Ajay Baines

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  Published on: 4/6/2009    Last Visited: 4/10/2009  

  April 6, 2009 - The American Hockey League announced today that center Ajay Baines of the Iowa Chops has been named the 2008-09 winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the AHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey. The award is voted on by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the lea... Full Story

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  Published on: 8/28/2005    Last Visited: 8/28/2005  

  A determined Ajay Baines (inset, left) is hoping a summer working on all aspects of skating will help him earn a call-up this season by the Chicago Blackhawks.He's currently captain of the NHL team's top minor pro affiliate in Norfolk, Virginia.Former Canuck and Maple Leaf Brad Leeb (above) is hoping for another shot in the NHL.
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  Ajay Baines and Brad Leeb know just how narrow the margin really is.Baines, 27, is captain of the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League, top farm club of the Chicago Blackhawks.A graduate of the Kamloops Blazers, the legendary junior hockey factor that has produced countless future NHLers, he signed as a free agent with the Hawks in 2001. Obviously, Baines has the character to make it to the big show but his skating has perhaps been an Achilles heel.He re-signed with Chicago for another year earlier this month and hopes a dedicated off-season working with skating coach Derek Popke will help him realize his long-awaited dream of playing in the Windy City."I'm not a great skater so it's something I've got to keep working on," said Baines following a recent workout at the Richmond Ice Centre.
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  Published on: 12/8/2007    Last Visited: 2/2/2008  

  > > > TheSpec.com - Local Sports - Hamilton beats Binghamton Senators, Baines named team captainHamilton beats Binghamton Senators, Baines named team captain
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  Ajay Baines played his first game since scoring the Calder Cup-winning goal last June 7 against Hershey.He's missed the Dogs' first 18 games because of knee surgery and back spasms.
  
  Baines didn't figure in the scoring and had limited ice time, but he was named team captain.
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  "Baines is a guy who everybody respects, not only off the ice but on the ice.

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  Published on: 1/1/2009    Last Visited: 3/10/2009  

  Rockford alternate captain Jake Dowell and former Blackhawks' prospect and current Iowa captain Ajay Baines (who Savard recalled from various prospect and training camps) then came forward for a ceremonial puck drop.

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  Published on: 9/2/2003    Last Visited: 9/2/2003  

  Ajay Baines was skating in a Blazers uniform this week before heading back to the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League.
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  Former Kamloops Blazers captain Ajay Baines actually has a Kelowna Rocket to thank for his burgeoning hockey career.
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  After finishing his tenure with the Blazers in 1999, becoming the youngest captain in team history while here, Baines played one year with the North Carolina-based Greenville Grrrowl in the East Coast Hockey League.
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  Baines had what he described as a "good first year" with the Admirals, leading to his signing a two-year deal with the Blackhawks. Leadership, as well as ability, followed Baines to Norfolk as he was named captain last season. His contract having expired this year, Baines re-signed with the Blackhawks for another season while in Kamloops this summer. Baines realized a big goal by making it to the AHL but he's still got one more to go. "I'm still not there yet.I still have one more level to get to.You're right there, it's just the last step.You're always trying to challenge yourself and play the best you can." To make the jump to the NHL, Baines says it will be a matter of continuing to fine tune his game. "Preparation is a big thing with me this year.Physically it's one thing but mentally it's another." He has seen a taste of the show, however, getting called up during playoffs in 2001. "I was one of the guys practising with them.It was an awesome experience." But now he wants more. "This year I'm going to be more relaxed.So much of this game is mental.I just want to work hard and control what I can." Having grown up and played most of his career in hockey-mad Kamloops, Baines says leaving town and finding a semblance of anonymity has taken some getting used to.

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  Published on: 4/11/2009    Last Visited: 4/12/2009  

  "We battled, but we made key mistakes in key times," Iowa captain Ajay Baines said.

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  Petteri Wirtanen tallied a goal and an assist for the Chops, while Eric Boguniecki, Troy Bodie, and captain Ajay Baines also lit the lamp.

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  Published on: 3/31/2009    Last Visited: 4/1/2009  

  One period remained in Tuesday night's American Hockey League game between Iowa and Houston, but to Chops captain Ajay Baines that time frame represented more than just 20 minutes of hard-hitting hockey.
  
  "It's the season," Baines told the crowd after the second period.

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  Published on: 3/29/2009    Last Visited: 3/30/2009  

  "We're used to it," Chops captain Ajay Baines said of the overnight bus ride through snow and slush after a stirring 4-3 shootout win over the Admirals. "We're professionals.

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  Published on: 12/8/2007    Last Visited: 2/2/2008  

  > > > TheSpec.com - Local Sports - Dogs beat Binghamton Senators 5-1, Baines named team captainDogs beat Binghamton Senators 5-1, Baines named team captain
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  Ajay Baines missed the Dogs' first 18 games because of knee surgery and back spasms.He had limited ice time, but he was named team captain.

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