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| Maple Leafs shuffle personnel |
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06/27/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Friday that Ken Dryden has been named vice chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd (MLSEL) and that Pat Quinn will relinquish his general manager position and focus exclusively on coaching. In his new capacity, Dryden will also be a member of the board of directors for MLSEL and will continue to serve as alternate governor of the Leafs. The position of team president, formerly held by Dryden, has been eliminated. As part of the re |
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| Neilson dead at age 69 |
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06/21/2003 |
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| ma, a form of skin cancer, in January 2001. His condition continued to get worse over the course of his illnesses and eventually took the life of one of the most popular coaching figures in the game. Neilson broke into the league as the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 1977-78 season, when he led the Leafs to a 41-29-10 record. A short stop in Buffalo preceded Neilson's arrival in Vancouver for parts of three seasons and 28 games at the helm of the Kings in 1983-84. From 1989 to 1993, Neilson coached the R |
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| Ottawa sale approved |
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06/17/2003 |
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| ted monitor representing the creditors recommended last month that Melnyk's $71.8 million offer be approved. Ottawa had the best regular-season record in the NHL last season, losing in seven games to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference finals. The board also approved Bell Globemedia's purchase of Steve Stavro's ownership interest in the Toronto Maple Leafs and unanimously re-elected the Calgary Flames' Harley Hotchkiss to a fifth consecutive two-year term as its chairman. |
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| Brodeur wins Vezina Trophy |
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06/12/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - Martin Brodeur of the Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils has been honored with the Vezina Trophy as the National Hockey League's top goalie. The other finalists were Toronto Maple Leafs' Ed Belfour and the Dallas Stars' Marty Turco. This was Brodeur's fourth Vezina nomination, after a season in which he led all goaltenders in victories (41) and shutouts (nine). Belfour won the Vezina in 1991 and 1993, but hadn't been nominated since 1995. His 37 wins this season set a team |
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| Pens hire Olczyk as head coach |
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06/11/2003 |
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| d the club's resurgence and return to NHL prominence. Patrick and the team have apparently found their man, following in the footsteps of the Colorado Avalanche, who named former player and announcer Tony Granato head coach early last season. Olczyk's journeyman NHL career includes stints with the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and the Penguins. His best season came in 1988-89 with Toronto when he scored 38 goals and assisted on 52 others for the Leafs. |
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| Ottawa Senators Team Report - May 22nd |
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05/22/2003 |
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| inals appearance in franchise history, can become the first team to win a conference final series after trailing 3-1 since New Jersey accomplished the feat against Philadelphia in 2000. The Sens are 0-2 all-time in Game 7s, losing last season to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and 1997 against the Buffalo Sabres. If victorious, they would have home-ice advantage against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the Finals. That series would begin play on Tuesday night. Thanks to Bonk's power-play effort, Ottawa has now scored with |
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| Minnesota Wild Team Report - May 15th |
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05/15/2003 |
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| s, and Colorado in the opening round). Only two teams in NHL history have ever come back from 0-3 deficits in the playoffs to win a series. Most recently, the 1975 Islanders rallied to beat Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals, and, before that, the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs accomplished the feat against Detroit in the Stanley Cup Finals. Minnesota has held the shooting edge against Anaheim in all three contests in the series, but have somehow managed to go 0-5 in this playoff year when doing so. The Wild are the first |
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| Canada and Sweden to battle for gold |
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05/10/2003 |
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| Helsinki, Finland (MySportsbook) - Canada skated away from the Czech Republic in the third period of Friday's hockey World Championship semifinal, scoring five goals in the final stanza to down the Czechs 8-4. Mats Sundin of the Toronto Maple Leafs ended with two goals and an assist as Sweden disposed of Slovakia, 4-1, in the other semifinal to set up a gold medal game with the Canadians on Saturday. Two goals by Atlanta Thrasher Dany Heatley, and single tallies by Chicago Blackhawk Kyle Calder, Edmonton Oiler |
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| Canadians bounce Czechs at hockey worlds |
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05/09/2003 |
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| st on just eight shots through the middle of the second period, chasing Nashville Predators goaltender Tomas Vokoun in favor of Roman Malek. The Czech Republic battled back from the 3-0 deficit, tying the game on a pair of second period goals by the Toronto Maple Leafs' Robert Reichel and an early third period tally by the NHL's leading regular season goal scorer, Milan Hedjuk of the Colorado Avalanche. Canada's starting netminder, Sean Burke of the Coyotes, suffered what was described as a "lower body injury," in |
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| Swedes pound Denmark; U.S. wins again at World Championships |
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05/03/2003 |
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| Forsberg then gave Sweden the lead for good with a power-play tally at 15:08 of the first. The Swedes added another goal in the second period to grab a 3-1 cushion before capping the scoring with four tallies in the final stanza. Mats Sundin of the Toronto Maple Leafs added a goal and an assist in the victory. The United States posted a 4-2 victory over Belarus in relegation round action. The important victory ensures that the U.S. will have a place in the elite division at next year's World Hockey Championship. |
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