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2012 NHL draft - Potential age limit would have little impact on NHL, draftees
An NHL prospect recently told me that, as a 15-year-old, he felt he needed to show people that his entire life was about hockey -- because in three sh...
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Does NHL benefit from NBA lockout? - NHL
Die-hard hockey fans probably didn't notice. It's dry enough diving into the details of labor negotiations in the sport you love, let alone one you do...
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Roberto Luongo, Alex Ovechkin among top amnesty candidates - NHL
One of the interesting developments in the NBA's lockout resolution was the inclusion of the amnesty clause, a provision that allowed NBA franchises t...
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Looking at the issues at stake in the NHL's CBA negotiations
In the last year, three of the four major professional sports agreed on new collective bargaining agreements after intense negotiations. Now, it's the...
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NHL - Lockout nearly inevitable, test of will begins for players and owners
Thursday's proceedings confirmed the inevitable. A lockout is coming. Gary Bettman made a point of mentioning that the owners are unanimous in their s...
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NHL - Seattle seeking NHL team as AHL owner anticipates league expansion
When news broke last week that the Seattle City Council supported a deal to build a $490 million arena in Seattle south of Safeco Field, the focus was...
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NHL - Edmonton Oilers take page from Pittsburgh Penguins 'relocation playbook'
In 2008, Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins were celebrating the groundbreaking of the Penguins' new arena. On this day, he came clean about ho...
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NHL - The dangers of a condensed schedule
The wording was vague enough to leave a sliver of hope. The NHL announced the cancellation of regular-season games this season through Oct. 24, statin...
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NHL - Players sound off on Bettman, gay marriage and Patrick Kane for president
In the D.C. issue of ESPN the Magazine (grab a copy if you haven't yet), there's a two-page spread that confidentially examines the politics of athlet...
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NHL must make strides on revenue sharing - ESPN The Magazine
Peter Keating explains why the NHL's current collective bargaining woes won't be alleviated until the league permanently addresses its revenue sharing system.
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NHL - Teams may need amnesty to keep rosters intact
When the NHL released its mid-October CBA offer to the public, everyone got a glimpse as to how the league was prepared to help teams manage the salar...
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Clarifying the impact of disclaimer of interest
There is growing concern among some inside hockey that at this point, the sport's fans have checked out. They may have stuck around for the traditiona...
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NHL -- Seattle's NHL potential for expansion, relocation
It's quite possible Seattle was already the front-runner to land the next NHL franchise either through relocation or expansion. But the Maloof family'...
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The new CBA is forcing teams to get creative - NHL
Ted Leonsis was purchasing a cup of soup at Legal Seafood across from the Verizon Center when he was told it wouldn't cost him a penny. The general ma...
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NHL - The pros and cons of a mid-season coaching change
ESPN Insider Frank Provenzano explores the pros and cons of midseason coaching changes in the NHL from a management perspective and offers his take on which current coaches could be in danger.
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