'Rat Tricks' are all the rage again in Florida
Florida coach Kevin Dineen was fretting on the bench as the Panthers were trying to protect a two-goal lead, a mere minute away from taking a 3-2 lead over New Jersey in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff matchup.
At that moment, Dineen wasn't only worried about the outcome.
No, he was also fixated on the toy plastic rat sitting on the ice. The ''Rat Trick'...
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April 22, 2012
Dineen keeping Game 1 goalie under wraps
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) -- For the biggest game of the season, the Florida Panthers chose Scott Clemmensen over Jose Theodore.
The next game is even bigger. So is the Panthers' goaltender dilemma.
Florida hosts its first playoff game in 12 years on Friday night, facing New Jersey in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round series. And Panthers coach Kevin Dineen does not...
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April 09, 2012
Dineen responds after OT loss
Head coach Kevin Dineen gives his thoughts on the Panthers' 3-2 overtime loss to the Wild.
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March 29, 2012
Dan Spiegel: The Elusive #4 Finally Arrived
Coach Kevin Dineen couldn't watch. He was turned around with his head against the glass as Buffalo's Drew Stafford began his attempt in the 7th round of Saturday night's shootout. The outcome was clear as a bell. The Panthers won the shootout, which is rare in itself, but the Cats accomplished something even more rare than that.
The Panthers had won three games...
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
Dan Spiegel: Benching Versteeg and Fleeting Health
On Friday the 13th, Head Coach Kevin Dineen had seen enough. At home against the Penguins for an all-important conference matchup in which the Panthers were rested, they came out flat, unenthused, and slow. A message needed to be sent.
Dineen practically benched the first line of Versteeg, Weiss, and Fleischmann, with each only getting a few shifts to start the third before...
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January 25, 2012
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January 25, 2012
DU Alum Kevin Dineen Discusses Jr. Hockey
(above) DU Alum Kevin Dineen has led the Florida Panthers to first place in the Southeast division this seasonKevin Dineen Q & AKevin Dineen enters his first year as the head coach of the NHL Florida Panthers after being named to the position on June 1, 2011.Dineen began played his collegiate hockey at the University of Denver in the WCHA. In his first season with the Pioneers...
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January 23, 2012
Florida coach Kevin Dineen angry about officiating after Panthers' loss
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December 21, 2011
Panthers' Dineen on scratching Santorelli: 'I'm not a message-sender'
Florida Panthers coach Kevin Dineen made center Mike Santorelli a healthy scratch for Sunday's game against the New York Rangers.
After the 6-1 setback, Dineen told the Miami Herald his reasoning for benching Santorelli in favor of the returning Matt Bradley.
"I'm not a message-sender," Dineen told the newspaper. "He's going to get his opportunity somewhere...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Florida Panthers’ Kevin Dineen gets high marks early
The Panthers have been able to relate to Kevin Dineen, who has paid his dues to get where he is, and the result has been success.
Via Miami Herald
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December 04, 2011
The Archive: Kevin Dineen scores final goal for Hartford Whalers
Welcome to a new feature on Center Ice Chat: The Archive. Here we’ll introduce some old-time hockey videos and, sometimes, try to draw a parallel to trending stories in today’s NHL.
All that’s left in Atlanta is the memories of the beloved Thrashers. While first goals are meaningful to every player’s career, a franchise’s last goal is even more so.
And Tim...
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November 18, 2011
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November 18, 2011
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