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| Crosby tops NHL All-Star voting for 2nd straight year; 3 Wings in West starting lineup |
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01/08/2008 |
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| and I was nervous being with all these older guys,'' the 27-year-old Lecavalier said. ``To be voted on there is special. I never thought I'd go in like that. I'm the old guy now.'' On defense will be fellow first-time starters Andrei Markov of the Montreal Canadiens and Boston's Zdeno Chara. Markov is the only starter making his first All-Star appearance. Chara is going for the third time. New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur was elected for the fourth time and will take part in his 10th All-Star game, tying Lids |
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| Dallas Stars sign C Mike Ribeiro to 5-year, $25 million Contract |
NHL Hockey |
01/07/2008 |
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| h 59 points. ``I believe he's made great strides from last year until now,'' said Stars co-general manager Brett Hull. ``He's just scratching the surface. It's not a one-hit wonder type of season.'' The Stars acquired Ribeiro in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens on Sept. 30, 2006. Ribeiro had 20 goals for Montreal is 2003-04. The signing was announced between the first and second periods of Monday's game.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP N |
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| Dallas Stars Sign Center Mike Ribeiro to New Five-Year, $25 Million Contract |
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01/07/2008 |
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| nts. ``I believe he's made great strides from last year until now,'' said Stars interim co-general manager Brett Hull. ``He's just scratching the surface. It's not a one-hit wonder type of season.'' The Stars acquired Ribeiro in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens on Sept. 30, 2006. Ribeiro had 20 goals for Montreal is 2003-04. The signing was announced between the first and second periods of the game against Minnesota.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information containe |
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| Hamilton's Halak named AHL Player of the Week |
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01/07/2008 |
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| ronto on Jan. 5. Halak was named one of the three stars of the game in each of his four starts. In recognition of his achievement, Halak will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Bulldogs home game. A 2003 draft pick by the Montreal Canadiens, Halak is 9-7-2 with a 2.26 GAA, a .922 save percentage and two shutouts in 19 games for Hamilton this season. The 22-year-old native of Bratislava, Slovakia, has appeared in 60 career AHL games with the Bulldogs, going 32-24-2 with a franchise-reco |
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| Green, Capitals use OT to defeat Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
01/05/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (Best E Casino) - Mike Green scored the overtime winner to lift the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Green also picked up a pair of assists and Alexander Ovechkin added two goals for the Capitals, who have won three of their last four games. Boyd Gordon and Nicklas Backstrom also scored goals in the victory and Olaf Kolzig made 23 saves. Tomas Plekanec notched a goal and two assists for Montreal, which has earned at least a point in five straight |
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| Habs, Caps set to square off at Bell Centre |
NHL Hockey |
01/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to win for the fourth time in five games when they invite the Washington Capitals to town for this afternoon's battle at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens last played on Thursday and notched a 6-3 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Montreal recently ended a six-game road trip with a 3-1-2 mark, but Thursday's contest opened a three-game homestand for the Habs. Montreal was tied with the Lightning at 3-3 after two periods, but the Canadiens exploded for thre |
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| Lightning battle Canadiens aiming to halt skid |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak of the season when they visit the Montreal Canadiens tonight at the Bell Centre. The Lightning have dropped five in a row and are in danger of losing six straight for the third time this season. Tampa Bay also had six-game losing streaks from October 27-November 5 and from November 21-29. Tampa Bay is last in the Eastern Conference with just 34 points on the season and hasn't won a game since posting a home win over |
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| Red Wings' Babock, Senators' Paddock to lead NHL All-Star teams |
NHL Hockey |
01/02/2008 |
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| . The assistants are the coaches whose teams have the next highest points percentage. San Jose Sharks coach Ron Wilson has a slight lead over the Dallas Stars' Dave Tippett in the Western Conference. Brent Sutter of the New Jersey Devils leads the Montreal Canadiens' Guy Carbonneau, the Philadelphia Flyers' John Stevens and the New York Rangers' Tom Renney in the Eastern Conference. The starting lineups will be announced Tuesday.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information |
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| Penguins G Conklin stays hot outdoors, improving to 5-0 this season |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2008 |
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| nce he was with the Sabres, a 4-3 loss at Philadelphia in Buffalo's regular-season finale on April 8. Conklin also upped his record to 1-1 in NHL outdoor games. Playing for Edmonton, he allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Oilers' 4-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in the league's only other outdoor game in 2003. ``Yeah, it feels a lot better after a win than it does after a loss,'' Conklin said. ``But certainly, just to be a part of it, I think everybody's got to feel pretty privileged.'' --- MILLER STA |
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| Pens, Sabres take practice spin at outdoor rink to prep for Winter Classic |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2008 |
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| res in the Winter Classic, the league's first outdoor game in the United States and second overall. The first was called the Heritage Classic and it took place four years ago in Edmonton, Alberta, when Conklin and the Oilers were beaten 4-3 by the Montreal Canadiens. ``There was a lot of talk about it in Edmonton. It seemed like there was a minute-by-minute update on how the rink was going,'' Conklin said after practice Monday. ``Now that it's here, guys are pretty excited.'' Brian Campbell gingerly stuck h |
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