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Jul 22, 2021
Yanni Gourde and Mark Giordano among picks in Seattle Kraken expansion draft
The National Hockey League's 32nd and newest franchise stocked its roster Wednesday in the expansion draft, with their selections announced at a nationally televised party in Seattle.
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Jun 29, 2021
Gary Bettman says time running out on NHL participation at Beijing Games
The NHL hopes to settle the matter of whether or not its players will participate in the Olympics before the league's 2021-22 schedule is finalized and announced prior to next month's draft.
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May 6, 2021
Tom Wilson violence may force NHL to reconsider stance on fighting
Social media exploded after the repeat offender took down Artemi Panarin and punched Pavel Buchnevich, while sports shows replayed the incident on a loop.
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Apr 11, 2021
Canucks to return Friday as NHL season extended
The NHL announced Saturday that the Vancouver Canucks will return to play on Friday, and the league's regular season has been extended to May 16.
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Mar 5, 2021
Penguins apologize after hiding improper mask-wearing in photo
A team employee altered a photo of fans attending Tuesday's game at PPG Paints Arena for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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Feb 5, 2021
NHL announces enhanced COVID-19 protocols
The NHL had a difficult Wednesday, with 40 players landing on the list of absences caused by COVID-19. On Thursday, the league announced a series of additional coronavirus protocols.
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Jan 16, 2021
North American leagues in renewed struggle against COVID-19
The NBA postponed three more games and the NHL pushed back the Dallas Stars' season opener again amid a surge of COVID-19 cases that has put professional sports on notice in North America
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Jan 6, 2021
NHL sells division naming rights to corporate sponsors
The National Hockey League, which took a revenue hit last year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, said on Tuesday it has sold the naming rights to its divisions for the first time.
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Dec 25, 2020
NHL plans to have Canadian teams play in home venues
The NHL anticipates the league's Canadian teams will be able to play games in their home venues when the season starts on Jan. 13.
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Sep 18, 2020
Black Girl Hockey Club aims to diversify NHL stands and boardrooms
When the idea to create the Black Girl Hockey Club hit Renee Hess almost two years ago, she couldn’t have foreseen the degree to which it has insinuated itself into hockey culture in the United States and Canada.
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Jun 15, 2020
White NHL players finding their voice on racism, in and outside the sport
Players in the predominantly white NHL are speaking out against racism.
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May 19, 2020
NHL vetting neutral sites for restart: Gary Bettman
The NHL is zeroing in on a return to action with neutral-site games.
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Apr 11, 2020
NHL fielding offers from cities interested in hosting playoff games
The NHL is listening to offers from venues around North America that are volunteering to host neutral-site playoff games.
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Jan 9, 2020
Flyers skate past Capitals
Travis Konecny, Robert Hagg and Kevin Hayes each scored one goal to lift the host Philadelphia Flyers past the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Wednesday night.
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Dec 27, 2016
A wish list of sports resolutions for the coming year
Some New Year's Sports Resolutions MAS would love to see made for 2017 — and, more importantly, KEPT.

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