark for consecutive victories in one postseason. Pavel Datsyuk recorded his first career playoff hat trick to lift the Red Wings to Monday's Game 3 victory at American |
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| Mule out: Red Wings' Franzen to miss 2 games with concussion |
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05/10/2008 |
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| is completed. Franzen is scheduled for tests Monday in Detroit and will miss that night's Game 3 in Dallas. Detroit general manager Ken Holland said Franzen has had headaches - which the GM described as ``nothing significant'' - since playing the Colorado Avalanche earlier this month, and they haven't subsided. ``We don't know if he's had a concussion,'' Holland said. ``We're hoping to find out more after he goes through various tests this weekend and sees a specialist on Monday.'' Franzen has scored an NH |
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| Mule out: Red Wings' Franzen misses Game 2 with concussion |
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05/10/2008 |
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| is completed. Franzen is scheduled for tests Monday in Detroit and will miss that night's Game 3 in Dallas. Detroit general manager Ken Holland said Franzen has had headaches - which the GM described as ``nothing significant'' - since playing the Colorado Avalanche earlier this month, and they haven't subsided. ``We don't know if he's had a concussion,'' Holland said. ``We're hoping to find out more after he goes through various tests this weekend and sees a specialist on Monday.'' Franzen has scored an NH |
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| Lemaire to return for 8th season with NHL's Wild |
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05/10/2008 |
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| ideas. Give me some feedback on what he sees.'' Lemaire has a career record of 500-381-168 over 14 years, including 60-52 in the playoffs. But with the Wild, he's 11-18 in the postseason. The Wild were ousted in the first round last month by the Colorado Avalanche. ``I had no doubt he was the best coach to coach this team,'' Risebrough said. ``I told him, 'You've got us this far and you're the best coach to take us to the next level.''' Lemaire called this offseason meeting with Risebrough the best he's h |
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| Avalanche, coach Joel Quenneville go separate ways |
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05/09/2008 |
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DENVER (AP) -The Colorado Avalanche want to play a faster, more attacking brand of hockey, similar to the style that brought them two Stanley Cup titles. Now, they're looking for a coach who fits that description. Joel Quenneville and the Avalanche mutually decided to end their relationship Friday, a week after Colorado was swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings. Quenneville was 131-92-23 in three seasons with Colorado, but just 2-2 in playoff series after inheriting a team that was on the sl |
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| Quenneville will not return as Avs coach |
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05/09/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche announced Friday that Joel Quenneville will not return as head coach for the 2008-09 season. "After meeting with Joel, we mutually agreed that the best decision for both parties involved is to go separate ways," said Avalanche executive vice president and general manager Francois Giguere. "On behalf of the organization, I want to thank Joel for his years of service and wish him the best in his coaching career." Colorado finished 44-31-7 this season, the sixth |
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