Hockey
Inside Carter Hart's nightmare season
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Thursday, 25 March 2021 06:37
"You were the chosen one!"Every time I look at the stats for Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart this season, I think of Obi-Wan Kenobi screaming that line at Anakin Skywalker in "Revenge of the Sith," and not just because Gen Xers like myself incessantly relate everything back to Star Wars. (It is ... our destiny.)At just 22 years old, Hart…
How Rod Brind'Amour is being 'a little more creative' in motivating the Canes this season
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Thursday, 25 March 2021 04:54
As Carolina Hurricanes top-line center Sebastian Aho explained to ESPN in 2019: "Our team's identity comes from Rod [Brind'Amour]."The team's coach, who captained the Canes to their only Stanley Cup in 2006, is demanding, but he empowers his players. At 50, Brind'Amour still lives up to his nickname "Rod the Bod," known to work out just as hard -- if…
Blues legend Bob Plager dies in car accident
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Wednesday, 24 March 2021 17:19
Blues legend Bob Plager died in a car accident on Wednesday. He was 78.The two-vehicle wreck occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on Highway 40 (Interstate 64) in St. Louis.Plager, a defenseman, was an original member of the Blues when they joined the NHL as an expansion club in 1967. He played 14 seasons in the NHL, including 11 with the…
Bruins to resume practice as three clear protocol
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Wednesday, 24 March 2021 17:06
The Boston Bruins are resuming practice for the first time since having two games postponed after five players were placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.The team announced it will practice Wednesday night, a day before the Bruins are still scheduled to host the New York Islanders. The development comes after David Krejci, David Pastrnak and Craig Smith were cleared after…
Why a Canadian NHL draft prospect played in Slovenia this season
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Wednesday, 24 March 2021 06:34
Francesco Pinelli had been looking forward to the 2020-21 hockey season his entire life. Pinelli, a 17-year-old from Hamilton, Ontario, is a top prospect for the 2021 NHL draft. In October, NHL Central Scouting named Pinelli to its preliminary players to watch list; the Kitchener Rangers (Ontario Hockey League) center was one of 31 players with an "A" rating, projecting…
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Saturday, 20 March 2021 17:31
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Friday, 19 March 2021 12:42
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