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Posts tagged "Niemi arbitration"

Niemi awarded $2.75 million from arbitrator

The Blackhawks received some good news this afternoon when it was announced that goaltender Antti Niemi received a 1 year, 2.75 million dollar deal at arbitration. This number is much lower than what was expected, as many felt it would be closer to $3.5 mil.  As recently as Saturday morning, Hawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz shared... Read more »
By John Talarico,
July 31, 2010 at 2:24 pm
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Bowman prepared for all possibilities, with or without Niemi

While we won’t hear any news regarding Antti Niemi’s arbitration hearing until Saturday, Stan Bowman said in a conference call on Thursday evening that the Blackhawks “will try to make it work.” Stan Bowman has been the hardest working GM in sports this summer The most encouraging statement from the call was that the Hawks... Read more »
By John Talarico,
July 29, 2010 at 6:37 pm
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Bowman: Sharp won't be traded

Stan Bowman put an end to the Patrick Sharp trade rumors on Monday evening. Bowman reportedly informed Sharp he would not be going anywhere.  According to the Sun Times’ Adam Jahns, the direct quote was “I told him to relax. He’s not going anywhere. He’s a big part of this.” Patrick Sharp will be a... Read more »
By John Talarico,
July 20, 2010 at 4:12 pm
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