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On Monday, the Avalanche announced the signings of six players, including holdover wingers David Jones and Brian Willsie plus perennial minor-league star Darren Haydar, who scored 31 goals for
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July 07, 2009
The Avalanche announced a slew of signings over the weekend. David Jones, Darren Haydar, Chris Durno, Matt Hendricks, Brian Willsie and Saskatoon native Tyler Weiman are all back with the franchise.AD has scooped us up the contract numbers for David Jones. The rest should be minimal value and are likely headed to Lake Erie anyways.I've updated the Google Spreadsheet with Jones...
Via Illegal Curve
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July 07, 2009
After 20 seasons, longtime Avs captain Joe Sakic is going to be hanging up the skates. He leaves as the 8th leading scorer in NHL history. - HB
Via CBSSports.com
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July 07, 2009
His decision to retire comes perhaps one season too late, but Joe Sakic leaves the game as a role model on and off the ice and with accomplishments across the board, Wes Goldstein says.
Via SoCal Sports Hub
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July 07, 2009
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Via Post-Gazette
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July 07, 2009
Joe Sakic, the Colorado Avalanche???s longtime captain who led the team to two Stanley Cup titles, is retiring after a 20-year NHL career, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Via Sign on San Diego
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July 07, 2009
Joe Sakic, the Colorado Avalanche's longtime captain who led the team to two Stanley Cup titles, will retire Thursday and end his 20-year NHL career, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
Via Denver Post
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July 08, 2009
Joe Sakic might have been the nicest superstar who ever played in the NHL. But he was not an annoying kind of nice.
Via All Things Avs
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July 07, 2009
I want to stress that this is very preliminary, and I DON’T know this for sure. But I’m hearing from a couple of good sources that Joe Sakic will announce his retirement Thursday.
I’m checking more of that out obviously, and I also want to stress that I hope this info. is wrong. But that’s the [...]
Via Denver Post
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July 08, 2009
July 7, 1969: Born in Vancouver, British Columbia. The official references to him being born in Burnaby, where he was raised, are incorrect.
Via Bleacher Report
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July 08, 2009
So this is how it feels to lose an old friend.
When Joe Sakic announces his retirement from the NHL on Thursday, hockey will lose one of the best it ever had.
Aside from one of the greatest wrist shots in league history, the game will say farewell to many things when Sakic hangs 'em up.
Class. Integrity. Leadership. Dedication. Pride. Skill.
These words don't even begin...
Via Illegal Curve
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July 07, 2009
Some news and notes from around the Blog’s:
Mile High Hockey: More reaction to the news of Joe Sakic’s retirement.
Slap Shot: Discusses the Hawks troubles.
On Frozen Blog: Apparently President Obama talks over in Moscow covered more than just international politics as he showed Ovie some love.
The Cult of Hockey: Just in case you couldn’t get enough [...]
Via Rangers Report
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July 07, 2009
Boy when there’s not a lot of news you guys sure do devolve…:) While Carp is out trying to improve his handicap, I thought I’d pop in with some updates…none on Rangers, but at least it’s something!
Thanks to TSN..
• After 20 NHL seasons, Colorado Avalanche forward Joe Sakic may be ready to hang up his [...]
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