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Canada OK's NHL camps; games up to provinces
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Thursday, 31 December 2020 09:00
The Canadian government, citing "national interest grounds," gave its approval Thursday for the start of NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return to the country.The five provinces with NHL franchises, however, must give their approval for games between Canadian teams during the regular season, which is…
What's in, what's out in the hockey world for 2021
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Thursday, 31 December 2020 04:10
Trends change fast in the NHL. One year's boom is the next year's bust. But enough about the San Jose Sharks ...As is tradition, we now present "what's in and what's out for hockey in 2021," a look at old trends being superseded by new ones. Feel free to disagree with these prognostications, but please remember they're always 100% predictive…
Ranking all 31 NHL prospect pipelines: Kings leapfrog Rangers for No. 1 spot
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Thursday, 31 December 2020 04:28
It has been an extremely weird year for NHL prospects, with many playing shortened seasons and/or taking long hiatuses between competitive gameplay. That takes a toll on player development. But while it is a bit more difficult to do so than in normal years, we're ranking every pool and identifying each franchise's top 10 prospects, a potential breakout candidate for…
Coyotes sign veteran Brassard to 1-year deal
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Wednesday, 30 December 2020 15:06
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Coyotes have signed veteran forward Derick Brassard to a one-year contract.Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed.The 33-year-old Brassard had 10 goals and 22 assists in 66 games with the New York Islanders in 2019-20.Brassard has six 40-point seasons during his 13-year NHL career, including a career-high 60 with the New York Rangers…
Fehr expects NHL to follow 2022 Olympics plan
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Wednesday, 30 December 2020 12:47
NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr doesn't believe the NHL will back out of its plan to allow players to return to the Olympics in 2022."Assuming the Olympics go forward in the ordinary course, you can always envision scenarios in which something would happen that would change the equation," Fehr told ESPN on Wednesday. "But I don't see it. I expect…
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