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| Damphousse nets 400th goal in Sharks' first win |
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10/18/2002 |
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| San Jose, CA (Sportsbooks) - Teemu Selanne's goal midway through the third period turned out to be the difference as the San Jose Sharks held on the beat the Edmonton Oilers, 4-3, at the Shark Tank. Owen Nolan added a shorthanded tally and Vincent Damphousse scored the 400th goal of his career, as the Sharks registered their first win of the year after starting the season with losses to Detroit and Vancouver. Vesa Toskala, who was making his first NHL start, turned away 22 of the 25 shots he faced. Anson C |
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| Dallas targets best start in six years |
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10/15/2002 |
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| Dallas, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Dallas Stars will try for their best start since opening the 1996-97 campaign with six wins when they host the Edmonton Oilers at the American Airlines Center on Tuesday. After skating to a 1-1 tie with the Colorado Avalanche in its season-opener, Dallas has responded with back-to-back wins against Anaheim and Phoenix by a combined 9-4 score. On Saturday the Stars got a goal and an assist from Darryl Sydor and Pierre Turgeon to topple the Coyotes, 5-2. Ulf Dahlen, Bill Guerin |
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| Wild name Bombardir captain |
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10/10/2002 |
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| leader of the team and have the opportunity to wear the "C", especially after the injury struggles I had last year," Bombardir said. Bombardir played just 28 games last season, missing time because of a broken ankle he suffered in a game against the Edmonton Oilers. In those 28 games, he tallied one goal and two assists. The 6-1, 205 pound defenseman appeared in a career-best 70 games for the Wild in the 2000-01 season and recorded career-highs in assists (15), points (15) and penalty minutes (42). For his car |
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| Puck drops on Hitchcock era for Flyers |
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10/10/2002 |
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| Edmonton, Alberta (Sportsbooks) - Ken Hitchcock makes his regular season Flyers debut behind the bench tonight when Philadelphia visits the Edmonton Oilers at Skyreach Centre. Hitchcock, who was fired by Dallas in January, was hired by the Flyers in May after the tumultuous dismissal of former coach Bill Barber. Barber was released on the heels of the club's fourth first-round playoff loss in five years, after several players, led by captain Keith Primeau, issued a verbal assault on him via the media. The |
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| LA Kings retire Gretzky's number |
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10/10/2002 |
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| Hart Memorial Trophy) once (1988-89) and led the Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1993. To honor Gretzky, the Kings wore their old home jerseys from the "silver-and- black era" which began in 1988, the same year the Kings acquired Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers. Fourth on the Kings' all-time scoring list, Gretzky tallied 918 points in only 539 games as a King. He is also the Kings' all-time leading scorer in the playoffs with 94 points in 80 post-season contests. The holder of 61 NHL records, "The Great On |
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| 2002-03 NHL Season Outlook |
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10/09/2002 |
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| ially with Doug Weight healthy again, but there is also the lingering notion that Joel Quenneville's club isn't quite where it should be. And considering St. Louis has been "on the cusp" for four years now, time might be running out to get there. 7. Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton's five-year playoff run ended last spring -- by a mere two points -- and, with the late exception of Grier, the club was able to hold on to key faces. Goaltender Tommy Salo remains a workhorse and the club's anchor, but the man who will g |
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| Caps acquire Grier from Oilers |
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10/08/2002 |
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| Washington, DC (Sportsbooks) - The Washington Capitals acquired veteran right wing Mike Grier from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for two picks in next year's entry draft. "We acquired an honest hockey player who will fit right into the heart of our lineup," said Caps general manager George McPhee. "He plays a solid two-way game and is capable of scoring 20 goals." The Oilers get Washington's second-round pick and Vancouver's third-round selection, which the Capitals held the rights to as a result of an e |
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| Coffey joins Coyotes as a consultant |
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09/24/2002 |
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| phia, Chicago, Carolina and Boston. In 1,409 career games, he collected 396 goals and 1,135 assists for 1,531 points. Coffey also participated in 194 playoff games and registered 59 goals and 137 assists. He was a member of four Stanley Cup championship teams, capturing the Cup three times with the Edmonton Oilers (1983-84, 1984-85 and 1986-87) and once with the Pittsburgh Penguins (1990-91). Coffey appeared in 14 All-Star Games and was selected as a First Team All-Star four times (1985, 1986, 1989 and 1995). |
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