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7-10-2011 Player of the week: Tomas Plekanec (C)
NHL has awarded Tomas Plekanec (C) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points in 2 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Czech, Tomas Plekanec was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 313 NHL games during his career, notching 80 goals and adding 109 assists along with 164 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 2 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 0 PIM.


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7-10-2011 Vaclav Prospal reaches a milestone !
Vaclav Prospal() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks on a feed by Sami Lepistö. In a game like this, it was nice to set that milestone, he commented during a post game radio interview.

A native of Czech, Vaclav Prospal was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 3rd round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 874 NHL games during his career, notching 199 goals and adding 401 assists along with 473 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.


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7-10-2011 Jaromir Jagr reaches a milestone !
Jaromir Jagr() scored the 1600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a goal by Tomas Plekanec. You've got to hand it to the other guys in the room though, they gave it their all tonight, he said with a wink..

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 1274 NHL games during his career, notching 646 goals and adding 954 assists along with 907 penalty minutes. The 39 year old right wing has played 1 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.


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7-10-2011 Kimmo Timonen reaches a milestone !
Kimmo Timonen() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars on a goal by Shane Doan. Sometimes the puck just bounces your way..., our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of Finland, Kimmo Timonen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 731 NHL games during his career, notching 91 goals and adding 300 assists along with 454 penalty minutes. The 36 year old defenseman has played 1 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 2 PIM.

20-10-2011 Media criticises the Minnesota Wild
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Minnesota Wild after a dreadful 6 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Mikko Koivu openly. Doug Risebrough has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.


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19-10-2011 Media criticises the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are spinning in a 8 game winless streak. Dallas Stars right wing Scott Glennie commented about their recent play: Things are not looking good for us but I think if we stay positive, we can climb out of this hole.


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18-10-2011 Andrew Brunette reaches a milestone !
Andrew Brunette() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the New York Islanders on a goal by Jonathan Toews. I hope this will get me in Don Cherry's good books, he said at the post-game press conference..

A native of Canada, Andrew Brunette was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 7th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 873 NHL games during his career, notching 213 goals and adding 387 assists along with 286 penalty minutes. The 38 year old left wing has played 5 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 4 PIM.


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17-10-2011 Nicklas Lidström reaches a milestone !
Nicklas Lidström() scored the 1000th point of his career in tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues on a feed by Brad Stuart. 1000 points is nice and all, but I'd trade that milestone for a Stanley Cup any day, he read from a prepared statement.

A native of Sweden, Nicklas Lidström was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 1989 entry draft. He has appeared in 1335 NHL games during his career, notching 229 goals and adding 771 assists along with 442 penalty minutes. The 41 year old defenseman has played 5 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 1+2=3 with 0 PIM.


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17-10-2011 Mark Recchi reaches a milestone !
Mark Recchi() notched the 900th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New Jersey Devils on a goal by Tomas Fleischmann. You gotta' hand it to their team today, they came to play and made us work for everything we got, he read from a prepared speech..

A native of Canada, Mark Recchi was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round of the 1988 entry draft. He has appeared in 1493 NHL games during his career, notching 547 goals and adding 900 assists along with 966 penalty minutes. The 43 year old right wing has played 3 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 2 PIM.


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14-10-2011 Player of the week: James Wisniewski (D)
NHL has awarded James Wisniewski (D) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of USA, James Wisniewski was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 5th round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 189 NHL games during his career, notching 16 goals and adding 59 assists along with 208 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 4 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 2+6=8 with 0 PIM.


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14-10-2011 Brian Rafalski agrees on a contract with New York Rangers.
Brian Rafalski has signed a $4,500,000 per year, 1 year deal with the New York Rangers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of USA, Brian Rafalski, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 692 NHL games during his career, notching 67 goals and adding 358 assists along with 234 penalty minutes. The 38 year old defenseman has not yet played for the New York Rangers this season.


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14-10-2011 Ilya Kovalchuk reaches a milestone !
Ilya Kovalchuk() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Anaheim Ducks on a feed by Adam Larsson. I wouldn't have been able to do this without my great teammates, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter.

A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 547 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 260 assists along with 384 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 2 games with the New Jersey Devils this season, totalling 3+0=3 with 0 PIM.


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12-10-2011 Chris Drury agrees on a contract with Colorado Avalanche.
Chris Drury has signed a $6,000,000 per year, 1 year deal with the Colorado Avalanche. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of USA, Chris Drury was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 791 NHL games during his career, notching 240 goals and adding 338 assists along with 429 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has not yet played for the Colorado Avalanche this season.


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11-10-2011 - trade
Edmonton Oilers traded 's round 2 pick in 2012 to Buffalo Sabres for Jochen Hecht

A native of Germany, Jochen Hecht was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 618 NHL games during his career, notching 144 goals and adding 226 assists along with 359 penalty minutes. The 34 year old left wing has not yet played for the Buffalo Sabres this season.


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11-10-2011 - trade
Detroit Red Wings traded Ole-Kristian Tollefsen to New York Islanders for Johan Sundström

A native of Norway, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 3rd round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 145 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 6 assists along with 273 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season.


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10-10-2011 - trade
New York Islanders traded PA Parenteau to Carolina Hurricanes for Kim Hirschovits

A native of Finland, Kim Hirschovits was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 6th round of the 2002 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 29 year old center has not yet played for the Carolina Hurricanes this season.

A native of Canada, PA Parenteau was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Ducks in the 9th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 5 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 1 assists along with 2 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has not yet played for the New York Islanders this season.

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5-11-2011 Media criticises the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are spinning in a 5 game winless streak. Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Nikolai Kulemin 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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4-11-2011 Player of the week: Max Pacioretty (L)
NHL has awarded Max Pacioretty (L) of Montreal Canadiens as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of USA, Max Pacioretty was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 48 NHL games during his career, notching 10 goals and adding 15 assists along with 31 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing has played 14 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 7+7=14 with 4 PIM.


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1-11-2011 Player of the month: Corey Perry (R)
NHL has awarded Corey Perry (R) of Anaheim Ducks as Player Of The Month He registered 11 goals and 9 assists for 20 points in 13 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Corey Perry was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Ducks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 299 NHL games during his career, notching 102 goals and adding 113 assists along with 322 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 13 games with the Anaheim Ducks this season, totalling 11+9=20 with 0 PIM.


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1-11-2011 Rookie of the month: Magnus Paajarvi (L)
NHL has awarded Magnus Paajarvi (L) of Edmonton Oilers as Rookie Of The Month He registered 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points in 13 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Sweden, Magnus Paajarvi was originally drafted to the NHL by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 13 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 6 assists along with 12 penalty minutes. The 20 year old left wing has played 13 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 4+6=10 with 12 PIM.


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30-10-2011 Bryan Little injured.
Bryan Little () suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Travis Hamonic (). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. Looks like I'll be riding the bike for awhile, he said while limping toward the dressing room.


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28-10-2011 Player of the week: Corey Perry (R)
NHL has awarded Corey Perry (R) of Anaheim Ducks as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Corey Perry was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Ducks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 297 NHL games during his career, notching 100 goals and adding 112 assists along with 322 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 11 games with the Anaheim Ducks this season, totalling 9+8=17 with 0 PIM.


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28-10-2011 Johan Franzen injured.
Johan Franzen () suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Owen Nolan (). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. I'd like to play as soon as I can but I think the doctors are going to tell me to rest for a while now, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher.


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26-10-2011 Tomas Plekanec injured.
Tomas Plekanec () suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Brooks Laich (). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. Come on, would you feel good having to miss some two weeks of hockey, he said while limping toward the dressing room.


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22-10-2011 Media criticises the Winnipeg Jets
It isn't the happiest time for the Winnipeg Jets as they are on a 6 game winless streak. Winnipeg Jets coach Curt Fraser had little to say about the way things are going: I don't know. Nothing seems to work...


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21-10-2011 Player of the week: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

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 332 NHL games during his career, notching 224 goals and adding 211 assists along with 216 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 8 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 5+10=15 with 0 PIM.


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21-10-2011 Cam Barker agrees on a contract with Edmonton Oilers.
Cam Barker has signed a $3,500,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Edmonton Oilers. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Canada, Cam Barker was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 157 NHL games during his career, notching 14 goals and adding 60 assists along with 161 penalty minutes. The 25 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 1+7=8 with 0 PIM.


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21-10-2011 Media glorifies the San Jose Sharks
The media is impressed by the team's 6 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager ... and headcoach Darryl Sutter


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21-10-2011 Sheldon Souray injured.
Sheldon Souray () suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Dustin Brown (). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. When you've gone as long as I have without injuries these things are hard to accept, but it's all part of the game, he said after the game in the dressing room.


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10-11-2011 Media criticises the Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are spinning in a 8 game winless streak. Calgary Flames left wing Andrei Kostitsyn 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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9-11-2011 Ryan Jones injured.
Ryan Jones () suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Braydon Coburn (). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. When you've gone as long as I have without injuries these things are hard to accept, but it's all part of the game, he said to the press.


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8-11-2011 Media praises the Nashville Predators
I think one of the things that has been evident is we've had a chance to practice, commented Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz after today's game against the New Jersey Devils. This brings their current streak to 6 games undefeated.


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5-11-2011 - trade
Winnipeg Jets traded 's round 2 pick in 2012 to San Jose Sharks for Michal Handzus

A native of Slovakia, Michal Handzus was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round of the 1995 entry draft. He has appeared in 682 NHL games during his career, notching 139 goals and adding 224 assists along with 390 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 1 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.


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5-11-2011 - trade
Los Angeles Kings traded Jonathan Bernier to Philadelphia Flyers for Nicklas Grossman and 's round 2 pick in 2012

A native of Sweden, Nicklas Grossman was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 158 NHL games during his career, notching 2 goals and adding 17 assists along with 79 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 7 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 2 PIM.

A native of Canada, Jonathan Bernier was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 12 NHL games during his career, booking 0 career shutouts and allowing 43 goals. The 23 year old goaltender has played 8 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, allowing 27 goals on 172 while booking 0 shutouts.

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18-11-2011 Player of the week: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 4 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 343 NHL games during his career, notching 229 goals and adding 215 assists along with 216 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 19 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 10+14=24 with 0 PIM.


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18-11-2011 Patrik Elias reaches a milestone !
Patrik Elias() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild on a feed by Joffrey Lupul. With line mates like I have, it makes it pretty easy to score goals, he commented after giving the puck to a fan.

A native of Czech, Patrik Elias was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 840 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 418 assists along with 417 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 18 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 5+7=12 with 14 PIM.


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18-11-2011 Media criticises the New York Islanders
We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said New York Islanders coach Butch Goring after today's game against the Minnesota Wild. The New York Islanders have now a 8 game winless streak.


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17-11-2011 Media glorifies the Washington Capitals
The media is impressed by the team's 7 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager ... and headcoach Ron Wilson


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12-11-2011 Media glorifies the Washington Capitals
The media is impressed by the team's 5 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager ... and headcoach Ron Wilson


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11-11-2011 Player of the week: Marian Gaborik (R)
NHL has awarded Marian Gaborik (R) of New York Rangers as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 1 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Slovakia, Marian Gaborik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 517 NHL games during his career, notching 229 goals and adding 224 assists along with 309 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 15 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 10+6=16 with 8 PIM.


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11-11-2011 Martin St. Louis reaches a milestone !
Martin St. Louis() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild on a feed by Steven Stamkos. I don't know why exactly, but the ice just seems to be more wide open for me this year, was the comment released to the press after the game.

A native of Canada, Martin St. Louis, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 704 NHL games during his career, notching 243 goals and adding 357 assists along with 234 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 14 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 5+10=15 with 8 PIM.


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11-11-2011 Media criticises the Toronto Maple Leafs
We've been kicking ourselves for this streak but it seems like nothing is helping us right now said Toronto Maple Leafs coach Pat Quinn after today's game against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Toronto Maple Leafs have now a 8 game winless streak.

29-11-2011 Media criticises the St. Louis Blues
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the St. Louis Blues after a dreadful 5 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Barret Jackman openly. Larry Pleau has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.


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29-11-2011 Scott Gomez reaches a milestone !
Scott Gomez() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers on a goal by Brian Gionta. The puck has been bouncing for me lately, he said at the post-game press conference..

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 730 NHL games during his career, notching 158 goals and adding 442 assists along with 478 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 24 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 10+12=22 with 14 PIM.


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28-11-2011 Media criticises the Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are stumbling in a 10 game winless streak. Anaheim Ducks center Rod Pelley commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old.


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28-11-2011 Media criticises the Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are stumbling in a 5 game winless streak. Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis commented about their recent play: We don't even want to think about it anymore. We need to find our game and get out of this.


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26-11-2011 Alex Tanguay reaches a milestone !
Alex Tanguay() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Phoenix Coyotes on a feed by Jarome Iginla. This one is for the fans who are paying my salary, he said after the game.

A native of Canada, Alex Tanguay was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 681 NHL games during his career, notching 202 goals and adding 398 assists along with 351 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 22 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 9+11=20 with 6 PIM.


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25-11-2011 Player of the week: Brandon Dubinsky (L)
NHL has awarded Brandon Dubinsky (L) of New York Rangers as Player Of The Week He registered 5 goals and 3 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week.

A native of USA, Brandon Dubinsky was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 191 NHL games during his career, notching 36 goals and adding 63 assists along with 195 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 21 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 9+9=18 with 2 PIM.


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25-11-2011 Ryane Clowe injured.
Ryane Clowe () suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Steve Bernier (). He is expected to be sidelined for almost half a year. It's a bad injury for the team, but the guys just can't go out there and give up. Hopefully they will take this opportunity to pick up their play a bit in my absence, he said in a TV interview.


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25-11-2011 Media praises the Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are flying high with a 5 game undefeated streak. Detroit Red Wings center Darren Helm 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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24-11-2011 Media glorifies the Philadelphia Flyers
The media is impressed by the team's 7 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager ... and headcoach Craig Ramsay


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23-11-2011 Media praises the Dallas Stars
We've worked hard this season and the results speak for them selves said Dallas Stars coach Ken Hitchcock after today's win over the New Jersey Devils. The Dallas Stars have now a 6 game undefeated streak.


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20-11-2011 - trade
Los Angeles Kings traded John Zeiler and 's round 4 pick in 2012 to New York Islanders for Matt Martin

A native of Canada, Matt Martin was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 5th round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 19 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 1 assists along with 27 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing has played 19 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 27 PIM.

A native of USA, John Zeiler was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 5th round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 90 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 4 assists along with 96 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 4 games with the Los Angeles Kings this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 9 PIM. He has also played 15 games with the Manchester Monarchs this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 22 PIM.


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20-11-2011 - trade
Winnipeg Jets traded Kendall McFaull, Rick Rypien and 's round 4 pick in 2012 to St. Louis Blues for Andy McDonald

A native of Canada, Andy McDonald, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 486 NHL games during his career, notching 121 goals and adding 218 assists along with 218 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has not yet played for the St. Louis Blues this season.

A native of Canada, Rick Rypien, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 49 NHL games during his career, notching 5 goals and adding 4 assists along with 77 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing has played 8 games with the Winnipeg Jets this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 8 PIM.


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20-11-2011 - trade
New York Islanders traded Mark Streit and Josh Bailey to Toronto Maple Leafs for Mike Komisarek, Mikhail Grabovski and 's round 3 pick in 2012

A native of USA, Mike Komisarek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 381 NHL games during his career, notching 13 goals and adding 46 assists along with 504 penalty minutes. The 29 year old defenseman has played 20 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, totalling 1+0=1 with 8 PIM.

A native of Belarussia, Mikhail Grabovski was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 5th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 105 NHL games during his career, notching 23 goals and adding 34 assists along with 100 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has not yet played for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season.

A native of Switzerland, Mark Streit was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 9th round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 298 NHL games during his career, notching 43 goals and adding 132 assists along with 140 penalty minutes. The 34 year old defenseman has played 19 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 2+8=10 with 8 PIM.

A native of Canada, Josh Bailey was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 87 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 23 assists along with 18 penalty minutes. The 22 year old center has played 19 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 2+5=7 with 2 PIM.

9-12-2011 Player of the week: Milan Michalek (L)
NHL has awarded Milan Michalek (L) of Ottawa Senators as Player Of The Week He registered 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Czech, Milan Michalek was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 346 NHL games during his career, notching 99 goals and adding 142 assists along with 188 penalty minutes. The 27 year old left wing has played 29 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 8+19=27 with 4 PIM.


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9-12-2011 Dany Heatley reaches a milestone !
Dany Heatley() notched the 300th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes on a goal by Mikko Koivu. Making beautiful plays is fun on the ice I think, was all he could say after the game..

A native of Canada, Dany Heatley was originally drafted to the NHL by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 537 NHL games during his career, notching 273 goals and adding 300 assists along with 466 penalty minutes. The 30 year old left wing has played 30 games with the Minnesota Wild this season, totalling 13+17=30 with 10 PIM.


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6-12-2011 Media criticises the St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are spinning in a 8 game winless streak. St. Louis Blues defenseman Kris Russell 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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4-12-2011 Alex Pietrangelo agrees on a contract with St. Louis Blues.
Alex Pietrangelo has signed a $3,500,000 per year, 6 year deal with the St. Louis Blues. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Canada, Alex Pietrangelo was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 36 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 11 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 21 year old defenseman has played 28 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 4+10=14 with 2 PIM.


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4-12-2011 Tim Connolly injured.
Tim Connolly () suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Mark Stuart (). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. I hit a bad patch of ice, and it's not the first time that's happened here. The league should do something about this Arena, he quoted before being taken to the hospital for tests.


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4-12-2011 Blake Wheeler injured.
Blake Wheeler () suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Dion Phaneuf (). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. It was very painfull at first, but now it is a little better, hopefully within 2-3 weeks I'll be back in action, were his words after the game.


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3-12-2011 Patrik Berglund agrees on a contract with St. Louis Blues.
Patrik Berglund has signed a $3,500,000 per year, 6 year deal with the St. Louis Blues. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Sweden, Patrik Berglund was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 104 NHL games during his career, notching 30 goals and adding 40 assists along with 22 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 28 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 9+14=23 with 6 PIM.


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3-12-2011 Media criticises the Ottawa Senators
We dug ourselves in a hole... commented Ottawa Senators GM Marshall Johnston after today's game against the Carolina Hurricanes. This brings their current streak to 5 games winless.


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2-12-2011 Player of the week: Brad Richards (C)
NHL has awarded Brad Richards (C) of New York Rangers as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Brad Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 644 NHL games during his career, notching 179 goals and adding 394 assists along with 145 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 24 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 11+14=25 with 6 PIM.


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2-12-2011 Simon Gagné reaches a milestone !
Simon Gagné() scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a feed by Michael Ryder. I hope this will get me in Don Cherry's good books, he said with a wink.

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 631 NHL games during his career, notching 250 goals and adding 250 assists along with 243 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 25 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 8+8=16 with 12 PIM.


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2-12-2011 Media praises the Los Angeles Kings
When we were healthy, we were one of the best teams in the league, commented Los Angeles Kings coach Andy Murray after today's game against the Phoenix Coyotes. This brings their current streak to 6 games undefeated.


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2-12-2011 Antoine Vermette injured.
Antoine Vermette () suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Travis Zajac (). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. I think it's rehabilitation for the next couple of weeks for me, he said in a TV interview.


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1-12-2011 Jason Arnott injured.
Jason Arnott () suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Mark Stuart (). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. I won't be able to do much for the next few weeks, he said while limping toward the dressing room.


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1-12-2011 Player of the month: Alex Burrows (R)
NHL has awarded Alex Burrows (R) of Vancouver Canucks as Player Of The Month He registered 9 goals and 7 assists for 16 points in 15 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Alex Burrows, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 314 NHL games during his career, notching 63 goals and adding 69 assists along with 487 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 26 games with the Vancouver Canucks this season, totalling 13+16=29 with 4 PIM.


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1-12-2011 Rookie of the month: Michael Grabner (R)
NHL has awarded Michael Grabner (R) of New York Islanders as Rookie Of The Month He registered 7 goals and 8 assists for 15 points in 15 games last month. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Austria, Michael Grabner was originally drafted to the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 25 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 9 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 25 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 9+9=18 with 6 PIM.

16-12-2011 Player of the week: Brayden Schenn (L)
NHL has awarded Brayden Schenn (L) of Nashville Predators as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Canada, Brayden Schenn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 34 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 20 assists along with 8 penalty minutes. The 20 year old left wing has played 34 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 9+20=29 with 8 PIM.


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14-12-2011 Jim Slater injured.
Jim Slater () suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with James Wright (). He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks. I wish I could contribute, but I'll be out of action for awhile. Hopefully some of the others can step up their play a bit in the meantime, he commented to the press.


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12-12-2011 Patrik Elias injured.
Patrik Elias () suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Brent Burns (). He is expected to be sidelined indefinitely. You can't even imagine how much it hurts, but I am a tough guy and I'll take it like a man + say$


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12-12-2011 Alex Tanguay reaches a milestone !
Alex Tanguay() notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a goal by David Desharnais. Give all the credit to the goalscorer, he read from a prepared speech..

A native of Canada, Alex Tanguay was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 688 NHL games during his career, notching 202 goals and adding 400 assists along with 359 penalty minutes. The 32 year old left wing has played 29 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 9+13=22 with 14 PIM.


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11-12-2011 Media praises the Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are flying high with a 6 game undefeated streak. Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Dan Girardi commented about their recent success: We're all kind of excited, we just can't hide it. I hope we continue to play like this in the future...

4-1-2012 Media praises the Detroit Red Wings
Let's see your headlines now..., commented Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland after today's game against the Nashville Predators. This brings their current streak to 10 games undefeated.


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3-1-2012 Vincent Lecavalier reaches a milestone !
Vincent Lecavalier() scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a goal by Ville Leino. I just want to thank this great organization for presenting me with the opportunity to play in the NHL, the happy player said in a hockey magazine..

A native of Canada, Vincent Lecavalier was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 824 NHL games during his career, notching 315 goals and adding 385 assists along with 563 penalty minutes. The 31 year old center has played 37 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 13+18=31 with 2 PIM.


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3-1-2012 Media criticises the Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are spinning in a 5 game winless streak. Buffalo Sabres right wing Patrick Kaleta commented about their recent play: Things are not looking good for us but I think if we stay positive, we can climb out of this hole.


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2-1-2012 World Junior Championships 2012
Icehockey World Junior Championships (U-20) 2012 in Slovakia start in just two days. There are 16 nations battling for the championship in the following two weeks. Many believe that the team of Canada will make a good run for the gold.

Here are the starting groups:
Group A Group B
Finland
Sweden
Belarussia
Ukraine
Russia
Slovakia
Norway
Germany

Group C Group D
Switzerland
Canada
Slovenia
Italy
Czech
USA
France
Japan




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2-1-2012 Media praises the Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are flying high with a 6 game undefeated streak. Ottawa Senators center Peter Regin commented about their recent success: We're playing like a team out there. The whole team has really bought into our system and not one player is slacking off.


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1-1-2012 Player of the month: Alexander Ovechkin (L)
NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Washington Capitals as Player Of The Month He registered 12 goals and 7 assists for 19 points in 14 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

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 361 NHL games during his career, notching 244 goals and adding 223 assists along with 216 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 37 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 25+22=47 with 0 PIM.


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1-1-2012 Rookie of the month: Brad Marchand (C)
NHL has awarded Brad Marchand (C) of Boston Bruins as Rookie Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 points in 13 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Brad Marchand was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 39 NHL games during his career, notching 14 goals and adding 20 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 39 games with the Boston Bruins this season, totalling 14+20=34 with 6 PIM.


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30-12-2011 Player of the week: Marian Gaborik (R)
NHL has awarded Marian Gaborik (R) of New York Rangers as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 1 assists for 4 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

A native of Slovakia, Marian Gaborik was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2000 entry draft. He has appeared in 539 NHL games during his career, notching 239 goals and adding 233 assists along with 319 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing has played 37 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 20+15=35 with 18 PIM.


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30-12-2011 Benn Ferriero injured.
Benn Ferriero () suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Manny Malhotra (). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months.


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29-12-2011 Chris Drury reaches a milestone !
Chris Drury() scored the 600th point of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a goal by Peter Mueller. Yes, it's nice to break records but that's not the idea of this game, he read from a prepared statement..

A native of USA, Chris Drury was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 820 NHL games during his career, notching 249 goals and adding 351 assists along with 441 penalty minutes. The 35 year old center has played 29 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 9+13=22 with 12 PIM. He has also played 1 games with the Lake Erie Monsters this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 0 PIM.


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24-12-2011 Simon Gagné agrees on a contract with Dallas Stars.
Simon Gagné has signed a $3,500,000 per year, 4 year deal with the Dallas Stars. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

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 641 NHL games during his career, notching 252 goals and adding 253 assists along with 247 penalty minutes. The 31 year old left wing has played 35 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 10+11=21 with 16 PIM.


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23-12-2011 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 2 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

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 358 NHL games during his career, notching 242 goals and adding 220 assists along with 216 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 34 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 23+19=42 with 0 PIM.


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23-12-2011 Joe Corvo injured.
Joe Corvo () suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Luke Schenn (). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. Hey sometimes you do all the right things but something still goes wrong, you can't worry about injuries or you won't be playing long, he commented in a radio interview after the game.


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20-12-2011 Jamie Benn agrees on a contract with Dallas Stars.
Jamie Benn has signed a $4,000,000 per year, 5 year deal with the Dallas Stars. Detailed financial terms of the deal were not announced.

A native of Canada, Jamie Benn was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 5th round of the 2007 entry draft. He has appeared in 115 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 7 assists along with 11 penalty minutes. The 22 year old left wing has played 33 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 9+7=16 with 11 PIM.


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20-12-2011 - trade
Carolina Hurricanes traded Anthony Stewart to St. Louis Blues for Jaden Schwartz and Ian Cole

A native of USA, Ian Cole was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round of the 2007 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 22 year old defenseman has not yet played for the St. Louis Blues this season. He has played 36 games with the Peoria Rivermen this season, totalling 1+6=7 with 14 PIM.

A native of Canada, Anthony Stewart was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 136 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 13 assists along with 50 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 31 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 5+5=10 with 12 PIM.


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20-12-2011 - trade
St. Louis Blues traded B.J. Crombeen to New York Rangers for Brian Rafalski, 's round 3 pick in 2012 and 's round 4 pick in 2012

A native of USA, Brian Rafalski, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 693 NHL games during his career, notching 67 goals and adding 359 assists along with 234 penalty minutes. The 38 year old defenseman has played 1 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM.

A native of Canada, B.J. Crombeen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 125 NHL games during his career, notching 20 goals and adding 19 assists along with 191 penalty minutes. The 26 year old right wing has played 36 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 8+7=15 with 4 PIM.