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May 1, 2022
Lightning enter playoffs seeking rare Stanley Cup three-peat
Two Florida teams will be aiming to lift the fabled Stanley Cup at the end of the grueling playoff tournament, while three Canadian teams are hoping to end that country's 29-year drought.
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Mar 10, 2022
Alex Ovechkin skates into Canada’s Ukrainian enclave as scorned star
Ovechkin is one of Russia's most famous athletes, and his friendship with Putin, who has a singular passion for ice hockey, is widely known.
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Mar 1, 2022
International ice hockey body suspends Russian and Belarusian teams
USA Hockey and Hockey Canada both backed the decision of the IIHF to suspend teams from both countries and revoke Russia's 2023 World Junior Championship hosting rights.
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Jan 26, 2022
Ice hockey 'the Canadian way': Size, speed and aggression
Instead of stocking its roster with NHL All-Stars and future Hall of Famers, Canada has been left scrambling to find coaching staff and players.
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Jan 20, 2022
On frozen ponds, far from Olympics, Chinese hockey fans show their love for the game
The passion of amateur hockey players in northeast China's rust-belt city of Anshan draws a sharp contrast with the country's wider indifference to the sport.
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Dec 29, 2021
Lightning top Canadiens in overtime as the NHL returns from pause
In the absence of goalie tandem Andrei Vasilevskiy and Brian Elliott — both in COVID-19 protocol — American Hockey League call-up Maxime Lagace made 27 saves for the win.
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Dec 26, 2021
NHL postpones more games, pushes back return to ice
The NHL pushed its return from its holiday break back by another day after postponing Monday's 14 games to allow the league and teams time to complete COVID-19 tests and assess their ability to compete.
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Dec 25, 2021
NHL players express disappointment about withdrawal from Beijing Games
With NHL players representing 11 of the 12 nations competing in the men's ice hockey tournament at the Beijing Games, the global impact of the league's withdrawl is substantial.
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Dec 23, 2021
NHL pulls players out of Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19
The decision comes as a huge disappointment for NHL players, who had negotiated a return to the Olympics into the current Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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Dec 22, 2021
NHL players expected to skip Beijing Olympics
The decision could give the league additional flexibility as it tries to reschedule regular season games as it is expected to announce more postponements.
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Dec 21, 2021
NHL will shut down early due to COVID rise
The major shutdown has prompted the league and the players' union to reopen discussions regarding the players' involvement in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Dec 17, 2021
COVID-19 surge wreaking havoc on sports world
The sports world was impacted by COVID-19 infections on Thursday, with soccer and rugby matches called off, a cricket series canceled and action in North America under threat.
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Dec 15, 2021
COVID-19 uptick impacts major North American sports leagues
At least nine NHL games will need to be rescheduled following outbreaks within the Flames, Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders players and personnel.
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Dec 1, 2021
Kings' Brendan Lemieux suspended five games for biting opponent
The incident took place on Saturday during a fight between Lemieux and Senators forward Brady Tkachuk.
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Nov 16, 2021
NHL postpones next three Ottawa games due to outbreak
The team's training facilities have also been shuttered after 10 of its players were placed under the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
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Oct 19, 2021
NHL suspends Sharks' Evander Kane for COVID-19 protocol violation
The 30-year-old, who had reportedly been under investigation for submitting a falsified COVID-19 vaccination card, will miss more than a quarter of the regular season.
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Oct 12, 2021
2021-22 NHL Season: What’s new and what’s returning to normal
After two chaotic years — and two titles for the Tampa Bay Lightning — the league will be hoping to crown a champion next spring without unwelcome pandemic-related drama.
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Oct 5, 2021
Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid named to Canada's initial Beijing squad
There were no surprises in Canada's early selections given that NHL players are set to return to the Olympics after the league skipped the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
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Sep 24, 2021
NHL expects full capacity in 30 of 32 arenas
According to an internal document shared with NHL teams earlier this week, the league believes that 30 of its 32 teams will have full-capacity crowds during the 2021-22 season, multiple outlets reported Thursday.
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Sep 14, 2021
Blue Jackets replace assistant coach who refuses vaccine
The team announced that it has promoted Steve McCarthy from the Cleveland Monsters to replace Sylvain Lefebvre, whose decision runs afoul of new NHL protocols.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

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