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Kraken add ex-Sabres GM Botterill to front office
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Tuesday, 05 January 2021 11:35
SEATTLE -- The Seattle Kraken made two more additions to their front office Tuesday, bringing in former Buffalo general manager Jason Botterill as an assistant GM and Norm Maciver as director of player personnel.Botterill joins the Kraken after serving as the general manager of the Sabres for three seasons. Botterill was fired in June in a strange flip-flop after the…
Who will be the 2021 NHL draft's top pick? Owen Power, Matt Beniers and the race for No. 1
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Tuesday, 05 January 2021 04:23
Three months ago, Alexis Lafreniere completed his run as "hockey's next big thing" by being drafted at No. 1 in the 2020 NHL draft by the New York Rangers. But now, with the 2020-21 season upon us and the 2021 NHL draft just under seven months away, we're turning the page to a new crop of talented prospects. That begins…
Which 56-game records could fall in the shortened 2020-21 NHL season?
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Tuesday, 05 January 2021 04:19
An NHL player can get a lot done in 56 games. Pittsburgh Penguins rookie defenseman John Marino earned a long-term contract extension in 56 games last season. Anaheim Ducks star Ryan Getzlaf tallied 61 points in 56 games in the 2017-18 season.The NHL's 2020-21 regular season has been shortened to 56 games due to its late start date (Jan. 13)…
Muckler, coach who won 5 Cups with Oilers, dies
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Tuesday, 05 January 2021 00:09
EDMONTON, Alberta -- John Muckler, who coached four NHL teams and won five Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers, has died. He was 86.The Oilers confirmed Muckler's death Monday night. No cause was given.Muckler was part of the staff that put together the Oilers dynasty of the 1980s. He joined Edmonton in 1982 as an assistant coach under Glen…
Guerin, Evason name D Spurgeon Wild's captain
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Monday, 04 January 2021 18:02
Jared Spurgeon's bosses had some news deemed important enough to deliver in person, so general manager Bill Guerin and coach Dean Evason dropped by the Minnesota Wild defenseman's house on the eve of training camp for a visit with the family of six.Spurgeon's 6-year-old daughter, Colbie, was skeptical."She asked if he was firing me," Spurgeon said.No, dear, your dad is…
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