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| Panthers ink veteran Kravchuk |
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03/11/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) -The Florida Panthers signed free agent defenseman Igor Kravchuk to a one-year contact Tuesday. The deal also includes an option for a second year. The 36-year-old Kravchuk played 78 games with the Calgary Flames last season, scoring four goals and 22 assists for 26 points and 19 penalty minutes. He also represented Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound native of Ufa, Russia, has played 692 games in the NHL over the past 11 seasons, |
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| Preds welcome Canadiens to Music City |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2003 |
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| ar break. Vladimir Orszagh also scored for Nashville, which has won nine times in its last 12 outings (9-1-1-1). With the trade deadline approaching, the Predators made a minor move on Sunday, as they acquired backup netminder Wade Flaherty from the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenseman Pascal Trepanier. Flaherty, who has played parts of 10 NHL seasons with San Jose, the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay and Florida, had not played for the Panthers this season, spending the campaign with San Antonio of the AH |
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| Streaking Rangers wrap up five-game homestand against Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers try to extend their unbeaten streak to six games tonight when they continue their push for the playoffs against the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden. New York, 3-0-2 in its last five, enters the day ninth in the Eastern New York, 3-0-2 in its last five, enters the day ninth in the Eastern Conference with 67 points -- four behind the Islanders for the final playoff spot. The Isles, however, hold a pair of games in hand. On Friday the Blueshirts poste |
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| Panthers trade for Hordichuk |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers acquired forward Darcy Hordichuk in a trade with Phoenix on Saturday. The Panthers also received a second-round pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for defenseman Brad Ference. In 22 games this season with the Coyotes, Hordichuk has accumulated 82 penalty minutes. In three NHL seasons, the left winger has one goal and one assist. |
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| Thrashers Team Report: Kovalchuk ties club mark in loss |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2003 |
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| me Atlanta Thrashers records in his pocket. And there are certainly more to follow. The Russian phenom tied Donald Audette's single-season team mark for goals with his 32nd, but the tally came with a mere 35.3 seconds left in Friday's match with the Florida Panthers. Like so often in his young career, Kovalchuk's effort was hardly enough to bail his club out. Mathieu Biron and Kristian Huselius each found the back of the net to lead Florida over Atlanta, 2-1, at Philips Arena. The Panthers' Roberto Luongo stymi |
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| Panthers hire two new assistant coaches |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers announced Thursday that they have hired two new assistant coaches. Duane Sutter and John Torchetti will replace Paul Baxter and George Kingston. "I'm excited about working with two very experienced individuals," said Panthers head coach Mike Keenan. "Both coaches will have significant teaching responsibilities as we continue to develop our young players." Sutter is not new to the Panthers organization. He has previously served in different coaching aspects fo |
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| Avs shoot for third straight win |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche seek their third straight win tonight when they visit the Florida Panthers at Office Depot Center. Colorado, which has won seven of its last nine overall, is coming off Sunday's 3-2 overtime victory in Chicago. Alex Tanguay scored 3:38 into the extra session, and Milan Hejduk and Joe Sakic tallied as well. The Blackhawks' Alexei Zhamnov had forced OT with only three seconds left. David Aebischer made 39 saves for Colorado, which sits six points behind Vanco |
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| Rangers Team Report: Leetch's heroics keep dream alive |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2003 |
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| Dunham, who made 36 saves in the stalemate. "I'm glad to see his number on the back rather than his emblem coming toward me." It was the second highlight-reel goal in as many games for Leetch, who scored a similar goal in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers. On that marker Leetch skated between two Panthers defenders into the slot and unleashed a wicked top-shelf wrister that energized MSG. "It was spectacular," said head coach/general manager Glen Sather. "He's played as well as I've ever seen anyone |
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| Lightning's Khabibulin receives NHL weekly honor |
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03/03/2003 |
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| ercentage. He also had one shutout, Khabibulin recorded his third shutout of the season and the 31st of his career in a 2-0 victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on February 25. Two days later, he turned aside 35-of-36 shots in a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers. Khabibulin completed his stellar week by making 30 saves in a 2-1 road win against the Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators on March 1. Others considered for the award were Nashville goaltender Tomas Vokoun, Detroit right wing Brett Hull and |
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| Rangers continue push towards playoffs |
NHL Hockey |
03/03/2003 |
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| inth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race, three behind the slumping eighth-place Boston Bruins. However, the B's hold four games in hand on the Blueshirts. The Rangers improved to 4-1-1 over their last six on Saturday with a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers. Pavel Bure notched a goal and an assist against his former team and Mike Dunham made 32 saves to keep the playoff dream alive. Brian Leetch, Radek Dvorak and Mark Messier scored in the first period for the Rangers, who have opened their crucial fiv |
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