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| Sauer heads to Phoenix |
NHL Hockey |
07/01/2008 |
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| Coyotes general manager Don Maloney. "We see him as someone who can match up against top forwards and handle a lot of ice time." Sauer, who is a stay-at-home defender, notched six points (1G, 5A) and a career-best plus-17 rating in 54 games with the Colorado Avalanche last season. He added one goal in 10 playoff contests as the Avs were eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Red Wings in the second round. The 27-year-old Minnesota native has collected four goals and 26 points in 288 games with Anaheim an |
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| Colorado re-signs defensemen Liles, Foote |
NHL Hockey |
06/30/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The Colorado Avalanche shored up their backline on Monday, re-signing defensemen John-Michael Liles and Adam Foote. Liles was inked to a four-year deal and Foote was retained on a two-year contract. The 27-year-old Liles led all Avs defenseman last season with 32 points, despite a career-low six goals, over 81 games. He ranked second on the team in power-play points with 20, one behind Paul Stastny, and was third in blocked shots with 121. A native of Indiana and Michigan State prod |
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| Report: Colorado re-signs Liles, Foote |
NHL Hockey |
06/30/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - The Colorado Avalanche have reportedly re- signed defensemen John-Michael Liles and Adam Foote. TSN of Canada reports Liles came to terms on a four-year deal worth just over $4 million per season. He was set to become an unrestricted free agent Tuesday. Liles had six goals and 26 assists in 81 games last season, his fourth with the Avalanche since being drafted by Colorado in the fifth round in 2000. Foote's deal is reportedly for $6 million. He had a goal and 15 assists in 75 game |
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| Boston Bruins |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
06/25/2008 |
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| Signed defenseman Mark Stuart to a multi-year contract extension; acquired defenseman Johnny Boychuck from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Matt Hendricks. |
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| Avs sign Parker |
NHL Hockey |
06/24/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Scott Parker to a one-year contract on Tuesday. The 30-year-old pugilist appeared in 25 games for Colorado last season and finished third on the team in penalty minutes with 70. A first-round pick (20th overall) by Colorado in the 1998 Entry Draft, Parker played his first four seasons with the Avalanche and was a member of the 2001 Stanley Cup Championship squad. The Hanford, California native was shipped to San Jose on June 21, 2003 and reacqui |
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| Sakic to delay decision on retirement |
NHL Hockey |
06/24/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Colorado Avalanche veteran center Joe Sakic revealed that he will delay his decision on retirement until after the NHL's free-agency period. According to a Denver newspaper, club vice president Jean Martineau said Sakic will definitely not make a decision before the July 1 deadline. Sakic, 38, made $6.75 million on a one-year deal for last season. In his 19th with the franchise, he posted career-lows with 13 goals and 40 points in only 44 games while being slowed by groin problems a |
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| Los Angeles Kings |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
06/22/2008 |
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| Bought out the remaining year on the contract of goaltender Dan Cloutier; acquired forward Brad Rickardson from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. |
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| NHL Coaching Changes |
NHL Hockey |
06/14/2008 |
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Atlanta Thrashers - Bob Hartley, Don Waddell, interim. Colorado Avalanche - Joel Quenneville, Tony Granato. Florida Panthers - Jacques Martin, Peter DeBoer. Los Angeles Kings - Marc Crawford, TBA. Ottawa Senators - John Paddock, Bryan Murray, interim, Craig Hartsburg. San Jose Sharks - Ron Wilson, Todd McLellan. Tampa Bay Lightning - John Tortorella, TBA. Toronto Maple Leafs - Paul Maurice, Ron Wilson. Washington Capitals - Glen Hanlon, Bruce Boudreau.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. |
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| Dallas Stars |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
06/12/2008 |
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| Acquired a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for center Marty Sertich. |
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| Colorado acquires Sertich |
NHL Hockey |
06/10/2008 |
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DENVER (AP) -The Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Marty Sertich from the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, giving up a conditional pick in the 2009 NHL draft. The 25-year-old Sertich was with the Iowa Stars of the American Hockey League for the past two seasons. He had 27 goals and 25 assists last season to lead Iowa in scoring. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound center played four seasons at Colorado College, winning the Hobey Baker Memorial Award - the Heisman of college hockey - in 2004-05. He led the nation that year w |
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