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| Rangers sign defenseman Cory Cross |
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12/17/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers signed free agent defenseman Cory Cross on Tuesday. Terms of the contract were not released. Cross has played in parts of nine different NHL seasons starting in 1993-94 with Tampa Bay. He returned to the Lightning the next season for 41 games. He then played full seasons from 1995-96 through 1998-99 with Tampa Bay. Cross moved on to Toronto, where he played from 1999-2002. Last season for the Maple Leafs, Cross posted 12 points (3g, 9a) in 50 contests. In 49 |
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| Sharks continue road trip in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
12/17/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - The San Jose Sharks resume their current road trip tonight when they visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. San Jose had a two-game winning streak snapped via a 2-1 overtime loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday. Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal 4:51 into the game, but the Rangers' Matthew Barnaby tied things late in the second, and Petr Nedved won it 2:25 into OT. Miikka Kiprusoff finished with a season-high 27 saves in place of r |
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| Rangers sign Tibbetts |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers signed forward Billy Tibbetts on Monday and recalled him from Hartford of the American Hockey League. The 28-year-old Tibbetts is mainly known as a physical player. In 71 career games with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Tibbetts has compiled 257 penalty minutes, while recording just two goals and eight assists. Tibbetts also has had well-publicized legal troubles over the years. He was paroled on October 29, 1999, after serving nearly four years in prison for |
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| Sharks kick off trek against Rangers, Dunham |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The San Jose Sharks will try to keep their momentum going under Ron Wilson when they visit the New York Rangers tonight at Madison Square Garden in the opener of a five-game road trip. San Jose is 3-1 since Wilson took over behind the bench on December 4, and the Sharks are 4-1 in their last five overall. On Saturday they managed a 2-0 victory over the Washington Capitals -- Wilson's former team -- at the Shark Tank, behind a 34-save performance from goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. M |
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| Hapless Thrashers host Maple Leafs |
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12/16/2002 |
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| -7-0-1 on home ice, kick off a three-game Philips Arena set tonight. They'll host Philadelphia on Wednesday. Toronto, meanwhile, is 4-2 in the month of December after a 7-2 spurt to finish up November. On Saturday the Leafs posted a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers, led by Swedes Mats Sundin and Mikael Renberg, who notched a goal and an assist apiece. Nik Antropov and Tie Domi also scored, while Ed Belfour made 35 saves for his 14th win (14-8-2). Eddie the Eagle has allowed just five goals combined in his last |
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| Rangers hope to start turnaround in Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
12/14/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers officially begin life without Mike Richter tonight when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre. New York has been without its all-time winningest goaltender for over a month due to a concussion, but it was announced Thursday that he will be sidelined for the remainder of the season. To counteract the loss, the Blueshirts acquired Mike Dunham from the Nashville Predators in exchange for forward Rem Murray, defenseman Tomas Kloucek and the |
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| Bure to undergo surgery on both knees |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Rangers forward Pavel Bure will undergo arthroscopic surgery on Monday to repair a posterior tear of the medial meniscus in his left knee and will also undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, the team announced on Friday. A timetable for Bure's return will be determined following the surgeries. Bure was injured in last Friday's 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Bure, who leads the team with 14 goals through 27 games, left the game after a knee-to-knee |
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| Oilers hope to stay hot against Colorado |
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12/13/2002 |
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| e team record for not allowing a goal with 192:53, set two years ago. Salo, who was peppered with 16 shots in the opening stanza, has suffered just two losses since dropping a decision to the New York Islanders on November 8. York, acquired from the New York Rangers at the trade deadline last season, got off to a sluggish start but has found the back of the net five times in his last eight games. The Oilers, who sit in third place in the Northwest with 35 points (four back of Minnesota), will wrap up their thre |
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| Richter done for year; Dunham heads to Broadway |
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12/12/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators traded goaltender Mike Dunham to the New York Rangers on Thursday in exchange for forward Rem Murray and defensemen Tomas Kloucek and Marek Zidlicky. The Rangers needed to solidify their goaltending when Mike Richter was declared out for the season after suffering a concussion on November 5 versus the Edmonton Oilers. Dan Blackburn has started between the pipes in all 17 games without Richter. Richter finished the season with a 5-6-1 mark in 13 games. For |
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| Dunham headed to Broadway |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2002 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators traded goaltender Mike Dunham to the New York Rangers on Thursday, in exchange for forward Rem Murray and defensemen Tomas Kloucek and Merek Zidlicky. In 15 games this season, Dunham has recorded a 2-9-2 record with a 3.15 goals against average and no shutouts for the Predators. Dunham is 94-116-28 with 11 shutouts in his career. Murray has posted six goals and six assists this season for New York. Kloucek was picked in the fifth round (131st overall) of |
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