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08-09 Playoff Bracket
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April 29, 2009
Versus to be your NHL Home
VERSUS to Air Wall-to-Wall coverage of the
2009 nhl stanley cup PlayoffS
Beginning April 15 at 6:30 p.m. ET
Network Skates into Postseason with Double-Digit Viewership Growth
NEW YORK, N.Y. (April 13, 2009)- VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the exclusive cable television home of the National Hockey League (NHL), will kick-off its wall-to-wall coverage...
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April 29, 2009
Vegas to host 09 NHL Awards
2009 NHL Awards heads to Las Vegas for first time
NHL announces three-year agreement with Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
NEW YORK – The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced that its annual awards celebration will take place in Las Vegas June 18 and will serve as the inaugural event of a three-year agreement with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority...
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March 13, 2009
Blackhawk ticket prices to hold steady
Blackhawks freeze season-ticket prices for 2009-10
The Blackhawks have hosted 30 capacity crowds in 30 home dates this season
The Chicago Blackhawks have announced today that season ticket prices for the 2009-10 season will not increase from 2008-09 season ticket package prices.
“Chicago Blackhawks fans are unique in that they have remained loyal to our team through many...
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March 12, 2009
Commissioner Bettman talks GM Meeting
Bettman talks economy, fighting as meetings end
Bettman: “I was very pleased with the level of discussion and analysis that went on by the group.”
NAPLES, Fla. – Two issues dominated discussion between NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and the media as the NHL GM Meetings ended here at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort: The state of the NHL economy and the issue of fighting...
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March 11, 2009
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March 09, 2009
GM’s meeting in Florida
NHL GM’s are currently meeting in Florida.
Hot topic is fighting. GMs ponder pros and cons of fighting
NAPLES, Fla. – There is no ground swell to eliminate fighting in the NHL at this time. That much was easy to deduce after just one day at the 2009 NHL General Managers Meetings.
The consensus among the GMs is no one wants to see the pugilistic aspect of the game...
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March 09, 2009
Guy out, Gainey in for Habs
Gainey fires, replaces Carbonneau
Guy Carbonneau was 124-83-23 in his third season as head coach
MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau has been fired, and general manager Bob Gainey is taking over behind the bench for the second time in three years.
The surprise announcement came Monday, a day after the Canadiens ended a two-game losing run with a 3-1 victory...
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March 09, 2009
Wings fans mourn passing of Colleen Howe
Colleen Howe passes at age 76
Red Wing fans mourn passing of Mrs. Hockey Colleen Howe, wife of Mr. Hockey Gordie Howe
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Colleen Howe, the wife of the hockey great Gordie Howe and one of the first women to be a sports agent, died Friday at her home here. She was 76.
Her death followed a battle with Pick’s disease, a rare form of dementia similar...
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March 07, 2009
Wings to open 09-10 season in Sweden
Zetterberg thrilled Wings will start ‘09-’10 in Sweden
Zetterberg: “We’ve got a great fan base over there, and it would be wonderful to play there,”
BY HELENE ST. JAMES • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • February 19, 2009
It’s finally official: The Red Wings will open the 2009-10 season in Sweden, the land that’s home to seven current Wings.
The NHL has...
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February 20, 2009
Blackhawks scalp Stars 6-2
Dallas run over by Blackhawks tanasty 6-2
Havlat: “We had better energy than the last three games.”
CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Blackhawks had a big homecoming party Saturday night.
Martin Havlat had two goals and an assist, Jonathan Toews added a goal and two assists, and the Blackhawks celebrated their return to the soldout United Center with a 6-2 victory over the...
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February 15, 2009
Preds show Bruins in shootout 3-2
Nashville betters Boston in shootout 3-2
Coach Trotz: “Legwand’s first two goals were huge,”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -David Legwand 3, Boston Bruins 2.
Legwand beat Manny Fernandez in the fourth round of a shootout after scoring twice in regulation - including his third short-handed goal of the season - in the Nashville Predators‘ 3-2 victory over the NHL...
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February 15, 2009
NHL, NHLPA name Goaltending Equipment Committee
NHL and NHLPA select goalie equipment working group
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June 14, 2008
Bruins sign Matt Marquardt
Boston Bruins Sign Forward Matt Marquardt
Boston, MA – Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has signed forward Matt Marquardt to...
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June 14, 2008
NHL Awards voting results
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin capped an award-filled season by winning his first career Hart Trophy as the National Hockey League's Most Valuable Player and Nicklas Lidstrom of the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings captured his sixth Norris Trophy as the League's top defenseman at the 2008 NHL Awards Show.
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June 13, 2008
Blackhawks looking to improve
It's up to Rocky Wirtz and Dale Tallon to make the rights changes and additions to a club that was just scratch and claw away from making the playoffs.
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June 02, 2008
Holmstrom to return for game 5
After being forced to miss Game 4 in Pittsburgh with a hamstring injury, Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom will be in the lineup on Monday night when Detroit attempts to win its fourth championship in 11 seasons (8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS, NHL Radio).
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June 01, 2008
Blackhawks to host Winter Classic in 08-09 season
TSN and Chicago Comcast Sportsnet reporting that the NHL will have it's annual Winter Classic in Chicago next season....
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May 29, 2008
NHL to honor award winners Wednesday in Pittsburgh
The National Hockey League will honor the winners of three major regular-season
trophies and will present two special awards at a luncheon Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom of
the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. The event will begin at 2 p.m., ET.
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May 26, 2008
Lest We Forget
Take a minute in your everyday lives to thank a veteran and shake his or her hand. Listen to their stories and pass along a heart felt THANK YOU for all they did. Remember those who can't be with their families and friends because they gave the ultimate to their country, their very lives.
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May 25, 2008
Joe Louis Arena Welcomes Everyone
"The Joe" opened in December 1979, with the Wings moving from the venerable Olympia into their new home Dec. 27 ? they were beaten 3-2 by St. Louis before a Detroit-record crowd of 19,742.
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May 25, 2008
Jury says Findlay Ford Lincoln Mercury not responsible
A federal jury in Detroit Friday rejected a $290-million damages claim by the wives of former Red Wings defenseman Vladimir and masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov against an Ohio car dealership after a career-ending 1997 limousine crash.
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May 24, 2008
NHL Names Cup Finals Officials
TORONTO (May 21, 2008) ? The following officials have been named to work the 2008 Stanley Cup Final. Their career playoff games are also listed (updated through round three).
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May 21, 2008
Trial continues Konstantinov and Mnatsakanov Accident
DETROIT ? The chauffeur who rammed a limousine carrying former Detroit Red Wings star Vladimir Konstantinov into a tree detailed his appalling driving record to a jury in federal court Monday.
"I fell asleep behind the wheel," testified Richard Gnida, 38, of Taylor.
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May 20, 2008
Wings versus Penguins stats
2007-2008 Stanley Cup Finals Statistical match-up Detroit Red Wings versus Pittsburgh Penguins
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May 20, 2008
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