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Backstrom, 6-time Cup winner, dies at age 83
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Sunday, 07 February 2021 20:15
WINDSOR, Colo. -- Ralph Backstrom, a six-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens, college coach and founder of a minor league team, died Sunday. He was 83.The Colorado Eagles announced the death of Backstrom, who founded the minor league franchise in northern Colorado in 2002. He served as the Eagles' team president from 2003 to 2007. No cause of…
'Internal issue' sidelines Stars' Khudobin Sunday
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Saturday, 06 February 2021 23:19
FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin will miss Sunday's game against Chicago because of an undisclosed "internal issue."After practice Saturday, Stars coach Rick Bowness refused to say specifically why the goaltender will not play. He said Khudobin will be listed as day to day."I have very few rules, but you damn well better follow them," Bowness said without…
Jackets' Werenski (lower-body injury) goes on IR
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Saturday, 06 February 2021 17:55
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have lost one of their most valuable defensemen with Zach Werenski being placed on injured reserve Saturday.The 23-year-old All Star suffered an unspecified lower-body injury Thursday in the Blue Jackets' win over Dallas and is expected to miss at least a week. Werenski limped off the ice and headed for the locker room…
Hurricanes add ex-captain Williams as adviser
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Friday, 05 February 2021 13:46
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes have hired retired captain and three-time Stanley Cup winner Justin Williams as special adviser to the general manager."The knowledge that he brings just getting off the ice a short time ago is going to be very valuable for us," team president and general manager Don Waddell said Friday in a virtual news conference.Williams said…
Avs become latest team shut down due to virus
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Thursday, 04 February 2021 19:04
The NHL has postponed the Colorado Avalanche's games through Feb. 11.Colorado becomes the fifth team shut down, joining Vegas, New Jersey, Buffalo and Minnesota. Dallas and Carolina were put on pause in January because of outbreaks.The Avalanche currently have two players on the league's COVID-19 list: captain Gabriel Landeskog and forward Tyson Jost. Colorado played the Wild, who now have…
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