Free agent update (2:30 p.m.) Jul 2, 2008
Washington signs UFA G Jose Theodore to a 2 year deal (undisclosed) ugh ... No - Huet did not like the Caps offer, so now he is an UFA - much to the dismay of my Fantasy team ... Tampa Bay signs UFA goaltender Olaf Kolzig to a 1 year deal worth $1. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Owners trying on new cap Jun 29, 2008
Feels a lot like Dallas in the days when owner Tom Hicks had his management minions flitting around in a private jet to extend outlandish UFA deals, such as the one to Bill Guerin ... Boston's offer to free agent Glen Metropolit remains on the table, but the versatile forward is not expected to sign anything prior to dipping a skate toe into the UFA market. (Boston Globe)
NHL Draft-A-Paloosa Jun 20, 2008
I ask, Who is the best UFA DW has signed. In my mind it is Perrin (perhaps my memory is too short). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Waiting for Mr. Right Jun 18, 2008
Eklund today says there is huge UFA interest in Kwiatkowski and Brian Fahey ... You think any quality UFA s are going to sign here under Waddell ... And, even misguidedly excited about signing a top 4 D man and a forward from the UFA pool. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Time to say bye to Murray Jun 15, 2008
"Etc.A flock of free agentsPenguins star Evgeni Malkin, one of the finalists for the Hart Trophy, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that he expects to sign a long-term extension (5-6 years) soon after July 1. "I'm an easy guy to deal with," said Malkin, noting that he would take less than the $8.7 million teammate Sidney Crosby will collect each of the next five years. If Malkin gets locked in for around $6.5 million a year, that could factor into whether Penguins general manager Ray Shero... (Boston Globe)
Sullivan enters picture Jun 14, 2008
What really scares me most is no coach less than a week from the draft I believe few want to come here, because of waddell and these owners, same with ANY UFA s.. The franchise, in my mind, is near collaspe, the fans are fed up with their crap and waddell, and they ignore the ones who pay the bills. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Are Waddell's draft woes overstated? May 17, 2008
Now his UFA signings ... Columbus s biggest UFA acquisitions are Sergei Federov, Adam Foote and Michael Peca (who couldn t sign with any other team). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Faculty members, lab scientists elected to two national research academies May 16, 2008
He also has taught at Bashkir State University in Ufa in the former Soviet Union and at Ukraine s Kharkiv National University. Michael Geyer. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Sharks Solve Flames; Stars Are Next Apr 23, 2008
Salavat Yulaev Ufa (1) vs. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (5) ... Metallurg Magnitogorsk (European champion) Salavat Yulaev Ufa (Superliga champion). (New York Times)
No youth movement just yet Mar 6, 2008
Waddell confirmed as much today when I asked him to clarify the market for some of the other potential UFAs ... He canot draft,no SOLID UFA s and fired a coach after 6 losses. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Bear of a name has some in US tongue-tied Mar 3, 2008
"I eat honey sometimes, I just have to - because of my last name," Medvedev said Tuesday during a visit to the city of Ufa, where he was offered tea with honey. ASSOCIATED PRESS. (Boston Globe)
Medvedev Will Confront West on NATO, Missiles With a `More Measured' Tone Feb 29, 2008
It will be easier to work with people with a modern outlook, rather than those whose eyes are turned back to the past,'' Medvedev said in Ufa, in the Ural Mountains. Mr. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Drug-resistant TB seen at record levels globally Feb 27, 2008
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister and front-runner in the upcoming presidential election Dmitry Medvedev speaks to reporters in Ufa in the southern Ural Mountains February 26, 2008. A deal to bring. (AlertNet)
Marian Mythbusters Feb 22, 2008
We had all these plans, defense has never been good, GOOD UFA s walk without offers and waddell goes cheap loves those third & fouth liners nobody else wants ... No playoffs, no GOOD UFA s coming here this summer and more wasted draft picks Just a great thing to look forward to. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Bruins' Bergeron works on elliptical machine Feb 15, 2008
The ex-Bruin, who left for Russia after last season, is in limbo after recently parting ways with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, his Russian Super League team. Chistov is still under suspension by the Bruins, who retain his NHL rights. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Price of rental players is high Feb 13, 2008
But as for trading UFA s, Waddell said this: If I m a team that s trading a UFA, where last year you re happy getting a first and third round pick, now you re saying that s not good enough. The other thing to factor in is this: The coming draft is widely considered much stronger than last year s draft. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Virtual Violence Turns Real When Gamer Kills Rival Jan 21, 2008
The confrontation in the city of Ufa turned tragic when the suspect beat a member of the Planatanium team member so severely, the 33-year-old victim died from his injuries. According to the report, the suspect has shown no remorse for the killing, and the Coo-clock team continues to harass and threaten the victim's family. (Fox News)
Coca-Cola pulls ad as Russia believers see red Jan 11, 2008
A similar campaign has passed off without incident in the Russian cities of St Petersburg, Moscow and Ufa, she said. Local prosecutors last month said around 440 people had backed the formal complaint in Nizhny Novgorod objecting to religious images inside a picture of a large Coke bottle on the side of the refrigerators. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Thrashers Second Quarter Report Card Jan 5, 2008
(from those going UFA 2008) You going tonight. By Smoothie. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
World's worst rail disasters Dec 19, 2007
1989, Russia - In what is thought to be Europe's worst rail disaster in recent years, about 400 are killed near the town of Ufa. A gas explosion erupts beneath two trains carrying more than 1,200 people. (BBC News -- South Asia)
So much for the youth movement Dec 12, 2007
Especially if it s a sign and trade, then you can max his value as the receiving team is no longer receiving just an impending UFA. Then the Recchi move makes more sense as we ll need a RW. Could be why he s also dangling Haydar out there to clear another roster spot and some salary (isn t Haydar a 1way meaning he s against our cap whether he s in Chicago or not. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Fraud, intimidation and bribery as Putin prepares for victory... Nov 30, 2007
Ivan, power station worker, Ufa Every worker is being forced to take an absentee ballot and instructed to vote at one particular polling station with the rest of the workforce, all together for United Russia. It will be very easy for them to count who has turned up, who hasn't, and how they've voted. (The Drudge Report)
Russia May Ban River Oil Shipments After Spill Nov 22, 2007
Products arrive in small barges from refineries, belonging to oil majors Rosneft, LUKOIL, TNK-BP and the independent Ufa refiners. They are stored in bigger sea floating storage vessels and are then reloaded into tankers for re-export. (Planet Ark, United States)
James Dean in tights Sep 29, 2007
His wartime childhood in the Bashkirian capital of Ufa was one of desperate impoverishment, but when he was seven his mother smuggled him into a performance of the famous Soviet ballet The Song of Cranes, and his destiny was set. "I knew. That's it, that's my life, that will be my function. I wanted to be everything on stage." His passion for physical self-expression led to his engagement by a folk-dancing troupe shortly after; he was then taken up by various astonished local ballet teachers but... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
U.S. Rep. Charles Vanik remembered Sep 15, 2007
As a Jew living in Ufa, a city in Russia s Ural Mountains, during the 60s and 70s, Kolker never thought he would be able to leave his home country. I always thought (living in America) was a dream that would never be realized, he admits. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
New talent on Broadway Sep 9, 2007
All at once, forwards Dany Heatley (UFA), Jason Spezza (RFA), Mike Fisher (UFA), Antoine Vermette (RFA), Chris Kelly (UFA), and ex-Bruin Shean Donovan (UFA), and defenseman Wade Redden (UFA) will be looking for new deals. Both Heatley and Spezza will likely ask for something north of $6 million apiece. (Boston Globe)
Tavares takes time to adjust Sep 1, 2007
UFA, Russia -- One comment in particular coming through the phone courtesy John Tavares in Russia sets the current Super Series quite apart from the Summit Series 35 years earlier ... This time, it's the Canadians who have jumped out to the early lead, with wins of 4-2 Monday and 3-0 Wednesday in Ufa, Russia. (Newsdurhamregion.com)
Don't look now, but there's a glimmer of hope for this Central Division squad. Sep 1, 2007
FRESH FACES Sergei Samsonov (trade, Mon), Andrei Zyuzin (trade, Cal), Yanic Perreault (UFA, Tor), Robert Lang (UFA, Det), Kevyn Adams (trade, Pho), Jonathan Toews (top prospect), Jim Fahey (UFA, NJ) BACK IN THE FOLD James Wisniewski, Jim Vandermeer, Danny Richmond GONE Jassen Cullimore (trade, Mon), Tony Salmelainen (trade, Mon), Adrian Aucoin (trade, Cal), Jeff Hamilton (UFA, Car), Michal Handzus (UFA, LA), Radim Vrbata (trade, Pho), Mikael Homqvist (UFA, Sweden), Craig MacDonald (UFA, TB) YET... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Interest in Series in danger of waning Sep 1, 2007
Russia was facing a sweep at home by Canada heading into Saturday's Game 4 (TSN, 6 a.m. ET) after losing the first two games in Ufa earlier this week and the third in Omsk on Friday. The series has had solid local support in both communities as their brand new arenas 8,500 seats in Ufa and 10,000 seats in Omsk have been sold out for each of the first three games ... While the second game in Ufa was said to be a sellout, there were a few no-shows and attendance at Saturday's Game 4, which will be... (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Super start for Canada Aug 29, 2007
Team Canada's Logan Pyett and goaltender Steve Mason celebrate their victory over Team Russia in Game 1 of the Summit Series Monday in Ufa, Russia ... UFA, Moscow (CP) Canada came from behind to beat Russia 4-2 on Monday to open the eight-game Super Series between the two countries ... The second of the eight-game series is Wednesday (Sportsnet, 9 a.m. ET) in Ufa and then two games will be played in Omsk on Friday and Saturday. (Canoe.ca)
Sam Gagne, who scored in Game 1 of the Super Series, met the Russians earlier this year at the World Junior Championships. Aug 28, 2007
The eight-game junior Super Series that began today in Ufa, Russia with Canada's 4-2 win marks the 35th anniversary of the seminal 1972 Canada-Soviet Union Summit Series. It's the brainchild of Vladislav Tretiak -- the legendary USSR goaltender who played in '72 --and a tremendous event between two proud hockey nations. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
Super Series rosters for Canada and Russia Aug 28, 2007
SI.com - NHL - Super Series rosters - Monday August 27, 2007 2:12PM. Super Series rosters. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
Overcoming a slow start Aug 28, 2007
UFA, Russia -- Canada overcame a slow start to grab the lead in the junior Super Series against Russia with a 4-2 win on Monday. Perhaps it was jet lag or maybe they just needed some time to gel as a team, but the Canadians didn't look sharp in the early going at the new arena in Ufa, Russia ... "The two teams meet again on Wednesday in Ufa. The series shifts to Omsk, Russia for games on Friday and Saturday. The teams jet across the Atlantic for the final four games in Winnipeg (Sept. 4),... (Vancouver Sun)
Mason gets start for Canada Aug 27, 2007
The Canadian and Russian junior hockey teams begin the eight-game series, which marks the 35th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, on Monday in Ufa, Russia ... The Canadian team concluded a four-day training camp in Moscow on Sunday and were to fly to Ufa later in the day for the first of two games in that city. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Canada-Russia series not an easy sell Aug 25, 2007
The fact there is little buzz, hype or anticipation surrounding the Super Series between Canada and Russia, set to start in Ufa, Russia, on Monday doesn't bother Bob Nicholson, the president of Hockey Canada ... It isn't clear how well the event will be received in Russia, where the tournament starts in Ufa and then switches to Omsk ... Vladislav Tretiak, the head of the Russian Hockey Federation, said the games will be sold out in Ufa and Omsk. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Sutter's last stand Aug 23, 2007
The Super Series opens Monday in Ufa, Russia, and ends Sept. 9 in Vancouver ... " The Canadian team was en route to Moscow yesterday and will practise there for three days before heading to Ufa. 'COMMITMENT' Sutter will miss the Devils' rookie camp -- an eyebrow raiser for a new coach -- and will have just three days between the end of the Super Series and the start of New Jersey's main camp. "I made a commitment to this and when I accepted the New Jersey position, (Devils GM Lou) Lamoriello... (Winnipeg Sun)
Canadian players get history lesson Aug 22, 2007
" The players boarded a flight to Russia after yesterday's practice and will play the first four Super Series games in that country -- Aug. 27 and 29 in Ufa, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 in Omsk. The games in Canada will be held in Winnipeg (Sept. 4), Saskatoon (Sept. 5), Red Deer, Alta., (Sept. 7) and Vancouver (Sept. 9). Canada will be represented by players born in 1988, '89 and '90, but they all had 1972 on their minds after watching the video. "It really lit a fire under me especially," said... (Winnipeg Sun)
Timing is right for Stuart Aug 19, 2007
"Cashing in on Russian frontStanislav Chistov's departure isn't official yet, according to Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli, but the winger is expected to sign soon with Salavat Yulayev Ufa of the Russian Super League, leaving Boston with one year remaining on his NHL deal.While Chistov is bolting the NHL, another Russian-born winger is still waiting to see whether a North American deal will emerge for 2007-08: ex-Blackhawk forward Nikita Alexeev."Teams are sitting and waiting to see their... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Before heading for the beach . . . Jun 15, 2007
Other thoughts on the Q and A: The Rucchin comments are revealing in that it shows that the Thrashers won t be approaching the new cap number any time soon Remember when reading comments about UFAs like Kozlov, the two sides are currently in negotiations so anything said can also be interpreted as posturing In case you re wondering, the 10 players under contract mentioned in the lede includes Enstrom and Popovic, two guys I m going to assume will make the team The biggest revelation for me was... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Blogging with the Wolves May 16, 2007
Since, ya know, other GM s ARE signing UFA s currently on their rosters, for the purposes of renewing them. While Don has a point about UFA s being unable to sign ELSEWHERE until July 1st, he s not doing himself any favors by waiting til June 30th to get it done ... And if the phone rings, and it s some other GM in a frantic tizzy, offering you deal of the century cuz he s got a disgruntled player(s) who want out, you trade the guys you just signed as UFA s to make it happen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Russia plans $65bn tunnel to America underneath Bering Strait Apr 21, 2007
Russia has unveiled an ambitious plan to build the world s longest tunnel under the Bering Strait as part of a transport corridor linking Europe and America via Siberia and Alaska. The 64-mile (103km) tunnel would connect the far east of Russia with Alaska, opening up the prospect of the ultimate rail trip across three quarters of the globe from London to New York. (Times Online)
London Spy Murder Rattles Russian Emigres Flooding Britain With Money Mar 30, 2007
Russians own about 80 percent of 199 Knightsbridge, reckons Guzel Portnik, a native of Ufa, about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) southeast of Moscow. As a personal shopper at Harrods, Portnik, 54, has designed two apartments at 199 Knightsbridge for Russian clients. (Bloomberg)
East meets Western: Russian nursing student finds success at WTC Mar 26, 2007
Nearly three years later, the 26-year-old student from Ufa, Russia, has a 4 ... Hometown: Ufa, Russia. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
* The gas-powered boot: A symbol of Russia's lack of entrepreneurial spirit Mar 18, 2007
NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, UFA, RUSSIA Sunday, Mar 18, 2007, Page 12 ... "Everything that would happen in an engine happens when you step down" in the boots, said Rustam Enikeev, the dean of the faculty of internal combustion at the Ufa State Aviation Technical University. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Read More... Mar 18, 2007
UFA, Russia Being a star engineering student at the top-notch science university here wasnt enough to exempt Viktor K. Gordeyev from his physical education class. Mr. Gordeyev, a specialist in airplane piston engines, sweated it out with everyone else, running laps in lumbering heavy boots in this town in the foothills of the Ural Mountains. (Disinformation)
Russia unable to tap science for profit Mar 17, 2007
UFA, Russia: Being a star engineering student at the top-notch science university here was not enough to exempt Viktor Gordeyev from physical education classes ... For now, though, the boots of Ufa remain a curiosity, without the wider distribution their owners hoped for. (International Herald Tribune)
These Boots Were Made for 22 M.P.H. Mar 17, 2007
UFA, Russia ; Being a star engineering student at the top-notch science university here wasn;t enough to exempt Viktor K. Gordeyev from his physical education class ... Everything that would happen in an engine happens when you step down; in the boots, said Rustam D. Enikeev, the dean of the faculty of internal combustion at the Ufa State Aviation Technical University. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Unveiling the new Thrashers Mar 3, 2007
He s a UFA with something to prove, which makes him and Belanger very dangerous Thrashers. By Syl. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
One last stop on road trip Feb 20, 2007
We are going to have 12 UFA s after this season, including Kozzy, Sutton and Devo. Then after next Year Hoss and Holik. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
League news that impacts the Thrashers Jan 31, 2007
Speaking of trades, How about considering Jason Blake of NYI. He is fast, good withthe puck and a THRASHER killer, would it not be nice to see him on our side for a change He is a UFA after the season. Let s just hope waddell does something on a positive note. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Oil Spillage after Russian Train Slips off Rails Jan 25, 2007
The accident happened in the mainly agricultural region of Orenburg, between the cities of Samara and Ufa and no casualties were reported. The spill did not contaminate the local water supply and the cause of the accident is still unknown, Beltsov added. (Planet Ark, United States)
