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| Panthers agree to terms with Ellerby |
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05/08/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with defenseman Keaton Ellerby, their first-round pick in 2007, on an entry level contract on Thursday. Selected with 10th pick overall, the 19-year-old Ellerby played in 53 games with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League last season, totaling two goals and 21 assists. "Keaton is a young, talented and strong defenseman who skates and handles the puck well," Florida general manager Jacques Martin said. "We are very pleased to hav |
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| Panthers re-sign Belak, Kreps |
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05/05/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers re-signed forwards Wade Belak and Kamil Kreps to two-year contracts on Monday. The Panthers acquired Belak on February 26 from Toronto for a fifth-round pick in the 2008 draft and the Saskatoon native played in Florida's final 17 games, registering no points and 12 penalty minutes. In 47 games played for both Florida and Toronto last year, the veteran recorded one goal and 78 penalty minutes "Wade is a high character, hard working player and versatile player |
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| Koivu scores twice as Finns top Germany |
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05/03/2008 |
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| Halifax, Nova Scotia (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Wild forward Mikko Koivu posted two goals and an assist to help lead Finland to a 5-1 win over Germany in the preliminary round of the 2008 World Hockey Championships. Florida Panthers forward Olli Jokinen registered a goal and an assist for the Finns, who scored twice with the man-advantage and once shorthanded. Minnesota netminder Niklas Backstrom stopped 21-of-22 shots for Finland. Florian Busch scored the lone goal and Dimitri Patzold allowed five goals on |
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| Martin to remain Panthers GM |
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04/16/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Jacques Martin has reportedly agreed to stay on as the general manager of the Florida Panthers. According to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Wednesday, Martin, who was relieved of head coaching duties last Friday, has taken team owner Alan Cohen's offer to stay on as the general manager. Martin was the team's coach the past three seasons, but was asked by Cohen last week to vacate the post after Florida missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. Cohen d |
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| Martin out as Panthers coach, has offer to stay on as GM |
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04/11/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers announced Friday that Jacques Martin will not return as head coach for the 2008-09 season, but will be allowed to stay on as general manager, if he wants to. "Over the past few days both Jacques and I have spent significant time together discussing what is in the best interest of this franchise," said Panthers owner Alan Cohen. "It is now up to Jacques to decide if he wants to remain with the club as our general manager, where he would continue to play a vita |
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| Martin won't coach Panthers, will remain GM |
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04/11/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers will have a new head coach for the 2008-09 season, and that coach will be selected by the man who vacated the position late Thursday, according to a published report. The Miami Herald learned late Thursday that team owner Alan Cohen relayed the message publicly that he and Martin agreed that a new coach is needed. Martin will maintain his duties as general manager and will hire the next head coach. Martin took over as head coach and GM prior to the 2006-07 se |
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| Flyers, Pens jockey for playoff positioning |
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04/06/2008 |
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| 11 of 15 against Philly, but has lost three straight and five of the previous nine meetings in the City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia punched its ticket to the postseason on Friday night with a win over the rival Devils and a bit of help from the Florida Panthers. The Flyers did their part with a 3-0 home victory over New Jersey and then watched as the Panthers notched a regulation win against Carolina. The combination ensured Philadelphia of finishing no worse than eighth in the conference. Martin Biron mad |
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| Caps beat Panthers to win Southeast Division |
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04/05/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Alexander Semin and Sergei Fedorov each had a goal and an assist, as the Washington Capitals stormed past the Florida Panthers, 3-1, clinching the Southeast Division title and their first playoff berth in five seasons. The Caps have been unstoppable on their long journey to the postseason, winning seven straight and 11 of their 12 games to close out the regular season. It is their first seven-game streak since February 9-23, 1993 and their first division title since the 2000-0 |
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| Get the point: Caps fight for playoff spot against Panthers |
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04/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will aim for their seventh straight win and a spot in the postseason tonight, when they welcome the Florida Panthers to the Verizon Center in the final regular-season game for both teams. Washington, which hasn't made the playoff since 2003, comes into tonight tied with Carolina for first place in the Southeast with 92 points apiece. The Hurricanes hosted Florida on Friday in their final game of the regular season and were handed a 4-3 regulation loss by the Panthers. |
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| Panthers deny Hurricanes a chance to secure division crown |
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04/04/2008 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - Nathan Horton and Radek Dvorak each finished with a goal and an assist, as the Florida Panthers edged Carolina, 4-3, a loss that harmed the Hurricanes' playoff hopes. A Carolina win would have clinched the Southeast Division title. Instead, the Hurricanes finished the season with 92 points (43-33-6) and remained tied with idle Washington, which also closes out its season at home against Florida, on Saturday. The Hurricanes would need a Washington loss in regulation to win the div |
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