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| Canucks sign Wellwood |
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07/03/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks signed center Kyle Wellwood, general manager Mike Gillis announced Wednesday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wellwood was claimed off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs on June 25. The 25-year-old Windsor, Ontario native recorded eight goals and 13 assists in 59 games last season with the Maple Leafs. Selected by Toronto in the fifth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Wellwood has 31 goals and 77 assists in 189 career games. The Ca |
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| St. Louis Blues |
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07/03/2008 |
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| Matched the Vancouver Canucks offer sheet to forward David Backes. |
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| Canucks reel in D Baumgartner for third try |
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07/02/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks brought back defenseman Nolan Baumgartner on undisclosed terms Wednesday. The 32-year-old journeyman backliner did not play in the NHL last season, but spent 13 games between the Flyers and Stars in 2006-07, collecting three assists. Baumgartner had his best campaign in 2005-06 with the Canucks, posting five goals and 34 assists with a plus-11 rating in 70 games. Over 131 contests stretching back to the 1995-96 season with Washington, Chicago, Vancouver, Pi |
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| Canucks sign F Johnson |
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07/02/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks signed free agent forward Ryan Johnson on Wednesday. Johnson posted five goals and 18 points in 79 games for the Blues in 2007-08. The 32-year-old spent the last five seasons in St. Louis, and has also spent time with the Panthers and Lightning in a 10-year NHL career. Used primarily as a depth forward, Johnson has scored 34 goals and 102 points in 547 career contests. |
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| Blues match offer sheet for Backes |
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07/02/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Blues retained the services of forward David Backes when they matched an offer sheet the restricted free agent received from the Vancouver Canucks. The three-year deal includes a signing bonus of $1 million, plus salaries of $1.5 million in 2008-09 and $2.5 million over the ensuing two seasons. "Dave Checketts (Chairman and Principle Owner) was very supportive of this decision to sign David," said Blues president John Davidson. "David is a major part of our youth m |
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| Canucks bring in Hordichuk |
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07/01/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Darcy Hordichuk, the team announced Tuesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hordichuk, 27, had spent the past three seasons with Nashville. Last season he appeared in 45 games and accumulated 60 penalty minutes to go with three points. In 302 regular season games with the Predators, Florida, Phoenix and Atlanta, Hordichuk has scored 13 times, added 13 assists and has 747 penalty minutes. He was a sixth-round selection |
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| Canucks claim F Wellwood |
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06/25/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks claimed forward Kyle Wellwood off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Toronto had waived the forward, along with goaltender Andrew Raycroft, on Tuesday. Wellwood completed his third full pro season with Toronto in 2007-08 and posted eight goals and 21 points in 59 games, but was saddled with a sports hernia and a minus-12 rating. Over four seasons in the NHL, all with Toronto, he has 31 goals and 77 assists in 189 games. |
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| Canucks name Walter assistant coach |
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06/17/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks padded their coaching ranks Tuesday, naming Ryan Walter an assistant. The 50-year-old Walter joins head coach Alain Vigneault and associate coach Rick Bowness behind the Vancouver bench for the upcoming season. "I believe strongly that Ryan's skills will complement Rick and I very well," Vigneault said. "His leadership skills and ability to motivate others will benefit our organization." Walter played 15 NHL seasons, primarily with Washington (1978-82) and |
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| Linden retires from NHL after 2 decades |
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06/11/2008 |
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -Vancouver Canucks forward Trevor Linden retired from the NHL on Wednesday, 20 years to the day after the team drafted him into the league. Chosen second overall behind only Dallas' Mike Modano in the 1988 draft, Linden spent 16 of his 19 seasons in Vancouver, where he was the face of the franchise for most of the past two decades. ``It's just the right time,'' Linden said. ``When you get to a point where mentally you are there, where mentally you feel you've got everythin |
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| Linden calls it quits |
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06/11/2008 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (Best E Casino) - Vancouver Canucks winger Trevor Linden decided to hang up the skates on Wednesday. Vancouver selected Linden second overall in the 1988 NHL draft and he spent 16 of his 19 seasons in the NHL with the Canucks. He also appeared with Montreal, Washington and the New York Islanders. "Today is an emotional and exciting day for me as an athlete and a person," said Linden. "It closes one chapter of my life, my playing career, while opening up another which I am very much |
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