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| Miettinen, Wild beat Thrashers |
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10/14/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - Antti Miettinen scored twice and Andrew Brunette had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild dispatched of the Atlanta Thrashers by a 4-2 margin at Philips Arena. Marian Gaborik added an unassisted tally while Miettinen also assisted on Brunette's first period goal. Niklas Backstrom halted 24-of-26 shots to get the win for the Wild, who won their season opener at home on Saturday, 4-3, against Boston. Bryan Little had a goal and assist while Ilya Kovalchuk also scored for Atlan |
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| Booth lifts Panthers past Thrashers in OT |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (Sportsbooks) - David Booth's goal with 1:06 left in overtime lifted the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers at BankAtlantic Center. With time winding down in the extra session, a centering pass in the Atlanta end was deflected by a Thrashers skate. The puck was redirected toward the goal and Kari Lehtonen was in position to make an easy save, but couldn't hang onto the disc with his glove. Instead, the puck slid in front of the crease and Booth came crashing in to push the p |
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| Panthers make home debut against Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try to spoil Florida's home debut, as they take on the Panthers tonight at BankAtlantic Center. The Thrashers began their season at home with a 7-4 win over Washington, getting two goals and an assist from Bryan Little. Little's offense made a winner out of head coach John Anderson in his debut on the bench. Atlanta will hope for more tonight out of Little, who was selected in the first round of the 2006 draft. He netted six goals in 48 games last year. Vyacheslav K |
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| Little comes up big for Thrashers in wild season-opener |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - Bryan Little started a three-goal outburst in the third period as the Atlanta Thrashers downed the Washington Capitals, 7-4, in the season opener between two Southeast Division rivals. Little finished with a pair of goals and an assist for the Thrashers, who picked up the first win for new head coach John Anderson. Atlanta went 34-40-8 last season, one year after reaching the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. "(My stomach) was not good," Anderson said about his deb |
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| Caps, Thrashers begin season in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Washington Capitals enter the 2008-09 campaign as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders and will kick off the new season tonight against the Southeast Division-rival Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. Last year's MVP Alexander Ovechkin is back for another year and the young Russian will once again lead head coach Bruce Boudreau's club. Ovechkin signed a big contract last year and earned every penny with 65 goals and 47 assists for 112 points for the Capitals, who finished first in the Southe |
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| Thrashers acquire D Schneider from Ducks |
NHL Hockey |
09/26/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - The Atlanta Thrashers acquired defenseman Mathieu Schneider from the Anaheim Ducks on Friday for three players. Heading to Anaheim are defenseman Ken Klee along with forwards Brad Larsen and Chad Painchaud. The Ducks waived Schneider on September 16, giving the other 29 NHL clubs 24 hours to pick up the 39-year-old rearguard but his rights reverted back to the Ducks after he was cleared through the process. Anaheim signed the veteran of 19 seasons to a multi-year deal prior to las |
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| Thrashers sign D Enstrom to four-year extension |
NHL Hockey |
09/24/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - The Atlanta Thrashers signed defenseman Tobias Enstrom to a four-year contract extension, the team announced on Wednesday. The deal will begin at the start of the 2009-10 season. Enstrom appeared in all 82 games during his rookie season in the 2007-08 campaign and totaled five goals and 33 assists on his way to being named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. He also represented the Thrashers at the 2008 NHL YoungStars game. The 23-year-old Swede set a franchise record for most assists by |
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| 2008-09 Atlanta Thrashers Preview |
NHL Hockey |
09/22/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - One year after making the postseason for the first time in franchise history, the Atlanta Thrashers took one big step in the wrong direction. The Thrashers qualified for the playoffs in 2007, but were promptly swept by the New York Rangers in the opening round. The club then lost its first six games of the 2007-08 regular season and that was enough to get Bob Hartley fired. Atlanta general manager Don Waddell took over the coaching reins for the rest of the season and didn't fare much better |
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| Thrashers sign first-round pick |
NHL Hockey |
09/04/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - The Atlanta Thrashers signed defenseman Zach Bogosian to a multi-year contract on Thursday. Bogosian was the third overall pick in the 2008 draft. The 18-year-old led the Peterborough Petes with 11 goals and 61 points in 60 games last season, ranking second among rearguards in the Ontario Hockey League in assists with 50. |
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| Thrashers agree to terms with Esposito |
NHL Hockey |
07/18/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms with forward Angelo Esposito on a multi-year contract Friday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Esposito appeared in 56 games for the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last season, racking up 30 goals and 69 points. The 19- year-old also skated in one game for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. The Montreal native was selected by the Penguins with the 20th overall pick in the 2007 draft and that was cons |
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