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| Panthers deal Jokinen to Phoenix |
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06/20/2008 |
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| (49th overall) in this year's draft to Florida. Jokinen, 29, had 34 goals and 37 assists in 82 games for the Panthers last season. The Finnish star leaves Florida as the franchise's all-time leader in goals (188), assists (231) and points (419). The Los Angeles Kings originally selected Jokinen with the third overall pick in the 1997 draft and he has posted 208 goals and 253 assists in 723 NHL games with the Kings, New York Islanders and Panthers. Jokinen is signed through the 2009-2010 campaign. The 25-year-old |
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| Flames get Cammalleri from Kings, deal Tanguay to Habs |
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06/20/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames had a busy night of trades at the 2008 NHL Entry draft Friday at Scotiabank Place. The Flames acquired forward Mike Cammalleri from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for the 17th overall pick in this year's draft. That deal was a three-way trade that saw LA deal the 17th selection and its 28th pick to Anaheim for the Ducks 12th overall pick in this year's draft. Calgary also dealt forward Alex Tanguay to Montreal for the Canadiens 25th pick. In Cammalleri the Fla |
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| NHL Coaching Changes |
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06/14/2008 |
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Atlanta Thrashers - Bob Hartley, Don Waddell, interim. Colorado Avalanche - Joel Quenneville, Tony Granato. Florida Panthers - Jacques Martin, Peter DeBoer. Los Angeles Kings - Marc Crawford, TBA. Ottawa Senators - John Paddock, Bryan Murray, interim, Craig Hartsburg. San Jose Sharks - Ron Wilson, Todd McLellan. Tampa Bay Lightning - John Tortorella, TBA. Toronto Maple Leafs - Paul Maurice, Ron Wilson. Washington Capitals - Glen Hanlon, Bruce Boudreau.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press |
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| FBI subpoenas government records |
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06/12/2008 |
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| d del Biaggio purchase the team. A federal judge granted a request from one of Del Biaggio's creditors to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee, and his creditors asked that Todd Neilson be appointed to the job. Neilson sold off Bruce McNall's share of the Los Angeles Kings after he declared bankruptcy in 1994. Lavender, who works for a bank himself, said he isn't surprised by the FBI's subpoena and expects every regulatory agency with an interest to investigate Del Biaggio's financial dealings. The sports authority |
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| Stars' Norstrom retires after 14 season in NHL |
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06/11/2008 |
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DALLAS (AP) -Dallas Stars defenseman Mattias Norstrom retired Wednesday, ending a 14-year career that included stops with the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings. The 36-year-old Norstrom played 903 career NHL games, most of them in Los Angeles, where was a captain. Five of Norstrom's seven career playoff points came in this year's trip to the Western Conference finals, the deepest postseason run for Dallas since 2000. The Stars were eliminated in six games by Stanley Cup champion Detroit. ``This was |
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| Kings fire Crawford as coach |
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06/10/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Marc Crawford was fired as coach of the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday after his team finished with the fewest points in the Western Conference this season. He spent two seasons with the team and had a year left on his contract. ``In the end it just comes down to fit,'' Kings president and general manager Dean Lombardi said in a conference call Tuesday afternoon. ``It's just a gut call on fit.'' Lombardi said in postseason meetings he and Kings owners have decided to get younger rather t |
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| Stars defenseman Norstrom retires |
NHL Hockey |
06/10/2008 |
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| it was the last year of his contract, and didn't want to cause a distraction. "This wasn't a rash decision by any means and I comfortable with it," Norstrom said. The 36-year-old Swede played in 903 career games with the New York Rangers (1993-96), Los Angeles Kings (1995-07) and Stars, who acquired him in February 2007. He accumulated 18 career goals, 147 assists and 661 penalty minutes, and was twice a selection for the NHL All-Star Game -- in 1999 and 2004. Norstrom tallied five points in 18 playoff games th |
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| Crawford will not be behind Kings' bench next year |
NHL Hockey |
06/10/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday fired Marc Crawford after only two seasons as head coach. Crawford was the 21st head coach in Kings history, hired by Los Angeles in 2006. He posted two subpar seasons at the helm, going 59-84-21 over 164 regular-season games during which the team never finished higher than fourth in the Pacific Division. "We appreciate Marc's commitment the two seasons he has been here," said Kings president and general manager Dean Lombardi. "However, we beli |
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| St. Louis Blues |
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06/06/2008 |
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| Acquired the rights to defenseman T.J. Fast from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a fifth-round draft choice in 2009. |
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| Stanley Cup Champions |
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06/04/2008 |
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| , 4-0 1997-Detroit Red Wings def. Philadelphia Flyers, 4-0 1996-Colorado Avalanche def. Florida Panthers, 4-0 1995-New Jersey Devils def. Detroit Red Wings, 4-0 1994-New York Rangers def. Vancouver Canucks, 4-3 1993-Montreal Canadiens def. Los Angeles Kings, 4-1 1992-Pittsburgh Penguins def. Chicago Blackhawks, 4-0 1991-Pittsburgh Penguins def. Minnesota North Stars, 4-2 1990-Edmonton Oilers def. Boston Bruins, 4-1 1989-Calgary Flames def. Montreal Canadiens, 4-2 1988-Edmonton Oilers def. Bos |
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