NIK ANTROPOV RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Honeymooners’ Season Finale

It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago that the excitement of the impending return of the NHL to Winnipeg was at a fever pitch – opening night was imminent, and the eyes of the hockey world were turned toward the MTS Centre for opening night puck drop against the Montreal Canadiens. The 5-1 drubbing the Jets endured barely mattered, and the Nik Antropov’s lone...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  April 07, 2012
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Antropov out vs. Pittsburgh, Maxwell recalled

According to multiple reports from the Jets beat, Nik Antropov did not travel with the team to Pittsburgh for their game against the Penguins on Tuesday night. Antropov left Sunday’s game with a lower-body injury and it’s unclear what exactly was bothering him because he left the game suddenly in the second period. There wasn’t a specific replay showing what could have caused...
Via Rant Sports  |  March 20, 2012
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The $4M Grinder

from Paul Friesen of the Winnipeg Sun, Every hockey team has them. Call them the grunts. They are the fourth-liners who toil away from the limelight, content to do their part while others get the glory. Not getting scored against is their top priority, getting down and dirty their M.O. It’s hockey’s equivalent of down-on-your-knees, mud-under-the-fingernails labour...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  March 08, 2012
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Jets' Antropov fined $2,500 for boarding

Winnipeg Jets center Nik Antropov has been fined $2,500 for boarding Buffalo Sabres defenseman T.J. Brennan on Jan. 19.The National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced Friday that the center was fined the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.The incident occurred in the third period with Antropov only being assessed a minor penalty for roughing...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  January 20, 2012
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Antropov Fined $2500

NEW YORK (January 20, 2012) – Winnipeg Jets forward Nik Antropov has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for boarding Buffalo Sabres defenseman T.J. Brennan in NHL Game No. 691 in Winnipeg on Thursday, Jan. 19, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident occurred at 9:28 of the third...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  January 20, 2012
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Puck Previews: Capitals, Panthers jostle for Southeast lead; Antropov fined

Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. EST Carey Price on the Penguins: "They scare the daylights out of me." One assumes he was mainly joking. Granted...
Via Puck Daddy  |  January 20, 2012
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Jets F Antropov fined $2,500 for hit (AP)

Winnipeg Jets forward Nik Antropov was fined $2,500 by the NHL on Friday for boarding Buffalo defenseman T.J. Brennan on Thursday night. Antropov was given a minor penalty for roughing on the play in the third period of the Jets' 4-1 victory.
Via Yahoo! Sports  |  January 20, 2012
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Jets to welcome back C Antropov, D Jones

Center Nik Antropov and defenseman Randy Jones are expected to return to the lineup for the Winnipeg Jets for Friday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Antropov has been sidelined the past three games with an undisclosed injury. Jones has missed more than a month with an ankle injury. The 31-year-old Antropov has four goals and 11 assists in 22 games this season. Jones...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  December 09, 2011
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Jets C Antropov to return vs. Sabres

Winnipeg Jets center Nik Antropov is expected to return to the ice for Tuesday's game against the Buffalo Sabres. The 31-year-old Russian has missed the team's last two contests with a hand injury. The 10th overall pick of the 1998 draft, Antropov collected three goals, eight assists and six penalty minutes this season.
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  November 08, 2011
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