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RECENT NEWS
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FORMER MOOSEHEADS GM RETURNS TO Q STAFF
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BOUCHERVILLE, QC, July 3, 2009 – Marcel Patenaude was named Vice-President, Hockey of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Friday. Commissioner Gilles Courteau announced the appointment in a league release.
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TITAN ADDS RUSSIAN TO IMPORT MIX
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BATHURST, NB, July 3, 2009 - The Acadie-Bathurst Titan looked to Russia for its’ only 2009 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft choice. With the 66th overall pick, the team drafted Russian player Ilya Mashentsov.
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CLEARY, CROSBY GET INVITES TO BIG TEAM
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CALGARY, AB, July 2, 2009 - Dan Cleary and Sidney Crosby faced off against one another in the battle for the past two Stanley Cup championships, but this coming February Cleary, a Riverhead, Harbour Grace, NL native and Crosby, a Cole Harbour, NS native, could be teammates.
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LOOKING TO SHOWCASE HIS ASSETS
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CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – July 1, 2009 - Cole Murphy was just one of the many 1994 - 95 players who were at the Atlantic Showcase this past week in Charlottetown PEI in what Doug Sheppard called “one of the most talented groups we have seen for quite a while”.
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ATLANTIC JUNIOR CHOWDER CUP TEAM SELECTED
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MONCTON, NB, July 2, 2009 - The 18 members of the Atlantic Canadians Junior Chowder Cup Team has been announced. The team will be among 60 teams that will participate in the 1993 Division of the Junior Chowder Cup July 8-12 in the Boston area communities of Walpole, Foxboro and Dedham, MA.
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NOLAN TO HEAD UP AHL TEAM'S HOCKEY OPS
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ROCHESTER, NY, July 2, 2009 - Ted Nolan has been named the Rochester Americans Vice President of Hockey Operations for the 2009-10 American Hockey League season. Nolan is a former Moncton Wildcats head coach, a former NHL head coach and a former player with the Amerks
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BROWN GETS INVITE FROM CHICAGO
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TRURO, NS, July 2, 2009 – Moncton Wildcats forward Matt Brown didn’t hear his name called at the NHL Draft but won’t have to wait too long to show his skills. The 18-year-old Bible Hill, NS resident has earned an invite to the Chicago Blackhawks’ five-day rookie camp, which starts Sunday in Chicago.
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WILDCATS GO FOR BEST, HOPE FOR BEST
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MONCTON, NB, June 30, 2009 - Moncton Wildcats Director of Hockey Operations Danny Flynn decided to go for the best players available during the team's selections Tuesday in the Canadian Hockey League Import Draft and hope between now and the opening of training camp that he and his associates can convince the players to be here and get all the necessary paperwork completed.
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ROCKET TRADE UP TO ACQUIRE FINNISH BLUELINER
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CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, June 30, 2009 - The PEI Rocket acquired the #52 pick in today’s CHL Import Draft from the Victoriaville Tigres in exchange for the Rocket’s 8th Round Draft Pick in the 2010 QMJHL Entry Draft. The Rocket then used this pick to select another defenceman, Lauri Tokoi from Finland.
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MOOSEHEADS SELECT YOUNG GERMAN DEFENDER
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HALIFAX, NS, June 30, 2009 - Halifax Mooseheads continued with their plan of building with younger players Tuesday selecting a 16 year-old defenceman from Bad Tloz, Germany with their first selection in the 2009 Canadian Hockey League Imprt Draft.
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PEI ROCKET SELECT CZECH DEFENCEMAN
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CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, June 30, 2009 - The newest member of the PEI Rocket is 18 year old defenceman, Adam Polasek, from the Czech Republic. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team selected Polasek with their first round pick, 19th Overall, in Tuesday’s CHL Import Draft.
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SEA DOGS PICK RUSSIAN AND SLOVAK
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SAINT JOHN, NB, June 23, 2009 - The Saint John Sea Dogs acquired the rights to a pair of talented European players with the first and fourth overall selections in the 2009 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft held Tuesday.
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CHL IMPORT DRAFT TAKES PLACE TUESDAY
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TORONTO, ON, June 29, 2009 - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Saint John Sea Dogs currently have the first selection during the 2009 Candian Hockey League Import Draft which will take place online Tuesday June 30.
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CANADIENS NAME GUY BOUCHER BULLDOGS COACH
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MONTREAL, QC, June 29, 2009 – Even before the 2008-09 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season came to an end there was talk that Drummondville Voltigeurs Head Coach Guy Boucher heading to pro ranks either in the NHL or AHL.
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SLAMMERS BOLSTER ROSTER FOR 2009-10 SEASON
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WOODSTOCK, NB, June 29, 2009 - The Woodstock Slammers bolstered their lineup for the 2009-10 season by acquiring a number of new additions over the past week the Maritime Junior A Hockey League team has announced.
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PENGUINS HIGH ON SEA DOGS' DESPRES
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MONTREAL, QC, June 28, 2009 -- Saint John Sea Dogs' defenceman Simon Despres, who was a first round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft last Friday night in Montreal, admits he was a biased observer of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final between the Penguins and Detroit Red Wings
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TWO NOVA SCOTIANS SELECTED IN NHL DRAFT
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MONTREAL, QC, June 27, 2009 – Nineteen Quebec Major Junior Hockey League prospects were picked in the later rounds of the National Hockey League Entry Draft as it came to a close on Saturday at the Bell Centre, bringing the total number of players chosen from the "Q" to 23.
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DESPRES AMONG FOUR QMJHL PLAYERS IN ROUND 1
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MONTREAL, QC, June 26, 2009 - Four Quebec Major Junior Hockey League stars were picked up in the first round as the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft officially got under way at the Bell Centre in Montreal Friday night.
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ORGAN TO MAKE A RETURN TO MOOSE COUNTRY
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HALIFAX, NS, June 26, 2009 - The Halifax Mooseheads home opener for the 2009-10 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season is Friday, September 18th when the Herd host the Acadie-Bathurst Titan at 7pm. That game and seven others during the season will feature the organ playing of Gordon Fader.
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FANS CAN DONATE UNUSED TICKETS TO CHARITY
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CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, June 26, 2009 - The PEI Rocket has announced a new program designed to allow individuals and organizations who have unused tickets for any Rocket game to have them donated to one of three chosen charities for this program.
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SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT ALUMNI AUCTION
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MONCTON NB, June 25, 2009 - Thie first annual Moncton Wildcats Alumni Charity golf tournament and auction which takes place Friday will offer a bonanza for collectors of hockey memorabilia
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JOYCE ON THE MOVE AGAIN. TO CRUSHERS
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NEW GLASGOW, NS, June 25, 2009 - The Pictou County Weeks Crushers of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League added a key ingredient for the upcoming season on Wednesday with the addition of 20 year-old forward Dan Joyce.
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AHL BULLDOGS OWNER IN ST. JOHN'S FOR TALKS
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ST. JOHN'S, NL, June 25, 2008 - Michael Andlauer, owner of the American Hockey League Hamilton Bulldogs was in St. John’s Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with St. John’s Sports and Entertainment, St. John’s Mayor Dennis O’Keefe, and other city politicians about the possibility of moving his AHL team to the Newfoundland and Labrador capital in the future.
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ATLANTIC HOCKEY SHOWCASE BEGINS SATURDAY
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CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, June 25, 2008 - Over 350 players between the ages of 14 and 19, including some from Norway, Florida and Massachusetts, will be taking part in the 14th annual Atlantic Hockey Showcase/Atlantic Female Prospect Camp which gets underway Saturday at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown.
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MACDOUGALL LEAVES WESTERN CAPITALS
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SUMMERSIDE, PEI, June 24, 2009 - Kenny MacDougall will not be returning as the head coach and director of hockey operations of the Summerside Western Capitals for the 2009-10 Maritime Junior A Hockey League season. General Manager Gabe Keough made the announcement Tuesday night.
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STORM IS STORMING BACK TO JUNIOR C HOCKEY
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OXFORD, NS, June 24, 2009 - The North Shore Storm is returning to the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League for the 2009-10 season and team's executive is looking for players, coaches, and a trainer.
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PEI JUNIOR LEAGUE CHANGES NAME, ADDS TEAMS
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CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, June 24, 2009 - The PEI Minor Junior League will now be known as the PEI Junior C Hockey League effective for the 2009-10 season. The announcement was made at the recent meeting of the PEI Junior Hockey Council. Two groups also notified the league they intend to ice a team in the league in the coming season.
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