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| Vancouver's Morrison to undergo wrist surgery |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2007 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - Vancouver Canucks senior vice-president and general manager Dave Nonis announced Wednesday that center Brendan Morrison will undergo wrist surgery this week, sidelining him indefinitely. "After further consultation with our team doctors it was decided that surgery was the best course of action," said Nonis. "The best long term decision for Brendan and our hockey club is to have this addressed immediately." Morrison's ironman streak comes to and end at 542 games, which was the lo |
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| Wrist injury ends Morrison's ironman streak at 542 games |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2007 |
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -Brendan Morrison's 542-game playing streak, the longest current run in the NHL, ended Wednesday night when the Vancouver Canucks center was forced out of the lineup by a wrist injury that will require surgery. Morrison left the team after posting two assists in the Canucks' 4-2 loss Monday in Los Angeles to return to Vancouver to have his wrist evaluated. It was announced hours before the Canucks faced the Stanley Cup champion Ducks in Anaheim that he would undergo surgery this week an |
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| Canucks battle Ducks, likely without Luongo |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks will likely continue their four-game road trip without one of their top players tonight when they head to Anaheim and the Honda Center to play the Ducks. Goaltender Roberto Luongo aggravated a rib injury during pregame warmups on Monday and is expected to miss tonight's game. In 26 games this season, he is 13-10-3 with a 2.12 goals-against average and four shutouts. Curtis Sanford was forced into action on Monday against Los Angeles and made 27 saves in the 4-2 loss. Tay |
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| Kings down Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
12/11/2007 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Dustin Brown and Derek Armstrong each had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings doubled up the Vancouver Canucks, 4-2, at the Staples Center. Anze Kopitar and Brad Stuart also scored and Lubomir Visnovsky had a pair of assists for the Kings, who wrapped up a three-game homestand on a winning note and will now hit the road for brief two-game swing that will take them to Chicago and Dallas. "It was a real team effort tonight," said Kings head coach Marc Crawford. "I thou |
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| Letang lifts Pens past Canucks in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
12/09/2007 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - Kris Letang scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of the shootout to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1, at General Motors Place. Ryan Kesler was up first for Vancouver, but Dany Sabourin made a save with the left pad. Erik Christensen started things off for Pittsburgh and beat Roberto Luongo with a power move to the forehand. After Brendan Morrison was turned away by Sabourin, Petr Sykora had a chance to win the shootout, but his shot missed the |
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| Crosby, Pens continue tour of Western Canada versus Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
12/08/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will close out the Western Canadian portion of their four-game road trip tonight, when they visit the surging Vancouver Canucks at General Motors Place. The Penguins have notched wins in Edmonton and Calgary and have won three straight and six of their last seven games overall. They will close out the swing Tuesday evening in Philadelphia. Thursday's victory in Calgary came in a shootout as Kris Letang scored the winning goal in the fourth round of the deciding segment |
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| Canucks deny allegations in suit that former coach called for retaliation against Steve Moore |
NHL Hockey |
12/07/2007 |
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The Vancouver Canucks have denied that former coach Marc Crawford called for retaliation against Steve Moore during a 2004 game against the Colorado Avalanche. The team released a statement Friday refuting claims in court documents in the multimillion dollar lawsuit Moore filed against former Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi, the Canucks and their parent company, Orca Bay Hockey, in February 2006. ``At no time did the Vancouver Canucks organization or any of its management |
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| Sedin brothers power Canucks past Predators |
NHL Hockey |
12/07/2007 |
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| Nashville, TN (Best E Casino) - Daniel Sedin scored two third-period goals to help the Vancouver Canucks defeat the Nashville Predators, 5-2, at the Sommet Center. Alexandre Burrows and Taylor Pyatt also scored for Vancouver, which has won five of its last six. Henrik Sedin and Markus Naslund each recorded two assists, and Curtis Sanford stopped 26 shots to earn the win. Jed Ortmeyer and Martin Erat had the goals for the Predators, who have dropped two in a row and three of five. Dan Ellis allowed four goals o |
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| Bruins acquire Auld from Coyotes |
NHL Hockey |
12/06/2007 |
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| Coyotes this season. Throughout the duration of his career, Auld has assembled a 49-50-2-11 record with a 2.94 GAA, .901 save percentage and three shutouts in 117 games with Vancouver, Florida and Phoenix. The 26-year-old made his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks on January 23, 2002 in a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars. The 29-year-old DiCasmirro recorded two goals and three assists for five points and 12 penalty minutes in 20 games this season for the AHL's Providence Bruins. The forward racked up 57 goal |
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| Morrison, Canucks edge Chicago |
NHL Hockey |
12/06/2007 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Brendan Morrison had a goal and an assist, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2, at the United Center. Mattias Ohlund and Byron Ritchie also scored for the Canucks, who have won four of their last five games. Taylor Pyatt registered two assists and Roberto Luongo turned aside 25 shots. "It was a good two points, but it wasn't pretty at all," said Vancouver forward Markus Naslund. "It says a lot about our team to get the win even though we weren't sharp and we |
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