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| Philadelphia Flyers |
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07/02/2008 |
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| Acquired defenseman Patrik Hersley and forward Ned Lukacevic from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for defenseman Denis Gauthier and a second-round pick in the 2010 draft; signed forward Glen Metropolit to a two-year contract; signed forward Nate Raduns to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Ossi Vaananen to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Sean Curry to a two-year contract. |
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| Flyers ship Gauthier, draft pick to Kings |
NHL Hockey |
07/01/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers dealt defenseman Denis Gauthier and a second-round pick in the 2010 draft to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for two prospects. Gauthier spent last season with the Philadelphia Phantoms in the American Hockey League, picking up three goals and 18 points in 78 games. The 31-year- old hard-hitting backliner last played in the NHL with the Flyers in 2006-07, recording four assists and 45 penalty minutes in 43 contests. The Montreal native has compiled 1 |
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| Red Wings give Stuart four-year deal |
NHL Hockey |
07/01/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Red Wings brought back one of the key pieces of their Stanley Cup-winning squad on Tuesday when they signed defenseman Brad Stuart to a four-year contract. Stuart was acquired from the Los Angeles Kings at the trade deadline, but a thumb injury limited the 28-year-old to just nine regular-season games with Detroit. He was healthy for the postseason and made a tremendous impact on the blue line, posting a goal and six assists in 21 games with a plus-15 rating. In 72 reg |
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| Oilers acquire Visnovsky from Kings |
NHL Hockey |
06/30/2008 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky from the Los Angeles Kings Sunday in exchange for defenseman Matt Greene and forward Jarret Stoll. The 31-year-old Visnovsky, drafted in the fourth round by the Kings in 2000, had eight goals and 33 assists while playing in all 82 games last season. He's played in 499 games over seven seasons, all with the Kings and has 70 goals and 209 assists. Visnovsky is the only defenseman to ever lead the Kings in scoring for a seaso |
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| Edmonton Oilers |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
06/30/2008 |
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| Acquired defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky from the Los Angeles Kings for center Jarret Stoll and defenseman Matt Greene. |
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| Calgary re-signs Conroy, Langkow |
NHL Hockey |
06/27/2008 |
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| he club also inked forward Eric Nystrom and goaltender Curtis McElhinney to new deals. Conroy, 36, played in 79 games last season for the Flames and tallied 12 goals and 22 assists. He is in his second stint with Calgary, after being traded from the Los Angeles Kings in the 2006-07 season, and was once the club's captain. In 846 career NHL games, Conroy has 165 goals and 312 assists. Langkow, 31, has spent the past three seasons with Calgary and scored 88 goals and added 113 assists in 243 games. He was the fift |
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| Rangers' Straka returning to the Czech Republic |
NHL Hockey |
06/26/2008 |
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| HC Lasselsberger Plzen as both a player and sports director. A former first-round draft pick by Pittsburgh in 1992, the 35-year-old Straka has amassed 257 goals and had 460 assists in 954 NHL games with the Penguins, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and Rangers. He totaled 14 goals and had 27 assists in 65 games with the Rangers last year. Straka played for HC Lasselsberger Plzen before he arrived in the NHL, and also toiled for the club during the NHL lockout in 2004-05. |
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| Melrose, Lightning take a big chance |
NHL Hockey |
06/25/2008 |
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| been spotted behind an NHL bench. So why, after all, this time has he decided to make a return to coaching? Melrose was introduced as the new head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, giving him his first non-television job since he left the Los Angeles Kings following the 1994-95 season. The reason for Melrose's desire to get back into coaching isn't really complicated. We see it happen all the time in the NFL and the other major professional sports, where a TV commentator leaves behind the makeup artis |
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| Barber to resign from Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
06/25/2008 |
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| six years. We won a Stanley Cup together, which is a very special thing in this game, as everyone knows, and I will never forget what we were able to accomplish." It has been a busy past several days for Tampa Bay. On Tuesday, the team named former Los Angeles Kings coach and ESPN analyst Barry Melrose as the new coach of the club. In addition, on Monday the team introduced its new ownership group, headed by Hollywood producer Oren Koules and former NHL player Len Barrie. Last Friday, the team selected Steve St |
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| Melrose selected to recharge Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
06/24/2008 |
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| night- in, night-out. We like his enthusiasm and passion for the game and we know the fans of Tampa Bay will take a liking to him." Melrose, who most recently had served as hockey analyst for ESPN, has not been behind an NHL bench since he left the Los Angeles Kings during the lockout- shortened 1994-95 season. He posted a record of 79-101-29 in two full seasons and part of a third with the Kings, guiding the club to a surprise Stanley Cup Finals appearance in the spring of 1993. The Kings lost to the Montreal |
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