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NHL free agency: Nikolai Khabibulin signs with Edmonton Oilers

Jul. 1, 2009
Free agent goalie Nikolai Khabibulin signed a four-year, $15 million deal with the Edmonton Oilers, leaving a Chicago Blackhawks team that he helped lead to the Western Conference finals.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Chicago goalie Nikolai Khabibulin held Nashville scoreless the last two periods while the Blackhawks scored twice Sunday and beat the Predators 3-1.

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EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Shawn Horcoff beat Nikolai Khabibulin for a goal in the shootout Saturday night, as the Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago 3-2.

NHL: Edmonton 2, Chicago 1

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Khabibulin signs with Blackhawks

CHICAGO, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The Chicago Blackhawks Friday signed free agent goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin to a four-year contract worth $27 million.

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Tampa goalie player of week

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, who went 3-0 with two straight shutouts, was named NHL Player of the Week Monday.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler