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NHL expects 98% of players to be vaccinated
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Thursday, 16 September 2021 13:02
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Thursday the NHL expects 98% of players to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the start of the season.The league projects that only between 10 to 15 of roughly 700 players will not be vaccinated by the time the season begins Oct. 12. The league and NHL Players' Association did not impose a vaccine mandate…
Blues re-sign Bozak to one-year, $750,000 deal
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Wednesday, 15 September 2021 11:10
ST. LOUIS -- Tyler Bozak re-signed with the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, inking a one-year deal worth the veteran minimum of $750,000.Bozak, now 35, was with the Blues in 2019 when they won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. He put up 13 points during that championship run.Injuries, including a concussion, limited him to 31…
Plant my flag: Wysh's 10 essential fantasy hockey picks
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Wednesday, 15 September 2021 06:44
Last season was the strangest I've ever navigated in fantasy hockey.On the one hand, there was the predictability of the league's temporary realignment, as teams would face only opponents within their own divisions. Pick a weak division, reap the rewards -- half of the league's top scorers were preying on the North Division, for example. But that was counterbalanced by…
Stanfield, who helped Bruins win two Cups, dies
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Tuesday, 14 September 2021 18:14
Former Boston Bruins center Fred Stanfield, the mild-mannered sidekick to Bobby Orr on the high-scoring teams of the early 1970s, has died. He was 77.Stanfield died Monday and the Bruins announced his death Tuesday. A cause of death was not given.A native of Toronto, Stanfield played six seasons in Boston, helping the Bruins win the Stanley Cup in 1970 and…
Vesey among 3 signed by Devils to tryout deals
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Tuesday, 14 September 2021 14:15
NEWARK, N.J. -- Former New York Rangers forward Jimmy Vesey is among three players the New Jersey Devils have signed to tryout contracts.The Devils also announced Tuesday the signings of center Mark Jankowski and defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon. They will join the team when all players report to the NHL camp Sept. 22 at Prudential Center.Vesey skated in 50 games last…
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