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Flames Sign Pair
by Paul on 07/02/09 at 12:02 PM ET
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Calgary, AB – Calgary Flames General Manager Darryl Sutter announced today the signing of centre Garth Murray and forward Riley Armstrong.
Murray, a native of Regina, Saskatchewan, has over 100 games of NHL experience split between Phoenix, Florida, Montreal and the New York Rangers. Murray was originally drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round (79th overall) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
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Ducks Re-Sign Erik Christensen
by Paul on 07/01/09 at 07:05 AM ET
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed center Erik Christensen to a one-year contract extension. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed.
Christensen, 25 (12/17/83), split the 2008-09 season with Anaheim and Atlanta, combining for 7-21=28 points with 20 penalty minutes (PIM) in 64 games. Christensen also appeared in eight Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Ducks, collecting 0-2=2 points.
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Colorado Signs Cody McLeod
by Paul on 06/22/09 at 06:35 PM ET
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DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club formally announced today that the team has signed forward Cody McLeod to a three-year contract.
McLeod, who turns 25 this Friday, scored 15 goals with five assists and 162 penalty minutes in 79 games during his second NHL season in 2008-09. He was one of four NHL players with at least 15 goals and 150 PIM and became only the second player in Avalanche history to reach both marks in a single year (Chris Simon, 1995-96). McLeod led Colorado with 194 hits and shared the club lead in game-winning goals with three.
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Capitals Name Bob Woods Asst. Coach
by Paul on 06/22/09 at 11:57 AM ET
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ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have hired Bob Woods from the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Hershey Bears as an assistant coach, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.
Woods, 41, served as Hershey’s head coach last season and guided the Bears to a Calder Cup championship in six games against the Manitoba Moose. He was an assistant coach with the Bears and helped current Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau lead the Bears to a Calder Cup title in 2006. Woods was appointed head coach of the Bears when Boudreau was hired by the Capitals on Nov. 22, 2007.
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Martin Gelinas Named Director of Player Development For Nashville
by Paul on 06/16/09 at 01:40 PM ET
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Nashville, Tenn. (June 15, 2009) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has named former Predator Martin Gelinas Director of Player Development.
Gelinas will be responsible for following and evaluating prospects drafted by Nashville. The Shawinigan, Quebec native will work with players on all levels throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, assisting them with their maturation process into an NHL player by focusing on nutrition, off-ice workouts and conditioning, practice habits and game performance.
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Ducks Extend Mike Brown
by Paul on 06/08/09 at 04:49 PM ET
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed right wing Mike Brown to a two-year contract extension. Per club policy, no financial terms of the deal were disclosed.
Brown, 23 (6/24/85), appeared in 28 games for the Ducks in 2008-09, scoring 2-1=3 points with 60 penalty minutes (PIM). A native of Northbrook, IL, Brown made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in 2009, collecting 0-2=2 points with 25 PIM in 13 games against San Jose and Detroit. Acquired from Vancouver in exchange for defenseman Nathan McIver on Feb. 4, 2009, Brown earned 2-2=4 points with 145 PIM in 48 games overall with the Ducks and Canucks in 2008-09.
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Watching Versus Game 4
by Paul on 06/08/09 at 12:30 PM ET
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note: Versus released this today due to an issue with Arbitron over the weekend.
NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 8, 2009)-VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of the National Hockey League (NHL), garnered a 2.8 national HH rating and averaged 3,448,431 viewers for its Game 4 telecast of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final on Thursday, June 4, when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings at Mellon Arena to even the series 2-2. The game, which peaked at a 3.4 HH rating between 10:15 and 10:30 p.m., was the highest-rated and most-watched Stanley Cup Final game on cable since 2002. VERSUS, for the 8:00-10:45 p.m. time period, was the top-rated cable network in the country among all key male demos.
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Compuwars Is Sponsor For NHL Premiere Games
by Paul on 06/08/09 at 12:22 PM ET
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NEW YORK—The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association today announced that Compuware Corporation has signed a multi-year corporate marketing agreement to become “The Official Global Application Performance Partner of the NHL and NHLPA.” The corporate marketing partnership gives Compuware access to the NHL’s multi-platform, global marketing and branding solutions with which to reach buyers of Compuware’s leading business-to-business software applications and technical services.
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Flames Sign McElhinney
by Paul on 06/05/09 at 05:51 PM ET
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Calgary, AB - Calgary Flames General Manager Darryl Sutter announced today the signing of goaltender Curtis McElhinney.
McElhinney spent his first full season in the NHL during the 2008-09 campaign, and earned his first NHL win against the Edmonton Oilers.
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Marlies Looking For Head Coach
by Paul on 06/05/09 at 04:35 PM ET
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Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Friday that the club will not renew the contract of Toronto Marlies head coach Greg Gilbert. Marlies assistant coaches Joe Paterson and Jim Hughes have been given permission to pursue other opportunities.
“Greg has been a valuable and loyal member of our organization,” said Burke. “We appreciate the dedication of the Marlies’ coaching staff and we wish them well in their future endeavours.”
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