Category Archives: Around the league

Hanzal Suspended One Game

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Phoenix Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal has been suspended for one game for boardingLos Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown during Game 2 of the teams’ Western Conference Final playoff series Tuesday in Phoenix, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

Hanzal Disciplinary For Boarding Major

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Phoenix Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal will have a disciplinary hearing Wednesday with the NHL Player Safety Department following a boarding incident in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday.

Rangers and Devils Ready For Round Two

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The New York Rangers dismissed the idea that they were tired in Game 1 against the New Jersey Devils. After a pair of scoreless periods, the Rangers knocked out the Devils in a 3-0 victory. They will look to take

World Championships Quarter-Finals Preview

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The IIHF World Championships 2012 have finally reached the interesting quarter-final stage. This is where the surprises will start happening and some very interesting knockout hockey will be taking place. There have been some alterations to the system this season

Norway Are Surprise Story From World Championships Preliminary Round

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Rarely do the opening rounds of International Ice Hockey competitions produce particularly stunning surprises. There are effectively levels of established hockey powers and the rest are ‘minnows’ that suffer defeat. Finland finished third in their group in Helsinki behind Canada

Dale Hunter Steps Down

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Washington Capitals’ head coach Dale Hunter will not be returning next season. Despite leading the seventh seeded Capitals to within one game of their first conference finals place since 1998, Hunter has elected not to sign a new contract with

Todd Richards Retained In Columbus

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have decided to keep coach Todd Richards in the fold. Richards took over the role on an interim basis from Scott Arniel on January 9, and he showed enough during that stint to earn a new

Boudreau Re-Signs In Anaheim

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Anaheim Ducks’ GM Bob Murray knows that his team will be under a lot of pressure to bounce back in 2012-13. He has shown that he believes that head coach Bruce Boudreau is the man to orchestrate that bounce back.

NHL Announces First Part Of Conference Final Schedule

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The National Hockey League announced today the dates, start times and national television coverage for Games 1 and 2 of the Conference Final round of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Blues Sale Approved

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More good news came through on the business side of the league as a local group of investors had their purchase of the St Louis Blues approved.