Calgary's Kiprusoff Wins Big in Arbitration
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TORONTO (Sports Network) - Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka  Kiprusoff will receive a huge increase in salary for the  upcoming season after an arbitrator Monday awarded the Vezina  Trophy finalist $2.95 million.
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EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Edmonton Oilers re-signed winger Joffrey Lupul for a contract worth about $6.9 million over three years.
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Karlis Skrastins will have mixed memories of his historic night. He'll remember the Colorado Avalanche's 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night for more than just breaking Tim Horton's durability record for a defenseman.
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Ted Purcell scored his first NHL goal and Brian Boyle notched his fourth in seven games since his promotion from the minors, sparking the Los Angeles Kings to a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night.
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The Colorado Rockies are close to signing shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to a record-breaking contract extension, according to a report in the Denver Post. The newspaper said an agreement has been reached on the parameters of a six-year, $30 million contract, which would be the largest extension ever given to a major leaguer with less than two years experience. The previous ...
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The Oilers complain to the NHL that they had an agreement with free agent center Michael Nylander before he signed a $19.5 million, four-year contract with the Capitals.
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In a July 28 story about the Buffalo Sabres agreeing to a three-year contract with center Tim Connolly, The Associated Press, using information provided by the NHL Players Association, reported erroneously the total value of the contract and the value of its second year. Connolly's contract is worth $8.7 million, not $8.9 million, and will pay him $3 million in the second year, not $3.2 million.
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Miguel Cabrera becomes the first player to win in salary arbitration this year as the Florida Marlins' all-star third baseman is awarded a $7.4 million salary on Saturday.
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Washington netminder Olie Kolzig celebrated victory in his 700th NHL game on Sunday after Mike Green scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.
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The NHL fined one of the owners of the Atlanta Thrashers &#36;250,000 on Tuesday for saying the league would use replacement players next year if a new collective bargaining agreement isn't reached, The Associated Press has learned.
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Baseball Baseball owners are 2-0 in their first arbitration hearings of the year. The Los Angeles Dodgers won their case against reliever Joe Beimel yesterday, setting his salary at $912,500 this year. Beimel asked for a raise from $425,000 to $1.25 million at Friday's hearing, but the arbitrators decided on the club's offer . . . The Tampa Bay Devil ...
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An arbitrator awarded Boston Bruins captain Joe Thornton $6.75 million for 2004-05, increasing his salary from last season&#39;s $5.5 million but not allowing him to break the arbitration record of $7 million.
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It was a longer and more exciting night than usual for goalies, sharpshooters and fans in NHL arenas all around the country.
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Alexander Ovechkin signed one of the richest deals in NHL history on Thursday when the All-Star winger inked a 13-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals worth a reported $124 million.
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Boston Bruins captain Joe Thornton was awarded a near-record $6.75 million in arbitration Tuesday for the 2004-2005 season.
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During the NHL work stoppage in 1994, Doug Wilson worked for the players&#39; association and was intimately involved in the process of getting a new deal.
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Speculation the National Hockey League might declare a labor impasse was further stoked by comments made by Atlanta Thrashers owner Steve Belkin.