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| Predators agree to terms with Ellis |
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06/20/2008 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators have agreed to terms with goaltender Dan Ellis on a multi-year contract. Ellis, who turned 28 on Thursday, led the NHL with a .924 save percentage last season and posted a record of 23-10-3 with a goals-against average of 2.34 and six shutouts in 44 games. In his final 26 decisions, Ellis notched a mark of 17-6-3 to help the Preds capture a fourth straight playoff berth. He also set a franchise record with a shutout streak of 233:38 from March 22-30. "I'm r |
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| Hurricanes agree to terms with Gleason, acquire Hordichuk |
NHL Hockey |
06/19/2008 |
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| fensemen with 107 blocked shots. A native of Michigan, the 25-year-old has seven goals, 53 points and 239 penalty minutes over 262 games with Los Angeles and Carolina. In another move, the club acquired the rights to forward Darcy Hordichuk from the Nashville Predators. To complete the deal, Nashville received a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2009 draft. If Carolina fails to sign Hordichuk, who is an unrestricted free agent, before the start of the upcoming season, it will receive Nashville's fifth-round pick |
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| Preds sign D Suter to extension |
NHL Hockey |
06/16/2008 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators signed defenseman Ryan Suter to a four-year, $14 million contract on Monday. Suter, 23, established career highs in assists (24), points (31) and penalty minutes (71) last season, while leading all Nashville blueliners in goals with seven. The 6-foot-1, 196-pound Madison, Wisconsin native has averaged more than 20 minutes of ice time the past two seasons. "Ryan has established himself as an integral part of our team and one of our core players moving forwar |
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| FBI subpoenas government records |
NHL Hockey |
06/12/2008 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -The FBI wants to study documents California businessman William ``Boots'' Del Biaggio III gave to sports and government officials guaranteeing his share of the NHL's Nashville Predators and a new arena lease for the team. The agency delivered subpoenas to the Metro Nashville Sports Authority and the Metro Nashville City Council Wednesday looking for information. Del Biaggio is being sued for unpaid loans, deals being investigated by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Securities and Ex |
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| Time to go: Red Wings G Dominik Hasek retires from NHL |
NHL Hockey |
06/09/2008 |
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| goals-against average while alternating with Osgood in net. Detroit coach Mike Babcock chose to start Hasek in the playoffs - saying ``Dom's not going to struggle'' - then pulled him in favor of Osgood during Game 4 of the first round against the Nashville Predators. Osgood won his first nine games as a starter in the postseason and finished with a 14-4 record and a league-low 1.55 goals-against average, keeping Hasek on the bench. After an injury-shortened season with the Senators, Hasek returned to the Re |
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| Red Wings goalie Hasek retires following Cup triumph |
NHL Hockey |
06/09/2008 |
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| ainst average while alternating with Osgood in net. Detroit coach Mike Babcock chose to start Hasek in the playoffs - saying ``Dom's not going to struggle'' - then pulled him in favor of Osgood during Game 4 in the opening-round series against the Nashville Predators. Osgood won his first nine games as a starter in the postseason and finished with a 14-4 record and a league-low 1.55 goals-against average, keeping Hasek on the bench. After an injury-shortened season with the Senators, Hasek returned to the Re |
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| Source: Red Wings' Hasek expected to retire |
NHL Hockey |
06/08/2008 |
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| ainst average while alternating with Osgood in net. Detroit coach Mike Babcock chose to start Hasek in the playoffs - saying ``Dom's not going to struggle'' - then pulled him in favor of Osgood during Game 4 in the opening-round series against the Nashville Predators. Osgood won his first nine games as a starter in the postseason and finished with a 14-4 record and a league-low 1.55 goals-against average, keeping Hasek on the bench. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said he would welcome Hasek back if he |
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| Predators co-owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy |
NHL Hockey |
06/06/2008 |
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A Silicon Valley financier who owns a stake in the NHL's Nashville Predators has filed for personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy just weeks after being accused of loan fraud. William ``Boots'' Del Biaggio III's filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California caps a turbulent two weeks for this scion of a prominent San Jose banking family. While the filing didn't list the 40-year-old businessman's assets or debts, a list of the biggest unsecured claims against him sho |
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| Co-owner of Nashville Predators sued |
NHL Hockey |
06/04/2008 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -A prominent Silicon Valley financier has been accused of defrauding a bank to secure a $10 million loan that he used to buy an ownership stake in the NHL's Nashville Predators. William ``Boots'' Del Biaggio III was sued this week in Santa Clara County Superior Court by Modern Bank, a New York-based private bank that counts former NFL star Joe Montana as a vice chairman. It is the latest in a series of legal setbacks for Del Biaggio, the son of a well-known local banking family and co-fou |
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| Red Wings' Osgood gives up playoff-high 4 goals in Game 5 |
NHL Hockey |
06/03/2008 |
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| rank among some of the game's greats such as teammate Dominik Hasek, whom he replaced in the first round. The NHL's top-seeded team planned on starting and sticking with Hasek and keeping Osgood on the bench. But when Hasek struggled against the Nashville Predators, Babcock benched the six-time Vezina Trophy winner in favor of Osgood during Game 4 of the first round. Osgood lost for just the fourth time in 17 starts on Monday night. Detroit drafted the native of Peace River, Alberta, in the third round in |
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