Denver Post (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles escaped a potentially serious injury after the butt-end of a stick from Kings forward Dustin Brown caught him under the right eye.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Colorado Avalanche re-signed defenseman John-Michael Liles of Zionsville, Ind., to a four-year, $16 million contract.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Colorado Avalanche on Monday locked up blueliners John-Michael Liles and veteran Adam Foote to new deals.
red and black hockey (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
On Monday, the Avalanche re-signed John-Michael Liles to a four-year deal the day before he would have become a sought-after free agent. This ends all speculation that the Hurricanes have him on their shopping list. There will still be lots of quality defensemen around when the free agent "frenzy" starts tomorrow, but Liles is the one that Canes fans have been salivating over for almost a year now....
Reuters (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed defensemen Adam Foote and John-Michael Liles, the NHL club said on Monday.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
The Colorado Avalanche re-signed Adam Foote to a two-year contract and John-Michael Liles to a four-year deal Monday.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
DENVER (AP) -The Colorado Avalanche re-signed Adam Foote to a two-year contract and John-Michael Liles to a four-year deal Monday.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
The Colorado Avalanche on Monday locked up blue-liners John-Michael Liles and veteran Adam Foote to new deals.
cbs4denver.com: Sports (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
The Colorado Avalanche have resigned defensemen John Michael Liles and Adam Foote, CBS4 has learned.
BfloBlog.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
The free agent pool continues to get more shallow as potential free agents are signing before they hit the open market. In Colorado, defensemen Adam Foote and John-Michael Liles became the latest to re-up with their teams, taking what was expected to be the consolation prize in the Brian Campbell sweepstakes off the market. In [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
From Bob McKenzie at TSN: Scratch defenceman John-Michael Liles from the list of available free agents. Sources tell TSN that Liles and the Colorado Avalanche have agreed to terms on a four-year contract worth an average of slightly more than $4 million per year.
Sport Syndicate (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Blackhawks: There have been rumblings about the Blackhawks' interest in adding pop to the lineup, with a puck-moving defenseman on their shopping list. They could go high, after Brian Campbell, or get a younger, less expensive option like John-Michael Liles. The plan is to continue letting a strong young talent base mature and to supplement it with compatible talent. Predators: Don't expect too
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
SCORING gp g a pts +/- pim Milan Hejduk 8 3 3 6 -2 4 Joe Sakic 8 2 4 6 -3 0 Andrew Brunette 8 3 2 5 -3 2 Wojtek Wolski 7 2 3 5 -1 2 Ryan Smyth 8 2 3 5 -1 2 Peter Forsberg 6 1 4 5 3 8 Paul Stastny 8 2 1 3 -1 6 Tyler Arnason 8 1 2 3 0 2 John-Michael Liles 8 1 2 3 1 0 Ruslan Salei 8 1 2 3 3 4 Jordan Lopold 5 0 3 3 0 0 Ian Laperriere 8 1 1 2 2 15 Jeff Finger 4 0 2 2 0 4 Ben Guite 8 1 0 1 3 10 Kurt Sauer...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
DENVER -- Defenseman John-Michael Liles closely watched Nicklas Lidstrom while at Michigan State and continues to do so even now, as Liles goes up against Lidstrom in the Western Conference semifinals.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
Colorado Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles would relish another scoring opportunity like the one he had Thursday night. Liles, who spent two seasons at the Ann Arbor-based U.S. National Team Development Program before a stellar four-year career at Michigan State, had a chance to tie the game against the Red Wings with 8.4 seconds left.
