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Two-time Stanley Cup-winner Versteeg retires
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Tuesday, 14 April 2020 10:40
Two-time Stanley Cup-winning forward Kris Versteeg is retiring after 11 NHL seasons.The 33-year-old announced his decision through the NHL Players' Association on Tuesday, and after ending this season playing with his brother, Mitch, with Slovakia's HK Nitra.Versteeg was a member of the Blackhawks' championship teams in 2010 and '15. He described winning the Cup in 2010 as the highlight of…
NHL extends self-quarantine again, to April 30
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Tuesday, 14 April 2020 09:00
The NHL has extended its self-quarantine recommendation for players and staff to April 30.This is the third time the NHL has extended the deadline, though deputy commissioner Bill Daly said last month that the league was "biting this off in chunks." The previous deadline was April 15.The NHL paused its season on March 12, with 3½ weeks and 189 regular-season…
NHL Viewers Club: 'Big Shot,' that time a con man briefly owned the Islanders
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Monday, 13 April 2020 18:38
In 2013, director Kevin Connolly's "Big Shot" was released as part of ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary series. It chronicled the fraudulent attempt by a Dallas businessman named John Spano to buy the New York Islanders for $165 million, and the subsequent fallout. It was notable for featuring a sit-down interview with the infamous Spano himself.This week, with no live…
'She's perfect for this:' Inside Florence Schelling's ascent to becoming a GM
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Monday, 13 April 2020 08:49
After Florence Schelling retired from hockey in 2018, she became a consultant. She hated it. "That was really not my kind of job," said Schelling, the longtime goaltender of the Swiss national team. "I really didn't like it." Six months in, she quit, and in February, 2019 went on a ski vacation to the Swiss Alps to clear her head.One…
Cars line up to honor Oilers' Cave in hometown
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Monday, 13 April 2020 16:06
Dozens of cars lined the shoulder of Highway 16 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan on Monday to honor Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave as his family returned to their hometown. Cave, 25, died Saturday at a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier in the week.According to a memo posted to several community groups as well as the local junior…
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