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| Forsberg named MVP |
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06/12/2003 |
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| r was also the co-winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy, given to the goaltender(s) with more than 25 appearances on the club allowing the fewest goals in the regular season. Brodeur shares the award with the Roman Cechmanek and Robert Esche, the Philadelphia Flyers goaltending duo in 2002-03. St. Louis Blues defenseman Barret Jackman was awarded the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie. Jackman led his team in plus/minus with a plus-23. Dallas Stars right wing Jere Lehtinen was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trop |
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| Oilers ink MacTavish for three years |
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06/11/2003 |
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| nk of getting to the next level, which means going deeper into the playoffs. I'm convinced we have the talent...and now we have to translate that into success on the ice," said MacTavish. MacTavish, the last player to skate in the NHL without a helmet, totaled 213 goals and 267 assists in 1,093 career games with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues and Edmonton. He won four Stanley Cups, three with the Oilers and one while in New York, before retiring after the 1996-97 season. |
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| Flyers sign Kapanen to new two-year deal |
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06/10/2003 |
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| === Flyers sign Kapanen to new two-year deal === Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Sami Kapanen to a new two-year contract, club President and General Manager Bob Clarke announced on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kapanen joined the Flyers, along with Ryan Bast, from Carolina in a trade that sent Pavel Brendl and Bruno St. Jacques to the Hurricanes in early February. He recorded 10 goals and 21 assists in 71 regular season games, before tally |
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| New Jersey Devils Team Report - May 30th |
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05/30/2003 |
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| nson for first all-time among defensemen. It was also his 192nd consecutive appearance, the third-longest streak in NHL history, behind Glenn Anderson (214) and Robinson (227). Stevens has missed just one postseason tilt in his 20-year playoff career, on April 10, 1988, as a member of the Washington Capitals, in Game 4 of the Patrick Division Semifinals against the Philadelphia Flyers. New Jersey is appearing in the postseason for a franchise-record seventh straight year, and the 14th time in the past 16 seasons. |
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| Kings acquire Cechmanek from Philadelphia |
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05/28/2003 |
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| El Segundo, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings have acquired goaltender Roman Cechmanek from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2004 draft. "Going into the off-season one of our top priorities was to address our goaltending situation for next season," said Kings general manager Dave Taylor. "After looking at all the options we had available, we felt that making a trade and acquiring Roman Cechmanek in particular was our best course of action. Roman will help stabilize this |
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| New Jersey Devils Team Report - May 28th |
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05/28/2003 |
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| -time among defensemen and fifth overall. It was also his 191st consecutive appearance, the third-longest streak in NHL history, behind Glenn Anderson (214) and Robinson (227). Stevens has missed just one postseason tilt in his 20-year playoff career, on April 10, 1988, as a member of the Washington Capitals, in Game 4 of the Patrick Division Semifinals against the Philadelphia Flyers. New Jersey is appearing in the postseason for a franchise-record seventh straight year, and the 14th time in the past 16 seasons. |
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| Ottawa Senators Team Report - May 22nd |
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05/22/2003 |
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| wa has only given up six goals in 71 man-advantage opportunities (91.5 percent) in this playoff year. Ottawa is in the conference finals for the first time since re-joining the league in 1992 after defeating the Islanders, 4-1, in round one, and the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2, in the semifinals. The club had never advanced past the second round before, having lost 4-1 to Washington in 1998 and 4-3 to Toronto in 2002. This is the second meeting with the Devils in the postseason. The Senators captured the 1998 opening |
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| Sharks exercise option on Ricci |
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05/22/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Jose Sharks have decided to activate the club option for center Mike Ricci. The 31-year-old Ricci played in 75 games for San Jose last season, scoring 11 goals and assisting on 23 others. He was originally selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1990 Entry Draft. Ricci was traded by the Flyers to the then Quebec Nordiques as part of the blockbuster trade in 1992 that landed Eric Lindros in Philadelphia. A member of the 1996 Stanley Cup-winning Colo |
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| Mission Impossible: Sens try to force Game 7 in Jersey |
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05/21/2003 |
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| owed a total of two goals in the three games following a loss. New Jersey has some historical inspiration to get things finished this evening. Only one team in the modern era has lost a conference final series after being ahead 3-1, and that was the Philadelphia Flyers against the Devils in 2000. "You definitely don't want to play that Game 7," Brodeur said. "Look at what happened in the Flyers series. They played a great Game 7, but we got a bounce off the [defense] right to Patty [Elias] and it's in [for the win |
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| Ottawa Senators Team Report - May 16th |
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05/16/2003 |
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| ontests. Ottawa has only give up three goals in 59 opportunities (94.9 percent) in this playoff year. Ottawa is in the conference finals for the first time since re-joining the league in 1992 after defeating the Islanders, 4-1, in round one, and the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2, in the semifinals. The club had never advanced past the second round before, having lost 4-1 to Washington in 1998 and 4-3 to Toronto in 2002. This is the second meeting with the Devils in the postseason. The Senators captured the 1998 opening |
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