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| Blue Jackets aim to end three-game losing streak |
NHL Hockey |
10/19/2002 |
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| Columbus, OH (MySportsbook) - The Columbus Blue Jackets will try and put the brakes on a three-game losing streak when they kick off a four-game homestand against the Florida Panthers Saturday at Nationwide Arena. After winning their season-opener against the Blackhawks, the Blue Jackets have struggled in losses to New Jersey, Phoenix, and most recently a 7-1 shellacking at the hands of the under-manned St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Jaroslav Spacek scored the only goal for Columbus with 12 seconds remaining i |
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| Wild try to stay perfect |
NHL Hockey |
10/15/2002 |
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| St. Paul, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Wild will try to stay undefeated through three games for the second time in their brief history when they open a four- game homestand against the Florida Panthers Tuesday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild, who started off 3-0-3 a year ago, rallied to a 2-2 tie on Saturday against the St. Louis Blues to stay undefeated after topping the Boston Bruins in their season-opener. With St. Louis leading 2-1 midway through the third period, Andrew Brunette knotted the gam |
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| Coyotes' Simpson out with broken hand |
NHL Hockey |
10/14/2002 |
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| Coyotes defenseman Todd Simpson will be out 2-to-3 weeks with a broken right hand, an injury he suffered fighting Dallas' Manny Malhotra on Saturday. The 29-year-old blue-liner has eight goals and 49 assists in 403 career NHL games with Phoenix, the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames. Last season, Simpson tallied a career-high 15 points with two goals and 13 assists for the Coyotes. Phoenix also recalled forwards Jeff Taffe and Darcy Hordichuk from Springfield (AHL) and sent center Jason Jaspers down to the mi |
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| Blackhawks Team Report: Thibault perfect in home opener |
NHL Hockey |
10/14/2002 |
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| ded 32 shots in the win, received goals from Jon Klemm, Tyler Arnason and Alexei Zhamnov to even its mark at 1-1-0. The Blackhawks also shot the puck 32 times in their season-opening loss to the Blue Jackets. "We were a little more aggressive," Zhamnov added. "Another good thing was guys driving the net, right through the middle." A LOOK AHEAD The Blackhawks continue their four-game homestand on Thursday against the Florida Panthers before wrapping it up with tilts versus the Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild. |
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| Anaheim claims Mike Brown off waivers |
NHL Hockey |
10/12/2002 |
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| wing Mike Brown off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. Brown, a former first-round draft pick, failed to register a point in 15 games with the Canucks last season. The 6-4, 225-pounder netted seven goals and handed out nine assists in 31 games with Manitoba (AHL). Brown, who played for Anaheim general manager Bryan Murray in Florida, was the Panthers' first-round pick -- 20th overall -- in the 1997 draft. He went to Vancouver in 1999 as part of the trade that sent Pavel Bure to the Florida Panthers. |
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| Panthers, Lightning open with Sunshine State showdown |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Two clubs hoping to get on the up-and-up clash at the newly renamed Office Depot Center tonight when the Florida Panthers host the Tampa Bay Lightning to open the season. Florida finished with the Eastern Conference's second-worst record a season ago, while Tampa Bay placed right in front in 13th place. The Panthers have not qualified for the playoffs in two years, while the Lightning have not made it since 1996. The Panthers enter the season loaded with promising talent that sti |
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| Isles, Sabres kick off season in Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| ecember-early January after he was low cut by Toronto's Darcy Tucker in the playoffs and required major reconstructive surgery on his left knee. To deter cheap-shot artists like Tucker, the Isles went out and acquired tough-man Jason Wiemer from the Florida Panthers. Yashin will be asked to take on more of a leadership role in the early-going and should be helped by a core of up and coming stars in Oleg Kvasha, who tallied seven goals and a pair of assists in the team's final 12 games last year, and rookie Tren |
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| Devils begin Pat Burns era in Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| help in front of him due to the scheme put together by the coaches. Nevertheless, his record-tying three consecutive shutouts against the Flyers speak for themselves. The team is solidly behind Lalime, as it dealt promising backup Jani Hurme to the Florida Panthers just a few weeks ago. New Jersey, which is 8-3-2 in its last 13 against the Senators, is unbeaten in its last three in Ottawa (2-0-1). The Devils, who took three of four last season from Ottawa, own a 15-7-6 mark on opening-night, including their da |
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| 2002-03 NHL Season Outlook |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2002 |
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| and acquired some proven veterans to surround the kids with. While Richard Smehlik, Uwe Krupp, Slava Kozlov and Shawn McEachern won't propel the Thrashers into the postseason, they are all solid guys to keep things going in the right direction. 15. Florida Panthers - Like Atlanta, Florida has a plan for the future and is on the right track. The Panthers just aren't as far along on it. While the Cats will continue their familiarity to losing, young names like Jay Bouwmeester and Stephen Weiss provide a reason t |
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| Kings sign free agent defenseman |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2002 |
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| ton to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. The 27-year old Norton, who was a training camp tryout with the Kings, registered an assist in six preseason games. He handed out two assists in 22 games with the Florida Panthers last season while adding 10 helpers in 40 games for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League. The Kings also announced that defenseman Aaron Miller is not on the roster due to an injury. Miller, who underwent successful sports hernia surg |
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