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| Calgary Flames |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
03/04/2009 |
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| Claimed defenseman Lawrence Nycholat off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks. |
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| Canucks agree with Burrows on four-year extension |
NHL Hockey |
03/03/2009 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks have agreed to a four-year contract extension with Alex Burrows, the club announced Tuesday, keeping the forward with Vancouver through the 2012-13 season. Through 62 games this season, Burrows has already set career highs of 16 goals and 33 points. The 27-year-old is in his fourth season with the Canucks, having signed with Vancouver as a free agent in November 2005. "Alex plays with intensity and determination at both ends of the rink," said Canucks gener |
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| Desperate Wild resume road trip in Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
03/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Wild will try again for the first win on their longest road trip of the season in tonight's clash with the Vancouver Canucks at GM Place. The Wild have lost each of their last three games, including the first two tests of a six-game road trip. Minnesota is now just 12-15-0 on the road this year and has fallen two points back of a playoff spot in the Western Conference. This trek began with a loss in Calgary on Friday, and the Wild then headed to Edmonton the following night and |
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| Canucks continue hot streak by turning back Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2009 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Ryan Kesler's marker early in the second period proved to be the deciding goal, as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-1, at GM Place. Sami Salo and Alex Burrows also scored for the Canucks, who posted their 10th win in 12 games, which included a 9-2-0 record in the month of February. Mats Sundin registered two assists, while Roberto Luongo turned away 19 of the 20 shots he faced to earn his 21st win of the season. "Our power play did a good job," said Bu |
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| Canucks edge Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
02/28/2009 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Roberto Luongo made 20 saves and Steve Bernier netted the game-winner in the middle of the third period, as the Vancouver Canucks clipped the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1, at General Motors Place. Alexander Edler added a power-play goal for the Canucks, who posted a 9-2-0 record in the month of February. "It took us a little while to get our legs going, but we found a way to win," said Luongo. Rookie Steven Stamkos had the lone tally for Tampa Bay, which is 0-8-1 with a pair of ties |
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| Canucks claim D Vaananen |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2009 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks claimed defenseman Ossi Vaananen off waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. Vaananen was placed on waivers by Philadelphia on Wednesday and has one goal with nine assists in 46 games this season. A seven-year veteran, he has 13 goals and 54 assists in 476 games, which has included stints with Phoenix and Colorado. |
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| Halak backs Habs to win over surging Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Jaroslav Halak delivered a stellar performance between the pipes, turning away all 34 shots he faced to record his first shutout of the season and fourth of his career, as Montreal defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 3-0, in a tussle at the Bell Centre between teams of contrasting fortunes. Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov each had a goal for a spiraling Canadiens club that entered play having dropped 12 of their previous 16 games. "It was a great team effort," Halak said. "A huge wi |
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| Canucks take winning ways to Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens got themselves back on track with a much-needed home victory their last time out, but the reeling club figures to face a tougher test when the red-hot Vancouver Canucks enter the Bell Centre this evening. Vancouver is riding a four-game winning streak following Saturday's emotional shootout triumph in Toronto and is an outstanding 8-1-0 so far during the month of February. The surge, which came after a season-long eight-game slide, has propelled the Canucks into fifth p |
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| Rangers return home to take on Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2009 |
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| n home ice. Toronto has won three of its last five trips to Madison Square Garden, however, and its loss in New York this year came by way of a shootout. Toronto comes into this contest after last night's emotionally charged 3-2 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Mats Sundin made his return to Toronto in a Vancouver sweater and netted the game-winning goal in the shootout. With things tied after the fifth skater in the shootout, the Canucks sent out Sundin as their last shooter for an opportunity to make a |
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| Canucks' Sundin returns to Toronto, nets SO winner |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Mats Sundin scored the game-winning shootout goal in his return to Toronto, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the Maple Leafs, 3-2, at Air Canada Centre. With things tied after the fifth skater in the shootout, the Canucks sent out Sundin as their last shooter for an opportunity to make a storybook ending. Sundin made a late move to his backhand and drilled a shot top-shelf past the stick side of Vesa Toskala. Vancouver's Pavol Demitra, who scored his NHL-leading 5th shootout goal, a |
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