Jagr says he wants to give Russia a shot
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Jaromir Jagr is reportedly leaving the Czech league to play in Russia during the NHL lockout. The New York Rangers&#39; forward signed with Omsk Avangard of the Russian league early Sunday
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MOSCOWâCalling Canada &quot;a major and important partner,&quot; Russian President Vladimir Putin told Prime Minister Paul Martin yesterday he hopes the &quot;very meagre&quot; trade between the two countries - valued at about $1 billion a year â-ill increase in the
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TORONTO -- It may be Canada's game -- with an emphasis on may -- but the Czechs like their chances. They've got former Bruin Rosie Ruzicka behind their bench, in the dual role of good-guy coach/good luck charm, and they have the hope of Jaromir Jagr playing at close to full speed.
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The Russians are heading back to the US while struggling Slovakia has drawn Canada for the quarter-finals of the World Cup of Hockey.
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Celebration replaced trepidation inside a Manhattan club. The NHL hosted a big bash this week, kicking off a new season free of lockout clouds, labor unrest and questions about the league's viability.
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Jaromir Jagr sat out practice Thursday but hopes to be ready when the Czech Republic plays Canada in the World Cup of Hockey semifinals.
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TORONTO - European hockey has taken on an NHL look. With an NHL lockout in place, more than 150 players have signed to play in European leagues, including Markus Naslund with Modo (Sweden), Jaromir Jagr with Kladmo (Czech Republic) and Ilya Kovalchuk with AK Bars Kazan (Russia)...
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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday raised the possibility that the United States is trying to âisolateâ Russia from its neighbours among the former Soviet republics amid ongoing tension over elections in Ukraine.
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The focus here the last couple of days has been on the health of Canada goalie Martin Brodeur and whether his jammed left wrist would be healed enough for him to suit up tonight at the Air Canada Centre for the World Cup of Hockey championship game against Finland.
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Gretzky, executive director of Team Canada, says each player should treat tonight&#39;s World Cup of Hockey championship game against Finland as &quot;one of the greatest nights of their life.
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The NHL will enter uncharted territory and return to its outdoor roots during a new season that begins on Saturday with the Anaheim Ducks starting their Stanley Cup defense on European ice.
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Facing fellow Russian Alexander Ovechkin gives Evgeni Malkin a little extra motivation. Maybe it helped Sunday, when Malkin made the difference for Pittsburgh against Ovechkin's Capitals.
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At an age when most players are casting one eye toward retirement, Minnesota Wild netminder Niklas Backstrom is looking to make the most his a long-awaited first opportunity in the NHL.
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Hockey is back in North America, even if it's only for the 22 days of the World Cup.
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The opening night crowd at Madison Square Garden had barely finished celebrating Jaromir JagrÂs emotional introduction as Rangers captain when he netted the team's first goal of the season.
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The Americans will play host to defending champion Russia from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 in a city that will be announced later this week but appears likely to be Portland, Ore.
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For a player with 636 career goals, Jaromir Jagrâs 15 goals in 59 games is an unusually low number. Worse, the Rangers find themselves in a desperate scramble for a playoff spot.