26-11-2007 Pavol Demitra reaches a milestone !
Pavol Demitra(
) scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a feed by Rod Brind'Amour. Wow, I feel good about it...I guess, he said after the game in the dressing room.
A native of Slovakia, Pavol Demitra was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 9th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 632 NHL games during his career, notching 253 goals and adding 347 assists along with 228 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing has played 21 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 12+7=19 with 16 PIM.
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25-11-2007 Player of the week: Marian Hossa (R)
NHL has awarded Marian Hossa (R) of Los Angeles Kings as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week.
A native of Slovakia, Marian Hossa was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 569 NHL games during his career, notching 238 goals and adding 269 assists along with 318 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 22 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 11+14=25 with 8 PIM.
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25-11-2007 Media criticises the Montreal Canadiens
It isn't the happiest time for the Montreal Canadiens as they are on a 15 game winless streak. Montreal Canadiens coach Alain Vigneault had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...
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24-11-2007 Martin St. Louis injured.
Martin St. Louis (
) suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Bryan Allen (
). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. I just kind of rolled over his back and I couldn't get my arm down to brace myself, so I landed awkwardly, was his comment to the press after leaving the game.
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23-11-2007 Media criticises the Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are spinning in a 14 game winless streak. Montreal Canadiens right wing Jack Skille commented about their recent play: It seems like everything is going wrong now. It's not the best of times for us right now...
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23-11-2007
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trade
Philadelphia Flyers traded Braydon Coburn to Minnesota Wild for Shawn Belle, Andre Benoit, Ondrej Fiala and James Sheppard
A native of Canada, Shawn Belle was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 22 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. He has played 1 games with the Houston Aeros this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM.
A native of Canada, Andre Benoit, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. He has played 22 games with the Houston Aeros this season, totalling 2+0=2 with 16 PIM.
A native of Canada, Braydon Coburn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 22 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 3 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 22 year old defenseman has played 13 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 0 PIM. He has also played 6 games with the Philadelphia Phantoms this season, totalling 2+2=4 with 4 PIM.
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23-11-2007
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trade
Philadelphia Flyers traded Andreas Nödl to Boston Bruins for Milan Lucic
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23-11-2007
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trade
Montreal Canadiens traded Steve Bégin and
's round 5 pick in 2009 to Buffalo Sabres for Marek Zagrapan
A native of Canada, Steve Bégin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 2nd round of the 1996 entry draft. He has appeared in 262 NHL games during his career, notching 34 goals and adding 25 assists along with 354 penalty minutes. The 29 year old left wing has played 11 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 8 PIM. He has also played 6 games with the Quebec Citadelles this season, totalling 3+2=5 with 4 PIM.
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23-11-2007
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trade
Minnesota Wild traded Bobby Ryan, Derek Boogaard, Branko Radivojevic and Julian Walker to Florida Panthers for Scottie Upshall
A native of Canada, Scottie Upshall was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 81 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 21 assists along with 59 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 18 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 25 PIM.
A native of USA, Bobby Ryan was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 20 year old right wing has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. He has played 24 games with the Houston Aeros this season, totalling 10+3=13 with 12 PIM.
A native of Canada, Derek Boogaard was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 7th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 65 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 4 assists along with 158 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Minnesota Wild this season. He has played 24 games with the Houston Aeros this season, totalling 6+6=12 with 21 PIM.
A native of Slovakia, Branko Radivojevic was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 262 NHL games during his career, notching 35 goals and adding 46 assists along with 187 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 24 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 4 PIM.
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22-11-2007 Brian Rolston reaches a milestone !
Brian Rolston(
) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a goal by Tim Connolly. Hey, I'm just happy it went in the net. Wins are more important than assist records for us right now, he commented to the media..
A native of USA, Brian Rolston was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 838 NHL games during his career, notching 233 goals and adding 300 assists along with 283 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 20 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 9+13=22 with 10 PIM.
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19-11-2007 Media praises the Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are flying high with a 10 game undefeated streak. Minnesota Wild right wing Branko Radivojevic commented about their recent success: Let's face it, we've got a great core of guys here, some real strong young guys and a good squad of leaders. If every team had that then they'd do just as good.
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18-11-2007 Player of the week: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points in 5 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.
A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 98 NHL games during his career, notching 62 goals and adding 66 assists along with 66 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing has played 17 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 10+12=22 with 14 PIM.
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17-11-2007 Marian Hossa reaches a milestone !
Marian Hossa(LA) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a goal by Benoit Pouliot. My parents came to see this game so I just had to deliver, the happy player commented..
A native of Slovakia, Marian Hossa was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 564 NHL games during his career, notching 236 goals and adding 264 assists along with 314 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 17 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 9+9=18 with 4 PIM.
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15-11-2007 Scott Gomez reaches a milestone !
Scott Gomez(
) notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers on a goal by Jaromir Jagr. I'm happy about it but that's it, gotta think other things now, he said while posing for photo's..
A native of USA, Scott Gomez was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 492 NHL games during his career, notching 110 goals and adding 300 assists along with 332 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 16 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 7+13=20 with 12 PIM.
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12-11-2007 Jaromir Jagr reaches a milestone !
Jaromir Jagr(
) scored the 600th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Phoenix Coyotes on a feed by Marcel Hossa. I wouldn't have been able to do this without my great teammates, he declared after viewing the replay of the goal.
A native of Czech, Jaromir Jagr was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 1124 NHL games during his career, notching 600 goals and adding 848 assists along with 779 penalty minutes. The 35 year old right wing has played 15 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 9+7=16 with 8 PIM.
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12-11-2007 League suspends Anton Babchuk
The league board has suspended Phoenix Coyotes player Anton Babchuk for 8 games for injuring Michal Rozsival of New York Rangers.
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11-11-2007 Player of the week: Simon Gagné (L)
NHL has awarded Simon Gagné (L) of Philadelphia Flyers as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.
A native of Canada, Simon Gagné was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 441 NHL games during his career, notching 165 goals and adding 170 assists along with 165 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 15 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 5+6=11 with 10 PIM.
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11-11-2007 Mike Modano reaches a milestone !
Mike Modano(
) scored the 1200th point of his career in tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings on a goal by Sergei Zubov. The puck has been bouncing for me lately, the happy player commented..
A native of USA, Mike Modano was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 1st round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1197 NHL games during his career, notching 491 goals and adding 709 assists along with 772 penalty minutes. The 37 year old center has played 18 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 6+11=17 with 4 PIM.
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11-11-2007 Doug Weight reaches a milestone !
Doug Weight(
) scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a goal by Paul Kariya. I hope this will get me in Don Cherry's good books, he replied before ducking into the dressing room..
A native of USA, Doug Weight was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 1990 entry draft. He has appeared in 998 NHL games during his career, notching 244 goals and adding 656 assists along with 823 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 16 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 5+10=15 with 14 PIM.
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9-11-2007 Martin Straka reaches a milestone !
Martin Straka(
) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Atlanta Thrashers on a goal by Scott Gomez. I've been fortunate enough to play with many great players and I could not have done it without them, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..
A native of Czech, Martin Straka was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 824 NHL games during his career, notching 215 goals and adding 400 assists along with 324 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 12 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 1+8=9 with 10 PIM.
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