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| NHL coaches: The good, the bad and the almost fired |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2002 |
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| of them have of seeing (or not seeing) spring. MIKE BABCOCK, ANAHEIM: The 39-year-old rookie benchman has so far impressed in his first NHL season. The Ducks are off to the best start in team history and within range of the Pacific Division-leading Dallas Stars. After going through four coaches since Ron Wilson left in 1997, Anaheim appears to have a keeper. CURT FRASER, ATLANTA: A leading candidate for the next guy to be pink slipped. Fraser is the only coach the Thrashers have ever known, so their entire |
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| Holik faces former team for first time |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2002 |
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| sey, missed out on the teams' first meeting on November 21 as he was out of the lineup with a hip injury. Holik's old 'mates have toppled Pittsburgh and Dallas during their current run, including Saturday's 5-3 home triumph over Jason Arnott and the Dallas Stars. John Madden scored twice and Jamie Langenbrunner burned his old team with a goal and two assists as Jersey moved into a tie with Philadelphia atop the Atlantic Division. Oleg Tverdovsky and Jeff Friesen also tallied, while Martin Brodeur stopped 22 |
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| Coyotes, Ducks face off at the Pond |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2002 |
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| the road for four games following tonight's contest, is 8-4-4 on its ice this season and is unbeaten in its last eight home tilts (5-0-3). The Mighty Ducks are tied for second in the Pacific Division with the Kings with 37 points, eight back of the Dallas Stars. Phoenix, meanwhile, will be playing its first road game in the month of December following a franchise-record nine-game homestand at America West Arena that saw them go 3-3-2-1. The Coyotes wrapped up the set on Friday with a 3-3 tie against the St |
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| Blackhawks welcome Kings to the Windy City |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Blackhawks will shoot for their third straight win tonight when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to the United Center. After getting blanked by the Dallas Stars, the Blackhawks have responded with consecutive wins, including Friday's 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Sullivan scored twice and Jocelyn Thibault made 28 saves to lead the Chicago attack. Kyle Calder also found the back of the net for Chicago, which is 5-1-1 in its last seven. The win |
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| Stars hope to end three-game winless string |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2002 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars hope to end a three-game winless string this afternoon when they travel to Raleigh to face off with the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center. The Stars enter the game on the heels of a 5-3 loss on Saturday to the New Jersey Devils. Bill Guerin scored twice for Dallas, which had its four-game unbeaten string (2-0-2) broken. Manny Malhotra also had a goal for the Stars. The Stars tied the game at 10:14 of the second period on Guerin's first goal of the game, c |
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| Arnott makes return to the Meadowlands |
NHL Hockey |
12/21/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars hope to extend their unbeaten string to five games today when they visit the New Jersey Devils at the Meadowlands. The match will mark the first meeting between the teams since their major deal at last season's trade deadline. On March 19 the Stars sent forwards Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner to the Garden State in exchange for forwards Jason Arnott and Randy McKay, and a first-round pick. All except for McKay, who is with Montreal, will play |
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| Red Wings target seventh straight win over Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
12/21/2002 |
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| w York back on January 30, 1999 and have outscored the Blueshirts 14-4 in the last three meetings. After beating the Columbus Blue Jackets last Saturday, the Red Wings have responded with back-to-back ties, including Thursday's 1-1 deadlock with the Dallas Stars. Brendan Shanahan scored the lone goal for the Central-leading Red Wings, who have lost just once in their last nine (5-1-3). Manny Legace, who spelled usual No. 1 Curtis Joseph, made 30 saves for Detroit, which will wrap up a brief two-game homesta |
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| Stars Team Report: Tied up in knots |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - You'd expect games between the Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings, two Western Conference heavyweights, to be as competitive as they come. But this is getting ridiculous. The Stars and Wings have played three times this season, and all three matches have ended in a stalemate. On Thursday in Motown the clubs skated to a 1-1 tie at Joe Louis Arena, as Manny Legace and Marty Turco put on a goaltending showcase with 30 and 29 saves, respectively. Brendan Shanahan scored the lone goal for the |
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| Red Wings Team Report: Deadlocked in Detroit |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - You'd expect games between the Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings, two Western Conference heavyweights, to be as competitive as they come. But this is getting ridiculous. The Stars and Wings have played three times this season, and all three matches have ended in a stalemate. On Thursday in Motown the clubs skated to a 1-1 tie at Joe Louis Arena, as Manny Legace and Marty Turco put on a goaltending exhibition with 30 and 29 saves, respectively. Brendan Shanahan scored the lone goal for t |
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| Modano to miss remainder of road trip |
NHL Hockey |
12/19/2002 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Dallas Stars center Mike Modano is expected to miss at least the next five games with a mild concussion suffered in Tuesday's game in Philadelphia. Modano will return to Dallas on Friday morning, while the Stars continue on their road trip. The Stars face the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday evening in the third contest of a seven-game swing. "Mike has had lingering headaches over the last two days and we want to err on the side of caution with this injury," Stars general manage |
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