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| Surgery a success for Kings' Modry |
NHL Hockey |
06/30/2003 |
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| El Segundo, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jaroslav Modry underwent shoulder surgery Monday. The successful procedure was performed to remove bone spurs on the left shoulder. The 32-year-old Modry is expected to rehabilitate and be back to full strength in about three months. Modry led all Los Angeles defensemen in scoring with 38 points, including a career-high 13 goals, while playing all 82 games last season for the injury- riddled Kings. Originally selected by the New Jersey Devils in the |
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| Kings acquire Stumpel from Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
06/20/2003 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings have re-acquired center Jozef Stumpel from the Boston Bruins in a deal involving three draft picks. The Bruins traded Stumpel, who played for the Kings from 1997-2001, and a seventh-round pick in this weekend's draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round choice in this draft and a second-round selection next year. The NHL Draft will start Saturday in Nashville. This is the third deal between the Bruins and Kings involving Stumpel. In August of 1997, |
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| Goaltending leading the way in draft rumor mill |
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06/19/2003 |
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| 1. And Hackett hasn't exactly committed to re- signing. Others in the market for goaltending are the Colorado Avalanche, who must find a replacement for Patrick Roy, and the Philadelphia Flyers, who dealt disgruntled team MVP Roman Cechmanek to the Los Angeles Kings. THE DRAFT ITSELF With this year's field of prospects the deepest in years -- top-notch talent should reach into the second round -- the Florida Panthers, as they did in 2002, must decide if they want to hold onto the No. 1 overall pick or deal it a |
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| Brodeur shares Jennings |
NHL Hockey |
06/12/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - Martin Brodeur of the Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils is the co-winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy, given to the goaltender(s) with more than 25 appearances on the club allowing the fewest goals in the regular season. Brodeur shares the award with the Philadelphia's Roman Cechmanek and Robert Esche, the Flyers' goaltending duo in 2002-03. Cechmanek has since been traded to the Los Angeles Kings. |
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| Pens hire Olczyk as head coach |
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06/11/2003 |
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| the club's resurgence and return to NHL prominence. Patrick and the team have apparently found their man, following in the footsteps of the Colorado Avalanche, who named former player and announcer Tony Granato head coach early last season. Olczyk's journeyman NHL career includes stints with the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and the Penguins. His best season came in 1988-89 with Toronto when he scored 38 goals and assisted on 52 others for the Leafs. |
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| Kings acquire Cechmanek from Philadelphia |
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05/28/2003 |
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| El Segundo, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings have acquired goaltender Roman Cechmanek from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2004 draft. "Going into the off-season one of our top priorities was to address our goaltending situation for next season," said Kings general manager Dave Taylor. "After looking at all the options we had available, we felt that making a trade and acquiring Roman Cechmanek in particular was our best course of action. Roman will help stabilize th |
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| United States earns 8-1 win over Japan |
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05/05/2003 |
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| Helsinki, Finland (MySportsbook) - Kelly Fairchild registered a hat trick as the United States cruised to an 8-1 triumph over Japan in the World Hockey Championships on Monday. Craig Johnson of the Los Angeles Kings posted a pair of goals in the relegation-round finale for the United States. Peter Ferraro of the AHL's Portland Pirates, Brad DeFauw of the Carolina Hurricanes and Marty Reasoner of the Edmonton Oilers also scored in the win. Tetsuya Saito provided the lone goal for Japan. Denmark defeated the Am |
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| Americans shocked by Denmark in World Championship opener |
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04/28/2003 |
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| n Canada's victory. Edmonton's Eric Brewer and Mike Comrie scored goals, as did Atlanta's Dany Heatley. In Russia's victory, Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk posted a goal and two assists, while Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk scored a goal. Mattias Norstrom of the Los Angeles Kings scored a goal in Sweden's win, while Radim Vrbata of Carolina and David Vyborny of Columbus scored to power the Czechs in their victory. Montreal's Saku Koivu and Calgary's Toni Lydman each scored twice in Finland's rout. The top three teams in each |
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| Turco, Stars hope to rebound in Game 2 |
NHL Hockey |
04/11/2003 |
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| chant's overtime goal in Game 7. Edmonton is 25-1 in series which it has won the first game, including a 20-1 mark in best-of-seven sets. The Oilers' lone loss in such a situation was the 1989 Smythe Division semifinals against Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings. Winning the first game in the opening round has proved crucial for the Stars franchise. In their 13 first-round series victories, Dallas has gone a combined 11-2 in the first game. In their 11 first-round losses, the team has gone 5-6 in the opener |
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| Canucks need one point for first division title since '93 |
NHL Hockey |
04/06/2003 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks try for their first division title since 1993 this afternoon when they host the Los Angeles Kings in the regular season finale at GM Place. With 104 points, the Canucks lead the Colorado Avalanche by one in the Northwest and need just a point to snap Colorado's amazing eight-year run as division champion. However, if Vancouver fails to pick up that point, and the Avs win against St. Louis today, the Canucks will fall to fourth in the West and |
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