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Five Things to Know About the 2021 Blackhawks Season
The Chicago Blackhawks are dropping the puck on their 2021 season, and here are five things you need to know about the coming year.
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NHL Training Camps Open With Sense of Urgency
Every NHL team has opened training camp with the season set to begin next week.
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NHL, Players Reach Tentative Deal for 56-Game Season
The National Hockey League and players have reached a tentative deal to hold a 56-game season
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In Virus Era, Bubbles Provide Game-Changing Lessons Learned
The NBA wants to be back in December. The NHL is aiming at games resuming in January. Baseball’s spring training may begin in February, like normal.
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Lightning Beat Stars to Win 2nd Stanley Cup in Franchise History
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the champions of bubble hockey. Brayden Point scored his playoff-best 14th goal, and the Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 to win the Stanley Cup and finish off the NHL playoffs staged in quarantine during the pandemic.
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How Pro Athletes Are Utilizing Their Platform in the Fight Against Systemic Racism
The shooting of Jacob Blake has sparked numerous protests throughout the professional sports world, including the MLB, NHL and NBA. NBC Sports Boston Reporter A. Sherrod Blakely stops by to break down the events that have ensued with pro athletes over the last 48 hours in the fight against systematic racism and police brutality.
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Bubble Fatigue Cited as Mental Challenge During NHL Playoffs
Spending a month in a posh hotel with first-rate service and amenities might not be as glamorous as it sounds for teams cooped up in the NHL’s two hub cities
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‘I Really Relish The Opportunity': Danny Wirtz Discusses Role as Blackhawks' Interim President
Some 1,600 miles away from home, Danny Wirtz watches as the Chicago Blackhawks go through practice. As self-described hockey geek, he’s savoring every second inside the NHL’s Edmonton bubble. “It is absolutely a surreal experience, it’s an exciting experience, and like nothing I’ve ever experienced in my life,” Wirtz said. “It has a little element of a college campus,...
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Dumba Kneels, NHL Puts Focus on Black Lives Matter Movement
Minnesota’s Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. anthem when he did so before Oilers-Blackhawks in Edmonton
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Sports are Back… But for How Long as COVID-19 Concerns Linger
The NBA is back. So is Major League Baseball and professional hockey is on the horizon. Sports reporter Will Carroll breaks down what fans can expect and what key concerns remain as professional sports attempts a major comeback in midst of the pandemic.
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Release the Kraken: Seattle Unveils Name for NHL Franchise
The NHL’s newest team finally has a name: the Seattle Kraken
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NHL, Players Approve Plan to Resume Season, Extend CBA
Pro hockey’s return is potentially three weeks away, and with it an assurance of labor peace through September 2026
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NHL, Players Announce Labor Deal, Plan to Resume Play Aug. 1
The National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association have reached a tentative agreement to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement by four years.
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NHL, NHLPA Agree on Protocols to Resume Season
Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season but are still negotiating an extension of the collective bargaining agreement
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NHL Not Planning to Quarantine Players for Training Camps
Eleven NHL players tested positive for the coronavirus during the first two weeks of voluntary workouts
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NHL Camps to Open July 10 If League, Players Agree to Resume
NHL training camps will open July 10 if the league and players’ union agree to resume the season
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NHL: Players Can Start Voluntary Group Workouts Next Week
The NHL cleared the way for players to return to practice rinks next week and firmed up its playoff format even as a ninth player tested positive for the coronavirus.
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NHL Moves Ahead With 24-Team Playoff Format If Play Resumes
NHL Commmissioner Gary Bettman has announced the league is moving ahead with a 24-team expanded playoff format if it’s able to resume play and award the Stanley Cup.
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NHLPA Board Voting on Playoff Format to Return, Source Says
The NHL Players’ Association’s executive board is voting on a 24-team playoff proposal as the return to play format, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.
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Pandemic Could Change Landscape of Minor League Sports
Minor league sports face a more treacherous climb to return from the coronavirus pandemic than their major counterparts that have significant TV revenue