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| Report: Red Wings talking to Hatcher |
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07/03/2003 |
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| Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Red Wings are reportedly talking with free agent defenseman Derian Hatcher about a contract. According to TSN.ca, the two sides are discussing a five-year deal worth about $6 million per season. The 31-year-old Hatcher has spent all 12 of his NHL seasons with the Dallas Stars' organization. |
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| Red Wings pick up option on Hasek |
NHL Hockey |
07/03/2003 |
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| Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Red Wings are reportedly talking with free agent defenseman Derian Hatcher about a contract. According to TSN.ca, the two sides are discussing a five-year deal worth about $6 million per season. The 31-year-old Hatcher has spent all 12 of his NHL seasons with the Dallas Stars' organization. |
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| Report: Red Wings pick up option on Hasek |
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06/30/2003 |
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| his native Czech Republic to a gold medal at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. The 38-year-old netminder began his NHL career with Chicago and spent the majority of his time with Buffalo. He led the Sabres to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1999, losing to the Dallas Stars. Hasek's return could mean the exit of Detroit's current netminder, Curtis Joseph, who signed a three-year, $24 million contract with the Red Wings last off-season after Hasek's retirement. During his likely Hall of Fame career, Hasek had compiled a |
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| Stars exercise option on Downey |
NHL Hockey |
06/26/2003 |
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| Valley Ranch, TX (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Stars exercised it's one- year option on winger Aaron Downey on Thursday. The 28-year-old appeared in 43 games last season with Dallas and tallied one goal and one assist. Downey, who made his NHL debut with Boston on March 30, 2000, was signed by Dallas as a free agent on July 3, 2002 after playing with Chicago. The Stars also made qualifying offers to defenseman John Erskine, center Niko Kapanen, defenseman Richard Matvichuk, right wing David Oliver, defense |
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| Stars will not offer Hatcher a contract |
NHL Hockey |
06/23/2003 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Stars will not offer defenseman Derian Hatcher a contract prior to July 1, allowing him to test the free agent market at that time. The 31-year-old Hatcher will become an unrestricted free agent. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Hatcher has spent all 12 years of his career with the team, including his first two seasons with the Minnesota North Stars and then moving with the team to Dallas prior to the 1993-1994 season. He has served as the Stars' captain for the past nine ye |
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| Quiet draft kicks off NHL's summer |
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06/23/2003 |
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| No. 1 choice and drafted blue chip goaltender Marc Andre Fleury of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, that was essentially where the excitement of draft weekend came to a halt. An event that began with rumors of Jaromir Jagr going to New York and the Dallas Stars preparing to unload payroll ended with Cory Stillman and Scott Parker, neither of whom epitomize the word superstar, heading the list of players traded. The lack of player movement left the spotlight on the draft itself, which showcased what is bein |
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| Forsberg named MVP |
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06/12/2003 |
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| award with the Roman Cechmanek and Robert Esche, the Philadelphia Flyers goaltending duo in 2002-03. St. Louis Blues defenseman Barret Jackman was awarded the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie. Jackman led his team in plus/minus with a plus-23. Dallas Stars right wing Jere Lehtinen was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy, given to the league's best defensive forward. Lehtinen is now a three-time winner of the award and a five-time finalist. Colorado's Milan Hejduk took home the Maurice Richard Trophy for |
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| Detroit's Lidstrom top defender in NHL |
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06/12/2003 |
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| t defenseman. Lidstrom has won the award for the third straight season and has been nominated six years in a row. He finished third among defensemen in scoring (62 points) and led the league in ice time per game (29:20). The other finalists were the Dallas Stars' Derian Hatcher and St. Louis Blues' Al MacInnis. MacInnis, a fellow six-time nominee, won the award in 1999 and comes off a season in which he led all defensemen in scoring (68 points). First-time finalist Hatcher paced his team in ice time per gam |
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| Lehtinen is the NHL's best defensive forward |
NHL Hockey |
06/12/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (Best E Casino) - Dallas Stars right wing Jere Lehtinen has been awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy, given to the National Hockey League's best defensive forward. Lehtinen is now a three-time winner of the award and a five-time finalist. Devils center John Madden and Minnesota Wild center Wes Walz were the other finalists for the honor. Madden won the Selke in 2001 and Walz was a first- time nominee. |
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| Brodeur wins Vezina Trophy |
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06/12/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (Best E Casino) - Martin Brodeur of the Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils has been honored with the Vezina Trophy as the National Hockey League's top goalie. The other finalists were Toronto Maple Leafs' Ed Belfour and the Dallas Stars' Marty Turco. This was Brodeur's fourth Vezina nomination, after a season in which he led all goaltenders in victories (41) and shutouts (nine). Belfour won the Vezina in 1991 and 1993, but hadn't been nominated since 1995. His 37 wins this season set |
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