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| Canucks sign Edler to four-year extension |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks signed defenseman Alex Edler to a four-year contract extension on Friday. Entering his third season in the NHL, all with Vancouver, the 22-year-old has nine goals and 14 assists along with a plus-11 in 98 games. He posted career- highs in games (75), goals (eight) and assists (12) last season. "Alex is a gifted puck-moving defenseman who sees the ice extremely well for such a young player," said Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis. "He has made great stri |
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| Canucks host Flames in season opener |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of Northwest Division rivals will begin their 2008-09 campaigns tonight, as the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Calgary Flames to General Motors Place. The Flames finished third in the division last year with 94 points, while Vancouver was last despite finishing just six points in back of Calgary. Calgary made the postseason for the third straight year last spring, but was also knocked out in the opening round for the third time in a row. Flames head coach Mike Keenan will try to change |
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| Vancouver trims roster, assigns Krog, Pettinger to AHL |
NHL Hockey |
10/08/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks trimmed their roster to 23 players and, among other moves, assigned forwards Jason Krog and Matt Pettinger to Manitoba of the American Hockey League. Krog has posted 21 goals and 37 assists in 198 career games with the Islanders, Rangers, Ducks and Thrashers over six seasons while Pettinger, who was acquired from Washington at the trade deadline last year, has 56 goals and 49 assists in 354 games with Washington and Vancouver over his seven-year career. In |
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| Tampa Bay Lightning |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
10/07/2008 |
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| Acquired defenseman Lukas Krajicek and left wing Juraj Simek from the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Shane O'Brien and right wing Michel Ouellet; assigned goaltender Karri Ramo and defenseman Vladimir Mikhalik to Norfolk (AHL). |
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| Tampa acquires D Krajicek from Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
10/06/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman Lukas Krajicek and forward Juraj Simek from the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Shane O'Brien and forward Michel Ouellet on Monday. The 25-year-old Krajicek played in 39 games for the Canucks last season. He registered two goals and nine assists. The 6-foot-2 defenseman, who has also played for Florida during his five years in the NHL, was hampered by a shoulder injury last season and finished the campaign on the injured reserve. "Lukas i |
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| Canucks sign Hodgson |
NHL Hockey |
10/05/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks signed center Cody Hodgson, their top draft choice from this year, to an entry-level contract on Sunday. The 18-year-old Hodgson, the 10th overall pick, was a member of the Ontario Hockey League's Brampton Battalion during the 2007-08 season. He ranked among the top 20 in OHL scoring with 85 points and led the Battalion in goals with 40 in 68 games. He also notched five goals in five playoff games before Brampton was eliminated in the first round. |
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| 2008-09 Vancouver Canucks Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It's been a tale of two seasons for the Vancouver Canucks recently as the NHL's lone franchise in British Columbia has experienced the best and worst of times in a short span. In 2006-07, the Canucks won the Northwest Division, set franchise records with 49 wins and 105 points, advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2003 and Alain Vigneault won the Jack Adams Trophy as the league's best head coach. Last year, Vancouver dropped off 17 points and 10 wins and stumb |
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| Expansion decisions could help take MLS to next level |
U.S. Major League Soccer |
09/19/2008 |
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| . "We have met with that group and believe that they are going to put together a terrific plan, one that so far we have been very impressed with, in the time we have spent with Eugene Melnyk and his group." And Francesco Aquilini, owner of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks, is reportedly interested in investing in a MLS club with USL's Vancouver Whitecaps owner Greg Kerfoot and NBA player Steve Nash. For any of those three markets to make sense, however, they have to make cents. "Clearly with Canada we've got to ensur |
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| Senators acquire Shannon from Vancouver for Nycholat |
NHL Hockey |
09/02/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Ryan Shannon from the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Lawrence Nycholat on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Shannon, who helped Anaheim win the Stanley Cup in 2007, tallied five goals and 13 points over 27 games with Vancouver last season. A native of Connecticut who played for Boston College, Shannon signed as a free agent with the Ducks in 2005. Nycholat played most of last season with the Binghamton Senators, which is the top farm team for Ottawa, a |
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| Oilers name Lowe president, give GM job to Tambellini |
NHL Hockey |
07/31/2008 |
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| am to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006. He has been a part of the Oilers organization as a player, coach, vice president and general manager for the past 25 years. Tambellini joins the Edmonton organization after spending the previous 17 years with the Vancouver Canucks. He served as the Canucks' vice president and assistant GM for the past three seasons. The team also promoted Kevin Pendergast from vice president of hockey operations, a post he had been at for the past nine seasons, to assistant general manager. |
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