Posts Tagged ‘NHL’
Women pushing for new hockey league staring at open calendar
For Kimberly Sass, the decision to risk missing a season of hockey in a bid for a better professional women’s league came down to simple choice. Dollars and cents matter…
Read MoreBenched! Caps’ Ovechkin flips 6-foot-9, 41-year-old Chara over boards
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin put Zdeno Chara in unfamiliar territory early in a game Thursday night between the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins. Chara, the NHL’s tallest player ever…
Read MoreRacism lingers for NHL players 60 years after O’Ree landmark
WASHINGTON (AP) — Devante Smith-Pelly got up from his seat. The Washington Capitals forward had heard the unmistakably racist taunts from fans from inside the penalty box. As a black…
Read MoreNot-so-new-look Wild bring ‘extra hunger’ for deeper run
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When the Minnesota Wild changed general managers during the offseason, following a third straight first-round exit from the playoffs, owner Craig Leipold was adamant that…
Read MoreCarlson signing is first domino to fall in NHL free agency
The first big free agent re-signing with his own team is just the beginning of the frenzy that’s to come around the NHL. Defenseman John Carlson signed a $64 million,…
Read MoreCapitals on verge of Cup after blowing out Golden Knights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Evgeny Kuznetsov smiled about getting four assists. He tried not to smile too much at the thought of being one win away from the Stanley Cup. With…
Read MoreKnights outworked by Capitals in Game 2, take rare home loss
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant for months talked about his team’s hard work, ability to battle and their devotion to playing a full “200 feet of…
Read MoreGoalies under siege in Game 1 shootout between Caps, Knights
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury and Braden Holtby have been two of the hottest goaltenders during the postseason. Their duel between the pipes looked more like survival in Game…
Read MoreStanley Cup-bound Vegas turning impossible into possible
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Welcome to Impossible. Those words have been projected onto the ice in big, bold letters at T-Mobile Arena before each game during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Well, the…
Read MoreWATCH: Face painter 'David Puddy' from Seinfeld shows up at Devils game
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Life imitated art at the Stanley Cup playoffs as the actor who played David Puddy on the TV sitcom “Seinfeld” showed up at the game with…
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