Hockey
Canucks say Hamonic isn't opting out of season
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Friday, 01 October 2021 20:02
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning said Friday that defenseman Travis Hamonic isn't opting out of the NHL season, but has yet to join the team.Benning said in a statement on Twitter that the 31-year-old player "remains at home, dealing with some personal matters" and that the team "continues to support him."Hamonic signed a two-year, $6…
Six NHL teams in need of a serious uniform redesign
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Thursday, 30 September 2021 05:24
Aesthetics matter in hockey.The player with the wooliest thicket of playoff beard competes with the might of King Leonidas of Sparta. The team that gets the spiffy state-of-the-art arena stands just a bit taller in its skates. I think the New York Islanders are a playoff team this season not because they have coach Barry Trotz's goal-repellant defensive system, but…
Ukranian league suspends Deniskin over gesture
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Wednesday, 29 September 2021 13:45
The Ukrainian Hockey League has suspended HC Kremenchuk forward Andrei Deniskin for a minimum of three games for making a racist gesture at defenseman Jalen Smereck of HC Donbass in a game Sunday. The suspension includes an additional 10 games that Deniskin can avoid serving if he pays a fine.In the second period of their game, Deniskin shouted at Smereck,…
Devils' Blackwood unvaccinated, may miss games
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Tuesday, 28 September 2021 14:37
NEWARK, N.J. -- New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood said that he has chosen not to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, making him potentially unavailable for some of his team's games this season.The 24-year-old starter said he's "not currently" vaccinated, leaving open the possibility that he could still get the vaccine. He is the only Devils player not vaccinated."I've not decided…
Smereck to sit until UHL bans player for gesture
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Tuesday, 28 September 2021 11:04
Defenseman Jalen Smereck of HC Donbass said he won't play another game in the Ukrainian Hockey League until Kremenchuk forward Andrei Deniskin is "removed from the league" for making a racist gesture to him on Sunday.In the second period of their game, Deniskin shouted at Smereck, who is Black, and then pantomimed unpeeling a banana and eating it. He was…
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