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avalanche.nhl.com - 7/6/2009
Colorado Avalanche - News: Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players - 07/06/2009
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The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has signed forwards David Jones , Chris Durno , Darren Haydar , Matt Hendricks and Brian Willsie , along with goaltender Tyler Weiman . We feel that bringing David back helps to solidify our lineup, said Avalanche General Manager Greg ...
Avs' Sakic to retire Thursday - The Denver Post
denverpost.com - 7/7/2009
Avs' Sakic to retire Thursday - The Denver Post
— denverpost.com — The news that Avalanche fans had hoped never to hear is nevertheless official: Joe Sakic has decided... to retire from the Avalanche. The Denver Post has confirmed that the Avalanche captain will retire Thursday at a 1 p.m. news conference at the ... (more) Avs' Sakic to retire Thursday - The Denver Post

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tsn.ca - 7/7/2009
Sakic expected to announce retirement on Thursday
— tsn.ca — After 20 NHL seasons, Colorado Avalanche forward Joe Sakic may be ready to hang up his skates.... The Avalanche have called a news conference for Thursday at 3pm et/12pm pt, where according to local reports they will announce Sakic's retirement. The ... (more) Sakic expected to announce retirement on Thursday

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Avalanche's Sakic to retire from the NHL on Thursday - The Denver Post
denverpost.com - 7/8/2009
Avalanche's Sakic to retire from the NHL on Thursday - The Denver Post
— denverpost.com — The news that Avalanche fans had hoped never to hear is nevertheless official: Joe Sakic has decided... to retire from the Avalanche. The Denver Post has confirmed that the Avalanche captain will retire Thursday at a 1 p.m. news conference at the ... (more) Avalanche's Sakic to retire from the NHL on Thursday - ...

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Mile High Hockey:  Avs re-sign Jones, 4 others and sign Darren Haydar

Avs Talk - A Colorado Avalanche Blog:  Colorado Avalanche Roster Updates

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Avs re-sign Jones, 4 others and sign Darren Haydar
Mile High Hockey — The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has signed forwards David Jones, Chris Durno, Darren Haydar, Matt Hendricks and Brian Willsie, along with goaltender Tyler Weiman. http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=433537&navid=DL|COL|home This confirms those rumors on Jones, Haydar and Willsie.  Very happy to see Weiman back (He was actually a group VI UFA).  Especially since Bacashihua was let go.  ...

Colorado Avalanche Roster Updates
Avs Talk - A Colorado Avalanche Blog — The Avalanche announced a slew of signings over the weekend. David Jones, Darren Haydar, Chris Durno, Matt Hendricks, Brian Willsie and Saskatoon native Tyler Weiman are all back with the franchise. ...

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Gustavsson/Roy story solved (Updated) : All Things Avs Colorado
blogs.denverpost.com 6/28/2009 — Turns out that when Jonas Gustavsson said he “met” with Patrick Roy during his visit to Denver a couple weeks ago, he didn’t actually meet with Roy in person. He did a computer-chat hookup with Mr. Roy for about a half hour, while in Denver. They ...
Avs agree to terms with six players — NHL.com News in English 7/6/2009
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has signed forwards David Jones, Chris Durno, Darren Haydar, Matt Hendricks and Brian Willsie, along with goaltender Tyler Weiman. "We feel that bringing David back helps to solidi...
Vancouver Canucks sign free-agent goaltender Andrew Raycroft — NHL.com News in English 7/6/2009
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Vancouver Canucks added depth at the goaltender position by signing free agent Andrew Raycroft on Monday. Raycroft, 29, spent last season with the Colorado Avalanche where he had a 12-16-0 record, 3.14 goals-against ...
Hockey transactions — NHL.com News in English 7/7/2009
Movements in the world of hockey Monday: National Hockey League ATLANTA THRASHERS-Signed D Joel Kwiatkowski, F Jason Krog, G Drew MacIntyre and G Peter Mannino. COLORADO AVALANCHE-Signed F David Jones, F Chris Durno, F Darren ...
Toronto Maple Leafs land coveted goalie Gustavsson with one-year deal — NHL.com News in English 7/7/2009
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed coveted free agent goaltender Jonas Gustavsson to a one-year contract Tuesday. The 24-year-old from Danderyd, Sweden was also pursued by Dallas, San Jose and Colorado, among others. "Jonas is...
Maple Leafs land 'Monster' G Gustavsson (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 7/7/2009
The Maple Leafs have landed "The Monster." Toronto has nabbed coveted Swedish free agent goalie Jonas Gustavsson with a one-year contract on Tuesday. The 24-year-old netminder, nicknamed "The Monster," was also heavily pursued by ...