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• NHL suspends Laraque for three games

  - 2008-03-13

  TORONTO AFP — The National Hockey League's disciplinary committee suspended Pittsburgh Penguins forward Georges Laraque for three games after he knocked a Buffalo player unconscious with a high hit. Laraque, 31, delivered an elbow to the head of defenceman Nathan Paetsch during the second period of the Penguins' 7-3...

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• NHL banishes Stars' Ott for three games

  - 2008-03-12

  NEW YORK AFP — National Hockey League officials imposed a three-game suspension on Dallas center Steve Ott and one-game banishments to Buffalo's Andrew Peters and Chicago's James Wisniewski on Wednesday. Ott was sidelined after hitting Colorado defenseman Jordan Leopold in the head during a 3-0 Dallas victory last Sunday....

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• Finnish defenseman of NHL Sabres has heart condition

  - 2007-09-13

  BUFFALO, United States AFP — Buffalo Sabres defenseman Teppo Numminen has a cardiac condition that requires surgery, the team announced Thursday on the eve of the start of its National Hockey League training camp. The 39-year-old Finn learned of the condition when he took a physical ahead of the...

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• Coach Ruff signs multi-year contract with Sabres

  - 2007-06-14

  BUFFALO, United States AFP — Lindy Ruff signed a multi-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, the National Hockey League club announced. Ruff's Sabres have reached the NHL semi-finals in each of the last two seasons. But despite winning a franchise-best 53 games this past season, the...

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• Sabres sizzling start stuns NHL Capitals

  - 2006-12-27

  BUFFALO, United States AFP — Chris Drury scored two goals and assisted on another as Buffalo scored six goals on nine shots in the first 11 minutes to rip Washington 6-3 in a National Hockey League game. The 6-0 scoring spurt lasted 10 minutes and 57 seconds and was the...

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• NHL suspends Predator puncher for blind–side attack

  - 2006-12-22

  NEW YORK AFP — Nashville Predators forward Scott Nichol of Canada was suspended nine games without pay by the National Hockey League for punching Buffalo defenseman Jaroslav Spacek to the head. The attack from behind to the Czech Olympian came during Buffalo's 7-2 victory Thursday at Nashville. Nichol will lose...

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• Hurricane winger Cole to miss remainder of NHL playoffs

  - 2006-05-26

  BUFFALO, United States AFP — Carolina Hurricanes left wing Erik Cole will miss the remainder of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a neck injury, the National Hockey League club announced. The decision came after a CT scan on the area near the fractured vertebrae Cole suffered March 4 when...

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• NHL's Sabres retire LaFontaine's Number 16

  - 2006-03-04

  BUFFALO, United States AFP — The Buffalo Sabres retired ice hockey Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine's number 16 in a ceremony before their National Hockey League game against Toronto. Drafted third overall by the New York Islanders in 1983, LaFontaine scored 19 goals in his rookie season of 1984-85...

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• Flyers center Roenick suspended one game

  - 2004-01-14

  NEW YORK AFP ? Philadelphia Flyers center Jeremy Roenick was suspended one game by the National Hockey League for throwing a water bottle toward officials during Tuesday's 6-2 loss to Buffalo. Angered by the fact nothing was called when Buffalo defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick's high stick left his mouth bloody...

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