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| Messier, Nedved score twice to spoil Hurricanes' celebration |
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10/10/2002 |
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| Raleigh, NC (Sportsbooks) - Mark Messier and Petr Nedved scored two goals apiece to lead the New York Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the season-opener for both teams at the RBC Center. Mike Richter made 20 saves and the Rangers shut out Carolina on nine power- play chances to give Bryan Trottier a victory in his head coaching debut. Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch and Tom Poti each collected two assists in the victory. Rod Brind'Amour scored a late goal for the Hurricanes, who raised th |
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| Rangers' great Rayner passes away |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2002 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Former New York Rangers goaltender Charlie "Chuck" Rayner passed away after suffering a fatal heart attack on Saturday, the NHL announced Wednesday. Rayner, who was 82, was a three-time team MVP and won the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player in 1950. Rayner played 10 seasons in the NHL, and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973. Rayner led the Rangers to within one goal of the Stanley Cup in 1950. Despite finishing fourth in the league's regular-season sta |
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| 2002-03 NHL Season Outlook |
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10/09/2002 |
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| Can the Red Wings, who will begin the quest without their captain, defy time again and make it four Cups in seven years? Will the Avalanche, with a healthy Peter Forsberg, unseat the champions and reclaim what was theirs only two years ago? Have the New York Rangers finally solved the riddle of how to properly spend a dollar? Do Ken Hitchcock and Pat Burns, two of the sport's top coaches, have what's necessary to rejuvenate a pair of upper echelon clubs that were eliminated from the first round last spring. Wha |
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| Fleury back in rehab after violating aftercare program |
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10/08/2002 |
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| ram's co-supervisor. Fleury missed a pair of practices last week, allegedly because his father underwent surgery to have a tumor removed. He last went into the active care phase of the substance abuse program on February 28, 2001, as a member of the New York Rangers. "Theoren will continue to be assessed, an appropriate treatment program will be put into effect, and his progress will be monitored regularly," said co- supervisor Dr. Brian Shaw. "Our primary objective is for Theo to restore appropriate balance to |
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| Royal flair at NHL pre-season game |
NHL Hockey |
10/06/2002 |
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| The queen is in Vancouver with her husband, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, as part of a 12-day tour of Canada, celebrating the 50th anniversary of her rule. The last game the British monarch saw was in 1951 between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers The queen was joined on the ice by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, the executive director of Team Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the NHL's career scoring leader; Cassie Campbell, captain of the Canadian women's Olympic team; Canucks and Team Ca |
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| Fleury explains practice absences |
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10/05/2002 |
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| ed the 34-year-old free agent to a reported two-year contract worth $4 million per season this summer. Fleury has had off-ice problems in the past, leading to speculation that he was in trouble again this week. He missed 20 games in 2000-01 with the New York Rangers after checking himself into the substance-abuse program and continues to take part in a mandatory after-care program. He also was troubled by a personal relationship last season, which appeared to play a role in his anger-management issues on the ic |
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| Rangers sign right wing Ward |
NHL Hockey |
10/01/2002 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - The New York Rangers agreed to terms with right wing Dixon Ward on Tuesday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. The 34-year-old Ward skated in 23 contests with SC Langnau of the Swiss National League last season, tallying eight goals and 19 assists. He has appeared in three preseason games for the Rangers and has collected one goal and one assist. The 6-foot, 200-pound Ward has appeared in 529 career NHL games with the Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Le |
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| Stevens returns to Penguins in new role |
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09/27/2002 |
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| ugh the NHL's substance abuse program after being arrested on a crack cocaine possession charge. Stevens was a member of both Penguins' Stanley Cup Championship teams in 1991 and 1992 and is sixth all-time in club history with 550 points. The winger's best year came during the 1991-92 campaign when he tallied 54 goals and 69 assists for 123 points. Overall, in 874 NHL games, Stevens has 329 goals and 397 assists for 726 points. He has also played with Boston, Los Angeles, the New York Rangers and Philadelphia. |
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| Rangers' Bure has successful surgery |
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09/26/2002 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - New York Rangers forward Pavel Bure underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on Thursday to repair a posterior tear of the medial meniscus in his right knee. "The procedure performed on Pavel this morning went extremely well," said Dr. Andrew Feldman, who performed the surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital. "He will begin his rehabilitation program immediately and we are extremely optimistic that he will return to full form." An MRI on Wednesday revealed the injury, but showed no d |
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