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Hockey | Ex-Rangers captain Jagr signs with team in Russia (Seattle Times)
July 5, 2008Less than 24 hours after Jaromir Jagr was told the NHL New York Rangers couldn't wait any longer to try to negotiate a new deal, the 36-year-old Czech right wing signed a two-year contract with an option to play for Avangard Omsk, a Russian team that is part of the new Continental Hockey League.
Jagr leaves NHL for Russian team (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 5, 2008MOSCOW (AP) -- NHL star Jaromir Jagr signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the New York Rangers, returning to the club he joined during the National Hockey League's 2004-05 lockout. The Russian League team Avangard Omsk announced the signing of the 36-year-old Czech winger on its Web site Friday, but did not disclose contract terms. A call to Jagr's agent, Pat Brisson, was not ...
Emotional Jagr says leaving the NHL the otoughest decision" in his life (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
July 5, 2008An emotionally-drained Jaromir Jagr believes his decision to leave the NHL was the most difficult in his career. Yet the right one.
Jaromir Jagr joins Russian hockey club (Moldova.org)
July 5, 2008Former New York Rangers right wing Jaromir Jagr signed a deal Friday with the Russian hockey team Avangard Omsk in Moscow.No terms were disclosed.The eight-time NHL all-star was released by the Rangers Thursday because General Manager Glen Sather said the club could no longer wait for Jagr to decide where he wanted to play.He was an unrestricted free agent.I've waited for a call in the last few ...
Hockey star faces six charges (Kingston Whig-Standard)
July 5, 2008Some scouts have portrayed him as the next star who will emerge from Kingston onto the pro hockey stage. Jamie Arniel, the 18-year-old minor hockey phenom and nephew of former NHLer Scott Arniel, was ranked among the top 25 North American players available when NHL teams drafted junior [...]
Free agent Jaromir Jagr leaves NHL, signs with Russian team Avangard Omsk (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
July 5, 2008MOSCOW - Jaromir Jagr has signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the New York Rangers, returning to the club he joined during the NHL's 2004-05 lockout.
Jaromir Jagr joins Russian hockey club (UPI)
July 5, 2008MOSCOW, July 4 (UPI) -- Former New York Rangers right wing Jaromir Jagr signed a deal Friday with the Russian hockey team Avangard Omsk in Moscow.
Competitive family puts Edmond's Donovan on road to NHL success (The Oklahoman)
July 5, 2008EDMOND — It's going to take a lot for Matt Donovan to earn family bragging rights. His father, Larry, is the coach for the University of Oklahoma club hockey team. The squad has quickly become one of the better clubs in the nation. His mother, Kathryn, is a world champion skeet shooter. His older sister, Katelyn, was a top flight figure skater before injuries derailed her career. But Matt took ...
Europeans, NHL, NHLPA to discuss transfer deal (The Globe and Mail)
July 5, 2008European teams argue the $200,000 paid for players taken by the NHL is not enough, Allan Maki reports
What's behind the big NHL free-agent salaries? (CBC)
July 5, 2008National Hockey League clubs doled out hundreds of millions of dollars in new contracts in the first days of free-agent signing.
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