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Edmonton Oilers- Parallels to the New York Islanders
05 Sep 2021 14:00 GMT
… Oilers had with the New York Islanders throughout the early 80s … from the WHA (World Hockey Association)
Owners and GMs … his paperwork filed with the NHL. After having similar bad … Salo (thanks, mad Mike), Robert Nilsson, and Janne Niinimaa.
Then, of …
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No news could be good news for Islanders during NHL's free agent frenzy
29 Jul 2021 02:33 GMT
… Wednesday. At least publicly.
The NHL’s free agent market opened … Islanders selected Robert Nilsson, who spent the bulk of his short NHL career … . He began reporting on the NHL in 2003 and has previously …
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‘The guy was unbelievable’: Former Flames backups share Miikka Kiprusoff stories
01 Mar 2024 16:30 GMT
… his goaltending coach:
Edmonton Oilers Robert Nilsson is stopped by Calgary Flames … in baseball, a goalie in hockey … You have to ooze confidence … 2011-12, he led all NHL netminders in starts (510), wins … top-flight goalie in the NHL and to play as much …
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NHL trade deadline: History of first-round draft picks dealt for players
16 Feb 2018 21:36 GMT
Leading into the Feb. 26 NHL trade deadline, a term you … Thomas Vanek to the New York Islanders for a 2014 first- … Brandon Prust.
- The New York Islanders trade Mike Comrie and Chris … to the New York Islanders for a 2007 first-round pick, Robert Nilsson and …
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[PyeongChang 2018] Men's national hockey team to head to Russia for key pre-Olympic tournament
08 Dec 2017 03:36 GMT
… tournament.
The Korea Ice Hockey Association said the national team … , coached by former National Hockey League rearguard Jim Paek, … in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
At the … a few former NHL veterans, such as Robert Nilsson, Linus Omark, …
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Canada still has holes to fill in its Olympic men's hockey roster
13 Nov 2017 14:05 GMT
… Kazan of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League before suffering a lower … tying goal.
Sweden's Robert Nilsson skates in on Canada…
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Olympic men's hockey teams starting to take shape
18 Oct 2017 16:09 GMT
… Ebbett. A veteran of 243 NHL regular-season and playoff games … : Rikard Gronborg
Player to watch: Robert Nilsson. The 32-year-old Calgary … course, in the last non-NHL Olympic Games, in 1994, Sweden … the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, where the Finns failed to …
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Oilers hope to tap into Sam Gagner's skill set for additional scoring
01 Nov 2023 22:02 GMT
… add Gagner — a 17-year NHL player originally drafted by Edmonton … ; line his rookie season alongside Robert Nilsson and Andrew Cogliano, scoring 49 …
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Buried Treasure: Has Oilers GM Ken Holland uncovered what few other Edmonton GMs could ever locate?
18 Nov 2022 05:57 GMT
Breadcrumb Trail Links Cult of Hockey Evander Kane of the Edmonton … the small price of an NHL contract, but almost without exception … the names of Ben Eager, Robert Nilsson, Ales Kotalik, Patrick O’Sullivan … diamond-in-the-rough. Most NHL teams wanted him and he …
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OILERS NOTES: Woodcroft severely challenged with his forward group
28 Feb 2022 01:06 GMT
… his first of his 63 NHL goals for the Hurricanes after … player, a high level of hockey intelligence and I like that … Smyth getting traded to the New York Islanders for Robert Nilsson, Ryan O’Marra and … D-man in the Ontario Hockey League in Saginaw, Sarnia and …