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| Vancouver's Linden out 2-4 weeks |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2002 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - Vancouver Canucks forward Trevor Linden is expected to miss the next two-to-four weeks because of a sprained right knee. Linden suffered the injury in the first period of Thursday's season opener against Calgary when he collided with Flames defenseman Denis Gauthier. Linden attempted to return in the second frame, but couldn't play. Linden, who spent his first 10 NHL seasons with Vancouver, was re-acquired by the Canucks from Washington in November last season. He |
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| Iginla and Flames open season in Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - Jarome Iginla and the Calgary Flames kick off their 2002-03 season tonight at the Saddledome against the Vancouver Canucks. Iginla's league-leading 52 goals and 96 points, plus a 13-2-4-2 start were not enough to lead Calgary to the postseason, as the Flames finished 32-35-12-3 and 11th place in the Western Conference. Iginla, who was rewarded with a brand new two-year, $13 million contract, won the Lester Pearson Award -- player of the year from the NHLPA -- and w |
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| Flames defenseman Leopold placed on IR |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| oid left by the departure of Derek Morris, who was traded last week to Colorado along with forward Dean McAmmond and center Jeff Shantz in exchange for centers Chris Drury and Stephane Yelle. The Flames open their season Thursday at home against the Vancouver Canucks. Leopold spent the last four seasons at the University of Minnesota, helping the Golden Gophers to the 2002 NCAA championship. While serving as team captain during the 2001-02 season, he posted 48 points (20 goals, 28 assists) in 44 games en route t |
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| 2002-03 NHL Season Outlook |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2002 |
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| daisical showing. New helmsman Dave Tippett is a rising star in the coaching ranks, but a question does remain in net. Turco is getting his first shot as the true No. 1, and how he responds will make or break Dallas' chance at serious contention. 5. Vancouver Canucks - The league's most lethal offensive force last season, the Canucks return with the stigma of being a one-line team. Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi and Brendan Morrison might find it difficult to put forth a repeat performance, but the goals will sti |
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| Royal flair at NHL pre-season game |
NHL Hockey |
10/06/2002 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - Queen Elizabeth II dropped the ceremonial first puck at Sunday night's NHL pre-season matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks. The queen dropped the puck between Markus Naslund of the Canucks and Mike Ricci of the Sharks. She then retired to a royal suite and watched the first period before leaving. The queen is in Vancouver with her husband, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, as part of a 12-day tour of Canada, celebrating the 50th anniversar |
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| Canucks re-sign Warriner |
NHL Hockey |
10/03/2002 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks re- signed forward Todd Warriner. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 28-year-old Warriner played 14 games for the Canucks last season after coming to Vancouver in a trade with the Phoenix Coyotes. He scored two goals and added four assists for the Canucks after recording just three assists in 18 games for Phoenix. In eight NHL seasons, Warriner has tallied 59 goals and 79 assists in 404 games. |
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| Rangers sign right wing Ward |
NHL Hockey |
10/01/2002 |
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| the Swiss National League last season, tallying eight goals and 19 assists. He has appeared in three preseason games for the Rangers and has collected one goal and one assist. The 6-foot, 200-pound Ward has appeared in 529 career NHL games with the Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins, and has notched 95 goals and 129 assists along with 429 penalty minutes. Ward was originally selected by Vancouver with their sixth choice, 128th overall, in the 1988 NHL Ent |
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