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John Scott, and how the NHL applied hockey’s ‘Code’ on its fans
Team Toews is introduced at the NHL All-Star hockey skills competition in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 24, 2015. (Team Foligno won the competition.) (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) UPDATE (Jan. 19, 2016): Three days...
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Game on. Can you beat hockey legends in a battle of wits?
A youth plays pond hockey as the sun rises on Pigeon Lake in the region of Kawartha Lakes Ontario February 4, 2015. (Fred Thornhill/Reuters) In honour of the 16th Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada on...
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Could Canada’s hockey teams be any worse? Nope.
Jonathan Bernier after letting the 2nd goal in. Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres during 1st period NHL action at the Air Canada Centre. (Rick Madonik/Toronto Star/Getty Images) There they are,...
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Prime minister weighs in on NHL concussion debate
CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waded into the hockey concussion debate Tuesday, urging the NHL to look at head injuries “as a very real problem.” Trudeau was asked for his thoughts on the...
View ArticleCanadian teams stand aside in battle for the Stanley Cup
It’s rare — and almost unthinkable for hockey fans — but the Stanley Cup playoffs will go ahead without any Canadian teams. The Ottawa Senators were the last club to be eliminated on Wednesday night,...
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BONINO! BONINO! BONINO! How a hockey man found his calling
In 2008, Harnarayan Singh was living his lifelong dream of doing play-by-play on Hockey Night in Canada—and he was doing it in Punjabi, no less. He had proven wrong the people who’d told him he would...
View ArticleCherry Picker: Choose your ideal NHL team by its Canadian-ness
Are you a Canadian hockey fan desperate for a reason to cheer? Use our tool to find the right Canadian-ish bandwagon for you The post Cherry Picker: Choose your ideal NHL team by its Canadian-ness...
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Chad Brownlee’s hurtin’ music
Chad Brownlee isn’t the first professional hockey player to suffer a separated shoulder—but he’s likely the first to take that as a cue to become a country music singer. The Kelowna, B.C., defenceman...
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Why corporate logos don’t belong on team jerseys
Exhibit A: The uniforms for the 2015-2016 NBA All-Star Eastern team. (Darren Calabrese, CP) Will the battle over ads on sports jerseys turn out to be as lopsided and inevitable as the U.S. invasion of...
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Don Cherry agrees to multi-year deal to return to ‘Hockey Night in Canada’
Ron MacLean (left) sits alongside Don Cherry as Rogers TV unveil their team for the station’s NHL coverage in Toronto on Monday March 10, 2014. TORONTO – Don Cherry is returning to “Hockey Night in...
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The ways we’ll remember Gordie Howe, 1928-2016
Bobby Hull #9 of the Winnipeg Jets and Gordie Howe #9 of the Houston Aeros faceoff over the camera during a photo shoot between the two legends before their game circa 1976 at the Summit in Houston,...
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The Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup
Pittsburgh Penguins players and coaches pose for photos with the Stanley Cup after Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, June 12, 2016....
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With his second Stanley Cup, Sidney Crosby cements his legacy
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby raises the Stanley Cup after Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the San Jose Sharks Sunday, June 12, 2016, in San Jose, Calif. The Pittsburgh...
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NHL board of governors votes to expand to Las Vegas
Construction workers eat lunch by an MGM arena being built behind the New York-New York casino-hotel in Las Vegas on April 7, 2015. It’s a big day for hockey fans in Las Vegas.The NHL board of...
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Why Sin City topped Quebec City for an NHL team
Professional sports teams have a hell of a business model. By wrapping their wares in tradition and jingoism, they compel a slavish allegiance from their fans. They sell their logos to their...
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Ray Whitney ‘pretty smooth’ in Olympic caddying debut
Canada’s Graham DeLaet putts out on the 16th hole as his caddie, former NHLer Ray Whitney, tends the pin in the first round at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 11,...
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Wayne Gretzky on the love of his life
Wayne Gretzky in conversation with Maclean’s Jonathon Gatehouse. (Photograph by Nick Iwanyshyn) This article was originally published on Oct. 16, 2016 The Great One has done—and seen—it all. The NHL’s...
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Why the disappearance of NHL fighting is a good thing
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews takes part in a pre-game skate before their home opener against the Boston Bruins, in Toronto on Saturday, October 15, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young The...
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Why 2017 will be hockey year in Canada
(Brian Babineau/NHLI/Getty Images) The weathered blue and brown leather notebook with the hand-written label might qualify as Canada’s most important founding document. The minutes from the first board...
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The NHL backs out of the Olympics. Let the blame game begin.
It appears the 2018 Winter Olympics will lack the star power of Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews after the NHL announced Monday it will not interrupt next season to accommodate the...
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