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Devils interim coach waits on season, job status
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 17:06
New Jersey Devils interim coach Alain Nasreddine is focusing on having his team ready to play, should the NHL resume games after a pause caused by the coronavirus pandemic, rather than whether he will have a job next season.Speaking Wednesday on a conference call, Nasreddine said he is aware of reports that Devils interim general manager Tom Fitzgerald has interviewed…
Professor: Arenas can be 'safe as public parks'
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 17:23
As the coronavirus pandemic forces all sports leagues to evaluate how to once again host thousands of fans at stadiums across the country, at least one prominent data scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says there are steps teams can take that will make arenas "as safe as public parks."Professor Alex Pentland, the head of the human dynamic lab…
NWHL adding first Canadian team, in Toronto
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Wednesday, 22 April 2020 05:53
The NWHL is expanding to Toronto for the 2020-21 season, the league announced on Wednesday.Johanna Neilson Boynton, a former captain of the Harvard's women's hockey team, is leading the ownership group for the league's sixth franchise. Margaret "Digit" Murphy, the longtime Brown University and CWHL coach, is the team's president, while Tyler Tumminia is a chairman."It's probably not a coincidence…
Coyotes GM John Chayka on Taylor Hall, 'frustrating' paused season and helping others
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Tuesday, 21 April 2020 20:12
Arizona Coyotes general manager John Chayka expected to be scoreboard watching in March, with his team in the thick of an extraordinarily tight Western Conference playoff race. Instead, he was packing boxes with emergency kits at St. Mary's Food Bank, helping out his community during the coronavirus pandemic."I think people can get paralyzed by wondering what they can do as…
Rollerblade renaissance: How hockey players are staying in shape during coronavirus pandemic
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Tuesday, 21 April 2020 13:50
On Monday, Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin recorded their first joint interview, and they each had a chance to ask each other a question. Ovechkin wanted to know, if Gretzky was playing right now, how would he stay in shape during the NHL's coronavirus pause?Simple, Gretzky said. Find a pair of Rollerblades."I always tried to do the closest thing to…
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