Hockey
Dismantling the Buffalo Sabres
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Thursday, 18 June 2020 08:47
Who are the Buffalo Sabres?This isn't meant to be a "Jeopardy!" answer to "This National Hockey League team has had six head coaches, four general managers and zero playoff appearances since 2011," although that would be applicable.This is a legitimate question: Who are they?What style do they play? Is the roster built for a hard-checking strategy or for finesse? What…
Report: Players not expected to wear face shields
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Wednesday, 17 June 2020 01:49
NHL players won't be expected to wear full face shields if games resume this summer, though there could be plenty of covered faces around them.Equipment changes have not been a focus of return-to-play negotiations between the league and players' union, according to a person with knowledge of those talks. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of…
Lightning coach Jon Cooper on NHL playoffs, hub life and a $46,000 audition
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Wednesday, 17 June 2020 05:12
While his Tampa Bay Lightning players were filming viral videos on jet skis back in Florida, coach Jon Cooper has been situated in one of the least Florida-like locations in the U.S. during the NHL's paused season."Idaho," Cooper told ESPN this week, indicating that it's been a summer getaway for his family over the years. "Tampa's a really tough spot…
'Bad News Bees': How one-win Battle Creek became the worst team in pro hockey
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Wednesday, 17 June 2020 06:34
More than 120 teams played professional hockey in North America during the 2019-20 season. List them in order of total games won and scroll down, all the way to the bottom, and you'll find a team called the Battle Creek Rumble Bees.Their 1-45-2 record looks like a mistake in the standings for the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL), which represents…
Seattle's NHL arena is months behind schedule
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Tuesday, 16 June 2020 21:03
SEATTLE -- The arena for Seattle's expansion NHL team is behind schedule by a couple of months but is still expected to open in plenty of time for the team to begin play in the 2021-22 NHL season.Team president Tod Leiweke said there have been issues related to the coronavirus pandemic that have led to the timeline being adjusted. The…
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The Alternative NHL Awards for 2019-20
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Kim Pegula to continue in role as Sabres president
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Tortorella reverses hardline stance on kneeling
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