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| Hall-of-Fame player, Stanley Cup-winning coach Johnson dies |
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11/22/2007 |
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| " said Bruins senior advisor to the owner, Harry Sinden, who worked with Johnson for 30 years. "The Bruins and all of hockey have lost a great person." Johnson, one of the best defensemen of his era, had a tremendous 15-year career with the dynastic Montreal Canadiens teams of the late 1940s and 1950s, winning six Stanley Cups. He won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman in 1959, becoming the only blueliner to break teammate Doug Harvey's string of seven Norris Trophies in an eight-year span. The native |
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| Islanders aim to continue strong play versus Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
11/21/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Islanders will try to keep their terrific month of November going tonight, when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens to Nassau Coliseum. The Islanders are 6-2-0 this month and are coming off back-to-back wins. New York is now just three points away from the Rangers for first place in the Atlantic Division. The most recent victory for the Islanders came in a close decision against the Rangers on Monday. Rick DiPietro made 18 saves and recorded his 100th career victory, as the Isles |
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| Sens down Canadiens on Robinson's big night |
NHL Hockey |
11/19/2007 |
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| Montreal, QC (Best E Casino) - Dany Heatley scored a goal and added a pair of assists, as the Ottawa Senators downed the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, at Bell Centre. The Sens ruined a special night for the Canadiens, who prior to the game retired former great Larry Robinson's No. 19, which made the legendary defenseman the 13th Montreal player to have his number lifted to the rafters. Robinson, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, won six Stanley Cup titles during his 17-year tenure with the Habs and twice won the |
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| Robinson's No. 19 retired by Montreal Canadiens prior to game against Ottawa |
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11/19/2007 |
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MONTREAL (AP) -Larry Robinson had Montreal Canadiens fans squarely behind him for one more special night. Robinson, a New Jersey assistant coach, had his No. 19 retired by Montreal in a ceremony prior to Monday night's game against Ottawa. A six-time Stanley Cup champion in 17 seasons with the Canadiens from 1972-89, the 6-foot-4 defenseman known as ``Big Bird'' won the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenseman twice, in 1976-77 and 1979-80. Part of Montreal's renowned Big Three on defense along with |
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| Habs to retire Robinson's number before battling Sens |
NHL Hockey |
11/19/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens will host the powerful Ottawa Senators at the Bell Centre on a special evening for former great Larry Robinson. The Canadiens will retire Robinson's No. 19 in tonight's pre-game ceremony, which will make the legendary defenseman the 13th Montreal player to have his number lifted to the rafters. Robinson, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, won six Stanley Cup titles during his 17-year tenure with the Habs and twice won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman. Rob |
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| Bruins head to Montreal |
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11/17/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Bruins will aim for their third consecutive victory tonight, when they visit the Montreal Canadiens for a Northeast Division battle at the Bell Centre. The Bruins have won consecutive games for the first time since a four-game winning streak from October 12-20. Boston, which has an overall record of 9-6-2 this season, had dropped four straight games before its recent wins over Buffalo and Toronto. Boston's latest victory came Thursday night against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. |
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| MacArthur lifts Sabres over Habs |
NHL Hockey |
11/17/2007 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Best E Casino) - Clarke MacArthur had his first career multi- goal game as the Buffalo Sabres roughed up the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, at HSBC Arena. Daniel Paille and Drew Stafford also lit the lamp for Buffalo, which put the brakes on a three-game skid. Thomas Vanek had a pair of helpers and Ryan Miller made 36 saves, earning the win for just the second time in his last seven starts. "The last three or four games, we should have won all those games," said MacArthur. "The coaches are keeping us rea |
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| Struggling Sabres host Habs |
NHL Hockey |
11/16/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The sliding Buffalo Sabres will try to turn their fortunes around this evening, when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens to HSBC Arena. The Sabres, who won the Presidents' Trophy last year as the NHL's best team in the regular season, are off to a poor 6-10-1 start to the 2007-08 campaign. Buffalo was 15-1-1 after its first 17 games of the schedule last year. Buffalo has dropped three straight and six of their last seven contests (1-5-1). The Sabres lost a 3-2 decision at Ottawa on Thursday ni |
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| Oilers' Souray remains sidelined |
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11/15/2007 |
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| with Vancouver's Byron Ritchie on October 13 and was placed on injured reserve October 24th. The Oilers have gone 5-6-1 in his absence. Souray signed a five-year contract in the summer and posted one goal and one assist in six games prior to the injury. A native of Elk Point, Alberta, Souray enjoyed a career year last season for the Montreal Canadiens after scoring 26 goals and picking up 38 assists. Nineteen of his 26 goals came on the power play, setting a new NHL record for power play tallies by a defenseman. |
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| Panthers claim LW Garth Murray off waivers from Canadiens |
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11/13/2007 |
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -The Florida Panthers claimed checking forward Garth Murray off re-entry waivers from the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. The Canadiens will be responsible for half of the remainder of Murray's $625,000 salary for this season, and their share will count against the salary cap. ``Garth is a quality, character guy who competes hard every shift,'' Panthers general manager and coach Jacques Martin said. ``He is the type of player that will bring a competitive attitude and grit to our lineup e |
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