COLORADO AVALANCHE CAPTAIN SAKIC SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL
Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic (L) answers questions after Avalanche Executive Vice President and General Manager Francois Giguere (R) announces Sakic has signed a new one-year deal with during a press conference at the Pepsi Center in Denver April 9, 2007. Sakic, 37, has played his entire 18 year career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)
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Patrick Roy, who helped Colorado to two Stanley Cup titles as a goaltender, Thursday agreed in principle to become the Avalanche's next coach.
Longtime Colorado Avalanche center Joe Sakic and Toronto Maple Leafs great Mats Sundin were among the inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame named Tuesday.
Jaromir Jagr put Philadelphia in front for good and Matt Read scored twice Thursday in boosting the Flyers to a costly 6-3 win over the New York Islanders.
Wojtek Wolski put Colorado scored twice, his first goal putting Colorado in front to stay Thursday, leading the Avalanche to a 5-2 decision over San Jose.
The Colorado Avalanche will host one of four games on the first night of the 2009-10 NHL season, before which the team will retire Joe Sakic's sweater number.
Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic retired Thursday after a 20-year NHL career during which he played on two Stanley Cup championship teams.
Colorado Avalanche star Joe Sakic is expected to be out of the lineup for about 10 weeks after surgery Wednesday for a herniated disc.
Colorado Avalanche center Joe Sakic will miss the next three months following finger and tendon damage.
A herniated disc will cause Colorado Avalanche center Joe Sakic to miss the next six weeks of the NHL season.
Colorado Avalanche center Joe Sakic is out indefinitely because of a recurring back ailment, the Denver Post reported.
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