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Julien to coach Team Canada hockey; Doan GM
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Friday, 14 January 2022 12:28
CALGARY, Alberta -- Claude Julien was named coach of Canada's men's hockey team for the Beijing Olympics on Friday, and Shane Doan was named general manager.Doan and Julien replace St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong and Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, who vacated their positions on the national team when the NHL pulled out of an agreement to send its players…
Top hockey prospects game postponed for virus
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Friday, 14 January 2022 14:03
KITCHENER, Ontario -- A showcase game in Canada featuring prime prospects eligible for the NHL draft has been postponed because of COVID-19 concerns.The Canadian Hockey League announced the move Friday. The CHL said a new date for the game will be released at a later time.The 2022 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game was originally scheduled for Feb. 2 at Kitchener Memorial…
Isles' Johnston gets 3-game ban for illegal check
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Friday, 14 January 2022 15:23
NEW YORK -- Islanders forward Ross Johnston was suspended for three games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to the head of New Jersey Devils forward A.J. Greer.Johnston was assessed a minor penalty for illegal check to the head early in the first period of the Islanders' 3-2 home victory Thursday night.The suspension will cost…
Six burning questions about the 2022 U.S. Olympic men's hockey roster
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Friday, 14 January 2022 07:21
For a hockey player, representing your country in a Winter Olympic tournament is an unparalleled honor."To be known as an Olympian is a big-time thing for everybody," said John Vanbiesbrouck, the general manager of the U.S. men's Olympic team. "That's why the NHL players wanted to go in the first place."Unfortunately, they aren't allowed to go to the Beijing Games…
Rask stops 25 shots in 1st game since last June
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Thursday, 13 January 2022 21:15
BOSTON -- Tuukka Rask was relaxed and relieved after his first game with the Boston Bruins in more than six months.Rask made 25 saves in his return from hip surgery as the Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night behind David Pastrnak's hat trick."It was great to feel that I had the ability to move both ways," said…
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