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Kovalchuk in limbo as contract rejected

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-7-23

ILYA Kovalchuk is no closer to figuring out his future than he was when National Hockey League free agency opened three weeks ago. Kovalchuk's landmark 17-year, US$102 million contract with the New Jersey Devils...

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Montreal trades

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-19

THE Montreal Canadiens traded Slovakian goalie Jaroslav Halak to the St Louis Blues for a pair of young forwards, the two National Hockey League teams said on Thursday. Halak, 25, a key reason behind Montreal's unlikely...

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It's third time lucky for Hossa

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-11

ENDING a long Stanley Cup wait on Wednesday was a huge relief for a franchise, a city and for Slovakian right winger Marian Hossa, the first Chicago Blackhawks player to be handed the trophy by the captain. Jonathan...

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Hawks end 49-year Stanley drought

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-11

THE Chicago Blackhawks ended 49 years of Stanley Cup frustration with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday that clinched the National Hockey League's best-of-seven championship series....

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Flyers' championship drought continues

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-10

ONE of the most remarkable postseason runs in sports history ended last night when the Philadelphia Flyers lost 4-3 in overtime to the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals. Chris Pronger, Mike...

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Flyers silent on goalie choice for crucial Game 6

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-9

IT is do-or-die for the Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup finals and coach Peter Laviolette is refusing to announce the host netminder for Game 6 against the Chicago Blackhawks today. Michael Leighton has...

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Blackhawks close in on title

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-8

CHICAGO built a three-goal lead in the first period and held on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-4 on Sunday, putting the Blackhawks one game away from clinching the team's first Stanley Cup since 1961. The...

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Flyers draw level with Hawks

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-6

THE Philadelphia Flyers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday, withstanding a late charge by the Western Conference champions to even the best-of-seven Stanley Cup finals at two games each. An empty-net goal...

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Flyers hold off late Chicago rally to level Cup finals

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-5

THE Philadelphia Flyers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 yesterday, withstanding a late charge by the Western Conference champions to even the best-of-seven Stanley Cup finals at two games each. An empty-net goal...

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Flyers edge Hawks to revive hopes

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-4

THE Philadelphia Flyers revived their Stanley Cup hopes with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday to pull to 2-1 in the best-of-seven National Hockey League championship series. The...

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Hossa hoping it'll be third time lucky in finals

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-3

MARIAN Hossa is not making any plans for his day with the Stanley Cup just yet despite his Chicago Blackhawks holding a comfortable 2-0 lead over the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League finals. Playing...

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Blackhawks closer to ending drought

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-6-2

THE Chicago Blackhawks scored two goals in less than 30 seconds then rode the netminding of Antti Niemi in a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, edging them closer to ending the NHL's longest Stanley Cup...

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Blackhawks off to a Flyer in Stanley Cup

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-5-31

THE Chicago Blackhawks took the first step towards ending the National Hockey League's longest championship drought with a wild 6-5 Game 1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. A capacity crowd at the...

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Talisman Pronger flies the Stanley Cup dreams

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-5-28

PHILADELPHIA Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger has been a Stanley Cup talisman the last five seasons, reaching the finals three times with three different teams. Perhaps more instructive of Pronger's value, however,...

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Flyers join Chicago in Stanley final

Sports | Ice hockey
2010-5-26

THE Philadelphia Flyers joined the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup final after completing a 4-1 series win over the Montreal Canadiens in their Eastern Conference playoff on Monday. The Flyers, who have defied...