Archive | Ice Hockey
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Column: NHL lockout may be a blessing
Santa was a little late for hockey fans in America, but the gift of sanity finally arrived in the form of a new NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement about two weeks after Christmas and after several months of missed games — 510 in all.
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Column: Drop the pucking puck
Isn’t it ridiculous that right now, the NHL has decided to shelf its product in favor of arguing over revenue sharing with its employees? It’s more ridiculous than the replacement refs.
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Column: Bettman, NHL owners suffocating the game once again
Before the people of Vancouver took to the streets during a riot in June of 2011, lighting cars on fire and causing more than $5 million worth of damage, they stuck around to see the Boston Bruins hoist the Stanley Cup.
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Column: Another lockout looming for NHL
Remember back in May, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers? Remember how the Rangers scored the game-tying goal with 6.6 seconds left in regulation, and then won in overtime? That was awesome. Oh sorry, I forgot what city I was in.
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Column: Potential lockout could cripple NHL
I just started my junior year at Notre Dame, yet the NHL is trying to take me back to seventh grade. Here we are in 2012, just eight years removed from the last NHL work stoppage that eliminated the 2004-2005 season, and another lockout seems imminent. On Sept.
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Penn State eyes outdoor hockey game at Beaver Stadium
PITTSBURGH-- While most Penn State fans might associate cold and snow at Beaver Stadium with a late November football game, men's ice hockey coach Guy Gadowsky and football coach Bill O'Brien hope they'll someday have pucks on their minds, too.
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Boston College wins NCAA hockey championship
TAMPA — They had their eyes on it all season. They were never caught looking past a single game, but the National Championship trophy was always in their peripherals. Now, that trophy is in their hands.
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Minnesota advances to Frozen Four with a win over UND
Minnesota is headed back to the Frozen Four for the first time since 2005 after a 5-2 win over North Dakota on Sunday. Five different players scored and goaltender Kent Patterson made 24 saves to pace the Gophers to the NCAA West Regional title.
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Rick Nash not leaving Columbus, yet
After weeks of speculation and countless rumors making their way through the media, Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash is staying put. But comments from Columbus' general manager Scott Howson still leave room for speculation about how long Nash will remain at Nationwide Arena.