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Ex-Hawks player says he was sexually assaulted
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Thursday, 24 June 2021 17:16
CHICAGO -- An unidentified former Chicago Blackhawks player says in a lawsuit against the team that a then-assistant coach sexually assaulted him in 2010 during a playoff run to a Stanley Cup title and that the team did nothing after he informed a now-retired employee.After leaving the Blackhawks, former assistant coach Bradley Aldrich was convicted in 2013 in Michigan of…
Stars sign forward Gardner for 2 years, $1.5M
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Thursday, 24 June 2021 15:17
FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Stars signed forward Rhett Gardner to a $1.5 million, two-year contract after the 25-year-old recorded the first two points of his career with Dallas this season.Gardner had a goal and an assist in 28 games and finished with 52 hits. His average of 1.86 hits per game was fifth on the club. Gardner has appeared…
NHL great Messier joins ESPN as studio analyst
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Thursday, 24 June 2021 14:44
Six-time Stanley Cup Champion Mark Messier is joining ESPN with a multiyear agreement to contribute to the network's NHL coverage, beginning next season.Messier will be a studio analyst when NHL games return to ABC, ESPN, ESPN+ and Hulu for the 2021-22 season."The game of hockey, and the NHL, have afforded me enormous opportunity, success and experiences on the ice and…
Rangers GM Drury reshapes hockey operations
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Thursday, 24 June 2021 13:38
NEW YORK -- Longtime coach Benoit Allaire was hired Thursday as the New York Rangers' director of goaltending, one of several moves by new general manager Chris Drury to reshape the hockey operations department.Drury also promoted Jeff Malcolm to Hartford Wolf Pack goaltending coach, named Jean-Ian Filiatrault as the goaltending consultant in the player development department and hired Matt Hunwick…
The pros and cons of NHL playoff officiating
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Thursday, 24 June 2021 07:31
Tell me you know NHL playoff officiating is atrocious without telling me that you know NHL playoff officiating is atrocious."We're going to have situations where things don't go our way. We can't control what their thought process or decision-making is," said Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher, when asked his thoughts about the standard of officiating in the Stanley Cup playoffs.…
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