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Atlanta's Hartley rises to the challenge *
Bob Hartley knows when special occasions call for extraordinary measures.
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Avs in talks with Caps *
The Colorado Avalanche are in serious talks with the Washington Capitals about trading for goalie Olaf Kolzig and defenceman Sergei Gonchar, the Denver Post and Washington Post both reported in Monday's editions.
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Bertuzzi's World Cup status cloudy *
There's good news and bad news for Todd Bertuzzi and his possible participation in this summer's 2004 World Cup of hockey on behalf of Team Canada.
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Bettman's challenge: Improve the NHL (Duhatschek -- Management point of view) *
GMs want to reach agreement first on what areas of the game to tinker with, ERIC DUHATSCHEK says.
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Bettman's challenge: Improve the NHL (Shoalts -- Players' point of view) *
The players' wish list starts with fewer games, not changes to the game, DAVID SHOALTS says.
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Brad Richards wins Conn Smythe trophy *
A few days ago, when the Tampa Bay Lightning were on the ropes in the Stanley Cup final, coach John Tortorella hit upon a brainwave: Put all three of his primary scorers on a single line.
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Brodeur's reaction *
New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur does not think highly of the proposals.
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Burke assails Dryden over call for reform *
Vancouver general manager says people are overreacting to recent incidents.
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Burke doesn't back down *
He was just stating facts when he called himself a "lame duck general manager" with the Vancouver Canucks, Brian Burke says. Burke also said not having a contract for next year isn't preventing him from doing his job with the National Hockey League team.
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Burke stands by lame-duck analogy *
Brian Burke says he was just stating facts when he called himself a "lame duck general manager" with the Vancouver Canucks.
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Burke wants to stay with Canucks *
In the wake of another playoff disappointment, general manager Brian Burke says it's time for some changes to the core of the Vancouver Canucks, but he isn't sure if he'll be around to make them.
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Burke's task is clear *
The Vancouver Canucks' Brian Burke likes to speak his mind, which is how he came to describe himself as a "lame-duck" general manager on the air this past week, something few National Hockey League GMs would do, even if it were the truth.
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Burke: Hit on Naslund 'a cheap shot' *
The hit that sent Canucks captain Markus Naslund to hospital and will keep him out of the NHL team's lineup for one week was a cheap shot by a marginal player, Vancouver GM Brian Burke charged Tuesday.
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Canucks fuming over fine *
NHL suspends Bertuzzi, levies penalty against club for failure to prevent attack.
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Canucks, Burke set to part *
The Brian Burke era at the Vancouver Canucks is over.
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Coyotes fire Francis *
The slumping Phoenix Coyotes fired head coach Bob Francis on Tuesday.
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Darryl Sutter: 'A lot of people don't want us to be here' *
Flames coach angrily condemns one-game suspension of Nieminen, accusing the NHL head office of meddling in decision.
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Debate about Todd Bertuzzi *
Normally, we don't do back-and-forth debates, but this reader was so articulate (and fairly reasonable), that we actually got into a "discussion" via e-mail.
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Exciting journey to the Cup final began for Flames 14 months ago *
When Darryl Sutter moved into the general manager's office at the Pengrowth Saddledome on April 11, 2003, the straightforward Calgary Flames coach had no idea that 423 days later, his club would complete the journey to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup championship.
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Ferguson moves quickly to ensure Quinn's return *
Coach wants players to focus on mental approach next season.
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Gretzky set to announce team *
The conundrum that faced Wayne Gretzky and his management team in selecting Canada's 26-player roster for the World Cup of Hockey will come to an end today.
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Hapless Ottawa axes Martin *
Someone needed to take Senators 'over the top of the mountain'
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Hasek to join Ottawa *
The Ottawa Senators are expected to announce the signing of goaltender Dominik Hasek at a news conference this morning. Hasek will replace Patrick Lalime, who was traded to the St. Louis Blues on June 27.
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Iginla seen as new face of the NHL *
Iginla seen as new face of the NHL: The Flames' sniper is a nice guy off the ice, but he'll do anything to win.
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In California, mask of mystery covers Frost's life *
The home of reclusive National Hockey League player agent David Frost matches his personality: colourful, hidden and guarded.
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In Todd We Trust; write in your support for Todd Bertuzzi *
If you want to join me in showing your support for Todd Bertuzzi during this very difficult time for him and the team, please send your comments (include your name and e-mail address) to: in-todd-we-trust@telus.net and we will forward your notes to Todd Bertuzzi and the Vancouver Canucks. Click here for A sampling of the best of your letters.
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Injuries will dictate early roster decisions *
At last (and thank you, Mr. Kerr and Mr. Quinn)...a voice of reason on the Todd Bertuzzi suspension.
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Joe Fan takes a puck in the teeth from the NHL *
When it comes to paying the price, Joe Fan is the big loser in the NHL's economic battle. . .
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Ken Dryden: Saving The Game *
Hockey has become a mishmash of new developments and old codes of play. If we want to save it, we have to re-examine the whole game and decide how we really want it played, says KEN DRYDEN.
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League and players trade shots *
There was nothing new regarding collective bargaining in National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman's weekend news conference, but the slagging between the league and its players grew worse when Bettman lost his cool.
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Major issues for NHL put on ice *
Team executives merely housekeeping in sessions prior to this weekend's draft.
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Maple Leafs sailing along with Quinn at the helm *
Among the many surprises provided by the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, none may be bigger than Pat Quinn.
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Message on frontier justice doesn't seem to be getting through *
As expected, the National Hockey League came down hard on the individual act, suspending Todd Bertuzzi for the rest of this season, but turtled, to use the league's vernacular, when it came to attacking the root of the problem.
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MLSE has plans if lockout goes long *
Wages would be reduced in effort to save jobs.
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Moore is Less *
Drop instigator rule and return policing role to the players.
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Naslund hit called cheap shot -- do you agree? Have your say *
See bottom of story for how to write to the NHL with your comments.
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Naslund leaves question mark about his future in Vancouver *
Markus Naslund intends to play another National Hockey League season for the Vancouver Canucks, unless of course there is no season due to labour strife. Then, it's an entirely different matter.
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Naslund out one week after 'cheap shot' *
Vancouver Canucks captain Markus Naslund will be sidelined for at least one week with a concussion following a bodycheck that general manager Brian Burke called a cheap shot by a marginal player and had local radio talk show lines burning Tuesday.
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Networks brace for expensive labour war *
A full-season stoppage could cost CBC between $55-million and $60-million.
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New coach may be exactly what's needed, captain says *
Amid a sombre and slightly awkward mood yesterday, the Ottawa Senators cleaned out their lockers for the final time this season, a day after the longest serving coach in the National Hockey League had been relieved of his duties.
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New WHA targets NHLers *
Pro hockey league already has arena deals in six cities, plans to draft phenom Crosby.
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NHL drowning in red ink : report *
A new report on the state of the NHL's finances says the league lost just under $300-million (U.S.) last season.
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NHL GMs recommend massive changes *
Smaller goalie pads, three-point victories and limits on goalies playing the puck are among far-reaching changes proposed by the NHL's 30 general managers Tuesday.
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NHL labour war of words escalates *
Sparks flew Saturday night as NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association head Bob Goodenow clashed on a key issue in the stalled negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.
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NHL loss may be Europe's gain *
And so, as the dust settles on the Tampa Bay Lightning's Stanley Cup celebration, the National Hockey League begins its march toward the great unknown...
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NHL owners know how to even the score *
A National Hockey League lockout looms only four weeks from now; the main issue remains player salaries. The NHL maintains that player salaries, including those paid to rookies under their first contracts, are too high.
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NHL review says league in 'catastrophic' condition *
Players' association head says report just another public relations initiative.
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NHL should show faith in the game *
Often, sports have their watershed moments thrust upon them...
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NHL shuts down *
As expected, the National Hockey League's board of governors voted unanimously Wednesday in New York to lock out its players until a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is negotiated, leaving a $2-billion industry in limbo and putting the 2004-05 regular season and playoffs in jeopardy.
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NHL suspends a pair *
Nashville defenseman Jamie Allison was suspended for one game and the Predators fined $10,000 (U.S.) by the NHL on Friday after Allison got into a verbal confrontation with fans during Thursday's game against Columbus. In a separate ruling, the NHL suspended Washington Capitals defenseman Jason Doig for two games for kneeing Carolina's Kevyn Adams.
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NHL takes aim at goalies *
GMs are proposing radical changes that will mollify traditionalists and appeal to new fans, says ERIC DUHATSCHEK.
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NHL talks accelerate as time runs short *
The National Hockey League and its players' association agreed yesterday that talks concerning a new collective agreement must be more frequent in the remaining four weeks.
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No cracks in Bulin wall *
Nikolai Khabibulin delivered the ultimate prize three years after the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired him from Phoenix hoping he would one day hoist a Stanley Cup over his shoulders.
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Nonis pays tribute to his friend Burke *
After early exit, new GM vows to take team to next level...
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Original way to get fix during lockout *
Six teams of NHLers to play four-on four with penalty shots.
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Pittsburgh Penguins win NHL Crosby sweeps *
Homegrown hockey wunderkind Sidney Crosby -- considered by commentators and aficionados alike to be 'The Next One' -- will be heading for Pittsburgh after the Penguins won the first overall pick in the NHL draft lottery Friday afternoon.
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Players making alternative plans *
Ottawa Senators centre Todd White skated off the ice at the Corel Centre yesterday morning, unsure of when he'll be back again.
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Pressure mounts for Leafs to deal *
As the cold fingers of panic grip Toronto Maple Leafs fans tighter than Ed Belfour's back, the Sergei Gonchar watch lurched into a frenzy yesterday.
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Primeau accepts pay cut to stay a Flyer *
With the uncertainty of how the salary landscape will shape up the next time the National Hockey League is up and running, captain Keith Primeau took a pay cut to remain with the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Puck drops again, but for how long? *
As Canada's team returns to the ice, the spectre of a lockout hangs over event.
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Quinn's power sliced with Toronto *
The grim frown on Pat Quinn's face throughout an afternoon press conference yesterday told more about the Toronto Maple Leafs' shifting power structure than any of the explanations offered by Quinn and his fellow executives.
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Reaction from Bettman, Goodenow *
Excerpts from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman's speech Wednesday at a news conference in New York, and a statement from NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow. . .
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Report to echo league's claim *
A report to be released today on National Hockey League finances by the former chairman of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission will validate the league's claim of massive losses, a source familiar with the report told The Canadian Press.
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Sather steps down as Rangers coach *
Glen Sather stepped down Wednesday as coach of the slumping New York Rangers, staying on as president and general manager of a team likely to miss the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
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Smug no more, Sather fumbles for answers *
Glen Sather was on the defensive again, the way he almost never was back in the good old days.
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Steve Moore: PUBLIC ENEMY No. 1 *
And anyway, just who is this guy?
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Sticking to a healthy lifestyle *
NHL coach Ken Hitchcock once weighed 475 pounds. Now a strict regimen helps him take on a pressure-filled career.
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Sutter engineers Flames' revival *
The question was put to Darryl Sutter two days after Glen Sather stepped down as the coach of the New York Rangers to serve solely as general manager: "Do you get any satisfaction from being the last man in the National Hockey League to be both GM and head coach?"
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System can be made to work in NHL *
Taking a long view, Calgary and Tampa Bay is a Stanley Cup match-up the National Hockey League ought to be heralding from the rooftops.
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Tampa a team that fun forgot *
John Tortorella is a great one for pointing fingers at his star players after a loss to the Calgary Flames, but the head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning needs to stand in front of a mirror in his hunt for culprits.
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This week's debate: NHL relocation *
A study conducted on the National Hockey League's behalf by Arthur Levitt painted a grim picture of the financial state of hockey.
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Three superb blueliners join Fletcher among elite *
D-men honoured: Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy, who celebrated the 1987 Canada Cup championship together, will now enter the Hockey Hall of Fame in concert.
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Tough day for the NHL coaching fraternity *
Tough day for National Hockey League coaches Tuesday. First, the Phoenix Coyotes dump Bobby Francis, less than two years after he won the Jack Adams trophy as the NHL's coach of the year. Then, the St. Louis Blues fire Joel Quenneville, only the winningest coach in franchise history (miles ahead of Brian Sutter) and someone who led the team to five, 90-plus point seasons in his first seven years on the job.
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Understanding cap can help, Thomas says *
NHL player feels something can be learned from operations in the NFL and NBA.
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Vancouver Canucks name Alain Vigneault as new head coach *
Vancouver Canucks Senior Vice-President and General Manager Dave Nonis announced today that Alain Vigneault has been named Head Coach of the Vancouver Canucks.
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With playoffs over, Leafs' roster questions pop up *
The Toronto Maple Leafs did not go easily, coming back with two late goals, only to fall in overtime to the Philadelphia Flyers. But go they did, which raises the usual questions...
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* Big League Hockey Manager (Garber review) ****
Here's a locally created board game for all those hockey fans who have gone hoarse yelling at the refs, the linesmen, the players and most of all the managers for bad calls, bad trades and just generally for sometimes being %&$@&! idiots in not playing the game according to our rules! Four stars.
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McGuire has a solution to NHL's contentious issue of fighting *
It has been a challenging few weeks for hockey's pro-fighting lobby, what with editorial writers and American sports columnists calling for a ban.
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Pat Quinn benefit breakfast *
Presented by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon, Thursday, June 9, 2005, Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, BC -- 7:30 a.m.
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Poor boys no more *
With six prudent teams able to draw on a loyal fan base, suddenly Canada has become the NHL's hottest market, DAVID NAYLOR says.
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Quinn's call will affect Watters *
The fate of popular Toronto Maple Leafs executive Bill Watters, the latest member of the troubled organization to see his future bruited about in the media, is tied to the question of whether Pat Quinn will be allowed to keep both his general manager and head coach titles.
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Slots may be only salvation for Penguins, Lemieux says *
Mario Lemieux might soon put the Pittsburgh Penguins up for sale unless the club works out a deal for a new arena.
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Waiting to hear what's in store for Quinn and his Maple Leafs *
Pat Quinn is too clever to engage in speculation, idle or otherwise, especially where his own future is concerned. Yesterday marked the renewal of a grand 36-year-old hockey tradition, as the Toronto Maple Leafs cleaned out their lockers and said their goodbyes, once again without winning the Stanley Cup.
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