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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -The Minnesota Wild activated right wing Owen Nolan from injured reserve on Thursday. Nolan missed eight of the last 11 games with a leg injury. He has one goal and three assists in five games this season. Continue reading this story on NHL.com
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Blake Wheeler lowered his number and doubled his goal total for the Boston Bruins.
Hours after changing his uniform number, the rookie had his first three-goal game to help Boston beat visiting Toronto 5-2 on Thursday night. The 6-foot-5 former …
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First Star - C Ryan Getzlaf, RW Corey Perry and RW Teemu Selanne, Anaheim
Second Star - G Tim Thomas, Boston
Third Star - LW Simon Gagne, Philadelphia
First Star - RW Jarome Iginla, Calgary
Second Star - G Peter Budaj, Colorado
Third Star - …Continue reading this story on NHL.com
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will drop the ceremonial first puck Friday night before the St. Louis Blues’ game against the Los Angeles Kings. The Alaska governor and self-described “hockey mom” also dropped the first puck… Continue reading this story on NHL.com
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CHICAGO (AP) -Denis Savard was fired as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday after just four games and hours after the team’s first victory of the season. He was replaced by team scout Joel Quenneville, who has coached two other NHL clubs….
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MONTREAL - Rookie hopeful Max Pacioretty might want to give his father some of the credit for breaking the ice and scoring his first pre-season goal.
Pacioretty further cemented his bid to make the Canadiens team when he scored in regulation…
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VANCOUVER - Now the longest-serving member of the Vancouver Canucks, defenceman Mattias Ohlund hopes he stays with the team.
Ohlund is entering his 11th season with the Canucks. There has been speculation recently that the Swede could be …
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The WHL’s version of the Battle of Alberta may be a little more even this season - at least, if the Edmonton Oil Kings have their way.
Adrian Van de Mosselaer scored once and added three assists - including one on Brett Breitkreuz’s game …
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NEW YORK – NHL Live, the spirited, interactive talk show from NHL Radio dedicated to all things related to the National Hockey League, will return from its summer break on Monday, Sept. 22 at Noon ET, it was announced today. The two-ho…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -The Carolina Hurricanes signed left wing Matt Murley to a one-year contract Monday. Assistant general manager Ron Francis said the deal will pay Murley 0,000 at the NHL level or 0,000 if he is sent to the minors for the…
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Movements in the world of hockey Monday:
National Hockey League
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Named Rob DiMaio professional scout.
American Hockey League
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS-Promoted Brian Martens to senior account executive.
ECH…
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Tom Brady suffered a serious knee injury against the Chiefs that will end his 2008 season, reports NFL Network’s Adam Schefter.
Initial reports on Sunday indicated that Tom Brady would be out for the 2008-2009 season, and Monday those rumors were validated. The reigning NFL MVP has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the NFL season.
For all you fantasy owners out there, this is a HUGE loss to your teams and we feel for you. Ok, maybe not so much, but it always sucks to lose your top pick this early in the season. Get on the waiver wires or start looking at trade scenarios, because Brady isn’t playing again and shouldn’t be taking up a space on your roster.
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Reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady left Sunday’s game against Kansas City after being hit on the left leg.
The New England Patriots’ quarterback, Tom Brady, was injured in the 1st quarter of the 1st game of the 2008-2009 NFL season against the Kansas City Chiefs. Back in the pocket, Brady was checking his downs and get tackled/rolled on by a member of the Chiefs. At the time of this post, it is unclear what the damage is to Brady, although it does appear to be somewhat serious.
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New York Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro and Ryan Miller, the masked man of the Buffalo Sabres, will conduct an interactive question and answer session Wednesday, Sept. 3, between 4 and 5 p.m. at the NHL Powered by Reebok store in New York, locat…
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OTTAWA (AP) -The Ottawa Senators traded defenseman Andrej Meszaros to Tampa Bay on Friday for defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard and a first-round pick in 2009.
Meszaros had nine goals, 27 assists and 50 penalty minutes in 82 regular-seas…