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| 2008-09 Atlanta Thrashers Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - One year after making the postseason for the first time in franchise history, the Atlanta Thrashers took one big step in the wrong direction. The Thrashers qualified for the playoffs in 2007, but were promptly swept by the New York Rangers in the opening round. The club then lost its first six games of the 2007-08 regular season and that was enough to get Bob Hartley fired. Atlanta general manager Don Waddell took over the coaching reins for the rest of the season and didn't fare much better |
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| Thrashers sign first-round pick |
NHL Hockey |
09/04/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers signed defenseman Zach Bogosian to a multi-year contract on Thursday. Bogosian was the third overall pick in the 2008 draft. The 18-year-old led the Peterborough Petes with 11 goals and 61 points in 60 games last season, ranking second among rearguards in the Ontario Hockey League in assists with 50. |
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| Thrashers agree to terms with Esposito |
NHL Hockey |
07/18/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms with forward Angelo Esposito on a multi-year contract Friday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Esposito appeared in 56 games for the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last season, racking up 30 goals and 69 points. The 19- year-old also skated in one game for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. The Montreal native was selected by the Penguins with the 20th overall pick in the 2007 draft and that was cons |
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| Atlanta re-signs Sterling |
NHL Hockey |
07/17/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers have re-signed restricted free-agent forward Brett Sterling to a multiple-year contract on Thursday. Per club policy, terms of the pact were not disclosed. The 24-year-old Sterling appeared in 13 games last season and recorded a goal and two assists. The five-foot-seven, 180-pounder also racked up 70 points in 70 regular season games with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. The 145th overall pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft was the recipient of the Dudley "Red" Ga |
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| Thrashers sign F Reasoner |
NHL Hockey |
07/17/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers signed forward Marty Reasoner to an undisclosed contract Thursday. Reasoner, 31, appeared in all 82 games for the Edmonton Oilers last season, his sixth with the team, recording 11 goals and 14 assists. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound center has appeared in 465 career games over nine NHL seasons with Edmonton, Boston and St. Louis, earning 176 points (64 goals, 112 assists). He has also recorded eight points in 23 Stanley Cup Playoff games with Edmonton and St. Louis |
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| Thrashers lock up G Lehtonen |
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07/16/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers have agreed to terms with restricted free agent goaltender Kari Lehtonen, the team announced Wednesday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. One of the league's burgeoning netminders, Lehtonen, 24, posted a 17-22-5 record with a career-high tying four shutouts, a 2.90 goals-against average and a franchise-record .916 save percentage in 48 games with Atlanta last season. The Helsinki, Finland native was selected by the Thrashers in the first |
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| Thrashers sign Williams |
NHL Hockey |
07/14/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers have signed veteran forward Jason Williams to an undisclosed contract. Williams recorded 13 goals and 23 assists for 36 points in 43 games with the Chicago Blackhawks last season. He missed time because of a sports hernia that eventually required surgery. The 27-year-old native of Ontario has appeared in 296 games with Chicago and Detroit, compiling 66 goals and 92 assists for 158 points. He has also posted a goal and an assist in 20 playoff games, capturing |
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| Thrashers sign Boulton |
NHL Hockey |
07/09/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed left wing Eric Boulton to a multi-year contract extension on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Boulton played in a career-high 74 games for the Thrashers last season and totaled four goals and five assists. Over seven seasons in the NHL, the first four with Buffalo and the last three in Atlanta, he has appeared in 342 games and has 16 goals and 26 assists. |
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| Coyotes sign Lessard |
NHL Hockey |
07/03/2008 |
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| Glendale, AZ (Best E Casino) - The Phoenix Coyotes signed right wing Francis Lessard to a contract on Thursday. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lessard, 29, appeared in 91 NHL games with the Atlanta Thrashers from 2001 to 2006, recording one goal and three assists along with 268 penalty minutes. Last season with the New York Rangers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford WolfPack, he recorded four goals and one assist along with 49 penalty minutes in 14 games. |
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| Thrashers sign D Hainsey |
NHL Hockey |
07/02/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Ron Hainsey to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed. Hainsey, 27, recorded eight goals and 24 assists in 78 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets last season. He led all Columbus defensemen in goals, assists, points and shots while ranking second on the team in average ice time per game. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound defenseman also ranked second on the team with eight power play goals, w |
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