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| Flyers extend contract of F Lupul |
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07/21/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Joffrey Lupul to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed. Lupul, 24, recorded 20 goals and a career-high 26 assists in 56 regular season games for the Flyers last season. He also registered four goals and six assists in 17 playoff games for Philadelphia. "With the way that the salary cap is structured, we felt it was an opportunity to lock up another one of our you |
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| NHL back on schedule again |
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07/18/2008 |
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| kly when the teams eventually meet in the playoffs. The Oilers are also a good example of a team that had its battles with a familiar playoff opponent effectively end because of the unbalanced schedule. Edmonton went some seasons without playing the Philadelphia Flyers or New York Islanders, teams that the Oilers faced twice each in Stanley Cup finals during the 1980s. In addition, the NHL's unbalanced schedule allowed some fans of Eastern Conference teams to tune out what happened in the West, or vice versa. For |
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| Kings name Murray new head coach |
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07/17/2008 |
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| lub's new head coach on Thursday. In a press conference on Thursday, the team introduced Murray as the 22nd head coach in franchise history. "I am very excited about this opportunity," said the 57-year-old Murray, who was an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers last season. "This will be my biggest challenge as a coach. There is a lot of work ahead and it will take a collective effort to execute the plan we have in place. I am looking forward to training camp and to getting the process under way." The King |
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| Kings set to name Murray head coach |
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07/16/2008 |
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| are expected to name Terry Murray as the club's next head coach. The announcement is scheduled for 1 p.m. (pt) at the Kings' practice facility in nearby El Segundo. Murray, the 57-year-old native of Shawville, Quebec, was an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Flyers last season. He will become the 22nd head coach in franchise history. He began his coaching career as an assistant for his brother Bryan with the Washington Capitals from 1983-88. After less than two years behind the bench with the Caps' AHL club in |
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| Report: Kings set to name Murray head coach |
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07/16/2008 |
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| edly settled on Terry Murray to fill their coaching vacancy. The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that, barring a last-second veto by any of the club's owners, the Kings will give their coaching job to Murray, who was an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers last season. Murray, 57, has been a head coach for the Washington Capitals, Flyers, and most recently with the Florida Panthers before he was replaced in the middle of the 2000-01 season. The former NHL defenseman led the Capitals to the Eastern Con |
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| Philadelphia's Spectrum to be demolished |
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07/15/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Spectrum, home of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers and NBA's Philadelphia 76ers for nearly 30 seasons, is set to close its doors next spring and will be demolished. The building in South Philadelphia opened on September 30, 1967 with the Quaker City Jazz Festival. It was the home of the Flyers and 76ers until both teams moved into the nearby state-of-the-art Wachovia Center in 1996. After the two major pro sports teams moved, the Spectrum became the home of the American Hockey |
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| Capitals re-sign Fedorov |
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07/14/2008 |
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| his upcoming season." The 38-year-old native of Russia finished last season with 11 goals and 30 assists for 41 points in 68 games with the Blue Jackets and Capitals. He added one goal and four assists in seven playoff games, as the Caps lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Fedorov has averaged nearly a point per game in his NHL career, compiling 1,146 points on 472 goals and 674 assists in 1,196 games with Detroit, Anaheim, Columbus and Washington. He has played in two Olympics |
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| Flyers bring in Asham |
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07/07/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers signed forward Arron Asham to a multi-year contract Monday. Asham spent last season with the New Jersey Devils, posting six goals, 10 points and 84 penalty minutes in 77 games. "I think it's great," said Asham. "I've always wanted to play with the Flyers. I think their style of game suits me to a 'T.' It's definitely going to be exciting to come here and wear the orange and black." The 30-year-old native of Manitoba has collected 64 goals, 135 points and |
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| Flyers, GM Holmgren agree to three-year extension |
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07/07/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers and general manager Paul Holmgren agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2011-12 season on Monday. "I am very proud of the job that Paul has done. He totally revamped our teams and brought us back to respectability," said Flyers chairman Ed Snider. "I am positive he will continue to improve our team and to make sure that we are in contention for the Stanley Cup. He clearly was the general manager of the year this past season. He is truly d |
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| Canucks sign Cullen |
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07/04/2008 |
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| ning of center Mark Cullen. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Cullen did not play in the NHL last season, spending 59 games with Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League, where he compiled 16 goals and 31 assists. The 29-year-old has registered seven goals and nine assists in 32 games with the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers over his career. A native of Moorhead, Minnesota, Cullen was a member of the U.S. National Team for the 2006 IIHF World Championships. |
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