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And The First Pick In The NHL Draft Goes To..

CP | Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.30.2013 | Canada
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TORONTO - Finishing last in the Western Conference standings and out of the NHL playoffs paid huge dividends for the Colorado Avalanche on Monday.Colo...

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The Buds Are Back

CP | Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.29.2013 | Canada
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After a truncated 48-game regular season, the NHL post-season has arrived. Here's a look at five storylines to watch as the quest for the Stanley Cup ...

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Fans Make Oilers The NHL's Hottest Draw

Vacay.ca | Posted 04.11.2013 | Canada Travel
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Story by Karen Evenden Vacay.ca Writer EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- If you happen to visit Edmonton this week, one of the first things you will notice is the...

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How Don Cherry spent the NHL lockout

Vacay.ca | Posted 03.20.2013 | Canada Travel
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What was Don Cherry doing while the NHL owners and players were feuding? Turns out he spent one memorable evening leading a tour of his hometown and the historical sites related to Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister. Macdonald and Cherry were both raised in Kingston, Ontario.

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One Step Away From A Cancelled Season

CP | Chris Johnston, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.19.2013 | Canada Business
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The NHL has moved one step closer to calling off another season because of a labour dispute.Regular-season games through Jan. 14 were wiped off the sc...

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NHL And NHLPA Talk, But Have No Plans To Meet Again

CP | The Associated Press | Posted 12.20.2012 | Canada
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and players' association special counsel Steve Fehr spoke to each other on Saturday, but the sides ...

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Gone Till November (At Least)

CP | Ira Podell, The Associated Press | Posted 12.19.2012 | Canada Business
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The NHL wiped out the third week of the regular season Friday as the lockout dragged on, leaving no more wiggle room if the league ho...

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Full NHL Season? League Offers New Deal To Players

CP | Chris Johnston, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.16.2012 | Canada Business
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TORONTO - Let the serious negotiations begin.After more than a month with no new offers being tabled in collective bargaining talks, the NHL breathed ...

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NHL Makes Offer To NHLPA

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 10.16.2012 | Canada Business
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The National Hockey League has proposed a new offer to the players' union that would see hockey-related revenue split 50-50. It would also see an 82-g...

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NHL Lockout: Hockey Alternatives If The Lockout Continues

The Huffington Post Canada | Seema Dhawan | Posted 09.30.2012 | Canada Alberta
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We know, its scary to think about it. While we're all praying to the hockey Gods to give us a season full of cheerful, body checking, energized hockey...

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Federal agency says steak from Edmonton Costco may have E. coli, people sick.

CP | John Cotter, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.26.2012 | Canada Business
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EDMONTON - Alberta health officials say four people were infected with E. coli earlier this month after eating steaks purchased from an Edmonton Costc...

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Here’s What An NHL Lockout Would Cost Canada

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 09.11.2012 | Canada Business
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A looming lockout of NHL players could shave 0.1 per cent off of Canada’s GDP, costing the country about $1.8 billion in lost economic productivity....

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Canada Can Support Way More Major League Teams: Report

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.23.2012 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - Canada appears ripe for major league sports expansion over the next two decades, says a new report from the Conference Board of Canada.Econom...

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And Hockey's Most Valuable Player Is..

CP | Chris Johnston, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.20.2012 | Canada
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Evgeni Malkin took a quick look around and could hardly believe his eyes.There sat the Hart Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award and Art Ross T...

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Diehard Los Angeles Kings Fans FLock To Canadian-Owned Bar To Watch Stanley Cup

CP | Chris Johnston, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.11.2012 | Canada Travel
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif. - If a hockey fan in Los Angeles doesn't have a ticket to Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final, there's no better place to be than th...

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Study Uncovers Surprising Facts About Canadians And The NHL

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 06.06.2012 | Canada Business
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What is it about the L.A. Kings or New Jersey Devils that has Canadians so interested in this year's NHL playoffs? According to a new study on the ...

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If Ovechkin Can't Play, it's Soccer on Ice

Mark Leiren-Young | Posted 07.02.2012 | Canada
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Mark Leiren-Young

There are officially eight teams playing for the Stanley Cup in round two -- but with the exception of the Philadelphia Flyers I'm not sure what game they're playing. I just know that if Alexander Ovechkin isn't allowed on the ice, it can't possibly be hockey.

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Canucks v Canucks: Fighting the Old Devils

Mark Leiren-Young | Posted 06.13.2012 | Canada
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Mark Leiren-Young

Yes, this was a strange season to be a Canucks fan -- and I think it's going to be the best post-season ever. The Canucks kept racking up wins, but they weren't flashy, fun, wins. They were ugly, nail-biting, old-time New Jersey Devils one goal, frequently in extra time with a "lucky bounce" wins.

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Maple Leafs Coach Fired

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 05.02.2012 | Canada
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After four years behind the bench, Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson has been fired. And Randy Carlyle, a coach who has worked with Leafs GM Br...

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Monster Hockey Trade Sends Carter To LA

CP | Rusty Miller, The Associated Press | Posted 04.24.2012 | Canada
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Los Angeles Kings needed a goal scorer. The Columbus Blue Jackets simply needed a redo.Both teams met their needs Thursday night ...

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Good News For Sid.. And Hockey

CP | Alan Robinson, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.01.2012 | Canada
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Sidney Crosby’s latest concussion-related layoff may not be a concussion after all, but rather a more-treatable neck injury that w...

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Ex-NHLer Sued Over Casino Debt

CBC | Posted 03.20.2012 | Canada
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A former National Hockey league player and developer of a failed Vancouver Island real estate project is being sued by a major Las Vegas ...

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Canucks' Ryan Kesler Makes No Apologies For Nude Photo

CP | Posted 12.05.2011 | Canada
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VANCOUVER - Ryan Kesler is used to stirring things up on the ice. Now the Vancouver Canucks centre has caused a stir in the NHL team's dressing roo...

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Winnipeg Jets' New Jerseys Continue Love Affair With Air Force

CBC | Posted 11.06.2011 | Canada
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The re-incarnated NHL's Winnipeg Jets unveiled their new uniforms on Tuesday. The Jets, who returned to Winnipeg with the sale of the Atlanta Thras...

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Sports Anthems: For the Love of the Game

Larry Leach | Posted 10.18.2011 | Canada
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I started watching junior and NHL hockey in the 1970s and it was a fun experience to go to a game through the 1980s. One of the staples of the Canadia...

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