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| Kings, Sharks tangle in Pacific Division showdown |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings will begin their 2008-09 schedule on the road this evening when they visit the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion. San Jose, meanwhile, had its season opener on Thursday night and posted a 4-1 victory over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Cheechoo scored a pair of goals to help lift the Sharks. Christian Ehrhoff and Devin Setoguchi also scored for the Sharks, who got a win for new head coach Todd McLellan in his regular-season debut behind the bench. Milan Michalek and R |
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| Kings, O'Sullivan reach deal |
NHL Hockey |
10/07/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings and center Patrick O'Sullivan agreed on a three-year contract Tuesday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. A restricted free agent, O'Sullivan registered 22 goals and 31 assists in 82 games last season for the Kings, who posted a dismal 32-43-7 record to finish at the bottom of the Western Conference standings. The 23-year-old O'Sullivan was originally selected by Minnesota in the second round (56th overall) of the 2003 draft. The Wild |
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| Pens shoot for sweep of Sens in Sweden |
NHL Hockey |
10/05/2008 |
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| opened the campaign with a victory. The Penguins later followed the lead of their Atlantic Division rivals by posting an overtime win at the Globe Arena. This marks the second straight year that the league has begun its campaign in Europe after the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks started last season with a pair of games in London. The Senators were the designated home club for Saturday's encounter, while the defending Eastern Conference champion Penguins will hold that distinction today. Tyler Kennedy's goa |
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| Rangers aim to sweep Bolts in Prague |
NHL Hockey |
10/05/2008 |
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| he second straight year the NHL regular season began in Europe with the Rangers and Lightning facing off in the Czech Republic and the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins battling at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. Last year, the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings started the NHL season with a pair of games in London. The Lightning were the designated home club for Saturday's contest and New York will be the host today. The Rangers won a close affair Saturday to pick up their fourth straight season-opening vi |
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| Penguins and Senators battle in Sweden |
NHL Hockey |
10/04/2008 |
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| zech Republic at Prague's O2 Arena. The Pens and Sens and the Rangers and Lightning will also meet on Sunday to complete the NHL's opening weekend overseas. It marks the second straight year that the league has begun its campaign in Europe after the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks started last season with a pair of games in London. The Senators are the designated home club for today's encounter, while the defending Eastern Conference champion Penguins will hold that distinction in Sunday's matchup. Ottawa ha |
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| Rangers, Lightning open NHL season in Czech Republic |
NHL Hockey |
10/04/2008 |
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| e New York Rangers take on the Tampa Bay Lightning today at O2 Arena in Prague. The Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins will also open their 2008-09 campaigns later with a matchup at The Globe Arena in Stockholm. Last year, the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings began the NHL season with a pair of games in London. The Lightning will be the designated home club for today's contest and New York will be the host in Sunday's matchup. Last season could be considered somewhat of a disappointment for the Rangers. |
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| Buffalo Sabres |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
10/02/2008 |
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| Claimed forward Matt Ellis off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings. |
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| Buffalo claims Ellis off waivers |
NHL Hockey |
10/01/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres claimed left wing Matt Ellis off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. Ellis split last season with Detroit and Los Angeles and totaled three goals and five assists in 54 contests. Over three seasons in the NHL, the 27-year-old Ellis has appeared in 70 games and has three goals and five assists along with 32 penalty minutes. He started last season with Detroit, but was claimed off waivers by the Kings on February 21. |
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| Kings acquire veteran O'Donnell from Ducks |
NHL Hockey |
09/30/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings added some much- needed experience to a defense corps laden with youth, acquiring Sean O'Donnell from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a 2009 conditional draft choice on Tuesday. O'Donnell, 36, is returning for his second stint with the Kings, who posted a dismal 32-43-7 record in 2007-08. He broke into the league with Los Angeles during the 1994-95 campaign and played for the franchise through the 1999-2000 season. The veteran rearguard played the past |
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| 2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/24/2008 |
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| owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie hired former NHLer Brian Lawton to run things as vice president of hockey operations and brought in former ESPN analyst Barry Melrose as head coach, his first behind-the-bench job since leaving Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings in 1994. Additionally, Tampa Bay signed franchise centerpiece Vincent Lecavalier to an 11-year contract after a 40-goal season and brought in a slew of offensive talent from elsewhere - including Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts from Pittsburgh, Vinny P |
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