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Alex Burmistrov: How the Thrashers Are Using Him

Atlanta's Alex Burmistrov is one of the young players NHL teams had a decision to make regarding whether or not they would keep him with the big club or return him to his junior team. Doing the latter would save a year on his entry level contract. By all accounts, Burmistrov has played well enough to stick with the...

Thrashers Fire Coach John Anderson, Promote Don Waddell to President

Just four days after a once-promising season in Atlanta ended just short of a playoff berth, the Thrashers have made some major changes in the organization. The team announced Wednesday that they have promoted general manager Don Waddell to President, and assistant general manager Rick Dudley has been named the new GM....

Newsmakers in the NHL: Cam Ward Comes Up Big for Carolina

The Penguins and Hurricanes entered Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh separated by one point in the Eastern Conference standings, and when you consider the two teams occupied the No's. 9 and 10 seeds respectively, with an opportunity to jump into the No. 8 seed closing out the first half the season, well, it was a pretty big...

Yesterday's Newsmakers in the NHL: Chris Mason Stops Former Team

Playing in his first game against his former team, St. Louis goalie Chris Mason was absolutely sensational on Tuesday, stopping 47 shots in regulation and overtime, not to mention two additional shots in a shootout, as a depleted Blues team walked out of Nashville with a 1-0 shootout win. David Perron and Brad Boyes scored...

Background on Chris Thorburn

Chris Thorburn (born June 3, 1983) is a professional ice hockey centre currently playing for and an alternate captain of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.

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